Luca coaxed Rainie to sleep, and after a while, she noticed that Rainie's breathing had become even.

Rainie had fallen asleep. copyrighted © content.

Luca moved back slightly, and Rainie did not react. Seeing this, she got out of bed.

She had lived in the manor, so she knew about the daily schedule.

Luke was not at home and she knew that Old Master Crawford had the habit of taking naps too. It was the children's time to nap so the butler and maids would not come upstairs as they did not want to disturb them. It was the best time for her to explore Luke's study.

Luca gently opened the bedroom door. She looked back the moment she opened the door and found that Rainie was still asleep.

Luke's study was in front. As long as she walked in without being noticed, her plan would succeed because she knew the password to the safe. She did not need to waste a lot of time deciphering it.

Luca gently closed Rainie's bedroom door and walked toward Luke's study.

"Ms. Craw?" When she arrived at the door of the study, she heard Susan's voice.

Luca turned around and saw Susan, who was standing by the stairs. She did not expect that Susan had not gone back to her room after lunch.

Susan was secretly glad that she had not gone up earlier.

"What are you doing?" Susan glanced at Luke's tightly closed study door, then at Luca.

"I'm a little thirsty, so I want to head downstairs to get some water," Luca said softly, not wanting to disturb the kids. She was thankful that she had not opened the door.

If she had walked faster and acted quicker, Susan would not have seen her approaching Luke's study but her opening the study door.

"The dish that the maid made today was indeed a bit salty." Susan approached her. She looked at Luca's face and was slightly surprised.

Although she was not a fan of the person in front of her, she had to admit that Luca was beautiful.

Few women could be so beautiful without makeup...

Susan squinted, looked at Luca, and said, "I know you came to the Crawford family for a reason. Let's have a chat?"

Luca frowned.

'She knows what I'm here for? That's impossible...'

The Island of Despair would not reveal the identities of the members at will. If their identities were discovered, some special members would bring those who had been discovered back to the island.

If the person has contributed to the organization, they would be given a new identity and face. Those who had not contributed much would be killed off.

The Island of Despair was cruel, so for a long time, their identities and tasks were all well-kept among the members.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Luca knew Susan's capabilities and did not take her seriously.

Susan snorted coldly, turned around, and walked to the balcony. "Come with me. You'll know what I'm talking about then."

Although Luca did not take her seriously, she also wanted to know what other tricks Susan had in her efforts to deal with Luke.

She knew that Susan had always had that in mind.

Luke was well-protected by Old Master Crawford since he was a child, so Susan never dared to make a move on him. When Luke grew up, he was more promising than Louis so she dared not do anything to him as well.

However, just because she did not dare to make a move, it did not mean that she did not have something plotted against Luke. She knew that Susan had been waiting for the opportunity. She had failed to do anything to Luke in the previous times.

Luca followed her to the balcony.

Although it was almost winter, the sun was still a little hot at noon. With the sun above their heads, Luca said, "Mrs. Crawford, if you have something to say, just say it. It's quite hot out here."

Susan looked at Luca's attractive face and went straight to the point, "I know you like Luke."

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Luca denied it. She had progressed to a certain level and was unwilling to reveal her weak points.

"It doesn't matter if you deny it but your behavior has revealed everything. You like Luke. Otherwise, why would you try to get close to him? Also, why would you put so much effort into building a relationship with his children?" Susan said as though she had seen through everything and spoke to her with an attitude.

"Is this what you wanted to tell me?" Luca knew it was no use denying Susan since her mind was set.

Susan snorted coldly and said, "Okay, let's see how stubborn you can be. I can help you."

"I don't think it's necessary, thank you." Luca did not know what Susan was plotting and decided to deny everything she said.

Her only worry was that if she said too much, Susan might record her.

"Let me tell you this. If you don't have someone to help you, even if Luke and the children accept you, you'll only be a mistress. Do you know how a mistress will end up? How many mistresses get a happy ending?” Susan said in a loud voice. She was angry when she saw that Luca seemed like she was not bothered.

Luca was a little impatient. "Mrs. Crawford, I find no use for what you have to say. I have no other intentions, I just like children. I heard that you have a granddaughter. Rainie and the others think my storytelling is very exciting, so I think that your granddaughter will like the stories I tell too. Maybe you can ask her to join us in the afternoon?"

Susan glared at her and replied, "Don't be self-righteous. I'm giving you a chance to be Luke's wife. As long as you cooperate with me, I can make you Luke's wife. Don't you want the title of Mrs. Crawford?"

"Mr. Crawford has a wife. I'm not interested," Luca said.

"Stop spewing nonsense. You can fool the others, but I know that Luke's wife has died long ago. Outsiders think that she's abroad studying, which is funny to me. How could a woman have such a big heart and leave her husband and children alone back home to go abroad to study by herself?" Susan snorted coldly and continued talking, "Let me be honest, if you're willing to cooperate with me, then I'll help you. As long as you get Luke's heart and we disclose the death of his wife, you'll be the next Mrs. Crawford."

"Why should I believe in what you're saying?" Luca raised an eyebrow. She was surprised that Susan knew about the death of the fake Bianca.

'How did she find out?'

"You have to trust me to get everything you want," Susan said.

"Mrs. Crawford, I think you have misunderstood the situation. Firstly, what I want is not what you think. Secondly, even if I want what you think, you'll benefit from helping me. At that time, no one can guarantee that what I'll get is what I wanted in the first place, so don't waste your time. The sun is shining, and you'll get tanned easily if you're under the sun too much.” Luca finished speaking and went into the room.