“Okay. Thanks, Tommy.” Luca took it from him and had a bite.“Ms. Luca, is the apple nice?” asked Tommy as he looked at her eagerly.“It’s delicious.” Luca took another bite. Aunt Neile was the one who picked out the apples, so there was no doubt that they would taste good.Tommy also picked up a slice of apple to eat as he snuggled next to Luca. He ate the apple while watching cartoons. He was over the moon.After the show ended, Luca urged the children to wash up and go to bed.The kids listened to her. An hour later, after Luca had made sure that everyone had gone to bed, she went back to her bedroom.She picked up the phone on her dresser to see that she had multiple missed calls. Her heart immediately dropped.When she opened her phone, she saw that they were all from Amur.Luca immediately called him back.The call went through, and Luca immediately asked, “Amur, are you back from your mission?”Amur sounded a little tired from the other end of the line. “Yes, I’m back.
Rainie’s teacher understood immediately. None of Rainie’s family members came. That was why the woman in front of her who claimed she was Luke’s subordinate came here. She said, “I see. Then will you stay to watch Rainie’s competition?” “Yes. I will,” replied Luca. Was it not obvious enough with Luca carrying a camera with the camera strap on her shoulder?“We’ve reserved seats in the auditorium for the kids’ family members. It usually starts on the second row. Please wait there,” said the teacher. Luca nodded. She put a smile on her face when she saw Rainie walk out of the room after getting changed. The look in her eyes was gentle and kind. “Ms. Luca, can you help me tie this?” Rainie walked past the teacher and asked for Luca’s help. Luca nodded, squatted down, and helped Rainie tie up every strap that needed to be tied. “Done.” Luca rose to her feet and encouraged her, “I’ll be watching your performance from out there. You got this!” “Alright, Ms. Luca.” Rainie smile
Luca could sense that Yuri was unhappy, but she did not say anything. She focused on watching the performance. Rainie was the star ballerina. She attracted everyone’s attention the moment she stepped on the stage. The expressiveness of her facial expressions and her skilled elegant dance moves were a display of the dancing skills she had picked up over the years.Luca picked up the camera and kept taking photos of Rainie dancing on the stage. At the same time, she noticed that something was wrong as she was sitting near the stage. The stage was bright enough, and that was why Luca did not switch on the flash. It did not affect the photos’ quality either. The ballet performance lasted for 40 minutes. Luca heard Thea talking to Yuri after the dancers made their curtain calls, “Mommy, I want to get into the dance academy too. Sign me up please.” Yuri shot a glance at Luca. She was lowering her head and fiddling with the camera as though she was not paying attention to what the
Rainie was smiling as she noticed that Luca was about to say ‘Mommy’…That would only mean Luca still saw them as her children. Hence, it must be what their father had told them. Their mother had some unspeakable reason, and that was why she did not acknowledge them. Rainie was thinking of telling Lanie about it after he came back from school. Luca brought Rainie out of the amusement park. All the open-air parking lots were occupied with cars. Hence, Luca parked her car in the multi-story car park when she came here. Luca and Rainie ran into Yuri and Thea when they walked into the car park. “Hello, Aunt Yuri. Hello, Thea,” Rainie greeted them. Rainie was looking for Luca when she was on the stage, and that was when she saw Yuri and Thea sitting beside Luca.“Oh Rainie, you did such a great job.” Yuri complimented her while her gaze fell on the two’s interlocked hands.Those who did not know would have thought that they were mother and daughter. "Thank you, Aunt Yuri." Rain
Luca sat there doing nothing after she finished ordering the food. It was inconvenient for her to talk with Amur as Rainie was there.Amur knew Luca had wanted to meet him alone in the beginning, so she must have something to tell him. However, Rainie was here together with them. She could not tell Amur what she wanted to say.After all, the child was not that young anymore. She understood a lot of things.Rainie glanced at Luca, then she turned to look at Amur. She smiled and said, “Ms. Luca, I saw a swing there. Can I go over there to play?”"Ah. Sure." Luca turned to look at the swing. It was a play area designed by the restaurant for the kids so that the parents could relax when they brought their children here. "Be careful. Don't go anywhere else."“Okay. I know.” Rainie stood up and strolled toward the play area. Luca was happy that there was a kids’ play area in the restaurant. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to talk to Amur. “Is she one of your children you’ve been
“There’s no need to get anything for her. We’re just meeting up and having lunch together. We don’t need to make it so formal, right, Rainie?” Luca lowered her head and looked at Rainie, who was drinking her water, with a smile on her face.Amur noticed how gentle Luca's smiling eyes were. It was how she looked at Nyla when she was on the Island of Despair. It must be difficult for Rainie to part with Luca if she had to. Luca was a good mother, after all.However, Nyla could not bear to part with Luca either. They were her daughters. How could she stand the thought of parting with her daughters? Amur made up his mind. He must work hard to prevent Luca from going through the pain of parting with her family again.Rainie nodded and agreed with what Luca said, but Amur thought it was inappropriate. Amur stood up and said, “No. It’s impolite of me. The dishes aren’t served yet. Please excuse me for a minute.”“Wait.” Luca stopped Amur while thinking fast. “It’s really okay. There
Jason noticed Luke's gloomy expression. He was sure Luca had something to do with it.“What are you doing?” Luke’s face darkened, and he asked Jason when he did not hear his report. Jason immediately came back to his senses. He put on a serious expression and reported to Luke about the progress of the acquisition. Another American-owned company was planning to purchase Brown's company at the same time. That was why they were hardly making any progress with the acquisition. Luke frowned and asked when he heard Jason reporting to him, "It's too slow." The words were sonorous and powerful. Jason could deeply feel Luke’s dissatisfaction. Then, Jason explained, "It has become even more difficult to acquire the company as other American-owned companies are joining in. That's why the progress slowed down a little…"Luke looked up and shifted his gaze to Jason. He looked at him with his cold, dark eyes. Jason understood what he meant. This was not about the slow progress. It was Lu
Luca got out of the car after she parked the car. She closed the door quietly so that she would not wake Rainie up. Luca walked past the front of the car and opened the passenger seat’s door. She unfastened Rainie’s seat belt and pulled the jacket up as it had slid down Rainie’s body. Then, she carried Rainie in her arms. Even though Rainie was skinny, she was heavy. However, Luca managed to carry Rainie in her arms and walk into the villa without much effort.Aunt Neile was surprised to see Luca carrying Rainie back in her arms. Luca shook her head when she was about to speak, so Aunt Neile immediately shut her mouth. Luca carried Rainie up the stairs. Aunt Neile followed behind closely, worried that Luca could not carry the child. After all, Rainie was already a ten-year-old child, while Luca looked so skinny. What if Luca could not carry the child all the way to her bedroom?However, Luca carried Rainie in her arms and made her way up the stairs steadily. It showed that