Female NovelLuca nodded in understanding and came downstairs with him.
Nina was not there.
She could not help but ask curiously, "Aunt Neile, is Nina not coming back for dinner tonight?"
Aunt Neile replied as she served the dishes, "Mrs. Mallory just called me. She said that she receivedan unexpected guest at the company, so she won't be coming back for dinner. She told us not to waitfor her."
Luca did not think much about it, but Luke said, "Percy is back."
"Huh? Mr. Mallory is back?" Luca was surprised. "How do you know?"
"I guessed. You'll see later. Nina probably will come back tonight to pack her things and move out,"replied Luke.
It was more like a calculated guess rather than information leaked by Percy himself.
However, Percy had made it clear that he wanted to surprise Nina, so he asked Luke not to tell Luca toavoid any accidental slip-ups.
Therefore, Luke knew when Percy would return, but Nina did not.novelbin
Luca did not know either because Luke had agreed to keep it a secret as per Percy's request...
"Well, that's good too. It saves Nina from thinking about him in her dreams. She's been eagerlyawaiting the return of her loved one." Luca chuckled. Nina was shy, so Luca would not joke like this inher presence.
However, Nina was not here now. Luca was happy at the thought of the couple's reunion, so she couldnot help but make the joke.
Luke shook his head with a smile on his face.
Tommy asked curiously, "Ms. Luca, what does eagerly awaiting the return of her loved one mean?"
"It's something only adults know. Stop being curious, Tommy," Lanie chimed in as he placed a bowl ofsoup in front of Tommy. The soup was in an insulated bowl. Even at Lanie’s age, he could handle itwithout getting burned.
Tommy stuck his tongue out at him and replied, "Something only adults know? I know you know it, butyou just won't tell me."
Lanie ignored him and obediently served soup to Luke and Luca while explaining, "If it weren't forTommy being so noisy, I would've served Daddy and Ms. Luca soup first."
After that, he served a bowl of soup to Rainie before finally putting the last bowl of soup on his spot.
Aunt Neile, who was watching from the side, said, "Young Master Blanche is so thoughtful."
"Yes." Luca nodded. She took a sip of the soup, and her eyes brightened. "Aunt Neile, please save abowl of this soup for Nina and Mr. Mallory."
"Okay." Aunt Neile nodded. This was the medicinal soup she had prepared according to the recipegiven by Luca. It was suitable for everyone, from children to the elderly.
She thought that Luke and Luca must not have eaten well or slept well during their three-day businesstrip, and they might not have had any nutritious soup there. When she knew they were coming backtoday, she prepared this medicinal soup.
Luca explained to Luke, "This soup is good for Nina and Mr. Mallory's health. Speaking of which, Ninahas been taking care of her health for some time now. After the wedding is over, they'll be able to havea child."
"In fact, they could start now," remarked Luke. After all, Nina and Luca were of the same age, and Lucawas already a mother of three. However, there had been no news from Percy and Nina.
He knew that Percy was never fond of kids. Before he could figure out his own feelings, he neverthought about having a child with Nina.
Even if he had thought about it at that time, Nina would definitely not have agreed.
However, things were different now. Percy knew what he wanted and what he liked. He was eager tohave a child with Nina.
Luca shook her head. "But from what I've heard from Nina, she wants to wait until after the wedding,which is good too. Weddings are exhausting, and it's not the easiest for newly pregnant women. Sheshouldn't tire herself out in her first trimester."
"Hmm." Luke was not concerned about when Nina would bear a child. After all, it was something Percyshould worry about, not him.
They were done with the dinner. The kids had not finished their homework yet, so Luca sat on thecouch and watched them. They could only watch cartoons after finishing their homework.
The kids must have missed her, and that was why they had not done their homework yet. She toldthem that they did not need to practice calligraphy today and that they would not need to make up forthe missed practice tomorrow. They only needed to finish their homework to watch cartoons.
The three kids cheered. They were initially distracted by the thought of cartoons but were now focusedon their homework.
Only when their homework was completed could they watch cartoons!
After the three kids finished their homework, Luca turned on the TV for them to watch cartoons whileshe checked their work.
While the cartoons were playing, Nina came back.
She was not alone. Percy was by her side.
Luca looked at the two of them, who had their fingers intertwined. Nina's face was adorned with asweet smile. She was clearly satisfied with their recent date.
Understanding the situation, Luca stopped herself from teasing Nina and asked her, "Are you movingback now?"
"Yes, he's back, and I don't want to disturb you guys anymore," replied Nina.
Luke was Percy's friend and their relationship was closer than typical brothers. Nina was also familiarwith Luca. Even so, she still felt uneasy about staying in someone else's house for such a long time.
Luca smiled and said, "Actually, you haven't been a bother. But since Mr. Mallory is back, I shouldn'tkeep you all to myself anymore.
"By the way, Aunt Neile made soup today. It's good for your health. I've saved some for you. How abouthaving it before you leave?"
"Okay." Percy understood what Luca meant by it being good for them and agreed before Nina couldrespond.
"I'll get it for you." Luca headed to the kitchen. She had asked Aunt Neile to leave early today becauseshe had been tired from helping look after the kids lately.
After dinner was done and everything was tidied up, Luca let Aunt Neile go home.
Luca placed the soup on the table, inviting Nina and Percy to have some.
Nina took a sip and savored the taste. "It's good. I’m surprised there’s no medicinal taste."
"Aunt Neile followed the recipe. As long as you understand the properties of the herbs, the medicinaltaste can easily be neutralized. This soup is good for your health. How about I send you the recipe?
"You just need to buy some good quality herbs from the herbal store and drink it once a week,"suggested Luca.
Nina suddenly blushed, misunderstanding what Luca meant by the soup being good for their health."We plan to have a child after the wedding. Didn't you say a few days ago that my body is ready forpregnancy? Why do I still need to improve my health?"
Luca saw Nina’s face reddened and realized she had misunderstood. Luca explained with a smile, "It'snot what you think. This soup is good for both children and the elderly. It's just purely beneficial for thebody.
"People who are busy with work, those who regularly stay up late, and those who work overtime arethe most suitable for drinking this soup."
Nina suddenly realized her mistake. She had misunderstood!
"I see, I..." Nina chuckled awkwardly. She thought there might be something wrong with her body,which was why Luca asked her to improve her health...
It turned out that she was overthinking!
However, it was good as long as her body was fine. "This soup is yummy. Making soup shouldn't be toodifficult, right? I just need to put the ingredients according to the recipe's proportions, right? Luca, canyou give me the recipe?"