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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2301-“Your worries have been settled now, so just eat," said Luke.

Luca had to stop bringing it up as she knew that talking about it more did not mean that he would take action.

The lunch break was over.

Luca then prepared for the meeting about the drug launch with the researchers.

Before the meeting started, she scanned through the data and found out that it was much better than expected.

Most of it was Shank's blood, sweat, and tears, so of course, it would work out well.

Just as Luca entered the meeting room, Zoey came over to report, "Dr. Craw, there's an important meeting at Watson that you have to attend."

"When?" She asked.

"An hour from now," Zoey replied.

"So urgent?" Luca frowned as one hour was just enough time for her to get there. If it was really an important meeting, they would have notified her in advance.

Without any advance notice, it was just an urgent meeting at most.

Luca then linked this meeting to the phone call she received from the general manager this afternoon.

"Yes, I told you right after I received Ms. Stone's notice," Zoey said resignedly. Watson seemed to be all over the place, unlike T Corporation which was always orderly whether it be work or other miscellaneous things.

"Alright, I got it," said Luca as she looked at the researchers in the meeting room. "My apologies, everyone. You can work on other stuff for the time being. The meeting will have to be delayed, and I'll have Ms. Davis notify you all then."

The researchers nodded their heads and left with their files.

Luca said to Rhett, "Mr. Link, come with me."

"Okay, Dr. Craw." Rhett nodded.

Luca and Rhett went downstairs together, and when they got to the parking lot, Warren was already waiting for them in the car.

Luca was surprised as she had just informed Warren. He said that he would arrive in 10 minutes, but it has not even been 10 minutes yet.

Had he always been close by?

“Dr. Craw, please get in." Warren saw her and Rhett walking over, and he opened the door to the backseat.

Luca sat in the car and noticed the seat was warm unlike the freezing weather outside as if the heater in the car had been turned on for a while.

After Rhett sat in the passenger seat, the three of them rushed to Watson.

After they reached Watson, Luca and Rhett went up to the laboratory floor.

She walked in and noticed that Dr. Linwood and the others were already inside waiting for them.

Luca glanced at the time on her watch. She was not late.

"Good afternoon," she subtly greeted the people in the meeting room.

"Dr. Craw, you're here." Dr. Linwood greeted her first, and when she sat down, he sat beside her smilingly. "Dr. Craw, we heard that the data for phase three of clinical trials for your research is out?"

"Yes, it came out today." Luca opened the laptop.

"How are the results?" Dr. Linwood showed concern.

"It's much better than predicted," Luca answered his question without telling him any additional information.

"That's impressive. The drug must be really effective. Once it's on the market, it'll be really beneficial to mankind," Dr. Linwood praised. Many of their clinical trial data were far from their expectations, and they barely met the listing requirements.

However, Luca's research had surpassed expectations.

All the professors present knew about the prediction as they had been secretly discussing Luca's report since the very beginning.

They thought this research would not succeed.

Now, not only did she develop the drug, but it passed all three phases of the clinical trials and even exceeded the expected digits.

Luca listened to his compliments while unfazed.

These compliments came with a bit of sincerity, a touch of envy, and even some jealousy.

She did not think it was anything impressive as all the early efforts came from Shanks anyway. She only joined afterward to lead the team in the research.

With the groundwork laid out, it made everything after it much easier.

Hence, Luca did not think there was anything to be proud of.

Her skills were far from Shanks.

Dr. Linwood added, "Dr. Craw, did you bring the report for phase three of clinical trials? I'm really curious about the data in it."

"Dr. Linwood, are you the one who's curious, or is the general manager who's curious?" Luca asked. While they were talking, the rest of the professors had entered the meeting room, but the general manager was nowhere to be seen.

Luca reckoned that he was observing from afar.

Dr. Linwood was taken aback. "Isn't that the same? Everyone is curious about how excellent your report is. We've been doing research for so many years, but we've never seen a report as outstanding as yours, so we want to take a look at it."

"I'm sorry, Dr. Linwood. Just think of me as overly cautious, but I won't disclose the report until the drug has been patented and listed," Luca outright rejected him.

Dr. Linwood was a little upset. Although he had not achieved much in the company, he was much more well-known in the industry compared to Luca.

Yet, she dared to reject him. The report was not an important top-secret document either.

"Dr. Craw, if you don't want to, forget it. We were just curious," said Dr. Linwood.

"It's just a phase three clinical trials report, so it's indeed not some top-secret document. After the Dr. Albus case, I'm worried the drug will fail to apply for a patent and can't be marketed, so it's best to keep

the data a secret for now. Otherwise, if something happens, we need to expand the scope of the investigation," Luca said to Dr. Linwood.

What happened to Dr. Albus was a lesson for them too.

Dr. Albus had shown the data to several of them because he was facing difficulties, and during that time, all of them became suspects.

It made everyone panic.

Dr. Linwood was stunned as she had a point.

She kept the data confidential not because she was petty but because it was a safety measure to prevent it from getting stolen.

He was the one to blame for listening to the advice of others.

Dr. Linwood hurriedly said, "You're right. I shouldn't have asked you for it no matter how curious I was. I'll ask you again after you've applied for the patent."

"By then, I can even show you the whole research report," Luca said while looking toward the surveillance camera in the meeting room.

"Okay, it's a deal." After finishing his words, Dr. Linwood returned to his seat.

There were not many people around Luca, so Rhett leaned closer and whispered, "Dr. Craw, it seems like many people are interested in the clinical trials data..."

"That's not it. In fact, it has always been just one person," Luca said. The general manager came in late.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2302-Before Rhett could ask any further, the general manager walked in with his gaze locked on Luca.

Luca met his eyes for a moment, then averted her gaze to look at the computer screen.

Dr. Linwood looked at the general manager with a frown on his face.

The reason why he asked Luca about phase three of clinical trials data was because of the general manager.

His clinical research always did not perform well, so the general manager talked to him alone and asked him to learn from Luca's clinical research data. Although it was a different type of drug, he thought that he could still learn something from it, so he agreed.

Dr. Linwood was quite happy at first as he had one more piece of data to learn from, which would help him in his research.

However, after Luca's reminder, Dr. Linwood felt that something was not right as the data was crucial for the drug launch.

The general manager sat on the chairman's seat and discussed the meeting agenda.

“I gathered everyone here because the year is ending and I'd like to gather the opinions of the professors about where we should go for the team bonding trip at the beginning of the year. The professors are the main force of the company, and the future of Watson depends on all of you. The final decision will be based on the professors' opinion."

The professors looked at each other. They came for a meeting for such a trivial matter?

The corner of Luca's lips curled up. The general manager painstakingly did this just to see her phase three clinical trials data...

He even used this excuse to make her come to Watson.

Did he really think that she would show the data to Dr. Linwood because he was a senior?

Dr. Jackson spoke, "General Manager, you can just let the other departments decide. There's no need to waste our time on this when we could be doing research."

"Yes, yes," the other professors echoed.

Except for Luca, everyone there had a reputation in the pharmaceutical and education industry. At this point, fame and riches were what they were after. They could not care less about where to travel to.

The professors were not interested in team bonding. They would rather earn more money. If they wanted to travel, they would bring their wives and children along for the trip.

The general manager lifted his hands and pressed them down, gesturing for them to calm down. “Professors, this is just one of the matters. Since everyone is not interested in the team bonding trip, I'll let the other employees decide on the location. We'll move on to the second matter."

Luca looked up and stared deeply at the meeting minutes the general manager put up.

The general manager looked at Luca and said, "First of all, please give Dr. Craw a round of applause."

Then, a scatter of applause sounded.

Luca nodded in every direction to express her gratitude.

Then, the general manager said, "Dr. Craw's research is nearing the end, and her drug's phase three of the clinical trials data is out. The next step is to prepare for the patent application and the market launch. This will be our company's first drug. Thanks to Dr. Craw, we'll have a head start for the rest of our company's research."

Luca listened to the general manager's impassioned statement with a poker face. "Thank you, General Manager."

"Dr. Craw, why don't you come over and tell the professors about your research?" The general manager wanted to put Luca front and center.

Luca sat on the chair without moving. "The professors here are all well-known in the industry, General Manager. Aren't you making me show off in front of them by going up there? I'm not the one who should go up there and speak, so forget it. Continue with your meeting. I believe the professors also want to finish quickly so that they can go back to the laboratory."

Admiration filled Dr. Linwood's eyes as he listened to her words.

She was really something.

Capable, modest, and not humble nor arrogant. She knew that the general manager was stirring something up, so she fought back with just a few words to not offend anyone present.

The general manager's face was grim as he said, "Then it should be okay for you to show the data for phase three of the clinical trials to the professors, right?"

"General Manager, I've said this before. You can see my data if you make an application with Mr. Crawford. If he agrees, I'll make it public in front of all the professors," said Luca.

"There are only our own people here..." The general manager did not expect Luca to be like this. He still could not get his hands on the data even after asking Dr. Linwood for help.

She was not easily persuaded.

Luca smiled. "I'm just avoiding unnecessary trouble. I'm sure the professors present will be able to understand."

The general manager saw how she refused to hand over the phase three clinical trials data, yet he could not say anything else in front of so many people. He had no choice but to give up.

After the meeting, the general manager left with a nasty expression.

Luca sat in her chair and watched him leave with a serious look on her face,

There were not many key points in today's meeting. All of the general manager's topics revolved around her as he tried to get her to show the data of phase three of the clinical trials.

Rhett was packing up his computer and files as he asked, "Dr. Craw, are we going back now?"

Luca glanced at the time. She could still make it to the meeting if she went back now, so she stood up and gathered the documents in front of her. "Yes."

Dr. Linwood walked over with a look of admiration as he admired her for her humility and complacency. "Dr. Craw, good thing you're aware."

"Dr. Linwood, does the general manager usually ask for your research data like this?" Luca pretended to ask casually.

Dr. Linwood shook his head. "Not at all. Our research is not progressing as fast as yours anyway."

"Okay, got it. I have another meeting to attend, so I'll be going." Luca held her computer and documents while bidding farewell to Dr. Linwood.

"Thank you for your hard work. It must be tiring for you to commute back and forth," Dr. Linwood said. It must be tiring for her. There was nothing important in today's meeting, yet the general manager still needed her to be present.

Traveling back and forth like this was indeed exhausting.

"It's okay. I'll be going now." Luca left with Rhett.

The two of them returned to the car, and as usual, Warren was in charge of driving

Rhett sat in the passenger seat and glanced back at Luca. "Dr. Craw, the person you were talking about is the general manager, right?"

The general manager's intent was so obvious during the meeting earlier that even the professors who were unaware of the situation felt that something was off.

"Yes." Luca looked at the copy she brought over, which was also the document that the general manager wanted to see so badly.

She brought it with her with no intention of giving it to him. It was so that she could look at it in the car and do some simple analysis.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2303-When she returned to the office, there was only half an hour left before it was time to get off work.

Luca called for a quick meeting to make rough arrangements for the next step.

Half an hour later, the meeting ended.

She received a message from Tommy after returning to the office.

[Ms. Luca, our teacher said we're on holiday now. When will you be on holiday?]

Luca was surprised when she saw the message as the kids' winter break had started early this year.

When she was still Bianca, she would go home as early as possible to spend time with her children even if she had work.

She would occasionally bring them along with her too and let them play in the office. That way, it would be easier for the nanny at home as she would not have to do house chores while taking care of the children.

Now...

Luca could not take the children with her, and her leave from work was not until next week.

She replied: [I have to wait until next week for my holiday. You have to listen to Aunt Neile while you're at home during vacation. Don't cause any trouble and do your homework.]

[I know, we'll be good.] Tommy replied quickly.

Luca's lips curled up into a smile.

She put her phone in her briefcase and turned around to leave the office.

Now, all that was left to do was make the application so that they could all get off work on time.

After returning to the villa in Warren's car, Luca noticed that Old Master Crawford was there.

She put down her briefcase hastily and walked in. “Old Master Crawford, what brings you here?"

“Isn't it New Year's soon? Although Luke won't be at Crawford Manor this new year, I still had to prepare some things, so I let Mr. Griffin pack everything up and send them over. I could come to visit my three lovely grandchildren too." Old Master Crawford showed a kind smile and raised his hand to pat Tommy who was doing his winter break homework next to him.

Tommy looked up and smiled at Old Master Crawford before greeting her, "Ms. Luca, you're back!"

“Yeah, I just got off work," said Luca. She did not see Lanie and Rainie in the living room, so she guessed that they were upstairs doing their winter break homework. The kids had a lot of homework for winter break, so they went upstairs to avoid getting distracted by Aunt Neile moving around.

"Old Master Crawford, stay for dinner," Luca invited.

"I can't. A friend invited me to his grandson's one-month-old celebration, so next time." Old Master Crawford noticed Mr. Griffin had come out, so he asked, "Has everything been put away nicely?"

"Old Master Crawford, it has been put away," Mr. Griffin answered. When he saw Luca, he greeted her respectfully, "Good evening, Ms. Craw."

"Good evening." Luca looked at Mr. Griffin, who had just come from the storage room. It seemed like the things that they had brought over were kept in the storage room

"Ms. Craw, Crawford Manor bought some New Year's goods this year. Old Master Crawford had me send them over, so I put them all in the storage room," said Mr, Griffin.

"Alright, thank you," Luca nodded and said with a smile. She was not expecting Old Master Crawford to prepare anything for her. She was still deciding whether to go buy New Year's goods.

Old Master Crawford looked at the time and stood up with the help of his cane.

Luca hurriedly went up to support him.

"Well, it's about time. I'll leave now," Old Master Crawford said as he walked out of the house.

Mr. Griffin also stepped forward. "Ms. Craw, let me."

"Okay." Luca let Mr. Griffin assist him and followed behind them as they walked to the foyer until Old Master Crawford said, "Luca, it's cold out here and you're still sick, so head inside."

"Yes, Old Master Crawford. Walk slowly and watch your step," urged Luca. She watched as Old Master Crawford left. Her nose was indeed stinging.

Time and tide waited for no man. Old Master Crawford had reached old age. Although he was stronger than most people, he was still old. Hence, his legs and feet were worn out.

The back view of the person who had looked after Luke for so many years was mighty.

If not for him, Luke would have struggled to survive at Crawford Manor...

Luca knew that although Allison was arrogant, domineering, and had cruel methods, he would not have the heart to go up against Susan.

Besides, Susan was born to the purple. Not only had she seen much more than Allison, but she was also more courageous too.

How could Allison, who was only after money, go up against Susan?

Luke only got to where he was today entirely because of Old Master Crawford's compassion.

After seeing Old Master Crawford leave, Luca returned to the house and sat beside Tommy. "Tommy, do you have a lot of homework for winter break?"

"Yes, but Brother and Sister have even more," Tommy said with a pout as if he was not happy with the amount of homework. "I used to always hope to go to school and do homework with my brother and sister, but now, I find that not having to go to school is the happiest thing."

Luca smiled at his cool adult-like remark. "The winter break homework is not for you to finish in a day, so take it slow. I'll go see what New Year's goods your grandfather sent us."

"There's a lot of stuff. I saw Mr. Griffin carrying two big bags over," Tommy said before going back to his homework.

Luca stood up and walked to the storage room. She saw two red bags and knew they were from Mr. Griffin.

As Tommy said, the two big red bags were filled with New Year's goods.

In A City, the most eye-catching color during the new year was red, which would definitely look great.

Luca opened the bag to see that Old Master Crawford had sent some ornaments and decorations that would look great on the tree in the front yard.

She even took out some fairy lights from the bag and remembered the time she spent New Year's with Luke. He had hung these lights on trees and the roof. From the outside, their house looked like a star shining in the snow late at night. It was beautiful.

Luca took out everything in the two bags and realized there was nothing else other than these decorations.

She thought that Old Master Crawford had brought over some food instead.

She put everything away and returned to the living room to see that Tommy had gone upstairs.

She walked into the kitchen to help Aunt Neile with dinner.

"Ms. Craw, you're back?" Aunt Neile was surprised to see Luca.

"Yes," said Luca as she picked up an apron.

While washing the vegetables, Aunt Neile said, "I thought you'd be working overtime with Mr. Crawford today."

"Mr. Crawford is working overtime?" Luca was surprised as she did not know Luke was working overtime.

"Yes, he called at four in the afternoon saying that he wouldn't be home for dinner," Aunt Neile said as she put the cleaned vegetables to the side. Since Luca was here, she let her be the chef.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2304-“Well, there'll be more work and business at the end of the year," said Luca as her heart ached when she found out that he was busy.

He was busy for the sake of the Crawford family, yet she could not do anything to help.

Right now, she could only take care of the children for him...

Aunt Neile picked up a piece of beef and cut it while asking, "By the way, what kind of New Year's goods did Old Master Crawford bring?"

"Some decorations and ornaments," Luca answered.

"The New Year's atmosphere is very important to Old Master Crawford. When I used to work in Crawford Manor, I would clean the house inside out and decorate it with festive lights, ornaments, and more. Old Master Crawford would also have us prepare a huge feast on the first two days of the new year. The must-have dishes were essential. Otherwise, he would be mad," Aunt Neil said smilingly.

"Really? I haven't spent New Year's in the country for some time," said Luca as she did not expect to have this opportunity.

"By the way, I remember that it's Madam Susan's birthday tomorrow. I reckon they've prepared a lot at Crawford Manor," Aunt Neile said. She had been moved here this year, so she was not as busy, but it was also less lively.

She looked at Luca cooking and wondered if she should remind her what foods to prepare.

Although Luca was good at cooking, she was raised abroad, so she would certainly not know about the traditional culture here.

"Oh." Luca paused. It was Susan's birthday soon.

When she was still in the country, Allison had yet to be sent to prison, so there would a huge argument whenever it was Susan's birthday.

The only was reason because Allison enjoyed ruffling Susan's feathers.

Aunt Neile asked again, "Ms. Craw, will you go?"

"What?" Luca then realized that she was talking about Susan's birthday party, so she said, "I'm an outsider, and I wasn't invited either, so I won't go."

Aunt Neile wondered aloud, "Not invited?"

"Yes. Every time the Crawford family has a party, they'll always invite important and prestigious people, so how could they invite me?" Luca said. Although she had attended a wedding ceremony by the Crawford family, it was not a pleasant experience.

If she showed up with Luke, she would definitely become a topic of discussion.

Especially right now, when she had no official title.

She would rather not be invited and be comfortable in her own little space than get stares from people.

“Ms. Craw, you're belittling yourself," said Aunt Neile cheerfully as she put the meat on her left-hand side. "You're just unaware of how famous you are in the upper class society."

"Huh? Why?" Luca was shocked. Why had she never heard of this?

"I have a few friends who work as helpers in upper class homes, and they would mention you. Of course, they don't know that you're the one they're talking about," Aunt Neile said.

Those words confused Luca.

Aunt Neile continued to explain, "Although Mr. Crawford didn't say anything, Old Master Crawford had said something that made me guess the person who helped with the detoxification of Mrs. Norman was you. Your medical skills are exquisite if you could tell what poison was in Mrs. Norman's body from her pulse alone. This matter had long spread in the upper class society, and a lot of people want to look for you to help check their pulse, but Mr. Crawford has protected you well. Hence, they've been unable to look for you. Those rich people could only give up."

Only then did Luca find out it was because of that incident.

It had been almost half a year. Why was the story still going around?

She thought that it had already been forgotten that she saved Queenie's life.

"There are still people bringing this up now?" Luca asked. If not for Luke hiding her identity, she could not imagine how much these people would bother her.

"Everyone would get sick at some point. When they get sick, especially if it's a chronic disease, they'll think about you when they still don't get better with surgery or modern medication. However, nobody has been able to find you. Their maids would eventually know about this, and I'd feel proud whenever they mentioned it to me as I know someone as great as you—even though I can't say it."

"I'm not that great. It's all just medicine," said Luca. The most ironic thing was that only Shanks, a foreigner, knew the old mastery of medicine that was on the verge of being extinct.

However, it was linked to Shanks' childhood.

Although she was not clear about what he had experienced, she heard some rumors on the island about where Shanks' medical knowledge came from.

"But many old doctors are no match for you," said Aunt Neile. Many people used medicine to cheat, and many rich people had fallen for it before.

In the minds of many others, it was rare to meet a skilled practitioner.

"Aunt Neile, please continue to help me keep this a secret. I just want to live a peaceful life and do research," said Luca as she no longer wanted to bring up this topic.

"Of course, I'll help you keep it a secret!" Aunt Neile made a promise to her.

Luca knew that Aunt Neile would not tell others, so she was at ease.

After dinner was ready, she went upstairs to call the three children who were diligently doing their homework.

The children came downstairs after learning that dinner was ready.

Upon seeing the spread of scrumptious dishes yet no sight of Luke, Rainie asked, “Ms. Luca, is daddy working overtime?"

"Yes, I've already left some food for him. Let's eat first." Luca scooped up food for the kids.

Tommy stared blankly at the bowl in Luca's hands and said, "Daddy is always busy at the end of the year."

"You're right, Daddy is too busy. Good thing we have Ms. Luca with us. Otherwise, we would've been sent back to Crawford Manor," said Rainie. The reason why she was so reluctant to go back there was not because of Old Master Crawford but Susan.

It was Susan's birthday at the end of the year, so things would be chaotic at the Crawford Manor at this time of the year.

Susan would reprimand the maids for not doing a good job with a nasty look on her face. In Rainie's eyes, they already did a great job, yet they still got scolded.

How pitiful.

Luca placed the bowl in front of the three kids. She knew that the kids did not want to go back because of the atmosphere, so she did not say anything.

After dinner, the kids had some fruit. For the first time, nobody watched cartoons. They just went upstairs to do their homework instead.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2305-Luca wanted to let the kids relax for a bit and not rush to finish their homework.

However, she thought that she might kill their motivation to do homework and perhaps become lazy in the future, so she let them go upstairs and do their homework.

The kids did not need her to stick with them to guide them, so she went into her study and continued her research.

The antidote she was researching was almost ready, and when she was free during the new year, she would be able to analyze all the ingredients and do the rationing.

Time passed quickly when she was busy. The timed alarm on her phone rang, and only then did she realize that it was half-past ten.

After standing up and stretching, she quickly left the study.

Luca first walked up to Luke's bedroom to take a look. He had not come back yet.

It seemed like he was still working at T Corporation.

She then walked to each of the kids' bedrooms and gently pushed the door open. After seeing that they were all in bed, she returned to her room.

After washing up, she opened the bedroom door once again to take a look at the opposite bedroom.

Luke was not back yet.

Luca sighed softly and went downstairs to check on the food in the kitchen. Although she kept it insulated, it still got a bit cold.

She did not dare heat it up again because she did not know when Luke would return.

If she heated it too much, it would affect the taste.

Luca sat on the couch and watched the midnight news report while waiting for Luke to return.

An hour later, she heard the sound of a car coming from the front yard.

Luca stood up and looked toward the window to see Luke slowly making his way to the house.

She hurried back to the kitchen and heated the food she had left for him in the microwave.

When Luke walked into the living room, he heard sounds coming from the kitchen. He looked at the TV and the cups on the coffee table, then realized that Luca had been waiting for him.

He walked into the kitchen to see that she was busy.

Luke stepped forward to put his arms around her waist and rest his chin gently on top of her head while letting out a satisfying sigh. “What are you doing?"

Luca could not help but tense up while being held like this. "I'm warming up the food..."

"I already ate," said Luke. She did not like when he skipped meals to work overtime, so when Jason was ordering food, he had him order a meal for him too.

"Do you want some soup?" Luca said. The soup Aunt Neile made today was nutritious and good for his health. After all, he often worked overtime.

"Okay," Luke said as he hugged her.

"Mr. Crawford, let go." Luca told him. She could not do anything when she was being hugged like this.

As soon as she said that, Luke let go while smiling.

Luca put on oven mitts and took out the soup that was heated in the microwave. She placed it on a tray, along with the dishes. "Although you've already eaten, you can still eat a bit more. The food Aunt Neile made today was quite nice."

"Okay." Luke looked at the soup and dishes on the tray and started to feel a little hungry.

Luca brought the tray to the dining table and turned back to get utensils before placing them in front of Luke.

"Thank you." Luke picked up the utensils and took a bite of the dish. After tasting it, he looked at Luca and smiled.

"What is it?" Luca was confused by the look on his face.

"Is this Aunt Neile's cooking? It doesn't taste like it to me," said Luke.

"You have sharp taste buds. I made it." Luca had to admit.

"Thank you for leaving this food for me. I'll finish it all," said Luke. In the past, when he had no choice but to work overtime, she would do the same and prepare a meal for him.

After eating the food she made, he would always feel much better.

Perhaps it was the power of love.

Luca smiled and sat aside while watching him finish the food before standing up to clean.

"Clean it later," Luke said as he lifted his hand to hold hers.

She sat down and looked at him.

Luke said, "It's Louis' mother's birthday tomorrow. Go to the party with me."

Luca frowned as she thought that it had nothing to do with her, but now, Luke was asking her to go along.

"Mr. Crawford, can I not go?" She was hesitant.

"Why?" Luke asked.

"I don't like loud places, and I don't know many people there, so I'd rather not go to avoid awkwardness," Luca said. Moreover, Susan did not like her.

If she appeared, it would just fuel Susan's anger.

Luca thought that it would be better to give Susan some peace at her birthday party.

“This is an invitation from Old Master Crawford." Luke knew what she was worried about, so he brought up Old Master Crawford.

Luca fell silent. Did she have to go? She would rather not be invited. Besides, it had been three years since she attended an event like that. It would be hard for her to adapt.

"Louis and the others will be the stars of the show, so I can stay by your side," Luke said.

Luca was stressed out. Although the main characters would be Susan and Louis' side of the family, she would naturally become the focus of everyone if he stayed by her side.

"The kids want you to go too," Luke continued after she did not say a word.

"Mr. Crawford..." Luca wanted to refuse. She did not want to be on tomorrow's headlines or be a table talk topic of discussion for the rich and famous.

"Nina will also be there," said Luke.

"Why would Nina go?" Luca was surprised. Was it because Percy was invited? Was that why Nina would go with him?

However, the Mallory family was opposed to them being together, so would they not give her a hard time if she appeared?

"Grandpa has taken Nina in as his goddaughter. Although it was just a show for the Mallory family, he has to play the role till the end. If we don't invite Nina this time, what will the Mallory family think?" Luke explained to her why Nina would attend Susan's birthday party.

Luca nodded as he had a point.

Although it was fake, Old Master Crawford had to put on a show in front of Nina and the Mallory family.

That way, the Mallory family would have no reason or excuse to hurt Nina.

"If you accompany Nina, she'll be much more at ease," said Luke. Although Nina and Percy would attend Susan's birthday party, he had specifically instructed Louis not to have them sit together.

Although Percy had fought a lot with the Mallory family, during occasions like these, the families still had to sit together. Nina would suffer if she were to sit with them.

"Okay.." Luca finally agreed because of Nina.

She could not bear seeing Nina getting bullied by the Mallory family, and she knew that Nina was the same as her. Although their past lives were wonderful, whenever they had conflicts with the upper class people, they would not want to get involved.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2306-On the other hand.

In Percy's mansion.

Percy held Nina's hand and went to the cloakroom.

“What are you doing bringing me to the cloakroom in the middle of the night?" Nina looked at him smilingly with a tender look in her eyes.

"To pick out clothes for you," said Percy as he opened the closet.

Nina noticed that there were many new clothes inside, so she asked in surprise, "Did you buy these for me?"

"Yes, these clothes are suitable for more special occasions, so I had someone send a few pieces over. Have a look and see which one you like?" Percy said. He understood Nina's style. If she was not working, she would wear more casual and comfortable clothing.

However, those clothes were not suitable for a dinner party.

"What special occasion..." Nina looked through the clothes. The clothes he filled the closet with were festive and seemed like they were for more formal occasions.

"A birthday party," said Percy as he picked a pink one and held it in front of Nina.

The pink color made her features even more delicate and beautiful. When their eyes met, his heart skipped a beat.

"What birthday party? Is it your friend's?" Nina took the clothes and held them close to her body, thinking that it was for his friend's birthday party.

"No, it's the Crawford family. It's Louis' mother's birthday," Percy said.

Nina suddenly shoved the clothes at him. "You can go alone. I'm not going."

She remembered Susan's arrogance and how she had made things difficult for Bianca, which was why she did not have a good impression of her.

Plus, they must have invited the Mallory family.

If she attended with Percy and bumped into the other members of the Mallory family, it would not go down well. The Mallory family would think of their reputation and not say anything on the spot, but they would secretly make her suffer.

Nina did not want to give Percy a hard time either.

“They invited me and you." Percy took out the other clothes and handed them to Nina. “So, you can pick one.

“Why did they invite me? I'm not close to Susan..." Nina wondered without moving an inch.

“Because Old Master Mallory had said before that you're his goddaughter, so he has to put up a facade even if it's fake. Old Master Mallory had mentioned to me beforehand that it's a separate invitation." Percy held each garment up in front of her after seeing her not move at all.

Nina understood that separate invitations and attending with Percy were two different things.

Old Master Mallory admitted to her being his goddaughter in front of so many people just to save her from some trouble. It would not make sense for her to not go.

Even if that meant bumping into the Mallory family.

If she chose not to go, she would embarrass Old Master Mallory.

Old Master Mallory had done so much to help her, so she should return the favor too.

Nina took the light pink one Percy held just now and asked him, “What do you think of this one?"

“It's nice. This color suits you." Percy's eyes sparkled as he complimented her.

In his eyes, Nina was the prettiest woman and no one could compare to her.

“Really?" Nina looked in the mirror. It was simple and nice. It was a festive color too, perfect for a party.

“How fitting. I had the staff pair some accessories too," said Percy as he held her hand and walked to the dresser. Then, he opened a jewelry box.

Nina was usually pretty careless. She came into the cloakroom twice today, yet she did not realize that there were so many new things in it.

The pearl accessories caught her eye at first glance.

“So pretty," she said.

“Yup, they suit you. Wear them to the birthday party tomorrow," said Percy as he lifted an accessory and put it on Nina.

It was a new style of pearl necklace, so it was suitable for young people. The more Nina looked at it in the mirror, the more she liked it.

“I like it even more now." She kissed Percy's lips.

Percy's eyes became deep as he held onto her waist tightly, and his voice became hoarse as well. “Nina, I haven't bought anything for you in a while because I was busy. I'm sorry."

“It hasn't been long. You bought me a lot of snacks the other time," Nina remembered everything he had ever done for her.

Each time was worth remembering.

“Those were just some small stuff." Percy touched her neck and the white pearls that made her delicate swan-like neck even more exquisite.

He had the urge to kiss her and leave a mark.

“It's getting late." He lightly blew beside her ear.

Nina felt ticklish all over and shrunk her neck as her body temperature kept rising.

“Help me take off the necklace. I'm afraid of destroying it in my sleep." Her face was flushed as she touched the pearl necklace.

"It's indeed really easy fragile. Let me help you." Percy took off the necklace and carried the woman in front of him.

"Ah..." Nina did not expect his actions to be so direct.

"Let's go rest," Percy carried Nina into the bedroom.

It was nighttime. The wind and snow outside were making a racket.

However, the temperature inside kept rising.

Two people in love were whispering their love for each other into each other's ears in their own ways.

It was the following afternoon.

Luca was busy arranging the documents in her office. Once she was done with the files, she could submit them to the relevant organizations for patent application.

Zoey was familiar with the process, so she did not have Mo help her.

She could do it with just Rhett and Zoey's help.

Her phone rang with Aunt Neile's name displayed on the caller ID.

"Aunt Neile, what is it?" Luca picked up the phone and asked.

"Ms. Craw, we have a problem here. Can you come back home for a moment?" Aunt Neile sounded anxious.

"What problem? Are the kids okay?" Luca thought of the three children at home first thing and asked worriedly.

"I can't tell you on the phone. It's better if you come back.." Aunt Neile was stammering as if she was hiding something.

Luca had a bad feeling, so she immediately put the documents back into the safe. "I'll go there right now."

She immediately hung up and called Warren. "Warren, can you come to T Corporation? I need to use the car."

"Ms. Craw, I'm in the downstairs parking lot," Warren replied.

Luca frowned. Was Warren always in the parking lot? However, every time she got out of the car, he would drive away.

"Okay, I'm coming down now." Luca put on her coat and walked out of her office. She walked to the assistants' office and said to Zoey, "Ms. Davis, I need to go out for a while. Please apply leave for me."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2307-Zoey put down the work at hand and asked, “How long?"

“I probably won't be back today," Luca said. Aunt Neile did not explain to her clearly, so she did not know what was going on at home too.

"Okay, I'll apply for leave for you, don't worry," said Zoey as she flipped open the leave of absence form.

Luca nodded and went downstairs

When she got to the parking lot, Warren was waiting in the car.

Luca opened the door herself without waiting for him to open it. The car was already warm, which seemed to show that he had not just arrived.

"Ms. Craw, are you going back home?" Warren asked.

"Yes, how did you know?" Luca was surprised.

Warren drove away without saying anything.

Luca did not continue asking either.

Warren drove Luca back to the villa.

She quickly walked into the house and was shocked to see the people sitting in the living room. She subconsciously looked for someone to ask what was going on.

"Aunt Neile, this is..." Luca saw the makeup kit on the coffee table and could roughly guess who these people were.

"These are the makeup artists Mr. Crawford hired for you to give you a makeover," Aunt Neile said with a smile. This was all Luke's plan. She was just in charge of making me come here.

Luca frowned. "Is this really necessary.."

The main character tonight was Susan, not her. The people who should dress up were the Crawford family. It had nothing to do with her.

"Ms. Craw, let the makeup artists help you do your makeup. This is what Mr. Crawford wants," Aunt Neile advised her. According to her observations, Luca was not the type to like makeup.

She would usually keep it simple and go to work barefaced unless she needed to put makeup on.

"But there's no need." Luca said as she had never thought of making herself more glamorous. If she did not attract any attention and could even be ignored, that would be the best.

Besides, it was Susan's special day. She did not want to steal her spotlight.

“Ms. Luca, this is a gift from Daddy. Just do it..." Rainie said. She had already changed into a new dress and tied up her long hair. There was a little tiara on her head. She was pretty like a princess in a fairy tale.

Rainie had always been praised for her looks, so Luca could not resist saying no when she told her to do it. She nodded and said, "Fine."

The stylist smiled and stood up. "Hello, Ms. Craw. I'm the stylist, Andy. These two are my assistants. Shall we start now?"

"Okay," said Luca. Of course, they would need to do the makeup upstairs. On the way up, she paused and looked at Aunt Neile. "Aunt Neile, can you please cut some fruits and send them up?"

"Okay, Ms. Craw," Aunt Neile answered.

Luca brought the makeup artists upstairs, and when she sat down, they started doing her skincare.

She was familiar with these things, so she estimated that she would have to sit at the table for over two hours, which made her helpless.

If she were still Bianca, she would willingly waste this time for the sake of Luke. However, now that she was Luca, a nobody, there was no need to look so nice.

Rainie brought a small stool and watched at the side. Little girls liked dressing up too, so it was not a surprise that she would be interested in makeup.

However, she was not talkative like Tommy. She just sat quietly and watched.

After skincare, the makeup artist complimented her, "Ms. Craw, your skin is so nice. What face mask do you use?"

"I just use a lotion," Luca replied as she rarely used masks.

When she was on the Island of Despair, Shanks would do skincare on her for fun. After she left, she had not done it anymore. She was lazy too, so she just put on some lotion to maintain her skin condition.

"Wow, so your skin is just naturally this good, then. How lucky!" the makeup artist said while starting her makeup.

Rainie said proudly, "Ms. Luca's skin has always been good."

"It truly is. I've done makeup on so many people. Some of them have good skin, but they spent a lot of money to achieve that. Not many people have good skin even when they don't even use face masks,

unlike Ms. Craw" the makeup artist said as she believed Luca's words.

She knew that she was telling the truth when she saw her dresser.

Luca's dresser only had one branded cream, one bottle of eye cream, and some basic makeup products. There was nothing else.

Unlike the dressing table of celebrities that had a whole pile of every skincare product imaginable and even makeup.

Only high school students had such a simple dresser, not a working woman like Luca.

Aunt Neile sent up the cut fruit and Luca said, "Aunt Neile, just put them on the coffee table."

"Okay." Aunt Neile knew that the fruits were for the makeup artists, so after putting the plate down, she told them, "Let me know if you want anything to drink."

"Thank you," the makeup artist and her assistant thanked Aunt Neile.

After Aunt Neile left, the makeup artist continued with Luca's makeup. Her movements were fast, and Luca had a good base to begin with, so she could finish it quickly.

“Ms. Craw, what do you think of this look?" The makeup artist asked for her opinion.

“It's very nice." Luca looked at her reflection. The look was light and natural, completely different from a heavy makeup look. It looked much better than her bare face too.

Her complexion improved as well.

Luca was satisfied as this makeup look was not too overpowering, perfect for her to attend the party and keep a low profile.

"It's so pretty," Rainie complimented.

The makeup artist smiled. "If you're satisfied, come pick an outfit."

"Okay, nothing too fancy. I want to keep it low-key." Luca stood up and turned around to see the makeup artist take out some clothes and place them on hangers for her to choose

"Of course. The clothes I chose for you suit your makeup look," the makeup artist said as she picked up the clothes one by one.

Finally, she picked a light blue dress and asked for Luca's opinion, "Ms. Craw, what about this one?"

"Not bad, but you need to have a nice figure..." Luca said. The dress was fitting. Would she be able to pull it off?

"Your figure is great. I think you'll look great in it. Want to try?" the makeup artist said as she thought that this dress suited Luca the best among all the dresses here.

"Okay," Luca answered, then she took the dress to the bathroom.

After changing into it, she looked at herself in the mirror. The dress was nice, and it did not look awkward on her.

Even after being fed well by Luke during this period, the dress did not make her look fat.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2308-The dress was stunning, and Luca thought she looked beautiful in it as well.

The stylist always had a keen eye for things like this. While she found the dress fine, she believed that the dress did not truly accentuate Luca's curves.

Even as a woman, the stylist had to admit that Luca had a fantastic body.

Seeing how Luca had yet to come out, the stylist walked over to the bathroom door and asked, “Have you finished changing yet, Ms. Luca?"

"I have, but something about the dress feels weird..." Luca replied.

"Weird? Is the dress too big? We can have it tailored to fit your figure." The stylist thought that the dress was too big for Luca, considering how skinny Luca was.

"It's not that.." Luca opened the door.

The stylist's gaze brightened. "It looks so good! This dress was made for you!"

"It's too form-fitting for me," Luca replied. Sure, the dress was fitting, but it clung to her curves too much.

She had a bad history with clothes like this. The last time she wore something so form-fitting, the incident with Matysh occurred. Hence, she wanted to wear something looser.

"The dress was made to show off the wearer's figure. There's no better dress than this for you," the stylist said. Luca was no model, yet no model's body could compare to hers.

"I'd like to look at the other dresses." Luca truly did not want to wear this dress out.

The stylist looked uneasy. "Mr. Luca, if you think that this dress is too form-fitting for you, it'll be the same with the other dresses. You can take a look for yourself if you want. You have a great body, Ms. Luca, so all the dresses we brought for you are form-fitting ones. The dresses have different designs, but they were all made with the goal of accentuating the wearer's curves. They'll still hug tightly to your skin."

She handed the dresses to Luca while speaking.

Indeed, all the dresses were form-fitting ones.

Luca was speechless.

Rainie walked over and took her hand. "You look so pretty in this dress, Ms. Luca, and the color matches mine too. Won't you wear it?"

Luca looked over to the dress Rainie was wearing. They were of the same color palette.

Luca agreed reluctantly. “This dress it'll be, then."

"That's wonderful, Ms. Luca. Will you be picking accessories from our shop or will you be wearing your own?" the stylist asked next.

Luca originally wanted to decline the stylist since the dress itself already made her stand out enough. She would not get to keep a low profile if she were to wear additional accessories.

Not to mention that she did not have any appropriate accessories either. The accessories Luke gave her were too luxurious and expensive. They did not match her makeup today.

Rainie replied before Luca could, "Daddy already prepared accessories for you, Ms. Luca."

"Did he?" Luca looked at Rainie in surprise. She had no idea.

"Daddy told me to keep them safe for him first." Rainie left the bedroom for a short while before returning with a jewelry box in hand. "Daddy got these for you."

Luca opened the jewelry box and found a diamond necklace inside as well as a diamond bracelet and two diamond melee earrings.

The necklace was a simple platinum chain with a small diamond pendant. The diamond itself was rather small, and the necklace looked delicate but not ostentatious.

The bracelet came with the necklace as a set. It was a platinum chain with diamond melees embedded on the chain. The chain itself was fine and narrow, and the diamond melee shone under the light like twinkling stars of the night sky.

It was a nice set of jewelry; the necklace, bracelet, and earrings.

Luca felt conflicted looking at the accessories. The set may appear simple, but it must have cost a fortune considering it came from Luke.

The stylist exclaimed beside them, "They match perfectly with the dress! Let me help you put them on, Ms. Luca."

"Thank you." Luca nodded. The jewelry was not flamboyant, so she could still accept seeing them on herself.

After putting the jewelry on, the stylist moved to help Luca with her hair.

Instead of tying it up, the stylist thought that having her hair down would better suit today's look, so she took a hair curler and slightly curled Luca's hair. She gave Luca big curls that were slightly wavy, and the hairstyle added to Luca's charm.

It was a clean and simple look, yet also sexy and electrifying as it accentuated the beauty of Luca's features.

The stylist could not help but admire. "What a breathtaking look."

"Indeed." The assistant agreed beside them. "Imagine if we used this look to advertise our services." "It's a shame Mr. Crawford said no photos are allowed. Alright, Ms. Luca. What do you think?" the stylist asked.

"It's good. Thank you," Luca replied. She was feeling tired from sitting at the vanity for so long.

"You're welcome. It's our job to make sure you're satisfied with the look," the stylist replied with a crescent-eyed smile. She exclaimed internally that if not for Luca's status and identity, she would surely have tried to persuade her to let them take photos of her to advertise their shop.

"You look so pretty, Ms. Luca," Rainie looked up and said happily.

Luca caressed the younger one's cheek.

The stylist saw the interaction. “Well then, Ms. Luca, since we're done here, we'll be leaving first." "Alright. Let me walk you downstairs," Luca replied and sent them downstairs.

Aunt Neile saw them come down from where she sat in the living room. Her eyes lit up when she saw how pretty Luca looked.

"Aunt Neile, can you walk them out?" Luca said. She had already changed out of her clothes but her jacket was still upstairs. After what happened the last time, she did not really dare to leave the house without her jacket.

"Alright, Ms. Luca." Aunt Neile nodded and walked the stylist out.

Luca looked at Rainie beside her and asked, "Rainie, where's Lanie and Tommy?"

"Great-grandpa brought Lanie and Tommy back to the manor," Rainie replied.

"You didn't go with them?" Luca asked.

"Nope, because I wanted Ms. Stylist to do my look," Rainie replied. She knew Luke had requested a stylist today, so she purposefully told her great-grandfather that she would be staying.

"Did the stylist help you with your hair?" Luca asked.

"Yeah!" Rainie nodded before continuing, "But Ms. Luca, I don't want to tie my hair up."

"Why not?" Luca asked.

"Because I want to look like you. Your hair looks so pretty curled like that." In truth, Rainie wanted just wanted to match her look with her mother.

They could not admit their mother-daughter relationship yet, but it should still be fine to match their looks.

"You want to curl your hair?" Luca gave it some thought before agreeing. "Alright. I'll help you curl it this once, but only once, alright? The curler is bad for your hair."

"Okay! Thank you, Ms. Luca." Rainie smiled sweetly and took Luca's hand before pulling her up the stairs.

Luca had Rainie sit before the vanity and carefully undid the stylist's hairdo.

Taking into consideration the fact that Rainie was still a child, the stylist did not create a too complicated hairdo. Luca was able to take it off easily.

Luca was secretly relieved that the stylist had not used any hairspray or wax on Rainie's hair. Otherwise, she would have to wash it first before curling it.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2309-After taking down the hairdo, Luca took the curler and carefully curled Rainie's hair.

Rainie's hair was long but thin, so it did not take long before Luca was done curling. She let go of the lock of hair in her hand and reached for a hairpin to clip Rainie's hair in place.

“What do you think?" Luca asked.

Rainie looked at the mirror and saw how gentle Luca was with her. She felt doted on by her mother and nodded with a smile. "It's so pretty, Ms. Luca. You have very skilled hands."

"You're just very pretty, Rainie," Luca replied.

"No, no, it's thanks to you, Ms. Luca." Rainie was overjoyed when she saw herself in the mirror.

Luca looked at herself and Rainie in the mirror. She could not stop herself from putting her hand on Rainie's shoulder gently.

She did Rainie's hair all the time when her daughter was still young. Then, she was abducted to the Island of Despair. Her children grew up while she was away. Now that she had returned, her children no longer needed her help to tie their hair nor did she have any excuses to do so.

This time, she could finally help her daughter with her hair.

Luca felt remorseful.

Every girl in school had their mothers to help them with their hair, yet Rainie only had her maid and her own hands to do hers.

Luca was remorseful to her children for not fulfilling her role as their mother, and as for Luke...

Aunt Neile walked in and smiled mirthfully when she saw the two. "You're here with Ms. Rainie, Ms. Luca. Oh, you changed your hairstyle, Ms. Rainie. It looks great on you."

Rainie smiled sweetly and replied, "Ms. Luca did it for me."

"It looks great. With that tiara, you look just like the princess from a fairytale," Aunt Neile praised and placed the tray on the vanity table. "Ms. Luca, Ms. Rainie, I heard that a lot of people were invited to the banquet, so it might be a long while before food is served. I prepared some snacks for you so that you won't go hungry waiting for the food."

"Thank you, Aunt Neile," Luca thanked Aunt Neile for her thoughtfulness.

The Crawford family was big, and every considerably powerful person in A City would surely attend the banquet as long as they received an invitation. Some foreign entrepreneurs might attend as well, and with so many attendants, the banquet was sure to begin late.

Not to mention that the attendants were all people of status. They might not arrive on time either.

If they ate what Aunt Neile prepared now, then they would not have to wait in hunger for the banquet to start.

Luca wondered if Lanie and Tommy were also snacking in advance at the manor.

After Aunt Neile left, Luca took the tray and went to the living room on the second floor to eat the snacks.

“Oh, right, Rainie. Did Mr. Crawford say anything else?" Luca asked. She realized that Luke had already gone to the office and the children were playing around downstairs when she woke up this morning.

She thought that she had woken up late today, but after looking at the time, she realized that she had not.

"Daddy? Daddy told me to be good and wait at home. He'll fetch us to the hotel after he comes back," Rainie relayed Luke's message.

"Do you know which hotel we're going to?" Luca asked.

"Traders Hotel." Rainie had overheard the adults confirming where to hold the banquet, so she knew where it was.

"Traders Hotel, huh..." Luca suddenly remembered that Matysh used to stay there, though he no longer did. This meant that she would not come across the man even if she went to that hotel.

"Yeah, Traders Hotel. Great-grandmother likes grandeur, so Uncle Louis chose that hotel," Rainie replied. She was still young, but she already understood such things.

Luca nodded. Traders Hotel had the most luxurious banquet hall in A City, and it could fit tables for around 300 attendants. Louis must have chosen this hotel for its grandeur and capacity.

Such a banquet must have cost a lot of money.

After eating, Luca and Rainie decided to play with puzzles since their outfits were unsuited for conducting experiments.

Luke only returned to the villa around six-thirty.

Rainie looked up and smiled at Luke. "You're back, Daddy."

Luca looked up when she heard Rainie. "Mr. Crawford."

Luke felt an irrepressible urge rise when he saw Luca. She looked too stunning.

He walked over to them instinctively. "What are you two doing?"

"Ms. Luca and I were bored, so we're playing puzzles," Rainie answered with a crescent-eyed smile. Her smile deepened when she saw that her dad's eyes were pinned on Luca.

"I see. Luca, go upstairs and help me pick something to wear," Luke said, his gaze drilling straight at her.

"Huh?" Luca looked at him confusedly. Luke's wardrobe was filled with expensive suits. Not to mention that the man was tall and lean. He would look handsome in whatever he wore.

There was no need to pick what to wear.

"I don't know what to wear," Luke said again when Luca did not move.

"Uh, I'll go take a look, then." Luca put down the puzzle pieces in her hand and went upstairs with Luke.

She walked into Luke's bedroom on the second floor.

Luke followed her in and closed the door behind him.

Luca opened the wardrobe and solemnly looked through the suits. After a while, she picked a suit out and turned to ask, “What do you think of this, Mr. Crawford?"

Luke continued staring at her, his gaze never averting as he replied, "Looks good."

Luca smiled exasperatedly. "You didn't even look at it."

"I trust you." Then, he grabbed the suit in Luca's hand and hung it back in the wardrobe.

"What are you—" Before Luca could comprehend what Luke was doing, the man closed the distance between them and wrapped an arm around her waist as he leaned down to kiss her lips.

"Hmmf..." The kiss was sudden and passionate. Luca felt her body go weak.

They had some close and intimate interactions these days, but this degree of passion was rare.

Like a young man in his early 20s, Luke delved deep into her beauty.

Luca slowly lost herself in the sensation.

Luke's lips slowly made their way down as he praised, "You're so pretty, Luca."

"Mmph..." Luca felt herself going crazy under Luke's ministration. She placed her palms on his chest to create distance. "We still need to leave, Mr. Crawford."

Luke paused before signing and softly pecking her neck.

He did not want to leave the house, but he concurred.

He let go of Luca, and his eyes darkened as he took in the mess his lips had made of her makeup. "So pretty."

There was a hint of something more in his raspy tone, and Luca felt her control over her body slip through her fingers. "You should change, Mr. Crawford. I'll go fix my makeup."

Then, she quickly walked out of Luke's bedroom.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2310-Luca returned to her bedroom. She sat down and looked at her reflection in the mirror.

Luke had pretty much smudged her lipstick, and her lips were slightly puffy. Her eyes were dazed too as if she was hinting at something.

She looked like she had just slept with someone.

It was only a kiss, yet she had lost herself in it.

Luca did not dare to entertain that thought further and picked up the lipstick left for her by the stylist. She put it on.

Her newly drawn lips covered some of the puffiness. She looked at herself through the mirror. After ensuring that she had covered all traces of what had happened in Luke's bedroom, she grabbed her purse and threw on a jacket before leaving the bedroom.

Luke had already changed and was waiting for her outside the door.

Luca tightened her grip on her purse. She felt her body grow hot when she saw him, and the heat crept up her cheeks, flushing them enchantingly in a way makeup blush could not replicate.

The adoration in Luke's eyes grew when he saw her.

He did not want to leave the house at all as his desire for Luca kept growing.

"Are we leaving now, Mr. Crawford?" Luca looked up at him slightly before directing her gaze back to the floor. She was worried that the man would push her back into the bedroom and have his way with her if she kept staring.

"Let's go." Luke's voice was raspy, even more so than hers even though Luca was the one with a cold.

Rather than illness, Luke's raspiness was more desire-derived.

The two descended the stairs together.

Rainie was waiting for them at the base of the stairs, and when she saw Luke and Luca descend the stairs. She could not help but exclaim, "You look so handsome, Daddy! A perfect match with Ms. Luca!"

"Who taught you those things, hmm?" Luca berated softly. 'Perfect match' sounded weird to her for some reason.

"That's what they say on TV." Rainie stuck her tongue out. She did not think she spoke wrongly, not when her parents looked very good-looking standing next to each other.

"You're watching too much TV," Luke said. He agreed with Rainie, but if Luca did not want their children to say such things, then he would not allow their children to say those things.

“Okay..." Rainie replied. She felt indignant, especially when her parents were truly a perfect match. She said, “Daddy, Ms. Luca, can we all take a photo when we come back from dinner? You promised me the last time, Ms. Luca, but you fell sick and we didn't get to take any photos."

“Alright," Luke agreed.

The couple had taken many photos together when Luca was still Bianca, including family photos as well.

Luca might have a completely different appearance, but she was still his wife. Hence, the photos taken before were no longer suitable.

Rainie turned to Luca once she heard Luke agree. “Can we, Ms. Luca?"

“Sure. Let's get going, then," Luca replied.

“I'll go get Aunt Neile, then!" Rainie said. There was a specific table for the maids and caretakers of the Crawford family, considering the banquet was held by the Crawford family.

Rainie called for Aunt Neile, and the four of them departed.

Luke sat in the driver's seat while Luca sat beside him in the front passenger seat, leaving Aunt Neile and Rainie to sit in the back seats.

Half an hour later, the four of them arrived at Traders Hotel.

The hotel entrance was decorated with red as well as champagne-colored roses and oriental lilies. The word 'birthday' was hung up on top as well.

The entrance decoration was extremely grandiose, and one could only imagine how the banquet hall would be decorated.

Luca held Rainie's hand and waited with Aunt Neile by the side for Luke to park the car so they could go in together.

Aunt Neile exclaimed, “What pretty decorations."

“Yeah," Luca agreed. If not for the word 'birthday', one might assume that someone was holding a wedding.

She was more inclined to believe that the hotel's decoration was as per Susan's request instead of Louis' and Yuri's.

However, she could not help but wonder when Susan had grown such ostentatious tastes.

It was too flamboyant and unlike a birthday celebration.

Rainie tilted her head and looked up at Luca. “Ms. Luca, it looks like a wedding ceremony."

“Shh. It's your Grandmother Susan's birthday," Luca chuckled softly and squeezed Rainie's hand. Children tended to speak without much thought, yet Rainie had hit the bullseye with her remark.

Luke parked the car and walked over to stand beside Luca. “Let's go inside."

“Alright." Luca pulled out an envelope from her purse that had a thick stack of cash.

While it was tacky to gift money, it would not be inappropriate for an invited attendee to arrive at a birthday celebration empty-handed. She did not have the time to choose a present either, so money was the next best option.

“Why that?" Luke frowned when he saw what she was holding.

“I was invited individually," Luca emphasized the word 'individually'. Being invited individually meant that her gift had to be individual and she could not give her gift with Luke.

Luke did not say anything. He would make sure that this was the last time she would be invited individually.

They entered the hotel and arrived at the banquet hall on the third floor where Louis and Yuri were standing beside Susan, welcoming guests.

As the main character of the evening, Susan had a wide smile on her face and was donned in an elegant outfit. The set of jewelry she wore shone brightly and beautifully under the hotel's lighting.

Quite a few wealthy housewives were attracted by the necklace on Susan's neck when they came to send their wishes.

“Let's go over," Luke said.

Luca and Rainie followed hand-in-hand.

Susan's smile felt slightly forced when she saw Luke and Luca arriving together. "You're here."

"Happy birthday, Mother." Luke's blessing was as curt and concise as he usually spoke.

"Thank you." Susan's eyes trailed over Luca before she finally said, "There aren't any extra seats at the main table, Luke. Since you brought her over, you'll have to arrange where she sits."

What she meant was that Luca had no place at the main table.

Luke's gaze sharpened. "Grandfather was the one who invited Luca. I'm sure she already has her own seat."

Beside them, Louis quickly added, "Yes, she does. I've already arranged a seat for Dr. Craw. Let me show you to your table."

Susan glared at Louis. It was obvious that she was unaware of this.

If she was aware of it, she would never have allowed Luca a seat.

If Luca and Luke were to get together, there would be no room left for Susan and her son in the family. Not when Luca could help Luke even more than Bianca. Besides, her ability to feel pulses easily got her into the good graces of the elderly.

Luca knew that Susan did not like her. Honestly speaking, she would not have come at all if not for Old Master Crawford's invitation and the need to accompany Nina.

Still, she was already here, so she handed Susan the envelope. "Happy birthday, Madam Crawford."

"Thank you." Susan glanced at the envelope but did not accept it.

Luca felt awkward. Susan's actions reflected how unwelcoming she was of Luca. It was to the point of declining Luca's gift with disdain.