The master bedroom was near the stairs. Luca walked in, put down the briefcase, and came out again.

She noticed that something was off and turned her head, looking at the guest bedrooms.

Previously, she opened all the doors of the guest bedrooms for ventilation. However, all of the doors were closed now...

'Could it be that the cleaning lady and maid closed them after they were done cleaning up?'

Luca did not think much about it and did not bother to open the doors. She walked downstairs. She had to prepare dinner for three children and two adults, so there was a lot to do. If she started immediately, she could have some desserts ready for the kids when they arrived.

After she thought of that, she rolled up her sleeves and walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner with Leane.

Half an hour later, Luca's appetizers were ready and Zander arrived at the villa with the children.

Tommy walked into the villa and went straight to the kitchen, shouting, "Ms. Luca!"

Luca turned around and saw Tommy running toward her. She smiled, squatted down, and wrapped the child in her arms. "You're back from school?"

Tommy nodded, got close to her, and said, "Yeah, Ms. Luca. I missed you so much! Did you miss me?"

"Of course, I did! You're a handsome little boy. I think about you every day!" Luca touched Tommy's head. After a few days of not seeing him, she felt that the child had grown taller again.

Children nowadays grew up fast. A few days of not seeing them felt like years. In a blink of an eye, the children had grown taller.

"Since Ms. Luca missed me so much, I'll accompany you and stay with you every day from now on!" Tommy said, his eyes bright and full of joy.

Luca listened to the child's innocent words. She smiled and said nothing.

She also wanted to stay with the children every day. She would not feel tired no matter how long she had to take care of them.

However, the reality was cruel. She could not admit that she was their mother. As such, she could not live with them.

Luca stood up and said, "I made you some mini pre-dinner desserts. Do you want some?"

"Okay! Ms. Luca, you're the best!" Tommy clapped his hands.

Luca walked out with the mini desserts while Tommy followed her, pulling on her apron.

Luca greeted Lanie and Rainie, who were sitting obediently on the sofa. "Lanie, Rainie, come over for dessert."

When they heard her, Lanie and Rainie stood up together and walked toward the dining room.

Rainie's eyes lit up as soon as she saw the desserts on the table. Luca noticed it, smiled, and held up a mini dessert with the most cream. She handed it to Rainie, "Rainie, I know you like sweet foods. This one has the most cream. It's for you."

"Thank you, Ms. Luca. I do like sweet foods the most." Rainie took it, her eyes lighting up once more when she saw the delicate dessert. owns all content.

Luca took two more for Lanie and Tommy. "This is for you, and you. I'll have to get back to the kitchen. By the way, you can run around but be careful so you won't fall."

She knew that the children were active, so she wanted to remind them.

"Ms. Luca, can I take it and eat it on the sofa?" Lanie asked cautiously. Although she knew this was their daddy's villa, their daddy now listened to their mommy, so he wanted to be sure.

Moreover, their mommy had disappeared for three years. Although Luca was kind to them, he was still careful. He did not want to make her angry by doing something wrong.

"Of course, you can. Just make sure you don't run around after eating." Luca urged them. She patted Rainie's head, thought about it, then touched Lanie's head. After that, she walked into the kitchen.

Lanie held the dessert in one hand and put his other hand on top of his head.

Their Mommy's hands were still so warm...

Luca walked into the kitchen. Leane said cheekily, "Ms. Craw, do the kids like your desserts?"

"It looks like they do. They each took one and are eating it now," Luca said. She walked to the preparation table and started to cut the meat.

"Young Master Lanie is not usually a fan of desserts. If he's eating it too, it means that they truly love the food you make. You have a special connection with them," Leane said. Whenever the cook in Crawford Manor prepared something sweet, Lanie would never eat it.

Luca was stunned that Lanie did not like desserts. He thought of how he had so much of the cupcakes she made before. Before she came into the kitchen, she also noticed that Lanie had already taken a small bite of the dessert she prepared.

She shook her head and continued cooking.

With Leane's help, after an hour, Luca turned all the ingredients into ordinary home-cooked dishes. Although they were home-cooked dishes, they were full of colors and flavors.

Luca sniffed it and was not sure when Luke would be back. Hence, she put all the dishes in the microwave. She planned to wait for Luke to come back before eating.

After a while, she heard the sound of a car.

Leane also heard it. "Young Master Luke is back."

Luca was surprised by what she said. Leane said that Young Master Luke was back, not that Young Master Luke had arrived.

It was as if Luke stayed here.

"Leane, please help me bring these dishes out," Luca said. The dishes were best served warm and would not taste as good when they were reheated. She did not expect him to arrive at the perfect time.

"Okay," Leane smiled and helped bring out the home-cooked dishes.

The kids were waiting for their father at the door. When they saw Luke coming back, they surrounded him and said, "Daddy, you're back!"

Rainie said first.

"Dad, Ms. Luca made a lot of delicious food and mini desserts. Let's eat?"

That was what the gluttonous Tommy said.

"Dad, Tommy has been good. Ms. Luca's delicious food filled his mouth so he wasn't naughty at all."

Lanie spoke too.

Luca listened to what the children said and frowned slightly. No matter who said what, it all sounded like they thought Luke stayed here...

Luke looked toward the dining room and happened to meet her gaze.

Luca quickly looked away and said, "The food is ready. Wash your hands and we can have dinner,"

"Yay! Ms. Luca is awesome! I can't wait to eat her delicious food!" Tommy was the happiest whenever it involved food. He was tired of eating the food prepared by Crawford Manor's cook and thought about eating Luca's cooking every day.

If Luke had not stopped him, he would have run over to Luca long ago.

Luca watched as Luke brought the kids to wash their hands. He seemed to be familiar with the layout of the house. It was normal considering that this was his villa.

She picked up the plates, plated everything, and asked Leane to stay for dinner. When she saw Luke come out with the children, she said, "Let's eat."

"Wow, how great this is!" Tommy's eyes lit up when he smelled the aroma of the food. He ran to the table and climbed onto the chair.

Luca handed him a bowl of soup and said, "It's still a little hot. Drink it slowly."