The butler heard her acerbic choice of words and thought that it was not how someone from the Crawford family should act. He sighed in his heart when he thought of the late Zachary Crawford. The two most important women in his life seemed noble and dignified, but in fact, the two did not have the best characters.

Their guest was still around. Although she had already gone upstairs, Susan should not have said these words.

The butler spoke up for Luca, "Ma'am, you can't say that. She and the children are fated, and Ms. Craw was invited by Old Master Crawford, so please don't say such things."

Susan picked up a piece of watermelon with a fork and gave the butler a disdainful look. "Why can't I say that? What's wrong with telling the truth? She can't hear me anyway. Tell me what I said that was wrong. Correct me if you can."

The butler did not dare to say anything. He quietly tidied the things on the table.

If Old Master Crawford had heard what she said, she would have been scolded. However, after Old Master Crawford ate, he suddenly had something to deal with so he went upstairs.

There was nothing wrong with Luca leaving the dining table.

After all, the host had already left the dining table, so there was nothing wrong with her leaving as well. She was not a maid who had to wait until everyone had finished eating before clearing the table and leaving.

Seeing that the butler did not respond, Susan snorted coldly. If it was not for him being close to Old Master Crawford, she would have fired him long ago.

‘How dare he talk back to me?'

Luca was not too far away. After she brought the kids to the second floor, she went downstairs and planned to get a glass of water but she unexpectedly heard their conversation.

Even after three years, Susan was still so unforgiving.

Luca shook her head, turned around, and returned to the second floor.

She resumed telling the story to the kids for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, she reminded them, "It's nap time now. Why don't you guys get some rest first?"

She knew that the kids took naps after lunch.

Tommy nodded and asked, "Ms. Luca, will you continue telling us the story later?"

Luca wanted to wait for them to fall asleep before leaving but it seemed like they would not let her leave until she finished the story...

"Do you still want to hear it?" She did not expect them to like the story so much.

The three of them nodded and said, "Yes, please."

Rainie said, "Ms. Luca, after we wake up, can you continue to tell us the story?"

Luca had no choice but to nod. The employees of T Corporation would be back in two days and her experiment had reached the next stage, so she would not have time to see them after this.

While she still had time, she agreed to their request. "Okay, when you wake up, I'll continue with the story. It's one o'clock in the afternoon. Go to bed." Text content © .

Rainie stood up and invited her. "Ms. Luca, do you want to take a nap with me?"

Luca was taken back. It seemed like she had no choice but to hang around the kids.

Tommy was unhappy. He grabbed Luca's arm and said, "Ms. Luca is going to take a nap with me."

The beds at home were all about the same size. The bed in their bedroom was not that big. It could fit two children and one adult.

Luca could only sleep with one of them...

Rainie looked at Luca with hope in her eyes, "Tommy, let Ms. Luca sleep with me. We're girls, and there are things that girls need to chat about."

"But..." Tommy was still reluctant.

"Tommy, let Rainie sleep with Ms. Luca. Just this once." Lanie, the eldest brother, spoke up.

When he heard that, Tommy had no choice but to nod. "Only this one time. Next time, Ms. Luca will sleep with me!"

"Okay." Seeing that her brother had compromised, Rainie held Luca's hand happily. "Ms. Luca, I have a new set of pillowcases in my cupboard. I need your help to get them. The maid put them too high up."

Luca nodded and took out a change of pillowcases from the top of the closet.

Lanie and Tommy left.

Rainie closed the bedroom door, then got into bed. She looked at Luca with a smile and said, "Ms. Luca, come lie down."

Luca nodded, put the pillow on the bed, and got on the other side of the bed.

The two lay down.

Rainie took the initiative to curl up into her arms. She sniffed the scent on her body and whispered, "Ms. Luca, the scent on your body is very similar to my mommy's."

Luca swept her back gently like a mother soothing a child to sleep.

"Even this motion you're doing is very similar," Rainie added.

"Really?" Luca pursed her lips slightly and replied, "Probably because all adults comfort their children in the same way to get them to sleep."

"Daddy doesn't do this. The stories he occasionally tells me aren't as good as the ones you tell. Ms. Luca, do you know why I want to take a nap with you?" Rainie lifted her chin and looked at her.

Luca did not know. In the past, Tommy was the one who liked to be close to her.

Moreover, Rainie, as Tommy's older sister, would give him everything that Tommy wanted. She rarely fought with him.

"Why?"

"It is because whenever I sleep with you, I'll dream of Mommy. The last time we were at my grandmother's house, I also dreamt of Mommy. She told me that she's by our side now and not to worry. She asked me to be good and listen to Daddy." Rainie hugged Luca's arm.

Whenever she was beside Luca, she felt an inexplicable sense of security.

Luca could not help but feel shocked and sad when she heard what Rainie said.

'Does she know about the fake Bianca?'

Considering Luke's temperament, he would not let the children know about it. Even so, regardless of whether they knew or not, they must be feeling quite lonely.

She blamed herself a little because the children were growing up yet she could not be by their side.

After they were reunited, she swore that she would be by the children's side to protect them and watch them grow.

"Do you miss your mommy a lot?" Luca stroked Rainie's head.

"Of course, but I know she didn't leave us on purpose. Ms. Luca, do you think I can dream of Mommy later?" Rainie asked.

"I don't know, but you'll have a good sleep," Luca said.

Rainie smiled and closed her eyes.

"By the way, Rainie, where's your Daddy?" Luca asked.

"Daddy said that he has something to deal with today. He went out early in the morning. I'm not sure where he went," Rainie replied, her eyes still closed.

"Mm, go to sleep. I'll be here." Luca took the child into her arms.

Rainie curled up in her arms and held her hands. Her actions showed her reliance on Luca.

Luca looked at Rainie as the guilt and sadness in her heart continued to grow.

'I'm sorry...' She apologized to the kids in her heart.