Chapter 1350 Not Even Qualified To Say It Out Loud

Tommy smiled, raised the almost ready dough in his hands, and said, "Look, Daddy. Ms. Luca is teaching us how to make croissants."

There was flour everywhere on the table. The kids must have caused this mess.

The kids never had to do any housework in Crawford Manor. Although the house was in a mess, Luke felt a strange feeling when he saw how the kids were helping Luca.

'This is how a home should feel like.'

He saw the children's joyous appearance and felt like he was missing out on it. Luke touched Tommy's head and asked, "Why aren’t you using a bread machine to knead the dough?"

Luca stood there and looked at him for a while. She then walked to the table, continued to knead the dough, and said, "Manual kneading makes better bread compared to using a bread machine."

Rainie listened and had a sudden realization. "No wonder the croissant made by the chef at home is not as delicious as Mommy's."

Luca paused. 'She said 'Mommy'... Is she referring to me or the fake Bianca?'

She unconsciously glanced at Luke. The kids mentioned

that he was on a date with Bianca but he showed up at her place, so she wondered what happened to Bianca...

As soon as Rainie's voice fell, Lanie said, "Yeah, I remember that Mommy used to knead the dough with her hands whenever she made us croissants."

They remembered certain memories of the past but Tommy did not. He pursed his lips and said, "Why do you remember all of these? I don't remember anything."

Rainie explained with a smile on her face, "You were still young. Mommy loved you the most."

Rainie's words blasted Luca into the past.

She had taken special care of Tommy because of what had happened to Luke. Even after he came back, she had always paid extra attention to Tommy, wanting to make up for the regret of missing out on the five years of Lanie and Rainie's childhood with Tommy.

Tommy kneaded the dough, nodded, and then said, "I know Mommy loves me the most, but that's in the past. Now she's changed. She's not like our mommy anymore."

His words silenced all of them.

In the room, everyone except Tommy knew that Bianca was not the real Bianca.

When Tommy saw that everyone had fallen silent, he thought that they were deep in thought. He then looked at Luke and asked, "Daddy, why isn't Mommy here? Weren't you going on a date with her today?"

Luke's expression remained the same as he replied, "She went on a holiday."

Lanie exchanged glances with Rainie and then put the kneaded dough in front of Luca. "Ms. Luca, do you think the dough is good to go?"

Luca kneaded the dough and thought that it was close. She nodded and said, "You did it, Lanie. You did a wonderful job."

Lanie's face flushed after hearing her praise.

Rainie and Tommy passed their dough to her as well.

Luca put all the dough in the oven to proof and then she prepared some fruits for the children.

She did not know they would come so she did not prepare any snacks. All she had were fruits. : owner of this content.

Luke saw how busy she was. It was as if she was their mother.

The kids sat in a row on the sofa. They behaved well and ate the fruits she prepared. Luca felt happy looking at them.

When she looked up, she found that Luke was looking at her.

She felt awkward, rubbed her hands, and asked, "Mr. Crawford, do you want some fruits?"

"No." Luke shook his head and asked, "Where’s your brother? n

"He’s busy," Luca replied. In the last two days, Amur would leave early in the morning to execute the task assigned by Abel but she was not aware of any details.

However, he came back fairly early every day with no trace of injury or struggle.

As such, Luca was not too worried.

Luke nodded.

Luca turned on the TV and put the remote control in Rainie's hands. "Rainie, watch some cartoons while I prepare the croissant stuffing."

Luke had not mentioned anything about making a move. She knew that he did not plan to take the kids home so soon and was likely staying for lunch. She continued to prepare for lunch.

"Okay, Ms. Luca. Do you need help?" Rainie asked in a sweet tone.

"No." Luca shook her head.

"Daddy can help if you need a hand," Rainie continued talking while taking a look at Luke, who was sitting on the single-seater sofa.

Luca also glanced at him. His tall figure occupied most of the sofa. She thought of when they used to cook together and felt sad about it.

Luke's cooking skills were okay but they were not the best. However, he felt bad that Bianca had to cook as soon as she got home from work, so he would always help in the kitchen whenever time allowed.

When she thought about all of that, along with the various practical reasons and their current gap in status, Luca felt sad.

She loved Luke but that did not matter because she was not allowed to express it. She was not even qualified to say it out loud.

"Don’t worry about it, my kitchen is small. I can do it on my own." After she said that, Luca turned back and walked into the kitchen.

She was familiar with the kids' likes and dislikes. After making some almond filing, she also did some chocolate filling as well as fresh fruit and cream filling. These were all their favorites.

It took a lot of time to make one filling. Making three different fillings meant it took three times longer. However, Luca did not feel tired when she thought about the joy on Luke and the kids’ faces.

In the living room.

Lanie stood up and said to Luke, "Daddy, I have something to tell you."

He could not wait to find out more about the situation with the woman who was pretending to be their mommy.

Luke nodded, stood up, and walked to the balcony. He said," The sound of the TV in the living room is loud. Let's go to the balcony."

The father and son walked to the balcony one after the other.

Luke stood there with one hand resting on the railing of the balcony. His eyes were on the sandbags and gloves hanging on the side.

It seemed that Luca practiced her boxing skills on the balcony.

"Daddy, any updates on the matter? Do you know where Mommy is?" Lanie asked.

Luke calmed his restless mind and said, "Gale and Rain are interrogating her. They'll soon figure out the whole situation and find out where your Mommy is."

Lanie nodded when he heard Luke's reply. "Uncle Gale and Aunt Rain can definitely find out more after interrogating her. However, Great-grandpa might have doubts if she suddenly goes missing..."

"I'll tell others that she went on a trip. No one will doubt my words," Luke said. It was helpful to their situation that the fake Bianca had severed all relationships except those with the Crawford family. It could help them avoid suspicion.