Luca came out of the kitchen with a plate of sliced apples. Tommy was sitting on the couch wagging his legs while watching the cartoon on the television. He behaved as though he was at home instead of a stranger's house. Luca smiled and put the plate on the coffee table. "I only have apples in my fridge. I'll go to the supermarket tomorrow and buy your favorite fruits." "Thank you, Ms. Luca!" Tommy said. He picked up an apple slice with a toothpick but did not eat it. Instead, he handed it to Luca. "You should eat some too!" Luca smiled sweetly seeing how sensible Tommy was. She took the toothpick and said, "Thank you, Tommy." Tommy could see the warm glow in Luca's eyes and could not help but lean closer. "Ms. Luca, can I lean on you?" Luca was taken aback, but she soon knew what Tommy wanted. She smiled and nodded. "Of course." Tommy inched closer to her carefully in case she was uncomfortable. Luca ate the apple and picked him up with both hands. "Come and lean on me
Tommy did not get a response from her. He asked again, "Ms. Luca?" Luca came to her senses and made up an excuse. "I'm sure that a cute boy like you must have a godmother. Any woman would want you to be her godson." Tommy grinned. "Why don't you be my godmother, Ms. Luca?" Luca did not know how to react to that. It was quite ridiculous to think that her biological son would become her godson. "You'll have to ask your parents about that," she tried to stall with an excuse, hoping that Tommy would forget about the issue in a couple of days. "Alright, I'll ask Daddy about it then." Tommy nodded and committed it to heart. The woman in front of her gave her an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He wanted to see her more often. Luca pinched his plump cheek. "Didn't you say that you're sleepy? Why aren't you sleeping yet?" "Good night, Ms. Luca." Tommy curled up in Luca's embrace and closed his eyes. Luca did not move. As she heard the child's breathing become calm and rhyth
The footage from the surveillance cameras showed that Tommy was seen in the area. Jason had brought the bodyguards from Crawford Manor to look for him. After Luca walked far away, she turned around to look at Jason and the bodyguards busy at work. She turned away and hastened back home. Back at the apartment, Tommy had already woken up and washed his face. He was sitting in the living room, waiting for Luca to return. When he saw Luca come in through the door, he exclaimed in surprise, jumped off the couch, and ran toward her. "You're back, Ms. Luca!" Luca was holding things in both of her hands, and she had to close the door with her foot. Her heart warmed when she saw that the child was so excited to see her, and she led Tommy to the dining table. "You must be hungry. I bought a little bit of everything, so you can eat whatever you like." She could not tell what Tommy liked to eat, so she took the extra effort to make sure that he received enough nutrition. "I'll eat anyt
"I love them!" Tommy nodded his head. Luca smiled and patted his head. She was Tommy's birth mother, and it was not surprising that they loved the same things even though it had been so long. Luca brought the shopping cart to the checkout counter. She had a shopping bag in each of her hands, while Tommy also carried one bag. The two people left the supermarket. "Where are we going now, Ms. Luca?" Tommy asked. His shopping bag was not heavy, and one of his hands clung to the hem of Luca's clothes in case he wandered away. "We're going home." Luca saw that his eyes were the only facial feature that was not covered. She was worried that he might not be able to take the late morning heat. "Okay!" Tommy smiled and nodded. The supermarket was a short walk from Luca's apartment. They arrived at the gate after walking for five minutes. Luca saw several men in black suits interrogating random people not far away. She felt nervous and lowered her head to look at Tommy. Tommy a
Tommy looked at the snacks in his hands and pouted. "Ms. Luca, after I go home, will I ever get to see you again?" Luca thought for a while. She wanted to meet the child in the future too. She took a piece of notepaper and wrote her phone number on it. "This is my phone number. If you miss me, you are welcome to call me any time. We can also have a video call. What do you think?" "This is great!" Tommy grinned. He had a phone, but he did not bring it in case they were able to track his location with it. Luca was reluctant for Tommy to leave, and she knew that her reluctance was growing by the minute. She opened the door and said, "Let's go." Tommy held her hand, and the two people went downstairs. When they stepped out of the elevator, Luca noticed the bodyguards in black suits. She asked Tommy, "Is that one of your Daddy's men?" Tommy could recognize a few of them. He nodded and said, "Yes!" "Go then. Be a good boy, alright?" Luca could guess that his father would scold
Tommy lay on his bed. He was on a video call with Luca. Luca looked at Tommy on her phone screen, wishing that the joy she experienced in the past two days could last forever. However, she was now Luca and not Bianca. She could not be by her children's side for too long. Seeing that Tommy was yawning, Luca said softly. "It's getting late. You should go to bed." "I hope that I can sleep with you, Ms. Luca," Tommy pouted and said coyly. He remembered that he had slept soundly by her side the night before, and he wanted to experience that again. "You're a big boy now. You have to be independent," Luca said. She also wished that she could be by her children's side, but that was an impossibility for now! Tommy blinked and looked at her gentle demeanor. "Ms. Luca, when I decide to forgive Daddy in a few days, I'll let him know that I want you as my godmother!" "We'll talk about this next time. You still have school tomorrow. You'd better sleep soon," Luca said. Tommy nodded
Nina’s gaze shifted away from her kids and toward Luca, but she found that she had already left.As Nina watched her walk away, she found Luca familiar. After Luca left the children's clothing area, she slowly calmed down and contained the pain she felt. She was overjoyed to meet Nina. She wanted to hold her hand and catch up to ask about how she had been in the past few years.However, she could not do that.Luca hated feeling powerless.She walked around the mall and realized that she was not in the mood to shop, so she walked toward the exit.There was an event happening on the first floor of the mall. Luca looked up and saw the logo of Brilliant Architectural Design LLC. She was stunned and brought her steps to a stop.She could not hear anything that the host of the event was saying. She just stood there and stared at the logo of Brilliant Architectural Design LLC with mixed feelings.This logo was designed by her. Three years later, the company was still around and the l
Sue shook her head helplessly when the word ‘wedding’ was mentioned. "I don't think it's possible for me to get married.""Why?" Nina was puzzled as she thought that Jason and Sue had a stable and sweet relationship. It should just be a matter of time before they got married."Whether we can get married depends on when his ex-wife will stop bothering him. Only then will I agree to his marriage proposal," Sue said. It was not that Jason had never proposed to her but that she kept turning him down.In the past three years, Bailey had not given up on badgering Jason. Although her methods had toned down, Sue still did not feel comfortable about it.If and when Jason found a way to put a stop to his ex-wife’s erratic behavior, she would get married to him then.When Nina heard about what was going on between them, she sighed and said, "What if Mr. Crawford introduces a successful entrepreneur to Bailey? Maybe she’d give up on Mr. Doyle then. That woman is truly sickening."Sue listene