Female Novel
Chapter 2440
The three kids agreed with the adult's arrangements too.
After Mr. Muller tidied the room, he came to the dining room. Luke asked him about the famousrestaurants in X City.
Otto pondered for a moment and recommended some farm-to-table restaurants that were stilloperating. There happened to be one a few miles away, and the reviews of the restaurant were good.
After Luke listened to him, he asked, “Do we need to make a reservation first?"
“Yes, Young Master Luke. I can help you to reserve a table if you've decided to go there for lunch,"replied Otto.
"Please reserve a private room for me," said Luke.
"Okay. I'll make the call now. This farm-to-table restaurant is popular. You'll have to make a reservationin advance if you'd like a private room," replied Otto. He picked up his phone and called the owner ofthe restaurant who he was familiar with.
Otto reserved a private room. Then, he informed Luke, "Young Master Luke, the reservation has beenmade."
"Okay." Luke nodded and took a sip of the coffee. Then, he thought of tonight's arrangement andasked, "Are there any barbecue utensils in the villa?"
"Yes. We have a barbecue grill. There's a bonfire pit outside the gazebo. You can use them for thebarbecue." Otto reckoned that Luke was planning to have a barbecue.
It was the winter season now. Barbecuing at the gazebo sounded like a good idea.
"We'll be having a barbecue tonight. Please take the grill out later to clean it and disinfect it when you'reavailable," said Luke. Luke paid a lot of attention to hygiene. The butler had been the only one stayinghere for the past few years. The equipment must be covered in dust.
"Okay. I got it." Otto smiled. It had been a long time since someone came to the mansion. Things werefinally livening up here. As a butler, he felt happy that there were people finally staying here.
After breakfast, Luke held Lanie's hand while Luca held Rainie's and Tommy's hands. They went for awalk in the garden.
Luca saw the design of the courtyard and the exterior wall design of the Crawford Ancestral Home. Shecould not help but exclaim, "It's breathtaking."
Luca could see a smaller version of X City in this villa.
“The landscaper of this courtyard visited all the famous attractions in X City before he started designingthe garden. He was inspired by the most noteworthy attractions. He rose to fame because of this. Manypeople went looking for him to ask him to design their courtyard," said Luke. He did not look for TCorporation's designer to design the courtyard back then. Instead, he chose a local designer in X City.
Local designers understood more about the customs and cultures in X City than T Corporation'sdesigners.
Of course, the designer was able to come up with something that was more to his liking.
Luca nodded. She could see how much effort was put into every corner here.
Rainie loved this place too. She lifted her head and said to Luke, "Daddy, can you take us here duringour holidays? I'd like to see what it's like when it's summertime here."
"Of course." Luke nodded. He would always try his best to fulfill his children's wishes.
It was just that he had been busy for the past few years. After the Crawford Ancestral Home was built,he did not have the time to come here himself. He only sent someone else to check on the mansion.
"Ms. Luca, let's come here again. I heard Great-grandpa say that the scenery in X City duringsummertime is beautiful!" Rainie held Luca's hand and invited her.
Luca lowered her head and looked at Rainie's smiling face. Luca was smiling too, but she could nothelp but feel melancholic.
Summer...
It was unlikely that Abel would allow her to stay here until summer.
There was no news from Abel now, but that did not make her let her guard down. It was as though thiswas just the calm before the storm. The peace she got to enjoy now did not mean that Abel had givenup on taking revenge.
Perhaps, he already had a plan in mind.
After a walk in the garden, Luke took them out for a drive to the places nearby.
Luca noticed that a few people were standing outside the wall when the car drove out of the mansion.They were all dressed up, but everyone was holding a camera in their hands.novelbin
"Daddy, why are they standing here?" Tommy leaned on the car window and looked at the peopleoutside the window.
Luke could not be bothered to look at them as he answered, "They came to take photos."
"Are those people working in the architecture industry?" Luca suddenly asked.
Luke glanced at the people outside the window and replied, "Some of them are. I'm guessing theothers are influencers."
Luca nodded. Luke could judge a person's occupation by looking at their attire.
She looked outside the window.
The moment their car drove out of the mansion, everyone's gaze fell on their car.
Some of them were discussing, "It's a car with a foreign car plate number. I thought they said themansion isn't open to the public, right? What's going on now.." "It's open to foreigners but we don'teven have the chance to visit the mansion. That's too much." Another person went along with it.
“I heard they say that it's beautiful inside. I really want to take a look inside and take some photos. I'mgoing to have tons of likes if I post the photos online." An influencer looked at the car driving awayenviously and exclaimed, "But I don't have that much money either. Look at that car. How many peoplecan afford a car that costs ten million?"
"Is that person an ultra-rich millionaire?"
"What? I heard that the richest man in X City had thought of buying this mansion, but the owner of themansion had no intention to sell it. I wonder who that person is. How can he go in and out of themansion as he wishes?"
"Didn't you notice the car plate number? It's the car plate number from A City. The owner of thismansion lives in A City, and he owns a big financial group. Rental and entrance fees are nothing tohim. That's why the public isn't allowed to go in. He's obviously the owner of the mansion," anotherperson spoke reasonably.
Everyone nodded. It turned out that this was the case.
Then, that person added, "There's a reason why the public isn't allowed to go in. It cost a lot of moneyto build and maintain this mansion. If they let the public in, they might ruin or break something. Theentrance fee won't be enough for the repair fees. The owner isn't that dumb."
Luke took Luca and the kids to the attractions nearby for sightseeing for a few hours.
Then, they headed to the restaurant they had reserved earlier to have lunch.
Otto was right. The dishes here were special and delicious. They enjoyed their lunch. After lunch, Lukereceived a call from Old Master Crawford.
"Grandpa, what's the matter?" Luke asked.
"Where are you now?" Old Master Crawford asked. His voice sounded normal.
"I'm in X City." Luke paused for a moment and added, "Luca and the kids are here with me too."
"That's why..." Old Master Crawford chuckled. "That's great. Enjoy your vacation with Luca and thekids. You worked hard last year. Going on a vacation and recharging yourself sounds great. You'restaying in Crawford Ancestral Home, right?"
"Yes." Luke asked the old master why he called, "Grandpa, did anything happen?"
"It's your mother. She hasn't been able to contact you, and they told her that you're not at the villa. Shethought you took the kids back to Crawford Manor. That's why she called to ask," answered Old MasterCrawford. Allison called him, and only then did he find out that Luke was not at his villa.