Tommy's round eyes blinked as he thought about Luca's words.
A few seconds later, he looked up and asked, “Ms. Luca, can't we go today?"
"Today?" Luca frowned slightly as she looked at him. They should be able to finish touring the zoo by evening time if they went
after lunch, but the kids would be exhausted. Not to mention, they had a habit of taking naps in the afternoon.
"Ms. Luca, are you busy this afternoon?" Rainie looked at her and asked.
Luca shook her head and said, "No, I'm free, but if we go in the afternoon, you won't be able to take a nap. There are
performances at night too. Aren't you afraid that you'll be too tired?"
"No, it's alright. We're full of energy!" Tommy took a bite of fruit and was very eager to go to the zoo with Luca.
If only their father could go with them.
Seeing how much the kids wanted to go, Luca could not say no. She nodded in agreement. "Alright, we'll go to the zoo in the
afternoon."
Tommy was the only playful one out of the three children, whereas the other two were well-behaved. She could still handle the
three kids on her own.
"Ms. Luca, let's ask Daddy to come with us," Tommy suggested.
Ask Luke?
Luca was taken aback as the thought of asking him never crossed her mind. Seeing how busy he was, she wondered if asking
him to come along would make him fall behind on work.
"Your father probably has a lot of work to do," she said.
"I'll go ask him," said Tommy as he put down the toothpick and ran to the study before Luca could reply.
After a while, Tommy came back and happily said, "Ms. Luca, Daddy said that he's free this afternoon and can come to the zoo
with us."
Of course, Luca was happy that she could take the kids out together with Luke.
However, Luca's brows knitted at the thought of Myra's face.
"Ms. Luca, are you not happy that Daddy can go?" Rainie noticed her expression and asked cautiously.
Did their mom dislike their dad?
Why did she seem not too happy?
“No, I'm just worried that we're disturbing him." Luca shook her head.
Tommy smiled and said, "Dad told me this morning that we're not disturbing him. He's more than happy to go."
Luca looked at him. Did he plan all of this out with his father this morning?
"Tommy, did you plan this with him this morning?" she asked.
Tommy rubbed the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. "Daddy agreed this morning. Well, he said that he'd go as long as
you said yes."
Luca shook her head resignedly and took a sip of water. Then, she heard him say, "Dad also said that we're too playful, so you
won't be able to take care of the three of us alone. As long as you agree, he'll come with us."
Luca put down the glass. "I can handle the three of you."
Even if Nyla returned, she was confident that she would be able to take care of four children. Besides, Lanie and Rainie had
grown up, so carrying Tommy in one hand and Nyla in the other was still doable.
"Dad is just looking for an excuse to spend time with you. That's what they call da... da..." Tommy could not recall the word.
As his older sister, Rainie finished his sentence for him, "It's called dating, idiot."
"Right, dating!" Tommy would usually refute whenever his older siblings called him an idiot, but right now, he did not mind at all.
Instead, he looked at Luca while grinning from ear to ear.
Luca blushed after hearing what the children said, and when she glanced at the time, she said, "Alright, let's all go together. But
you have to help me with something."
After saying that, she winked at the children.
The three kids exchanged glances with each other before Lanie asked, "Ms. Luca, what do we need to do?"
"It's simple. Your father is a man of the hour..." Before Luca could finish, she was interrupted by Tommy. "Ms, Luca, what's a man
of the hour?"
"It means that he's someone that would attract onlookers by just standing on the side of the road. There may even be reporters
taking pictures of him with cameras," Luca explained patiently.
Tommy nodded after he understood. "It's not just reporters. I've seen some middle-aged women secretly take pictures of Daddy
with their phones before too."
"Yup, so he has to disguise himself. Think about it. When you go to the zoo, would you rather watch the animals or have other
people watch you?" Luca purposely exaggerated her words. Although Luke was not a celebrity and would not be chased down
by people for his signature, such a prominent figure like him might cause some commotion in public.
Having his picture taken by women would not be a big issue, but Luca was worried that they would upload those photos online.
If people like Myra saw her together with Luke and his kids, they might use this as leverage.
Tommy was still a kid, so Luca could easily influence him. When he thought that he would not be able to see the animals and
instead be watched by other people, he immediately said, "Ms. Luca, tell us what we need to do!"
"You need to disguise your father." Luca knew that Luke did not enjoy disguising himself.
He did not like attracting attention, but he was born with such outstanding features that he had to put on a good disguise.
“Ms. Luca, leave it to me!" Tommy patted his chest and excitedly turned to his older siblings. He said, “Lanie, Rainie, how are we
going to disguise Daddy?"
The child was a quick learner. He had already learned to use the word that Luca just told him.
Rainie rubbed her chin in deep thought.
Lanie was thinking too.
Seeing their faces, Luca could not help but let out a laugh. “It's simple. He just needs to wear a mask and a hat."
The three children nodded their heads one after another before standing up and running to the bedroom.
Luca followed the children with a smile on her face.
The children did everything together. They took out a new mask from the medicine cabinet before slowly walking to the master
bedroom to take out a men's baseball cap from the wardrobe.
The baseball cap was brand new and completely different from the other clothes in the wardrobe. Luca did not even know where
the children found it, but she was certain that Luke had never worn this cap.
She did not think that Luke would have a cap like this in his wardrobe.
After finding the two props Luca mentioned, the three kids ran to the opposite bedroom and knocked on the door. After hearing
Luke's voice, they opened the door and walked in, “Daddy!"
The three kids called Luke in unison.
Luke put down the documents and looked at the children. When he noticed that one of them was holding a cap and another one
was holding a mask, he frowned. “What are you..."
“Daddy, Ms. Luca agreed to let us go to the zoo, but you have to disguise yourself!" said Tommy.