Aunt Neile said, “It was rare to see you sleep in today. That’s why I didn’t wake you up. I didn’t expect you’d look so tired.”“I’ll be fine after drinking a cup of coffee,” Luca ate a mouthful of oatmeal. She thought she needed a cup of warm coffee to perk herself up a little.“Let me get you some coffee,” replied Aunt Neile as she walked into the kitchen.The kids finished eating their breakfast. Tommy glanced at the time and said to Luca, “Ms. Luca, we’re heading to school first.” “Okay. Be good and listen to your teacher,” replied Luca. Usually, it was Uncle Zander who picked the kids up and sent them to school. When Luca was making her way down the stairs, she glanced outside the villa and saw Uncle Zander’s car already outside and waiting for the kids. “Ms. Luca, see you later.” Rainie waved her hand at Luca and walked out of the dining room.Luca was watching the kids as they left and disappeared at the entrance of the dining room. Only then did she shift her gaze and c
Luca let out a sigh helplessly. Nina was so close to living a happy life, but someone stabbed her in the back at this time. Sue added, “I’m afraid that she might overthink now. After all, her past is her deepest wound. It’s cruel for someone to use this against her. That’s…”Sue felt helpless and angry at the same time. There were no words that could describe how upset she was.Luca did not know what to say either. Although Percy protected Nina well, after their conversation last night, Luca could sense that Nina was still sensitive. She would still feel worried and insecure. Now, such awful things had happened to her. “Luca, is there anything we can do for her?” Sue was overwhelmed.“Let’s show more concern for Nina. There’s nothing we can do about the reporters. Things aren’t as simple as they are. The reporters are looking for her now…” replied Luca. She knew what kind of people the Mallory family was. They were probably annoyed after getting exposed this time, thinking t
Luca was doing experiments in the study the entire time. The kids did not come upstairs to disturb her either. Only when the alarm rang did Luca stop doing her experiment. She disinfected her hands and walked out of the study.Luca ran into the kids when they were making their way upstairs. “Ms. Luca, have you finished your work?” Tommy smiled cheerfully and came forward to hug her.Luca stroked Tommy's head and looked at Lanie and Rainie, "Come on. Go clean yourself up. It's time for bed." “Okay, Ms. Luca,” the three kids replied at the same time. Luca returned to her bedroom. She got herself cleaned up at the same time as the kids did so. Then, she tucked the kids into bed.Her phone rang when she was about to do some reading before heading to bed. Could it be Luke?Luca could not suppress the quiver in her heart. She picked up her phone and looked at it. It was Nina who called. She quickly answered the call and said, “Nina, what’s wrong?”Luca had a feeling that som
“Most of what the news articles wrote about me are true.” Nina took a deep breath as she was not afraid that Luca would know about her past.It was because she knew Luca would not do anything to hurt her even if she knew everything. “Mr. Mallory should already know about your past. He’s not making a fuss out because of the news articles, right?” said Luca. Percy knew Nina well, just like her.“No, he’s not. He’s been busy handling the matter the whole day. It’s still a hot topic on the internet, and it’s not because he’s not doing anything to stop it. He’s planning to find out who was the one to expose the information to the reporters and proceed with the next step.” A bitter smile swept across Nina’s smile. She agreed with Percy’s way of handling the matter. After all, only a few knew about Nina’s past. They should be able to find out who was the mastermind behind all these soon if they were to look into it. After that, they would implement the next plan. That would be the best.
Nina nodded and said in a soft voice, “Okay. I’ll be quiet.”The two of them walked into the bedroom one after another.Luca opened the closet and took a new set of pajamas and underwear. "Your figure is almost the same as mine. These are new. Hurry up and take a shower."“Thank you.” Nina sniffed and took the clothes that Luca handed to her.Something came across Luca’s mind, and she said, “Hold on. Let me get you a set of new towels and toiletries.”Luca walked out of the bedroom and headed to the storeroom to get a new set of toiletries and towels. Aunt Neile had prepared all these.Luca returned to the bedroom and handed everything to Nina. She said, "Off you go. You can use the shower gel, shampoo, and skincare products in the bathroom."“Luca, there’s no doubt I’d fall in love with you if you were a man,” Nina playfully joked with her.Luca was amused by Nina's joke and pretended to be serious as she said, "No way. I'm not going to fight over a woman with Mr. Mallory. I'm
“Even if she succeeds in becoming the Mallory family's young mistress, you’re not her. Although both of you were born to the same mother, what’s the point of defending her now when your futures are going to be worlds apart? Jean, wake up! Her good life has nothing to do with you. So, you should drag her down instead of seeing her marry rich. She wants to get rid of you to live a luxurious life, so you can’t let her wish come true!” Marie continued to provoke him after seeing him remain silent.Jean frowned and looked at Marie.She had a point.Judging from how Nina currently acted, he would not have anything to do with her after she became rich.She could not be counted on in the future.At the end of the day, he could only count on himself. If he had to watch Nina live a good life while he lived a miserable one, he might as well do as Marie said and drag her down.The change in Jean’s expression caught Marie’s eyes. She said, “Am I right? The press pays generously. Aren’t you sh
Marie was filled with resentment as she saw him hold up the ten dollars.“You don’t want it? I’ll take it back then.” Jean saw that she did not move and was about to take back the money until she swiftly snatched it from him.Jean smiled contemptuously.“It’s not enough,” said Marie as she held out her hand.“If ten dollars is not enough, how much do you want?” Jean frowned and was obviously unwilling to give her too much.“Even if you’re covering the costs of my stay, what about my food and daily transportation expenses? You can’t leave me empty-handed. Even if I were to stay at home, I’d need money to order takeout too,” said Marie.“How troublesome.” Jean took out his wallet and handed her a public transport card.“This is…” Marie looked at the public transport card and frowned as the card could only be used for rides and not for consumption. Plus, who even took public transport nowadays?“There are ten dollars on the card. You can take the subway when you go out. It’ll last
“You didn’t have to get up early. Besides, sleeping a little longer is good for you.” Luca served her a bowl of oats.Nina smiled and said, “It smells so good. Would I still have gotten such a hearty and delicious breakfast if I had continued to sleep?”Aunt Neile stood aside and smiled. “Ms. Nina, the breakfast reserved for you is still in the kitchen. Since you’re awake, I’ll bring it out right now.”“Thank you,” thanked Nina.Luca placed a bun on her plate using tongs and said, “That’s Aunt Neile, the maid who works here. Tell her if you need anything, and try not to go out during this period of time. If you really have to go out, there are cars in the garage. You can ask Aunt Neile for the keys.”“The cars in the garage belong to Mr. Crawford, right?” Nina took a bite out of the bun and immediately gave Luca a thumbs up. It was delicious.“They’re Mr. Crawford’s, but it doesn’t matter,” said Luca as Mr. Crawford had mentioned that if she wanted to drive, she could drive those