Jack shook his head and said, “No, that can’t be. Luca isn’t like that.”
After all his years as a politician, he was a good judge of character. He did not believe that Luca was someone who would
befriend the three children just to get close to Luke.
Moreover, she did not seem intimate with Luke.
“You’re not thinking about this carefully enough...” After so many years married, Queenie knew what Jack was thinking without
him saying it.
“Do you think that Luca and Luke are innocent just because they’re not physically intimate with each other? There are some
things that adults can hide but children can’t, Jack. Look at our three grandchildren. They don’t show any resistance toward Luca
at all. It means that they’re very familiar with Luca. I know what your worries are. Even though there’s nothing between Luca and
Luke now, who can tell what will happen in the future? Bea is still overseas, and I think we should keep an eye on Luke for her...”
“Well, I still trust Luca. Even if I don’t trust her, I trust Luke. He’s not that kind of man who would shift loyalties,” Jack said.
Queenie also trusted Luke’s character. Even though he might be involved in scandals from time to time, he had always refrained
from commenting on any of them, believing that his innocence will be proven by his silence. Every time, he would turn out to be
right; the supermodels and actresses were the ones to have ulterior motives.
However, Bianca was not in the country now, and no one was keeping an eye on Luke.
Any man would have been restless by now...
She trusted Luke, but she was worried that Luca might use the children to get close to him...
Once a man made a mistake, he would continue making that mistake many more times...
Their daughter would be the one to suffer.
“Regardless of Luca’s character, I hope you can find a chance to talk to Luke tomorrow, alright?” Queenie asked.
Jack thought that Queenie should not worry, but it was already late, and they needed to rest. He nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll
talk to Luke tomorrow.”
“Mm.” Queenie nodded. She finished applying her moisturizer, got on the bed, and hugged Jack to sleep.
Meanwhile, Luca lay on the sofa bed and flipped around. She could not sleep at all.
A short while later, the door to the playroom opened.
Luca immediately sat up and turned on the table light. She noticed Tommy tiptoeing into the room and asked, “Tommy? It’s
already so late. Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
Tommy grinned when he saw that Luca was not asleep yet. “You’re not sleeping either, Ms. Luca.”
Luca beckoned at Tommy and asked him to go over.
Tommy went over and stood next to her. “Why haven’t you fallen asleep, Ms. Luca? Is the bed too small?”
“No, it’s just that I’m not used to sleeping in unfamiliar environments. How about you? I know that you don’t have to go to school
tomorrow, but it’s not healthy to stay up so late,” Luca said as she gently touched the tip of Tommy’s nose.
“I was worried that you can’t sleep, so I’m here to exchange bed with you. I’m small, so I don’t mind sleeping on this sofa bed.
You’re different though. You should go and sleep in the bedroom...” Tommy said while pointing at the door.
Luca smiled and shook her head. “It’s fine. You should go to bed. You shouldn’t be sleeping so late anyway.”
“No. You should go and sleep in the bedroom, Ms. Luca. You’ll be much more comfortable on the big bed,” Tommy said. He was
a considerate boy.
Luca was grateful for the offer, but she knew that she should not go. “I can’t do that. Your elder siblings and your Daddy are all
there. I can’t sleep there.”
“Why not?” Tommy looked at her and asked curiously.
“Of course not. Your Daddy and I are both adults. He’s a man, and I’m a woman. Only a man and a woman who are married can
sleep together,” Luca explained to him, not worrying that Tommy might be too young to understand it.
He would have to know about it sooner or later anyway, and it was a good opportunity to educate him.
“Oh, if it’s like that...” Tommy nodded and continued asking, “What about an adult and children then? Can they sleep together?”
“Of course they can. You’ve slept in my bed before, right?” Luca said while pinching his plump cheeks. If Tommy would grow up
the same way as Lanie, his round face would eventually become sharper. She wanted to pinch his face while it was still round.
“That settles it then. You should come over and sleep with us. Daddy can sleep on the floor.” Tommy held her hand and wanted
to lead her out of the room.
“I can’t do that.” Luca remained seated on the sofa bed.
Tommy turned around and looked at Luca with puppy eyes. “Can’t you accompany me, Ms. Luca?”
Luca knew that Tommy was only faking it, but she asked anyway, “Isn’t your Daddy there to accompany you? Also, you’re a big
boy now. Do you still need your parents to sleep with you?”
“Ms. Luca, that’s my Mommy’s room. I haven’t seen her for a long time, and I can’t sleep because I miss her. You remind me a
lot of my Mommy, so I thought of asking you,” Tommy said. He blinked hard, which caused tears to appear in his eyes.
“But your Daddy...” Luca remained hesitant.
“Daddy said that he’ll sleep on the floor if you agree to go over,” Tommy said.
Luca raised her eyebrows. She did not expect that Luke was still awake and had been discussing it with the children.
It meant that he probably heard Leia too...
However, Luke did not come out of the room and catch her in the act. The only explanation was that he had other plans.
“Let’s go. I’ll bring you there.” Luca could not bear to see the child cry.
When Tommy said that he missed his mother, she felt quite emotional...
Tommy led Luca into Bianca’s bedroom. From the nightlight, Luca saw Luke sitting on the couch instead of sleeping on the bed.
“Mr. Crawford? Why aren’t you resting yet...” Luca asked.
Luke glanced at Tommy, then at Luca. The nightlight outlined a beautiful silhouette on her face.
“The children said they miss their Mommy. I can’t sleep,” he said.
Just as he finished speaking, Rainie, who was sitting on the bed, said, “Ms. Luca, I miss my Mommy too.”
Luca looked at the children. Even Lanie was sitting on the bed. She thought that all of them had fallen asleep...
“What are you going to do?” She asked.
Luke remained seated. “The children aren’t usually like this. They’re emotional because this is their mother’s bedroom. Why
don’t you accompany them to sleep today? The bed is spacious enough to fit four people.”