Ch. 2171..2180

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2171-Luca sat there doing nothing after she finished ordering the food. It was inconvenient for her to talk with Amur as Rainie was there.

Amur knew Luca had wanted to meet him alone in the beginning, so she must have something to tell him. However, Rainie was here together with them. She could not tell Amur what she wanted to say.

After all, the child was not that young anymore. She understood a lot of things.

Rainie glanced at Luca, then she turned to look at Amur. She smiled and said, “Ms. Luca, I saw a swing there. Can I go over there to play?"

"Ah. Sure." Luca turned to look at the swing. It was a play area designed by the restaurant for the kids so that the parents could relax when they brought their children here. "Be careful. Don't go anywhere else."

"Okay. I know." Rainie stood up and strolled toward the play area.

Luca was happy that there was a kids' play area in the restaurant. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to talk to Amur.

"Is she one of your children you've been missing?" Amur asked Luca in Russian. No one in the restaurant should be able to understand the language.

Luca shot a glance in the direction where Rainie was. She was sitting on the swing and playing on it.

Rainie waved at Luca when she noticed she was looking at her.

Luca smiled and waved back at her. Then, she replied to Amur, "Yes. She has a twin brother."

"Who does the twin brother look like?" Amur suddenly asked.

Luca answered, "He resembles his father. Why are you asking this?"

"I was thinking that if the boy resembled you, he'd be good-looking," said Amur. "Rainie looks like you back then."

Although it had been nearly three years since Luca changed her looks, Amur could still remember what she looked like before.

"It's better for a boy to look like his father," said Luca. She did not think it was bad for her son to resemble Luke.

Amur shrugged his shoulders and added, "I think Rainie looks cute. And it's good."

"Does Nyla look like her?" Luca smiled while watching her daughter. She would always look at Nyla and think about Rainie when she was on the Island of Despair. Now that she had left the Island of Despair to carry out her mission, looking at Rainie reminded her of Nyla.

“Indeed. They both resemble you," replied Amur.

Luca changed the subject of the conversation and turned to look at Amur. "Amur, was the mission you carried out a dangerous one?"

"It's over." Amur could not bear to lie to her, so he avoided answering her question.

"It doesn't matter if you refuse to tell me. I know it all. Otherwise, you wouldn't have left your phone in the apartment. You were afraid that I'd locate your whereabouts and find you, right?" Luca had it all figured out. She knew the truth even if Amur did not tell her.

Amur nodded. He came back safely after completing the mission, so there was nothing to hide. "But I'm alright."

"You're lying," Luca shook her head and said. "Your lips are white. You must be injured. And you're seriously injured. But you can get out of the bed and walk normally after a few days."

Amur wondered if Luca could read his mind. How did she know he was injured by looking at his face?

"I'm a European. I'm born with fair skin." Amur refused to admit it.

"It's okay if you don't want to admit it. I can see it. I've always told you to protect yourself, but you refuse to listen to me. Although I understand it's unavoidable, you're not alone. Someone is on the island waiting for you to go back," said Luca. She took a bottle of medicine out of her bag and handed it to him.

She had this feeling that Amur was injured. That was why she grabbed the medicine and brought it along with her when she went out this morning. The medicine was for curing external wounds, and it worked much better than the medicine used in the hospitals.

"You know how to use this." Luca placed the bottle in front of him when Amur did not take it from her.

Amur smiled bitterly. He would be admitting that he was injured if he took the bottle of medicine.

Even though Luca was not in love with him, she still cared about him.

She might fly into a rage if she found out that Amur was injured and almost lost his life while carrying out the mission.

Amur felt grateful that Luca cared about him.

"Take the medicine even if I got it wrong. It helps to cure wounds that aren't serious as well," Luca persuaded him.

"Thank you." Amur took the bottle of medicine. Luca's medicine was good. His wound would heal faster if he applied her medicine.

"What are friends for?" Luca shook her head helplessly. Then, she asked, "You're not allowed to tell me what mission you were carrying out, right?"

Amur nodded and said, "Yes." He recalled what happened when he was carrying out the mission and added, "But I ran into two people when I was carrying out the mission."

"Who?" Luca asked with curiosity. It must be people she knew if Amur mentioned it to her.

"They were looking for herbs, but they got lost in the woods. I found the stronghold of the organization there. The name they told me was your code name," said Amur.

Luca knew what happened when Amur mentioned the herbs.

She said, "Dr. Shanks is looking for the herbs."

“I thought you were in trouble. I wondered why the two of them were looking for herbs..." Amur let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that Shanks needed the herbs, not Luca.

He was worried that something was wrong with Luca's health and that was why she asked the two people to look for herbs.

Amur felt relieved after finding out the truth.

Furthermore, Amur noticed that Luca was glancing at Rainie out of the corners of her eyes when she was talking to him. She was being careful, afraid that Rainie would be lost.

Amur suggested, "Luca, ask Rainie to come back here if there's nothing more to talk about."

Luca only wanted to confirm that Amur was alright today. He was unharmed. She had seen it for herself. Although Amur might be injured, there would not be a problem if he was still able to make his way down the stairs. Therefore, Luca waved at Rainie, signaling her to come back here.

Rainie walked back to their table when she saw Luca waving at her. She said, "Ms. Luca."

"Come one and sit down. They'll be serving the dishes soon," said Luca.

"Okay, Ms. Luca." Rainie behaved well and sat down on her chair. She was not as cold as Lanie was or as naughty as Tommy. Rainie was a good, obedient child. She sat there like a little gentle princess.

Amur looked at the well-behaved little girl. She seemed to have Luca's gentleness.

If it were not for the Island of Despair, Luca would be just like this little girl. She was humble and gentle. It was the Island of Despair that changed her.

However, Amur knew that no matter how much Luca had changed, she still had a kind heart, and she was still the Bianca who saved him back then.

Rainie noticed Amur's gaze was on Luca. She smiled and looked at him.

Amur's face reddened a little, and the expression on his face stiffened. "I didn't know you'd be bringing Rainie here. I didn't get anything for her."

 

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2172-"There's no need to get anything for her. We're just meeting up and having lunch together. We don't need to make it so formal, right, Rainie?" Luca lowered her head and looked at Rainie, who was drinking her water, with a smile on her face.

Amur noticed how gentle Luca's smiling eyes were. It was how she looked at Nyla when she was on the Island of Despair.

It must be difficult for Rainie to part with Luca if she had to. Luca was a good mother, after all.

However, Nyla could not bear to part with Luca either. They were her daughters. How could she stand the thought of parting with her daughters?

Amur made up his mind. He must work hard to prevent Luca from going through the pain of parting with her family again.

Rainie nodded and agreed with what Luca said, but Amur thought it was inappropriate.

Amur stood up and said, "No. It's impolite of me. The dishes aren't served yet. Please excuse me for a minute."

"Wait." Luca stopped Amur while thinking fast. "It's really okay. There's no need to trouble yourself. You can buy Rainie dessert if you insist. She has a sweet tooth."

Rainie went along with Luca and said, "Yes, Uncle Amur. You can buy me dessert."

"That's all?" Amur thought it was too perfunctory. Who would buy desserts for a child during their first meeting?

"Kids love eating snacks. Usually, when it's your first time meeting a child, most people would get them snacks apart from toys and clothes. If you think one isn't enough, you can order two. I'd like to have

some too." Luca deliberately said that as she thought it was a bad idea for Amur to go out and get something for Rainie when it was freezing out there.

Amur had no choice but to pick up the menu and order a few desserts for the two of them when Luca insisted on buying Rainie desserts. Rainie had also agreed to what she said.

Luca stopped him and said, "Amur, that's enough. We can't finish it all if you order more. It'll be a waste."

That was when Amur stopped ordering, and he said to the waitress, "That's all for now."

The waitress smiled and took the menu away.

Rainie stuck out her little tongue. She could not help but sigh. "Uncle Amur, are you trying to make me fat?"

Amur seldom talked to children, so he asked with confusion, "Of course not. What's wrong?"

"You must think that I'm too skinny, and that's why you ordered so many desserts. You're trying to make me fat," Rainie said mischievously.

Even though she was a child, she could sense Amur's feelings for Luca. However, she could not seem to hate him. She thought Amur was nice and friendly.

"Although I didn't mean that, I guess it's alright for kids to be a little chubbier, right?" Amur was amused. He did not expect the little girl to have such a witty tongue when she looked so decent and quiet.

"But I have to dance. So, Uncle Amur, you'll have to eat more later." Rainie frowned, then smiled again.

Amur looked at Luca with confusion.

Luca explained, "Rainie is learning ballet. She just finished her ballet performance before coming here."

Luca sounded proud when she mentioned it.

It was something to be proud of when her daughter could dance ballet well.

Amur gave Rainie a thumbs-up and praised her, "Wow, that's impressive. Many little girls in my country love ballet too. Rainie, would you like to become a ballet dancer?"

"Uncle Amur, I'm still young. I can't make up my mind now. Let's talk about the future next time," said Rainie. Although she loved ballet, she was not sure whether or not she would become a professional ballet dancer in the future.

After all, her father told her that life and hobbies were different things. Life could be boring if it was all about hobbies.

Rainie thought what he said was reasonable. That was why she listened to Luke and studied well while treating dancing as her hobby.

"Really? Well done, Rainie." Amur could not help but compliment her. What Rainie said was not something a child at her age would say.

Perhaps it was because of Luke's influence...

The little girl in front of her was more mature than those her age.

An idea flashed through Luca's mind. She took the camera out and said, "I took some photos. Would you like to take a look at them?"

Amur could sense Luca was proud of her daughter, Rainie. He nodded and took the camera from her.

"I haven't seen them either," said Rainie. She stood up and sat beside Amur. She looked at the photos that Luca took together with him.

Outside the restaurant.

A man was sitting in the car, looking at the situation in the restaurant through the glass. Then, he made a call.

"Yes?" Luke's voice came from the other end of the line after the call was answered.

"Boss, Ms. Craw is having lunch with a man in the restaurant," reported the man. He was instructed by Luke to protect Luca and report to him her whereabouts.

"A man? Who is it?" Luke lifted his hand to signal Jason to stop reporting to him.

Jason swallowed back the words that were at the tip of his tongue when he saw Luke's signal.

"I'm not sure, but he looks European," answered the man as he picked up the file and looked into it. The information about Luca's relationships was in the file.

The man checked for a while and said, “Got it. His name is Amur."

“It's him..." Luke's voice sounded grim at once.

The man could sense Luke's change of mood from the other end of the line, and he quickly added, “But they're not alone. Ms. Craw brought Ms. Rainie along with her."

Luke frowned. Luca actually brought Rainie to meet that man?

“Rainie's there, right? Keep an eye on them and make sure they're safe," replied Luke. He had told the kids about the situation Luca was in now, and he believed Rainie knew exactly what to do.

Although Rainie would not ruin everything, she knew what to do. Amur could not do anything if she was there.

"Alright, Boss." The man looked at the harmonious atmosphere between the three of them. Rainie seemed like she was getting along with Amur. He hesitated for a moment, and after replying to Luke with guilt, he chose not to tell Luke about it.

Luke did not sound okay now. If he knew Rainie and Amur were getting along well, he might lose control, drop whatever he was doing now, and hurry over here to defend his rights.

“Are you hiding something from me?" Luke was sensitive enough to sense the guilt in his voice.

“No, Boss. They're eating now. I'll protect Ms. Craw and Ms. Rainie," the man quickly replied to him. If Luke found out what was happening now, he would ask him to make a mess out of things if he could not make it here in time.

That way, Luca would surely be alert after this.

"Watch over them carefully. Inform me if anything happens," said Luke. He hung up the phone and lifted his hand to signal Jason to continue to report to him the progress of the acquisition.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2173-Jason noticed Luke's gloomy expression. He was sure Luca had something to do with it.

“What are you doing?" Luke's face darkened, and he asked Jason when he did not hear his report.

Jason immediately came back to his senses. He put on a serious expression and reported to Luke about the progress of the acquisition.

Another American-owned company was planning to purchase Brown's company at the same time. That was why they were hardly making any progress with the acquisition. Luke frowned and asked when he heard Jason reporting to him, "It's too slow."

The words were sonorous and powerful. Jason could deeply feel Luke's dissatisfaction.

Then, Jason explained, "It has become even more difficult to acquire the company as other American- owned companies are joining in. That's why the progress slowed down a little..."

Luke looked up and shifted his gaze to Jason. He looked at him with his cold, dark eyes.

Jason understood what he meant. This was not about the slow progress. It was Luke who refused to accept such a reason.

"Boss, we'll try our best to speed up the progress," Jason promised him right away, hoping that it could calm Luke down. However, Luke was not only unhappy with the acquisition progress but it was because of the phone call too.

Luke rose to his feet and walked toward the window. He looked down at the buildings outside. The hotel he was currently staying at was the landmark of that place. It was the tallest building in the city, and he was on the highest floor of the building. He was able to look down at the whole city when he stood beside the window.

It was just like the acquisition plan this time. If he could acquire the Brown family's company, he could gain a foothold in this city. It played an important role in expanding T Corporation.

"T Corporation has to acquire the company this time," said Luke with overbearing determination in his eyes.

Luke would not allow any mistakes in the acquisition this time. He could not let the chance slip by and fall into someone else's hands.

"Yes, Boss." Jason understood how important the acquisition was. Otherwise, Luke would not have come here to work on the acquisition himself.

"I want it to be done as soon as possible," said Luke. He wanted to go back to A City after handling the work here.

Luke was forced to leave the city when he had just made a breakthrough in his relationship with Luca. He would not allow the distance that he had just closed between them to grow apart again. That was why he had to return to A City as soon as possible.

“Got it, Boss," said Jason. He glanced at the time and reminded him, “Boss, they're waiting for you to host the meeting downstairs in 10 minutes."

T Corporation's branch office was right below the hotel. It was convenient for them to work here when they were here for a business trip.

Luke glanced at the time. Although he missed Luca, he had to walk out of the suite.

The only way to free Luca and bring her back home was to become stronger.

He could destroy the Island of Despair once, so he could destroy it again even if they had changed their leader.

Jason quickly followed behind Luke and walked out of the suite, thinking that everyone who attended the meeting would have to suffer since Luke was in such a bad mood.

On the other hand.

Amur rushed to pay the bill after they finished eating lunch.

As Luca watched Amur grab the bill and walk toward the cashier counter, she shifted her gaze and lowered her head to look at Rainie. “Have you had enough to eat?"

“Ms. Luca, I'm full." Rainie picked up the napkin and wiped her mouth. Her moves were so elegant as though she was a princess.

Luca smiled.

Amur walked toward them after paying the bill. He said, “Done. Do you have any plans after this?"

Luca shot a glance at Rainie. The kids usually had the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon. They would be tired if they did not take a nap. Luca replied, “I'm going home."

Amur was a little disappointed. He was planning to bring them to hang out somewhere else.

However, he would still stick to Luca's plan. He nodded and replied, “Let me send you home."

“It's okay, Amur. I can't trouble you to send me here and there. Just go home." Luca shook her head and rejected his offer. Although Amur did not admit it, Luca knew he was wounded.

What mattered the most for Amur now was to get enough rest.

Amur unclenched his fists. He had no idea why Luca refused to let him send them back, but he thought it would be better not to speculate. After all, Luca meant it when she said she did not want him to send them back.

“Be careful when you're on your way back home."

Luca could sense the unwillingness in his voice. She nodded and said, "Remember to apply the medicine. Besides, Tina is worried about you. Reply to her messages since you're back."

"We..." Amur frowned. He wanted to explain to Luca that nothing was going on between him and Tina.

“It's good news. But you must take care of things that you should take care of." Luca blinked at him. She did not make it clear as Rainie was there too. Considering that they had hidden identities, if Amur and Tina ended up being in a relationship, that would mean he would be dragging Tina into danger. Hence, Luca wanted Amur to stay on the right side of it.

After that, Luca and Rainie left. novelbin

The two of them climbed back into the car. Rainie sat on the passenger seat, fastened her seat belt, and glanced outside the window. Amur was standing there looking at them as though he was reluctant to part with them.

"Ms. Luca, why did you ask Uncle Amur to apply medicine? Is he hurt?" Rainie asked.

“Yes. He told me he accidentally hurt himself." Luca waved at Amur, signaling him to hurry up and go back home so that he would not catch a cold. Then, she drove the car away and left.

Luca did not say much. Otherwise, Amur would keep standing there.

Amur would only leave after she left.

"Then what's with him and Ms. Tina..." Rainie used to go to T Corporation often. Back then, Luke had instructed Tina to look after her and Lanie in the office.

Hence, Rainie liked Tina a lot too. Although she had no idea what was going on, she assumed that the person Luca called Tina was the Tina she knew.

"Rainie, I'm not sure how to explain this to you. Let's have Uncle Amur handle this himself, okay?" replied Luca. Kids nowadays were precocious. That was why she did not know how to explain what was going on between Amur and Tina.

Besides, Amur still had many problems to be solved now.

"Alright, Ms. Luca. I got it," Rainie smiled and replied. This was between the adults, so kids should not be meddling with it.

"You must be sleepy. Take a nap in the car. You can continue when we arrive home later," said Luca. The restaurant was a little slow when they were serving the dishes, so it was already Rainie's nap time when they finished eating.

Speaking about napping, Rainie unconsciously let out a yawn and closed her eyes.

Luca shot a glance at the child and came to a halt at the side of the road. She took a jacket from the backseat and covered it on Rainie. Then, she continued to drive.

Rainie had not fallen asleep yet. She could feel Luca's movement, and the jacket covering her had Luca's scent on it.

Rainie smiled sweetly, feeling blissful.

It was her mother's scent.

Luca tried her best to keep the car steady. It only took a while for Rainie to fall asleep in the car. The child did not wake up until they arrived at the villa.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2174-Luca got out of the car after she parked the car. She closed the door quietly so that she would not wake Rainie up.

Luca walked past the front of the car and opened the passenger seat's door. She unfastened Rainie's seat belt and pulled the jacket up as it had slid down Rainie's body. Then, she carried Rainie in her arms.

Even though Rainie was skinny, she was heavy.

However, Luca managed to carry Rainie in her arms and walk into the villa without much effort.

Aunt Neile was surprised to see Luca carrying Rainie back in her arms. Luca shook her head when she was about to speak, so Aunt Neile immediately shut her mouth.

Luca carried Rainie up the stairs.

Aunt Neile followed behind closely, worried that Luca could not carry the child. After all, Rainie was already a ten-year-old child, while Luca looked so skinny. What if Luca could not carry the child all the way to her bedroom?

However, Luca carried Rainie in her arms and made her way up the stairs steadily. It showed that Aunt Neile was overthinking.

Luca firmly held her daughter in her arms.

Aunt Neile saw Luca walk toward Rainie's bedroom. She hurried over to help them push the door open.

Luca walked into the bedroom and placed the child on the bed. She took Rainie's shoes and socks off, tucked her into bed, and let out a sigh of relief.

Aunt Neile gave her a thumbs-up.

Luca reckoned that Aunt Neile was praising her for her strength without saying anything. Carrying a ten-year-old child while walking up the stairs without catching a breath and placing the child on the bed without waking her up was indeed an unbelievable feat.

Luca rose to her feet as she looked at Rainie, who was deeply asleep. It tugged at Luca's heartstrings when she saw Rainie smiling with her eyes closed in the car just now. That was why Luca was reluctant to wake the child up.

Luca made a hand gesture to signal Aunt Neile to leave the room.

Aunt Neile understood what she meant. She nodded and left Rainie's room together with Luca.

Rainie's bedroom door was closed behind them. After walking for some distance, Aunt Neile spoke, “Ms. Craw, you're so strong. I can't believe you can carry Ms. Rainie."

Luca looked so delicately built. If it were not for Aunt Neile seeing it herself, she could never have imagined Luca carrying Rainie in her arms.

“The child's not heavy," said Luca. The punching bag she carried on the Island of Despair was much heavier than Rainie.

The instructor Abel had sent to train Luca often asked her to carry a punching bag that weighed 50 kilograms on her back while running to train her physique. He did not care if Luca could handle it or not, she had to run. If she ran slow, she would be given extra training.

That was why even though Luca's body was initially weak, she had gotten used to the inhuman training she went through in those years.

Carrying Rainie was nothing to her.

"That's still impressive. Did Ms. Rainie fall asleep?" Aunt Neile asked. She was worried that Rainie was sick.

"Yes. She's asleep. It's her nap time now. She couldn't hold herself back any longer and fell asleep in the car," replied Luca.

Aunt Neile glanced in the direction of the bedroom and nodded. "Ms. Craw, you should get some rest too. I'm going downstairs to do some cleaning."

"Okay. Thank you." Luca headed downstairs too.

She walked out of the house and marched to the car. She took the bag Rainie put her ballet costume in and camera out of the car.

It was inconvenient for Luca to get these when she had to carry Rainie.

She strolled back into the house carrying those in her hands. She placed the bag on the sofa and said to Aunt Neile, "Aunt Neile, this is Rainie's ballet costume. It needs to be dry-cleaned. Please bring it to the laundry shop."

"Okay, no problem," answered Aunt Neile, who was tidying up the living room.

Luca carried her bag and camera and headed upstairs.

Luca did not rest. She transferred the photos in the camera to her laptop. It reminded her of Nyla when she watched Rainie's incredible performance on the stage.

If Nyla had grown up in the same environment as Rainie, would she like ballet too?

Luca let out a sigh when she thought of her youngest daughter. It was probably because of her living environment, so the things Nyla was interested in were odd...

However, Luca hoped that she could implement her plans earlier so that she could bring her daughter out of that environment

Otherwise, it would bring nothing but trouble for the child's growth.

Luca lay down on her bed after turning off her laptop, thinking of taking a nap.

Perhaps she was tired. She fell asleep after covering herself with the blanket.

Luca had no idea how long she had slept. She felt like someone was watching her and slowly opened her eyes. Then, she realized Rainie was sitting on her bed, smiling and looking at her.

"Ms. Luca, you're awake!" Before Luca could say anything, Rainie spoke.

Luca stroked her forehead and looked at the child. She asked, "Why are you sitting here?"

“I came here after I woke up. You were sleeping, so I didn't wake you up," answered Rainie with a smile on her face.

Luca glanced at her phone. There were a few unread messages. She looked at the time and realized that she had slept for an hour.

"I slept for so long?" She remembered that she was planning to take a nap, but she did not expect that she would sleep for an hour.

Luca was a light sleeper. She usually could not fall asleep in the afternoon. She was only closing her eyes to rest.

"Ms. Luca, you were deeply asleep just now. And it sounded like you were talking in your sleep." Rainie stood up and looked at her.

"I was talking in my sleep? What did I say?" Luca did not recall talking in her sleep.

"It sounded like you were calling Daddy's name," said Rainie, and she was still smiling. Although Rainie used the words 'sounded like', she had heard it clearly with her own two ears.

Luca's face reddened, and she quickly denied it. "I wasn't dreaming just now. You must have heard it wrong."

"I probably got it wrong. But Ms. Luca, you were sleeping soundly," said Rainie. If she were not afraid of waking up Luca, she would have climbed up Luca's bed and cuddled with her.

It was the happiest thing to be able to cuddle with her mother and sleep together with her.

"Maybe I was tired." Luca massaged her aching forehead, feeling uncomfortable.

Perhaps it was because she slept in.

Luca got out of bed. She was recalling what Rainie had just said to her.

She was deeply asleep, and she could not really remember if she was dreaming just now.

Did she really dream of Luke?

Rainie noticed that Luca was in a daze. She held her chin in her hand and asked with confusion, "Ms. Luca, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Luca shook her head.

"Ms. Luca, what should we do later?" Rainie asked. She wanted to do some parent-child activities with Luca. After all, Tommy was clingy and was usually always around Luca. It was a rare chance for her to be able to spend time with Luca alone.

Luca pondered for a moment and replied, "Should we bake cookies?"

Luca remembered that Tommy was saying that he wanted some cookies, but she did not have the time to prepare them. She thought she might as well bake some cookies with Rainie while she had the chance now.

"Sure. Tommy loves the cookies you bake. I'd like to learn too," Rainie said joyfully.

"Let's go." Luca reached out and offered her palm to Rainie.

Rainie held her hand, and the two of them made their way down the stairs together.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2175-Luca and Rainie were baking cookies in the kitchen, while Aunt Neile was tidying up the living room.

The villa's telephone rang. Aunt Neile answered the call with a puzzled look on her face. After all, people nowadays used smartphones, and there was hardly anyone who would call the villa's landline number. The telephone was basically a decoration in the house. Besides, it was the first time the telephone rang after she started working here.

"Hello, this is theCrawford family." Aunt Neile picked up the receiver.

“Is Luca there?” Luke's voice came from the other end of the line.

Aunt Neile was startled for a moment, and she replied, "Mr. Crawford? You're looking for Ms. Craw, right?"

"Is she in the villa?" Luke asked.

"Yes. Ms. Craw is in the kitchen. She's baking cookies with Ms. Rainie. Do you need me to inform her to pick up your call?" Aunt Neile asked.

"Never mind. If she's at the villa, then it's fine," said Luke. He called Luca after the meeting ended, but no one was answering the call.

Hence, he called Aunt Neile, but she did not answer the call either.

He had no choice but to dial the villa's landline number.

"Okay, Mr. Crawford," Aunt Neile was confused. Luke called to ask about Luca, but he did not ask her to answer the call. That was weird.

Luke added, "Aunt Neile, bring your phone with you when you're doing house chores. I need you to pick up my calls if anything happens."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford." Aunt Neile knew Luke had tried to call her when he told her that, but she had been carrying her phone with her. She did not hear her phone ring, though. She took her phone out of her pocket and realized she had no idea when her phone had been switched to airplane mode.

"My kids must've touched my phone and switched it to airplane mode. That's why I didn't hear the phone ringing. I'm sorry," explained Aunt Neile.

"It's okay. I'll be back in a few days. Take good care of them." Luke hung up the call after that.

Aunt Neile listened to the busy tone coming from the other end of the line. She hung up the call even though she thought it was strange. Then, she turned off airplane mode on her phone. She could not help but mutter to herself, "It looks like I can't let the kids mess with my phone anymore. Otherwise, they'll turn on the airplane mode again and I'll miss Mr. Crawford's calls. I'll be fired sooner or later if that happens again."

Luca walked out of the kitchen and heard Aunt Neile muttering to herself. She asked with curiosity, "Aunt Neile, what are you saying?"

Aunt Neile put her phone back into her pocket and replied, "Nothing. Mr. Crawford called the landline just now. That was when I realized my grandson had turned on the airplane mode and Mr. Crawford couldn't reach me just now."

Luca's face was slightly red when she heard it was Luke who called. Then, she recalled what Rainie told her.

"What did Mr. Crawford says?" Luca asked.

"Nothing. He just asked if you're in the villa. He didn't say anything and hung up the call when he found out that Ms. Rainie and you were baking in the kitchen." Aunt Neile expressed this in her own words.

Luca raised her brows. Luke called just to find out if she was in the villa?

Was he looking for her or not, then?

Luca could not guess it and asked, "Aunt Neile, where did you put the icing sugar for the cookies? I need it."

"The icing sugar... Let me get it for you. The previous bag was finished, but I haven't been using it lately. That's why I didn't take a new one out." Aunt Neile put down the vacuum and marched into the kitchen. She took a bag of icing sugar out of the shelf.

Aunt Neile smiled when she saw that Rainie's hands were covered with flour. She said, "Way to go, Ms. Rainie."

"Aunt Neile, I'll give you some cookies later." Rainie smiled and looked at Luca.

"Sure. Ms. Rainie's cookies must be good." Aunt Neile agreed with her, then she turned to look at Luca. "Ms. Craw, I'm going out to continue with the house chores if there's nothing else that you need."

"Okay." Luca opened the seal of the icing sugar pack and poured some on the scale. Then, she mixed it with the butter.

Rainie was standing beside her, watching her.

Half an hour later, the aroma of cookies filled the air.

Rainie carried the cookies on a plate and walked out of the kitchen. She said, "Aunt Neile, the cookies are done. Come on here and try them."

Aunt Neile gave her a response, walked into the washroom to wash her hands, and came out again. She picked up one of the cookies and took a bite, "Ms. Rainie, this is so good!"

Rainie heard her compliment and gave her a cheerful smile. She said, "Ms. Luca made these. I was just helping out."

Luca walked out of the kitchen and heard Rainie saying that. She chimed in, "You helped to bake the cookies too, which means you made these cookies as well."

After that, Luca took the scarf out and put it on her neck. Then, she put on her coat.

Rainie saw her and asked with curiosity, "Ms. Luca, where are you going?"

"I'm going to pick Lanie and Tommy up. Rainie, stay at home and be good," Luca reminded her like she was her mother.

"Okay. I'll listen to Aunt Neile." Rainie nodded.

Luca smiled and nodded at Aunt Neile. Then, she went out and headed to her car to bring Lanie and Tommy back home.

40 minutes later, Luca brought Lanie and Tommy home.

Tommy's nose was so sensitive that he could smell the aroma of the cookies in the air right when he stepped into the villa. His eyes brightened up as he looked at Luca. “Ms. Luca, you baked cookies?"

"Yes. Rainie and I baked the cookies together. Well, you must be hungry. The cookies are in the kitchen. Go get some," said Luca as she hung their coats on the hanger. Then, she took off her coat and hung it.

Tommy sprinted to the kitchen, cheering happily.

This was the happiest moment of his day.

Lanie shook his head helplessly when he looked at how gluttonous Tommy was, then he turned to look at Luca.

Luca was curious and asked Lanie when she noticed that he did not follow Tommy to the kitchen, “Lanie, why aren't you going to eat the cookies?"

"Ms. Luca, you must've baked a lot of cookies. Tommy won't be able to finish all of them now. I'm not in a hurry," explained Lanie.

Luca smiled and stroked his head. "Just go and have some cookies. Don't eat too many, though. Otherwise, you'll be too stuffed for dinner."

Lanie was still not heading to the kitchen. He frowned and asked, "Ms. Luca, if Tommy keeps on eating like this, will he become fat in the future?"

"I don't think so..." Luca smiled and replied. Luca and Luke were not overweight. Besides, everyone in Luke's family was fit and slim, and the same went for Luca's family. Hence, Tommy probably did not have those genes.

Tommy was a little chubby now. However, he would look slimmer if he did more exercises.

Luca thought that Tommy must be the kind who liked exercising since he was so active. That was why that should not be a problem.

"I'm really worried that Tommy will become a fat boy in the future," Lanie said, feeling worried for Tommy.

"Then, as his elder brother, you'll have to remind him not to eat too much," replied Luca. She held Lanie's hand and brought him to the kitchen.

Tommy was already standing beside the shelves, eating the cookies. He waved at Luca and Lanie when he saw them coming in. "Lanie, the cookies are so good. Come on. Have a bite."

Lanie nodded and walked toward Tommy. Then, he asked, "Tommy, how many have you eaten?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2176-“Not many. Lanie, you should try." Tommy was worried Lanie would not allow him to eat the cookies, so he moved the plate toward him.

Lanie turned to look at Luca helplessly.

Luca could feel Lanie's gaze on her. She seemed to understand what he meant.

It was like Lanie was telling her, 'Look at your greedy little son...'

Luca cleared her throat and said, "Lanie, take a few of them. Leave the rest for tonight."

Lanie nodded and took three pieces of cookies.

Tommy was looking at them eagerly and asked, "Ms. Luca, can I take some too?"

Luca looked at the cookie crumbs on the corner of Tommy's lips, and the eager look on his face. It softened her heart.

She glanced at the plate, and she briefly knew how many cookies Tommy had eaten. If Tommy continued to eat the cookies, he would not be able to have dinner later, or he might be stuffed.

"Ms. Luca." Tommy tried to act cute again when he saw Luca not saying anything. He wanted to win another chance to eat more cookies.

Luca thought that it should be fine to let Tommy have another one or two. However, she met Lanie's gaze when she was about to say something.

Although Lanie did not say anything, Luca felt that he was reminding herself not to spoil Tommy.

Luca had no choice but to make up her mind and reason with Tommy, "Tommy, you've eaten quite a few cookies. I know you're hungry now, but if you keep on eating, you won't be able to have your

dinner. Don't forget I'm the one making your dinner today."

Even though Tommy wanted more, he compromised instantly once he heard Luca telling him that she would be preparing dinner. He said, "Okay, Ms. Luca. I won't eat anymore."

The cookies were yummy, but Luca's home-cooked food tasted better.

Luca placed the cookies on a higher table so that the kids would not be able to reach the cookies if they returned to the kitchen. Then, she said, "Okay. I'm going to prepare dinner now. Kids, head to the living room and wait for dinner."

Tommy nodded and left together with Lanie.

Aunt Neile watched everything that happened and could not help but exclaim, "Ms. Craw, you sure know how to handle the kids."

"Huh?" Luca turned around and looked at Aunt Neile.

"I used to work at Crawford Manor. Only Mr. Crawford could handle Young Master Tommy when he was greedy. The others aren't able to persuade him. He'd simply refuse to give in. Even if Old Master Crawford was there, he would think of a way or act cute to get what he wanted to eat," said Aunt Neile with a smile on her face. "You're the only person who can convince Tommy to stop eating other than Mr. Crawford."

Luca shook her head helplessly. She knew Tommy was greedy, but she did not expect Tommy to behave like this in front of the old master.

Old Master Crawford was the most dignified person in the Crawford family. She was helpless when she imagined Tommy pestering him and asking for snacks. There was nothing the old master could do even if that was the case.

After all, it was hard to reject Tommy when he acted cutely.

"Is that so?" Luca smiled, put on the apron, and began to make dinner.

Luca had learned from last night's experience, so she cooked fewer dishes today. It was to prevent the kids from eating too much and it affecting their health.

Luca accompanied the kids to watch their favorite cartoon with them after dinner. Then, she asked them to take a shower and get ready to go to bed. Luca only returned to her bedroom after she completed everything.

Luca had left her phone charging in the bedroom after she took a nap this afternoon. Then, she headed downstairs to bake some cookies with Rainie. She forgot she left her phone upstairs.

Luca's heart skipped a beat when she saw there were five missed calls. She tapped on the notification immediately and realized that all of them were from Luke. novelbin

She glanced at the time. It was when she woke up from her nap and went downstairs to bake the cookies with Rainie.

Luca recalled what Aunt Neile said to her. Could it be that Luke was unable to reach Luca, and that was why he called Aunt Neile before eventually calling the villa's landline?

It might be possible...

Luca glanced at the time. She did not return his call. Instead, she chose to explain in a message: [I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford. I left my phone charging in the bedroom. That's why I didn't get to answer your call.]

After the message was sent to him, Luca received a reply from Luke: [Alright.]

It was a simple response with just one word, and it made Luca feel a little upset.

Was he mad at her?

Was he busy with something and that was why he did not have time to reply to her with a longer message?

Luca was still hesitating if she should return his call at first, but she decided not to return his calls when she saw Luke's simple reply.

Perhaps she should not have explained it to him.

Luca was a little depressed. She received a call from Nina when she was getting ready to take a shower and call it a night to get ready for tomorrow's work.

“Hey, Nina, what's the matter?" Luca answered the call. She was a little confused. After all, Nina would not be calling her at this hour if nothing was going on.

"Luca, are you in bed already?" Nina asked.

"Not yet. What's wrong?" Luca asked.

"Um„." Nina hesitated. She needed to ask a favor from Luca, but it was hard for her to bring it up.

"Just tell me if you need anything. I'll do whatever I can to help you." Luca could sense that Nina wanted to ask for her help, but it was difficult for her to say it since they had not known each other for long.

"Um, I'd like you to help me improve my health and wellbeing," said Nina.

Luca suddenly felt nervous and quickly asked, "Why do you need me to improve your health? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Have you seen the doctor? Do you have any medical check-up reports?"

Nina could sense that Luca was worried about her on the phone. Luca was not putting on a show. She was truly worried about her.

It had been a long time since she felt that there was someone who truly cared about her apart from Percy. It warmed Nina's heart, and she replied, "I'm fine. I know you're good at medical stuff, especially naturopathy, so I'd like you to help me to improve my health. I'd like to get pregnant..."

"Pregnant?" Luca was dumbfounded. She blinked her eyes in astonishment. "Are you getting married soon?"

Percy and Nina must be planning to get married if Nina was eager to have a baby. Luca felt happy for her. They finally worked things out and got together after everything they had been through.

Nina replied in a helpless tone, "Not yet."

Luca frowned at once and carefully asked, "Then why do you want to get pregnant all of a sudden?"

There was dead silence on the other end of the line.

Luca took a deep breath. Something came into Luca's mind when Nina told her that they were not getting married yet.

"Nina, you're telling me the two of you aren't planning to get married yet, but you want to get pregnant. Are you thinking of..." Luca could no longer continue.

"Luca, I love him so much. And I want to spend the rest of my life together with him. Now that we're together, that's the only way.." Nina sounded a little depressed. There was nothing she could do, and that was why she came up with this idea.

Although Nina and Percy were engaged, their relationship was not official.

The Mallory family would think of a way to stop them from getting married. Therefore, Nina wanted a baby. The Mallory family might change their mind if Nina was pregnant.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2177-The expression on Luca's face was stern. She would agree to help Nina to improve her health so she could get pregnant if she was married and Percy and Nina wanted a baby. However, it was not the right time to do so now.

“Nina, it's not necessary to get the Mallory family's permission if Mr. Mallory wants to marry you. You can get married abroad, then come back to sign the marriage license. Your marriage will still be legalized here. It's the same," said Luca.

Getting married in A City would require a household registration permit. It might be difficult to get married if either side of the family disapproved of the marriage.

However, it was different in countries abroad.

Any couple could be legally married as long as the two of them had their passports and related documents.

"I know. I know that." Nina let out a sigh. "But I don't want to see Percy be caught in the middle between me and his family. Luca, they're his family members. If they disagree with us getting married but he insists on marrying me, they'll make things difficult for him in the future. That's why I came up with this idea..."

Nina was envious of Sue every time she met her children.

Not only did Nina want to break through the barriers between her and Percy by getting pregnant, but it was also about having a child. She wanted to be a mother.

"Mr. Mallory loves you. If he's made a firm decision, you should believe in him. Besides, he can protect you. On the other hand, if he has no thought about marrying you, it's risky for you to get pregnant.

Nina, I'm not going to help you if there's a one percent chance that you might become a single mother," said Luca. She did not want Nina to suffer.

If Nina ended up being a single mother, the path ahead would not be easy for her.

Luca felt it was heartless to do so, but she did it for Nina's own good.

Moreover, even if Nina became pregnant with Percy's child, the Mallory family might not acknowledge that it was Percy's child. By the time she was truly pregnant, she had to be careful and guard herself against the Mallory family. Would it not be tougher for her?

Luca knew Nina trusted her, and that was why she came to ask for her help.

However, Luca refused to help her as she had a soft spot for Nina. Nina would get hurt if she helped her.

Luca also knew that if she chose not to help Nina, Nina could find a better physician to improve her health with Percy's help.

Even though she knew that it was wrong to do so, there was nothing Luca could do to stop Nina.

Nina let out a sigh. What Luca said was reasonable, and she understood it too, but she had been in a dilemma for the whole day. She just wanted a baby.

She had impulsively aborted the baby back then, and she did not take care of her health after the abortion. The doctor told her that she had to improve her health to get pregnant again. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the zygote to implant in the uterus. novelbin

Percy had always wanted a baby too.

Nina did not want to disappoint Percy. That was why she did not tell him about her plans. She thought of improving her health first, then she would tell Percy about it when she got pregnant.

“I understand everything you said, and I've been thinking it over..." Nina insisted on going ahead with her plan.

Before Nina came looking for Luca, she thought Luca would agree to help her. However, if Luca ended up rejecting her, and she took Nina's matter seriously.

Nina had no idea why Luca was against it.

"Have you talked to Mr. Mallory about this?" Luca suddenly asked. She refused to believe that Percy would agree to such an absurd decision.

Nina fell silent for a moment and decided not to lie to Luca. "I haven't told him about it. I'm thinking of getting pregnant first before l tell him."

"How about this? You talk to Mr. Mallory first. If he agrees with it, then I promise that I'll help you improve your health. I'll only agree to help you on the condition that he agrees with it," Luca suggested. Percy loved Nina, and he would never ask her to do something like this for his sake.

Nina's plan of secretly getting pregnant was just to give an explanation to the Mallory family and convince them to let Percy marry her. However, Percy would never agree with such a plan.

Percy would not take the risk of Nina getting hurt.

Nina reckoned that Percy was such a person too. That was why she did not discuss the matter with him.

"Okay. Give me some time.." Nina compromised and let out a sigh.

"It's not me who's giving you time. You're the one who's giving yourself some time to figure it out if this is something worth risking," replied Luca.

"Alright, I got it. Luca, sorry for bothering you. Have a good rest. Good night," Nina was about to hang up the call.

Luca thought of saying something to her, but the words that were on the tip of her tongue did not escape her mouth.

Nina was a grown-up. Everything she had been through in the past few years was just as much as what Luca had gone through.

"Good night." Luca hung up the call. She drew in a long breath and let out a deep sigh.

Nina was pregnant before this because of her, and she lost her baby because of Pierre, that bastard. Nina had never experienced the difficulty of being pregnant for ten months, nor did she know what it felt like to be apart from her children.

However, Luca had gone through these before. That was why she did not want to see Nina taking the risk.

Although Percy was a good man whom Nina could trust her life with, it was not worth it for her to take such a risk.

Luca shook her head. In the end, this was Nina's decision. There was nothing she could do no matter how hard she tried to convince Nina.

Luca stood up, put her phone back on the bedside table, and walked into the bathroom to clean herself up. Then, she lay down on her bed to rest.

She had a dream that night.

Luca dreamed that Nina was pregnant, but she resolutely left Percy's villa and told him that she wanted to draw a line between her and Percy.

In her dream, Luca was a bystander. When she wanted to step forward to find out what happened, Nina did not see or hear her. She sat there alone, crying.

After that, she saw Nina dealing with her pregnancy alone. She gave birth to the child and raised the child all by herself.

Nina became depressed, and she was not as cheerful as she was before. She even hated everything in this world.

Luca opened her eyes. She let out a deep sigh of relief when she realized it was just a dream.

Fortunately, it was just a dream...

Luca must have been overthinking last night, worrying about Nina's condition. Hence, she had this ridiculous dream.

Luca sat up on her bed. Although she knew her dream had nothing to do with reality, it made her feel like she was on pins and needles.

After freshening up, Luca walked out of her bedroom. The kids were already awake.

That was when Luca realized something and glanced at the time. She woke up late today.

Luca hurried downstairs and walked to the dining room. The kids were already eating their breakfast at the dining table.

Aunt Neile, who was standing beside them, said, “Ms. Craw, you're awake. You got up late today, so I prepared breakfast for the kids."

"Okay. Thank you." Luca nodded. Her face looked a little pale.

She slept for a long time, but she was tired because of the dream.

Luca massaged her forehead and sat down on the chair.

Rainie was worried and she said, "Ms. Luca, you look tired."

"I'm alright. I had too much sleep." Luca stroked Rainie's head. Aunt Neile served Luca breakfast. She lifted her head and smiled at Aunt Neile, "Thank you."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2178-Aunt Neile said, “It was rare to see you sleep in today. That's why I didn't wake you up. I didn't expect you'd look so tired."

"I'll be fine after drinking a cup of coffee," Luca ate a mouthful of oatmeal. She thought she needed a cup of warm coffee to perk herself up a little.

"Let me get you some coffee," replied Aunt Neile as she walked into the kitchen.

The kids finished eating their breakfast. Tommy glanced at the time and said to Luca, "Ms. Luca, we're heading to school first."

"Okay. Be good and listen to your teacher," replied Luca. Usually, it was Uncle Zander who picked the kids up and sent them to school. When Luca was making her way down the stairs, she glanced outside the villa and saw Uncle Zander's car already outside and waiting for the kids.

"Ms. Luca, see you later." Rainie waved her hand at Luca and walked out of the dining room.

Luca was watching the kids as they left and disappeared at the entrance of the dining room. Only then did she shift her gaze and continue eating her breakfast.

She had to quickly finish her breakfast and head to the office.

Luca was planning to work this weekend, but Luke was away on a business trip. It ruined her plan. She canceled it and let the researchers on her team take the weekend off so that she could stay at home and take care of the kids.

After Luca finished eating her breakfast, Aunt Neile came out carrying a cup of sweet-smelling coffee in her hands.

"Ms. Luca, here's your coffee."

Luca looked at the cup of coffee in Aunt Neile's hands. She thought it would be rude to turn her down, so she said, "Aunt Neile, can you please pour the coffee into the thermos bottle? I'll bring it to the office."

"Of course." Aunt Neile nodded and walked into the kitchen to look for the thermos bottle.

Luca went upstairs to get changed. She looked at herself in the mirror. She looked okay because she had enough sleep last night, but it was obvious that she was low-spirited and a little tired.

Luca shook her head, picked up her phone, and glanced at it.

Luke did not continue to keep in touch with her after he replied to her with a simple response yesterday. novelbin

A bitter smile swept across Luca's face. She truly did want to keep a distance between her and Luke, but now, she truly wanted Luke to be kinder to her too.

However, things did not turn out the way she wanted...

Luke seemed distant again when she was stuck in contradiction and indecisiveness.

Luca placed her phone in her coat pocket and hurried downstairs.

Aunt Neile stood at the landing of the stairs, holding the thermos bottle filled with the coffee. She handed the thermos bottle to Luca when she saw her coming down and said, “Ms. Luca, drive safe."

“I will. Thank you, Aunt Neile." Luca walked out of the villa after taking the thermos bottle from her. She drove the car and headed in the direction of T Corporation.

Luca realized that Rhett was the only one there when she returned to the floor where the laboratory was located. The others had yet to come back.

It seemed like it was still early.

"Good morning, Dr. Craw," Rhett stood up immediately when he saw Luca come back.

"Good morning." Luca glanced at the time and looked at the breakfast on Rhett's desk. She nodded without saying anything. Then, she clocked in, turned around, and walked back to the office.

Rhett looked at her from behind, and he glanced at his breakfast. He sat down and continued eating his breakfast since Luca did not say anything.

Luca's phone rang when she just sat down on her chair in her office.

Her heart skipped a beat. She took her phone out and looked at it. It was Sue who was calling her.

Luca answered the call and greeted, "Hey, Sue, good morning."

"Luca, have you seen today's news?" Sue asked.

"I woke up late today. I didn't manage to watch the morning news broadcast. What happened?" Luca's panicked thoughts grew wild when she heard how anxious Sue sounded on the other end of the line. Could it be that something had happened to Luke?

Luca was flustered as she quickly turned on the computer. She wanted to find out today's news.

"Nina's in trouble," said Sue. There was nothing she could do to help Nina now. That was why she called Luca to see if she could help her.

"Nina?" Luca's hands trembled when she typed the news website in the search bar. Then, she clicked on the local news website and read the news.

"Mhm. A few media outlets reported about her today. They wrote horrible things about her. They're all about. Take a look at the articles. I don't know what I'm supposed to do now," replied Sue. She had no idea how to describe the contents of the news.

"Don't worry. Let me take a look at the situation first." Luca could sense the helplessness in Sue's tone.

Sue must be eager to help Nina, but Luca believed that Sue did not know how to help Nina this time. That was why she came looking for her in the first instance.

Luca saw the news after the website was done loading. She saw the headlines about Nina.

Luca frowned. The headlines themselves were terrible enough. Every single word taunted Nina for having a family background that was no match to Percy's.

Luca clicked a link and scrolled down the page. Almost everything written on the news was the truth, but some of them distorted the facts.

There were false statements such as Nina being raped and getting pregnant.

Another one was how Nina treated her mother, Anna.

The news report thoroughly exposed everything that happened to Nina in the past and the present. Besides, the words carried an overtone of defamation and sarcasm. Whenever Percy was mentioned, the article that someone like Nina did not deserve Percy.

"Damn..." Luca could not help but lose her temper when she saw the news. The person who wrote this news article seemed to have dug into Nina's background through someone close to Nina. Otherwise, how did that person manage to know so much about Nina's past?

Sue heard Luca swearing, and she knew Luca was furious too. Therefore, she told Luca about her assumptions, "Luca, do you think there's any chance the person who wrote this news article is someone in the Mallory family?"

“It can't be the Mallory family,” Luca denied immediately without a second thought.

“How can you be so sure about that?”

"The Mallory family aren't fools. Mr. Mallory got someone to spread the news that he was engaged with Nina two days ago. Even though the Mallory family is against it, they wouldn't have started with this and gotten the reporters to write an article about Nina's past. Isn't that smearing the Mallory family's reputation too?" Luca shared her thoughts with Sue. The Mallory family was meticulous and concerned with their family's reputation. If they knew about these, they would use it as a reason to convince Percy not to marry Nina. Perhaps they might use it as evidence to threaten Nina.

However, they would never do something stupid to expose these to the public. Would they give the others the chance to make fun of them and look down on Percy?

It was a nightmare for a wealthy family to be surrounded by such embarrassing news.

“What if they had made up their minds?” said Sue. Only the Mallory family was holding a grudge against Nina. She could not think of anyone else who would do this to her.

“It doesn't matter who it is now. What matters the most is Nina. It's obvious they're against Nina. How is she now?” Luca asked. It was important to find out who exposed these things to the reporters, but Luca believed that Percy would get his hands on it.

She was more concerned about Nina's condition now.

“The reporters are waiting for Nina downstairs. I told Nina about it. She's not coming to the office today. As for her current situation, I guess she's probably at home hiding from the reporters,” Sue said helplessly.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2179-Luca let out a sigh helplessly. Nina was so close to living a happy life, but someone stabbed her in the back at this time.

Sue added, "I'm afraid that she might overthink now. After all, her past is her deepest wound. It's cruel for someone to use this against her. That's..."

Sue felt helpless and angry at the same time. There were no words that could describe how upset she was.

Luca did not know what to say either.

Although Percy protected Nina well, after their conversation last night, Luca could sense that Nina was still sensitive. She would still feel worried and insecure.

Now, such awful things had happened to her.

"Luca, is there anything we can do for her?" Sue was overwhelmed.

"Let's show more concern for Nina. There's nothing we can do about the reporters. Things aren't as simple as they are. The reporters are looking for her now.." replied Luca. She knew what kind of people the Mallory family was. They were probably annoyed after getting exposed this time, thinking that Nina had brought shame to the Mallory family and ruined their reputation.

They might come looking for trouble.

"That's all we can do for now." Sue let out a deep sigh. There was a knock on her office's door, and she said to Luca, "Luca, I have something to deal with. Talk to you later."

"Okay." After Luca hung up the call, she carefully browsed the news article again. She did not read the comments, but she knew what the others would be talking about even if she did not look at them.

Percy's status was not lower than Luke's in A City.

Percy insisted on being together with Nina. Many people were envious, displeased, and jealous of Nina.

There was no doubt that the netizens were criticizing Nina.

Luca shook her head helplessly while reading the news article.

Luca glanced at the time. She wanted to comfort Nina, but she had something more important things to do at hand. Hence, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Nina: [I saw the news. Are you okay?]

After Luca sent the message, only seconds passed before she received a reply from Nina: [I'm alright. Don't worry.]

[I have to finish my experiment. I'll look for you after this.] Luca replied. She knew Nina well. Even though Nina said she was fine, nothing was alright deep down in her heart.

Luca did not wait for Nina's reply. She left her phone in the office. After putting on her white coat, she headed to the laboratory.

Her team of researchers was already in the laboratory getting ready to conduct the next stage of clinical trials.

Luca began to work after she greeted everyone.

They worked the whole morning until the afternoon.

They did not really leave the laboratory. Even their lunches were ordered by Zoey. They continued with the research after they ate their lunch in the staff room of the laboratory.

The data error had delayed their research progress too much. That was why they were racing against time, trying to catch up with the progress.

Moreover, Luca had promised to fulfill the request of Watson's general manager.

When the office's working hours ended, Luca walked out of the laboratory. She let the researchers get off work on time today as the research progress was going well.

Luca looked at her phone when she returned to her office.

There was only one unread message from Nina. She tapped on it and read the message. It was Nina's reply to her message from this morning: [You don't have to.]

Luca looked down. There was not even a message from Luke today.

Luca smiled bitterly. What was she expecting from him?

It was normal for Luke not to contact her. Was that not the case? The passion they felt for each other in the beginning would only last for a few days, then it would fade as time went by.

Luke's heart had always been with Bianca.

Even though Luca's true identity was Bianca, her looks had changed. She could not win Luke's heart anymore.

Luca did not leave immediately.

Uncle Zander would fetch the kids from school after class. Aunt Neile would take care of the kids when they were back at the villa. Luca opened the news and glanced at the articles.

The saga continued...

Furthermore, the papers and websites that were reporting about this matter seemed to be increasing. It was as though Percy was not doing anything to stop this at all.

Luca furrowed her brows. She wanted to ask Percy about this. Why did he not make any moves in the first instance and let things escalate?

Although they were writing about Nina's past and there was nothing more that could be looked into, talking and making a big deal out of Nina's past would hurt her badly.

Even so, Luca could not possibly question Percy about this.

Perhaps Percy had something else in mind. Besides, if Luca questioned Percy herself, it would not be of much help to Nina.

Luca let out a sigh and turned off the computer. She left the office after tidying up her documents.

Luca returned to the villa. The kids were already in the villa after Uncle Zander sent them back here. They were doing their homework in the living room.

Aunt Neile was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

“Ms. Luca, you're back!" Tommy lifted his head and looked at her. He said with a smile on his face.

“Yes. Are you doing your homework?" Luca asked.

Tommy nodded and handed his book to Luca, "Ms. Luca, I'm done. Please help me check."

"Okay. I'll help you check your homework." Luca put her briefcase aside and began checking Tommy's homework.

After making sure everything was correct, she imitated Luke's signature and signed on the last page of the homework. Then, she handed it back to Tommy.

Lanie and Rainie were done doing their homework too.

Luca helped them sign as well.

"Ms. Luca, you look tired..." Rainie was so attentive that she noticed the weariness on Luca's face.

"I was busy with work today." After Luca signed on the last page of the twins' homework, she returned their books to them and said, "Put your books in your bags. Otherwise, you might forget to bring them to school tomorrow."

“Ms. Luca, you should rest earlier." Lanie took his book from Luca and put it in his bag while he talked to her.

"I will." Luca loved the three of them. She rose to her feet and said, "Let me see if there's anything I can help in the kitchen. Maybe I can cook something. I don't have much time. And I can only prepare a dish for you. What would you like to eat?"

Tommy shook his head and replied, "Ms. Luca, dinner is almost done. Sit down and take a rest. Daddy said you should sit down and rest if you're feeling tired. You don't have to do those things."

Luca was surprised. She thought Tommy would be the first one to tell her what he wanted to eat.

However, Tommy asked her to rest instead. He was not planning to ask Luca to cook for him.

Luca looked at the kids, feeling relieved. It was comforting when the kids were thoughtful.

Rainie went along with him. "Yes, Ms. Luca. You should rest. Aunt Neile prepared dinner early today. We can have dinner later."

Luca knew the kids cared about her.

She smiled and sat on the sofa, asking them what interesting things had happened in school today.

After a while, Aunt Neile walked to the living room and informed them that dinner was ready.

Luca returned to the study after dinner. She began to continue with the research she had stopped doing. She was finding the antidote for the poison.

After all, this matter could not be delayed either.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2180-Luca was doing experiments in the study the entire time. The kids did not come upstairs to disturb her either.

Only when the alarm rang did Luca stop doing her experiment. She disinfected her hands and walked out of the study.

Luca ran into the kids when they were making their way upstairs.

“Ms. Luca, have you finished your work?" Tommy smiled cheerfully and came forward to hug her.

Luca stroked Tommy's head and looked at Lanie and Rainie, "Come on. Go clean yourself up. It's time for bed."

"Okay, Ms. Luca," the three kids replied at the same time.

Luca returned to her bedroom. She got herself cleaned up at the same time as the kids did so. Then, she tucked the kids into bed.

Her phone rang when she was about to do some reading before heading to bed.

Could it be Luke?

Luca could not suppress the quiver in her heart. She picked up her phone and looked at it. It was Nina who called.

She quickly answered the call and said, "Nina, what's wrong?"

Luca had a feeling that something must have happened if Nina was calling at this hour after the incident this morning.

"Luca, were you asleep?" Nina asked. She was worried that she would disturb her.

"Of course not. Would I have been able to answer the call so quickly if I was asleep?" Luca comforted her. Nina was such a person—careful and afraid to trouble others.

"I'm at the entrance of your villa district. Do you mind opening the door for me?" Nina asked. She had pressed the visitor doorbell, but no one answered. She thought that it was either Luca was asleep or she was on the first floor.

"You're at the entrance?" Luca was surprised. She quickly jumped out of bed and wore her wool slippers. "Hold on there. I'm going to get you now."

"You don't have to come over. I know the directions. You just have to open the gate for me." Nina sounded tired. Luca could hear her voice slightly shivering when she listened to it carefully.

"Alright. Give me a minute." Luca headed downstairs immediately to open the district gate for her.

“Thank you, Luca. I'm walking in now," replied Nina.

“Come in. I'll be waiting for you at the door." Luca knew something must have happened to Nina. That was why she came here.

Luca put on her coat. She grabbed another coat, thinking that Nina probably did not wear enough layers to keep herself warm before she walked out of the house.

Nina let out a sigh on the other end of the line. It was especially quiet on this cold, snowy night. She could hear Luca's footsteps, and she said, “Luca, you don't have to come out so soon. I'm still walking."

“You walked all the way here?" Luca frowned.

“No. I hailed a ride to come here. Let me walk to your house first. You should go back into the house to keep yourself warm. I'll call you when I've arrived." Nina sniffed. A gust of cold wind blew past Nina, making her nose dry and itchy.

Nina continued to head toward the villa after she hung up the call.

Luca did not listen to what Nina said. She carried the coat and walked to the door gate.

The villa district was huge, and Luke's villa was located at a more remote location. That was why Nina needed some time to arrive at the villa no matter which gate she came from.

Luca glanced at her phone and continued to wait at the door gate.

15 minutes later, Luca saw Nina come walking toward her. She noticed that Nina was wearing flimsy garments under the lights of the dimly lit street lamps.

Luca frowned. She came up to Nina and draped the coat over her. “Why didn't you put on a few more layers to keep yourself warm since it's so cold out here?"

Luca had been holding the coat in her arms, keeping it warm. Nina could feel the warmth when Luca draped the coat over her. She gave an embarrassed smile and said, “Can you please take me in for tonight?"

“Sure. No problem. But you'll have to tell me what happened." Luca held Nina's hand and closed the door after they got into the villa.

Nina remained silent and followed Luca to the villa.

Luca was not in a rush to question her, so she only asked, “It's late. Have you eaten dinner?"

Nina's pale lips curled up. She had been outside for a while, and it was freezing. Her lips were slightly purplish. She replied, "I had some."

Luca roughly knew what Nina meant by that. Hence, she said, “Sit down. Let me get you a warm glass of milk."

Nina did not want to trouble Luca at first, but she listened to her and shut her mouth when she noticed the look on Luca's face.

It was the same as how Bianca had taken care of her before...

Luca walked into the kitchen and got Nina a warm glass of milk. She took some snacks that were prepared for Tommy and the others. Then, she brought them to the living room.

“Have some. Don't tell me you have no appetite. It's freezing out there, and you barely ate anything. Your body won't be able to take it. Aren't you thinking of improving your health?" Luca was worried that Nina would refuse to eat. Her tone was a little forceful.

“Thank you, Luca." Nina picked up the glass of milk and took a sip. The warm milk warmed her body, and she felt much better. She looked at the snacks on the table and said embarrassingly, "Aren't these snacks for the kids?" "There's nothing to eat at this hour. Just eat them. The snacks are everything we have for now. I'll ask Aunt Neile to go to the supermarket to get some groceries," said Luca. She picked up one of the snacks and opened it.

Nina would have to eat it once Luca opened it.

Nina watched Luca open the package and put the snacks in her hands. Nina said helplessly, "Luca, are you treating me like a child?"

"Aren't you one?" Luca picked up another bag, "Come on."

"Okay, I'm eating. But stop opening the snacks. I won't be able to finish them all. You know I don't eat much." Nina took the bag of snacks from Luca and put it on the coffee table. "I'll have this one."

Nina took one of the cookies while she talked to Luca.

It was no surprise that Luke's kids had the privilege of enjoying luxurious foods. It had been a long time since Nina ate such premium snacks. It aroused her appetite. She enjoyed eating the snacks.

Nina thought she would not be able to finish the whole pack. She did not expect to be able to finish the whole pack while she drank the milk. It only took a while for her to finish it. She even finished drinking her milk. She could not help but burp.

"The perfect match of cookies and milk. I'm so stuffed." Nina waved her hand, telling Luca she could not eat anymore.

Luca did not force her to eat when she saw Nina was done eating. She adjusted her sitting posture and looked at her.

"The way you're looking at me is scaring me.." Nina suddenly lost her confidence.

"Then tell me what happened. Why did you go out without wearing enough to keep yourself warm at night?" Luca knew the reason Nina came looking for her must have something to do with what happened this morning.

However, even if it had something to do with it, Nina would not have come here in such a flustered condition.

Luca knew Nina well. Nina must have forgotten to bring her ID with her. Otherwise, she would not have come here if she had brought it along with her. She would have headed to the hotel.

"Didn't you read the news articles?" Nina pouted her mouth.

"Yes. I saw them." Luca nodded, waiting for Nina to continue with her story.