The three of them sat on the rug while staring at Luke. They did not say a word.

“I took Tommy's hair for a DNA test." Luke nodded and admitted that he took the child's hair for a DNA test.

The three of them suddenly got excited.

Lanie asked, "Daddy, did you find out where Mommy was?"

"Yes." Luke's gaze fell upon the three of them as he looked at their faces one by one. Be it Lanie, Rainie, or Tommy, Bianca had spent a period of time away from their lives.

Lanie and Rainie were still fine with it. He raised them all by himself since they were young. Hence, they were only upset after Bianca was kidnapped. It was not hard for them to get used to it.

However, Tommy was raised with Bianca around him. He cried so much and it took a lot of time for him to get used to her absence.

Luke spent so much time keeping him company to cheer him up.

"Is Mommy back?" Tommy looked at him with a look of disbelief.

"Your Mommy has always been around you. It's just that her looks have changed, and she didn't choose to reunite with us. But I believe that it's not her intention. She must have her reason for doing that. Can you understand?"

Tommy had someone in his mind once he said that. He looked at his father straight in the eyes and asked, "Daddy, is Ms. Luca our mommy?"

Luke nodded his head. "Yes. She has already come back to us."

Tommy stood up in dismay, refusing to believe what he heard. "Daddy, you're telling us that Ms. Luca is our mother?"

"Her looks and her identity might have changed, but not her DNA." Luke looked at his son. Although he was still young, he should have understood what he said. All of them must have understood.

Tommy was shocked. He sat there and recalled the first time he met Ms. Luca. He found her familiar and instinctively wanted to approach her.

Even though she was a stranger, his instincts told him that she was not a bad person.

Tommy recalled the smell on her body and the taste of her dishes.

He could still remember that it was their mother's smell although it had been a few years. He thought he was willing to approach Luca because of these things, but he did not expect that she was actually their mother.

“Daddy, why is mommy doing this to us..." Rainie was upset. Why did their mother come back but did not reunite with them?

Was it because they had misbehaved? They had been behaving themselves, though. They had not done anything wrong, but why was their mother doing this.

Why did Luca hide her identity and refuse to reunite with them?

Luke knew her daughter was upset. He stroked her head and spoke on behalf of Luca, "She probably has her own reason that's forcing her to do this. Even though she's hiding her identity, she still loves all of you. She treats you all kindly, doesn't she?"

Tommy nodded his head, agreeing with what Luke said.

Luca was kind to the three of them. Although she did not come clean to them and tell them that she was their mother, she still adored them very much. She protected them well when they were outside too.

Rainie asked again, "Daddy, what reason could Mommy have to act like this?"

Luke thought for a moment. Then, he shook his head and said, "I don't know yet. But no matter what, your mommy has returned. I won't let her leave us this time."

Tommy clenched his fists. "Mommy can't leave us anymore."

Lanie looked at his younger brother, then he turned to look at Luke. "Daddy, can we acknowledge her as our mommy now?"

This was what mattered the most. The mother and her children were not allowed to reunite.

Luke looked at his children and let out a sigh. "She doesn't know that we've found out about this. I need to figure out why she's doing what she is. So, you're not allowed to reunite with her for now."

Tommy put on a disappointed expression once he heard that. "But I want to live with Mommy every day."

Luke knew how much they wanted to be with her. He wanted her to be back as much as they did.

However, Luca could not reunite with them for the time being.

"Tommy, Mommy returned with a different appearance, and she has yet to reunite with us. She must have her reasons. Spare Daddy some time. Let him investigate it." As the eldest son, Lanie helped to advise Tommy too.

Rainie nodded and said, "We should be happy that Mommy came back alive and she still loves us like how she used to. We shouldn't be in a hurry. Let Daddy handle this."

Luke turned to look at Tommy while listening to what they said.

Tommy hesitated for some time, but he decided to listen to what his elder brother and sister said. He nodded and said, "Alright. I'll listen to Daddy."

Luke smiled after convincing the three of them. Luca probably thought that she could hide it well from them. She had no idea that they had already found out the truth.

"Act like how you always have when you run into her next time. Don't be kick up a fuss, and don't throw a temper tantrum. Do you understand?" He reminded them.

Tommy nodded and asked, "Daddy, can I call Mommy like how I used to?"

"She's still Ms. Luca for now." Lanie corrected him, afraid that Tommy would make it a habit and give it away in front of Luca.

"Yes." Luke stroked his head. “You have to pretend you don't know anything about it. That'll help me figure things out regarding why she's doing this."

Tommy nodded and exchanged a quick smile with his brother and sister.

Although they could not reunite with their mother now, they were happy to know that their mother had returned safely.

Their mother had come back to them safely, and she was still kind to them like how she used to be back then.

Luke asked the children to keep it a secret and not tell the other members of the Crawford family.

The three of them nodded their heads to show that they knew what to do.

After the short meeting ended, Tommy picked up his small tablet. The first thing he wanted to do was to talk to Luca. He sent Luca a video call request.

Luca was still in the vehicle as it was peak traffic hour at night. The van stopped from time to time. It was obvious that they were stuck in traffic. Belongs to - All rights reserved.

Luca's phone was in her bag when it rang. One of the men picked up her bag and took the phone out. He glanced at it. Then, he handed it to Luca and let her see it. After that, he rejected the video call request.

Luca felt helpless when she saw that Tommy was sending her a video call request.

The man mumbled in a low voice, “How troublesome." Then, he switched off her phone.

After that, he threw it back into her bag.

Tommy frowned when his request was rejected. "What's Mom. Ms. Luca doing..."

He waited for a while to see if Luca would call back. Then, he sent her another video call request again.