Ch. 2741..2750

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2741-Susan eventually took her phone out after Mrs. Malcolm urged her to hurry up. She tried to call the security guard who was responsible for the villa's security, hoping to have them delete the surveillance footage.

However, before anyone could answer the call, Susan saw Luke walking toward them with Luca by his side. Then, she muttered to herself, "It's too late."

Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm noticed Luke's arrival. The expressions on their faces turned ugly.

Indeed, it was too late. Once Luca told Luke about this, who would dare to delete the surveillance footage?

"Madam Crawford, can't you delete the surveillance footage yourself?" asked Mrs. Jackman.

Mrs. Jackman did not plan to confront Luke head-on. Her plan was to teach Luca a lesson, accuse her of theft, and make her apologize to Susan.

However, when she saw Luca's youthful and beautiful face, it reminded her of her husband's mistress. She lost her temper and threw a teapot full of boiling hot tea at her.

"I'm not familiar with the surveillance equipment, and I don't know where the computer is," Susan frowned.

She was not involved in the renovation of the villa. That was why she was not familiar with the layout of the house, not to mention where the surveillance monitoring system was...

"Mrs. Jackman, I think Luke won't let this slide so easily..." said Mrs. Malcolm. She regretted accompanying the two of them to watch this absurd spectacle unfold.

"Of course, I know that!" Mrs. Jackman's heart trembled as she watched Luke turn to look in their direction.

She had heard about what Luke had done for his wife before. Even though Luca was not his wife, she was currently his favorite person.

Therefore, Luke might really stand up for her.

"What's the matter?" Luke shifted his gaze from Susan and turned to look at Luca. He could read the helplessness in her expression. He could confirm that Susan had given Luca a hard time.

Luke had been surrounded by people after dinner. He was pulled into discussing various things about the business world. Hence, he got distracted and did not pay Luca enough attention.

He noticed that Luca was missing a moment ago. After he asked around, someone told him that they saw her heading to the backyard.

Luke thought Luca headed to the backyard to take a break and get some fresh air since the front yard was crowded. He followed behind her, but he did not expect to see Susan, Mrs. Jackman, and Mrs. Malcolm there...

"They accused me of stealing a necklace and said they're going to call the police," said Luca.

Luke's face turned livid with rage when he heard this. How dare they accuse her?

At the same time, he realized that Susan must have started this.

"Let's call the police, then," said Luke.

"No, don't call the police..." Luca shook her head. "The guests haven't left yet. It'll make things ugly if we call the police."

Luke glanced at Susan and the other two women who were watching them from the pavilion. His face darkened.

"It's Mr. Louis' big day today. It'll affect Old Master Crawford and Mr. Louis' mood if we call the police. It'll ruin the Crawford family's reputation too," added Luca. It was not that she wanted to let Susan and the others off the hook. She was putting herself in Luke's shoes and looking at the situation from the Crawford family's perspective.

"Okay, but I won't let this slide easily," Luke said.

"Can you ask Mr. Louis to find someone to retrieve the surveillance footage? Just the footage from the camera that's recording the pavilion in the backyard," asked Luca. There was no way the Jackman family would become a threat to the Crawford family.

Ever since she joined the Island of Despair, she adopted a new philosophy.

She told herself not to get into trouble, but she did not have to be afraid to confront the other party if they came looking for trouble.

Since the Jackman family could not do any harm to the Crawford family, it would be better for her to settle accounts with Mrs. Jackman.

Luke pursed his lips and gave the three women who were in the pavilion a cold look. "What did they do?"

"Mrs. Jackman threw a teapot full of boiling hot water at me. I couldn't dodge it in time and got injured," replied Luca.

Luke became nervous and examined her. "Where's the wound? Is it serious? Let me take you to the hospital now."

He was going to take Luca to the hospital after that.

Luca shook her head and grabbed his hand. "It's not serious. Although I wasn't fast enough, it didn't hurt much. There's just some redness and blisters on my ankle."

Luke immediately crouched down to check her ankle when he heard that. He noticed the redness and blisters on her ankle. He pursed his lips and said, “It's blistered.”

"It's a small area. I'll be fine after applying some burn ointment. There's no need to go to the hospital." Luca took a step back. She did not expect Luke to crouch down to check her wound. "Mr. Crawford, please stand up. They're watching." "Don't they like it? Let them have a good look at it." Luke rose to his feet. Then, he grabbed Luca's hand and left with a gloomy expression on his face.

As they watched Luke and Luca walk out of the backyard, Mrs. Malcolm asked, "What should we do now?"

The expression on Mrs. Jackman's face was awful too. "We need to delete the surveillance footage now!”

She was worried Luke would make an issue out of it.

After all, the surveillance footage would have shown that she did throw the teapot at Luca...

Susan pursed her lips and looked in the direction where the two of them left. The look on her face was terrible too.

“Madam Crawford!” Mrs. Jackman urged her when Susan did not react. "Delete it. I was helping you out. You can't get me into trouble, right?"

"Oh, I'll arrange it right now." Susan called the security guard.

The call rang about ten times, but the security guard did not answer it. Susan made another call with a sigh of frustration.

Luke held Luca's hand and walked toward Louis while carrying a storm cloud on his face. "Louis, where's your first aid kit?"

"Brother, what happened?" Louis glanced at their hands that were held tightly together and realized that Luca might be injured. He immediately led them into the house. "Follow me."

Luca's hand was held by Luke as they followed Louis into the house.

It was not until they reached the inside of the house did Louis ask, "Is Dr. Craw injured?"

"Yes. She needs some burn ointment," replied Luke.

Louis took the first aid kit out of the cabinet and hesitated for a moment while he opened it. "How did she get burned?"

"Mrs. Jackman threw a teapot full of boiling hot water at her..." Luke replied in a disgruntled tone.

Louis was startled. Then, he took the burn ointment out and handed it to Luke. "Mrs. Jackman? How's that possible? Isn't she hanging out with my mom..."

He paused for a moment, realizing that something was off. Then, he turned to look at Luca. "Did my mom have a hand in this too?"

Luca shook her head. "Mrs. Jackman threw the teapot."

Louis looked unhappy. "But she was there, wasn't she?"

He knew the relationship between Susan and Mrs. Jackman. He also noticed that Susan had been chatting with Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm a moment ago.

"She accused Luca of stealing a necklace." Luke's face twisted in anger as he carefully applied the burn ointment to her.

The burn on Luca's ankle was not severe.

However, Luke felt sorry for her.

The woman he cherished and tried his best to protect had been hurt by Susan and the others. He would not let this slide easily.

"What?!" Louis' eyes widened. He did not expect Susan to do such a ridiculous thing.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2742-Luke helped Luca to dress her wound without saying anything.

Louis turned to Luca and asked for confirmation, "Dr. Craw, is it true?"

"Yes." Luca looked down. Louis was Susan's son. Luca showed him respect and chose not to report it to the police. Still, she felt that Louis deserved to know the truth.

"Louis," Luke called out to him.

"Brother, we have to call the police," said Louis. He could not be bothered that Susan was involved in this.

Louis felt guilty about the incident earlier, and with the situation Luca was in now, there was no way he could ignore it. He felt that he had to give Luca an explanation.

"Not now," replied Luke. Considering the numerous guests who came, it would make Louis and the Crawford family look bad if the police came.

"I'll feel bad if I don't hand this over to the police," said Louis, insisting on it.

Susan and her friends actually embarrassed Luca on such an occasion. Luca was on Luke's side. There was no doubt that she was slapping Luke's face.

There was no way Louis could tolerate this.

“Is your phone connected to the villa's surveillance system?" asked Luke.

"Yes. Why?" Louis picked up his phone and opened the app. He had the monitoring software installed on his phone when he asked someone to install the surveillance cameras outside the villa.

"Send me the surveillance footage of the camera that's recording the pavilion in the backyard," instructed Luke.

Louis immediately understood that it was not that Luke was letting it slide. Instead, he was planning to investigate the matter after this.

Louis found the surveillance footage and fast-forwarded it to the part where Mrs. Jackman threw the teapot at Luca. He pursed his lips and saved the footage. Then, he sent it to Luke and said, "Luke, I've sent the footage to you."

"Alright." Luke was still carefully applying the burn ointment to Luca's wound. "Does it hurt?" asked Luke.

"No. It's just a minor burn," replied Luca as she shook her head.

No matter how painful it was, looking at the way Luke dressed her wound carefully made the pain disappear.

"Did the tea splash on any other parts of your body?" Luke asked while holding a cotton swab in one hand and ointment in the other.

"No. I managed to dodge and only got some minor burns." Luca shook her head, assuring him that she was fine.

It was just a minor injury. It would heal once the ointment was applied.

"Okay." Luke put the cap back onto the burn ointment. Then, he put it back in the first aid kit. He turned to Louis and said, "Thank you."

"Luke, you don't have to say that..." Louis felt helpless. He invited Luca over to the housewarming party, but Susan deliberately made things difficult for her. Her wealthy friends slandered her too. He felt

bad for her, so he apologized, "I should be the one apologizing. Dr. Craw, I'm sorry for putting you through this."

"Mr. Louis, you have nothing to do with this. You don't have to apologize." Luca heaved a sigh and rose to her feet. How could she blame Louis?

This had nothing to do with Louis. That was why he did not have to apologize to her.

Moreover, even though Susan was his mother, she was also an adult who should be responsible for her actions. Susan should apologize to Luca.

Louis nodded and tried to put on a polite smile, but he could not force one out.

Luke looked at him and thought that even though Susan was not as much of a troublemaker as Allison, she had recently been getting more and more difficult to deal with.

If it were not for Susan demanding the set of limited edition jewelry, she would not have attended the party today and Louis would not have spent a fortune buying that set of jewelry.

Although Luke helped Louis to settle it, Louis returned most of the money to him.

As a result, the housewarming party that was initially meant to be grand turned into a small gathering of relatives and friends due to his funding issues.

“Louis, I'm not calling the police. Not now,” said Luke.

"When do you plan to report it?” asked Louis. He secretly supported Luke to call the police.

After all, Luca was injured.

Even though he had no idea why Luke would choose Luca, he could tell that Luke cherished her with all his heart like how he treated Bianca back then.

Luke turned and glanced at the door. The noises and chattering of the guests outside could still be heard. The party was still going on. He had no intention of making a scene. "Let's wait until the party is over," said Luke.

"Okay." Louis agreed with him. Then, he added, "But my surveillance footage has no sound."

"The video itself is enough," replied Luke. Even though Susan defamed Luca, he had no intention of looking into it.

After all, they were a family. There were some things that were better left unsaid. Therefore, he planned to make an example out of Susan.

Even though Luca had been unfairly treated, the only way to deal with the matter was to let Mrs. Jackman remind Susan that Luca was off-limits to her.

"Aren't you going to sue her for defamation?" asked Louis. He had seen from the surveillance footage that Mrs. Jackman threw a teapot at Luca, while Susan had done nothing.

She did not stop Mrs. Jackman or help her to throw the teapot.

Hence, there was no sound recorded in the surveillance footage. Even if Luke called the police, there was nothing he could do to Susan.

"Do you really want to see her getting punished?" Luke turned to look at him and frowned.

Louis smiled bitterly. He finally understood why Old Master Crawford insisted on having Susan move out of Crawford Manor. It was because she kept making trouble.

"It'd be great if she could stop causing trouble after getting punished.

“Things won't get too ugly," replied Louis. Luke knew what he had in mind. "Please help me bring Lanie and the kids inside," said Luke.

"Sure. Give me a minute." Louis walked out of the house.

"Why are you asking the kids to come in?" asked Luca, feeling puzzled.

"We'll leave through the back door," said Luke. He was not in the mood to entertain those who wanted to strike up a conversation with him after what happened.

He wanted to take Luca away from here.

"Okay." Luca smiled and nodded.

After a while, Louis walked into the house together with the three kids.

Lanie was the first to catch a whiff of the ointment smell in the air. He asked, "Uncle Louis, why does it smell like ointment here?"

"Are you a super smeller?” Louis was surprised as he looked at Blanche then he turned to look at Luke.

"He's always been like this," explained Luke. Lanie had a keen sense of smell, while Rainie had sensitive hearing. "Something happened, and we're going home now."

"Is Ms. Luca hurt?" Rainie asked with concern.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious.” Luca walked toward Rainie and held her hands. "I'm okay. Don't worry about me."

Luke felt slightly helpless as he watched Luca let go of his hand and went to hold the children's hands. However, he could not show his jealousy, especially when she was holding their children.

He turned to look at Louis, "I'm leaving through the back door."

"But there are so many people waiting for you out there." Louis was surprised when he heard that. Those people even asked him where Luke was a moment ago.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2743-"You're the host," said Luke. When he was in the front yard, those people were only interested in striking up a conversation with Luke. Luke had no choice but to talk to them. It was for the sake of the Crawford family's reputation.

However, Louis was the star today.

Therefore, Luke seized the opportunity to bring Louis along with him to make them realize who the real star of the show was.

"Brother..." Louis knew that Luke was doing this for him.

Even though his work was stable now, he needed to expand his connections to grow his business. Those people outside were the key to growing his network.

"Lead us out through the back door," said Luke.

"Alright." Louis did not say anything when he saw how determined Luke was. He led them to the back door and opened the door for them.

“Brother, Dr. Craw, I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused today," Louis apologized again.

"Hurry back. The guests are still waiting for you in the front yard," replied Luke. He chose to leave through the back door because he knew that Luca would not like getting too much attention.

"Okay." Louis watched Luke, Luca, and the kids leave through the back door. Only then did he close the door.

He returned to the living room and saw Yuri rushing in, "What are you doing here? The guests are waiting in the front yard."

Louis handed the surveillance footage he saved on his phone to Yuri to watch.

"Isn't that Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm?" exclaimed Yuri. She knew Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm because she would occasionally accompany Susan to have afternoon tea and go shopping with them. It was to maintain her relationship with them.

"Where's Brother?" She realized that something was wrong and immediately asked him. She was worried that Luke was enraged and would make a scene.

"He went home," Louis' face was pale with anger. "He'll investigate this matter, but only when the guests have left."

Yuri replied with an unpleasant expression on her face, "Mrs. Jackman is a friend of Mother's. Mother will be upset if Brother looks into this. You should talk to him. He's your brother. Try to smooth things over between them."

"He's doing me a favor by choosing to talk about it after the event," Louis clenched his fists. Yuri was not someone who could not distinguish right from wrong, yet she was speaking up for Mrs. Jackman. It was hard for him to believe that, and he felt disappointed.

Yuri realized that Louis was angry. She moved her lips but did not say a word.

It was indeed inappropriate for Mrs. Jackman to do that to Luca.

Yuri knew that Louis personally invited Luca over.

Mrs. Jackman was not showing any respect to him by treating Luca that way.

Yuri suddenly understood why Louis got so angry...

"Forget it. The guests are outside now. We have to go out," said Yuri. They had to entertain the guests and maintain their manners as a host.

"Alright." Louis knew there were still guests in the front yard. Thus, he walked out to the front yard with Yuri.

In the front yard.

After instructing the security guard to delete the surveillance footage, Mrs. Jackman and Susan returned to the front yard with ease.

Mrs. Jackman looked around. She could not find where Luke was, not to mention Luca. She frowned.

"Where did you go?" Mrs. Jackman's husband, Lonnie Jackman, walked toward her and asked.

Mrs. Jackman's heart tightened as she replied in a guilty tone, "I was just having tea with Madam Crawford and Mrs. Malcolm in the backyard. What's wrong?"

"Am I not allowed to look for you when there's nothing wrong?" Lonnie did not ask more questions when he heard that she was with the two rich wives.

"Well, you're always with that whore. When do you ever come to me? I'm not used to you saying such things to me now." Mrs. Jackman could not help but sneer at him forgetting about her when he was with the mistress.

Lonnie's expression hardened and replied, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Oh, by the way, did you get what you wanted?" Mrs. Jackman asked. Lonnie had always valued his relationship with the Crawford family, which was why he came to the party with her.

Otherwise, she would have either attended the event alone or Lonnie would have come with his mistress.

They had not attended an event together in a long time.

Susan was the one who invited her to the housewarming party today.

Lonnie knew she was coming. Hence, he tagged along because he had an ulterior motive.

"No. Aren't you close with Madam Crawford? You can ask her to help. I'd like to talk to Luke alone and discuss working together." Lonnie wanted her to help.

He could not get a word in when Luke was surrounded by many people.

Lonnie wanted to collaborate with T Corporation, but how could he leave a good impression on Luke if he did not get the chance to speak to him?

Not to mention working together.

"Work with Luke?" Mrs. Jackman knew he was after the Crawford family, but she initially thought he was just trying to climb the social ladder. She was not expecting a collaboration.

"I'm currently working on a construction project. But they have strict requirements for the building design. Only T Corporation can do it. They'll cancel the project if I can't get them to work together with me,” explained Lonnie. He claimed that he had connections with T Corporation when he was competing for the project.

However, the only connection he had with the Crawford family was his wife's friendship with Madam Crawford.

If T Corporation refused to help, he would be left with no choice but to give up the project.

However, giving up the project would mean paying a huge amount of penalty for breaching the contract.

Mrs. Jackman realized how serious the situation was. She immediately pulled his sleeve and moved aside. "You didn't get to talk to Luke just now?"

"He was surrounded by people. How could I get close to him? Besides, I was too embarrassed to do so. You'll get it done.” Lonnie was unhappy with her pulling his sleeves. He straightened himself up.

"Are you dumb?" Mrs. Jackman rolled her eyes. Did he really think she could help him?

Susan and Luke had no maternal bond, and she partnered up with Susan to bully Luca earlier. If Luke knew about this, he would never agree to work together with the Jackman family.

"I know that Luke is not Madam Crawford's biological son, but they're still a family. If Madam Crawford can't help us, don't we have Mr. Louis to help us? I heard that the brothers are close. They don't engage in the cut-throat competition and power struggles that take place among wealthy families. Anyway, you're Mr. Louis' aunt. Can't you talk to him and ask for help?" His plan was well thought out.

"Can't you find another construction company?" asked Mrs. Jackman.

There were so many companies in the country. She refused to believe that only T Corporation could satisfy the client.

"The contract's requirement is to get design drawings from T Corporation. Otherwise, it's going to be a breach of contract." Lonnie frowned. He did not think this was a difficult matter. Why was she making excuses?

"Well, if that's the case, then we'll just breach the contract. Why work with such a difficult client?" Mrs. Jackman replied indifferently. The company had many projects going on, and it was okay to lose one or

two projects.

"You make it sound easy, I'll have to pay eight figures if we breach the contract," Lonnie's expression darkened.

Mrs. Jackman was managing the company's finances. How could she not have a sense of financial responsibility?

Mrs. Jackman was dumbfounded for a moment. "That much? What kind of project is this?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2744-"The project in Europe isn't a small project. They were interested in working with T Corporation for the design, and they hope that Luke can be involved in this. But T Corporation has a busy schedule and they declined the offer. I promised the client that I could make T Corporation work together with me to get the design drawing. That's why they gave the project to me,” explained Lonnie as he noticed Louis and Yuri walking out of the house.

"Come on. Let Louis make a referral." Lonnie urged his wife, who was so close with Susan that even Louis addressed her as Aunt Margaret.

Hence, Louis could help to make a referral and arrange a meeting with Luke.

With Louis' help, Lonnie was confident that if he could talk with Luke, the project was bound to succeed.

Even if T Corporation was swamped with projects, they could spare some time to help with the design drawing.

"Stop this nonsense!" Mrs. Jackman refused to do so. She shook his hand off.

"What's with the attitude?!" Lonnie thought she was mad at him and that was why she refused to pull the strings. "If I lose money, your good life will be gone too!"

"Fine. I'll tell you the truth!" Mrs. Jackman scowled, realizing that they had attracted the attention of the people around them. She pulled him and led him to a corner of the front yard.

Lonnie saw how reluctant she was. He had no choice but to promise her, "If you can help me make a referral, I'll dump that woman and never contact her again!"

Mrs. Jackman felt upset.

Previously, she had tried various ways to force Lonnie to break up with his mistress, but he had never shown any intention of doing so.

Now, he promised her that he would dump his mistress for the sake of a design project. It was clear how much profit this project could bring to the company.

Otherwise, Lonnie would not have promised her that he would dump that woman.

"It's not that I refuse to help, but there's no way I can help this time," explained Mrs. Jackman as her eyes reddened.

If she had suppressed her emotions and not vented her anger on Luca on behalf of Susan, perhaps Lonnie would really have been able to sever ties with his mistress. No one would be able to interfere with their married life in the future, and Lonnie could elevate his business to new heights.

She would be able to have a harmonious marriage and a better life...

However, Mrs. Jackman regretted what she did. What she had done to Luca turned all possibilities into illusions...

"You're still mad at me!" Lonnie grumbled with annoyance. He had promised to do what she wanted most, but she still disagreed to help him. She was petty and resentful indeed!

"Forget it. Let me tell you the truth!" Mrs. Jackman had no choice but to reluctantly recount what had happened in the backyard earlier. Her eyes were red and teary.

After Lonnie listened to her, he lifted his hand in frustration, but he put it down again helplessly.

There were too many people around. Lonnie suppressed the urge to slap her in the face. He clenched his teeth, wishing that he could split open his wife's head to see what was in her mind and find out why she was so eager to ruin the Jackman family.

"You, Margaret Sutton, you've got a real knack for it! How could you do such a thing? You're pulling the Jackman family into the abyss with you!"

Margaret bit her lip and struggled to hold back her grievances. She murmured in a low voice, "Why are you blaming me? It's all your fault. You've been keeping everything from me ever since that wh*re showed up. You don't even talk to me about the company's affairs anymore! If I had known about this project, would I have done something to that woman?!"

"Fine. Fine. You're blaming me instead!" Lonnie took a deep breath as he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He pointed at Margaret's face and said coldly, "You know what kind of situation the company is in now.

Margaret, you made this mess. You'd better figure out how to fix it. If the company shuts down because of you, I won't spare you!"

His company had been struggling to survive because of the failed investment he made at the end of last year.

Lonnie only managed to get the project after he claimed that he had connections with the Crawford family, hoping to use that to help the company overcome its difficulties and earn a fortune.

However, Margaret had shattered that hope.

Lonnie stormed out, throwing his sleeves in anger.

Margaret watched him from behind. Her eyes reddened with tears streaming down her face. She stood there with a blank look on her face, ignoring how the others looked at her.

Yuri noticed Lonnie storming away furiously and glanced at Margaret, who stood still. She nudged Louis' elbow.

"What's wrong?" Louis lifted a glass of red wine and took a sip of it. He was still upset and he needed the wine to calm himself down. He feared that he would lose his manners in front of the guests.

"It seems like Mrs. Jackman and her husband had a falling out..." Yuri said in a soft tone and narrowed her eyes. "She's crying."

"Don't meddle in their affairs," Louis warned Yuri to stay out of Mrs. Jackman's business.

Luke would handle it eventually.

Yuri's involvement would make no difference.

Margaret injured Luca. Luke would not sit there and do nothing.

Yuri withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Louis. She had never noticed how callous he could be, but she felt that he was cold today.

He lacked sympathy, and he was cold and ruthless.

He was Luke's brother. If he pleaded for mercy for Margaret, Luke might not investigate the matter further, but he refused to do so.

There must be a reason for this. It could be because he was mad at Susan.

Still, could anger alone turn someone into such a different person?

Yuri watched Louis walk back into the crowd with a gentle smile on his face, chatting with the guests as if his earlier outburst in the living room had never happened.

She gathered her courage and prepared to approach him but was stopped by the maid. "Ms. Dunn, the madam is looking for you," said the maid.

"Where is she?" asked Yuri.

"She's in the backyard," replied the maid.

"Tell her that I'm busy entertaining guests with Louis at the moment. I'll come to see her when I'm free," said Yuri. She was not planning to leave her guests alone to find Susan.

Besides, there was nothing urgent that Susan needed to tell her, except for the incident involving Margaret and Luca earlier.

"Wait a minute," Yuri called out to the maid.

"What else do you need, Ms. Dunn?" asked the maid.

"Tell her that Master Luke doesn't intend to let this slide easily. He'll report to the police after the party ends. Tell her to inform the parties involved," instructed Yuri. She knew there was nothing she could do to help Margaret, but at least she could inform Susan of Luke's intentions.

Perhaps they could leave before the police arrived and avoid being seen by others.

"Okay." The maid nodded and left.

Yuri approached Louis and held his arm with a smile as they greeted the guests.

"Why did the maid approach you?" Louis whispered to her during a lull in their conversation.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2745-“She said that Mother was looking for me." Yuri did not try to hide it.

Louis had a pensive look on his face but immediately went back to greeting guests with a smile when he noticed them walking toward him.

Yuri was keeping an eye on Margaret while standing beside Louis.

Margaret's eyes were bloodshot as she stood in the corner without talking to anyone.

After a while, Yuri noticed that her expression instantly changed when she glanced at her phone and left in a hurry.

Yuri said to Louis, "Mrs. Jackman left."

Louis walked toward the door and saw Margaret leaving before whispering, "Did you tell her?"

"What are you talking about? I've been with you the entire time, so how could I have talked to her?" Yuri denied.

She just wanted to save Margaret some face and not let Luke cause trouble in her house.

Besides, this was their new home, and they just moved in today. How could they let the police come over?

Louis did not say a word.

On the other hand...

Luke brought Luca and the children back home. When Aunt Neile saw that they came back so soon, she asked out of curiosity, "Ms. Craw, why are you back so early? Has Mr. Louis' party ended?"

"Almost," said Luke before looking toward Luca. "Go up first."

"Alright." Luca nodded and took Tommy and Rainie upstairs with Lanie following behind them.

"Mr. Crawford, what happened?" Aunt Neile noticed Luke's unusual expression as if something had angered him earlier.

Luke was usually rather cold at home, so he seldom showed any expression to the maids. He never got angry too.

"It's nothing. If someone comes over later, don't open the door and inform me first," Luke went upstairs after he finished speaking.

Luca sat in the living room upstairs with the three children, and Rainie carried the first aid kit to Luca.

After hearing footsteps, Luca and the kids looked toward the stairs.

“Daddy, you can help Ms. Luca apply medication," said Rainie as she walked toward him with the first- aid kit.

Luke walked over and Tommy sensibly made space for him.

Luca shook her head and said, "I've already applied medication, but they won't listen and asked me to apply it again."

Lanie even offered to help her take care of her wound earlier.

She said that she had already applied an ointment for burns at Louis' house, but the kids were still worried and insisted on applying the ointment for her.

"They're worried about you. Let me see the wound," said Luke as he patted her thigh after sitting down.

Luca was embarrassed to do so in front of the kids, so she shook her head. "It's fine, it's just blistering.

It'll go away on its own."

She refused to move her leg, so Luke lifted her foot up and carefully examined her burnt ankle.

Just like she said, there were blisters.

Luke frowned as little clusters of blisters formed on the reddened area. "Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?"

"They're just blisters. They'll fade on their own, so there's no need to go to the hospital." Luca felt that it would be too much of a hassle to go to the hospital for such a small injury.

"..." Luke frowned while staring at her wound.

"Daddy, the blisters will disappear on their own," said Lanie while glancing at Luca's ankle as he had read about how to deal with minor burns in a medical encyclopedia before.

The content in the book was exactly as Luca said.

"Alright." Luke took out the ointment and applied another layer of it for her.

Luca blushed as she watched Luke use a cotton swab to gently apply the ointment on her ankle as if he was trying to lessen her pain.

It was an intimate touch.

Not to mention, she was even more embarrassed with the kids surrounding her.

"Daddy, you don't have to apply it in such a thick layer." Lanie watched Luke apply the ointment carefully and reminded him when he applied too much.

Luke stopped and put Luca's foot down before bending down to help her put her shoes on until he heard her say, "I'll do it myself."

Luke raised his eyebrows, but he still let her do it herself.

Luca put on her shoes.

"Daddy, I'll go to my room to read," said Lanie, relieved that nothing bad happened.

"Alright," Luke agreed. They were supposed to have extracurricular classes today, but he asked for leave because of Louis' party, so now, they did not have anything to do.

"Then I'll go read too!" Rainie said with a smile. She took Tommy's hand and blinked. "Tommy, do you want to go read in the room?"

"Sure!" Tommy knew what that look meant, so he followed Rainie away while skipping.

They were good kids, and they knew when to let their parents have alone time.

Only Luca and Luke were left in the second-floor living room.

Luca took the ointment he left on the coffee table and kept it in the first-aid kit.

Luke looked at her and smiled with his eyes.

Then, the doorbell rang.

Luca was about to go see who it was, but Luke stood up and said, "I'll go and see."

He walked to the videophone on the second floor and pressed a button to see that Nina was standing at the front door. He pressed the button to open the door and turned to tell Luca, "It's Nina."

"Nina? I'll go downstairs and have a look," said Luca. She remembered Nina saying that she had a party to attend today, but she did not see her at Louis' house just now, so she thought that Nina had attended another party with Percy. She did not expect her to come over.

"Be careful not to aggravate your ankle," warned Luke. Percy was not with Nina outside, so he did not intend on going downstairs.

"Okay." Luca walked down to the first floor and saw Nina walking in at the same time.

"Nina, why are you here? Don't you have a party to go to?" she asked curiously.

"It's right next door, and I didn't see you. I found out that you left after asking around, so I came to have a chat with you. Am I not welcome?" Nina smiled.

Everyone in A City knew that she had already registered her marriage with Percy, and all that was left was the ceremony.

People had already started calling her Mrs. Mallory.

However, Nina knew that they did not mean it and that they secretly still looked down on her.

She was not worthy of Percy because of her identity and her background.

Some people even spread rumors on the internet that Percy only chose her because she had dirt on him, so he was forced to marry her.

Some even more outrageous rumors said that she used black magic on Percy. Otherwise, there was no way an ordinary girl like her could have Percy's devotion.

Nina did not care about these rumors.

However, she did not wish to face those hypocrites, so she left Percy and came over here the moment Louis told her that Luca went back home.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2746-“Of course, you're welcome. Have a seat. Do you want tea or juice?" Luca asked. She knew that Nina had trouble sleeping, so she forwent coffee as an option because it was already late in the afternoon.

"I'll have juice," said Nina.

"Alright, one moment. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there are any snacks I can bring you." Luca nodded and walked into the kitchen. She had the maid squeeze some juice, while she brought out some snacks to the living room and placed them in front of Nina.

"The juice will be done in a bit. Why don't you try the snacks first?" she said.

"Sure, I haven't had lunch yet, so I'm a bit hungry." Nina picked up a piece and helped herself.

"Why didn't you have lunch?" Luca asked out of curiosity.

Nina swallowed a mouthful of the snacks before taking her time to explain, "I planned to go to Mr. Louis' house directly so that we could make it for the luncheon, but Percy had an emergency meeting, so we stopped by the Mallory family's place. The meeting went on for a long time, and it lasted until the afternoon, so we rushed over here after the meeting. We thought that we could at least have some dessert, but you weren't there, so I came here without eating anything."

"I'll go get you some more." Luca stood up to get her more snacks.

"No need, this is enough." Nina was embarrassed as she came here to chat with Luca and not to freeload on their food.

"This biscuit has a pretty strong coconut aroma. Isn't this your favorite flavor?" Luca said with a smile and walked into the kitchen to get her more biscuits.

Nina froze as she stared at the snacks on the table.

There was a brand of biscuits that she liked a lot, and it was the coconut-flavored biscuits, which were her favorite.

How did Luca know that?

Nina was certain that she had never mentioned to her that she liked these coconut-flavored biscuits.

It was impossible for Luke to know what she liked, so how did Luca know that she liked these biscuits specifically?

Luca knew her as if they had been best friends for many years, and she understood her preferences well too.

Luca walked out of the kitchen with a tray and sat beside Nina. When she saw her pensive look, she asked, "What is it?"

Nina came back to her senses and saw that she came out with more of the coconut-flavored biscuits as well as two glasses of fruit juice. She asked straightforwardly, “Luca, how do you know that I like these coconut-flavored biscuits?"

Luca was stunned. This brand of biscuits had been produced for many years, and it was rather pricey, but Nina had always liked this biscuit.

She still remembered that Nina did not have much allowance before she graduated, so every time she got her salary from her part-time job, she would buy a packet of it to reward herself.

She always said that this brand of biscuits had a strong coconut aroma and just the right amount of sweetness, so it was great for a small snack.

Luca even joked before that if a guy were to pursue Nina with a bouquet of these biscuits instead of flowers, Nina would say yes.

However, these were all things from the past. They were things that Bianca knew, not Luca.

After seeing Nina's suspicion, Luca had no choice but to come up with an excuse. "I saw a lot of this flavor of biscuits at your house, so I guessed that you must like them very much."

Nina nodded. She liked them so much that when she finally had money after she graduated, she often kept them at home to have as snacks, and sometimes even for lunch when she was feeling lazy.

Percy even teased her for it, saying that she was addicted to these biscuits.

Nina thought that Luca must have guessed it after seeing them on the coffee table when she came over to her house.

She was surprised at how detailed Luca was.

"I do like this biscuit a lot, and I loved it when I was in school. I still remember that Bian..." Nina paused as she felt that it was better not to mention Bianca's name because of Luke and Luca's relationship. She was good friends with Bianca, so she should not support Luke and Luca being together,

However, Percy told her not to worry about it too much and let things run their course because she would know the truth one day. Thus, she paused abruptly.

"Huh?" Luca looked at her and wondered why she stopped in the middle of her sentence.

Nina smiled. "A good friend of mine knew that I like these biscuits, so she used to buy me some whenever she got her allowance although her family wasn't very well-off. The allowance she got was very little, but she would still buy it for me.."

Luca looked down. Was Nina talking about her?

Nina said, "Although we weren't rich at that time, I still miss those days. The carefree days as students when we dreamed about getting rich after graduating to have a good life... We used it as motivation to study hard and find a good job. That way, we can buy what we want to eat and wear what we like. It was such a wonderful time."

"School days were indeed wonderful." Luca sighed, Although life was hard at that time, she had family members who loved her and genuine friends.

However, it was all in the past. Although they wanted to go back, they did not have the ability to.

"Luca, what were your school days like?" Nina asked suddenly. When the topic was brought up, she realized that she did not know much about Luca.

However, she felt an inexplicable familiarity with Luca.

“My time as a student was about the same as yours. It was plain and boring, so I have nothing much to share, but like you said, the simplicity of those days as a student was wonderful," said Luca. The majority of her days in school were spent with Nina.

The Langdon Family were not considered rich at the time, but they were comfortable.

The reason why Nina did not get much allowance was that her parents gave it all to Jean as they thought that their son was going to support them later in life.

It was funny how they treated Nina so badly, and they were still a burden to her now...

Luca then changed the subject. "By the way, how's your mother and brother doing?"

Nina smiled and shook her head. "If I say I don't know, would you believe me?"

"I would." Luca nodded. Anna was easily satisfied. As long as she had money, she would not make a fuss.

However, she was also hard to please because she would squander all the money. Thus, a small amount would not be able to satisfy her.

"She hasn't looked for me ever since she signed the agreement and took the money. I haven't been bothered to find out what she's up to as it would be the same anyway. Out of sight, out of mind. I just hope that she can hold onto the money longer and spend it slower. If she gives it to Jean, it'll be gone in no time." Nina sipped her juice.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2747-She knew them too well.

Anna knew how to manage her finances. She would make some investments and keep the money in the bank to earn some interest. That way, it would be enough to support Jean and Anna for the rest of their lives.

However, if the money fell into Jean's hands, it would be easily squandered.

Even though they had signed an agreement, Jean probably felt that he had the Mallory family backing him up after Nina and Percy announced their marriage to the public. Therefore, he had no idea how to manage his money wisely.

Nina knew them too well.

"Anyway, you're finally living a new life," exclaimed Luca. It had been so many years, and Nina had been through a lot. "By the way, how's your wedding preparation?"

"I'm still going through the details with the wedding planner, but I also plan to take my wedding photos. Oh, and can I have Tommy be my ring bearer?" asked Nina. She had friends who had kids, and she planned to choose either Kari or Teri to be her flower girl. In that case, Tommy could be her ring bearer.

Luca smiled. When she was about to say yes, she suddenly remembered her position. Then, she replied, "You should ask Mr. Crawford about this."

"I don't think it's necessary. It's just a small matter. It's just that the children might have to take a day off from school on the day of the wedding." Nina thought Luca could make the decision for them since it was a small matter.

However, she did not expect Luca to ask her to ask Luke.

"Well, should we ask Tommy, then?" suggested Luca. She had no intention of promising Nina on behalf of the child.

"Okay. Where's Tommy?" Nina thought it would be better to ask the child's opinion.

"He's upstairs, reading books. I..." Before Luca could finish her sentence, Tommy's voice sounded in their ears. “Ms. Nina, you're here!"

Tommy ran down the stairs and trotted to Nina's side. He smiled and greeted her, "Hello, Ms. Nina."

"Hello, Tommy." Nina stroked the child's head and asked, "Tommy, I'm getting married. Can you be the ring bearer on my wedding day?" "What's a ring bearer?" Tommy blinked his eyes and gave her a confused look. Then, he turned to look at Luca, searching for an answer.

"Ms. Nina and Mr. Percy are getting married. A ring bearer is the one who carries the rings, and a flower girl is the one who carries flowers and scatters them at a wedding ceremony," explained Luca with a smile on her face. She turned to look at Nina. Nina would look beautiful in her wedding dress.

When they were still in their school days, they often imagined how the other would look in a wedding dress. They even joked that whoever got married first would have the other be their bridesmaid.

She could no longer be Nina's bridesmaid now, but her son could still be Nina's ring bearer.

"Alright! Lanie and Rainie can be Ms. Nina's ring bearer and flower girl too!" Tommy agreed, not forgetting about Lanie and Rainie.

He always thought of Lanie and Rainie when there was something fun.

"Lanie and Rainie are too old to be the ring bearer and flower girl. You'll be the ring bearer, and one of Ms. Sue's daughters will be the flower girl," Luca smiled and reminded him.

Time seemed to have slipped away. The little flower girl who had accompanied her and Luke on their wedding day had grown up.

She was too old to be a flower girl now.

"Okay!" Tommy snuggled close to Luca as he promised to be Nina's ring bearer. Sue's daughters, Kari and Teri, were also his good friends.

"By the way, why did you come downstairs?" Luca stroked his cheek and smiled, wondering why Tommy had come downstairs.

"I'm getting myself a glass of water!" Tommy remembered why he had come downstairs.

Luca picked up the glass of juice that the maid had served her and asked, "Would you like some orange juice?"

"Yes, please! Thank you, Ms. Luca!!" Tommy took the glass and gulped it down.

Luca knew that he was really thirsty when she saw the child chugging the glass of juice. She patted his back and reminded him to drink slowly so that he would not choke.

Nina sat there, watching how attentive Luca was to the child.

Luca was caring and considerate to the three kids. She treated them as though they were her kids.

It reminded Nina of Bianca.

After Bianca was rescued, she was never close to her children. Despite being their biological mother, she never showed any maternal love toward them while she remained manic and amnesiac.

She always had endless excuses to feel disgusted when she faced the kids.

It was as though they were not her children.

However, Luca was kind to the children. She was not putting on a show for others. She genuinely treated them well.

As Nina watched Tommy put down his glass and give Luca a smile, Nina knew that the three of them were really fond of Luca.

Perhaps they had already seen her as their mother...

It would be good for the kids with Luca taking care of them. At least they were much happier than when Bianca was around.

"Ms. Luca, I've finished my drink. I'm going upstairs to continue reading my book," said Tommy, feeling happy and satisfied.

"Okay. Go ahead. Bring some snacks and share them with Lanie and Rainie." Luca gave him some cookies as their tea-time snack.

"Thank you, Ms. Luca. I'm heading upstairs now," Tommy replied with a smile as he made his way up the stairs.

"The kids rely on you so much," Nina said enviously. After getting married to Percy, she planned to have a child with him.

Unfortunately, she still needed to nurse her health before trying to conceive.

Having a child was all about fate. Even though Nina wanted a child, she was not in a hurry. She wanted to ensure that she was in good health before trying to conceive a healthy baby.

"You have to follow a treatment regimen and tell Mr. Mallory to quit smoking and drinking at the moment. Then, you can have a child," Luca reminded her.

"Percy doesn't smoke anymore. He only drinks occasionally. If it weren't for what happened to Pierre, he wouldn't have gone out to drink two days ago," replied Nina.

Pierre's incident had become the Mallory family's trouble.

"Has the Mallory family received any news yet?" asked Luca.

"Not yet. The kidnappers haven't contacted the Mallory family. If they wanted a ransom, they should've contacted the family right after kidnapping him. It's been so long... I'm starting to suspect that's not what they really want. Otherwise, why would they drag this out and risk being caught?" Nina lamented. She was not worried about Pierre. Rather, she felt sorry for Percy working so hard.

Luca had no idea how to respond when she heard what Nina said.

Usually, kidnappers would contact the family as soon as they kidnapped someone to ask for ransom.

The longer they waited, the higher the chance of getting caught.

However, Abel was not an ordinary kidnapper. The Mallory and Crawford families were working together but still could not find where Pierre was being held.

The reason why Abel was not in a hurry to contact the Mallory family was that he was playing a strategy game with Old Master Mallory.

After all, Pierre was considered a legitimate heir of the Mallory family. Elders like Old Master Mallory prioritized the passing down of lineage the most.

The longer Abel dragged things out, the more likely Old Master Mallory was to agree to his demands out of concern for Pierre.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2748- chapter will update soon

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2749--"They're in A City, just like what Percy said. But with everything looking so good, I've been quite busy lately. There's a big project coming up at Brilliant, and I simply don't have the time to try on the wedding dresses. I can't even pick which dress to wear just by looking at the photos," Nina said in anguish. The wedding planning company had been urging her to come in and try on the dresses. The wedding dresses were expensive and not easy to move around. On top of that, the makeup was quite complicated, so she had to go to the wedding studio to try on the dresses.

“Don't you happen to have some free time today?" Luca smiled.

"Can you come with me?" Nina blinked her eyes. The dresses had arrived for quite some time, but she had yet to try them on. Aside from being busy, she could not find the time to go there with Percy.

Nina did not want to try on the dresses alone, but she had no idea who she should look for to accompany her.

Nina had the thought of having Luca accompany her to the wedding studio when she came up with that suggestion.

"Sure," replied Luca. All the dangers that Luca had previously faced had been resolved at the moment. It would not be a problem for her to go out on her own.

"Come with me. It's nice to have someone to accompany me to try on the wedding dresses." Nina smiled sweetly. Percy initially promised to take her to try on the dress after the shareholders' meeting ended.

Little did she know that something like this would happen to Pierre after the shareholders' meeting had ended.

Percy only managed to find some time to attend Louis' housewarming party by pushing back some work. He still needed to cope with his busy schedule.

"Alright." As Luke came across Luca's mind, her smile froze and she said, "Do you mind if I head upstairs first?"

"Sure. Hurry up. I'll be waiting here for you." Nina smiled and gently nudged Luca's arm. Even though Luca did not state it directly, Nina knew what she meant.

Luca made her way up the stairs and gently knocked on the door of Luke's bedroom.

"Come in," said Luke.

Luca pushed the door open and walked in. Luke was busy with his work, so she said in a soft voice, "Nina's wedding dresses have arrived. I'd like to accompany her to the wedding studio to watch her try on them."

"Are you coming back for dinner tonight?" Luke dropped everything and asked.

"The bride's makeup is quite complicated. We probably can't make it back in time for dinner if we're going now," answered Luca as she shook her head.

"Then make sure you eat dinner on time. Don't starve yourself," Luke reminded her.

"Okay, I will. May I leave now?" Luca listened to his reminder that was said in a slightly grave tone. She knew it was not that Luke was reluctant to let her out, but he was trying to express his concern.

Luca could feel the tenderness in his serious tone.

"Wait," Luke called out to Luca, who was about to leave. He rose to his feet and walked into the bedroom opposite him.

Luca stood at the doorway and watched him take a thick coat out of the wardrobe and hand it to her. Then, he reminded her, "The temperature fluctuates significantly between daytime and nighttime. Take this. Don't catch a cold."

"Okay, got it. Thank you." Luca immediately put on the jacket and slowly headed downstairs.

Nina was waiting for her at the staircase. She nodded approvingly when she saw Luca wearing the jacket. "It seems that Mr. Crawford is quite attentive."

"Huh?" Luca suspected that Nina had overheard their conversation at the bend of the staircase just now.

"Mr. Crawford asked you to put this on, right? There's a huge difference between the temperature during the day and night recently. He's probably worried that you might catch a cold." Nina suppressed her smile and teased her. She recalled that before she set off, Percy handed her a thick coat too.

Nina had no idea what time she would be coming home. What Percy meant was it was better to be prepared by bringing the jacket along with her.

"Let's go. The bride's makeup is quite complicated. The sooner the better. By the way, did you make an appointment with the wedding planner?" asked Luca. Even though Nina was a VIP client of the wedding planning company, it would be better for her to make an appointment in advance to avoid any inconvenience.

"I talked to them earlier. She's at the studio. We can head over now," replied Nina. The CXO of the company only served particular customers like Nina. Hence, she would wait for Nina at the studio whenever she gave her a call.

“Let's get moving.” Luca and Nina walked out of the villa, arm in arm.

After they left the villa, Nina drove the car while Luca sat in the passenger seat. The two of them headed toward the wedding studio.

When they arrived at the wedding studio, they were escorted to the VIP room by the receptionist.

Yancie walked into the VIP room and saw Nina and Luca together. She smiled and greeted, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Mallory."

"Good afternoon." Nina slightly nodded, trying to maintain her image in front of them. Every move she made was significant and represented Percy's image.

Nina had prepared herself for this as she knew that being by Percy's side was what she wanted. She had to put up a facade all the time.

Even though it would be difficult, she would try her best to overcome this.

Yancie glanced at Luca and asked, "Mrs. Mallory, is she your bridesmaid?"

"No, she's my friend. She came to help me to pick out my wedding dress today," replied Nina as she shook her head. Although she wanted Luca to be her maid of honor, Luca seemed reluctant to do so. Therefore, Nina only mentioned it once and did not bring it up again.

"Alright. I'll have the assistant bring over the wedding dress and dinner dress that Mr. Micheal designed for you," said Yancie. Then, she picked up her walkie-talkie and instructed her assistant to bring the dresses over.

After that, Yancie asked, "Mrs. Mallory, have you reviewed the wedding floor plans that I sent you? What do you think about them? Have you decided which one to pick?"

Nina understood her unspoken implications. She knew she had been delaying things for too long. "I'll give you an answer in the next two days," answered Nina.

"Great. As for your bridesmaid, the bridesmaid's dress is tailored too. So, you'll have to pick someone to be your bridesmaid in advance..." Yancie reminded her. She had no choice but to give Nina, someone who held a position of prestige, a tactful reminder.

They did not want to delay things for too long. In the end, they would be the ones who had to suffer if they could not finish everything in time.

"I'll have the bridesmaid selected by the day after tomorrow," replied Nina.

Even though Nina had not found a bridesmaid yet, she had decided to choose one of the young female employees working in the company to be her bridesmaid. After all, there were only a few people around her who were suitable for the role.

"That would be great." Yancie let out a sigh of relief.

"I'll bring the bridesmaid here to have her measurements taken for her dress after picking one. I'll bring the flower girl with me too. The flower girl's dress is also designed by your company's designer, right?"

"Yes. Mr. Mallory's assistant has discussed it with us. Our chief designer will be in charge of all the other dresses except for your wedding dress, which is designed by Mr. Micheal," explained Yancie. As soon as Yancie finished her words, there was a knock on the door. Then, Yancie's assistant came in.

"Mrs. Mallory, your wedding dresses and dinner dresses are here," said the assistant. As the door creaked open, the assistant wheeled in a towering display rack adorned with exquisite wedding gowns and formal dresses.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2750-As Nina's eyes fell upon the beautiful wedding gowns and dinner dresses before her, her gaze brightened with excitement.

Micheal, the world-renowned wedding dress designer, had crafted each one to be uniquely stunning. The pieces in front of her were so captivating that she could not shift her gaze away.

"These are truly amazing," Luca exclaimed in awe as she looked at the dresses and gowns shimmering in the soft light.

Yancie noticed that Luca was wearing the latest season's Chanel dress under her coat after she took her coat off. Those who could afford to buy such dresses were usually wealthy. Then, she noticed that Luca was not wearing any jewelry. Therefore, she assumed that Luca was not married yet. Hence, she said, "Miss, feel free to look for us if you decide to get married in the future. Our company collaborates with Micheal. He specializes in wedding dress designs."

Luca smiled and remained silent.

She married the man she loved in the most beautiful wedding dress.

She would never marry another man again no matter what. Thus, she would not be wearing a wedding dress again.

As Nina noticed Luca's silence, she thought about her relationship with Luke. She changed the topic of the conversation. "They're stunning. Can I try them on?" asked Nina.

"Of course, Mrs. Mallory. Which one would you like to try first?" Yancie redirected her focus to Nina.

Nina did not have a specific one in mind since all the dresses were designed for her. "Let's start from left to right, please."

"Sure. No problem. Shall we start with a basic makeup look for you?" Yancie asked for her opinion. She was aware that trying on wedding dresses with makeup would have better results.

"Okay." Nina sat down on the chair when the assistant pulled out a chair for her. Then, Yancie called out for the makeup artist to come in and do Nina's makeup.

Luca sat on the sofa. She took her phone out to go through some documents, occasionally glancing up to look at Nina.

An hour later, Nina's makeup was done.

"Mrs. Mallory, is there anything you'd like to change?" the makeup artist asked in a low voice.

Nina looked at herself in the mirror. She had on bridal makeup and hairstyle, so there was nothing more to change for now.

She turned to Luca and asked, "Luca, what do you think?"

Luca put her phone aside and walked toward her. She examined her for a moment and nodded, "You're the most beautiful bride."

Nina's face reddened when she heard the compliment. Then, she replied, "No way. That's too much!"

Yancie, who stood beside them, chimed in, "Mrs. Mallory, she's right. Why don't you try on the wedding dresses now?"

"Okay." Nina nodded. After watching the assistant pick up the first dress on the left, she walked into the fitting room with the assistant.

Wedding dresses were complicated, and it took some time for Nina to put the dress on. Ten minutes later, the curtains of the fitting room were finally drawn.

Luca looked at Nina, who was now in the wedding dress. She nodded with a smile on her face. "Let me take a few photos for you. I can send them to Mr. Mallory."

Nina waved her hand, "It's okay. He can see it for himself. You don't have to take photos."

After that, she walked toward the full-length mirror and looked at herself in the mirror.

The wedding dress designed by Micheal was beautiful, and it fit her perfectly. Nina murmured to herself, "It's beautiful, but I can't afford to gain weight before the wedding."

Luca smiled at her and said, "That won't happen. Even though it's a tailored-made wedding dress, the designer will leave some fabric around the waist for stretching. After all, it's unlikely that your body shape isn't going to change in a few months."

"Yes. What she said is right," added Yancie.

"This one looks amazing. Why don't we try the second one?" Nina turned her head and looked at the second dress.

"Okay. Let us help you to take it off. The second wedding dress requires a different makeup look. Would you like to do your makeup first or get changed first?" asked Yancie.

"I'll change back into my clothes first. We'll do the makeup after that,” replied Nina. It was a tight fitting wedding dress. It fit so close to the body to the extent that Nina was losing her breath. She wanted to put on something more comfortable.

"Okay. Let's take off this wedding dress first." Yancie and her assistant helped Nina up. They lifted the hem of the dress and walked into the changing room. Then, they drew the curtains.

Four hours later, Nina finally tried on the last dress. She decided to wear the second wedding dress on the wedding day, while the other dresses and dinner dresses were for her to put on during her wedding

photoshoot and her wedding dinner.

Nina heaved a sigh of relief after everything had been arranged. She grabbed Luca's arm, and they left the wedding studio arm-in-arm.

"Luca, thanks for keeping me company. Let me treat you to a meal." Nina smiled while holding her arm as they headed toward the parking lot.

"It's not a big deal. Besides, you're the one who's busy and tired,” replied Luca with a smile on her face.

Although there were people helping Nina, the wedding dresses were heavy, and she had changed into several sets of dresses and donned multiple makeup looks. Anyone would feel exhausted after doing that.

"It was okay. You gave me a lot of references and advice. They helped a lot. I was able to make a decision even though I was in a dilemma thanks to you! I remember there's a new French restaurant nearby. Shall we try the food there?" Nina smiled and said. All of the advice given by Luca was based on her preferences.

It was as though they had known each other for many years.

"Sure." Luca nodded.

"It's just around the corner. Let's just walk there,” suggested Nina. She opened her phone's navigation app and headed toward the restaurant.

"Okay." Luca nodded and walked toward the restaurant with Nina.

After dinner, Nina sent Luca back to the villa. It was already 9 pm when they arrived.

Luca entered the living room and found Luke sitting on the sofa reading a document. There was a stack of documents on the coffee table.

"You're home." Luke put down the document and stood up to greet her.

Luca took off the coat and hung it up. Then, she nodded and replied, "Yeah. Have the kids all gone to bed?"

"They're probably in bed." Luke walked toward her and held her in his arms.

"Probably?" Luca glanced toward the stairs. Although the kids did not have to go to school the next day, they had to go to bed on time. She wanted to check on them, but Luke held her tight in his arms.

"They'll rest on time." Luke could see that Luca was worried. He lowered his head and gave her a gentle peck on the lips.

"Alright then." Luca leaned her head against his chest.

"The police have taken Margaret to the police station," added Luke. He called the police after Louis' party had ended.

"Huh?" Luca sounded confused.

"It's Mrs. Jackman," explained Luke. Jason was the one who found out her name was Margaret Sutton.

They also discovered that Margaret's husband, Lonnie Jackman, had been constantly trying to contact T Corporation. He was hoping to get them to take on a project.

However, the company had too many projects going on at the moment. That was why they did not take Lonnie's project.