Chapter 1240 She Could Not Love Him

Luca was cleaning up the coffee table. She was quite surprised when she heard Luke's praise.

He had always been a man of few words, especially when talking about other people.

Luca did not expect that the plate of spaghetti would receive his approval.

She took out a plastic bag from under the coffee table, and it was filled with Tommy's favorite snacks. She put the remaining fruit from the plate inside the bag too.

If Tommy liked those snacks, Lanie and Rainie would like them too. That was why she bought triple the usual quantity of snacks from the supermarket.

While Luca was done cleaning the coffee table, she heard Luke ask her," Where is your younger brother?"

When he noticed that they were walking out of the neighborhood together the last time, he could tell that they were living together.

"He's away on a business trip," Luca answered calmly. Business trips were always the best excuse.

Luke twirled another forkful of spaghetti, blew on it to cool it down a little, and carefully put it into his mouth. After chewing it slowly, he said, "You didn't write that on your resume."

Luca did not know what he was talking about. "Write what?" "That you have a younger brother," Luke said. He had always thought that Luca looked very different from her younger brother, and he could not have told that the two people were siblings had Luca not told him.

"I don't think that's necessary information, isn't it?" Luca said, not feeling guilty about the lie. She had always treated Amur as her younger brother.

If he decided to probe into the matter, she could easily find explanations for it too.

Fortunately, Luke did not ask any further questions.

The three children looked at each other, then shot a glance at their father and the person sitting on the couch. For some reason, the atmosphere was really awkward.

Should they ask something? That was what they thought, but no one asked anything despite the suspicions in their hearts.

Rainie was done eating after taking two bites. She hopped off the chair, went to Luca's side, and picked up the rag on the coffee table. "Let me help you, Ms. Luca."

Luca took the rag away from her hand and shook her head. "Don't worry about it. I've already cleaned the coffee table earlier. Here, take this bag."

Rainie took the bag and asked, "What's this?" "These are snacks for you," Luca explained. She could not help but pat Rainie's head.

Rainie smiled sheepishly. She was not fond of other people patting her head, but she was not repulsed by Luca's actions at all. Instead, she hoped that Luca would pat her head more often.

"You're so nice, Ms. Luca. Thank you," she said.

Tommy had just finished his spaghetti. When he heard that Luca had prepared snacks for them, he hopped off the table and ran toward Luca." Thank you, Ms. Luca!" He said cloyingly.

"Good boy.” Luca patted his head too. She heard the soft sound of chair legs rubbing against the floor and turned her head toward the dining table.

Luke had already finished his spaghetti. He stood up and looked at Luca.

At the moment their eyes met, Luca's heart started beating faster.

"Let's go," Luke suddenly said.

Lanie and Rainie nodded, though Tommy was quite reluctant. He would not mind staying with Luca for another week, even though his father and elder siblings would not be there.

"Daddy, shouldn't you thank Ms. Luca?" Tommy suddenly said. "Ms. Luca

made delicious spaghetti for you, and you should thank her. My teacher said that we should be grateful."

Luke was speechless after being rebuked by his son. He thought that what Tommy said was correct.

Luca smiled when Tommy spoke up for her, but she did not want Luke to linger for too long.

She had never expected Luke to thank her either.

Whenever she faced Luke, she had to exert a great amount of restraint.

Luca stood up and was about to say "It's nothing,” when Luke slowly said," Thank you." "... You're welcome," Luca said in a daze.

Tommy nodded, satisfied that his father was well-mannered. He walked up to Luke and took his right hand. "Let's go, Daddy. I'm feeling sleepy."

He knew that his father would not allow him to stay over, so he might as well leave.

"Mm.” Luke nodded and turned toward the door.

Luca quickly opened the front door and said, "Take care, Mr. Crawford."

Luke seemed pensive when he heard her call him "Mr. Crawford," thinking that she was trying to distance herself from him once more. "We're not in the office?"

"Huh?" Luca lifted her head and looked at him. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw what Luke was thinking.

"You can call me something else," Luke said while stepping through the door while holding Tommy's hand. Lanie and Rainie were following behind him.

Luca nodded and said, "Yes, Sir."

He thought that Luca would call him something more intimate, but "Sir" was even more distant.

However, there was nothing wrong with that.

Rainie turned around and waved goodbye to Luca.

Luca smiled and waved at her too.

After seeing Luke and the children step into the elevator, Luca closed the front door and leaned her back against it.

She closed her eyes and took deep breaths. Some time later, she slowly opened her eyes and gently tapped on the door.

Luke's scent seemed to linger in the air...

When Luca remembered Luke's pensive gaze, her eyes filled up with tears.

Abel knew how to torment her. It was cruel not to be able to love the man she loved.

She could only hide the truth from the man she loved and her children because she did not want them to share her pain.

The pain was hers alone to bear.

Luke brought the three children back to Crawford Manor. After that, he went into the study to continue his work.

He finished processing all the documents by midnight. Just when he was about to sleep, he received a call from the hospital.

Bianca's fever took a turn for the worse, and she was exhibiting signs of pneumonia. Property © .

After Luke ended the call, he immediately rushed to the hospital.

In the hospital, Bianca was suffering from a high fever and dehydration. While she drifted in and out of consciousness, she heard the doctor making a phone call to Luke.

She forced her eyes open. After the doctor ended the call, she asked," What's going on with me?"

"You're having a high fever now, Mrs. Crawford. The doctor has already given you an injection, and you’ll be fine after some rest," the nurse comforted her. Even though Bianca had treated the nurse rudely during the day, the nurse had to take care of her.

Bianca knew that Luke was on his way to the hospital, so she said, "I'd like to meet my mother." "Well..." the nurse paused for a second. "Mr. Crawford will be here soon."