Rainie noticed the change in Lanie's expression and asked in a confused tone, "Lanie, what's the matter with you?""Rainie, I think you’ll like it," Lanie said as he put another piece of fluffy cake in his mouth. Even though he was surprised, he still ate it like a gentleman.Rainie looked at the cake and was debating internally on whether she should try it or not.After she thought about it for a while, she picked up the fork, took a small piece, and put it in her mouth.Tommy blinked and asked with a smile, "Rainie, how is it? Isn't it delicious?"Rainie showed a shocked expression as she uttered, "This cake..."She did not continue talking. It may have been a long time but the taste was exactly the same as what she remembered. It was even more delicious than the ones the chef at home prepared.Tommy noted their expressions and proudly stood up, saying, "I knew that you’d like the cakes made by Ms. Luca!"Rainie had a complicated expression on her face as she looked at Blanch
Tommy's eyes sparkled when he saw the cupcakes. Luca noticed the change in Tommy's expression and shook her head. "Not now, Tommy. Eat them when you get home." "Can't I just eat one, Ms. Luca?" Tommy lifted one finger and looked at Luca eagerly. "I'm hungry." Luca's heart melted when she saw Tommy's puppy eyes, though she knew that he had eaten a lot earlier, and she did not think that his stomach could take it. She steeled herself and shook her head. "You've just eaten. How can you be hungry? Be a good boy and listen to me." Rainie also helped Luca convince her younger brother. "You'll get a tummy ache if you continue eating, Tommy. Ms. Luca said that we can bring the cupcakes home, so you can eat them when we get home." Tommy rubbed his round stomach. He was indeed full, but he wanted to eat some more. Even so, he listened to Luca and Rainie. He nodded his head and tried to control himself. Luca could not bear to see Tommy like that. She sat down next to him and picked tw
Luca's eyes opened wide. She did not expect Luke to sit down, much less eat a cupcake. Rainie picked up a cupcake and peeled the liner away. "Try one, Daddy." Luke took the cupcake. It looked petite and delicate in his hand. He was not very fond of cake, but he had to try the cupcake that Luca baked. The three children looked at him eagerly. In one bite, Luke ate half of the cupcake. Luke carefully tasted the sweetness of the cake that melted in his mouth, though he seemed to be pondering something. He finished the rest of the cupcake in another bite. Rainie smiled and asked him, "Daddy, isn't it very tasty?" "Not bad." When Luke said that, he turned around to glance at Luca. Luca was standing there ever since Luke came into the house, as though she were the guest. Rainie smiled at Luca. "Ms. Luca, Daddy likes your cupcakes!" Tommy also added, "Daddy doesn't only like Ms. Luca's cupcakes. He loves her cooking too!" Rainie nodded. It was not a surprise that their f
Luca was cleaning up the coffee table. She was quite surprised when she heard Luke's praise. He had always been a man of few words, especially when talking about other people. Luca did not expect that the plate of spaghetti would receive his approval. She took out a plastic bag from under the coffee table, and it was filled with Tommy's favorite snacks. She put the remaining fruit from the plate inside the bag too. If Tommy liked those snacks, Lanie and Rainie would like them too. That was why she bought triple the usual quantity of snacks from the supermarket. While Luca was done cleaning the coffee table, she heard Luke ask her, "Where is your younger brother?" When he noticed that they were walking out of the neighborhood together the last time, he could tell that they were living together. "He's away on a business trip," Luca answered calmly. Business trips were always the best excuse. Luke twirled another forkful of spaghetti, blew on it to cool it down a little, a
"I'd like to meet my mother." Bianca might be suffering from a high fever, but her mind was still lucid. She knew that her fever would eventually subside, and Luke would not stay by her side for long. She hoped that Queenie would see her in her current condition and get Luke to care for her more. Even though no one told her about it, Bianca knew that Queenie's condition was getting better by the day, and the situation of the Normans became better and better. That was beneficial for the Crawfords -- Luke might be standing at the pinnacle of the business world, but that did not mean that he was immune from danger. "But I don't know how to contact your mother," the nurse said helplessly, not suspecting anything. After all, it was normal for a very ill patient to miss their parents. "My phone…" Bianca shook her head. Her head was spinning under the effect of the pill, and as much as she wanted to sleep, she could not sleep just yet. "The phone's passcode is 0218. Help me give her a
Luke's expression remained the same when Queenie mentioned Luca. "We'll see after we get the test report." "But Bea isn't…" Queenie sighed. She knew that she would be bothering Luca by asking her about it, and Luca had made it known that she wanted to remain anonymous. "Let's listen to Luke on this," Jack said. "Bea might only be down with the common cold. It's probably nothing too serious." Queenie nodded slightly, though she seemed just as worried as earlier. After being ill for so long, words of comfort no longer held any meaning for her. Even though she was recovering day by day, her outlook remained pessimistic. An hour later, Dr. Blake and a nurse came into the room. They brought the apparatus for taking blood with them. "Mr. Crawford, We'll be taking a blood sample from Mrs. Crawford now," Dr. Blake said. Usually, he would not have to take a blood sample himself, but he did not want to offend the other party. "Mm." Luke nodded and stood by the bed. The nurse ster
Luke flipped to the front page of the report again. It was written there that the subject had B-type blood. He remembered very clearly that Bianca had O-type blood. Luke was about to head out of the room to find Dr. Blake, but the doctor hastily came into the room with some equipment. "Sorry, Mr. Crawford, the people in the lab might have made a mistake. I'll schedule another test right now," the doctor said while shooting the nurse behind him a glance. Johann had told him that the blood types did not match. Dr. Blake immediately checked Bianca's files and found out that she had O-type blood. He immediately gave a call to the laboratory, but the technicians insisted that they did not mix up the samples. After all, there was only one sample sent to the lab that night, and there was no chance that they had mixed it up with another sample. Dr. Blake had no other choice than to schedule another blood test. The nurse stepped forward and prepared to take Bianca's blood. Jack an
Carnival Day was an event at Tommy's kindergarten that encouraged the students' parents to join in. However, Bianca was horribly ill, and Luke did not look like he was free either. "I'll go," Luke said. He had promised Tommy that he would be joining him during Carnival Day. "Dad, Mom, the caretaker can take care of Bianca. I'll send the two of you home." Thinking that his in-laws did not sleep, he was not going to let them drive home themselves. "I should stay in the hospital to take care of Bea." Queenie shook her head, not relieved that Bianca's condition had not gotten better yet. Jack also said, "Right. We should stay here. You should go to Tommy's school, Luke." Luke did not insist on sending them home. When the morning shift caretaker came into the room, Luke gave her some orders before he left the hospital. The driver must have sent Tommy to his kindergarten, so he drove there directly. The event was about to begin when Luke arrived. The teachers waiting at the f