“Do you plan to abort it if you’re pregnant?” Luke looked at her with his intense eyes. At the same time, he removed his watch on his wrist.Bianca felt that it might be time for him to rest.However, at the same time, she thought that this conversation was ridiculous. “Why would I make myself pregnant… Even if I did that with someone, I’d ask them to use contraceptives. So… there would be no question of whether I’d abort the child if I’m pregnant.”After she said that, she went back to her room.Luke stood in the living room. His unflustered manner looked out of place in this small living room. He removed his watch and undid the buttons on his shirt. He sighed as he watched her going back to her room. Xavier had used her grandpa to force her to get a marriage certificate with him. That was the truth.A few days ago, his uncle and aunt told him that Xavier got married.After she reached the hotel, the case of her grandpa’s disappearance was solved the moment Xavier brought Bian
Bianca felt the man turning around. However, she did not dare to lift her head.“Xavier… Xavier came over in the afternoon. I fought with him over some minor inconveniences. Perhaps the button fell when it happened.”Her tone was calm.She did not want to become the prisoner he was interrogating as she was not at fault for what happened this afternoon.“What did he do to you? Why did you fight?” Luke lowered his voice and the temperature dropped by 1,000 degrees celsius.“Just an argument, nothing more. My friend Nina was also here. She was between me and Xavier.” Bianca lifted her head to look at him. She looked into his eyes to try to explain herself.Actually, she did not know why she bothered explaining so much to him. Perhaps, it was because he was the father of her children.After she explained everything that made him mad, Bianca did not get his reply after a long while. However, his hot breath that was mixed with a strong masculine scent landed on her face.Bianca wan
Bianca lowered her head and ate her breakfast while she listened to the conversation between the adult and the children. She wanted to say something. She wanted to say that the town was fun…There were certain sceneries that children living in cities were not able to see.“Aunt Bea…”“Aunt Bea…”The two children started begging Bianca.Lanie and Rainie knew that their stupid father would definitely listen to Aunt Bea, so they wanted to ask Aunt Bea for help. They wanted her to help them take care of their stupid father.Luke looked at Bianca, and his stern eyebrows started relaxing slightly. His attitude did a 180 change after talking to his children sternly. “The other children started school one month ago. Lanie and Rainie are one month late.”When Bianca heard that, she looked at the children with a surprised expression on her face. “Then you two should go to school…”Lanie and Rainie became deflated instantly.It was eight in the morning when Luke made a call to Crawford M
“Look! Isn’t that Walter Long?”A female colleague looked over to Bianca’s table while she was drinking her soup on the other table. She blinked and lifted her head in disbelief to ask her colleagues who were on the same table as her.Her colleague turned around and took a look. Then, they widened their eyes. “It really is Walter Long…”Not only was their table discussing this, but the other tables were talking about this as well.On the other table, a lovestruck woman took out her phone and secretly took photos of Walter. She said, “Last year, he was reputed as the hottest man with gold rimmed glasses in the country by netizens. I finally get to see him today. He’s indeed so exceptionally handsome.”There was no blatant commotion in the staff cafeteria, but it was not quiet either.After Bianca heard what Walter said, she benefited a lot from him.A lawyer’s enunciation was so clear and concise. His statement was easy to understand as well.That day during nightfall, Bianca go
Everyone was packing up to leave at five o’clock when someone delivered a massive bouquet of roses over. “Excuse me, who’s Miss Yvonne Gideon?”“It’s me. What’s going on?” Yvonne grabbed her latest Chanel bag and walked over to the entrance of the office.“Flowers for you. The guy who delivered this said that he doesn’t want you to be mad at him and that he’ll marry you when you’re at the legal age of marriage.” The delivery guy handed the bouquet to Yvonne.Yvonne took the flowers and looked at the card inside the bouquet with a grim expression on her face. Then, her face lit up. She threw the card into the bin shyly before leaving the office.“Gosh, I can’t believe the frigid boss would send flowers to a girl just to make her happy,” a female colleague said and went to pick up the card from the bin.A few of the female colleagues also curiously approached her to take a look.It was unknown what was written on the card, but in the end, the female colleagues exclaimed in surprise
Bianca busied herself in the kitchen.She heard the two little kids playing around in the living room. After a while, she heard Rainie letting out a little howl before everything went silent.Bianca stopped plucking the vegetables and went out to take a look. She squatted down and removed Rainie’s hand that was rubbing her eye. “What happened?”“I accidentally poked my eye,” Rainie said while blaming herself.She made Aunt Bea worried!“Are you okay? You can tell me if it hurts.” Bianca approached her with her gaze filled with kindness. She blew gently on the gauze over Rainie’s eye.Rainie said sweetly, “I don’t feel any pain when Aunt Bea blows it for me.”Bianca saw that the little girl was indeed not in any pain anymore and smiled warmly. She caressed her head. “Then be a dear and do your homework with Lanie. We’ll be able to eat soon.”Rainie nodded.Blanche took out his bag and opened it to find his pencil and books. Then, he started doing his homework with his sister.
After Luke left, Bianca felt relieved, though not completely.She washed the dishes in the sink as she sighed in her heart. She did not know what was wrong with her.When he said he had something to take care of tonight, she could not help but recall what Yvonne said in the office.Yvonne was right about this.Perhaps it was true that all men liked the bodies of young women.Even though Bianca felt that at only 24 years old, she was not old and was in fact pretty young, she was no match for the 19-year-old Yvonne.In men’s eyes, there was a huge difference between a woman who had given birth and a woman who had not given birth.The internet was pretty advanced now. Bianca knew there were a lot of horrible men and stupid women. It was just a matter of one bad thought whether she would become one.A man like Luke was rich and powerful. He was good-looking and even had a hot body, so it was not weird that women would cling to him.How would he love a woman forever just because he
She breathed in the man’s refreshing scent. After gasping for air for a while, Bianca finally settled back into reality.“Did you have a nightmare?” Luke’s cold lips pressed on her forehead. Then, his large hand pushed her messy hair behind her ear. He looked at her fair face and wet eyes. He said softly, “Don’t be scared. I’m not going anywhere.”Bianca felt glad. She was glad that it was just a nightmare.The reality she saw after she opened her eyes was not as bad as her nightmare.One of her hands grabbed the man’s firm waist while another grabbed the shirt in front of the man’s chest. She opened her mouth after she heard the man’s comforting words, but she did not say anything.The air in the small room plunged into silence.After a long while, Bianca’s limbs regained feeling. Then, she removed her hands from his waist and chest.The shirt that Luke was wearing was wrinkled after Bianca let go.“I’m sorry. I-I’ll iron it for you.” Aside from this, Bianca had no other words
Sophian stood before her. Her face was a picture of hesitation and discomfort. “Madam Allison, how about you order using your phone?”“What? You can’t even handle this small task?” At this point, Allison had completely shifted her view of Sophian, now seeing her as just another maid. Her previous tone vanished, replaced by a much more domineering attitude.Sophian felt helpless and quickly explained, “It’s just that the food from this place is just too expensive. I don’t have that kind of money.”Once she finished speaking, a flush of embarrassment crossed her face.Sophian had come back with Allison to work off the debt she owed from her cosmetic surgery. Therefore, she had no money to spare.Allison paused for a moment, a thought crossing her mind. After a brief moment, she picked up her phone and said, “It's not like I'm having you pay for it. You can't even temporarily cover it?”Sophian smiled awkwardly. “I just transferred money to the hospital.”Allison let out a faint hu
“You don’t like eating outside food, do you?” Luca thought that preparing breakfast and dinner for him was not a big deal.Besides, the main point was that Luke did not like eating out. He always felt the taste was off and lacked nutrition.“Actually, it’s not that I don’t like eating out. It's just that all the food outside tastes the same to me.” Luke gently squeezed her hand.“Hey, focus on driving.” Luca chuckled.Luke withdrew his hand and returned it to the steering wheel. “With that woman around, it wouldn’t be convenient for you to cook. Are you really going to make breakfast for them too?”If that happened, it would defeat the purpose of his plan.Luca thought for a moment. She did not mind ignoring Sophian, but if she cooked for Luke and not for Allison, that might not sit well with her. Allison could easily make a fuss over even the smallest details. “So, should we just eat out for breakfast and dinner from now on?”“Yes.” Luke did not mind.It did not matter where t
“Something I like?” Luca laughed. “What could that be?”“You’ll find out when we get there.” Luke kept it mysterious.“Alright then, I’ll wait for your surprise, Mr. Crawford.” Luca was in good spirits without letting family issues dampen her mood. Therefore, she video-called the kids.Luca dialed Mr. Griffin’s number.After Mr. Griffin answered the call, he handed the phone to Lanie. “Young Master Lanie, Ms. Craw wants to talk to you.”“Thank you, Mr. Griffin.” Lanie took the phone and pressed ‘accept’.Luca positioned the camera to include both her and Luke. She waved at the screen. “Lanie, Rainie, Tommy, what are you all doing?”“Lanie! Lanie, I want to talk to Ms. Luca!” Tommy waved excitedly at the camera, eager to take the phone.Lanie handed it to him. “Go on, tell Daddy and Ms. Luca about your good news.”Luca smiled and asked with curiosity. “Good news?”“Daddy, Ms. Luca, I made it to the next level in the math competition! The finals are this Saturday!” Tommy said e
“Why are you being so slow?” Allison was irritated. She shoved the products into Sophian’s hands.“I told you to use them, so just use them.” Allison ran out of patience. After urging Sophian, she lay back down.Sophian had no choice but to follow her instructions and poured out some product. The texture of the product in her palm made her pause for a moment. It was incredibly moisturizing!She gently patted it onto Allison's face and noticed the area she touched felt just as smooth.Allison let out a content sigh. “This essence is really soothing.”Even though Sophian was still worried about potential side effects, she could not help but admire the instant hydrating effect. She asked in a low voice, “Madam Allison, is this really developed by that woman?”She could not believe that Luca had such skills and wondered if the essence had just been repackaged into another bottle and sold as her own creation.“That's what she says,” replied Allison. “But she's into pharmaceuticals, s
After agreeing to become the maid, Sophian’s excitement gradually turned into anxiety.The villa was so large. Could she really handle all the tasks a maid was supposed to do?As she thought about it, she accidentally left the bread in the toaster for too long. After serving it to Allison, she was scolded.“What’s this? It’s just a slice of toast. How could you burn it like this? How am I supposed to eat it?” Allison was clearly displeased.Sophian awkwardly explained, “Madam Allison, this is my first time using this toaster. I didn’t quite get the temperature right...”Allison was about to keep complaining but paused for a moment, remembering that Sophian was the one she had brought in to be the maid. Now, she was the only one who could make breakfast for her. She disdainfully tore off the burnt part and took a bite. “Where’s the soy milk?”“It’ll bring it out,” replied Sophian, heading back to the kitchen. She brought out two glasses of soy milk and another slice of toast tha
“Are you planning to tell me that Madam Allison brought someone back?” Luca had a feeling she knew what was going on. Luca had been wondering why Allison had taken such a big risk by going out during the day, but it all made sense now.“Yes, she brought someone back and said she'll be taking over my job,” Aunt Neile replied helplessly. She was worried she had lost her competitive edge, which made her feel anxious.“I got it, Aunt Neile.” As soon as Luca spoke, there was a cheer from inside the lab. She glanced back and saw that there seemed to be progress in the research. Rhett gave her a thumbs-up to signal success.She slightly smiled and nodded before hearing Aunt Neile's voice again on the phone. “Ms. Craw, there’s something I’d like to say, though I’m not sure if I should. I’ve thought about it, and I feel like I should. Even though Mr. Crawford isn’t the type to fool around, you have to be careful. He has no interest in that woman, but she’s clearly interested in him. You sh
Allison watched the two of them go upstairs, and instantly, her temper flared.Not allowed, huh?Allison refused to believe it. She would find a way to turn things around and reclaim her position in this family!…The next morning, as Luke and Luca came downstairs, they noticed Aunt Neile looking at them with red, puffy eyes.“Aunt Neile, what happened?” Luca was puzzled. What happened?“Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, Madam Allison just told me that I’m fired.” Aunt Neile looked distraught. She thought Allison’s words yesterday were just a joke, but first thing in the morning, she was told to settle her wages and leave. She was completely stunned.“Mr. Crawford, did I do something wrong?”Luke’s brows furrowed. Allison’s behavior was truly astonishing.“You’re not fired,” replied Luke. “Is breakfast ready?”Relieved to hear she still had her job, Aunt Neile quickly wiped away her tears and let out a sigh of relief. “Yes. Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, please have a seat. I’ll bring it out.
Luke was driving back home with Luca. It was already 9:00 pm when they arrived at the villa.Just as they reached the foyer and had not taken more than a few steps, Allison's voice rang out.“Oh, so you're finally willing to come back from Crawford Manor?” Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.Luca did not know how to respond to Allison and looked over at Luke.Luke let go of Luca's waist and whispered, “Go upstairs first.”“Okay.” Luca nodded, changed her shoes, and was about to head upstairs when Allison said again, “Stop. Who told you to go upstairs?”“Madam Allison, is there something you need?” Luca's tone was cold, carefully masking the helplessness inside her.Since she learned that Allison would be returning to the country and moving here, Luca had mentally prepared herself to be put in a difficult position. She loved Luke, so she was willing to tolerate whatever troubles came with it.Luca believed that as long as she and Luke faced things together, there was nothing th
After finishing work, Luca headed straight to Crawford Manor.When she arrived and greeted Old Master Crawford, the three kids came running down the stairs and surrounded her. They each took turns expressing how much they missed her and Luke.Luca missed them too, so after exchanging a few words with Old Master Crawford, she went upstairs with the kids to help them with their homework.It did not take long before Luke arrived.Not seeing Luca in the living room, he asked Old Master Crawford, “Grandpa, has Luca arrived?”Old Master Crawford was in a good mood. He nodded and replied, “She's upstairs, helping the kids with their homework.”Luke sat on the couch and watched the evening news with Old Master Crawford.“Has your mother caused any trouble lately?” asked Old Master Crawford.“Not really,” answered Luke. He could still manage Allison.“That doesn’t sound like her,” added Old Master Crawford, assuming Allison would always be causing trouble.“Her condition is bad right