Bianca pretended to look awkward. "But Grandpa, it's been a long time since I went out with Luke alone…" Old Master Crawford glanced at her. Before he could say anything, Lanie, who had been quiet all this while, said, "Tommy, let's not disturb Daddy and Mommy's date. Let's go and play some video games, alright?" Lanie knew that Luke must have something important to do, and that was why he wanted to bring Bianca and no one else. The reason most likely had to do with the fact that the woman was an impostor. Tommy turned to look at Lanie, then at Bianca. Bianca took the chance to say, "That's right, Tommy. Lanie has a big collection of video games. Don't you want to play with him?" Tommy hesitated. Rainie chimed in too. "Tommy, how about we go to Ms. Luca's house after playing video games?" She suggested that because she knew that Tommy adored Luca. As expected, Tommy chose Luca over Bianca. He nodded and said, "Really? Can we really go to Ms. Luca's house?" "Of cours
After they got out of the car, Bianca took the initiative to hold Luke's hand as they walked into the villa. She displayed her full affection and wanted nothing more but to be as close to Luke as possible.She was too engrossed that she did not notice the gloomy look on Luke's face.Bianca turned her head to look at his handsome face. Her heartbeat sped up inexplicably when she thought about how there were only two of them in the villa. She had to make the best out of this opportunity.Luke keyed in the code on the digital lock. With a click, the door opened.Luke stood aside and looked at Bianca, who had no doubts. He said, "Go in."Bianca thought of what was going to happen in a while and her face turned red. She nodded shyly and walked into the villa.The lamps lit up the place in an instant. When she saw a man and woman inside, she turned around and looked at Luke, confused.At that moment, he walked in and the door behind him was closed."Luke, this is..." Bianca looked
Luke left without looking back, leaving Bianca completely hopeless.Bianca was in tears. Rain looked at her pitiful and seemingly innocent face. It reminded her of the evil people from the Island of Despair. When she thought of them, all her pity for Bianca was no longer there.If the real Bianca were still alive, it was highly likely that she was forced to go through a lot of suffering. Gale looked at the fake Bianca cry and felt no pity for her. Instead, he said to Rain, "I’ll carry her into the room.""Go ahead." Rain nodded. She felt nothing but annoyed listening to Bianca's wails.Luke told her that he wanted the truth no matter what methods they used. He had a reason for keeping her in this villa. This was a private property of his located in the outskirts. The nearby villas belonged to the local tycoons of A City. They bought the villas for vacation, so there were not many people around on a normal day. No one would notice no matter how loud Bianca yelled.Gale carried
Tommy smiled, raised the almost ready dough in his hands, and said, "Look, Daddy. Ms. Luca is teaching us how to make croissants."There was flour everywhere on the table. The kids must have caused this mess. The kids never had to do any housework in Crawford Manor. Although the house was in a mess, Luke felt a strange feeling when he saw how the kids were helping Luca.‘This is how a home should feel like.’He saw the children’s joyous appearance and felt like he was missing out on it. Luke touched Tommy's head and asked, "Why aren’t you using a bread machine to knead the dough?"Luca stood there and looked at him for a while. She then walked to the table, continued to knead the dough, and said, "Manual kneading makes better bread compared to using a bread machine."Rainie listened and had a sudden realization. "No wonder the croissant made by the chef at home is not as delicious as Mommy's."Luca paused. ‘She said ‘Mommy’… Is she referring to me or the fake Bianca?’She unco
The fake Bianca was not involved in any messy relationships, so Luke could manage the Crawford and Norman families with ease."Dad, Rainie and I will keep this a secret, don't worry," Lanie said. The three of them were not close to Bianca at all so it was not too much trouble to fool Tommy.After the two had a chat, they returned to the living room.Tommy waved to them happily and said, "Lanie, come! The show is about to begin."Lanie nodded and sat on the sofa.Luke walked to the kitchen and stood at the entrance. He did not enter and just stood there.The kitchen was indeed very small. If he walked in, it would become more crowded so he just stood there and watched from a distance.Luca's perception was sensitive. She turned her head and saw Luke standing there as expected."Mr. Crawford, are you alright?" She stopped cutting the chocolate in her hand."I’m fine." Luke deliberately glanced around the kitchen and said, "Your kitchen is too small. I assume you like to cook? Do
After an hour, the smell of croissants overflowed the kitchen.Tommy was sitting on the sofa, holding a fruit bowl in his hand. When he smelled the croissants, he greedily sniffed it all in and said, "The croissants smell so good. Can we have lunch soon?"Rainie turned around and said with a smile, "Ms. Luca is still in the kitchen. I’m guessing it’ll take some time."Luke glanced at the kitchen, and Tommy immediately said, "Daddy, Ms. Luca is so busy. Why don't you go over and help?""The kitchen is too small, she won't let me in." Luke did not have any intentions to move.Tommy muttered, "Daddy, you're just lazy."Luke raised his eyebrows and did not speak. The kitchen was indeed small, but it was also true that Luca did not want to have too much contact with him.Luca was deliberately staying in the kitchen just to avoid interacting with him too much.After the croissants were baked, she placed the croissants on the plate one by one and then took the plate out.Tommy kept l
Luca ate alone and would not use so many dishes. Amur counted the plates and knew what had happened.He walked out with his tray and asked, "We had some visitors?"Luca paused what she was doing and did not intend to hide anything from him. "Mm, yes.""Is it Luke and the kids?" Amur continued to ask.Luca nodded. After wiping the table, she folded the rag and explained, "No one was free to take care of the kids so they came over, and then two hours later, he came too."Amur put the tray on the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down. "Crawford Manor is so big. How could it be that the kids were left unattended?"Luca knew that the kids wanted to be closer to her but she could not turn them down."Amur, they’re my children. I can’t say no to them. Everything I do now is for Nyla. I do all this without complaint because she’s my little daughter, but at the same time, I can’t only love my little daughter," she said.Amur finished the oats and looked at her, saying, "I know, but I
After Bianca turned her face sideways, Rain did not bother trying to interrogate her any further as she knew that Bianca would not talk. She left with Gale.Gale reported the incident to Luke and notified the others to get them the necessary materials.When Luke saw Gale's text, his expression turned gloomy. ‘The Island of Despair again…’When Bianca was kidnapped, he had thought that things may not be as simple as they seemed. The island was in ruins and had nothing on it. Even though he had doubts, he could not prove anything no matter how many methods he tried.Tommy was fishing with a small fishing rod that was specially prepared for him by Luke.He yawned, looked at him with his chin on his hands, and asked, "Daddy, why did your mood change all of a sudden?”"Nothing to worry about," Luke replied Gale, then put the phone back in his pocket. His fishing rod moved a bit and he slowly raised it.Tommy saw him catch a big grass carp and said enviously, "Daddy, you’re so amazing