Female Novel
Chapter 1372
Chapter 1372 I Thought You Were a Family
When Luca turned away, her hair gently swayed in the direction of her movement. Luke caught a whiffof her shampoo.
His heart skipped a beat as he took in the slight fragrance. As far as he remembered, Bianca did notuse perfume, and the smell of her shampoo blended naturally with the fragrance of her body.
Luca stepped out of the car and turned around to look at Luke, who was still sitting in the car.
"Mr. Crawford?" She called out gently.
Luke came to his senses and stepped out of the car.
They went into Tommy's room one after another. Tommy had stopped crying when he knew that Lucawas coming, but his eyes remained puffy and bloodshot.
"Daddy, Ms. Luca..." His voice was soft and shrill, as though he had a lot of grievances.
Luca could empathize with Tommy. A fever was an uncomfortable experience, and it was normal forTommy to be unhappy about it.
"Tommy, are you hungry?" Luca went to the bedside and asked.
Old Master Crawford had already gone home, so she did not feel restricted. She smiled gently, hopingthat the child would see her smile and feel better after that.
Tommy shook his head and said cloyingly, "I'm not hungry, Ms. Luca."
"You haven't had dinner. You should be hungry by now," Luca said as she placed the flask on thebedside cabinet.
Tommy pouted. "I have a fever, Ms. Luca, and I have no appetite now. I only want you to accompanyme."
Luca knew that Tommy was not lying. Usually, children would not have the appetite to eat wheneverthey fell ill, but they had to eat so that they could recover quicker.
She removed the lid from the flask to let the fragrance of the chicken soup fill the room. "Are you sureyou're not hungry? That's a pity, I thought I'd make some chicken soup for you."
Tommy's eyes widened slightly when he smelled the chicken sup.
Luca continued to coax him, "I made this before I came here. Won't you eat some? I can feed you ifyou like." >
The fragrance of the chicken soup was becoming more and more intense, and Tommy nodded eagerly.Luca filled up a bowl with chicken soup and used a spoon to feed him.
The caretaker was not planning on bothering Luca, but she had no other choice. Tommy's voice hadgone hoarse from crying, and the caretaker was afraid that Luke would reprimand her.novelbin
After all, it was her job to take care of Tommy.
The caretaker cleaned her hands with a wet towel. "Allow me to do it, Ms. Luca. I can't possibly let youdo it."
Luca shook her head, and she brought another spoonful of soup close to Tommy's mouth. "It's okay. Ican do it."
She could see that Tommy was willing to eat not only because the soup smelled good, but alsobecause she was the one feeding him.
It was normal for children to cling to their mothers whenever they were sick. Even though Luca's facewas completely different now, there was still a special bond between them that could not be replicatedby anyone else.
The caretaker was surprised to see that Tommy was willing to eat. Tommy was fond of eating snacks,and he was very picky about his meals. If she made chicken soup for dinner, Tommy would usually onlyeat a bowl. This time, Tommy ate two bowls of Luca's chicken soup.
Moreover, Tommy was supposed to have no appetite when he was sick...
The caretaker cleaned up after Tommy was done eating. The chicken soup in the flask had alreadycooled down, but she could still smell the fragrance. She could not help but ask, "Ms. Craw, did youuse any special ingredients in the chicken soup? It smells so nice, and Master Tommy loves it."
"No, I only use the usual ingredients," Luca said truthfully. She did not use anything out of the ordinary,but she had used extra care when cooking.
The caretaker was even more surprised to hear that. She kneaded her hands and said, "Can I get therecipe from you? Master Tommy doesn't like eating chicken soup at home. I hope to use your recipe sothat he'll eat more."
"Of course." Luca generously shared the chicken soup recipe with the caretaker. She also wished thatTommy would eat more and grow up healthily.
Luke was sitting on the couch, observing Luca give her chicken soup recipe while the caretakerrecorded it down.
It was as though Luca was the matriarch of the household...
Luca did not immediately leave after she managed to coax Tommy to take his medicine. She knew thatTommy would want to be with her, and she planned to leave after Tommy fell asleep.
Luke remained seated on the couch. With Luca around, Tommy did not ask for him, so he had nothingto do.
Tommy patted the space next to him with his hand and said, "Come and sit here, Ms. Luca. Let's watchsome cartoons together."
Luca looked at the time and realized that Tommy's favorite cartoon was airing soon. On other days,Tommy would usually watch the cartoon, make a video call with her, then go to bed.
She nodded and sat down next to him.
The caretaker turned on the television and switched to the children's channel. The cartoon had juststarted.
Tommy grinned happily. He noticed that Luke was sitting on the couch quietly.
Suddenly, he felt sorry for his father. Luca was accompanying Tommy, but Luke was sitting alone onthe couch.
He patted the space on the other side and said, "Come over here, Daddy. Let's watch the cartoontogether!"
Usually, Luke would find the cartoon boring. However, he understood that Tommy wanted the company,so he sat down next to Tommy.
Tommy looked at him and grinned.
The three people watched the cartoon together. It was a harmonious and heart-warming scene.
Johann was slightly shocked when he came into the room and saw that scene. He nearly thought thatthey were a family.
He could not help but tease them, "You all are sitting there like that. Anyone could have mistaken thatyou three are a family."
Luke remained unperturbed. "Yes?" He said calmly.
"I'm not on duty tonight, so I'm here to check on Tommy's condition before I leave," Johann said as hestudied the temperature records.
Luke frowned. "What if Tommy's temperature goes up again after you've gone home?"
"I've already told Dr. Blake about Tommy, and he'll be on duty tonight. Don't worry. Tommy is in goodhands." Johann saw some slight fluctuations in Tommy’s body temperature, but they were not tooserious, i
"He?" Luke frowned harder after knowing that the head physician of internal medicine would beattending to Tommy. From the earlier incident, he thought that Dr. Blake was useless.