"I'll get changed later," replied Luke. He would always put his principles and habits aside in front of her.
What mattered was that she was happy.
Luca placed the chicken wings in front of him and asked, "Do you know how to cut small crosswise slits?"
"Huh?" Luke seldom entered the kitchen. He did not know how to cook either. It was his first time hearing the words she said.
Luca picked up one of the chicken wings and a knife. Then, she cut small crosswise slits on the front and back of the chicken
wing and said, "Something like this. It'll let the marinade cover more of the surface of the meat."
"Easy." Luke took the knife from Luca and began to do his job seriously.
Luca watched Luke cut the slits on the chicken wing. After making sure he had no problem with it, she started cleaning the beef
ribs and marinating them.
It was supposed to take around an hour to finish marinating the ingredients, but Luca was able to finish it in half an hour with
Luke's help.
Luca let out a sigh of relief after she placed all the marinated ingredients into the fridge.
Luca leaned against the kitchen countertop and watched Luke wash his hands. Then, he took off the apron and hung it back.
Then, he washed his hands again. She could not help but smile.
The man who said he did not mind getting dirty a moment ago was unable to stand the dirtiness now.
Luca lowered her voice and said, "Mr. Crawford, go get changed. I'm guessing Mr. Mallory and Nina will be here soon."
"Okay. I'll go get changed first." Luke walked out of the kitchen and headed upstairs to get changed.
After Luca washed her hands, she left the kitchen and came upstairs too.
She needed to get changed as well.
Luca pushed the bedroom door open. Only then did she realize Luke was getting changed.
Luke had taken off his shirt, revealing his muscular chest.
Luca's face turned red at once. She turned away and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't know you were getting changed here..."
Luke gave an evil laugh and walked toward her. He closed the door behind her and looked at her reddened face. A desire to
tease her aroused within him as he asked, "Are you embarrassed?"
Luca bit her lips as Luke closed the distance between them. She could hear her heart pounding.
"Haven't you seen it and touched it before?" Luke chucked in a low voice. His deep, hoarse voice rang in her ears, and it made
her burn with embarrassment.
Even her ears were red now.
"Mr. Crawford..."
The moment Luca called his name, Luke leaned closer to her earlobe and gently kissed it.
Luca remained rooted in the spot. Her body trembled as Luke moved closer to her, and her hands were pressing against his
chest.
It was as though the skin on his chest was burning with fire. It was so warm that it burned her palms.
"Don't be shy," teased Luke. He grabbed Luca by the waist and pulled her into his arms. It was such an aggressive move.
A hint of danger swept across his words. Luca knew things would get out of hand if she did not stop him now.
Luca's cheeks were red, and when she was about to push him away, there came a knock on the door behind her.
Luca was dumbfounded for a moment. She was worried that the kids would enter the bedroom right away. The nerves in her
body immediately tensed up.
Luke blocked the door from inside with one of his arms and asked, "Who's there?"
"Young Master Luke, the guests are here." Otto's voice came from outside the door.
"Okay. I'll head down after getting changed," replied Luke as he let go of Luca.
Luca quickly ran away from him like a rabbit.
"I'm getting changed too," said Luca. She opened the closet, took a shirt out, and walked into the bathroom.
Luke was getting changed outside the bathroom, so she put on her clothes in the bathroom.
After Luca put on her shirt, she was worried that she might see something she should not see if she opened the door now. She
waited for a while behind the bathroom door. She secretly counted to 100, and only then did she open the door.
Luca met Luke's playful smile right away, and he said, "I thought you were going to stay in there forever."
"No way. Mr. Mallory and Nina are here. Mr. Crawford, let's go down," said Luca as she walked toward the door.
The smile on Luke's face was happy. Although he did not get to satisfy his desires, it amused him to see Luca being shy.
The two of them made their way down the stairs. They saw Percy and Nina sitting on the sofa in the living room with four
suitcases beside them.
Percy gave Luke a mocking smile when he saw him coming down. "Hey, Mr. Crawford is finally coming downstairs."
"I didn't keep you waiting that long." Luke's smile disappeared from his face as he replied with an expressionless face.
“Yeah, but it usually doesn't take you that long to come downstairs. Could it be that you were doing something embarrassing
upstairs?" Percy shot him a meaningful look. The mocking smile on his face was getting wider.
"No matter what embarrassing things I was doing, I'm still better than you." Luke rolled his eyes at him. "You got tricked to come
back here. I couldn't believe you'd believe such a thing."
The smile on Percy's face disappeared when Luke mentioned this. He clicked his tongue helplessly. "Ts." He said, "Honestly, I
didn't know Old Master Mallory would go as far as cursing himself."
Nina nudged Percy's arm with her elbow, signaling him to stop talking about it.
After all, Old Master Mallory was willing to go as far as embarrassing himself to do such a thing.
Percy was ashamed, but it was also shameful for Old Master Mallory to do such a thing too. They should not talk about it.
Percy understood what Nina meant. He changed the subject of the conversation. He held Nina's hand, lifted it, and said,
"Besides, there's one more thing you're wrong about. We're now officially married."
Luca noticed that the diamond ring on Nina's finger was different from the previous one.
Besides, Nina wore the ring on her middle finger back then. Now, she was wearing the ring on her ring finger. Luca asked in
surprise, "You're married?"
"Yes. We registered our marriage abroad." Speaking of marriage, Nina put on a happy and blissful smile on her face.
Nina thought it was merely a vacation.
She only realized that Percy had already gotten everything prepared in advance when he brought her to the city hall and took out
the documents they needed.
Nina was alone without other family members. Hence, she nodded and agreed to marry Percy.
She wanted to marry Percy badly and have a child of their own.
"All we have to do is take the marriage certificate we got from abroad to the city hall in A City. Then, our marriage will be legal in
our country too." Percy was on cloud nine. This time, he was much faster than Luke.
Luke was annoyed looking at how happy Percy was.
This guy knew that there were obstacles between Luca and Luke's relationship. That was why he came here to show how happy
he was to be able to get married.
Luke could not be bothered to talk to him anymore.
Luca noticed that and said, "Let me help you to get your suitcases to the guest room."
Then, she rose to her feet as she was about to help them.
Luke grabbed her hand and said, "Leave it to Percy."
"But there are so many suitcases. How can he do it alone..." Luca hesitated.
"Luke's here to help, right?" Percy turned to look at Luke. There were four suitcases, and the two of them could carry two each.