Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1548

Even though Leia had locked herself in her room, she might not be able to stay completely silent.

Moreover, Tommy was a curious child. If he realized that something was amiss, he would tell Luke about it.

When Queenie thought about that, she smiled gently to mask the unease in her heart. "The playroom was sterilized earlier this morning, and the smell of disinfectant is still quite strong. I don't think you should go in there. What do you want to play? I'll go and get it for you."

Tommy shook his head when he heard that. "It's okay, Grandma. I'll watch cartoons instead."

"Alright. I'll turn the TV on for you." Queenie breathed a sigh of relief. The child was well-behaved.

Luke looked at her, then at the stairs. He guessed that Leia was hiding upstairs.

Otherwise, Queenie would not stop Tommy from going up.

Luca also knew what was going on, and she did not say anything, including the fact that she had been to the Norman household earlier in the day.

Queenie turned on the television. The three children sat on the couch and bothered no one. She breathed a sigh of relief again, stood up, and said, ”I'll go and get some dessert for you."

At the same time, Luke stood up and said, "Mom, I've heard from Dad that he acquired an antique inkwell lately. Is it in the study?"

Queenie stopped walking. The study was upstairs.

"I think so? I've heard him mention it, but I'm not too familiar with antiques. Why don't you wait for him before going upstairs?" She suggested, trying to stall Luke for as long as possible.

"Alright." Luke was not planning on entering Jack's study without his permission anyway. There might be top-secret documents inside.

However, Luke did not sit down, which made Queenie worried. She asked, "Luke, do you want to go anywhere?"

Luke looked at her. "The bathroom."

Queenie nodded. "Alright."

After Luke went into the bathroom, Queenie looked at Luca, who was accompanying the children on the couch. "Luca, can you help me with the fruits in the kitchen?"

It was not very polite to ask a guest to help out, but Queenie had more pressing things to be concerned about.

She could not tell Luca about Leia's matters in front of the children. That was why she asked her to go to the kitchen.

Luca knew what Queenie wanted to tell her. She nodded, stood up, and went to the kitchen with Queenie.

The maid was cutting the fruits. Queenie did not ask her to go out. After all, the maid knew about the fact that Leia was back.

"Luca, I need to ask for your help with something," she said. Luca could hear the helplessness in her tone.

"I'll help wherever I can, Mrs. Norman," she said. Even though Leia was not related to Queenie by blood, she had been Queenie's adoptive daughter for more than twenty years, and there was a shared bond between them.

Luca could not fault Queenie for trying to help Leia.

"Can you not tell Luke about what happened earlier in the day?" Queenie pleaded.

"Did something happen earlier?" Luca asked. Even though she did not agree with what Queenie did, she had to place herself as an outsider with no say in the matter.

Queenie was taken aback. When she realized what Luca meant, she smiled and said gratefully, "Thank you."

The maid arranged the cut fruits on a plate. Luca took the plate and said, "I'll bring it outside."

Queenie nodded. She took out the children's favorite cookies from the cabinet, placed them on another plate, and brought the plate outside.

When Luke came out of the bathroom, he saw the two women come out of the kitchen together. He guessed that they had talked about something in the kitchen.