When the kids insisted on listening to that story, he went online to search on it but he could not find any information about the story she told them.

Left with no other choice, Luke went to buy different kinds of storybooks to let the kids read them themselves.

"I came up with the story," Luca answered. As the children's mother, she knew what kind of story the kids would love to hear even though three years had passed.

That was why they loved her story very much.

“You came up with the story?” Luke looked at her. Luca had immensely surprised him at this moment.

The kids liked to cling to her. Her culinary skills were as good as Bianca's, and she was even good at making up stories of her own.

Luke thought of Bianca, and it set his nerves on edge.

"Well..." Luca nodded. She stood up and said, "Mr. Crawford, I'd like to leave first if there's nothing else."

Susan leaned against the wall outside the study while listening to the noises inside. Still, she did not hear anything.

Susan hurriedly trotted back to her bedroom when she heard Luca say that she was leaving.

Susan closed the door when she returned to her room and called Queenie.

She would send them falling into the abyss since Luca refused to cooperate with her.

Queenie answered the call. "Good afternoon, Madam Crawford."

Luke was not Susan's son. Hence, she would not address her as her in-law when she talked to Susan. She would only politely call her 'Madam Crawford'.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Norman. Are you free recently? I'd love to ask you out for tea." Susan stood beside the windowsill with her fingers tapping on the glass. She lowered her voice.

"I've been busy. What's the matter?" Queenie shot a glance at Leia, who was lying on the ward bed. She could not leave Leia be with her current condition.

"Oh, you've been busy? Did something happen? Is there anything I can help with?" Susan pretended to be warm-hearted.

Previously, she was not close with Queenie at all. It was because she was jealous of Allison for having such in-laws with good family backgrounds. She only started to build her relationship with Queenie to implement the plan she had in mind now.

Of course, Queenie would never tell her about Leia's matter. She found an excuse to brush her off. "It's not a big deal. Don't trouble yourself, Madam Crawford. Thank you for your invitation, but let's talk about it later when I've finished dealing with my matters."

Susan rolled her eyes when Queenie refused her invitation and her kind thought of helping her. She picked her nails and replied, "Mrs. Norman, I won't bother you any longer since you're busy. But I just wanted to remind you that you should be paying more attention to Bianca's happiness. Even though she's Mrs. Crawford now, that doesn't mean she'll be sitting in that position for the rest of her life."

"What do you mean? What's going on?" Queenie asked immediately when she heard what Susan said. Her voice sounded a few pitches higher.

"Luca came to Crawford Manor today. She's still in the study. I'm not sure what they're talking about there. Why are they in the study for so long if they merely share a normal superior-subordinate

relationship?"

Queenie's heart skipped a beat. She should trust Luke, but many things were unexplainable. "They're both in the study? Then what about the kids?"

The three of them, especially Tommy, loved to stick with Luca. They were probably with her.

"The kids were sent away earlier. And I can see the three of them are very fond of Luca. I'm just worried. Sigh, never mind. I shouldn't be telling you more about this. Although I'm not Luke's biological mother, his mother is still in prison. As a mother myself, I should be keeping an eye on them. Bianca is such a good woman, but I'm afraid she has no idea what's happening here." Susan deliberately sounded like she was very worried while putting on a satisfied expression on her face.

She knew Luca was a capable woman even though she was just an ordinary person with an ordinary family background.

She refused to cooperate with her, which indicated that she was still siding with Luke. It would be even more difficult to get rid of Luke if she was helping him.

Hence, getting rid of Luca was one of Susan's plans.

While Queenie was listening to Susan, she was already imagining the scene of Bianca being dumped by Luke.

"Alright. Thank you for reminding me." She took a deep breath and reminded herself to be polite. Although she was worried about Bianca, she was busy taking care of Leia's health now.

"Oh, have you been keeping in touch with Bianca lately? If you are, then you should remind her about it. And you should tell her through a voice message. You can't just type a message and send it to her.

You must always pay attention to her emotions." Susan intentionally mentioned Bianca. She wanted Queenie to contact Bianca.

Queenie would be worried if she could not get in contact with Bianca. Then, once she investigated it, she would probably find out that Bianca did not even travel abroad back then. Text content © .

"I've been keeping in touch with Bea. She's doing fine now. I'll tell her about it. Thank you," Queenie replied. Then, she saw the doctor come in. She spoke before Susan could reply to her, "Madam Crawford, I've got things to do. I'm hanging up now."

She hung up the phone before Susan had the chance to say anything.

She put down the phone gloomily as she listened to the busy tone. "She's been keeping in touch with Bianca? How is that possible..."

How could it be possible for Queenie to call Bianca on the phone?

Susan was sure she had heard the conversation between Old Master Crawford and Luke. The only explanation was that it was not Bianca who talked to Queenie on the phone.

It must be...

Susan curled her lips. She did not expect Luke to be so cunning.

It was nighttime.

Luca sat down at the dining table in Crawford Manor. She stared at the sumptuous dinner. As she ate, something was on her mind.

The various dishes with delicate garnishings and the atmosphere at the dining table made her think of finishing the dinner quickly and leaving this place.

Luke was sitting right opposite her. He could see how restless she was.

Mrs. Nancy was carrying a tray and heading toward the table. She placed a bowl of stew in front of everyone.

Old Master Crawford smelled the aroma in the air and asked, “What stew is this?"

“Old Master Crawford, this is ginger, turmeric, and carrot stew," replied Mrs. Nancy.

"We don't usually have this stew before this. Why did you prepare this today?" Susan frowned and asked. She hated the smell of ginger, and Mrs. Nancy knew that.

"It was Young Master Luke's order. He said Ms. Luca is suffering from back pain, so he asked me to make some stew for her to nourish her body," Mrs. Nancy replied while she placed another bowl of stew in front of Susan. "Madam, I know you hate ginger, so I made mushroom soup for you. Enjoy."

Susan looked at the soup in front of her. She lost her appetite when she smelled the ginger stew earlier.

"It smells awful." She said with disgust, but she was secretly rejoicing in her heart. Look at that! Luke cared for Luca so much to the extent that he ordered Mrs. Nancy to prepare some stew to nourish her body.

"Enough. Didn't she prepare mushroom soup for you? Just have it and stop talking nonsense." Old Master Crawford pulled a long face and snapped at her. They had a guest in the house, yet she had no table manners. How embarrassing!