Female Novel
Chapter 2560
Old Man Rayne made the first move and said jokingly, “How did you know about that?"
“Grandpa, she's a competitive person." It did not take long for Luke to make his move.
"You seem to know her well," muttered Old Man Rayne. Then, he said, "But her personality is similar toBianca. It reminded me of the past when I used to play chess with Bianca. She always loses the game,but she refused to let me throw the game and let her win. If she found out that I lost the game onpurpose, she'd be in a bad mood for a long time."
Luke's thin lips curved into a faint smile.
Old Man Rayne mentioned Bianca's name. He missed his granddaughter.
He had no idea that he had already met Bianca. It was just that Luca could not tell him about it. Thatwas why she had to hide it from him.
"Luke," Old Man Rayne uttered his name.
"Yes," replied Luke.
"How's Bianca doing now?" Old Man Rayne asked.
"She's living a happy life now." Luke turned to look at the kitchen. Luca was visiting her grandfather,and she was preparing dinner with her aunt now. It was a happy life for her.
"Glad to hear that." Old Man Rayne let out a sigh. "What I want to see the most is her being happy.Luke, sometimes, love can't be forced. You have to move on and find your happiness."
"I know." Old Man Rayne did not make it clear, but Luke could understand what he meant.
Although he was Bianca's grandfather, he was an understanding person.
On the other hand...
Luca walked into the kitchen, thinking of helping out. However, Wanda shook her head and said, "Luca,you're our guest. How can I let you help us?"
"Ms. Wanda, I have nothing to do. Let me help." Luca saw the apron beside her and took the initiativeto put it on.
"Oh dear, you shouldn't be helping out. Is Luke here?" Wanda heard Luke's voice coming from theliving room.
"Mr. Crawford's here. That's why I don't have to play chess with Old Man Rayne anymore," explainedLuca. She was bad at playing chess, but she was good at cooking.
“You can watch them play and have some tea. Don't come to the kitchen to help out." Wanda was busypreparing dinner, and it was enough with Lucy helping her out.
"Ms. Wanda, I can't really understand the strategies. Let me help," said Luca helplessly. She could feelthe man's fiery gaze on her if she sat beside Luke.
She would not be able to take it.
Luca recalled every moment she spent with Luke last night. Her heart was still racing at the thought ofit.
That man was too overbearing, and she was unable to resist it.
Wanda noticed how determined Luca was. She had no choice but to say, "Then please help me toclean the vegetables."
"Okay." Luca agreed happily. It was much better to have something to do than to sit beside Luke andwatch them play chess.
After all, Luke's gaze was affectionate and fiery. Luca was worried Old Man Rayne would see throughit.
After they were done preparing dinner, Wanda and Luca served the dishes on the dining table.
Wanda walked to the living and saw Old Man Rayne having fun playing chess with Luke. She smiledand reminded them, "Dad, Luke, dinner's ready."
"Just a moment. Let us finish this round. It'll end soon." Old Man Rayne stroked his chin. It was fun toplay chess with Luke. He would not intentionally lose the game either.
The chess game was more interesting.
Although Old Man Rayne lost many times, it was obvious that he had fun playing chess with Luke.
"Okay. Hurry up." Wanda could see there were not many pawns left on Old Man Rayne's side. Shepursed her lips, walked to the dining table, and waited for them.
Luca turned to look at them.
It was as though Luca's and Luke's hearts were connected. Luke lifted his head and shot a glance ather at the same time.
Luca immediately shifted her gaze away.
Five minutes later, Old Man Rayne gave up. Then, he exclaimed, "It's fun to play chess with you. You'rebetter than Old Master Crawford."
Luke kept the chessboard away and replied, "Grandpa, Old Master Crawford was the one who taughtme how to play chess."
"The student has become the master. Old Master Crawford wasn't convinced when I told him that lasttime," said Old Man Rayne. He waved at Wanda and signaled her to come over to push the wheelchair.
After Old Man Rayne was feeling better, Old Master Crawford would come over to his place and playchess with him occasionally.
The two of them would spend the whole afternoon playing chess and drinking a few pots of tea.
Luke finally understood why Old Master Crawford was always asking him to come to Crawford Manorfor dinner when he heard what Old Man Rayne said.
Old Master Crawford was thinking of playing chess with Luke to learn from each other by exchangingviews when he came back for dinner.
Wanda walked toward him and pushed Old Man Rayne to the dining table. Then, she adjusted theheight of the wheelchair and asked, “Dad, is it tall enough for you?"
"Yes. It's perfect." Old Man Rayne smiled and looked at Luca. "Luca, Wanda's the one who prepareddinner today. It's a home-cooked meal. It's different from the cuisines abroad. I hope you don't mind."
"Grandpa Rayne, Ms. Wanda is good at cooking. I don't mind having it. I'll enjoy the dinner. Besides, Ithink that home-cooked meals taste better than other cuisines," replied Luca. She had learned somecooking skills from Wanda back then.
Hence, Luca knew the meal Wanda prepared would taste good.
"No, no. It's just an ordinary home-cooked meal. Come on. Let's eat," Wanda smiled as she replied.Then, she glanced at Luke, who sat opposite Luca. She said, "Luke, have some."
"Okay, Aunt Wanda." Luke addressed Wanda just like how Bianca addressed them.
They enjoyed their dinner.
Luca was satisfied after tasting the food she had longed for.
After dinner, Old Man Rayne did not make them stay as the weather was still cold.
Luca and Luke left the Rayne family's house together.
When Luca was about to look for Warren and ask him to send her back home, Luke spoke, "I askedWarren to get off work first. I'll give you a ride."novelbin
"Okay." Luca did not reject him. She got into Luke's car and they left.
The heater in the car was warming up the car, slowly driving away the chilliness in the air.
Luca stared at the street view that kept going backward. Wanda's health came to her mind. She lookedsideways at the man who was sitting in the driver's seat and driving seriously.
"Mr. Crawford."
"Did you forget what I said last night?" Luke raised his brows without looking at her. Instead, hefocused on driving on the road and watching out for the road's situation.
What he said last night...
Luca's face reddened as she recalled what Luke told her last night.
"Luke." Luca compromised. She was worried that he would stop the car all of a sudden and kiss her.
Luke had done something like that before.
It was also because of something she had done that made him unhappy.
"Yes." Luke was satisfied now. He knew he would need some time to change the way Luca addressedhim and her cautiousness.
"I'd like to ask you a favor," said Luca.
"I can do everything you need me to help you with." Luke immediately promised that he would help herwithout asking her what it was.
Luke was not worried that Luca would not get herself into trouble.
At the same time, he knew Luca would not lay out a trap for him.