Female Novel
Chapter 2228
"I have things to do tonight, and so does Luca," replied Luke. Aunt Neile must be tired after working forthe whole day. Nina happened to be here. She could look after the kids so that Aunt Neile could get offwork on time.
Nina narrowed her eyes. She was willing to look after the kids, but she became reluctant once thosewords came out of Luke's mouth.
If Luca was the one who asked her to help, Nina would be happy to do so. After all, the kids were well-behaved, and it would not be difficult to take care of them.
“What are you doing tonight?” Nina asked.
Luca heard Nina and looked at Luke. Why did she not know that she had something to do tonight?
Luke did not look at Nina. Instead, he looked at Luca and explained, “Marcos invited us and Tina forsupper tonight.”
“Oh, Mr. Marcos invited us...” Luca nodded, but she had no idea about it before that.
"Fine," Nina mumbled in dissatisfaction.
Tommy raised his right hand as he would during classes and asked, "Daddy, I'd love to have suppertoo. Can I go with you?"
“No.” Luke rejected him heartlessly.
“Why?” Tommy was unconvinced. Was having supper something only adults could do?
"We'll be talking about work," Luke told him the reason.
“Children aren’t allowed to join. Besides, Daddy and Ms. Luca will be coming home late. You’re asleepy head. You’ll get sleepy,” Lanie added. Lanie and Rainie were often brought along by Luke toattend business dinners when they were young. They knew how boring it was. Lanie and Rainie werenot like Tommy, who wanted to follow Luke to business dinners.novelbin
It was boring!
Tommy had no choice but to put his hand down. He pouted and replied, "I'd like to grow up quickly andbecome an adult. That way, I can have lots of suppers too."
Luca leaned against him on his back and listened to him. She could not help but titter at his words.
Children were always looking forward to growing up when they were young, but when they grew up,they would realize that being a child was way better.
Luca asked for nothing and only hoped that Luke could have a bright future and live a peaceful life,while the kids could grow up happily and healthily.
That way, all the suffering that she went through would be worth it.
After Tommy stopped making a fuss, Lanie looked at Nina and called her, “Ms. Nina."
“Yes? What's the matter?" Nina looked at Lanie's handsome face. People always said that a sonusually resembled his mother, but Luke's genes were stronger, so Lanie resembled him a lot. AlthoughNina was not a big fan of Luke, she was still fond of Lanie.
After all, who would not like a good and obedient child?
“Please take care of my brother later," said Lanie politely. Tommy was the one who needed someone tolook after him the most. Lanie and Rainie were well-disciplined. They always followed their scheduleand they knew what to do.
“Okay. I owe your father and you too." Nina smiled and agreed to it.
After dinner, it was almost time to go out. Luke brought Luca along with him, and they left the housetogether.
When they were in the car, Luca asked, “Mr. Crawford, where's the place Mr. Marcos invited us to?"
Luke set the navigation, glanced at the destination, and replied, “Uncle Roger's food stall."
"Uncle Roger's... food stall?" Luca was slightly surprised. She thought Marcos would invite her to afancy restaurant for supper. She did not expect it to be a food stall.
Luca had heard about Uncle Roger's food stall before. The owner came from another city, and hisbusiness there was booming. His children came to A City to further their studies, so the whole familymoved here and opened another food stall. The food was so good and the locals loved it.
However, no matter how good the food was, it was incomparable to the environment in fancyrestaurants. That was why she was surprised Marcos would choose to have supper at a food stall.
Luke could see that Luca was surprised, so he said, “I heard that Tina and you have been looking forrestaurants that serve authentic local specialties when you were entertaining them."
"Yes. Mr. Marcos was interested in the local specialties here. After Tina found out about it, she startedto make arrangements. Not only was he interested in local specialties, but he was also interested in theold tourist attractions and buildings here," answered Luca. After Luca was reminded about it, it came toher that it was understandable that Marcos invited them to have supper at a food stall.
“Yes. Tina reported it to me," said Luke. Tina would report to him about Marcos' schedule every day.
Although the places Tina arranged were a little humble, most of them were Marcos' requests. That waswhy he did not say anything about it.
It was until Marcos asked him to help him to look for his mother that Luke knew the places Marcos wenthad something to do with his parents.
Luca gently nodded. She was not surprised at all. After all, Tina was attentive and responsible. Hence,she would report everything to Luke in detail.
After that, they arrived near Uncle Roger's food stall. The parking lots were limited, so Luke found aparking space nearby within a kilometer from the food stall.
Luca climbed out of the car and looked at the few luxury cars that were parked there. She knew they allcame for the famous food stall.
It was a food stall, after all. The prices of the dishes were affordable. Even though the business wasgood, the owner would make less if he chose a better location that cost a higher rental fee.
That was why the location of the food stall was considered remote, and the location was not ideal forbusiness. However, it was fortunate that the food stall was famous and they were always full ofcustomers.
Still, it seemed to be putting those who drove here with a sedan car in a difficult position, just like Luke.
They had to park their car a kilometer away from the food stall and walk there.
Although the snow had stopped falling, it was still cold out there. Luca headed to the sidewalk andwaited for Luke to get out of the car.
It was icy-cold, and Luca rubbed her hands.
Luke got out of the car carrying a big coat in his hands. He walked toward Luca, draped the coat overher shoulders, and said, "It's cold. Put it on."
Luca was wearing a coat, but she did not expect Marcos to invite them to a food stall. Hence, the coatshe wore could only keep her warm for a while on such a cold night. After all, she thought they wouldbe meeting in a restaurant and there were heaters in the restaurant.
Even though there were heaters at the food stall, the coat she put on was still not warm enough.
Fortunately, Luke came prepared...
"Mr. Crawford, what about you.." Luca wondered if he could keep himself warm if he gave her the coat.
"I'm warm," said Luke. He chose to put on something that could keep him warm after he knew whereMarcos invited them to.
Luca glanced at the coat he wore and looked at the men's coat draped over her shoulder. The longcoat had almost reached her leg calves.
Luke held her hand and said, "Let's go. Marcos and Tina are already here."
"Okay," Luca thought of pulling her hand away, but Luke gripped it so tightly that she would not be ableto withdraw her hand without using some of her strength.
However, it seemed like Luke did not want her to pull her hand away.
Luca had no choice but to let him hold her hand.
Uncle Roger's food stall was located beside a two-lane road. Hence, it was easier to walk on the road.When the two of them arrived at the food stall, they saw Tina waving at them. She said, "Boss, Dr.Craw, we're here."