Female Novel
Chapter 2716
[I'll be right back.] After Luca replied to his message, she lifted her head and smiled at Amur. "I'm goingback now. Take care of yourself."
"Okay." Amur nodded.
Luca did not let Amur escort her to the lobby, so he walked her to the door instead. As he watched herstep into the elevator and heard the doors slowly close, he closed the door.
Mrs. Selley walked out carrying a bag of garbage. She glanced at Amur as though she wanted to askhim something. However, she sighed and shook her head at the thought of what he had said before.
Mrs. Selley gave her relative's daughter a call after Amur rejected her.
The girl could not help but burst into tears after she heard what Mrs. Selley said on the phone.
Mrs. Selley felt sorry for bearing bad news. Thus, she spent some time comforting her beforereluctantly ending the call.
She ran into Amur when she was about to take out the trash.
Amur did not bother to greet her and closed the door right away.
Mrs. Selley could not help but mutter to herself, "That was rude."
She headed to the elevator and turned around to glance at the apartment door. Then, she mumbled toherself in a regretful tone, "He's good-looking. Now I know why she can't stop thinking about him. It's ashame that such a handsome man is already taken."
Luca headed downstairs and found Warren waiting in the car.
Even though it was springtime, it was chilly at night. Luca got into the car. The car heater warmed herup.
"Ms. Craw, would you like to go home now?" asked Warren as he turned up the heat in the car.
"Yes. Let's go." Luca nodded, thinking that her children would be asleep by the time she returned to thevilla.
As she watched the scenery outside the window pass by, Luca could not help but secretly heave asigh. Time was not something that could be wasted.
Luca wanted to spend more time with her children, but it seemed like something would always take upall her time.
The kids were growing up every day. Time was slipping away from her...
After they arrived at the villa, Luca got out of the car and headed to the house.
The maid, whom Luke had asked to work here from Crawford Manor, sat on the sofa in the living room.
When the maid saw her, she stood up and greeted Luca, "Ms. Craw, you're back."
"Yes. Where's Lanie and the others?" asked Luca.
"The kids are already upstairs getting ready for bed. They're probably in bed by now," replied the maid.
Luca nodded and glanced at the time. It was late, and the kids were already in bed.
"By the way, Ms. Craw, these are the children's homework. They told me to remind you to check andsign them if you came back first. If Mr. Crawford came back first, they'd want him to check and sign thebooks. So..." The maid pointed at the stack of books on the coffee table.
It was what the kids had asked her to help with.
"Mr. Crawford isn't home yet?" Luca was not surprised. She sat on the sofa without waiting for a reply.She already guessed that Luke would definitely still be out drinking with Percy and the others.
It was because of Pierre's kidnapping case.
“Yes. Mr. Crawford isn't home yet,” replied the maid.
"Okay, I got it. I'll prepare some hangover tea later. If Mr. Crawford comes back and you're awake, askhim if he wants some," said Luca. She was worried that she might fall asleep without knowing whenLuke came back.
"Let me prepare it instead," the maid replied immediately.
"It's okay. It's simple enough. Go get some rest." Luca shook her head. Since the maid came to workhere, she had been living in the maid's room. Someone would be here to take care of the children inthe villa.
"Okay, Ms. Craw." The maid nodded and stood up. "Just call me if you need anything."
"Alright." Luca looked down and carefully checked the kids' homework. The three of them were veryfocused when they were doing their homework. Luca quickly went through their homework, then sheimitated Luke's handwriting and signed his name on the books.
After that, she sorted the kids' books by their names and put them back in their bags. They would beready to bring them to school the next day.
Luca turned on the garden lights after that. Then, she turned on the night light in the living room. Shewent to the kitchen to prepare the hangover tea. After preparing it, she made her way upstairs quietly.
She did not return to her bedroom right away.
Instead, she quietly pushed open the children's bedroom doors to make sure they were already asleepbefore returning to her bedroom.
She lay on the bed after washing up.
She picked up her phone. When she was about to charge her phone, she realized that Luke had senther a message while she was cleaning up.
[Are you home?]
Luca was a little surprised.
He had arranged for Warren to stay by her side. Even though he said it was so Warren could protecther and drive her to work, Luca knew that Luke did it to know where she was and what she was doingall the time.
However, he asked if she was home now. Did Warren not tell him that she was already home?novelbin
Luca replied: [Yes. I'm home. I left a night light turned on for you. I'm going to bed now.]
Luke immediately replied to her message this time: [Okay. I'll have to stay a little longer. Get some rest.Good night.]
Luca looked at his message as the corner of her lips curved into a smile.
[Good night.] After Luca replied to his message, she covered herself with the blanket and lay down onthe bed.
...
On the other hand...
Jim watched Luke sit there as he looked at his phone with a faint smile on his face. He tapped the tablewith dissatisfaction. "What's the point of having a gathering if you're here sending messages to awoman?"
Luke put away his phone, picked up his glass, and sneered. "Are you jealous?"
"I have a family too. Do I have to be jealous of you?" Jim answered disdainfully. He had Scarlet as hiswife. He was not envious of anyone.
"It's hard to tell," Luke replied calmly. "Your wife didn't call you."
"That's because I told her beforehand. You don't understand. She trusts me and knows that I'm heredrinking with you guys. She won't disturb me. She's just being considerate." Jim took a sip of his wineas he showed off how thoughtful his wife was in front of them.
"Tsk. The guy who used to chant 'long live the bachelor' is now trapped by a woman." Percy went alongwith it.
Back then, even though Jim had a son, no one knew who the mother was. Jim's parents also hopedthat Jim could find a mother for his son as soon as possible to avoid any psychological harm that mightresult from growing up in a single-parent household.
However, Jim remained carefree, and whenever someone urged him to settle down, he would alwayssay that he preferred being single.
Hence, when everyone thought that Jim would stay single for a long time, Scarlet showed up in his life.
Moreover, they always displayed their affection for each other in front of everyone.
"You don't understand. It's called sweet bondage. By the way, what's wrong with you? Are you helpingLuke to tease me? What about Nina? Isn't Nina your sweet bondage too?" Jim questioned him.
"Nah. It's sweet, but not binding. Nina never constrains me." Percy smiled when he mentioned Nina'sname. His mood had improved considerably.
"Alright. That's enough," Luke interrupted them. Even though Luca was staying with him now, they stillhad not been able to acknowledge each other. This made him feel uneasy.
What he wanted was for Luca to stand by his side again as Bianca. She should not have to be afraid ofbeing discovered by the media or being mistaken as a mistress.