Luca was ingenious. She quickly helped Rainie to do her hair. It looked good but it was somewhat different from her own.

Rainie looked in the mirror and boasted, saying, "Ms. Luca, you're amazing. My hair looks great!"

Luca smiled, looked at the smile on Rainie's face, and said, "It's still a little different from mine."

"This looks good too! Ms. Rainie, do you want to put on a necklace?" The maid, who was by the side, asked.

Rainie nodded.

The maid took out the necklace Luke had prepared for Rainie and helped put it on her. Luca noticed that Rainie's necklace was also made of pearls.

She was stunned, "Are Rainie's accessories also made of pearls?"

"Yes, these are what Daddy bought for me yesterday. Ms. Luca, do I look good?" Rainie fiddled with her necklace. Luca could tell that she liked it very much.

“Yes, you look wonderful." Luca wondered if Luke did it on purpose. Although Rainie's necklace was for children, it was similar to the necklace on her neck.

"It's the same necklace as yours, Ms. Luca. If we wear the same dress, will people think we're mother and daughter?" Rainie said as she looked at Luca with a smile.

Luca was glad that Luke did not go as far as to buy an identical dress for Rainie. Otherwise, they would be mistaken for a mother and daughter if they walked out together...

She smiled and straightened the necklace around her neck. She complimented her, "Rainie, you're so beautiful—just like a princess who came out of a fairy tale."

When he heard that, Tommy deliberately asked, "Ms. Luca, do I look like a prince?"

"Of course, you're all little princesses and little princes." Luca looked at the three children, her heart feeling warm.

When most of the guests were there, Luke finally left and walked to the lounge. He knocked on the door.

"Come in." Luca's voice came from inside and he pushed open the door. He saw the children sitting around Luca, eating refreshments brought by the waiter.

They looked so happy. He was the only one missing.

Luca saw that it was Luke who came in. She stood up shyly and said, "Mr. Crawford, you're here..."

"Yeah." Luke walked into the lounge, closed the door to cut off the noise outside, and looked at the three children. His gaze fell on Rainie as he said, "The hair you did for her looks great."

"How did you know..." Luca was stunned.

"Ms. Luca, I took a photo when you were doing Rainie's hair just now. It looks lovely. Do you want to see it?" Lanie took the initiative to admit that it was his masterpiece before Luke said anything.

Luca glanced at him helplessly. She did not expect Lanie, who had always been clear-headed, to take a photo of her.

"Okay, please send it to me," she said. When Rainie added her as a Facebook friend back then, Lanie also added her within a day.

Lanie nodded and made an 'okay' gesture.

Rainie said, "Brother, send it to me too."

"I'll send it to you later." Lanie agreed.

Luke looked at them. It was a cheerful and joyous atmosphere. He thought to himself that this was how his home should be...

There was music outside, so he reminded them. "The banquet is about to start. Let's go."

The children stood up one after another. Although they liked being with Luca, they wanted to participate in the joyous event outside as well.

Luca also stood up and suddenly thought that she had not been assigned a seat. If she went out, she probably would not have any seats and seemed to have only two choices.

She could just find an empty seat to sit down but she felt awkward when she thought of how she would be surrounded by strangers.

Her other option was to sit at the same table with Luke and the others, but that was an even more awkward choice. After all, she was not a member of the Crawford family.

Luca would rather choose the former.

Luke seemed to see through her troubles and said, "I've arranged a seat for you." "Ah? With whom?" Luca asked and prayed that it was not with the Crawford family.

"The Normans and Raynes," Luke said. He planned it on purpose. She was close with the Norman and Rayne families. Even if there were other people at the table, she would not feel awkward accompanied by them.

Moreover, the Normans were her biological parents and she grew up with the Rayne family. She would be happy to sit at the same table with them.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief. She was alright sitting with Jack Norman and the others...

They left the room together.

Since Luca did not know where the Normans sat, she had no choice but to follow Luke. Rainie and Tommy held her hand as they walked.

When outsiders saw this scene, they could not help sighing about how they looked like a family. Nevertheless, everyone knew that Luke had a wife, so those who did not know Luca's identity were curious.

Luca walked down the aisle and she felt pressured. Sure enough, not everyone could stand near Luke, not to mention, the two children were still holding her hands.

Luca knew how they would talk about her, but she couldn't bear to let go of the children's hands.

They were still young and sensitive. If she did that, they might think that she despised them.

Luke took Luca to the table where the Norman and Rayne families were. He said, "You'll be sitting here." "Okay, thank you." Luca nodded, then let go of the children's hands and sat down. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

Tommy looked up at Luke and asked, "Daddy, can I sit here with Ms. Luca?"

If it were a normal occasion, Luke would not care, but this was not. He shook his head and said, "No, today is Grandpa's birthday. All of us will be sitting with him."

"Okay." Tommy reluctantly followed Luke.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief and greeted the three at the table, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman, Ms. Rayne, good evening."

"Good evening." They greeted her in succession.

Luca felt that everyone's eyes were still on her. Some of the gazes were like spotlights, stabbing her whole body. She felt uncomfortable sitting here.

Fortunately, the master of ceremonies on the stage soon began to speak so that everyone's attention fell on him instead.

Wanda, who sat on her right side, whispered, "Luca, you look amazing. Did you get ready by yourself?" "No, my friend helped me," Luca said. Wanda knew about Nina, so she kept it to herself, lest she got the feeling that she was stealing everything from Bianca.

Wanda took another look at her outfit and thought that Luca looked gentle and decent. "Your friend is great at this. You look graceful."