The dress was stunning, and Luca thought she looked beautiful in it as well.The stylist always had a keen eye for things like this. While she found the dress fine, she believed that the dress did not truly accentuate Luca’s curves. Even as a woman, the stylist had to admit that Luca had a fantastic body.Seeing how Luca had yet to come out, the stylist walked over to the bathroom door and asked, “Have you finished changing yet, Ms. Luca?” “I have, but something about the dress feels weird…” Luca replied. “Weird? Is the dress too big? We can have it tailored to fit your figure.” The stylist thought that the dress was too big for Luca, considering how skinny Luca was. “It’s not that…” Luca opened the door.The stylist’s gaze brightened. “It looks so good! This dress was made for you!” “It’s too form-fitting for me,” Luca replied. Sure, the dress was fitting, but it clung to her curves too much.She had a bad history with clothes like this. The last time she wore something
After taking down the hairdo, Luca took the curler and carefully curled Rainie’s hair.Rainie’s hair was long but thin, so it did not take long before Luca was done curling. She let go of the lock of hair in her hand and reached for a hairpin to clip Rainie’s hair in place.“What do you think?” Luca asked. Rainie looked at the mirror and saw how gentle Luca was with her. She felt doted on by her mother and nodded with a smile. “It’s so pretty, Ms. Luca. You have very skilled hands.” “You’re just very pretty, Rainie,” Luca replied. “No, no, it’s thanks to you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie was overjoyed when she saw herself in the mirror. Luca looked at herself and Rainie in the mirror. She could not stop herself from putting her hand on Rainie’s shoulder gently. She did Rainie’s hair all the time when her daughter was still young. Then, she was abducted to the Island of Despair. Her children grew up while she was away. Now that she had returned, her children no longer needed her help t
Luca returned to her bedroom. She sat down and looked at her reflection in the mirror. Luke had pretty much smudged her lipstick, and her lips were slightly puffy. Her eyes were dazed too as if she was hinting at something. She looked like she had just slept with someone. It was only a kiss, yet she had lost herself in it. Luca did not dare to entertain that thought further and picked up the lipstick left for her by the stylist. She put it on. Her newly drawn lips covered some of the puffiness. She looked at herself through the mirror. After ensuring that she had covered all traces of what had happened in Luke’s bedroom, she grabbed her purse and threw on a jacket before leaving the bedroom. Luke had already changed and was waiting for her outside the door. Luca tightened her grip on her purse. She felt her body grow hot when she saw him, and the heat crept up her cheeks, flushing them enchantingly in a way makeup blush could not replicate. The adoration in Luke’s eyes
Luke’s expression darkened when he saw how unwelcoming Susan was. It was not that Susan disliked Luca as a person but rather showed hostility because he was close with Luca. As such, Luke refused to let this matter be. He was about to say something when Louis took the envelope from Luca and placed it with the rest of the gifts. “Thank you, Dr. Craw. Follow me.” “Alright.” Luca smiled at Louis with gratitude. She would surely garner the curious gazes of everyone should she hold the red packet for too long. The man had helped her out of the awkward situation. “Let’s go, Brother.” Louis knew that Luke would not stand at the door to welcome other guests, so he showed his brother inside. “Alright.” Luke nodded. Louis greeted Aunt Neile as well and brought everyone into the banquet hall. Susan watched them leave and cursed softy, “Vixen.” Yuri heard what Susan called Luca clearly but chose to ignore it.Susan then turned to Yuri. “Keep a close watch on your husband, lest
“Maybe they think you’re beautiful, so they want to keep looking at you,” Luca comforted her with a joke. “Don’t joke around. I know they’re staring because of that news headline.” Nina was well aware that even if the news was kept under wraps, everyone else still knew of her dark past. Not to mention that she was still together with Percy. This banquet was the perfect time for everyone to gossip about her.“That didn’t affect your relationship with Mr. Mallory, so why does it matter what other people think?” Luca consoled. “Thank you.” Nina smiled at Luca gratefully. It was thanks to Luca’s comforting words that she managed to recover from that incident so quickly. She wanted to live for her own sake and not care about what other people thought. Luca looked around. More people have arrived since she sat down, and most of the seats in the banquet hall were filled. It should be another half an hour before the banquet began. “What a splendid banquet,” Nina exclaimed beside
From afar, Madam Mallory was infuriated by the sight she saw. She gripped the silk table cloth as she tried to suppress her emotions. She thought that Percy was lying. She was so sure that Nina’s attendance today was Percy’s doing. Yet Old Master Crawford’s behavior made it clear that she had assumed wrongly. Today was an important event, and countless people were trying to find a chance to talk to Old Master Crawford. Still, the old man did not even smile at most of them. Instead, he opted to respond superficially and leave Luke to entertain them. Even so, he was smiling at Nina now. Percy naturally deduced what his mother was feeling and said calmly, “So, now do you believe that I say is the truth?” “Even if Old Master Crawford admits her as his god-granddaughter, your grandfather still won’t ever allow your relationship.” Madam Mallory wore a slightly wretched expression on her face. Percy replied calmly, “I don’t need anyone’s allowance. This is my marriage. I’ll ch
Luca could not help but chuckle at the thought. Luke was very busy, so she waited patiently for all the guests to leave. Once he was done, Luke walked over to her. Beside him, Susan was sporting a huge frown on her face. Her expression was filled with distaste when she watched Luke’s retreating figure. “Mother, I’ll go and pay the hotel the rest of the fees.” Louis watched the guests leave and decided to pay the outstanding figure. “All you have in mind is matters like this. You’re really going to infuriate me to death one day.” Susan looked at him with disappointment. Louis had also stood at the door to wave the guests off, but there were considerably fewer people who wanted to talk to Louis than those who wanted to talk to Luke. In fact, Louis’ presence at the door did not seem to make any difference at all, since everyone only wanted to talk to Luke. Her birthday celebration had easily become Luke’s banquet. Louis saw how Old Master Crawford was still within earshot
Luke’s gaze darkened when he heard Susan’s ambiguous tone. Susan felt the strong and angry aura from Luke and took an instinctive small step backward. Only then did she realize that she was afraid of Luke. Luke quirked his lips. From Susan’s ambiguous tone and harsh appearance, Luke knew that Louis must have gotten an earful moments ago. “We’ll be going back first.” “Drive safe, Brother,” Yuri quickly said. After Luke and Luca left with their children, Susan turned to glare at Yuri with displeasure. “Even you’re so ready to chummy up to him, huh?” “Mother, I’m not…” Yuri defended. She did not understand how her act of common courtesy had become chumming up to Luke in her mother’s eyes. After all, an act was only believable when one kept it up. “Cut the attitude in front of children, lest they take after your bad example.” Susan harrumphed. She did not like it when people tried to get in Luke’s good graces. Yuri listened exasperatedly to Susan, unable to defend herself.