Chapter 1160 Her Reluctance "Your food is amazing, Ms. Luca!" Tommy said cheerfully as he picked up a pork chop.

Luca smiled and stole a glance at Luke. He was eating a fish fillet, and she could not discern his expression.

She could tell if Luke was enjoying the food or not.

Luke ate silently without saying a word. Not speaking while eating had been a good habit of his.

Luca silently nibbled on a piece of broccoli.

The only sounds around the dining table were from Tommy eating loudly. When the father and son fought over the last fish fillet, Luca could feel the rivalry between them.

"There's more in the kitchen," she said, not expecting that the dish would be so popular.

Luke was not going to fight his son for a fish fillet. He pulled his hand back, and Tommy gleefully took the fish fillet away.

Luca hastily picked up the plate. "I'll go and get some more for you, Mr.

Crawford."

Luke shot a glance at her bowl and said. "Don't worry about it. You've been eating only vegetables." "Huh?" Luca realized what he was saying and quickly nodded. "Alright."

She picked up a pork chop and placed it on her plate.

She knew that Tommy loved her pork chops, so she had not taken any for herself.

Luke's gaze turned profound when he saw how Luca ate carefully in small bites.

She was well-mannered, as though she was well-taught in etiquette.

After dinner, Tommy patted her bulging stomach and burped. "Your

cooking is really delicious, Ms. Luca. I hope I can eat your cooking every day so that I'll become tall and strong!"

Luca smiled as she cleared the table.

"Just leave it. The cleaner will come tomorrow," Luke said.

"Alright." Luca did not insist. She glanced at the father and the son and said, "Do you want some fruit?"

Tommy's eyes sparkled. "Yes, Ms. Luca!"

He wanted to eat everything that Luca prepared for him.

Luca smiled when she saw Tommy's face. She walked into the kitchen, brought out a bunch of grapes on a plate, and placed it on the dining table.

Tommy blinked. "You're amazing, Ms. Luca. How do you know that I love grapes?" "Do you love grapes? Then you should eat more." Luca pushed the plate in front of him, then looked at Luke. "It's getting late, Mr. Crawford. I'd like to go home."

I'll give you a ride," Luke said. The sky was completely dark, and it was already quite late.

Luca refused. "It's fine. I'll catch a cab myself. Bye."

After that, she walked toward the door.Property © .

Luke had the sudden urge to rush up to her and insist on sending her back home.

However, he did not do so. He was in a daze as he saw the door open and close.

"Why didn't you stop her, Daddy?" Even Tommy could tell that Luke was about to stand up.

"Eat your grapes." Luke's expression darkened. He shot a glance at the grapes. They were fresh and were still coated in water droplets.

"Oh," Tommy said and continued to eat the sweet and juicy grapes.

After leaving the apartment, Luca caught a cab and went home.

The surrounding scenery only made her feel melancholy.

Back at her apartment, she pushed the door open and saw that Amur had been waiting for her. She smiled and said, "I'm home." "Welcome home." Amur could tell that she was exhausted. He said out of concern, "Did you have a lot of work to do today?" "No." Luca saw Amur's equipment on the table. "Is it time that you went on the mission?" "Yes." Amur nodded. His target was back in the country, so it was about time to act.

"Take care." Luca went over to the coffee table, inspected his equipment, and patted his shoulder. After Amur completed his mission, he would be going back to the Island of Despair, and she would be alone once more.

"Mm." Amur grinned sheepishly.

Luca nodded. She knew the rules of the Island of Despair, so she did not ask him any details about his mission.

"I won't bother you then. I'll be sleeping soon," she said.

"Alright." Amur was polishing his weapon. The retractable long sword was his weapon of choice when he had resolved to protect Eler and Luca.

He had been carrying the weapon with him for three years, and his fighting skills had improved considerably.

After Luca went back to her bedroom, Amur took out a black listening device from his pocket and stuck it to the underside of the coffee table.

He was worried that Luca might face some difficulties after he left, so he decided to plant a bug in the apartment that might come in useful someday.

After installing the bug, he packed up his equipment and went to his bedroom.

Before he closed the door, he stared at the tightly shut door of Luca's bedroom. He held his breath and heard nothing coming out of her bedroom.

Luca did not know that Amur had a very keen sense of smell.

She had told him that she was working overtime, but he could smell the scent of oil and smoke on her.

If she had been working overtime, why would she be cooking?

After Tommy finished his grapes, he and Luke returned to Crawford Manor.

In the car, Tommy wagged his legs and smiled. "Daddy, don't you think that Ms. Luca's cooking is amazing?" "It's not bad," Luke commented.

Tommy sighed. "Her cooking tastes a little different today though. The last time she made fish fillets for dinner, they tasted exactly like how Mommy used to make them." "Is that so?" Luke paid no heed to

what Tommy said. After all, Tommy was still a toddler back then. He would not have remembered how Bianca's cooking tasted like.

"Daddy, we should invite Ms. Luca for dinner more often," Tommy said. If his father could invite Luca for dinner, he would be able to eat Luca's delicious cooking more often.

Luke glanced at his son. He wondered if the cook at Crawford Manor was doing a bad job.

"Daddy?" Tommy waited for his reply.

If his father would agree to his request, he would be able to regularly eat Luca's cooking.

"She's not our cook. We shouldn't trouble her," Luke said.

Luca might not have said anything, but Luke could tell that she was reluctant to have them over.

Even at the workplace, Luke could sense that Luca was trying to keep her distance from him.

"I don't think Ms. Luca finds it troublesome." Tommy pouted. It was the first time that he had an instant liking of a stranger.

"Alright, we shouldn't talk about this when we get home. You wouldn't want Mommy to worry, would you?" Luke saw that they were nearing Crawford Manor. He reminded his son not to speak about Luca in front of Bianca.

"I won’t." Tommy covered his mouth to show that he would keep it a secret. He saw what happened the day before yesterday, and he would not want to bring any trouble to Luca.

Luke pressed a button on his remote, and the front gate slowly opened. He drove the car inside.

Bianca stood on the second floor and watched Luke's car enter the garage. She put on her jacket, thought for a while, and went downstairs to greet him.