"Okay." Rainie complied and pointed the tablet's camera at her face.When Luca saw that Rainie had laid down, she began to softly hum a nursery rhyme.The sound of Luca singing came from the tablet. Rainie closed her eyes and felt like she was back in the past when their Mommy would sit by their beds, either to tell them stories or sing to put them to sleep.She had sweet dreams every night that her mother was by their side.Rainie closed her eyes and smiled slightly. She believed that she would have a sweet dream tonight.Luca hummed softly. She sang another song as soon as she was finished with the first. She chose some Russian nursery rhymes to avoid Rainie suspecting anything. Rainie did not say anything about it and gradually fell asleep to Luca’s singing.Luca continued to sing softly before gradually softening her voice and stopping. Rainie did not wake up. She was already asleep.Luca sighed and whispered, "Good night, baby."After that, she hung up the call.Luke wa
Luke was like the head of the household, coming and going at will. He kept barging into her life.Luca looked at the closed door with mixed feelings. It was not that she did not welcome him. It was that she felt unworthy of standing by his side.If Luke wanted to get close to her, there was no way she could refuse him. In the end, it was them who would be hurt while Abel was the biggest beneficiary.Thinking of this, Luca felt like she was about to break down. She took a deep breath and cleaned the dining table.She had to find something to do to distract herself from the negative emotions.After she was done with the dishes, Luca walked to the balcony and saw the clothes Luke had changed out of. She sighed, sorted the clothes, and put them in the washing machine.She also washed the clothes he changed out of the night before.After Luca put the clothes in the washing machine, she stared at the machine and spaced out for a moment before she walked into the maid's room.The swel
Marie was standing there looking like she was about to bulldoze her way in.Luca stood not far away. She hesitated whether or not to enter through this entrance. After all, Marie knew her and the two of them already had a conflict.It was not that she was afraid of Marie and the people around her. Luca just did not want issues to arise.Unfortunately, the truth was that even if she did not want to cause trouble, trouble would come knocking on her door.Marie had already seen Luca when she turned around. She ignored the security guard and roared at Luca, "Stop!"Luca did not have to turn around to know that she was yelling at her.She turned around helplessly and saw that Marie was walking toward her. The men behind her also walked over.The four of them were enough to surround her.Luca glanced at them and asked with a blank expression, "Yes?"Marie lowered her gaze and glanced at the bags she was holding in her hands. She recognized that the brands inside were expensive, so s
The men with Marie instantly backed away when they heard the security guard mention the police.They were regulars at the police station. If they were locked up again, they would have to find someone to bail them out. It was not worth the trouble.A man put his arms around Marie’s shoulder and said, "Stop bickering. You won't be able to get in today."Their presence disturbed the residents who came in and out of the building, so the security guard reminded them, "You won’t be able to enter in the future as well. Don't come back and harass our residents. Next time, you’ll be handed over to the police without a second thought."Marie spat at the security guard and snorted coldly when she realized that she would never be able to enter the building. "What a sh*tty place! I won’t come even if I’m invited!"After she shouted that, she left angrily.She was humiliated by strangers and denied entry. She felt like she had lost all her reputation.When the three men saw her leave, they al
When Luca said that Old Man Rayne needed them, Wanda was persuaded. After all, Luca knew better than her what nutrients Old Man Rayne needed.She took one of the bags and said, "Thank you, I'll take these. You can take the rest back."Luca looked at Wanda's slightly sallow complexion and remembered that in the past, she was always a graceful woman. After she got divorced, she spent a lot of energy taking care of Old Man Rayne. She had no time to take care of herself. That was why her current physical condition was not the best.She continued to persuade Wanda, saying, "Please take these too. I’m sure you’ve been putting in a lot of effort taking care of Old Man Rayne. You need to take care of yourself too. These are for conditioning your body and external use. I promise, these are much better than the cosmetic products you see on TV.”Wanda was touched by what she said. "In that case, I’ll accept your gifts and—"Before she could finish speaking, Luca shoved the bag in her hand an
When it was about time, Luke sent a car from the company to pick up Luca. At the same time, he informed Wanda that the car was on its way to the villa.After she ate with Old Man Rayne, Luca glanced at the time and saw that it was getting late. She said, "Thank you for your hospitality but it's getting late. I have to head home."Wanda quickly said, "Luca, leave a little later.""No, I have some things to attend to." Luca shook her head. She was satisfied being able to spend the entire day with her grandfather. She did not want to overstay her welcome.Moreover, now that Old Man Rayne had finished eating, it was time for him to rest. Her presence would only affect Old Man Rayne’s rest.After Wanda heard that Luca had something to do, she knew that it was not her place to ask her to stay. Hence, she said, "In that case, wait here for a little longer. Luke has arranged for a driver to come over. He should be here any moment now.""Mr. Crawford arranged a driver for me?" Luca was st
The front desk receptionist of T Corporation had gone home. The security guard was the only one who was left.Luca did not bring her employee card but the security guard recognized her and swiped her in.Before she arrived at the elevator, Luke called. Luca answered, and his low voice said, "Come to my office.""Okay," Luca responded, put the phone back in her pocket, and took the elevator to his office floor.The lights on the floor were bright. When she walked out of the elevator and walked past Jason's office, she saw that he was still working overtime. The entire T Corporation was working hard for the Europe project, while she was the only one who had nothing to do.Jason looked at her and smiled politely. "Dr. Craw, why are you here?""Mr. Crawford asked me to come," Luca replied. She noticed that Jason's desk was full of stacks of documents. As Luke’s assistant, he had to deal with many documents to begin with. She did not have to think much to know that there were going to
Luke paused his gesture while he was turning the pages of the document. Then, he continued to read the documents as if nothing had happened. “We have to speed up the progress of the project. We’ll need a regular Russian translator, and we can’t afford any unforeseen circumstances on your part anymore.”Luca, who read between the lines, knew that he had only sent someone to pick her up because he wanted to ensure the company’s project would go on as scheduled.After all, translating was an essential job for overseas projects like this.Luca nodded. She stood up with the document in her arms and said, “I got it. I’ll try my best to translate these documents.” “Okay.” Luke did not lift his head to look at her. Luca was upset. The person in front of her was aloof. That was his true colors, but she could not help herself from being unreasonable. She was hoping that the man in front of her could spare a little warmth for her. However, given her identity and background now, she could