Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1552

"She's not 'that woman,' she's Luca. If you're not comfortable calling her Luca, you can call her Dr. Craw," Queenie said, frowning because of Leia's lack of manners.

Leia did not notice the change in Queenie's expression. She continued, "Didn't she come over during the day? Why is she here for dinner? Did she come over to steal the things from our house?"

Queenie was becoming irritated by what Leia said.

Steal their things? Luca was not like that.

That was what she thought in her mind, but she did not say that.

Seeing her mother not saying anything, Leia hugged Queenie's hand and said eagerly, "Don't blame me for being concerned, Mom. Sometimes, you have to assume the worst when dealing with outsiders like her. Dad's a very successful politician, and our home has many precious items. Also, you only have two daughters…"

Queenie pulled her hand away and said, "Alright. The macaroni's almost done. Go and wash your hands. You should go to bed after you eat."

Leia could tell that Queenie was not interested in that topic. She continued, "Mom, you haven't told me why she's here."

Queenie explained, "Luke brought her here. He said he wanted her to take my pulse and check on my condition."

"Take your pulse? When she came over earlier, she didn't take your pulse. Now that Luke invited her again and she's here, can't you tell that she must have an ulterior motive?" Leia said while washing her hands.

Queenie poured the macaroni into a bowl. "Supper's ready."

"You have to listen to me, Mom. Luke's a charming man, and so many women wish that they could take over Bianca's position. I'm sure that woman is either eyeing Luke's riches or the things in our home… Didn't you notice? She's a hit with Luke's children. They call her 'Ms. Luca.' Who knows if she tells them to call her 'Mommy' when no one's around?" Leia said, not perturbed by the hot macaroni in her mouth.

When she was in her room earlier, she had heard the children call Luca "Ms. Luca" in such a friendly manner. She guessed that Luca was about the same age as her, but she had to be "Aunt Leia" instead.

Those words left a mark on Queenie's mind.

She thought of what happened earlier and realized that Luca was indeed quite close to Luke's children. Not only did they call her "Ms. Luca," but Tommy had also asked her to fill his plate.

She knew that the three children usually kept a polite distance from strangers. However, they seemed to be too close to Luca.

She could not help but overthink.

Was it because Luca and the children had interacted many times? Otherwise, the children would have behaved differently.

Also, Queenie thought that Luca was a little too patient toward the children.

If she had not kept a distance from Luke, other people might suspect that they were married, and she was the mother of the three children…

'No… Luke is Bianca's husband, and Lanie, Rainie, and Tommy are Bianca's children. I'll have to warn Luke regardless of Luca's intentions.

'She did save my life, but that doesn't mean she can replace my daughter…

'These two matters are separate.'

Leia was observing her mother quietly while she slurped her supper. She was quite happy that her words seemed to have stirred something in Queenie's mind…

'Does that Luca think she can get close to Mom? No chance!'