Female Novel
Chapter 2168
Rainie's teacher understood immediately. None of Rainie's family members came. That was why thewoman in front of her who claimed she was Luke's subordinate came here.
She said, “I see. Then will you stay to watch Rainie's competition?"
“Yes. I will," replied Luca. Was it not obvious enough with Luca carrying a camera with the camerastrap on her shoulder?
"We've reserved seats in the auditorium for the kids' family members. It usually starts on the secondrow. Please wait there," said the teacher.
Luca nodded. She put a smile on her face when she saw Rainie walk out of the room after gettingchanged. The look in her eyes was gentle and kind.
"Ms. Luca, can you help me tie this?" Rainie walked past the teacher and asked for Luca's help.
Luca nodded, squatted down, and helped Rainie tie up every strap that needed to be tied.
"Done." Luca rose to her feet and encouraged her, "I'll be watching your performance from out there.You got this!"
"Alright, Ms. Luca." Rainie smiled. She was used to performing on the stage, so she was not feelingnervous at all. All she knew was Luca would be watching her down the stage, and she wanted toperform well.
Rainie's teacher helped her to tie Rainie's hair after Luca left.
Luca walked to the auditorium. She found the seat labeled with Rainie's name and sat down.
Three seats were labeled with Rainie's name. Luca chose to sit on the rightmost seat and waited forthe performance to begin.
Luca knew the dance academy that Rainie went to was one of the top schools in A City in the wholecountry. The dance teacher was an experienced teacher who worked in famous theaters abroad, andshe came back to the country to start her career as a dance teacher.
That was why many parents in A City who wanted their kids to attend dance classes would try theirbest to send their kids to this academy.
However, this was not a place where the kids could join by simply paying expensive fees. The academyonly accepted talented dancers.
Hence, every public performance they held was able to attract many kids and parents who wereinterested in dance. Although it was snowing out there, there were still many of them who came to seethe show.
Luca turned on the camera and looked at the previous photos captured. The empty seats around herwere occupied in a few minutes.
The two seats beside Luca were empty. She turned around and glanced behind her. Many people werealready seated, so there were hardly any empty seats left.
Luca glanced at her watch to check the time. She had caught a glimpse of the posters hanging outsidethe auditorium when she came in. The performance was about to start.
A figure passed by Luca and sat on one of the chairs reserved for Rainie's family members.
Luca was startled. She lifted her head and saw Yuri. Thea was sitting beside her.
Yuri raised a brow when she saw that Luca was here too, and she asked, “Why are you here?"
“I came to watch Rainie's performance," answered Luca. She was also wondering why Yuri and Theawould show up here.
Yuri glanced at the chair Luca was sitting on. She was able to see it clearly as Luca was not leaningagainst the back of the chair. The words written there clearly stated the seats were for Rainie's family.
Yuri sat down as she recalled how Old Master Crawford favored her. She was secretly feelinguncomfortable with it.
It was not that Yuri was trying to vie the old master's attention, but Luca's existence had caused OldMaster Crawford to neglect Louis' family.
"I came to watch the performance too. Thea loves ballet, but she can't get into the academy. That's whywe came to watch. The academy told us that they reserved three seats for the student's familymembers. I was thinking of asking Louis to come, but he happened to have something to do today.That's why he didn't come. Fortunately, he didn't come. Otherwise, he'd have to squat to watch theperformance," Yuri deliberately said to her.
Luca could sense that Yuri's words carried an overtone of menace. She was accusing Luca ofoccupying another seat.
"Rainie didn't expect her aunt and cousin to come to watch her performance." Luca fiddled with thecamera in her hands. When she was still Bianca back then, she might be able to tolerate her behaviorto make things easier for the old master.novelbin
However, she had a new identity now. There was no need for her to be concerned about the harmonyin the Crawford family.
Besides, Luca knew Yuri would not be kind to Rainie even if she treated Yuri kindly. Only Old MasterCrawford and their father were kind to the children in the Crawford family.
"Well, I'm Rainie's aunt. And the seats are obviously meant for Rainie's family members. What aboutyou? Although Rainie addresses you as Miss, which makes you sound a lot younger, you can't possiblyassume that you're also Luke's daughter, right?" Yuri mocked.
Luca clenched her fists as Yuri continued talking, "Rainie's mother is still abroad. It's just a matter oftime before her mother comes back. Judging from how faithful Luke was, other women won't evenstand a chance when Bianca's back. What's the big deal if someone is able to get along with the kids?Luke is the one who chooses his wife. There's nothing much to do with the kids. Besides, the ties oftheir kinship are much deeper than some hypocritical affection."
Yuri scoffed and judged her.
The grudges she held against Luca came from Old Master Crawford and Susan's influence. Thebiggest reason was still Yuri thought Luca was the mistress.
Louis used to be messing around too. Although he had reigned himself and stopped doing such thingsafter getting married, Yuri would still doubt him. At the same time, Louis' ex-girlfriends who worked assupermodels would still provoke Yuri now and then when they ran into her. They would show off howgenerous Louis was to them and how he had treated them kindly.
That was why Yuri hated Luca. She did not show her hatred for Luca in front of Old Master Crawford.After all, as the younger generation, she would be criticized if she showed her emotions in front of theelders.
Luca looked down and reminded her, “Is that how you educate Thea?"
Yuri turned around and glanced at her daughter. Thea was looking at everything that was happeningwith curiosity.
She quickly covered her daughter's ears and glared at Luca, "It's none of your business!"
"It's none of my business, but I don't think it's a good idea to say such things in front of the kids. But atleast I know you hate me after everything you said. There won't be any interactions between us in thefuture, but please be careful with your words. It's bad for the kids," said Luca. If she had not made outwith Luke that night, she could seriously tell her that nothing was going on between her and Luke.
However, Luca did not have the confidence to say it after what happened that night.
Things were unclear between them now. Although it was not as bad as Yuri thought, they had donethose things, after all.
Yuri was glaring at her. Before she could say anything, the lights went off and their surroundingsdarkened.
The performance was about to begin.
No matter how unhappy Yuri was, the auditorium became quiet the moment the lights went off. Yuriwas an educated person, so she let go of her hands that were covering Thea's ears and stoppedtalking.
Yuri would catch the others' attention and be gossiped about if she continued to talk. She picked up herphone and adjusted her phone brightness to the lowest. She kept complaining to Louis about Luca.