Ch. 1711..1720

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1711-Luca planned to do some light makeup and tie her hair casually, but Nina expressed her disapproval. She insisted on helping Luca get ready.

Over the years, to maintain her appearance despite her deteriorating mental state, she had acquired a certain level of skill in makeup.

After half an hour or so, Nina gave Luca a simple yet classic look. Luca looked gentle and virtuous. The makeup look was subtle and paired well with the gown.

"Nina, you're amazing at this." Luca praised Nina as she looked at herself in the mirror.

Nina proudly said, "That's right! This makeup look makes your charming facial features softer and more elegant. It matches your gown well."

Luca nodded in agreement.

Nina took out Luca's gown and urged her. "Come on, go and change."

Luca took the gown and was pushed out of the bedroom by Nina. Her eyes met Luke's while he was sitting on the sofa. She retracted her gaze and walked into the bathroom.

Nina stood there and waited for her to change.

Luke asked, "Did you do her makeup?"

"Yeah, what do you think?" Nina was confident in her skills and asked him for his thoughts.

"Not bad," Luke commented.

Nina raised her brows. That was his style—a simple evaluation without any added feedback.

She knew that it would be difficult to get him to provide further feedback, so she did not push for it.

Luca changed into a gown in the bathroom and stared at herself in the mirror. She was in a daze.

The gown has been altered according to her size. The store manager was responsible and took the task very seriously. Every inch of the alteration was done perfectly. She could not find any faults to pick on.

The gown perfectly complemented her beautiful figure.

Luca was confident in her figure. She was not too shy to wear a gown like this. She would definitely be able to attract the attention of others.

However, Luke was sitting outside...

She felt a little nervous when she thought of walking out in this gown. Even though he had seen all of her long ago and they had been intimate, she was still shy.

Nina, who was waiting in the living room, saw that Luca still had yet to leave the bathroom after some time. Hence, she knocked on the door and said, "Luca, what's the matter? Did you eat too much today and can't zip yourself up?"

Luke raised his eyebrows. ‘Ate too much?'

"No, I can put it on." Luca's voice came from the bathroom.

"Great that you fit into it. Come out when you're done. If you need help, let me know and I'll come in." Nina thought that the gown might be difficult to put on, which was why Luca was dawdling.

"Okay." Luca reluctantly opened the bathroom door.

Nina's eyes lit up. She took Luca's hand and twirled her around. "Beautiful! You look great in this gown, just like a model."

The gown was from the autumn collection. Luca subconsciously grabbed the lace on the sleeve and looked at Luke.

‘Does he think I look good too?'

It was not the first time that Luca had attended such a formal occasion with Luke. However, she was still nervous.

"Not bad." Luke met her gaze and commented. He looked cold on the surface but he was hot and turbulent on the inside. All he wanted was to hold Luca in his arms and cherish her.

"It seems that I have good taste." Nina looked at Luca with a satisfied expression. The gown looked gorgeous on her. Nina took her hand and brought her to the bedroom. She said, "Give me another 20 minutes, I'll get Luca's hair done."

Luca looked away and was taken to the bedroom by Nina. She sat on the chair.

She looked at herself in the mirror and said helplessly, "Nina, I'm happy with how my hair looks now."

"You still have to wear jewelry, no? It won't look good if your hair is disheveled. We'll do a simple hairstyle. I'm sure Old Master Crawford will be overjoyed when he sees you." Nina picked up the comb and was prepared to style her hair.

Luca had no choice and went with Nina's wishes to get a hairdo.

Nina looked at the woman in the mirror and snapped her fingers, looking utterly satisfied. "You look so beautiful. You'll be the shining star for tonight."

"Old Master Crawford is the main character tonight." Luca reminded her as she took out the pearl jewelry from the jewelry box.

Nina took the jewelry and helped her put the pieces on one by one. "That's true. A lot of socialites will be present at his birthday banquet tonight. Can you do me a favor?"

"What's up?" Luca asked.

"Keep a close eye on Luke," Nina whispered in her ear.

Luca was stunned. She did not understand why Nina made such a request, so she asked, "Why?"

"Many now think that Bea has been sent abroad and is not favored, so they're eyeing him. That's why I'm asking you to help keep watch." Nina joked, deliberately teasing Luca.

"Mr. Crawford is not someone I can keep watch on even if I want to," Luca explained helplessly. She noticed the look of playfulness that flashed through Nina's eyes.

Nina helped her put on the bracelet and said with satisfaction, "We're done. I didn't expect that I'm so skilled. With an excellent model like you, I'll be sure to make a lot of money if I started accepting clients.”

Luca looked at herself in the mirror. The makeup made her charming face look gentle and pure. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she looked a few years younger.

"I look... beautiful." She muttered to herself. For a moment, she saw a shadow of her past.

"Thank you for the compliment." Nina cheekily accepted her compliment. As she looked at the person in the mirror, she was reminded of Bianca. After she covered up Luca's alluring charm, it vaguely revealed a sense of her purity.

'How amazing..'

Luke walked to the door of the bedroom but did not go in out of respect for their privacy. He stood with his back to them and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Yes," Nina replied. She picked up the lipstick and touched up Luca's lips a little. She then put the lipstick and powder in a matching bag so that Luca could easily touch up her makeup when she was out.

Luca took the bag and said, "Thank you."

"It's getting late. You should make a move. By the way, I won't be waiting for you tonight. When you leave, take the spare key and key card at the entrance," Nina said.

Luca nodded, walked out of the bedroom, and looked at the man in front of her. "Mr. Crawford, we can leave now."

Luke's gaze fell on her. A flash of surprise appeared in his eyes. Luca was more refined than before. The combination of jewelry and clothes was just right. It made her gentle temperament radiate incisively and vividly.

"You look great," he complimented her in a deep voice. It was like a silent evening breeze that gently brushed her neck.

Luca could not help but shudder. She nodded immediately and replied, "Thank you."

Luke noticed her actions. He turned around as a strange look flashed in his eyes.

The two left the apartment together. When they got to the entrance, Luca brought the spare key and key card with her.

Seeing this, Luke wanted to remind her but in the end, he just smiled without saying anything.

Nina watched them leave and could not help sighing in her heart about how great they looked together...

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1712-Nina shook her head. She thought that they would make a cute couple but she was in a dilemma when she was reminded of Bianca, who was still abroad.

Nina looked at the closed door, then sat on the sofa. Before long, the doorbell rang again.

"Did you forget something?" She thought it was Luca, so she opened the door without looking into the peephole.

When she saw that the person standing outside the door was Percy, Nina subconsciously wanted to slam the door shut.

However, Percy moved fast and pressed himself against the door. The strength between them was so disparate that Nina could not close the door.

"What are you doing here?!" Nina stared at the person in front of her.

Percy lifted the bag in his hand and said, "I bought you some fruits."

"I don't want them." Nina refused angrily. 'Isn't Mallory Corporation about to go bankrupt? Why has he appeared in front of me three times in the last two days...'

Percy leaned against the door with a relaxed expression as if it did not take much effort from him to do so. "I bought all of your favorite fruits."

Nina was surprised. 'My favorite fruits? How does he know what I like to eat?'

She glanced at the bag and saw that the fruits in the white bag were indeed all her favorites. However, how did Percy know?

When they were together, he had never asked her what she liked to eat. Most of the time, he gave her what he thought was good.

She never had to share her opinion nor express whether she liked it or not. All she could do was to accept it.

That included everything she ate and used...

Day after day, it was still the same. At that time, she almost thought that she was just one of his playthings, no, maybe not even a plaything.

She was like a puppet that just accepted what he gave her.

She thought Percy had never considered what she liked and disliked...

That was why Nina was surprised that he came over with a bag of fruits she liked. 'Where did he learn about my preferences?'

There were a lot of fruits currently in season but the ones he bought were what she liked. Nina did not think it was a lucky coincidence.

“Can I come in?" Percy saw her staring at the bag in a daze and negotiated with her.

Nina came back to her senses and looked at him vigilantly. "No way!"

She had not recovered since the last time she let him in.

Percy knew what she was afraid of, so he confessed, "I won't do anything to hurt you, dear. Let me in."

When Nina heard the word 'dear', it felt as though Percy was coaxing her as if she was a child. The trick worked wonders on her...

She gave in a little and thought that maybe Percy had something to tell her...

However, she knew that Percy's appearance was part of a plan, so she glared at the man in front of her and said, "Don't think you can come in just because you colluded with Luke. You're not allowed to come in today!"

Seeing that she was so determined, Percy sighed helplessly and hung the bag of fruits on the doorknob. "Since you don't want to talk today, I'll come back tomorrow. These are for you. Make sure you have your meals on time and have more fruits."

Percy turned and left after he left her the fruits, which made her stunned. 'He left... just like that?'

He did not continue to pressure her like he used to and instead left quietly. What's more, he had planned the timing carefully with Luke and chose to leave without getting what he came for?

Nina did not believe it. It was not until Percy's figure disappeared from the corner that she realized that he actually left...

She looked at the bag of fruits left behind and felt inexplicably uncomfortable...

Nina knew what Percy wanted to say but she did not want to hear it.

They were not going to get their happy ending, so Nina was unsure as to why he was so insistent. 'I'm not that great. There's no way he would be so attracted..'

Nina carried the heavy bag of fruits in her hands but felt her heart become heavier than that.

On the other hand.

Luca left in Luke's car, which played economic news the entire way. She listened to it but did not take the initiative to speak to him.

After half an hour, they arrived at the hotel.

There were not many guests because it was still early. Luca glanced at the parking space that had many empty spaces and suddenly thought of Old Master Crawford's previous birthday banquets. She arranged everything herself and every time the event was over, she would be so tired that she would fall asleep as soon as her head touched the bed.

Nevertheless, she did it willingly.

That was because she loved Luke and alongside that, his family.

However, at that moment, she could only attend this birthday banquet as a guest. Luca could not help but sigh when she thought of that.

"Let's go." Luke looked at her and reminded her as he got out of the car.

Luca snapped out of it, unbuckled the seat belt, and was about to open the car door when Luke had already opened it for her. He opened the car door with one hand and put the other hand on the top of the door as though he was afraid that she would hit her head.

His gentlemanly actions made her heart warm.

Luca leaned slightly to get out of the car, being careful not to come into too much physical contact with Luke.

Luke's eyes flashed slightly when he noticed her actions.

Luca got out of the car and straightened her body. She felt that someone was watching her. so her eyes looked in the direction but she only saw a dark figure.

The other party seemed to have noticed her and quickly turned around to leave.

Luca looked in that direction with a deep gaze. ‘Is it one of Abel's men or someone else?'

The other party left too quickly, so she could not see clearly. The only thing she was certain of was that the other party did not have good intentions.

"What are you looking at?" Luke asked.

"Nothing." Luca moved her lips and showed a shallow smile. It was not a good sign that she was being watched here.

At least she knew that there was a person always paying attention to what she did.

"Let's go." Luke followed her gaze and saw nothing. However, when he got out of the car, he noticed that a person was standing there.

He had not met the person prior, so he did not know what the situation was.

Looking at Luca's reaction, he guessed that the person had something to do with her...

Luca nodded, took two steps, and then stopped again. She said with an embarrassed look on her face, "Uh... Mr. Crawford, there should be some time left before the banquet begins, right?"

“Mm." Luke nodded.

"Why don't you go in first? I plan to go to a nearby shopping mall. It won't look good if I go empty- handed." Luca watched someone walk in with a gift and realized that she had nothing prepared.

It did not matter if she brought a gift or not. After all, it was Old Master Crawford's birthday and not a child's birthday. Old Master Crawford would not have high expectations for gifts, but she did not even prepare any birthday money.

When Nina was doing her makeup, she had thought of it but it soon slipped her mind.

She was embarrassed to walk in empty-handed.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1713-"A gift? I've prepared something on your behalf." Luke went to the trunk and took out a nicely packaged gift.

The gift was handed to her but Luca did not take it. "Is there only one? If you give me yours, what are you going to give to Old Master Crawford?"

"My gift has been passed to Grandpa. I prepared this for you. Take it," Luke said. He guessed that Luca might have forgotten to prepare a gift so he prepared one for her in advance.

In the past, she was not as forgetful and was always the one who reminded him about things as such. He was somewhat not used to it now that the tables were turned.

Luca took it. The gift was heavy and looked expensive. "Mr. Crawford, how much is this? I'll pass you the money for it later."

"We'll talk about it later." Luke helped her prepare the gift but had no intention of asking her to pay him back.

Luca felt impotent. Luke then took out an envelope from the pocket inside his suit and handed it over.

"I assume you didn't prepare any birthday money for him. Here," Luke said.

Luca shook her head. Her initial plan was to buy a gift or get an envelope at a nearby shopping mall so she could put some cash into it. Unexpectedly, Luke had already prepared everything. However, she did not have any cash on her.

"Mr. Crawford, I don't have any cash. I'll just give Old Master Crawford the present. Hopefully, he won't mind."

Luke shoved the envelope into her hand and said, "I got it all ready for you."

Luca felt the thick envelope and realized that there was money in it. Luke had indeed gotten everything ready.

With these, she would not be ashamed to walk into the hotel.

"All good?" Luke asked.

Luca nodded. The gift and birthday money were all prepared. Even if Susan made things difficult for her during the event, she would not be able to pick on Luca.

The two entered the hotel together.

Old Master Crawford was sitting and waiting for the guests to arrive. When he saw Luca walk in with Luke, he immediately smiled and stood up with the help of his cane.

"Luca, you're here." Old Master Crawford was full of vitality. Luca could hear his every word even from a distance. She quickly walked toward Old Master Crawford.

"Old Master Crawford, I wish you a happy birthday, good health, and long life," Luca said.

Old Master Crawford smiled happily. He thought that her wishes were thoughtful and exactly what he wanted in life. "Thank you, Luca. You're too sweet."

Luca smiled and handed him the gift along with the birthday money. "Old Master Crawford, these are for you."

Old Master Crawford was delighted when he saw the gift and birthday money. It was not that he liked receiving gifts but that these showed Luca's care for him.

"I'm happy that you're here. You didn't have to prepare these." Since the last incident, Old Master Crawford has been more and more pleased with Luca.

Luca explained, "This is what I should do. Please accept them."

Old Master Crawford was satisfied. He nodded and gave the butler a wink. The butler, who was standing beside him, nodded and accepted the birthday money and gift in Luca's hands.

Many wanted to send gifts to Old Master Crawford but there were not many gifts that the butler would manage personally.

Susan stood not far away. She kept watch and understood what their actions meant. Luca was important to Old Master Crawford.

There were many rich and famous in A City. Many of them were as established as Old Master Crawford but few could get his attention.

The birthday money and gifts presented were usually handled by the maid and the waiters from the hotel. The butler stood behind Old Master Crawford, and only those who were valued would have their gifts kept by him!

Susan looked at Luca, who looked exquisite. She was fuming inside. She finally drove Bianca away but now, there was Luca.

Based on the present development, even if Bianca died, sooner or later there would be another woman by Luke's side. At present, the woman who was most likely to replace Bianca was Luca.

Susan knew a lot about Luca. She was more difficult to deal with than Bianca...

The most important thing was, she had talked to her before and found that Luca did not seem to plan to stand on her side nor did she care about being Luke's wife.

It seemed that it was not that she did not care about being Luke's wife but that she knew she had the chance to win, so she did not bother working with Susan.

Susan thought that a woman as such was ambitious and scheming. If she succeeded in marrying Luke, Susan and Louis' status in the Crawford family would worsen day by day.

She could not let this happen.

When Susan thought of that, she walked over with a smile on her face and said, "Ms. Craw, you're here. You even brought a gift and birthday money for Old Master Crawford. How nice."

Luca nodded. She knew that Susan did not have the best of intentions but she could not do anything about it. "Mrs. Crawford, hello."

Susan glanced at the gift in the butler's hand, pretended to be curious, and asked, "I'm a little curious, Ms. Craw. What did you prepare for Old Master Crawford? Tell us more."

Luca was in trouble. After being the granddaughter-in-law of the Crawford family for so many years, she knew that the gifts kept by the butler would have the sender's name written down on them. Old Master Crawford would unwrap them after he returned home from the banquet.

However, she did not prepare the gift herself.

She did not expect Old Master Crawford to let the butler keep it, so she did not ask Luke what he had prepared in advance. After all, what he prepared would be something of Old Master Crawford's taste. She was not worried that it would offend Old Master Crawford.

"Why are you so quiet all of a sudden? Don't worry, Old Master Crawford is not stern. Even if the gift is not valuable, it's good enough that you have the thought. He doesn't care whether the gift is valuable or not." Susan continued. She thought that Luca got something worthless seeing how embarrassed she appeared.

Luca smiled, went along, and said, "It's nothing much. It's just a small gift. I hope Old Master Crawford will like it."

"Of course, I'll like what you gave me." Old Master Crawford was cheerful. He appreciated the thought.

Susan felt unhappy when she saw Old Master Crawford react as such. She spent a lot of money to prepare his birthday gift but when Old Master Crawford saw it, he did not say anything. On the contrary, he was chatty when he received Luca's gift.

"Oh, I'm so curious now. Since there aren't many people now, why don't we open it and take a look?" Susan was dissatisfied. She already regarded Luca as an enemy, so she wanted to compare her gift to Luca's.

Luca understood what she meant and felt helpless.

Luke said, "Dr. Craw knows that Grandpa likes to collect antiques, so she bought him one."

Susan keenly captured some information and asked sharply, "Antique? Luke, how do you know that? Could it be that Dr. Craw asked you to help her buy this gift?"

What Old Master Crawford liked most was the sincerity of others. If this gift was bought by Luke on behalf of Luca, the sincerity would be greatly discounted.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1714-Susan asked on purpose with the intention of humiliating Luca.

"Dr. Craw is not familiar with Antique Street in A City, so I took her there. She personally chose the gift for Grandpa." Luke knew what Susan had in mind and saved Luca from blushing out of embarrassment.

Susan would feel threatened as long as the matter was related to Luke.

"Oh, no wonder! Luke, items from the antique street that you mentioned should be very expensive, right? Dr. Craw is just a researcher. Her position and salary are decent but those antiques are worth tens of millions. Dr. Craw, wouldn't it be a burden for you to buy something so expensive?" Susan continued. Even if she could tell that Luke wanted to protect Luca, she was unwilling to let it go.

Luca felt powerless. She could tell that Susan was not going to let her off easily.

"It's nothing expensive. I'm happy as long as Old Master Crawford likes it," she said.

"It's not expensive?" Susan smiled and looked at the gift box in the butler's hand. "How can there be antiques that are not expensive? Could it be that you bought a fake and got scammed?"

She deliberately mentioned that because she knew that Old Master Crawford hated it when others fooled him with fakes.

Old Master Crawford absolutely hated counterfeiters, especially when it came to antiques.

Luca knew the kind of person Susan was and felt a headache coming on. When she was about to explain herself, she heard Luke say, "Grandpa will know whether it's genuine or not once he has a look at it,"

She was stunned, but she knew that it would be fine even if Old Master Crawford opened the gift in front of everyone. Luke would never buy fake things to fool his grandfather.

Luke never bothered with Susan unless it came to people or things that he held dear.

Luke looked at Susan with a cold expression and said indifferently, "Since you're worried that Dr. Craw will be deceived by others, let's open the gift while there are not many guests around. Grandpa can also check it so that if Dr. Craw bought a fake, she can hold the seller accountable."

Old Master Crawford did not want to do that but Susan was belligerent. He knew that he would never hear the end of it if he did not do as Luke said.

At the same time, a guest standing by the side said, "That's a great idea! I heard that Old Master Crawford's appraisal of antiques is first-class. Why don't we take this opportunity to learn something?"

Luca was helpless as she listened to their conversation. Susan was making a fuss and the others followed suit.

All they wanted was to have a good laugh at her.

It was a pity that they would not have a chance to mock her. Although she knew nothing about antiques, she was confident that the antique in the butler's hands would not be fake.

Luke looked at Luca and asked, "Since the gift is from Dr. Craw, do you agree to open it now, Dr. Craw?"

Luca met his gaze and saw the staunchness in his eyes. She nodded and said. "No problem. Let's open it."

When Old Master Crawford saw that Luca agreed, he got the butler to open the gift.

The waiter brought scissors over, and the butler put the gift on the table before carefully opening the delicate wrapping.

When a sandalwood frame was revealed, Old Master Crawford smiled.

He knew what the gift was the moment he saw the frame.

Luca was not sure what was the gift Luke had prepared for Old Master Crawford, so she watched silently while holding her breath. Susan saw her appearance and interpreted it another way.

She thought that since Luca looked so serious and nervous, there must be something wrong with what was inside.

"The frame looks good but the content inside is uncertain. Counterfeiters put a lot of effort into the packaging so that they can deceive others to buy these fake antiques," Susan said bitterly.

Old Master Crawford glanced at her and cursed at her in his heart for being ignorant.

He could tell the age of the gift from the frame alone.

The butler glanced at Old Master Crawford. After he nodded in agreement, the butler unwrapped the gift completely.

It was an antique painting.

The butler carefully picked up the antique painting and handed it to Old Master Crawford.

Old Master Crawford held it, looked at it carefully, and concluded, "It's real."

"How could it be real? It would cost a fortune!" Susan could not believe it. She thought that Old Master Crawford said that on purpose to give Luca an out.

Old Master Crawford snorted coldly and said, "This is an antique painting from the 1900s. It's old, but back then, the quality of this antique painting was considered average and not high-quality. That is why it's not expensive. You can get it cheap as long as you know how to choose.”

Luca breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the antique painting. After all, antique paintings were expensive.

However, after she heard Old Master Crawford's explanation, she was relieved that Luke had picked a gift as such on her behalf.

Old Master Crawford enjoyed collecting antiques, especially antique paintings.

That was why he deliberately bought an antique painting but one that was not of the highest quality. As such, it would be believable even if she said she had personally chosen it.

After all, she was an ordinary person and could not afford an expensive antique painting.

When Susan heard that it was real but the price was not high, her heart eased a little. She sneered, "It's a substandard product. Dr. Craw, how nice of you."

"Old Master Crawford likes antique paintings, so I bought this for him. The boss knew I was going to give it to Old Master Crawford as a birthday present and gave me a discount so that I could afford it," Luca said. Since Susan wanted to pull her down, she also humiliated her. "This is within my abilities. I hope you'll like it, Old Master Crawford."

"I like it, I like it so much," Old Master Crawford said quickly. He deliberately touched it a few times to show his love for this gift before he carefully put it back into the butler's hands.

"I have several similar antique paintings in my collection. When I put this one up, my shelf will be full. Butler, when we get home, please help me put it away. Be careful not to accidentally hit it on anything,"

Old Master Crawford said.

The butler replied respectfully, "Yes, Old Master Crawford."

Susan was fuming when she heard his words. She wanted to embarrass Luca and make her lose her dignity in front of Old Master Crawford, but Luca was saved by her words.

Luke did not expect that Luca would say such a thing.

In the past, she would often endure Susan's temper even if she deliberately made things difficult for her. However, she now knew how to pretend to be good in front of Old Master Crawford so that he would not care about the quality of the antique painting.

How interesting...

It seemed that in the past three years, she had not only learned medical skills and martial arts but her temperament had also undergone some changes.

More and more guests arrived, so Luke said, "Grandpa, there are more and more guests arriving. Why don't you go and take a seat?"

Old Master Crawford was getting old and could not stand for too long. It was tiring to greet guests, so Luke asked Old Master Crawford to go in and sit.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1715-"Okay, please greet the guests. Luca, accompany me inside? Let's have some tea?" Old Master Crawford invited her.

"Okay." Luca nodded in agreement. Rather than standing here, it was a better option for her to accompany Old Master Crawford in for tea.

She did not have the right status to be standing here and greeting guests.

"Come, give me a hand. I'm old and my legs are not working as well as they used to," Old Master Crawford said. He was in a wonderful mood.

Luca obediently helped him, and the two walked in with the butler following closely behind.

Luke glanced at Luca's back with a tender gaze.

Susan was enraged by what happened and thought Luca must be proud of how things turned out. Getting the love and attention of Old Master Crawford meant that she had won over the entire Crawford family. If Luke was involved with her, she was unsure where she would stand in the future.

She felt threatened once again. To her, Luca was a bigger threat than Bianca!

Susan looked at Louis, who was standing at the side looking at his phone. He did not utter a word as things went down as though he was invisible.

'Even the guests played along with me but my son didn't say a word!'

Susan pinched his arm.

Louis hissed in pain and looked at her. "Mom, what's the matter?"

"What's the matter?! All you know is to play with your phone! Today is your grandfather's birthday. Is it appropriate for you to stand here and play with your phone?" Susan stared at him. She was infuriated that he did not try to please Old Master Crawford on such an important day. She thought that he would lose his footing in the household if something happened to her.

Louis' mood turned inexplicable after being yelled at. He had no choice but to put down his work, look at her, and ask, "Why are you angry? Today is Grandpa's birthday. If he sees you like this, he'll be unhappy."

"I'm not happy to see how useless you are. What are you still doing here? Go and greet the guests. The guests can't think that there's only one young master in the Crawford family, right?" Susan was hopping mad when she saw how non-reactive Louis was. She could not let Luke take all the limelight.

Louis looked at the guests buttering up to Old Master Crawford. It was as if they were not here for the birthday banquet but just to compliment the Crawford family. He felt disgusted.

"It's good that Luke is dealing with this. I'll focus on my work and not cause any trouble."

To Susan, his behavior showed that he was not up to par. She got even angrier and pushed him, yelling, "What are you doing?! You're also the grandson of the Crawford family and one of the future heirs. Hurry up, go!"

Louis stumbled and almost fell. He knew Susan's jealousy had risen when he saw her expression. She was full of anger.

Over the years, he had started his own business, which had grown bigger. It was not an issue for him to support a family of four but Susan still refused to admit his capabilities. She had been lobbying for him to go back to work in T Corporation.

Louis felt helpless. He had no choice but to put away his phone, walk to Luke's side, and greet the guests with him.

"What did Mom say?" Luke asked softly.

Louis said helplessly, "She asked me to compete with you. Along with that note, make sure you protect Dr. Craw."

"Why?" Luke asked. He greeted the guests with only a slight smile on his face. He was not too enthusiastic toward anyone, even on this occasion.

"I feel like Dr. Craw ticked her off today. Maybe she'll try to do something again later." Louis knew his mother all too well, so he wanted to give Luke a heads-up.

"She can handle it." Luke believed that Luca was no longer the Bianca he used to have to protect at all times.

"You brought her here, so be sure to take good care of her. Otherwise, she'll become afraid of our family and your plan won't succeed." Louis knew about Luke's intentions but did not lay it all out. Instead, he chose to hint at it.

Luke glanced at his half-brother. Even though their mothers often got into fights, the relationship between them was still solid.

At least, in private.

"Got it," Luke replied.

On the other hand.

Thanks to Old Master Crawford, Luca got to know some people of status. At the same time, these people were very curious about her.

Old Master Crawford took the trouble to introduce Luca to those who were curious. After they were introduced to Luca, they were still curious. 'She's just an employee of T Corporation. Why is she valued by Old Master Crawford?'

If Luke and Louis were not married, they would understand. After all, Old Master Crawford could be selecting his granddaughter-in-law.

However, both of them were married with children and no one had ever heard about their relationships being unstable. What was the situation with this woman?

The crowd speculated.

More than half an hour later, Zander walked into the hotel with Luke's three children.

Tommy knew that Luca was coming. After he quickly greeted Luke, he wanted to find Luca.

Luke did not stop Tommy from being so eager to find his mother. He only asked Zander to watch the children.

Zander walked into the banquet hall with the three kids.

They quickly found Luca and stood in front of her in unison. "Good evening, Ms. Luca."

"Good evening, Ms. Luca."

"Good evening, Ms. Luca."

Luca looked at them, her embarrassment from being constantly questioned reducing greatly. She touched their heads respectively and said, "Good evening."

Old Master Crawford did not find it strange to see the kids so attached to Luca but was relieved. He wanted to tease them, so he cleared his throat and reminded the children, saying, "I'm the main character today!"

The children looked at him in unison and said, "Happy birthday, Grandpa!"

"I wish Grandpa great health and longevity!"

"I wish Grandpa the happiest of birthdays. May you have today's glory forever."

Old Master Crawford was elated at how sweet the kids were. He could tell that Luca, who was surrounded by the crowd, was embarrassed. He said, "Luca, Luke is still outside greeting guests and has no time to take care of the children. Why don't you go to the lounge with the kids and take care of them for Luke?"

Luca nodded in agreement. She much preferred taking care of the children than having to deal with the curious eyes of the guests.

She stood up and took Tommy and Rainie's hands. She then said, "Old Master Crawford, I'll take the kids to the lounge first."

"Okay, go." Old Master Crawford waved his hand.

Luca left with the children.

As soon as she walked into the hotel lounge, she was surrounded by the three children. Rainie looked at Luca's beautiful dress and said with envy, "Ms. Luca, you're so beautiful. You look like a fairy princess!"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1716-Tommy was unwilling to be outdone and said, "Ms. Luca is more beautiful than a fairy princess! In my heart, Ms. Luca is the most beautiful woman in this universe! Brother, what do you think?"

Lanie, who was named, nodded nonchalantly. In his heart, his mother was indeed the most beautiful woman in this universe.

The smile in Luca's eyes deepened as she listened to the compliments from the children. She enjoyed being with her children more than anything.

She touched the children's heads and asked, "Are you hungry? There are refreshments here. I'll have them send some over?"

"Yay!" The children clapped their hands. They were picked up by Zander from school and had not had anything to eat yet.

Luca picked up the landline nearby, dialed the service desk, and told them to bring some refreshments.

There was a knock on the door of the lounge as soon as she hung up the phone. novelbin Luca went to open the door and found that it was the maid from the Crawford family. When she saw Luca, the maid asked with a smile, "Ms. Craw, I heard from Zander that the kids are with you?"

Luca nodded. "Yes, they're all inside."

The maid said respectfully, "That's great. I brought their clothes. Can I take them in and have them change into them?"

"Come in," Luca stepped aside.

The maid walked in, saw the children sitting on the sofa, and said, "Young Master Blanche, Ms. Rainie, Young Master Tommy, I've brought the clothes you chose this morning. Hurry up and change into them."

When the children heard her, they immediately stepped forward and took their respective bags.

They were the children of the Crawford family, so they had to be well dressed for Old Master Crawford's birthday banquet. The children took their clothes one by one, from big to small. Then, they went into the bathroom to get changed.

Lanie came out with a mini bow tie in his hand.

Seeing that, the maid thought he did not know how to tie it and hurried forward while saying, "Young Master Blanche, let me help you with that."

Lanie took a step back and looked at Luca. He seemed a little shy as he said, "I want Ms. Luca to help me."

Luca, who was named, was stunned. She did not expect Lanie to make such a request.

Lanie was independent. He had already learned to tie a bow tie before she was kidnapped, but now, he seemed to want to get closer to her.

Luca nodded as she stepped forward to help him tie his bow tie.

Tommy was waiting for Rainie to get dressed. When he saw that, Tommy quickly said, "Ms. Luca, Ms. Luca, I want you to help me tie my bow tie too."

Luca looked at him and nodded with a smile. "Okay, I'll wait for you to change into your suit."

The maid watched the scene unfold. Lanie, who had always been very capable, also approached Luca first. She could not help but sigh. "Ms. Craw, you're a kid magnet. They seem to like you very much."

Luca nodded with a smile on her face but said nothing.

'How can my children not like me?' Luca felt sorry for missing out on the period when they were growing up and not being able to openly admit that she was their mother when she saw how much they relied on her.

She could only use the identity of Luca to accompany them. She was unsure when she would disappear from their lives.

Luca remembered the man watching her in the parking lot when she got out of Luke's car and wondered if he was one of Abel's men.

Come to think of it, she had not heard from Abel in a few days…

While she was deep in thought, Rainie came out from the dressing room. She had changed into a long pink lace dress and looked like a princess who came out of a storybook.

She walked to Luca's side and snuggled up to her while calling out, "Ms. Luca."

Luca snapped out of it, looked at her daughter, and patted her head with a smile. "What's the matter, dear?"

"Ms. Luca, you look so beautiful today. I like your hairstyle. Can you do my hair like that too?" Rainie asked.

"The same hairstyle?" Luca felt a little uncomfortable with that request. After all, she was not Rainie's mother right now.

If she were still Bianca, she would have no problem with having the same hairstyle as her daughter. However, she was just a guest of the Crawford family. If she went out with the same hairstyle as Rainie, others might gossip…

Rainie blinked her eyes and said innocently, "Ms. Luca, your hairstyle looks good. I want to wear this hairstyle too."

Luca looked at Rainie's big watery eyes and her heart softened. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you do your hair. Do you have any tools with you?"

"Yes. Ms. Rainie asked me to pack them and take them with me before she left for school. Here! I'm just not sure if they're enough, though." The maid hurriedly handed over another bag.

Luca looked at the accessories in the bag. Rainie had put all her favorite accessories in it.

She saw that there were several hair clips that she had given to Rainie before she was kidnapped.

The hair clips were luxury goods, so they still looked new after a few years.

"Ms. Luca, can you do it?" Rainie asked.

"It should be possible. I'll try my best. Someone else did my hair so I can only do a similar one. Is that okay?" Luca asked for Rainie's opinion.

"Okay! Ms. Luca." Rainie smiled sweetly, and the unease in her eyes dissipated after she got Luca's affirmative answer.

By the time Luca picked up the tools and was about to do Rainie's hair, Tommy got dressed up and came out.

Luca could not help but laugh out loud. She asked him to come to her side when she saw her youngest son looking like a mini adult after he put on his suit. "Come here, Tommy. I'll help you tie your bow tie."

Tommy happily walked over to her.

Luca picked up the bow tie and helped him tie it. Tommy looked at how carefully she was tying his bow tie and muttered in a low voice, "If only you could help me tie the bow tie every day…"

Luca touched his head and said nothing.

She also wanted to take care of them in person every day but reality did not allow for it.

Luca inevitably felt melancholic when she thought of that.

She picked up the comb and started to brush Rainie's hair.

She divided Rainie's hair into different areas and started to braid her hair like how Nina did previously. While she was occupied, she secretly rejoiced that the hairdo that Nina did for her was not complicated. Otherwise, Rainie would be disappointed.

Lanie watched as Luca carefully braided her sister's hair. He picked up his phone, filmed the scene, and sent it to Luke.

Luke was greeting the guests when his phone vibrated. He picked it up, opened the text, and saw Luca combing Rainie's hair. His heart was warm.

The scene was heart-warming and left a deep impression on his heart.

Luke had an urge to let Louis be in charge of greeting the guests for the rest of the night so he could walk into the lounge and feel the peace at that moment.

However, he knew that if he did that, Louis would protest.

Luke shook his head. He had to suppress the urge and continue to greet the guests who had arrived.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1717-Luca was ingenious. She quickly helped Rainie to do her hair. It looked good but it was somewhat different from her own.

Rainie looked in the mirror and boasted, saying, "Ms. Luca, you're amazing. My hair looks great!"

Luca smiled, looked at the smile on Rainie's face, and said, "It's still a little different from mine."

"This looks good too! Ms. Rainie, do you want to put on a necklace?" The maid, who was by the side, asked.

Rainie nodded.

The maid took out the necklace Luke had prepared for Rainie and helped put it on her. Luca noticed that Rainie's necklace was also made of pearls.

She was stunned, "Are Rainie's accessories also made of pearls?"

"Yes, these are what Daddy bought for me yesterday. Ms. Luca, do I look good?" Rainie fiddled with her necklace. Luca could tell that she liked it very much.

“Yes, you look wonderful." Luca wondered if Luke did it on purpose. Although Rainie's necklace was for children, it was similar to the necklace on her neck.

"It's the same necklace as yours, Ms. Luca. If we wear the same dress, will people think we're mother and daughter?" Rainie said as she looked at Luca with a smile.

Luca was glad that Luke did not go as far as to buy an identical dress for Rainie. Otherwise, they would be mistaken for a mother and daughter if they walked out together…

She smiled and straightened the necklace around her neck. She complimented her, "Rainie, you're so beautiful—just like a princess who came out of a fairy tale."

When he heard that, Tommy deliberately asked, "Ms. Luca, do I look like a prince?"

"Of course, you're all little princesses and little princes." Luca looked at the three children, her heart feeling warm.

When most of the guests were there, Luke finally left and walked to the lounge. He knocked on the door.

"Come in." Luca's voice came from inside and he pushed open the door. He saw the children sitting around Luca, eating refreshments brought by the waiter.

They looked so happy. He was the only one missing.

Luca saw that it was Luke who came in. She stood up shyly and said, "Mr. Crawford, you're here…"

"Yeah." Luke walked into the lounge, closed the door to cut off the noise outside, and looked at the three children. His gaze fell on Rainie as he said, "The hair you did for her looks great."

"How did you know…" Luca was stunned.

"Ms. Luca, I took a photo when you were doing Rainie's hair just now. It looks lovely. Do you want to see it?" Lanie took the initiative to admit that it was his masterpiece before Luke said anything.

Luca glanced at him helplessly. She did not expect Lanie, who had always been clear-headed, to take a photo of her.

"Okay, please send it to me," she said. When Rainie added her as a Facebook friend back then, Lanie also added her within a day.

Lanie nodded and made an 'okay' gesture.

Rainie said, "Brother, send it to me too."

"I'll send it to you later." Lanie agreed.

Luke looked at them. It was a cheerful and joyous atmosphere. He thought to himself that this was how his home should be…

There was music outside, so he reminded them. "The banquet is about to start. Let's go."

The children stood up one after another. Although they liked being with Luca, they wanted to participate in the joyous event outside as well.

Luca also stood up and suddenly thought that she had not been assigned a seat. If she went out, she probably would not have any seats and seemed to have only two choices.

She could just find an empty seat to sit down but she felt awkward when she thought of how she would be surrounded by strangers.

Her other option was to sit at the same table with Luke and the others, but that was an even more awkward choice. After all, she was not a member of the Crawford family.

Luca would rather choose the former.

Luke seemed to see through her troubles and said, "I've arranged a seat for you." "Ah? With whom?" Luca asked and prayed that it was not with the Crawford family.

"The Normans and Raynes," Luke said. He planned it on purpose. She was close with the Norman and Rayne families. Even if there were other people at the table, she would not feel awkward accompanied by them.

Moreover, the Normans were her biological parents and she grew up with the Rayne family. She would be happy to sit at the same table with them.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief. She was alright sitting with Jack Norman and the others…

They left the room together.

Since Luca did not know where the Normans sat, she had no choice but to follow Luke. Rainie and Tommy held her hand as they walked.

When outsiders saw this scene, they could not help sighing about how they looked like a family. Nevertheless, everyone knew that Luke had a wife, so those who did not know Luca's identity were curious.

Luca walked down the aisle and she felt pressured. Sure enough, not everyone could stand near Luke, not to mention, the two children were still holding her hands.

Luca knew how they would talk about her, but she couldn't bear to let go of the children's hands.

They were still young and sensitive. If she did that, they might think that she despised them.

Luke took Luca to the table where the Norman and Rayne families were. He said, "You'll be sitting here." "Okay, thank you." Luca nodded, then let go of the children's hands and sat down.

Tommy looked up at Luke and asked, "Daddy, can I sit here with Ms. Luca?"

If it were a normal occasion, Luke would not care, but this was not. He shook his head and said, "No, today is Grandpa's birthday. All of us will be sitting with him."

"Okay." Tommy reluctantly followed Luke.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief and greeted the three at the table, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman, Ms. Rayne, good evening."

"Good evening." They greeted her in succession.

Luca felt that everyone's eyes were still on her. Some of the gazes were like spotlights, stabbing her whole body. She felt uncomfortable sitting here.

Fortunately, the master of ceremonies on the stage soon began to speak so that everyone's attention fell on him instead.

Wanda, who sat on her right side, whispered, "Luca, you look amazing. Did you get ready by yourself?" "No, my friend helped me," Luca said. Wanda knew about Nina, so she kept it to herself, lest she got the feeling that she was stealing everything from Bianca.

Wanda took another look at her outfit and thought that Luca looked gentle and decent. "Your friend is great at this. You look graceful."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1718-“Yes, I said that too." Queenie was busy admiring Luca's beauty. Luca had always dressed up casually, and she looked pretty even then. Now that she was all dolled up, she was even more stunning. She could not help but compliment Luca.

"Thank you. You look great too." Luca felt embarrassed receiving compliments from them. She lowered her head a little and looked down.

Wanda laughed and took a sip of the red wine before saying, "Luca, let me tell you something. My father has been taking the medicine you prescribed and using the herbal concoction to soak his feet in. He feels a lot more comfortable now. He can sleep early every night without waking up in the middle of the night all of a sudden. He'll only wake up around six in the morning. You're amazing."

Luca nodded as she listened to Wanda's feedback.

She already knew that her prescription would have long-term effects on Old Master Rayne. That was why she was not surprised to hear that when Wanda told her about it.

Queenie, who was listening, said in surprise, "Did Luca treat Old Master Rayne?"

"Yes! It's all thanks to Luke for bringing her over. After she checked his pulse, she gave him a prescription. The medicine works effectively. He's been taking the medicine for quite some time now and is getting better. I seldom hear him complaining that he's in pain anymore. It's unlike those medicines that he used to take. After he took them for a while, they no longer had an effect on him. I must say, Luca, you're very impressive." Wanda complimented Luca.

Luca looked at Queenie and thought of Leia.

Too many things had happened during this time and she forgot to ask about Leia's situation. However, Queenie did not contact her either, so she reckoned that Leia's situation should be under control. She

asked, "Mrs. Norman, how's the patient?"

She intentionally used the word 'patient' to refer to Leia as Wanda was here too.

Queenie smiled gratefully and replied, "The prescription you gave me is good. Her condition is much more stable now. It's a pity that this kind of illness is irreversible, so she can only take things one step at a time. We'll see how things turn out."

Jack, who was standing beside her, heard what his wife said. He recalled what Luke had mentioned to him before. After that, Queenie mentioned to him that she thought of giving money to Leia to buy an organ from the black market.

He was outraged. Leia's condition was not that serious at first. She would have recovered if she was willing to take the medicine that Luca prescribed. Leia was the one who got herself into her current situation.

Jack talked to Queenie after knowing what she had in mind. He regained control over the family's finances. He did not give her a chance to be soft-hearted.

At the same time, he warned the two elders in the house not to have a soft spot for Leia. The Norman family's reputation would be ruined if they fell for it.

Luca noticed that something was wrong with Jack's expression and thought it might be because of Leia. She should not be asking, but she could not help herself and asked with concern, "Mr. Norman, what's on your mind?"

“I guess everything was doomed to be this way. If she was willing to take the prescription you gave her from the beginning, things wouldn't have turned out this bad, right, Luca?” Although Jack was furious with Leia, he was still kind to Luca.

After all, after she saved Queenie, she had left a good impression on him. With time, it only got better and better.

“That's right, but things have come this far. If she can recover her health after she's discharged from the hospital, it wouldn't be too difficult for her in the future,” Luca answered.

Queenie let out a sigh.

She had initially thought of getting a new organ for Leia, but it was impossible when she thought of it now. She was worried that she would put Jack in a difficult position because of her soft-heartedness, which was why she agreed to let him manage the family's finances now.

Her daughter was important to her. However, the man she had spent her whole life with was much more important to her.

Luca took Queenie's hands and comforted her in a soft voice, "She'll get better.”

Queenie held her hands too. She felt warmth surging in her heart. She smiled and nodded her head.

As Wanda listened to their conversation, she made a rough guess and comforted Queenie too. "Things won't keep getting worse. That's the best thing about misfortune. Don't worry, she'll certainly get better with Luca's help."

“Yes, Luca's capable. She'll get better.” Queenie exclaimed. She thought it must be fate that brought her and Luca together.

Although they met each other because of Luke and she had mixed feelings for Luca, she knew that the familiar feeling she felt toward Luca was not fake.

Luca looked down as she listened to the two closest people to her were talking about her. It left such a sour feeling in her.

The only thing that she hoped now was that with her return this time, she would be able to bring them happiness and improve their health. She did not want to bring them disasters.

After the master of ceremony finished making his speech on the stage, it was Old Master Mallory's time to give a speech. The old master's speech was formal, but he received warm applause. Then, it was Luke's turn to give a speech.

All this while, Luca had not looked at the stage. However, she could not help but look over at this moment.

Luke was standing in the middle of the stage, holding a microphone. He thanked everyone for their support and concern. He looked great and invincible.

People would applaud and cheer with every sentence he said.

Luca looked at the man on the stage. As moments passed, she could only hear his voice in her ears. His hoarse yet powerful voice tempted people to follow such a leader.

She could not resist the man's charm since she was in high school.

The applause was getting deafening as he continued speaking as though these people were his fans. It was exaggerated.

Luca only had eyes for Luke.

When Luke was done reciting the last sentence of his speech that he had memorized, he looked at Luca's table. The moment they met each other's eyes, he smiled faintly.

The photographer turned the camera and focused on him, projecting that smile of his on the big screen.

Everyone was confused. Did Luke smile just now?

However, the smile only lasted for a second as though they had imagined it.

Even though he was a little far away, Luca could still see his smile. It seemed like he was looking at her table. Was he looking at her?

She withdrew her gaze, no longer looking at the man on the stage.

The banquet officially started after the speech. The hotel's ballroom was bustling with noise and excitement. Luca's mind was far away, so she could not enjoy the food and drinks.

Wanda noticed that Luca was absent-minded and asked, “What's wrong? Luca, does the food not suit your taste?"

"Ah, no. I'm just not that hungry." Luca found a random excuse to explain her behavior.

Wanda added, "Eat some more even if you're not hungry. You're too skinny, just like our Bea. That's no good. Come on, have some more."

She helped Luca with a few dishes and placed them on her plate. Luca recalled that Wanda had always thought that she was too skinny. The Rayne family was poor at that time. They did not have much money to buy food, so Wanda would always think of buying her food to make her eat more and grow fatter.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1719-Luca went to the washroom when the banquet was halfway through.

When she was in the cubicle, she coincidentally heard the two women outside talking about her.

"Who's the woman who walked into the hall with Luke while holding the two kids' hands? I remember that his wife doesn't look like that," one of the women asked.

"So, is she not really his wife? I thought I remembered it wrongly. Then who's that woman?"

"Luke's wife is still abroad. There's no news of her returning here. Who knows who that woman is? After all, she looks well-behaved. Perhaps she's that kind of woman."

"What kind of woman?"

"A mistress. Isn't it normal for a man as outstanding as Luke to keep a mistress?"

"That can't be. How dare a mistress show up on such an occasion? Even if she dares to, Luke wouldn't dare to bring her here. Isn't he afraid of pissing off the old master?"

"I agree, but did you notice how close the kids are to that woman? I heard Susan mention that this woman's identity is unknown and she refuses to say too much about it. She's afraid that the old master will scold her if he finds out."

"That's not good. Let's go. The Crawford family is really complicated. I thought Luke was a good man. I didn't expect him to be someone like this."

"Are there any men who never cheat on their woman? They just go undetected without getting caught by us. Come on, let's go."

Luca stood in the cubicle and listened to the two women discussing her. She shook her head helplessly. Susan was willing to go that far to ruin the Crawford family's reputation and talk nonsense to others.

She walked out of the cubicle. After she washed her hands, she left the washroom.

When she returned to the ballroom, many people were still looking at her. Luca ignored them and returned to her seat.

When Luca left her seat and went to the washroom just now, the people who were sitting at the same table with her asked Wanda and Queenie about Luca's identity almost immediately. Hence, both of them knew what the others were thinking of Luca.

Wanda held Luca's hand and felt that her palm was icy-cold. She frowned and asked caringly, "Are you alright?"

Luca shook her head, telling her that she was fine. Then, she picked up her spoon and continued to help herself with the food.

After the dinner ended, Luca thought of hailing a ride to go home. However, Zander walked toward her and said in a low voice, “Ms. Craw, Young Master Luke gave me his orders to ask you to stay here first. If you're feeling tired or bored, you may head to the lounge to take a rest. He'll send you home after he's done sending off the guests."

Luca was speechless. She thought of leaving secretly when Luke was not paying attention to her, but the man acted faster than her...

She had no choice but to nod her head, indicating that she understood.

Wanda heard their conversation, and a gleam flashed across her eyes. However, she did not say anything. She patted Luca's shoulder, smiled, and said, "Luca, I'm going home first. Let's keep in touch. Feel free to come to my house to have dinner when you're free."

"Sure." Luca waved to her.

Zander left after he passed Luke's message to her. After a while, he brought along the three kids with him.

Tommy leaned over on Luca's lap and asked, "Ms. Luca, you haven't left yet? Why don't you follow us back?"

Luca shook her head and said, "It's alright. I'm leaving after these people have left. It's late. Hurry up and go home."

Tommy could not bear to let her sit here alone, so he insisted, saying, "Ms. Luca, please follow us back home. Let Uncle Zander drive you home."

Lanie looked at his younger brother who refused to leave their mother. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Someone will pick Ms. Luca up. Tommy, let's go."

Then, Lanie took Tommy's hand and left.

Tommy was reluctant to part with Luca. He kept turning around to look at Luca until he followed Zander to leave the hotel. He got into the car and complained, "Brother, why didn't you let Ms. Luca follow us?"

"Silly little brother." Lanie looked at his younger brother as though he was hoping that Tommy could live up to his expectations. He reminded him. "There be must a reason why Ms. Luca is sitting there. Daddy must have given his orders. He probably wants Ms. Luca to wait for him there so that Daddy can send her back home after he's done entertaining the guests."

"Is that true?" Tommy refused to believe.

Lanie turned to look at Zander and said, "Uncle Zander, tell me. Is this Daddy's arrangement?"

He saw his father speak to Uncle Zander just now. Then after a while, Uncle Zander walked toward his mother.

"Yes, Little Young Master Blanche. Your father is going to send Ms. Luca home later. Don't worry," answered Uncle Zander.

Tommy replied, "Oh." He fell silent after knowing that someone would be picking Luca up.

On the other hand.

After Luke sent off some of the annoying guests, he came to Luca's side. There were only waiters cleaning up the tables in the hall now.

Luke looked at Luca, who was busy scrolling her phone, and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. Some drunken guests were busy chattering. Let's go. I'll send you home."

Luca nodded her head.

After all, the people who were invited to the dinner were either related to the Crawford family or his business partners.

No matter what kind of relationship it was, the chances of meeting Luke were slim. That was why they took the opportunity to talk with Luke. It was normal to do so.

She stood up, followed Luke, and left together with him.

A gust of cold breeze blew past them once they stepped out of the hotel. Luca, who was not prepared, could not help but shiver.

Luke noticed this and took his coat off. He put it on her shoulder.

Luca was about to reject and tell him that she was not feeling cold, but she heard him saying in a low voice, “Put it on. Don't catch a cold.”

"I'm not that weak,” replied Luca. However, she still put the coat on her.

There was Luke's scent on the coat and the warmth that his body heat left behind. No matter how cold the wind was, she felt as if it was nothing to her now.

"Keep yourself warm. You're officially going back to T Corporation to work tomorrow. The company needs you to be in your best condition," Luke said as he headed to the parking lot.

Luca listened to him. It seemed like his concern for her was always because of work.

She always felt like something was wrong, but at the same time, it did not seem to be the case.

The two of them walked side by side to the car. After Luca waited for him to unlock the car door, she opened the car door herself before Luke could open it for her. Then, she quickly got in.

Luke noticed her gestures. It seemed she was bothered by his gentlemanly acts toward her. His eyes could not help getting dark.

They were close with each other back then. However, it seemed like she could not wait to distance herself from him now.

If it were not because he would never do anything unreasonable to her, Luke would have thought that he had accidentally hurt her feelings before, which made her distance herself from him as though he

was a snake or a scorpion.

As Luke watched the door to the passenger seat closing, he put on a serious expression. Then, he got into the driver's seat and drove off without saying anything.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1720-The car was moving slowly and steadily. Luke did not turn on the radio this time. There was dead silence in the car.

The coat was still on Luca's shoulder. She turned around and looked at the man beside her. She pondered before lifting her hand to take off the coat.

Luke spoke, "Put it on."

"It's warm enough in the car. It's a little hot for me^" Luca explained. Luke turned on the heater once they got into the car as he was worried that she would catch a cold.

“It'll be cold outside when you get out later,” Luke said, telling her to leave it on her.

Luca had no choice but to leave the coat on her. She looked outside the window and realized they were not going to Nina's apartment.

"Mr. Crawford, are you going the wrong way?" she asked. He should have made a right turn just now if they were heading to Nina's place. The road they were driving on now would take them back to his apartment.

She thought Luke had accidentally taken the wrong turn.

Luke continued to drive forward without planning to turn back. "Percy wants to win Nina back.”

Luca nodded her head. She knew that, and she knew Percy had never given up. The current situation was just because he could not detangle himself from the Johnston family.

Then, Luke said, "It's hard for Percy to make a move if you stay with Nina."

Luca was startled. She had no idea that she was the third wheel.

She knew Percy wanted to win Nina back, but Nina had asked her to accompany her. There was no way she could reject her.

Moreover, judging from Nina's personality, she did not like to be disturbed. Percy must have freaked her out. Otherwise, she would not have requested her to accompany her.

"Nina needs me to keep her company," said Luca. Besides, her belongings were still at Nina's place.

"She only wants to avoid Percy. She doesn't need someone to keep her company." Luke insisted as he parked the car below the apartment.

Luca realized they had already returned to the apartment, so she put on a helpless expression. "She'll be worried if I don't go back tonight." "Give me your phone." Luke held out his hand.

Luca had no idea what he wanted to do, so she just handed her phone to him. She did not know if he did it on purpose but her fingers touched his palm. It was warm.

She took her hand back. The warm touch was like an electrical current quickly enveloping her body.

Luke glanced at her. He picked her phone up and tapped on the screen, but the screen was locked.

They had only gently touched each other just now, but Luca acted as though she had touched something she should not have touched. He changed his mind. Instead of asking her for the passcode, he held out his palm to her and grabbed her hand.

Luca was stunned. She thought of withdrawing her hand away unconsciously. “Mr. Crawford!"

"Unlock it." Luke held her finger and pressed it down to unlock her phone.

Luca realized what he was going to do. She bit the bullet and let him hold her hand without struggling to break free.

After the phone was unlocked, Luca withdrew her hand quickly. Remnants of his warm still lingered on the spot where he held her hand. She twiddled with her fingers gently and kept silent.

Luke noticed that something was wrong with her, but he did not expose her. He opened her contacts on her phone and found Nina's number.

At the same time, he noticed that the name Luca had saved his number with was 'Mr. Crawford'.

How formal...

Luke was slightly dissatisfied, but he sent a message to Nina: [Luca is drunk. I've brought her back to the apartment. You don't have to wait for her tonight. Someone will come over to your apartment with the spare key and access card tomorrow. They'll bring Luca's belongings back.]

He returned the phone to Luca after he sent the message.

Luca took it from him and read the message he sent to Nina. She was speechless.

Luke was still as overbearing as usual. He would decide everything for her. He was also helping Percy by doing this.

Luca did not say anything at the thought of their friendship She knew she should not stay at Nina's place. If she could have dodged it, she would not have stayed at Nina's place either.

After all, there was a misunderstanding between Nina and Percy. If they wanted to clear the air between them, they would need to get along with each other.

However, it was obvious that Nina refused to listen to anything Percy had to say now. If Luca stayed at her apartment, he would not have the chance to talk to her at all.

“Let's get out of the car." Luke reminded her when he saw her remaining silent after taking back her phone.

Luca snapped back to her senses and unfastened the seat belt.

She asked carefully when she saw Luke not doing anything, "Mr. Crawford, are you going back to Crawford Manor tonight?"

Luke looked at her. There was a hint of tease across the bottom of his eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Do you want me to stay?"

It sounded like something was going on between them.

Luca could sense the teasing in his words. The nerves in her body were trembling because of what he said. She replied hurriedly, "I prefer staying alone."

Luke did not get angry when he heard her reply. Luca was still the person she used to be. She would always pretend that she could not pick up his subtle hints when she was avoiding him.

He said, "I have to go back to handle some matters. Pass me the spare key and access card. I'll ask someone to send them over tomorrow and bring your belongings to the office."

Luca handed her bag to Luke. “It's all in there. Oh, Nina usually wakes up around seven in the morning. You'll disturb her if it's too early.”

Luke was a little jealous when he heard her reminding him about it.

All she had in mind was other people. She did not seem to think of him even one little bit. It seemed like he had to do something to stop Luca from avoiding him.

Luke was tired of her keeping her distance from him. They were husband and wife, but they had become like this because of what had happened three years ago. He wanted to find out the truth, but she kept pushing him away.

No way! It was not going to work!

Luke took the bag from her and said, “Don't worry. I won't disturb her."

Luca noticed that he sounded a little provocative. She wondered if she had said or done anything wrong.

"You can get out of the car now. Make sure you report for duty on time tomorrow," Luke said.

Luca nodded and unfastened the seat belt. She got out of the car and remembered that she still had his coat on her. She took it off and placed it carefully on the passenger seat. "Thank you, Mr. Crawford. I'm heading upstairs now."

After that, she closed the car door before Luke could say anything. Then, she turned around and left.

Luke turned on the car's headlights and watched Luca leave with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He looked at the coat on the passenger seat and picked it up. The light fragrance on the coat seeped into his heart.

It was Luca's scent. He loved the scent of her.

After Bianca was kidnapped, the fake Bianca was arranged to stay beside him. He never smelled this scent on her when he hugged her.

He thought it was because of the shower gel, so he bought her favorite shower gel that she always used previously. However, no matter how much the fake Bianca used it, she did not have that scent on

her.

Luke moved the coat closer to his nose and smelled it. Then, he put on the coat and pushed the car door open.

Luke lifted his head and looked at the apartment, counting the floors. He stared at that particular floor until the windows lit up. Then, he went back into his car and drove off.