Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3346

“Something I like?” Luca laughed. “What could that be?”

“You’ll find out when we get there.” Luke kept it mysterious.

“Alright then, I’ll wait for your surprise, Mr. Crawford.” Luca was in good spirits without letting family issues dampen her mood. Therefore, she video-called the kids.

Luca dialed Mr. Griffin’s number.

After Mr. Griffin answered the call, he handed the phone to Lanie. “Young Master Lanie, Ms. Craw wants to talk to you.”

“Thank you, Mr. Griffin.” Lanie took the phone and pressed ‘accept’.

Luca positioned the camera to include both her and Luke. She waved at the screen. “Lanie, Rainie, Tommy, what are you all doing?”

“Lanie! Lanie, I want to talk to Ms. Luca!” Tommy waved excitedly at the camera, eager to take the phone.

Lanie handed it to him. “Go on, tell Daddy and Ms. Luca about your good news.”

Luca smiled and asked with curiosity. “Good news?”

“Daddy, Ms. Luca, I made it to the next level in the math competition! The finals are this Saturday!” Tommy said excitedly.

“Really? That’s amazing, Tommy!” Luca gave him a big thumbs-up.

Rainie chimed in, “Ms. Luca, Tommy ranked first in the preliminary round. He’s the only one with a perfect score!”

“That’s right! So, Daddy, Ms. Luca, what are you going to give me as a reward?” Tommy’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Luca laughed and looked over. “What reward should we give him?”

“Let’s see if you win the finals. Then we’ll talk about rewards,” replied Luke.

Turning back to the phone, Luca said, “Did you hear that, Tommy? Give it your best!”

“Can Daddy and Ms. Luca take me to the school on Saturday?” Tommy asked again.

Luca turned to look at Luke.

“The bid preparation is about to kick off,” said Luke. He would love to spend time with the kids but could not avoid the bid. It was too important.

“I’ll take him,” replied Luca. She knew her research was on track, which gave her the time to care for the kids.

“Thank you, Ms. Luca!” Tommy blew a kiss to the screen.

Luca was amused. She ended the call at the thought of letting them focus on their homework.

Just then, Luke heard her sigh.

“What’s wrong?” Even though Luke was driving, his attention was on her.

Luca answered, “I just wish the kids could stay with us.”

“Dad and Mom haven’t seen the kids in a while either,” said Luke.

“Oh? And what do you have in mind?” asked Luca.

“When things settle down, let’s take the kids to stay at Norman Residence for a while,” suggested Luke. “The house isn’t big, but with Leia in prison, there’s an extra room. The five of us can fit just fine.”

Luca’s face brightened. “You mean we'll stay for a few days?”

“Yes.” Luke nodded. “We can avoid those two at home too.”

He hated to admit that Allison was his biological mother. Dealing with her was exhausting.

“Alright, I’ll take care of it.” Luca nodded. She understood his intentions. “But won’t your mom kick up a fuss?”

“Do you really think that woman can take care of her?” questioned Luke. Although he did not know Sophian well, he had a sharp eye for judging people. That woman was not exactly cut out for taking care of others.

At most, she could handle a bit of pampering for Allison, but as for keeping the house in order or cooking meals, she was completely out of her depth.

Luca, having crossed paths with Sophian before, shook her head. “I doubt it. She doesn’t seem like the type.”

“Right? My mom's insisting on keeping Sophian. Even if her real intent isn’t for Sophian to be a maid, since my mom's dead set on it, she’ll just have to face the consequences. We’ll leave ten minutes early in the mornings, eat breakfast out, and have dinner out too. She can fully experience Sophian’s cooking skills on her own.”

Luke had this all planned out, knowing his mother’s picky taste. There was no way she would put up with Sophian’s cooking for long. Eventually, she would regret her decision.

Sure, he could bring Aunt Neile back in immediately, but he wanted Allison to taste the consequences of her own stubbornness.

A single lesson had not been enough. Maybe a few more would do the trick.

At her age and after all the mistakes she had made, she still had not learned how to handle things right. He should let her experience the consequences of her own actions.

Luca admired the clever approach.

Luke could have used his power to force Aunt Neile to come back, yet he did not.

On the surface, he was going along with it, but in reality, he wanted Allison to regret her decision on her own.

Giving him a playful thumbs-up, Luca said, “I’ll comfort Aunt Neile. She’s been with the Crawford family for over 20 years. A long vacation is overdue. But are you sure about eating out every day? I could cook for you, you know.”

“I’m fine with it. You have work and your own schedule. I wouldn’t want you to be burdened by this. It won’t last long anyway, so don’t worry about it.” Luke could not bear to let her get too tired.

It was Allison who caused all the trouble, so why should Luca deal with the stress?