Ch. 2161..2170

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2161-Nina looked at Jean, and he subconsciously dodged her eye contact.

She could tell what was going on with just one gesture of his.

"Jean." Nina's voice was low and had a warning tone.

Jean could not help but shiver a little and hurriedly said to Jonny, "Jonny."

Jonny lifted his hand and interrupted him, "Shut up."

Jean shut his mouth instantly.

Jonny looked at Nina and said with a smile, "So you're Percy's girlfriend. Forgive me for the nonsense I said just now. It was ignorant of me to have failed to recognize you."

Nina was disgusted at Jonny's change of attitude. Before she could give another eviction order, Jean informed him, "Jonny, my sister is now Percy's fiancee."

Although the engagement was low-key, Percy's announcement after it happened was very high-profile.

Therefore, practically everyone in A City knew that Percy was engaged.

"Oh, yes, yes, I forgot. Your sister is already engaged to Percy." Jonny slapped the back of his head. "Hey, don't blame me. If you had made things clear earlier, there wouldn't have been this confusion, isn't that right? Anyway, you can be the bigger person and don't blame me. I'll be your underling from now on. I'll follow behind you and Percy. I'll help you solve all your problems."

Nina knew that Percy was renowned in A City's underworld and perhaps not just A City.

Despite that, Percy would never get involved with people like Jonny.

The people who helped Percy deal with things were professionally trained, and when confronted, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they could transform themselves into well-trained soldiers. Those people were absolutely not the type of people to abuse their power by relying on fighting to gain territory. They did not make a living from extortion.

"Percy doesn't need your help," Nina said coldly. Since he was so afraid of Percy's name, she deliberately mentioned it.

Besides, there was no shame in mentioning her own man's name.

"You!" Jonny did not expect her to humiliate him.

"Jonny, don't be angry. Some people just like assuming someone else's power. She's just using Percy's name to scare you." Marie's voice could be heard from the bedroom.

Nina looked toward the bedroom door.

Marie was already standing there, leaning against Jean as though she was without bones. She did not even properly put on her clothes. There was just a piece of fabric that sparsely covered some places.

Nina looked at her furiously. This was how she bewitched Jean!

“Jonny, why don't you guys go first? She has something important to say to me," said Jean in a hurry.

Jonny was grim-faced. "What about my matter?"

"I'll definitely help you," Jean said hastily. He had already taken his money, so of course, he had to say so.

"Alright, you said it. If you break your promise, you'll have to sever an arm for me." After Jonny warned him, he turned around to leave.

The people behind him followed him and left.

The living room fell silent.

Nina had a bad feeling about this. "What did you promise him?"

Jean had a sullen face. "It's none of your business."

"You think I want to know? If I didn't have to save your ass every time, I wouldn't even bother finding out. Jean, you've caused enough trouble. If there's a next time, I won't give a damn about you anymore," Nina warned.

"Wow, is this how a sister should act? Don't you know how to respect your elder brother?" Marie put her arm around his.

"Shut up and get out of this house!" Nina saw the intimacy between them and flew into a rage.

This woman had harmed Jean before, yet she still wanted to continue harming him?

"I'm your brother's girlfriend and also your sister-in-law. This is your brother's house. Why can't I be here? Plus, watch your mouth. If the reporters find out that this is how you treat your family, I'm assuming that Percy will be disgusted, right? When that time comes, your dream of marrying rich would be shattered." Marie was not afraid of her.

Nina was not going to pay any attention to her. She looked at Jean instead and asked, "What exactly did you promise that hooligan?"

"There's no need for you to know," Jean said impatiently.

Marie also taunted her, "What? You managed to join a rich family, so you don't care about your brother or your sick and dying mother. He has no choice but to stand on his own two feet by helping people do

some things. Is there a problem with that? Unless you'll only be happy when he starves to death? Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don't know how someone could even fall for that evil heart of yours."

Nina slowly clenched her fists as she listened to Marie constantly stir up trouble. "Marie, do you think I don't know the sh*t you're doing behind his back?"

"What did I do?" Marie frowned.

"Fine, I'll say it. Jean, listen up. Remember what happened at the bar? Marie teamed up with the owner of the bar to plot against you. I've investigated everything clearly, and it's not the first time she's done something like this. She's been going to different bars, cooperating with the bar owners to provoke people to fight and destroy the bar equipment. Then, she would have those people compensate for it. In your case, she had it all planned out, yet you're still protecting her like a fool. You even got back together with her. You almost became a murderer. Open your eyes and take a good look at the vicious woman beside you!" said Nina as she could not help but push her finger against his head, hoping to knock some sense into him.

Jean looked at Marie. “Is what she said true?'

Of course, Marie shook her head and denied it. "Jean, it's not at all like what she said. She just wants to destroy our relationship, so she made up such a wicked lie."

Nina snorted, "I offered a sky-high payout to the bar owner you worked with, but he had to give me a little something in return."

"What is it?" Marie had a bad feeling.

"The surveillance video recording of you teaming up with him. It recorded your conversation with him crystal clear." Nina looked at Marie whose face slowly turned pale, then she turned to look at Jean. "If you want to see it, I can send it to your email as soon as I go back."

Jean's face took on a ghastly expression. He lifted his hand and slapped Marie. "Is what she said true?"

Marie continued to deny it. She shook her head and endured the prickling pain on her face while her hatred for Nina filled her heart. "No, she's ruining our relationship on purpose by spreading lies. I've loved you for so long. How could I do such a thing? If she really had evidence, she would've taken it out to stop us from the very start instead of waiting until now. She's doing it on purpose."

Jean thought that she had a point and looked at Nina suspiciously.

Nina knew that he believed in Marie's bullsh*t. She internally cursed at his stupidity.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2162-Nina snorted when she saw Marie weeping and sobbing. “If you had gotten together peacefully, then I wouldn't have bothered. Besides, both of you are just two peas in a pod, hurting each other. I have no problem with that. But Marie, you compelled him to go to the Rayne family's house today with malicious intentions. That's why I brought this up. Jean, if you don't believe me, open your email in an hour."

She uploaded the video the bar owner gave her onto her cloud storage because phones could easily be lost.

Marie listened to her tone, and Nina did not sound like she was bluffing. She glared at Nina with bloodshot eyes and snarled at her. "Nina, why are you trying to screw me over?"

Nina acted as if she did not hear her. She stared straight at Jean and warned him, "In the future, don't even think of going to the Rayne family's house. I've already told Aunt Rayne that if you dare cause her trouble again, she can just call the police without informing me."

After saying that, she turned around and left. She no longer paid any attention to Jean and Marie's tug of war.

Besides, she had already said everything she wanted to say.

Nina turned to leave, and a loud slapping sound came from behind her.

She did not have to turn around to know that it was Jean who did it to Marie.

Nina returned to her car, only to find out that she had left her phone in the car. Her phone was ringing non-stop, so she immediately picked it up to see that it was Percy calling. Her heart skipped a beat as she accepted the call.

"Percy, I left my phone in the car," she explained first without waiting for the other person to speak.

When Percy heard her voice, his tone was tense. "Did anything happen? I was in an international meeting earlier and my phone was muted."

He usually would not silence his phone during meetings as he was worried that Nina would not be able to reach him in case anything happened, but this meeting was rather important. Plus, Nina had the day off and did not have any special plans, so he put his phone on mute out of respect for the other party.

He did not expect to see her message after the meeting.

Percy immediately called her, but she was not picking up. He called over ten times and was worried that Jean might have done something to Nina, so he had already arranged for someone to rush over to her.

“Nothing happened, don't worry. I just went to talk to him about something and left my phone in the car. Sorry for worrying you." Nina felt all warm inside as this man clearly loved her and cared about her. What more could she want?

"Good thing nothing happened. Don't do this again." Percy urged her. He had panicked when he could not reach her and was worried that something might have happened to her.

"Okay, there won't be t next time. Are you done with work?" asked Nina.

"I'm done. Stay there and I'll go pick you up." Percy gestured to indicate that he did not need a driver because he did not like other people bothering him when he was with Nina as he wanted to feel like they were the only two people in the world.

"You don't need to come over. I'll drive back now. It's troublesome and a waste of time if you come, so I'll see you at home." The corners of Nina's lips raised to form a smile.

"Alright, see you at home." Percy knew that Nina was not that pretentious. If she said that he did not need to pick her up, she meant it. If he still went over there to pick her up, she would complain.

"I'll drive the car back now." Nina ended the call and drove away.

In the Langdon family's house.

Marie's face was slapped by Jean three times in a row. She covered her face and cried out in pain, "Jean, you son of a b*tch! How could you beat me after listening to Nina? I loved you so much for nothing."

"Love me? If you loved me, would you have lied to me like I was a fool? Marie, tell me honestly. Did you set up everything that happened in the bar that day?" Jean pointed at her nose with a ghastly expression.

Marie had intended to take it to her grave, but it occurred to her that Nina had the video, so she bit the bullet and said, "Yes, what that b*tch Nina said was true, but it wasn't my intention to harm you. I wanted to harm someone else. I didn't expect you to be involved, and things just got out of hand. I wasn't thinking straight. I was out of my mind and didn't know how to stop..."

Jean heard her admit it and raised his hand again.

Marie immediately dodged it. "Jean, before you came, my target was Tyrone. I was thinking of finding someone else to do the deed. I didn't think that you'd come over, and that's when I tried to stop you. Have you forgotten? You were never my target."

Jean frowned and recalled what had happened that day. Things did seem that way. When he walked into the bar, Marie was already sitting next to Tyrone.

He went over there of his own accord.

Marie noticed him frowning and knew that her plan was working. Now, she just had to make it all seem like an accident. Then, she would not have to be afraid of whatever video Nina had.

When she first talked to the bar owner, she used the name of some kid from a well-off family in place of Jean's name.

That little detail had given her a good excuse to use today.

"Who was your target?"

"A nouveau riche. I was going to provoke him to get into a fight with Tyrone," said Marie while sobbing.

"Why would you do such a thing?" asked Jean.

Marie looked at him sadly. "Do you think I wanted to? I'm penniless, and the Rayne family doesn't care about me. It's hard for a woman to make a living. This was the only way to make money fast. To be honest with you, it's not the first time I've done this. Similar things happen in other bars, but the owners would find someone to stop the fight once it gets to a certain point. Usually, it'd only cause property damage, and the parties involved wouldn't be seriously injured. After they paid, I could get the commission. Who knew that you'd go so hard? I was scared to death."

Jean looked at her and wanted to act against his conscience. However, after realizing that she did it for money, he questioned her, “Nina helped me compensate a large sum of money to the boss, so you must've earned a lot of money this time right?"

After he brought up the money, Marie refused to say the truth. "I didn't get a lot of money. It was a fixed price. It's not like I'm getting commission from selling things. It was just a little bit of money. I spent some a while ago, and I used the rest to buy those supplements."

She pointed at the supplements on top of the cabinet that the hooligans had already opened.

"No more money?" Jean's eyes widened. Although they were supplements, they were just rip-offs that did not cost much.

Marie nodded and wept. To make him believe her, she said, "That boss was particularly stingy. He agreed to give me that little amount of money, but he told me afterward that someone almost died at his bar because of me. He said that it was bad luck, so he took a cut of my share. If he weren't afraid that I would expose him, perhaps he wouldn't have even given me a penny. Jean, my love for you is genuine. I won't hide anything from you ever again."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2163-Jean squinted his eyes and looked at her red and swollen cheeks without a semblance of compassion. Instead, he felt resentment.

Marie saw that he did not respond, so she immediately pounced and hugged him. “Jean, I really love you. Don't give up on our relationship okay?"

Jean listened to her weeping with disgust and said, "You can't lie to me anymore."

"I swear, I'll never lie to you again! Let's live a happy life together, okay?" Marie reassured him.

It occurred to Jean that Marie still had the Rayne family behind her, and he became gentle. He touched her red and swollen face and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

Marie nodded.

"I did this because I got too angry just now. I'm sorry. Don't be angry at me," Jean apologized. He knew that Marie wanted to get close to him for a reason, but at the same time, he had an ulterior motive for getting close to her as well

The reason he overreacted was that he had just found out from Nina that Marie set him up.

After Marie explained things, he was no longer mad.

"I'm not angry with you. I did do some things that hurt you. Jean, after being through so much together, please don't give up on me." Marie hugged him.

Jean pushed her away and said, "I won't leave you. Sit down. I'll go get you an ice pack."

After saying that, he walked into the kitchen.

Marie's pitiful appearance changed instantly. She looked at a certain corner in the living room with sad yet vicious eyes.

Nina...

Jean...

She must remember what they did to her and make them fall into an abyss of doom!

In the Rayne family's house.

After Old Man Rayne and Old Master Crawford were done enjoying their snacks, they continued playing chess. Luca sat aside and watched with great interest.

She would even talk to the old masters from time to time.

Wanda was doing some work in her little workshop. She was at ease as Luca was there to help look after the old masters.

When it was 4:30 in the afternoon, Luca glanced at the time and realized that it was time for her to go pick up the children.

If she was late, Lanie and Rainie would understand, but Tommy, the little one who did not want to go to calligraphy class in the first place, would have something to say.

Luca saw that the two old masters were still playing chess, so she waited for a while. When the game was over, she said, “Grandpa Rayne, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving."

Old Man Rayne stopped rearranging the chess pieces and looked at her, "So soon? Aren't you staying for dinner?"

Luca laughed when she heard him persuade her to stay. She wanted to spend more time with the old man too, but now was now the time. "No, I have some things to do, and I've promised some other people."

"It's a pity. I was going to ask Wanda to cook more food tonight." Disappointment could be seen in Old Man Rayne's eyes.

Very few young people could sit here and watch them play for more than an hour. This showed that Luca was patient, and the old man liked patient people.

Old Master Crawford guessed that the people Luca said she had made a promise to were the three children, so he assisted her and said, "The most important thing for young people is to keep their promises. Don't make things difficult for Luca."

"Alright, let Wanda send you off." Old Man Rayne agreed with Old Master Crawford's words that one should keep their promises.

Before Luca could say no, the old master had already called for Wanda, "Wanda, come out for a moment."

His voice was sonorous when he called for her, which made Luca smile. It seemed like his health was getting better every day. He was completely different from back then when he always experienced shortness of breath.

Wanda walked out of the workshop and asked curiously, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"Luca wants to leave. Please send her off," said Old Man Rayne.

Wanda looked at Luca and urged her to stay. "Going back so soon? Why don't you stay for dinner?"

"I can't, Aunt Rayne. I've made an appointment with others, so I have to keep my word," said Luca.

Wanda could only nod and send Luca downstairs.

When they arrived at the entrance, Luca picked up the jacket that had been dried off by the maid. When she saw Wanda put on her jacket as well, she hurriedly said, "Aunt Rayne, you can just see me off here.

I'll go out by myself. It's cold outside."

"It's not a big deal. I'll wear something warm. I won't freeze no matter how cold it is," Wanda insisted on sending her off.

Luca had no choice but to agree as her Aunt Wanda was very stubborn.

They both walked out the door and to the entrance of the neighborhood.

While walking, Wanda asked, "Luca, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure," said Luca as she could guess what she was about to ask.

“Do you have a boyfriend?" asked Wanda.

Luca was stunned as she did not expect her to ask such a question. “No."

“I was just curious. I hope you don't mind." Wanda did not say that she was going to introduce her to someone after Luca said that she did not have a boyfriend like how others would. She just wanted to make sure of something.

“I don't mind. Besides, I don't think I have time for things like dating, mainly because I'm too busy right now. My career is still on the rise, and I don't want to waste time on relationships," Luca said with duplicity.

She used to devote her time to love, and at that time, she constantly put in the effort to become good enough to stand beside Luke.

However, it seemed like now, she could only keep herself busy with work without even thinking about Luke or her love life.

“I heard from Luke that you stayed abroad before this, right?" Wanda smiled.

“Yes, I went abroad with my mother." Luca lowered her gaze and lied.

“The mindset abroad is very different from here, but no matter what, follow your own gut," said Wanda as she mentioned Bianca. “My niece wanted to focus on her studies, but my brother unexpectedly fell sick, so she did a lot of things to take care of him, and her studies got delayed. She went through a lot to go abroad. After she returned, she wanted to focus on her career, but little did she know that she would fall in love and get married. I didn't think that she would be able to juggle both her family and her career. Unfortunately, later..."

“I heard that Brilliant Architectural Design LLC was established by the CEO's wife?" Luca listened to Wanda lamenting her past and got a heartache.

She also felt pity for what could have been. Unfortunately, she was powerless, and she could only watch as the past evolved into the way it was now.

“Yes, it seems like you know a lot too. But after she went abroad to study, the company went under Luke's management," said Wanda.

“I've heard about it," said Luca, and before she knew it, she had arrived at the gate. She stopped in her tracks and looked at Wanda. “Aunt Rayne, you can just see me off here. My car is just parked right outside."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2164-"Alright, I won't see you off, then. It's snowing, so be careful of your safety when driving," Wanda reminded.

Luca's nose started to feel tingly. Wanda took care of her before she got married in Japan, and she did a better job taking care of her than anyone else. She realized that time and tide waited for no man as she saw the gray hair on her temples. The young ones were starting to grow old too.

She had no way of repaying Wanda for all that she did for her in the past.

"Okay, it's cold. You should go in," said Luca as she looked down and walked out of the gate.

When she returned to her car, she did not have the time to get all sentimental as the three little children were waiting for her to pick them up.

Luca drove off to pick up Lanie and the others.

The classes that Old Master Crawford enrolled them in were the best in A City, so the three children had classes in separate locations.

Luca would first pick up Lanie and Rainie, then she would go pick up Tommy.

The moment Tommy got into the car, he kept complaining about how boring the calligraphy class was. After learning that Lanie and Rainie's extra-curricular classes were fun, he pouted and said, "Brother, come with me to tell Great-grandpa that I want to go to the same class with you."

Lanie shook his head coolly and refused. "You're too young. It's not suitable for you."

"Why?" Tommy stared at him with his big round eyes. He hated calligraphy.

"Because you can't sit still." Lanie patted his brother's head and stated, "There must be a reason why Great-grandpa wants you to learn calligraphy."

"The reason would be to bore me to death," Tommy said mercilessly. Then, he looked at Luca with his big innocent sparkling eyes. "Ms. Luca, why don't you talk to Great-grandpa?"

"I think it's good that you're learning calligraphy. Didn't you say that you envied your dad's neat handwriting?" said Luca as she remembered everything the children had said before.

"Right, Daddy's handwriting is very nice." There was admiration in Tommy's voice when he mentioned Luke.

"Great-grandpa sent Daddy to learn calligraphy since he was little. Brother, if you want to have nice handwriting, you have to practice calligraphy. That way, your handwriting will look as good as Daddy's," said Lanie as he smoothly continued Luca's words.

Tommy's eyes widened. "Why did Great-grandpa never tell me this before?"

“He said it in the past. Back then, we lived with Great-grandpa," said Lanie. When Luke was busy and during the time before their mother returned, they were put under Old Master Crawford's care.

Old Master Crawford would often talk about Luke in front of them, so they naturally knew more about him than Tommy.

"I also remember that Great-grandpa said that Daddy used to write sloppily like you. He fixed it after learning from a calligraphy teacher." Rainie nodded.

Tommy frowned. He also wanted to write as nicely as Daddy, but calligraphy was too torturous for him.

"But calligraphy is so boring. How did daddy do it?" he said.

Lanie and Rainie looked at each other and giggled, then Luca replied, "As long as you have the desire to, you can learn to do well. If you complain about calligraphy every day, how are you going to learn?"

Tommy was determined all of a sudden. He waved his hand and said, "I must do a good job in calligraphy and write as beautifully as Daddy!"

"Good luck, Brother." Rainie cheered for him, then she looked at Luca and said, "Ms. Luca, are you free tomorrow?"

Luca glanced at the child through the rearview mirror and shifted her focus to the road ahead again. "Yes, what is it?"

"We have a small recital tomorrow, and it's held at Star Carnival. Daddy happens to be away on a business trip, so can you come to see me perform, Ms. Luca?" said Rainie. All of her friends who learned dance with her said that their parents would go see their performance, so she wanted Luca to go too.

Luke was far away, so she had no choice. However, she still had her mother, right?

"Sure, I'll send you there," Luca agreed in a heartbeat and thought of pushing back all of tomorrow's plans.

Research may be important, but her children were even more important.

Although she could not be by their sides as their mother, she could still care for them.

"Thank you, Ms. Luca." Rainie smiled sweetly as she was worried that she would get rejected at first.

"I'm the one who should be thanking you for giving me the opportunity to see your beautiful dance," said Luca playfully. She remembered that Rainie loved to dance when she was younger.

She did not think that she would still like it three years later.

This interest of hers may accompany her for life, which was a good thing.

Rainie heard Luca's words, and a big smile appeared on her face. She knew that their mom still loved them.

After they got home, Luca parked the car, and the children could not wait to get down from the car.

Tommy asked Luca, "Ms. Luca, did you prepare snacks for us?"

Luca was stunned. If not for the incident at the Rayne family's house, she would have prepared snacks for them for sure.

Luca closed the car door and said to him apologetically, "I went out this afternoon, so I couldn't prepare any. I'm sorry, Tommy."

Tommy smiled and shook his head. "It's okay, Ms. Luca. You didn't promise to prepare snacks anyway."

"I'll go make dinner. You kids go play for a while. It'll be done in a bit," said Luca. The kids had finished their school homework last night, so other than the extra-curricular classes, they could do whatever they want on the weekends.

"Then I'll go practice calligraphy. Today, that old man, no, the teacher gave us homework. He said that we need to write two full pages and turn them in when we go tomorrow," said Tommy as he hopped into the house.

Rainie and Lanie also followed him in.

After Luca walked into the house and took off her jacket, she walked into the kitchen to see that Aunt Neile was already busy in the kitchen. As Luca instructed, she did not prepare the dishes but just

washed all the vegetables.

"Ms. Craw, you're back," Aunt Neile greeted her.

Luca nodded and looked at the vegetables Aunt Neile washed. She thought about it for a moment and knew what she was going to make for the kids. She put on the apron and started preparing dinner for the kids.

Aunt Neile stood aside to assist her.

Upstairs.

Rainie took several tutus and walked to Lanie's room in distress. "Lanie, can you help me pick a tutu?"

Lanie put down his book. He looked at her and asked, "Is it for tomorrow's performance?"

"Yes, and I don't know what to wear." Rainie looked at the tutus and scratched her head.

"Aren't they all the same?" Lanie looked at them. They were all white tutus. What was the difference?

"Of course, they're not the same. Look, the styles and the lengths are different." Rainie placed the tutus on the bed. "Lanie, help me choose now."

"Aren't you supposed to wear the same clothes as the rest for the performance? Why are you trying to stand out?" Lanie looked at each tutu and had no idea which one to choose. Plus, was this not a girl thing? Why did he have to pick?

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2165-Rainie puffed her cheeks out and explained, "I'm the leading role, so the teacher said that my costume should be different from the other students."

The teacher also knew that she had plenty of dance costumes at home, so she did not prepare one for her.

Lanie frowned. "But I don't know how to pick one."

"Brother, aren't you the smartest?" Rainie looked at the tutus. These few were the best-looking ones, but she somehow could not pick a favorite among them.

Lanie raised his hand and flicked her forehead.

"Ouch, what are you doing?" Rainie touched her head and looked at him in confusion.

"I'm just a few minutes older than you. You should let mommy help you pick," said Lanie. How could she let him pick when he knew nothing about tutus?

"Shh." Rainie immediately covered his mouth when he referred to Luca as Mommy. She looked back. Thank goodness no one was there.

They had agreed to not address Luca as Mommy even behind her back to avoid Luca finding out.

Instead, they should get used to calling her Ms. Luca until their dad straightened things out.

"Okay, don't be so scared. She's downstairs preparing dinner right now. She won't come up." Lanie patted her head. Although they were twins, Lanie took after his father's height and was half a head taller than Rainie.

Rainie shook her head and scolded him with a stern face, "Brother, Great-grandpa has said it before. Better safe than sorry. We need to be careful. We can't let Mo—Ms. Luca find out."

After seeing his sister like this, Lanie could not help but wonder why they had to be so cautious just to have their mother around them when they were still kids.

What in the world happened to their mother that she so heartlessly refused to recognize them?

"Brother, are you thinking about something?" Rainie looked at Lanie who was lost in thought. She called his name in confusion.

The twins were telepathic, so Rainie could roughly guess what he was thinking about.

"Nothing. Let Ms. Luca pick one out for you later," said Lanie as he could not possibly pick out a tutu.

"Okay." Rainie had to give up the idea of letting him help her, so she held the tutus in her arms and walked out of Lanie's bedroom.

After Luca finished preparing dinner, she asked Aunt Neile to bring the food to the table while she called the children down to eat.

When Tommy heard that dinner was ready, he cheered and ran downstairs after putting down his pen.

Luca could not help but shake her head when she saw the child behave like this. She walked into the room to look at his writing, and she shook her head again.

It seemed like Old Master Crawford had done the right thing by sending him to calligraphy class. Other than stabilizing his mind, his handwriting needed more practice as well.

Otherwise, no matter how smart the child was, if he was behind other people in the future just because of his handwriting, it would be hard on him.

Luca helped put his pen away and informed Lanie.

Lanie put down his book, nodded, and walked out of the bedroom.

His nature was calm and steady just like a miniature version of Luke.

Luca pushed the door open and walked into Rainie's room to see her staring into the blank space on her chair. novelbin

“Rainie, what are you doing? It's time to eat," said Luca.

Rainie turned her head, and her eyes lit up when she saw Luca. She stood up to take her hand and said, "Ms. Luca, can you help me pick a tutu for tomorrow's performance?"

Luca looked at the tutus on Rainie's bed and blinked. "We'll pick it out after dinner."

"Okay. Thank you, Ms. Luca." Rainie did not let go of her hand and walked out of the room. She asked, "Ms. Luca, have you told my brothers?"

"I've told them, and they've gone downstairs," said Luca.

"Then let's go too." Rainie held her hand and went downstairs. Before she went into the dining room, she could already smell the aroma of the dishes. It was the smell of their mother's cooking.

"It smells so good," she could not help but exclaim.

"The vegetables Aunt Neile washed today were all your favorites, so I made the usuals," said Luca. Not only did Aunt Neile wash the vegetables, but she also indirectly helped her decide what to cook too.

"Great. I love everything that Ms. Luca makes." Rainie walked into the dining room only to see that Lanie and Tommy were already sitting at the table.

Lanie sat upright while waiting, whereas Tommy was stealing sips of the soup.

If not for the strict education in the Crawford family, the kids might have already gobbled up the food. "No need to wait. Let's all eat," said Luca.

At that moment, Tommy stretched out his meaty arm to stop her. "Ms. Luca, let's take a photo first."

Luca was shocked. "Why do you want to take a photo?"

"Just take it." Tommy pouted.

Luca did not know what he was trying to do, but she took out her phone and opened the camera app regardless. "Do you want to be in the photo?"

"Nope, just take the food," said Tommy.

Luca did as he said and took a photo of the food. "Then what?"

“Can you send it to me, Ms. Luca?" Tommy blinked.

Luca nodded and sent the photo to him. "Alright, now can you tell me what you need this photo for?"

"Of course, it's for Daddy to see that he's missing out on this delicious food while he's on a business trip. I'm sending it to him to make him drool."

After hearing his words, Rainie shook her head helplessly. "Did Daddy make you upset?"

"He told me to listen to Great-grandpa and that I could only learn calligraphy, so that's why I'm doing this," Tommy said with determination as he held a grudge against his dad. Since he was on a business trip, he could not do anything to Tommy. Moreover, Ms. Luca was there to protect him, so he had nothing to be afraid of.

"Watch out, Daddy is going to beat you up when he comes back," Lanie warned as he took a sip of the soup.

Tommy pushed his chest out. "I have Ms. Luca to protect me, so I'm not afraid."

Luca did not know whether to cry or laugh at the kid's behavior. They all liked her cooking, but would Luke really beat Tommy for a photo?

She did not think so. He could have anything he possibly wanted to eat. She only made home-cooked food. It could not possibly compare to those delicacies.

"Hurry up and eat before the food gets cold," Luca told them.

The three kids stopped fussing and obediently picked up their utensils to start eating.

They were all very respectful as they cleaned their plates and even finished the extra dishes Luca made.

Moreover, they even mercilessly fought for food. In the end, only gravy was left on the plates.

Luca looked at the plates, then at the three children. "Did you all not have lunch?"

Rainie shook her head and said, "We did. The extra-curricular classes provide lunch."

Tommy looked down at his round belly and continued, "But the food there isn't nice. The food Ms. Luca makes is still the best."

Luca looked at him and the round tummy of his that could be seen even under two layers of clothes. It was wrong of her to have prepared so much food, so she helplessly said, "Don't sit down after eating. Walk around the living room to digest, or I'm afraid you'll get indigestion."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2166-Tommy could not help but exclaim, "I'm so full."

Aunt Neile was cleaning up the dishes and chuckled when she heard the child's words. "With Ms. Craw here, Ms. Rainie and the young masters are not picky eaters at all."

Luca patted Tommy's head. "Go walk around the living room okay? Aunt Neile will cut fruit for you later."

"Okay, Ms. Luca." Tommy had always been hyperactive, so walking around was not a difficult task for him.

Luca looked toward Lanie, who also ate a lot today.

Lanie took the initiative to say, "Don't worry, Ms. Luca. I'll walk around to digest the food too."

"Ms. Luca, I don't need to, right?" said Rainie as she was a girl, and her appetite was not very big. Although the meal Luca made was delicious, she did not eat as much as her brothers.

The food on the table was mostly eaten by Lanie and Tommy.

Luca shook her head. Girls were more concerned about their bodies and diet, so Rainie did not eat much.

Rainie stood up and said, "Ms. Luca, help me pick out the tutu I'm going to wear for tomorrow's performance."

"Sure." Luca remembered her promise, and Rainie took the initiative to hold her hand. Both of them walked out of the dining room.

The moment Luca looked down, she saw the child smiling sweetly at her.

Luca's heart warmed up, and she did not want to let go of Rainie's hand.

The two of them walked into the bedroom.

Luca looked at the tutus on Rainie's bed and asked, "What dance are you performing tomorrow?"

Rainie said, "The Nutcracker."

Luca stroked her chin as she let go of Rainie's hands and held up the tutus in front of her.

"Ms. Luca, do you watch ballet performances?" Rainie stood there, letting her hold up the tutus in front of her.

Luca said, "I do, but not a lot. I've seen the show you're performing, though."

After saying that, she decided on a tutu. "What do you think of this one?" novelbin

Rainie picked up the tutu and stood in front of the mirror to see what it looked like. She then beamed with delight. “Ms. Luca, you have great taste."

Luca smiled when she received the compliment from the child and turned to look for accessories on Rainie's dresser. "How about putting this on?"

"It looks good!" Rainie approved of her choice.

"I'll be looking forward to your performance tomorrow." Luca touched her soft cheeks.

Rainie had grown up to become as fair as snow.

How pretty.

In a few years, Nyla on the Island of Despair would probably grow up to become like Rainie.

"Ms. Luca, can I ask you for a favor?" Rainie stared at her.

"Just tell me. As long as it's within my abilities, I'll definitely help you," Luca promised.

"Take some photos for me when you watch the performance tomorrow. I want to show them to Daddy," said Rainie as she remembered that her mom and dad were both there when she entered a competition a few years ago.

Her mom held a camera and recorded her beautiful moments on stage.

At that time, she was the happiest little princess in the whole world.

Now...

Rainie smiled and begged her.

"Of course, it's no problem. You're so beautiful and you dance so well. I'll definitely record it," Luca promised. "I can't use a phone, so I'll go look for my camera."

With that, she stood up.

Rainie said, "Okay, Ms. Luca. I'll leave it to you."

"Don't worry. I'll take care of it. I'll go look for my camera first. It's been a long time since I've used it." Luca walked out of Rainie's room after she finished talking.

Rainie's words brought back her memories from the past.

Her life with Luke and the kids was a happy one.

Luca walked back to her room and found her camera in the cabinet.

She bought this camera not too long after she left the island. She did not know how long she would be staying here, so she wanted to take photos of the scenery in A City. When she returned to the island, she could show Nyla how A City looked like.

It was the place where she and her father fell in love.

Luca also wanted to capture Luke's appearance so that Nyla would know what her father looked like and as a reminder for herself too.

She did not expect so many things to happen.

She simply had no way of getting a close-up shot of Luke, nor did she have the free time to capture the scenery of A City.

The few photos in the camera were taken when she first returned to A City. Afterward, she got so busy she did not even have the time to pick up the camera.

Luca looked at the photos in the camera. She was not a professional, so she could only go by her feeling.

Everything was poorly photographed, but the photos showcased the real deal.

She took photos of life in A City to tell Nyla that the world outside of the Island of Despair was beautiful.

She would work hard to bring her child out of that gray world.

Luca picked up a tissue to wipe the camera and placed it on the dresser so that she can take it with her when she headed out tomorrow.

When she was ready to go downstairs, she received a message from Luke.

[Have you eaten?]

Luca sat down and replied: [I've eaten.]

[I received the photo Tommy sent.]

Luca was at a loss for words. If he had received the photo, then why did he still ask her?

Perhaps he sensed Luca's loss for words after she did not reply for half a minute. He sent her another message: [The meal you made looks good. Can you make some for me when I get back?]

Luca's fingers trembled. The tone in his words sounded like it was a request, yet it also sounded like a normal conversation between a couple.

His face filled her mind, which made it impossible for her to calm down.

She replied with a single word: [Okay.]

She felt it was not enough, so she replied again: [I'm going downstairs to watch cartoons with them for a while.]

Cartoons were Tommy's favorite. Lanie and Rainie watched them too. At this time, they would usually sit on the couch and watch cartoons.

Luca placed the phone on the dresser and went downstairs.

As expected, the three kids were watching TV on the couch.

Aunt Neile brought out the cut fruit. “Have some fruit."

“Thank you, Aunt Neile," the three children thanked Aunt Neile.

Luca glanced at the time and said to Aunt Neile, "Aunt Neile, thank you. It's getting late. You should go home."

Aunt Neile nodded. "Alright, I'll be leaving now. Ms. Craw, Young Master Blanche, Young Master Tommy, Ms. Rainie, get an early rest."

"Aunt Neile, go home safely," said Rainie kindly.

Aunt Neile smiled as she put on her coat and left the villa.

Luca walked next to the couch to sit down and watch cartoons with them.

Tommy snuggled up to her. He took a slice of apple with his fork and held it in front of Luca's mouth.

"Ms. Luca, have some fruit."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2167-“Okay. Thanks, Tommy." Luca took it from him and had a bite.

“Ms. Luca, is the apple nice?" asked Tommy as he looked at her eagerly.

"It's delicious." Luca took another bite. Aunt Neile was the one who picked out the apples, so there was no doubt that they would taste good.

Tommy also picked up a slice of apple to eat as he snuggled next to Luca. He ate the apple while watching cartoons. He was over the moon.

After the show ended, Luca urged the children to wash up and go to bed.

The kids listened to her. An hour later, after Luca had made sure that everyone had gone to bed, she went back to her bedroom.

She picked up the phone on her dresser to see that she had multiple missed calls. Her heart immediately dropped.

When she opened her phone, she saw that they were all from Amur. novelbin

Luca immediately called him back.

The call went through, and Luca immediately asked, “Amur, are you back from your mission?"

Amur sounded a little tired from the other end of the line. "Yes, I'm back."

“Is everything okay?" said Luca worriedly as he had left his phone here before going on the mission. Although it was not a difficult task, she was still worried.

"It's all good, and the mission is completed," said Amur.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Luca noticed how he did not mention anything about his current state or the details of the mission. She got even more worried.

"I'm not hurt. I saw the note you left me when I came back, so I called you," said Amur. His voice was still weak.

Luca noticed something wrong with his condition and was a little worried, but she was the only person in the villa. It would not be safe to leave the children at home.

"I wasn't looking at my phone just now, so I didn't answer your calls, Amur. Thank goodness you're okay." There was some guilt in Luca's tone.

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to me," said Amur. Although he sounded tired, he still gave her a firm promise.

Luca frowned as she still felt that Amur was in bad shape.

"Amur, I can't go out tonight. Let's meet up tomorrow," she said as she could not be relieved until she had confirmed that Amur was okay.

All the missions Amur took on now were related to her.

Abel was narrow-minded. He did not want anyone guarding her, so he purposely sent Amur to perform these difficult tasks.

A stream of warm current flowed into Amur's heart when he heard Luca's words. "Okay, I'll go look for you."

"Get some rest first. I have some things to do tomorrow morning. I'll go look for you when I'm done." Luca did not forget her promise to Rainie. She could not go back on her word when it came to the children.

Otherwise, the children would be disappointed and would not trust her again.

"Okay." Amur was a little disappointed as he thought that Luca would be eager to go over and see him.

She should be with Luke right now, so it was only natural for her not to come^

Amur ended the call and glanced at the gauze wrapped around his body.

His mission was to negotiate with a gang in Southeast Sorria. The deal was destined to fail as he was representing Abel, and the conditions Abel gave were unacceptable to the other party.

Thus, a conflict happened just a few minutes into the negotiation.

In the end, he orchestrated an entire fight to take down the other side for Abel's benefit.

However, he got injured from it as well.

After getting simple treatment, he immediately went back home without recuperating as he was worried about Luca.

Amur frowned as he looked at the blood oozing from the gauze. He took off his shirt and undid the gauze in front of a mirror. A hideous wound was revealed. He picked up some iodophor and sprayed it on the wound to disinfect it. Then, he directly applied some medicine on it. Lastly, he got a new gauze to bandage it.

He did not pay much attention to it as he never received any medical training on the Island of Despair, so the bandage was poorly done. It was a good thing it was winter, so no one could tell with clothes on. If it were summer and he wore something thinner, Luca would be able to tell.

Amur did not plan to tell Luca about his injury as to not worry her.

Although there was only Luke in her heart...

The next day.

After sending Tommy and Lanie to their extra-curricular classes, she drove Rainie to Star Carnival.

Rainie took out her performer ID, so she did not need to purchase tickets to enter. She led Luca toward the center of the park.

The stage for the children's performance was set up here.

Luca sent Rainie backstage where the teacher was waiting for her. She was the main character in this ballet show, so the teacher paid extra attention to her.

"Rainie, you're here. Did you bring everything?" The teacher looked at Rainie with a smile as Rainie was the most talented student she had ever taught in the past few years.

The teacher wanted Rainie to learn dance professionally, but when she mentioned it to Luke, he said that studies were the most important thing for the kids right now. Wherever she wished to branch out in the future was for the future her to decide.

The teacher understood what he was saying. The Crawford family was well-off anyway, and the children did not need to earn money.

However, she took extra care of Rainie in hopes of maintaining this interest of hers. If she planned to become a ballerina in the future, Rainie would prioritize her as her coach.

Rainie glanced back at Luca, where all her things were.

“Teacher, here are Rainie's costume, shoes, and accessories." Luca handed her the two bags filled with things.

Rainie took them and said to the teacher, "Teacher, I'll go change first."

"Alright, go on." The teacher smiled, and her eyes fell upon Luca again. She saw Luca picking up Rainie yesterday and had been curious about her relation to Rainie.

"Is there something wrong?" Luca's eyes met hers.

The teacher smiled and hurriedly explained, "May I ask if you're a relative of Rainie's?"

She looked at Luca, and her outfit did not look like she was a maid. However, she had never seen her before, so she was curious.

"I'm Mr. Crawford's subordinate. Mr. Crawford is on a business trip, so he asked me to take care of the children," said Luca without referring to herself as a relative.

Besides, a relative was not the same as a mother.

She had not acknowledged them, so she could not consider herself their relative.

Even so, there was no other relative who loved them more than she did.

"Oh, I see. So that means Rainie's parents won't be here to see the performance today, right?" After learning that Luca was not a relative, her attitude was not as earnest as before. Even so, she was still polite enough to not make Luca feel uncomfortable.

"Yes, that's right. Mr. Crawford is away on a business trip, and Old Master Crawford's health is in bad condition, so he can't stand being out in the cold for too long," explained Luca.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2168-Rainie's teacher understood immediately. None of Rainie's family members came. That was why the woman in front of her who claimed she was Luke's subordinate came here.

She said, “I see. Then will you stay to watch Rainie's competition?"

“Yes. I will," replied Luca. Was it not obvious enough with Luca carrying a camera with the camera strap on her shoulder?

"We've reserved seats in the auditorium for the kids' family members. It usually starts on the second row. Please wait there," said the teacher.

Luca nodded. She put a smile on her face when she saw Rainie walk out of the room after getting changed. The look in her eyes was gentle and kind.

"Ms. Luca, can you help me tie this?" Rainie walked past the teacher and asked for Luca's help.

Luca nodded, squatted down, and helped Rainie tie up every strap that needed to be tied.

"Done." Luca rose to her feet and encouraged her, "I'll be watching your performance from out there. You got this!"

"Alright, Ms. Luca." Rainie smiled. She was used to performing on the stage, so she was not feeling nervous at all. All she knew was Luca would be watching her down the stage, and she wanted to perform well.

Rainie's teacher helped her to tie Rainie's hair after Luca left.

Luca walked to the auditorium. She found the seat labeled with Rainie's name and sat down.

Three seats were labeled with Rainie's name. Luca chose to sit on the rightmost seat and waited for the performance to begin.

Luca knew the dance academy that Rainie went to was one of the top schools in A City in the whole country. The dance teacher was an experienced teacher who worked in famous theaters abroad, and she came back to the country to start her career as a dance teacher.

That was why many parents in A City who wanted their kids to attend dance classes would try their best to send their kids to this academy.

However, this was not a place where the kids could join by simply paying expensive fees. The academy only accepted talented dancers.

Hence, every public performance they held was able to attract many kids and parents who were interested in dance. Although it was snowing out there, there were still many of them who came to see the show.

Luca turned on the camera and looked at the previous photos captured. The empty seats around her were occupied in a few minutes.

The two seats beside Luca were empty. She turned around and glanced behind her. Many people were already seated, so there were hardly any empty seats left.

Luca glanced at her watch to check the time. She had caught a glimpse of the posters hanging outside the auditorium when she came in. The performance was about to start.

A figure passed by Luca and sat on one of the chairs reserved for Rainie's family members.

Luca was startled. She lifted her head and saw Yuri. Thea was sitting beside her.

Yuri raised a brow when she saw that Luca was here too, and she asked, “Why are you here?"

“I came to watch Rainie's performance," answered Luca. She was also wondering why Yuri and Thea would show up here.

Yuri glanced at the chair Luca was sitting on. She was able to see it clearly as Luca was not leaning against the back of the chair. The words written there clearly stated the seats were for Rainie's family.

Yuri sat down as she recalled how Old Master Crawford favored her. She was secretly feeling uncomfortable with it.

It was not that Yuri was trying to vie the old master's attention, but Luca's existence had caused Old Master Crawford to neglect Louis' family.

"I came to watch the performance too. Thea loves ballet, but she can't get into the academy. That's why we came to watch. The academy told us that they reserved three seats for the student's family members. I was thinking of asking Louis to come, but he happened to have something to do today. That's why he didn't come. Fortunately, he didn't come. Otherwise, he'd have to squat to watch the performance," Yuri deliberately said to her.

Luca could sense that Yuri's words carried an overtone of menace. She was accusing Luca of occupying another seat.

"Rainie didn't expect her aunt and cousin to come to watch her performance." Luca fiddled with the camera in her hands. When she was still Bianca back then, she might be able to tolerate her behavior to make things easier for the old master.

However, she had a new identity now. There was no need for her to be concerned about the harmony in the Crawford family.

Besides, Luca knew Yuri would not be kind to Rainie even if she treated Yuri kindly. Only Old Master Crawford and their father were kind to the children in the Crawford family.

"Well, I'm Rainie's aunt. And the seats are obviously meant for Rainie's family members. What about you? Although Rainie addresses you as Miss, which makes you sound a lot younger, you can't possibly assume that you're also Luke's daughter, right?" Yuri mocked.

Luca clenched her fists as Yuri continued talking, "Rainie's mother is still abroad. It's just a matter of time before her mother comes back. Judging from how faithful Luke was, other women won't even stand a chance when Bianca's back. What's the big deal if someone is able to get along with the kids? Luke is the one who chooses his wife. There's nothing much to do with the kids. Besides, the ties of their kinship are much deeper than some hypocritical affection."

Yuri scoffed and judged her.

The grudges she held against Luca came from Old Master Crawford and Susan's influence. The biggest reason was still Yuri thought Luca was the mistress.

Louis used to be messing around too. Although he had reigned himself and stopped doing such things after getting married, Yuri would still doubt him. At the same time, Louis' ex-girlfriends who worked as supermodels would still provoke Yuri now and then when they ran into her. They would show off how generous Louis was to them and how he had treated them kindly.

That was why Yuri hated Luca. She did not show her hatred for Luca in front of Old Master Crawford. After all, as the younger generation, she would be criticized if she showed her emotions in front of the elders.

Luca looked down and reminded her, “Is that how you educate Thea?" novelbin

Yuri turned around and glanced at her daughter. Thea was looking at everything that was happening with curiosity.

She quickly covered her daughter's ears and glared at Luca, "It's none of your business!"

"It's none of my business, but I don't think it's a good idea to say such things in front of the kids. But at least I know you hate me after everything you said. There won't be any interactions between us in the future, but please be careful with your words. It's bad for the kids," said Luca. If she had not made out with Luke that night, she could seriously tell her that nothing was going on between her and Luke.

However, Luca did not have the confidence to say it after what happened that night.

Things were unclear between them now. Although it was not as bad as Yuri thought, they had done those things, after all.

Yuri was glaring at her. Before she could say anything, the lights went off and their surroundings darkened.

The performance was about to begin.

No matter how unhappy Yuri was, the auditorium became quiet the moment the lights went off. Yuri was an educated person, so she let go of her hands that were covering Thea's ears and stopped talking.

Yuri would catch the others' attention and be gossiped about if she continued to talk. She picked up her phone and adjusted her phone brightness to the lowest. She kept complaining to Louis about Luca.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2169-Luca could sense that Yuri was unhappy, but she did not say anything. She focused on watching the performance.

Rainie was the star ballerina. She attracted everyone's attention the moment she stepped on the stage.

The expressiveness of her facial expressions and her skilled elegant dance moves were a display of the dancing skills she had picked up over the years.

Luca picked up the camera and kept taking photos of Rainie dancing on the stage. At the same time, she noticed that something was wrong as she was sitting near the stage.

The stage was bright enough, and that was why Luca did not switch on the flash. It did not affect the photos' quality either.

The ballet performance lasted for 40 minutes. Luca heard Thea talking to Yuri after the dancers made their curtain calls, “Mommy, I want to get into the dance academy too. Sign me up please."

Yuri shot a glance at Luca. She was lowering her head and fiddling with the camera as though she was not paying attention to what the kid was saying.

Yuri lowered her head and comforted her daughter. "Thea, be good. We'll talk about this after New Year."

"Why should we wait until New Year? We'll be having winter break soon. Mommy, if Rainie can perform on stage, so can I," Thea said competitively.

Yuri felt helpless when her daughter said so.

Not everyone could enter the dance academy Rainie was attending. The kids may take it as a hobby class, but the teachers in the academy would only select the candidates who had naturally given

talents and were willing to work hard.

Thea's ballet was not exceptionally good back then. Yuri went along with her daughter and signed her up for the admission interview. If her daughter was able to get into the academy, it would make Yuri look good as her mother.

However, Thea failed to pass the interview.

The teacher claimed that Thea's foundation was not strong enough, and they could not see any dancing talent in Thea. They suggested Thea head to other dancing schools to continue improving her dancing skills and wait for the next interview.

Still, Thea did not manage to get into the academy during the second interview.

However, one of the teachers was kind enough to tell Yuri that there was another way to pass the interview. She told her that if Thea could win a dance competition, then she would be able to enter the academy without going through the interview.

There was a ballet competition for kids after New Year. Yuri was thinking of getting Thea to win that competition.

The lights in the auditorium lit up once the dancers made their curtain call.

Luca stood up as the other audience members got up from their seats too. She had listened and understood what Yuri and her daughter were talking about. Thea's intention to enter the dance academy was not because she wanted to learn but because she did not want to lose to Rainie.

A child with such a competitive mindset usually learned it from her parents and elders in her family.

It was the same as before. The child would only grow up taking the wrong path if she grew up in such an environment.

However, it was not up to Luca to comment on such things.

She left Yuri and her daughter and headed backstage. Rainie was sitting on the dressing table chair, waiting for her teacher to help her untie her hair.

Luca walked toward her, got down at Rainie's eye level, and said, "Wow, Rainie, you're an awesome dancer!"

Rainie was delighted to see Luca. "Ms. Luca, is that true?"

“Yes. I took photos. You did a good job. Many uncles and aunts who were sitting around me were praising you," said Luca. She did not lie to Rainie. Although most of them kept silent, Luca was still able to hear people praising Rainie when she was performing.

"I was afraid that I couldn't perform well. I'm different from the other students, after all. I didn't have much time to practice..." said Rainie. A few students who performed on the stage were different from her.

They would practice dancing at the dancing academy every day, while Rainie had to focus on her studies. She could only practice dance at home at night and when she headed to the dance academy on the weekends.

Hence, a few students were unhappy with their teacher's decision of making Rainie the star ballerina. It was until the teacher asked Rainie to perform four difficult dance moves consecutively in front of everyone that they shut their mouths.

Rainie was gifted, and she did not need to put in too much effort to dance well. That was why her teacher gave her the chance.

However, Rainie was worried that she would ruin the performance as she did not have enough time to practice. She felt pressured, but she did not show it to the others.

"But you did a great job. Well done, Rainie. Even though you practiced less than the others, you were more focused and serious when you were practicing the dance. So, there's no need to feel insecure. You're good at it, and you'll improve in the future."

Luca knew the child did not fully devote herself to the performance on the stage, and that was why she deliberately encouraged her.

Rainie was her daughter. As her mother, she was able to notice every little change in her. "Thank you, Ms. Luca." Rainie appreciated Luca's encouragement.

Luca rose to her feet and said, “Let me help you with your hair and remove your makeup."

“Okay." Rainie nodded. The teachers were very busy now, and they had no time to help her. Rainie usually needed someone to help her with these. She could not handle them well herself.

Rainie changed back into her clothes after her makeup was removed.

Luca took the bag filled with the ballet costume and pointe shoes from Rainie. She said, "Rainie, let me send you back to school."

“Ms. Luca, I don't have to go back to school," Rainie replied immediately.

“Huh?" Luca looked at her.

“Our teacher told us there are no classes in the afternoon. We don't have to go back to school," explained Rainie. This was the customary practice of the academy after the performance.

Luca was dumbfounded as she did not expect that.

She would have to take care of Rainie if she did not have to go back to the dance academy.

It was easy to take care of Rainie, but she thought Rainie was going back to the dance academy, so she already planned to meet Amur.

“Ms. Luca, do you have any plans? You don't have to worry about me if you're going somewhere else. But can you please inform Uncle Zander to pick me up?" Rainie was worried that she would ruin Luca's plan. That was why she said that. novelbin

Luca could not bear to see her child like that when she was being so sensible.

However, it would be difficult to meet Amur again. She had to return to the office and continue with her research tomorrow.

Luca decided to bring her daughter along with her. “It's okay. I'm going to meet a friend. He's my younger brother. Come on. Let's go meet him."

Rainie nodded and replied, “Okay Ms. Luca. I'll be good and behave myself. Don't worry."

The kids knew Luca had this so-called younger brother based on what Luke had told them before.

However, this man was unable to challenge their father's position in Luca's heart. Moreover, they had never met him before, so the three of them did not take Luca's brother seriously.

Furthermore, Lanie and Rainie had heard what Tommy told them, so they were unmindful about it.

Rainie did not expect she would be the first one to see their mother's so-called younger brother.

Luca laughed it off when she heard what Rainie said, and she replied, "Of course, I know you're the obedient child. That's why I never have to worry about you. I never have and never will. So, you don't have to say such things. You'll always be Mom—my little princess forever, alright?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2170-Rainie was smiling as she noticed that Luca was about to say 'Mommy'..

That would only mean Luca still saw them as her children. Hence, it must be what their father had told them. Their mother had some unspeakable reason, and that was why she did not acknowledge them.

Rainie was thinking of telling Lanie about it after he came back from school.

Luca brought Rainie out of the amusement park. All the open-air parking lots were occupied with cars. Hence, Luca parked her car in the multi-story car park when she came here.

Luca and Rainie ran into Yuri and Thea when they walked into the car park.

“Hello, Aunt Yuri. Hello, Thea," Rainie greeted them. Rainie was looking for Luca when she was on the stage, and that was when she saw Yuri and Thea sitting beside Luca.

"Oh Rainie, you did such a great job." Yuri complimented her while her gaze fell on the two's interlocked hands.

Those who did not know would have thought that they were mother and daughter.

"Thank you, Aunt Yuri." Rainie could sense how much sincerity was in Yuri's compliment.

Yuri added, "I didn't expect you to dance so well when you're busy with your studies. Rainie, do come back to Crawford Manor during your free time. Perhaps you can teach Thea some dancing skills. She's hoping to get into your dancing academy too."

"Good luck to Thea." Rainie gave her a sweet smile and turned to look at Luca, "Ms. Luca, aren't you going to meet a friend? Let's go. We'd better not be late for it."

Before Luca could say anything, Rainie added, "Aunt Yuri, please excuse us. We should leave now. Thea, all the best to you."

Luca did not say a word and left together with Rainie.

The image she was portraying now did not represent Luke's image. That was why there was no need for her to say anything in front of Yuri.

Yuri watched them leave from behind and sneered. Then, she lowered her head and looked at her daughter.

Something was wrong with Thea's expression.

Yuri was worried and asked, "Thea, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, Mommy. I'm fine." Thea shook her head.

“Then what's with the look on your face?" Yuri placed her hand on Thea's forehead to feel her body temperature.

"Mommy, I wonder why Rainie was able to enter the dance academy while I can't?" Thea lifted her head, looked at Yuri, and asked. She could dance well too, and her dance teacher told her that she was good at dancing. Why did the teachers of this dance academy say that her dancing skills were ordinary?

"It's because you're young. You'll dance better when you grow up." Yuri had no choice but to comfort her. Her child had no talent, but she still thought that her child was the best. She could enter the dance academy she wanted to if she put in more effort.

"Mommy, is Rainie the one who doesn't want me to enter the academy?" Thea pouted and asked.

Yuri was stunned for a moment, then she asked, "What makes you think so?"

"Rainie got into that academy when she was young. So, she must be familiar with the teachers there. She probably told the teachers not to let me into the academy," said Thea. Whenever their relatives came to visit them, what Thea heard the most was their praise for Rainie for dancing ballet so well and how she was able to get into a famous dance academy at such a young age.

They said Rainie was talented and beautiful. She was destined to become a successful dancer in the future.

Old Master Crawford would be grinning from ear to ear whenever he heard these compliments. On the contrary, those relatives would not praise Thea. They would only flatter Rainie...

Thea was unwilling to accept this. Besides, she had heard Susan mention it before. That was why she thought it was Rainie who was standing in her way and that was why Thea could not enter the academy. It was to prevent Thea from stealing her show.

Yuri was rendered speechless when she understood what her child had in mind. What did she hear that made her think so?

Yuri knew Rainie had nothing to do with Thea getting into the academy. Moreover, Luke would never use such dirty tricks to give his daughter such privileges.

Thea lifted her head again and looked at Yuri, then she said, "Mommy, I must get into the dance academy and impress my great-grandpa." novelbin

It was good that her child was determined, but it was true that her child had misunderstood certain things.

While Yuri was thinking if she should correct her daughter's wrong perception, Thea held her hand and said, "Mommy, it's cold. Let's go home."

Yuri had to put aside her thoughts. She smiled and said to her daughter, "Alright. Let's go home."

On the other hand.

Luca drove to the restaurant near the apartment.

She told Amur that they would meet at the apartment and she would cook some home-cooked food for him. However, Rainie was coming along with her now. Luca was worried that her child would imagine things, so she changed the destination to a restaurant.

Amur arrived at the restaurant ten minutes earlier. He was wondering why Luca would suddenly change her mind and choose to meet him at a restaurant, but he understood at once when he saw Luca bringing a little girl into the restaurant.

She was worried that the little girl would misunderstand their relationship.

Amur stared at Rainie with his deep eyes. Before Luca could say anything, Amur knew who the little girl was.

The little girl looked like Luca before she had the plastic surgery, and she looked a little similar to Nyla, who was on the Island of Despair.

This must be the eldest daughter whom Luca told him about before.

Luca pulled the chair and helped Rainie sit on the chair after she got closer.

Rainie sat on the chair, and Luca sat beside her. Then, she said, “Rainie, this is Uncle Amur."

"Hello, Uncle Amur. You have such pretty blue eyes." Rainie looked at the man opposite her with her big bright eyes and smiled sweetly at him. She liked the pair of deep blue eyes Amur had.

"Hello, Rainie." Amur looked at Rainie. Although she was Luke's daughter and he hated him, the child in front of him was the same as Nyla. They were related to Luca. They had adorable and pretty faces. There was no way Amur could dislike them. Amur's tone of voice became gentle when he was talking to her.

"Amur, I'm sorry. I drove slowly as it was snowing. You must have waited for quite some time, right?" Luca explained to him why she came late.

"No. I just arrived here not long ago. Rainie must be hungry. Why don't we order first?" Amur handed the menu to Rainie.

"Thank you, Uncle Amur." Rainie took it from him and handed it to Luca, "Ms. Luca, please order for me."

Luca did not decline her. She knew what her child's favorite food was. She picked up the menu and ordered a few of Rainie's favorite dishes. Then, she looked at Amur, "You should order some too."

"I'll leave that to you," replied Amur. "I'm not a picky eater."

"Yes. You're not picky. I almost forgot that." Luca patted her forehead and ordered a few other dishes. Then, she called for the waitress and handed the order to the waitress.