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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1231-Recurrent Fever

On the other end, Luke received a text from his subordinates on his way back from Norman Residence.

While he was waiting for the traffic light, he clicked on the text and saw that Luca was in the photo. The photo was taken on that same day. She was dressed exactly the same as early that night.

Luke called Zander and asked, "Did you send Luca back?" "Mr. Crawford, I sent Ms. Luca back but she got off at an intersection in front of her apartment. She told me that she wanted to get something and asked for me not to wait for her." Zander did not dare to miss any details and told Luke everything that he remembered.

Luke responded, "I see."

After that, he cut off the call.

He glanced at the photo again. 'Luca lied when she told Zander she wanted to buy something. The truth is that she was going to the Westin Hotel. What was she doing there?'

Luke thought back to the time when Luca told him that he would not be able to find anything when he wanted to dig into the matter.

'How did she know that I wouldn't be able to find anything? Luca seems to be hiding a lot of secrets.’

Luke's phone rang and he pressed to answer. The maid said anxiously," Young Master Luke, Madam is having a high fever again and it reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit. The doctor asked you to come to the hospital immediately." "I'm on my way."

Luke hung up. When the red light turned to green, he made a U-turn and drove to the hospital.

After he arrived at the ward, it just so happened that Dr. Blake, the head physician of the internal medicine department, was checking on Bianca. When Dr. Blake saw the number on the thermometer, he frowned and said,"

Didn't her temperature go down when I left?" "Yes, Dr. Blake, but the patient's temperature went up again," the nurse said helplessly as she looked at Bianca who was a little groggy from the high fever. She was unsure of why Bianca's condition was fluctuating.

"Give her the fever-reducing injection and prepare a bottle of saline. Her recurrent high fever will make her dehydrated. She needs to start fasting. We'll run a blood test tomorrow morning." Dr. Blake made the arrangements for Bianca's treatment.

"Okay." The nurse nodded and said to the maid, "The patient needs to fast.

If she's thirsty, you can moisten her lips with a cotton swab." "Okay." The maid took notes. She was dumbfounded at Bianca's condition after taking care of her in the hospital for the entire day.

'What's wrong with her...’

Luke walked into the ward and asked, "Why is my wife suffering from recurrent fever?"

Dr. Blake recognized Luke and respectfully said, "Mr. Crawford, we don't know much at the moment but well find out more after the blood test report is out tomorrow."

Bianca, who lay weakly on the hospital bed, heard his voice and wanted to open her eyes to look at him. Unfortunately, the fever was draining her energy and there was nothing she could do.

Luke looked at how uncomfortable she looked and pursed his thin lips.

"Mr. Crawford, don't worry. Well do our best to cure Mrs. Crawford," Dr.

Blake said. He was confident that he could heal her.

"Then what are you still doing here?" Luke asked indifferently.

What he needed was not someone who made empty promises but someone who could get things done.

Dr. Blake was stunned. He did not expect Luke to react as such. However, he could not afford to offend him, so he nodded and immediately walked out of the ward to update his treatment plan.

After a while, the nurse walked in with the saline and swiftly set up the drip for Bianca.

The maid looked at Luke who was standing in the center of the ward and said, "Young Master Luke, you should sit and rest for a while. Madam will be fine. I believe that her fever will go away soon enough." "She's been in this condition since the afternoon?" Luke asked. In the afternoon, Bianca also had a high fever but he could not get out of the meeting he was having then. After the meeting was over, the maid told him that she was doing better after the doctors treated her.

"Yes." The maid nodded. "Her fever would suddenly spike up. Things would be normal for the first half an hour but the fever would come out of nowhere. However, as soon as she’s injected with the meds, her body temperature would lower."

Luke stared at Bianca. Her condition was worse than the night before.

After she adjusted the speed of the drip, the nurse said, "The drip can't go any faster. With this speed, it should take two hours for the saline to finish. Those taking care of the patient can take a short break."

The maid thanked her. "Okay, I see. Thank you."

After the nurse left, Luke looked at the large bottle of saline and kept silent.

Although Bianca had her eyes closed, she was conscious. She wanted to act coquettish in front of Luke to gain his sympathy, but at that moment, she could only lay on the bed. She felt as though her body was not her own.

The maid glanced at the time and noted that it was late. She looked at Bianca and thought that her condition seemed to be improving, so she suggested, "Young Master Luke, why don’t you go back and rest first? I’ll keep watch of Madam."

Luke raised his wrist and glanced at the time. It was almost midnight.

He thought about it and replied, "Stay and take care of her for another night. I’ll have someone else come and replace you tomorrow." "Okay, thank you, Young Master Luke." The maid thanked him happily. She felt more tired taking care of Bianca compared to having to clean

Crawford Manor. She was very happy to find out that she would not need to stay in the hospital tomorrow.

Bianca, who was on the bed, felt unsettled when she heard that Luke was leaving. She tried to open her eyes but her efforts were in vain.

The medicine had taken complete control of her body...

Luke noticed that Bianca’s eyelids were moving. He stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Bea, I’ll be heading home. Have a good rest and you'll be fine when you wake up."

After he said that, he turned around and left.

Bianca listened to the sound of him leaving. She was anxious and angry. ’ He won't stay even if my fever is 105 degrees! What do I need to do to get him to pay more attention to me?'

The next day at Watson Biopharmaceuticals.

As soon as Luca got to work, Mo told her to go to a meeting.

She picked up her tablet and walked to the meeting room only to find that the person who was presiding over the meeting was not Dr. Cole but Luke.

Luca lowered her gaze, walked silently to her seat, and sat down. 1

Luke kept looking at her with a cold expression. He waited until she sat down before he shifted his gaze.

After waiting for another five minutes, everyone in the Technical Department arrived.

Dr. Cole took the lead to talk about the agenda of the meeting. Luca understood that the company was offering two spots for a one-week offsite training in New York that was set to happen next month.

The meeting was to discuss the allocation of the two spots.

Luca looked down and listened. She could not help wondering why Luke would preside over the meeting in person for such small matters.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1232- Don’t Want To Go For The Off-Site Training

'Does he have too much time?'

After Dr. Cole finished speaking, Luke also said a few words. He mentioned that the spots for the off- site training were limited and the opportunity was rare. He wanted them to discuss who should go.

Everyone looked at each other. 'Does he want us to sell our work and fight for the chance?'

Luca continued looking down. Most of these so-called off-site training was for people to go have fun, which to her, felt meaningless.

That was why she kept quiet when everyone started the discussion.

When everyone was trying their best to put their names forward. Dr. Cole noticed that Luca had been quiet so he asked her, "Dr. Craw, what do you think?"

Luca looked at him suspiciously, then glanced around and noticed that everyone was looking at her.

'What do I think? I have no opinion.' "I'll go along with the company's arrangements," Luca said.

Luke's expression was stern. Her reply had everyone's gaze shift toward him.

Dr. Cole nodded and looked at Luke as well, waiting for his response.

Luke said, "In this case, we'll make the decision based on your research progress. The two professors with the most progress on their research will get this opportunity for off-site training. After half a month, everyone will present a progress report." "Okay." Everyone agreed as this method of selection seemed to be the most reasonable.

Luca was even more puzzled. 'This is undoubtedly the fairest way. Luke must have already thought things through. Why did he have to come to the meeting, then? Unless...’

Luca remembered what Abel told her last night. He said that Luke was suspicious of her.

Luke may seem like he was there for the meeting but in fact, he was there for her. If that was the case, Luke would surely talk to her after the meeting.

After the decision was made, Luke said, "We're done here."

Everyone left the meeting room. Luca knew that he wanted to talk to her, so she stayed in her seat. After everyone left, she stood up and asked, "Mr. Crawford, is there anything else you'd like to discuss?" "Yes." Luke was present at the meeting to talk to her.

Luca knew that he had something to ask her.

"Go ahead." She continued to sit. She was in the seat farthest away from Luke's, so she was a little calmer.

"You went to the Westin Hotel yesterday." Luke did not question her but stated a fact.

Luca nodded and confessed openly, "Yes, I was there."

Sure enough, as Abel mentioned, Luke had planted his men around the area. She was spotted as soon as she appeared.

"What were you there for?" Luke asked. The more he pursued it, the more enigmatic the woman in front of him became.

The feeling she gave him was that she was too complicated and he could not wait to find out more about her.

"It has nothing to do with you nor the company," Luca said, choosing not to answer. No matter what she said, he would still pursue the matter. At least if she chose to keep quiet, he would not be able to find out much.

After all, Abel would never let him find out about his plans.

Luke was dumbfounded. The matter was of a private nature. Even if he was her boss, he had no right to intervene.

When Luca saw that he was staying silent, she stood up and left the meeting room.

Luke was left sitting in the huge meeting room alone with a gloomy look on his face.

After Luca left the meeting room, she walked back to her office. Rhett stood at the door of the office waiting for her. Seeing that she had returned, he said, "Dr. Craw, these are the documents that you requested."

Luca nodded and lifted her chin. "Let's talk inside." "Okay," Rhett followed her into her office.

Luca closed the door and sat down before flipping through the documents that he had prepared. After she read through it, she said, "There was a meeting with management today. It seems there are two spots for off-site training." "Have they chosen the candidates?" Rhett asked.

"Not yet. Mr. Crawford decided to make the selection based on everyone's research progress. See if you can find out more about how the other professors are doing," Luca said. She wanted to know the research progress of each researcher so that she could make adjustments accordingly.

She did not want the spot.

Rhett touched his head and mistakenly thought that Luca wanted him to learn more about the others' progress because she wanted to go for the training. He nodded and promised her, "Okay, I’ll try my

best."

The Technical Department had hired a group of new assistants, which meant that a research assistant reported to each researcher. He was friendly with the assistants, so it would not pose much of a challenge for him to find out more.

"Very well. Thanks for going through the trouble. I have some matters to attend to and will go to the laboratory in an hour. Clean up the data." Luca picked up the research data that had been cleaned up the day prior and handed it to Rhett.

"Dr. Craw..." Rhett took the files over with some doubts in his mind. 'Wasn't the data cleaned up yesterday?1 "What’s the matter?" Luca looked at him.

"It’s nothing. I’ll attend to it now." Rhett did not say anything. He was happy to go along with her orders.

Luca was not one to make mistakes, so he thought that she asked him to clean up the data again because there was an issue with it.

After Rhett left with a pile of documents, Luca leaned back in the chair. She had nothing to do and just did not want to run experiments.

She did not want to continue with the research now that she knew the selection for the off-site training would be based on the progress of the researchers' experiments.

Luca decided to take it easy for at least half a month.

Even if she did not ask Rhett to suss things out, Luca was pretty sure that she was ahead of everyone.

The other professors had to start their research from scratch while her research was a follow-up of Shanks’ research. Her research was backed with experimental data and various supportive documents,

so there would not be many issues.

Her experiments would not fail as often as the other professors’ experiments.

Luca placed one hand beneath her chin and was deep in thought. 'I don't want to go for the off-site training... What should I do?’

Hospital.

After a rough night, Bianca's temperature returned to normal. The moment she opened her eyes, she felt like she had gone through a near-death experience.

With the maid’s help, she took a shower, changed into a new patient’s gown, and then sat on the bed.

Bianca took her temperature with the thermometer. Her body temperature was now 98 degrees, which was normal.

"Madam, your body temperature is back to normal. That’s great!" the maid said happily.

Bianca did not seem too happy about it because she knew that it was only temporary.

After she took the pill, she would only recover after having a recurrent fever for a whole month.

When Bianca felt that her lips were dry and she wanted to drink water, the nurse walked in and said, "Mrs. Crawford, good morning. How are you feeling?" "A lot more comfortable," she said.

"Did you have anything to eat or drink?" the nurse asked as she took out a needle.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1233- Luca Was Not In The Mood To Work

"No, but I feel a little thirsty and want to drink some water," Bianca said and looked at the maid.

The maid nodded and poured a glass of water for her immediately.

The nurse stepped forward with a smile and said, "You can drink water after your blood is drawn. If you have the appetite, you can also have some oats. Try to eat something light for the next few days."

Bianca looked at the needle and became alert. "Why do you want to draw my blood?"

She remembered that Abel said not to go for blood tests because her blood type was different from the real Bianca.

Luke was a smart man. There was a higher chance of her getting exposed if she went through with the blood test.

Seeing her strong reaction, the nurse explained patiently, "You’ve been hospitalized for 24 hours, but the high fever is recurrent. We need to do further examinations to find out what’s going on with your body."

Bianca shook her head and turned her down. "I’m fine now. It’s okay, I don't need to go for a check-up."

She thought that she could only go for the blood test on an empty stomach, so she picked up the glass of water that the maid had placed on the bedside table and drank it all.

"Mrs. Crawford, you..." The nurse was speechless.

The maid was also dumbfounded and did not expect such a thing to happen. Bianca chugged a glass of water just so that her blood would not be drawn?

'It's just getting her blood drawn. Why is she so afraid that she'd do this...'

After she drank the glass of water, Bianca said to the nurse, "I’m in good health so you don’t need to draw my blood for examination. If you insist on drawing my blood, I'll sue you."

Seeing that Bianca was insistent, the nurse had no choice but to call for Dr. Blake.

Dr. Blake wanted to explain it to her when he heard about it, but Bianca started yelling.

"I said that I don’t want to do it! If you insist on drawing my blood, I want to be discharged from the hospital right now."

Dr. Blake had no choice but to go along with her. "Okay, Mrs. Crawford, please calm down. I'll cancel the blood test for you. It's best that you stay in the hospital for observation because of your recurrent fever." "I'm fine with staying in the hospital, I just don’t want to do a blood test.” Bianca made her stance clear.

Dr. Blake nodded and said to the nurse, "Help Mrs. Crawford cancel her inspection and tell the laboratory department that there's no blood sample for them to work on today."

He had given the laboratory a heads up and asked them for a favor to give Bianca priority, but he did not expect that she would react so strongly.

They had no choice but to cancel the test.

"Okay, Dr. Blake." The nurse nodded and walked out.

Dr. Blake helped Bianca take her temperature. Seeing that she was fine, he turned around and left the ward.

He thought that Johann had done him a favor by introducing him to this job, but unexpectedly, Bianca was such a difficult person to deal with. She had a recurring fever and he was certain that something was wrong with her body. She had to go through a blood test for him to be able to find out why.

The next time she had a fever, all he could do was give her an injection to reduce the fever but he knew that was not a long-term solution.

Dr. Blake was afraid of being blamed, so he called Luke and informed him of Bianca's refusal to do a blood test.

Luke was still sitting in the meeting room at that moment. His expression turned stern when he heard what Dr. Blake said.

"Thank you for letting me know. I'll talk to her and find out what’s going on," he said. Luke then hung up the call with Dr. Blake and called Bianca.

Bianca was drinking the oats the maid had prepared for her when her phone rang. When she saw that Luke was calling, she jumped for joy!

She pressed to answer. "Luke, the doctor said that I can’t be discharged yet and have to stay in the hospital for observation." "Listen to the doctor." Luke listened to her coquettish voice and thought that she was in a good state of mind.

"Mm, I'll listen to the doctor. Why didn't you come to see me today?" Bianca's tone was a little sad. Even though she was dissatisfied with him, she did not dare to make it too obvious.

Luke explained, "I had a morning meeting today. I'll come visit you in the evening." "In that case..." Bianca was still dissatisfied. Whenever something happened, she could tell that that work was more important to Luke than her. She grabbed her phone tightly.

"Why didn't you take a blood test?" Luke asked.

Bianca knew that he would ask about this. She explained in a coquettish tone, "I'm hemophobic and the process is so painful... Also, I'm fine. I just accidentally caught a cold. My health is not the best, that’s why the fever keeps coming back."

Luke was indifferent to her coquettish ways. His voice was stern as he said, "Follow the doctor's instructions and go for a check-up. It'll make me feel more at ease.’ "I don't want to, and I've already eaten breakfast. The blood test has to be done on an empty stomach. Let's talk about it later." Bianca thought to delay it as long as she could.

After Dr. Blake left the ward, she knew that he would notify Luke immediately. Hence, she ate breakfast just so that they could not draw her blood.

Luke kept quiet.

Bianca noticed his silence and knew that she was being too childish. She coaxed him, saying, "Don’t worry, I'll be fine. Maybe I can be discharged and go home after today." "Yeah.” Luke’s voice was calm and carried no other emotions.

Bianca said, "Okay, I'll continue to eat breakfast. Get back to work and remember to visit me tonight, or else I'll be angry." "Okay." After Luke said that, Bianca put down the phone. After he heard the busy tone, he stood up, picked up the folder on the table, and walked out of the meeting room.

The off-training was organized by the Pharmaceutical Association.

He came to the meeting to ask Luca questions and because he wanted to see her reactions in person.

Luke suspected that Luca may be involved with the Pharmaceutical Association.

An hour later, Rhett knocked on the door of Luca's office.

"Come in," Luca minimized the website she was on. She was reading the news online because she had nothing to do.

Rhett opened the door and walked in while holding a pile of documents in his hand. "Dr. Craw, I ran through the data again and there's no issue with it.

"That's good to hear," Luca took the documents he handed to her and put them in the drawer.

Rhett asked, "Dr. Craw, are we going to do experiments now?" "Experiments?" Luca frowned. "I'm feeling under the weather today. Why don't I hand you these materials and you can take a look at them? We can talk about them later."

Rhett was speechless as he looked at the medical journals and folders she was taking out of the drawer.

He felt like Luca was not in the mood to work.

"What's the matter?" Luca raised her head and asked when she noticed that he was just standing there.

"Nothing." Rhett shook his head.

"If there’s nothing you'd like to discuss, go through the documents and don't disturb me if it's not urgent." Luca leaned on the chair lazily.

"Okay." Rhett nodded, picked up all the documents she had brought out, and turned around to leave.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1234- She Had To Show Some Progress

After Rhett left, Luca continued to browse the net and read the news.

She thought of Amur when she saw the news of a wealthy businessman who was brutally murdered in his villa. She took out her phone and called him.

However, it seemed that his phone was turned off.

With no other choice, Luca had to put down the phone. She thought that Amur should have arrived at the Island of Despair by now, but for some reason, her heart just could not settle down.

Luca's expression turned solemn when she thought of what Abel said.

The phone rang. Luca picked up the phone and glanced at it. It was a call from an unfamiliar number based in A City.

Luca picked it up and a kiddish voice sounded from the other end of the call. "Ms. Luca, I’m Tommy!"

Of course, she knew who was on the other end of the phone.

Luca chuckled softly, and the sadness in her eyes melted away when she heard Tommy’s voice. "I know. Why did you call me? Isn't it time for school?

"I borrowed the teacher's phone to call you." Tommy glanced at the teacher with a cheeky grin on his face. It had taken him some effort to convince the teacher to lend him her phone.

"Mm, have you been good in school?" Luca asked. Tommy was different from Lanie and Rainie. He was active and lively, so it took a little more effort to manage him.

"Of course, I'm a good boy!" Tommy puffed his chest proudly and thought about why he called her. He said, "Ms. Luca, can I go to your house tonight?

"Come to my house?" Luca frowned slightly and wondered whether it was his idea or Luke's.

"Yes, yes." Tommy nodded quickly. "I miss your cooking."

Luca could not bring herself to turn him down when she heard Tommy's cheeky voice. Since Amur had returned to the Island of Despair and there was no one else in the apartment, she wanted to see her kid.

However, when she thought of Luke, she hesitated and asked, "Did your father agree to this?" "He said yes. Dad has been busy lately and has no time to take care of us. By the way, Ms. Luca, can I bring my brother and sister? We’ll be good, we promise!" Tommy was worried that she would not agree so he made sure she had no reason to.

Luca's heart softened when she knew that Luke would not show up and did not stop Tommy either. She planned to pick up the kids after she got off work and then go to the supermarket to buy groceries, just like before." Okay, I'll pick you up from school?"

Tommy thought about it for a while. He did not want to trouble her by having her drive back and forth, so he said, "Ms. Luca, don't worry. Zander will send us there, I remember your address."

He had only been there once but he remembered the name of Luca's building and the floor she stayed on.

The smile on Luca's face grew bigger and bigger when she noticed how sensible her baby boy had grown. She said joyfully, "Okay, do you have anything in particular you want to eat? Also, what do your brother and sister like to eat?"

After so many years, she was not sure if Lanie and Rainie's taste had changed.

"We’ll eat anything you cook," Tommy said with a smile. Even though Lanie and Rainie had not tried Luca's cooking, he believed that they would love it.

Even though it was a perfunctory reply, because it came out of Tommy's mouth, Luca felt his sincerity.

"Okay, see you tonight." She smiled and was overjoyed that she would be able to see her kids without having to meet Luke.

Luca sat in the chair and glanced at the time, hoping that it would pass sooner.

The phone rang again. Luca's smile gradually disappeared when she saw the caller ID.

It was a random string of numbers, but she knew that it was Abel's number.

The phone rang twice and Luca slowly pressed the button to answer. She kept quiet and just listened to the person on the other end of the phone.

Abel was not the one who spoke but a man with a rough voice. "Ivana, the boss has given an order. You must secure a spot for the off-site training." "Off-site training?" Luca's mood sank. She suddenly thought of something and calmly said, "I want to talk to him."

The man laughed disdainfully and said mercilessly, "The boss isn’t here, you just need to do what he tells you."

He hung up the phone immediately after.

When she heard the busy tone, Luca put her phone aside and was furious. She opened the safe and took out the research materials.

She thought the off-training was planned by the company and did not expect that Abel was involved. She had no choice even if she did not want to go. After all, the order came from Abel.

Abel might take action if the spot was given to others in the company.

Luke had already begun to suspect her and she was determined not to let him find out more. Her next steps had to be executed seamlessly. 1

Luca left her office holding the documents and walked to the assistants’ office.

Mo and Rhett were the only ones around. The other research assistants were not there. Luca guessed that they were all busy doing experiments.

"Dr. Craw?" Rhett saw her walk in and stood up immediately.

Luca nodded and said to him, "Let's start with our experiment." "Okay." Rhett was surprised but did not question her. He walked out with a pile of documents.

The two walked to the laboratory.

On the way, Luca asked Rhett, "At what stage of the experiment will the company assign additional headcount to the project?" "As long as the first stage is completed and the report is complete and submitted, there'll be additional headcount and an independent laboratory, " Rhett replied.

"Then, let’s hurry up," Luca said. In the early stages of the experiment, she delayed the work as long as she could so she would not progress to the next stage as the findings were not ready yet. She thought that doing so, it would not attract Luke's attention.

However, her unintentional actions and Abel’s plot had attracted Luke's attention.

If it continued to drag on, Luke might get more suspicious and Abel would not let her off the hook easily.

She had to show some progress...

Luca walked into the laboratory, noticed the several researchers doing their experiments in their area, and walked to her spot with her expression unchanged. She began her research.

With Shanks' preliminary findings on hand, as long as she does not delay the work, she would be able to complete the first stage soon.

After work.

Luca raised her gaze, looked at the several researchers who were still busy doing experiments, and stood up calmly. "Time to go home."

Her words were directed to Rhett.

"Dr. Craw, are you going to get off work?" Rhett was surprised. 'Isn’t she trying to get the opportunity to go for the off-training in New York? She sure is calm about it." "Mm, I have plans after work," Luca replied softly, but it was still heard by Dr. Cole who was nearby.

He had a test tube in his hand and looked at her several times. Then, he turned around and asked Talia to record the data.

Everyone was usually calm when it came to pharmaceutical research.

After all, it was not an easy task. They would choose to be lazy and make excuses. However, the opportunity to go for off-site training would reflect their standing in the company and they had to take it seriously. That was why they were all in the laboratory.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1235- Her Three Kids Stood Outside

Luca knew that several of them were looking at her but she walked out of the laboratory with the documents in her hand without a care in the world.

Rhett quickly grabbed the other documents and followed her.

After they walked out of the laboratory, Rhett looked back at his colleagues who were working overtime. He could not help but whisper what he was thinking about, "Dr. Craw, you've been acting a little abnormal today."

In the past, Luca was the most diligent and serious in the Technical Department.

When the researchers were lazing around in their office, she was spending all her time in the laboratory doing experiments and running comparative analyses of various data.

"Is that so?" Luca knew what he meant by that.

"Yes." Rhett touched his chin. There was no one around him, so he could speak whole-heartedly. "Dr. Craw, I’ve asked around and it seems that the other professors' research progress is pretty good, especially Dr. Cole's..."

Although the other professors had no sense of urgency to complete their research, they were all capable. Otherwise, they would not be able to join Watson Biopharmaceuticals.

"I see. Make sure you save the data before you get off work." Luca opened the door of the office and thought about what she was going to cook for the kids for dinner.

Her tone remained calm as if she had no intention of competing with the others. Rhett was confused and scratched his head.

After Luca closed the door, Rhett walked back to the assistants' office.

Mo was tidying up her desk in preparation to get off work. When she saw him, Mo was puzzled and asked, "You're getting off work now? Don't you need to work overtime?"

Based on what she had noticed, the other laboratory assistants should be working overtime with their respective researchers.

"Yes, I’m done with work for the day, Dr. Craw won't be working overtime tonight," Rhett said as he placed the data on the table.

Mo raised her eyebrows. "Dr. Craw is not planning to fight for a spot for the off-site training? The other professors are working overtime to catch up." "I don't know." Rhett shook his head. After Mo mentioned it, he suddenly felt that Luca did not care about the training.

Although she had asked him to find out about the research progress of other professors, her actions did not make it seem like she wanted to fight for it.

Mo was interested when she saw Rhett deep in thought. She stopped tidying up and sat in a chair to gossip. "To be fair, Dr. Craw comes from a strong background. This off-site training doesn't affect her, but you... Oh, what a pity! If Dr. Craw goes for the training, she’ll take you with her and it would be great for your portfolio and personal development."

Rhett was not infuriated by her words. After all, he chose to be Luca's assistant. "That's enough. This is Dr. Craw's decision." "Yes, yes, it's Dr. Craw's decision. You’re giving her everything you have but she doesn't think about what’s good for you at all." Mo could not take how Rhett backed Luca for everything.

They joined Watson Biopharmaceuticals at the same time and were both supposed to be office assistants, but in a blink of an eye, he teamed up with Luca, the only female researcher in this

department. Of course, Mo suspected that there was more than met the eye regarding why he did so.

Rhett thought that she was just talking nonsense and stopped replying.

Mo’s mood sank when she saw him lowering his head and stuffing the experimental data back into his drawer.

'Rhett is upset because I said something about his precious Luca? Is he in love with her?

Mo was upset and asked, "Why are you so quiet? You don't have to be discouraged. Maybe Dr. Craw has secured one of the spots, so she's so calm. I should congratulate you!"

Listening to her words, Rhett looked up suddenly and asked, "What are you talking about?" "Don't you know? Dr. Craw is close with the CEO, so..." Mo said, "Anyway, congratulations. I’m heading off. Do you want to leave together?" "I have to sort out the data, I'll see you tomorrow." Rhett took out the data he had just stuffed in the drawer and pretended to be busy.

Mo saw that he was unwilling to go with her. She glared at him before turning to leave with her bag.

When she got to the elevator, she happened to bump into Luca.

Mo smiled and greeted her, "Dr. Craw, what a coincidence. Are you done with work?" "Yeah," Luca looked at her, then continued to look at her phone.

Seeing that she was neither hot nor cold, Mo narrowed her mouth and cursed Luca in her heart.

Before the elevator reached their floor, she said, "Dr. Craw, are you planning to fight for the opportunity to go for the training in New York?" "I'll go with the flow." Luca was looking up recipes because she wanted to make delicious dishes so the children would be happy.

Mo felt even more disdainful in her heart when she heard Luca's answer.' Go with the flow? I'm sure she already has everything planned and got the spot after pulling some strings.’

She was convinced that it was the truth.

After they left the office, she looked at Luca walking to the taxi stand while she could only walk to the bus stop.

'We’re both working for Watson Biopharmaceuticals but Luca can take a taxi to and from work while I'm forced to take the bus.’ Mo's emotions were a little imbalanced. She took out her phone and sent a text message to Bianca.

She firmly believed that Bianca, Luke's wife, would punish Luca!

Luca stopped a taxi and purchased two full bags of groceries from a supermarket near her apartment.

After she arrived home, she took off her coat and put on an apron. She planned to make some snacks for the children before she prepared dinner.

Luca moved quickly, and before Zander sent the kids over, she put the cake in the oven to bake.

She remembered that Rainie loved desserts.

The doorbell rang and Luca knew that the kids were her. She walked quickly to the door and put her hand on the doorknob but did not open the door immediately.

Her three kids were standing outside the door...

Luca was nervous.

When she found out that when she was coming back to A City, she had thought about secretly going to see the children.

However, she did not expect that she would meet Tommy so soon and be involved in his life. That was beyond her imagination.

Now, she was about to see Lanie and Rainie.

Luca's heart was thumping and throbbing. It took a lot for her to hold herself back from telling her children that she was their biological mother.

The people at the door were impatient and rang the doorbell again.

Luca opened the door and saw Zander as well as the three children.

"Ms. Luca!" Tommy was close to her, so after he cheered, he jumped on her and hugged her tightly.

"Hello, Tommy." Luca hugged Tommy tightly while looking at Lanie and Rainie at the same time.

The last time she saw them was at the payment counter of the hospital. At that time, she thought that they had grown taller. Finally, she was able to see them up close.

Lanie and Rainie said in unison, ' Hello, Ms. Luca."

They addressed Luca just as Tommy addressed her. It was Tommy’s request to come here, and they followed along only because they felt uneasy to have him go alone.

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Lanie and Rainie came to see what kind of person it was who could make Tommy talk about her cooking non-stop. They also wanted to see if the other party wanted to use Tommy to approach their father.

After all, there had been quite a few women like that over the years.

Luca's eyes were filled with tears when she heard the kids greeting her. She was moved when she saw how tall Lanie and Rainie had become. ’ Hello, come in."

She reached her hand out to both of them.

Rainie felt inexplicably affectionate toward Luca and held her hand. "Okay."

Lanie felt the same way as her sister but chose to nod coolly. They then walked into the apartment together.

Zander smiled and said, "Ms. Luca, thank you for the trouble."

Luca was surprised. "Zander, won't you come in and have dinner with us?" "I don't have time. I have to send documents to the boss," Zander shook his head and said.

Luca was surprised. Luke must have agreed to him leaving the children here to send the documents to him.

'He agreed to let me take care of the kids? He's suspicious by nature... That shouldn't be the case... Could it be that he trusts me?'

However, based on their previous encounters and the conversation in the meeting room, it did not make sense that Luke trusted her...

"Okay." Luca did not force him to stay knowing that he had a task at hand.

Zander glanced at the time, then smiled and said, "Ms. Luca, I'll pick them up around nine o'clock. See you later."

When Tommy heard that, he immediately said, "Zander, you can come here a little later than nine." "Young Master Tommy, you have to go to class tomorrow and need to rest early. I'll pick you up at nine o'clock. Your father will scold me if I send you home late." Zander insisted. Nine o'clock was the time that Luke and Tommy had agreed on.

Tommy pursed his mouth. He made a bunch of promises just so he could come to Luca's place.

For example, he compromised and agreed to reduce the time he had to watch cartoons by half an hour.

Zander smiled and nodded. He then turned and left.

Luca still could not believe it. Luke trusted her enough to leave the three children by her side for a few hours. In a daze, she thought about the first time she returned to A City after studying abroad.

Luke knew that Lanie and Rainie were her kids, so he tried her best to let her take care of them...

However, this time, he could not have known.

Luca closed the door in a daze.

Tommy took a deep breath and smelled the cake. His eyes lit up as he asked, "Ms. Luca, are you hiding some delicious food?"

Luca came back to her senses. She looked at the child's bright eyes, smiled, and said, "I knew you were coming so I made a cake, but you’ll have to wait for a while before you can eat it." "Cake? Rainie loves cakes!" Tommy grinned and took Rainie's hand. He said, "Rainie, didn’t I tell you that Ms. Luca is the best? She made you a cake! Ms. Luca, we all like to eat cakes."

Rainie touched Tommy's chubby face. She was happy because she loved cakes, but she was picky and only liked to eat the cakes made by her mother.

The chef in Crawford Manor had tried a variety of recipes to make all kinds of cakes to bring a smile to her face. In the end, only one recipe worked as it tasted a bit like the ones Bianca used to make, so she would only eat that.

She was not a fan of those made by others or bought from local shops.

However, her mother...

Luca looked at the kids. They had grown a little taller and their fleshy faces had become thinner, but the rest was still the same.

"I'm happy if you're happy," she smiled and said.

"Thank you, Ms. Luca. I’m Rainie. This is my brother, Blanche. You can call him Lanie.” Rainie looked at Luca's smile. The feeling of intimacy and familiarity in her heart got stronger. She could not help but introduce herself.

Lanie heard this and said coolly, "Hello, Ms. Luca." "Okay, you can sit down for a while. The cake will be ready soon," Luca said. In addition to the cake, she had also prepared some fruits that the children used to love.

Looking at the fruits on the coffee table, Tommy cheered and asked, "Ms.

Luca, do you have any other snacks?"

Luca smiled and nodded at Tommy's cheeky appearance. "Yes, but you can eat them only after you finish your meal. Have some fruits first."

As soon as she said that, the oven rang to indicate that the cake was ready. Luca said, "The cake is ready, I'll take it out for you but don't eat too much. There’s still dinner later."

Tommy patted his stomach and replied, "Ms. Luca, don't worry. My stomach can hold a lot of food. I'll finish everything that you prepare."

Luca smiled and shook her head. 'How big can a child's stomach be?’ She only said that because she did not want them to be too full. "I’ll take three out first. You can take the rest back after dinner."

Rainie, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at this scene with deep emotions stirring in her heart.

Their father and grandfather were strict with them. They never allowed them any snacks before meals.

However, their fake mom was different. To please them, she secretly gave them snacks.

No matter what it was, both sides were overdoing it. She thought that Luca was different from them.

Compared to being overly strict or indulgent, Rainie found her approach more comfortable.

Luca took out three cakes from the oven. The cakes were not big but they were just right as snacks before meals. They were delicious and nutritious.

She carefully put the cakes on plates, prepared some forks, and placed them on the coffee table. "Okay, enjoy. I'll cook dinner." "Thank you, Ms. Luca!" The kids thanked her in unison.

Luca smiled, walked into the kitchen, and started preparing dinner for them.

It was not that she did not want to spend more time with them, she just did not want them to be hungry.

Rainie took in the aroma of the cake but did not pick up the fork. There was the sound of water flowing from the kitchen.

Tommy had already picked up a fork and taken some to eat. "Wow, it's delicious!"

When he saw that Rainie was not trying it, Tommy said, "Rainie, why don't you have some?"

Rainie shook her head. Seeing her brother's gluttonous appearance, she smiled and said, "Is it delicious? If you like it, you can have mine too."

Although it was delicious, Tommy resisted the urge to take her piece.

Instead, he asked, "Rainie, don't you love cakes?" "Yeah." Rainie smiled without explaining any further.

Lanie knew why Rainie was acting like this. He picked up the fork, took a bite, and his eyes widened.

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Rainie noticed the change in Lanie’s expression and asked in a confused tone, "Lanie, what's the matter with you?" "Rainie, I think you’ll like it," Lanie said as he put another piece of fluffy cake in his mouth. Even though he was surprised, he still ate it like a gentleman.

Rainie looked at the cake and was debating internally on whether she should try it or not.

After she thought about it for a while, she picked up the fork, took a small piece, and put it in her mouth.

Tommy blinked and asked with a smile, "Rainie, how is it? Isn't it delicious?"

Rainie showed a shocked expression as she uttered, "This cake..."

She did not continue talking. It may have been a long time but the taste was exactly the same as what she remembered. It was even more delicious than the ones the chef at home prepared.

Tommy noted their expressions and proudly stood up, saying, "I knew that you’d like the cakes made by Ms. Luca!"

Rainie had a complicated expression on her face as she looked at Blanche.

Maybe her memory was messed up but she thought that although the taste was a little similar to what the chef made, it tasted much better. The cake tasted exactly the same as the cakes their mother made back then.

Blanche nodded and said, "Let’s eat." "Yeah." Rainie felt like tearing up. She lowered her head and enjoyed the cake as she listened to the noise in the kitchen.

An hour later, Luca was done cooking and started serving dinner. The smell of the dishes filled the apartment.

Tommy took a deep breath greedily. Before he ate, he praised Luca. "Ms. Luca, the food smells delicious!"

Luca smiled at the three children and said, "Let's get ready for dinner. You should wash your hands first." "Okay, Ms. Luca.” Rainie nodded and looked at her.

Although Luca's face was unfamiliar, she made cakes that tasted the same as their mom’s. 'No wonder Tommy likes her so much.'

She initially thought that Luca had ill intentions, but at that moment, she did not think so.

People who could make cakes that tasted the same as their Mom's should not be someone bad...

Tommy nodded, raised his hand, and said, "Yes, Ms. Luca!"

He turned to his siblings and said, "Lanie, Rainie, come with me! Let's wash our hands."

He had lived here for a while and was familiar with the layout. He led them to the bathroom like he owned the place.

Luca looked at the kids and smiled. With them around, it was as though she had gone back three years in time. All of the tiredness and sadness melted away the moment she saw them. All that was left in her heart was a glowing warmth.

After the kids washed their hands and walked out, Luca had already brought out all the dishes.

"Wow, it smells good." Tommy hopped to his seat and let out a sigh.

Luca said, "I’m sure you're hungry. Come, sit down and eat."

The three children nodded and sat on the chairs. Lanie and Rainie looked at the home-cooked dishes and glanced at each other.

The dishes were ordinary home-cooked food but the color and fragrance were top-notch. They were curious if the food tasted as good as it looked.

Rainie thought of the cake she had just eaten and looked forward to the meal. 'The cake Ms. Luca made tasted the same as the cakes Mom used to make. I wonder if this meal will also taste the same as Mom’s cooking...' "Thank you for cooking for us!" Although he had eaten some cake just earlier, Tom felt hungry when he smelled the aroma of the meal. He picked up his utensils and dug in.

Luca noticed that Lanie and Rainie were not moving, so she said, "You guys should eat too."

Tommy looked at his sibling, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said," Yes, Lanie and Rainie, eat! It's delicious!"

Lanie was speechless seeing Tommy acting as though he had not eaten anything for three days. He picked up the cutleries and slowly started eating.

When he took the first bite, he was still calm, but after tasting it, he paused and finally understood why Tommy always clamored to come here for dinner. The food she cooked was very similar to the food their mom cooked.

After three years, he finally got to taste it again. Lanie had always been calm but could not help tearing a little.

Rainie reacted the same way. As she ate, she felt like she was about to cry.

The taste was so similar to their mom's cooking. Rainie looked at Luca.

She had taken a bite and just watched them eating silently. The loving look in her eyes was just like their Mom's.

Rainie suddenly felt like holding her and crying.

"Rainie, what's the matter? You don't like any of the food I cooked?" Luca asked worriedly when she saw that the girl had only taken a bite and stopped eating.

"That's not it. Ms. Luca, the food you cook is so delicious. Can I learn to cook from you?" Rainie asked.

"Of course." Luca felt calmer when she found out that Rainie liked her food.

Rainie said, "Also, Ms. Luca, the cake you made is delicious. Can I ask you for the recipe?"

She had to seize this opportunity to get the recipe so that the cook at home could make it for her.

"Of course. Eat, eat! Else, the food will be cold." Luca nodded. She was glad that Rainie enjoyed her cooking

Tommy also said, "Yes, Rainie, eat! It's so delicious."

Luca could not help but laugh when she saw Tommy's greasy mouth.

Rainie was infected by her laughter and also laughed.

After dinner, the kids sat on the sofa and ate fruits while watching cartoons.

Luca cleared the dishes and brought them into the kitchen.

When Rainie saw her walk into the kitchen, she asked her brother in a low voice, "Tommy, did you meet Ms. Luca by chance?" "Yeah." Tommy nodded. He had already told his siblings about how he met

Luca, so he did not repeat himself. He said, "Ms. Luca is my hero. She took down the heroes without much effort."

Rainie exchanged glances with Lanie, then looked at her younger brother again. "Do you think that the food Ms. Luca cooked tastes like Mom’s food?

"Yeah, I think it does. It's delicious!" Tommy said while smacking his lips together.

Rainie looked at his brother's greedy appearance and picked up a cherry to stuff into his mouth.

All Tommy could think about was food...

"Lanie, what do you think?" Rainie asked.

Lanie kept quiet and nodded.

Rainie felt the same way. She watched TV and glanced at the clock on the wall. There was still a while before nine o'clock. Even though they still had some time, she was already reluctant to leave.

However...

Luca was not their mother, and there was someone in their home who was pretending to be their mother...

Rainie thought of the DNA test report and felt another wave of panic.

"I've packed the cakes for you. When you go back, remember to put them in the refrigerator. If you want to eat it, just put it in the microwave and heat it." After Luca washed the dishes, she walked out carrying the packed cakes.

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Tommy's eyes sparkled when he saw the cupcakes.

Luca noticed the change in Tommy's expression and shook her head. "Not now, Tommy. Eat them when you get home." "Can't I just eat one, Ms. Luca?" Tommy lifted one finger and looked at Luca eagerly. "I'm hungry."

Luca's heart melted when she saw Tommy's puppy eyes, though she knew that he had eaten a lot earlier, and she did not think that his stomach could take it. She steeled herself and shook her head. "You've just eaten. How can you be hungry? Be a good boy and listen to me."

Rainie also helped Luca convince her younger brother. "You'll get a tummy ache if you continue eating, Tommy. Ms. Luca said that we can bring the cupcakes home, so you can eat them when we get home."

Tommy rubbed his round stomach. He was indeed full, but he wanted to eat some more. Even so, he listened to Luca and Rainie. He nodded his head and tried to control himself.

Luca could not bear to see Tommy like that. She sat down next to him and picked two cherries from the fruit plate. "Why not have some fruit for now?" "Mm! Feed me, Ms. Luca!" Tommy immediately cheered up. He opened his mouth and waited to be fed.

Luca smiled, plucked the stems from the cherries, and stuffed the cherries into his mouth.

Rainie suddenly felt envious when she saw their interaction. They looked like mother and son, and she wanted to be pampered like that too.

Ever since their mother went missing, she had never been pampered by anyone.

As she stared at them, the eagerness in her eyes grew.

Luca inadvertently noticed that from the corner of her eye. She smiled and tapped the seat next to her. "Rainie, do you want to sit here?"

Rainie was surprised, though she did not hesitate to sit down next to Luca.

Luca smiled and handed her two round and sweet cherries. "Do you want cherries too?" "Thank you," Rainie said courteously, took the cherries, slowly plucked their stems, and put them in her mouth.

Luca became emotional when she saw how quiet and gentle Rainie was. Lanie was more reserved than Rainie, but they were active children, especially Rainie, who was cute, obedient, and empathic.

Now, the twins were a lot quieter and more reserved.

Luca wondered if it was because the twins lacked motherly care or if their environment caused them to be like that.

She remembered the reason why she and Luke moved out of Crawford Manow. She did not wish for their children to grow up in that toxic and chaotic environment.

After she was abducted, Luke and the three children moved back to Crawford Manor so that the children had someone to take care of them. Even though Allison was already in prison, Susan was still living in Crawford Manor, and Luca knew what kind of person she was.

Luca did not expect the impostor Bianca to take care of the children either.

When Luca thought of that, she patted Rainie's head lovingly.

Rainie enjoyed the sensation of Luca's soft hand caressing her hair. Somehow, she felt the urge to be closer to her.

"Your hand is so soft, Ms. Luca," Rainie lifted her head and looked at Luca with sparkling eyes. She thought that it was not enough, so she added," You smell very nice too, Ms. Luca."

Luca smiled. She noticed that Lanie was looking at them. However, the seats on both sides were taken.

Luca picked Tommy up and placed him on her lap.

"Ms. Luca?" Tommy looked at Luca, slightly confused, though he was quite happy that he got to sit on her lap.

"Why don't you come and sit over here, Lanie?” Luca said to the boy. Lanie might not seem too eager, but as his birth mother, Luca knew what he was thinking.

Even though Lanie was much more mature than children of his age, he was still a child and wished to be treated equally.

Lanie nodded. Without hesitation, he sat down by her side.

Luca's heart warmed when she felt the three children surrounding her. Subconsciously, she hugged Tommy more tightly.

"I want more cherries, Ms. Luca,” Tommy pouted and said.

"Alright, I'll get them for you," Luca said with a smile. She leaned forward and picked up the entire fruit plate. "Here, have some more cherries."

The three children took turns picking cherries from the plate.

Tommy was enjoying himself as he sat on Luca's lap and leaned against her. At nine o'clock sharp, a knock was heard on the door.

"That must be Uncle Zander," Tommy pouted and said reluctantly.

Luca looked at the wall clock. Sean had told her that he would pick up the children at nine o'clock. She put Tommy down even though she was quite reluctant. "It's already so late. I'll go and open the door."

Tommy looked at his elder siblings. They must be reluctant to leave too...

Luca opened the door and was shocked when she saw the person standing outside.

She did not see Sean. Instead, the person to pick up the children was Luke.

"Why are you here, Mr. Crawford?" Luca said woodenly.

"I'm here for my children." Seeing that Luca had no intention of inviting him in, Luke squeezed past Luca and went into the house.

"Uh..." When Luca came to her senses, Luke was already inside the house. She had no chance to stop him.

The three children stood up together when they saw that it was their father. "Daddy," they greeted him in unison.

"Mm. Let's go home." Luke was standing near the couch. First, he glanced at the children, then he looked around the apartment.

”..." Luca was wondering what he was thinking.

Tommy was not ready to go home yet. He quickly ran over to Luke, hugged his thigh, and asked him, "Daddy, have you had dinner?"

Luke looked at his youngest son and raised an eyebrow.

"Why?" He asked while caressing his son's cheek.

Luca's heart warmed when she saw the interaction between Luke and Tommy. She could tell that he was a good father to the children, but he was too busy with work, and he could not afford to give the children the attention they needed.

"Ms. Luca made some delicious cupcakes, Daddy. If you're hungry, why not eat a cupcake before we go? There's fruit too..." Tommy held Luke's hand and led him to the couch.

Rainie and Lanie stepped aside to make way.

Tommy continued, "You must have been working overtime and haven't eaten anything, Daddy. Ms. Luca, can you give Daddy a cupcake?" "Of course." Luca nodded. How was she going to refuse the little boy's request?

"Cupcakes?" Luke raised an eyebrow. He did not expect that Luca knew howto make desserts.

Coincidentally, cupcakes were Rainie's favorite dessert.

"Have a cupcake, Daddy." Rainie picked up a cupcake from the plate on the coffee table. "It's very tasty. Won't you try one?"

Luke was interested in eating that delicate cupcake. He knew that Luca could cook delicious food, but what about dessert?

"Alright." He sat down on the couch.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1239-The Familiar Taste of Spaghetti

Luca's eyes opened wide. She did not expect Luke to sit down, much less eat a cupcake.

Rainie picked up a cupcake and peeled the liner away. "Try one, Daddy."

Luke took the cupcake. It looked petite and delicate in his hand.

He was not very fond of cake, but he had to try the cupcake that Luca baked.

The three children looked at him eagerly.

In one bite, Luke ate half of the cupcake. Luke carefully tasted the sweetness of the cake that melted in his mouth, though he seemed to be pondering something.

He finished the rest of the cupcake in another bite.

Rainie smiled and asked him, "Daddy, isn't it very tasty?” "Not bad." When Luke said that, he turned around to glance at Luca. Luca was standing there ever since Luke came into the house, as though she were the guest.

Rainie smiled at Luca. "Ms. Luca, Daddy likes your cupcakes!"

Tommy also added, "Daddy doesn't only like Ms. Luca's cupcakes. He loves her cooking too!"

Rainie nodded. It was not a surprise that their father loved Luca's cooking because it was so delicious. She picked up another cupcake and said," Have another one, Daddy!"

Luke took it and ate it slowly.

Lanie had been silent all the while. He suddenly said, "Daddy, I guess you haven't had dinner?" "Mm," Luke replied casually. He was busy with work at the company. After that, he had to go to the hospital to check on Bianca before coming to Luca's apartment to pick up the children. He did not have the time to eat.

Rainie said tenderly, "You must be too busy with work, Daddy. Uncle Johann said that you shouldn't skip dinner because of your gastric problems!"

Luca was slightly taken aback when she heard what Rainie said.

Since when did Luke have gastric problems? She guessed that it must be because of his irregular mealtimes.

Tommy placed his hands on his waist as though he was ready to reprimand his father too. "Rainie is right, Daddy. You shouldn't skip dinner!"

Luke did not say anything when his children reprimanded him. Instead, he reached out to take another cupcake.

Earlier, he did not feel that he was hungry, but after eating two cupcakes, he realized that his stomach had been empty.

Tommy was slightly worried when he saw that his father was going to eat all the cupcakes. Immediately, he said, "You can't only have cupcakes for dinner, Daddy. Why not ask Ms. Luca to make some spaghetti for you?"

Luca was surprised when Tommy mentioned her. "Spaghetti?"

Tommy nodded and took the plate of cupcakes away. "Ms. Luca, won't you take pity on our father? He hasn't had dinner yet, and cupcakes alone won't fill him up. Won’t you make some spaghetti for him?"

Luke did not say anything when he heard his son pleading on his behalf. He remembered how Luca's cooking tasted like, and he wanted to taste it again.

Luca waited for Luke to tactfully refuse, but the man said nothing.

Her fingers clenched the hem of her clothes. Seeing that the man did not refuse and that the children were all looking at her, she realized that she had to make that plate of spaghetti no matter what.

Tommy was happy that he managed to save the rest of the cupcakes, and he would get a taste of the spaghetti too. He looked at Luca eagerly and said, "Is it okay, Ms. Luca?"

Luca did not know how to say no. Luke had helped himself with the couch and the cupcakes as though he owned the place. She could only smile and ask, "Is there anything in particular that you'd like to eat, Mr. Crawford?"

Tm fine with whatever," Luke said.

Luca sighed discreetly, knowing how hard he was to please. "I'll just make you spaghetti with tomato sauce then." "Okay." Luke did not complain. He would eat whatever Luca cooked, even if it were literally only spaghetti and tomato sauce.

Luca nodded slightly. She knew that Luke would not leave if she did not produce a plate of spaghetti for him.

She walked into the kitchen and took out a pack of spaghetti she had bought earlier. She had bought that pack earlier, and she did not expect that it would come into use so quickly.

While the water boiled, Luca thought that she should add something to the meal. She mixed some minced pork into the sauce and blanched some vegetables. In total, she made two portions.

After the sauce was done, she seasoned it with some chopped herbs to make it taste even better.

She carefully brought the plate to the dining table and said, "Your spaghetti is ready, Mr. Crawford." "Mm." Luke stood up from the couch and walked over while the three children followed behind him.

Luca was caught in a daze when she saw that scene. Three years ago, she had made supper for Luke, who had skipped dinner because he worked overtime. The three children had also followed behind him just to get a taste of her cooking.

"That smells so good," Tommy exclaimed as he stared eagerly at the spaghetti on the dining table.

"I've made some for you too," Luca said. "Sit down at the table, and I'll get you your spaghetti."

One of the portions was for Luke, while the other was to be shared among the three children.

Tommy's eyes sparkled when he heard that Luca had made supper for him too. He sat down on the chair and said, "How did you know that I'm hungry again? You're so nice to me, Ms. Luca."

Lanie and Rainie sat on their respective chairs too.

Luca split the other portion of spaghetti into three bowls and brought them out to the dining table. "You had dinner and dessert earlier, so I didn't cook too much for you."

The three children took a whiff of the spaghetti that was served in front of them, and they said, "This smells so good."

Rainie noticed that Luca did not make spaghetti for herself. She asked," Aren't you eating, Ms. Luca?” "I don't usually eat supper. You should eat," Luca said while removing her apron. She put it in the kitchen, then went to the coffee table to clean up the fruit plate.

Tommy began to dig in.

Luke looked at his plate. Clearly, it was not only spaghetti with tomato sauce.

He had not eaten supper for a long time.

Sometimes, when he came home late from work, he would not ask the cook to make supper for him even though he had not eaten dinner. If he was too hungry, he would fill his stomach with a cookie.

It had been three years since he had eaten spaghetti for supper. That was what Bianca used to make him before she was abducted.

As he took in the fragrance of the spaghetti, he was lost in the memories of three years ago.

"Why aren't you eating, Daddy?" Tommy asked after taking a bite.

Luke came to his senses. He picked up the fork, twirled some spaghetti, and put it into his mouth.

"Does it taste good?" Tommy asked with a smile.

"It does." Luke ate the spaghetti slowly, thinking that it tasted very familiar.

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Luca was cleaning up the coffee table. She was quite surprised when she heard Luke's praise.

He had always been a man of few words, especially when talking about other people.

Luca did not expect that the plate of spaghetti would receive his approval.

She took out a plastic bag from under the coffee table, and it was filled with Tommy's favorite snacks. She put the remaining fruit from the plate inside the bag too.

If Tommy liked those snacks, Lanie and Rainie would like them too. That was why she bought triple the usual quantity of snacks from the supermarket.

While Luca was done cleaning the coffee table, she heard Luke ask her," Where is your younger brother?"

When he noticed that they were walking out of the neighborhood together the last time, he could tell that they were living together.

"He's away on a business trip," Luca answered calmly. Business trips were always the best excuse.

Luke twirled another forkful of spaghetti, blew on it to cool it down a little, and carefully put it into his mouth. After chewing it slowly, he said, "You didn't write that on your resume."

Luca did not know what he was talking about. "Write what?" "That you have a younger brother," Luke said. He had always thought that Luca looked very different from her younger brother, and he could not have told that the two people were siblings had Luca not told him.

"I don't think that's necessary information, isn't it?" Luca said, not feeling guilty about the lie. She had always treated Amur as her younger brother.

If he decided to probe into the matter, she could easily find explanations for it too.

Fortunately, Luke did not ask any further questions.

The three children looked at each other, then shot a glance at their father and the person sitting on the couch. For some reason, the atmosphere was really awkward.

Should they ask something? That was what they thought, but no one asked anything despite the suspicions in their hearts.

Rainie was done eating after taking two bites. She hopped off the chair, went to Luca's side, and picked up the rag on the coffee table. "Let me help you, Ms. Luca."

Luca took the rag away from her hand and shook her head. "Don't worry about it. I've already cleaned the coffee table earlier. Here, take this bag."

Rainie took the bag and asked, "What's this?" "These are snacks for you," Luca explained. She could not help but pat Rainie's head.

Rainie smiled sheepishly. She was not fond of other people patting her head, but she was not repulsed by Luca's actions at all. Instead, she hoped that Luca would pat her head more often.

"You're so nice, Ms. Luca. Thank you," she said.

Tommy had just finished his spaghetti. When he heard that Luca had prepared snacks for them, he hopped off the table and ran toward Luca." Thank you, Ms. Luca!" He said cloyingly.

"Good boy.” Luca patted his head too. She heard the soft sound of chair legs rubbing against the floor and turned her head toward the dining table.

Luke had already finished his spaghetti. He stood up and looked at Luca.

At the moment their eyes met, Luca's heart started beating faster.

"Let's go," Luke suddenly said.

Lanie and Rainie nodded, though Tommy was quite reluctant. He would not mind staying with Luca for another week, even though his father and elder siblings would not be there.

"Daddy, shouldn't you thank Ms. Luca?" Tommy suddenly said. "Ms. Luca

made delicious spaghetti for you, and you should thank her. My teacher said that we should be grateful."

Luke was speechless after being rebuked by his son. He thought that what Tommy said was correct.

Luca smiled when Tommy spoke up for her, but she did not want Luke to linger for too long.

She had never expected Luke to thank her either.

Whenever she faced Luke, she had to exert a great amount of restraint.

Luca stood up and was about to say "It's nothing,” when Luke slowly said," Thank you." "... You're welcome," Luca said in a daze.

Tommy nodded, satisfied that his father was well-mannered. He walked up to Luke and took his right hand. "Let's go, Daddy. I'm feeling sleepy."

He knew that his father would not allow him to stay over, so he might as well leave.

"Mm.” Luke nodded and turned toward the door.

Luca quickly opened the front door and said, "Take care, Mr. Crawford."

Luke seemed pensive when he heard her call him "Mr. Crawford," thinking that she was trying to distance herself from him once more. "We're not in the office?"

"Huh?" Luca lifted her head and looked at him. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw what Luke was thinking.

"You can call me something else," Luke said while stepping through the door while holding Tommy's hand. Lanie and Rainie were following behind him.

Luca nodded and said, "Yes, Sir."

He thought that Luca would call him something more intimate, but "Sir" was even more distant.

However, there was nothing wrong with that.

Rainie turned around and waved goodbye to Luca.

Luca smiled and waved at her too.

After seeing Luke and the children step into the elevator, Luca closed the front door and leaned her back against it.

She closed her eyes and took deep breaths. Some time later, she slowly opened her eyes and gently tapped on the door.

Luke's scent seemed to linger in the air...

When Luca remembered Luke's pensive gaze, her eyes filled up with tears.

Abel knew how to torment her. It was cruel not to be able to love the man she loved.

She could only hide the truth from the man she loved and her children because she did not want them to share her pain.

The pain was hers alone to bear.

Luke brought the three children back to Crawford Manor. After that, he went into the study to continue his work.

He finished processing all the documents by midnight. Just when he was about to sleep, he received a call from the hospital.

Bianca's fever took a turn for the worse, and she was exhibiting signs of pneumonia.

After Luke ended the call, he immediately rushed to the hospital.

In the hospital, Bianca was suffering from a high fever and dehydration. While she drifted in and out of consciousness, she heard the doctor making a phone call to Luke.

She forced her eyes open. After the doctor ended the call, she asked," What's going on with me?"

"You're having a high fever now, Mrs. Crawford. The doctor has already given you an injection, and you’ll be fine after some rest," the nurse comforted her. Even though Bianca had treated the nurse rudely during the day, the nurse had to take care of her.

Bianca knew that Luke was on his way to the hospital, so she said, "I'd like to meet my mother." "Well..." the nurse paused for a second. "Mr. Crawford will be here soon."