Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1395

Luca sighed when she thought that Tommy would have to go home soon. She sat down next to him and watched the cartoon with him.

"Tommy, has your Daddy been very busy recently?" She tried to find out something from Tommy while they watched the cartoon together.

"Daddy is always very busy," Tommy answered, though his eyes were transfixed on the television. He did not suspect anything.

Luca hugged a pillow in her arms and continued to ask, "What about your Mommy? Does she know that you're here to have dinner every day?"

"Mommy?" Tommy thought about his mother and shook his head. "I didn't tell her. Daddy said that she's traveling overseas and told us not to disturb her while she's having fun."

Luca knew that Luke had deceived the children, but they did not seem to miss her.

She could tell that the impostor Bianca did not love or care for the children. If the impostor Bianca had shown them the least bit of care, things would not have turned out this way.

Tommy turned his head and asked Luca, "Ms. Luca, do you think that I should tell Mommy about this?"

Luca shook her head. "No. I was only curious. You ought to listen to your Daddy. I'm just wondering if you and your elder siblings miss your Mommy because she's gone for so long."

"We don't miss her at all," Tommy answered without thinking. "Mommy doesn't like any of us, and she won't take care of us, unlike the Mommies of other kids."

Luca's heart wrenched when she heard Tommy answer the question so readily.

A child as young as him should have been cared for and protected by his parents. Abel's plan had robbed the three children of the motherly love they deserve.

Luke would not be able to make up for it no matter how hard he tried!

Luca stroked the child's head. "Maybe your Mommy has her reasons."

Tommy looked at her doubtfully. The adults had never explained anything to them, and he did not know what those reasons were. "Ms. Luca, you're so much nicer to me than my Mommy is. She always neglects us, and she would often throw scary tantrums. Daddy is the only person she cares for. If Daddy isn't home, she won't be home either. It wasn't like this before. Mommy used to treat us like how you're treating me now. Whenever Lanie and Rainie came home from school, she would prepare a plate of fruit for them so that they could eat some fruit when they finished their homework. But Daddy said that Mommy got very sick one day, and she didn't behave like how she used to. I don't like my Mommy now. I wish that she'd return to what she was before."

Luca's heart wrenched when she heard the little boy's complaints toward the impostor Bianca, but there was nothing she could do.

The child was old enough to have a mind of his own, and he would remember how his mother had treated him. Luca hoped that his experiences with his mother would not affect his self-esteem in the future.

She wanted to say some words of comfort to the child, but she could not make the words come out of her mouth. Before she knew it, tears welled up in her eyes, and she felt a twinge in her nose.

The doorbell rang.

Luca glanced at the clock. It was already nine o'clock. That was so fast…

She put on her slippers and went to answer the door. The person standing outside the door was not Sean but Luke, which surprised Luca. If he was truly holding the impostor Bianca captive, she must be suffering from the effects of the poison by now. How would he have time to come and pick the child up?

"Good evening, Mr. Crawford," Luca sniffled and said cautiously.

Luke noticed her bloodshot eyes. "Have you been crying?" He asked.

"No. Some dust got into my eyes just now. Are you here to pick Tommy up?" She opened the door fully to let the man in.

"Mm." Luke had just returned from the mansion in the outskirts. He noticed that it was almost time, so he told Sean that he would pick up the child instead.

Tommy heard his father, so he hopped off the couch and picked up his backpack. "Why are you here instead of Uncle Sean, Daddy?"