“Thea isn't a kid anymore. As her grandmother and guardian, aren't you going to teach her some manners?" Old Master Crawford frowned as could not bear the sight of Susan spoiling the child.

Compared to Lanie and the other two, Thea was very bad-mannered.

"That's enough, Father. Keep your voice down. Our Thea wasn't always like this. She turned out this way because of the trauma she experienced three years ago. Speaking of which, someone is to blame for that." Susan deliberately glanced at Luke.

In her opinion, Old Master Crawford behaved this way because he favored Luke's children.

Thea was also his great-granddaughter, yet he often lectured her in front of the other three children, which bothered Susan.

After Thea's trauma from three years ago was mentioned, Old Master Crawford was speechless.

Allison's behavior at the time had directly hurt Thea and left an indelible psychological wound in the child's heart.

Since then, Thea's character had changed.

Louis and his wife even took the child to see a psychiatrist, and the doctor said that the trauma was a result of emotional shock. Perhaps it would get better as she grew older and gradually forgot about it. The most important thing was to have her parents by her side.

However, Louis was often busy with work and rarely had time to accompany his daughter.

On the other hand, Yuri started to get busy at the company after Thea went to kindergarten. Hence, she rarely accompanied her as well.

Thus, Thea had always been in the care of Susan.

Susan's idea of child education was to spoon-feed them and nothing else. That was why Thea's character turned out even worse.

Compared to Lanie and the others, Thea's personality was not likable at all.

"That's enough. What's the point of bringing up the past?" Old Master Crawford glared at Susan. They so eagerly wished that Thea would forget that incident, yet Susan kept bringing it up as if the situation was not bad enough.

Like hell she would forget it!

Susan held Thea's hand and sneered. "Everything happens for a reason, Father. Let me remind you that Thea isn't to blame for the way she turned out. As an elder, shouldn't you be more caring toward her?"

She accused the old master of injustice.

Old Master Crawford glanced at Thea who was trembling. Every time an adult mentioned the incident three years ago, the child would tremble.

After so many constant reminders, she simply could not forget.

"Alright, dinner is ready. Go eat," grunted Old Master Crawford. He glanced at Thea once again and could not help but shake his head.

He may need to have a talk with Louis and Yuri to get them to make time to accompany their child.

If Susan continued to take care of the child, he would much rather find a nanny for Thea.

The nanny would do a much better job anyway.

Nothing good could come out of being in Susan's care.

Old Master Crawford also changed his mind about letting Susan move in with the rest after Louis' villa was done renovating.

Otherwise, she would take care of Thea again.

Thea's character could only get worse if she was under Susan's care, so he might as well get a professional nanny. Even if Louis and Yuri did not have the time to take care of their child, a professional nanny would be good for Thea too.

Rainie noticed Thea trembling and found her pitiful. She still remembered that incident.

It was all their grandma's fault.

She stepped forward to hold Thea's hand. "Thea, let's go eat."

Thea did not extend her hand. She shrank herself in between Susan's arms instead.

She was not afraid of Rainie; she hated her.

Old Master Crawford would praise Rainie in front of everyone, but he never once mentioned her.

If others did not know better, they would think that she was his only great-granddaughter.

Thea took Susan's words to heart, so Old Master Crawford's lecture this time around made her grudge against Rainie go even deeper.

Susan sneered as she held Thea's hand and said, "Come on, Thea. Let's go eat. If not, you'll get lectured again."

Luke frowned. The things that Susan said were not good for a child's mental growth.

It seemed that he would need to have a talk with Louis about the way Thea was being educated. Têxt © .

Rainie felt awkward with her hand still extended.

Tommy read her mind and immediately went forward to hold Rainie's hand. He grinned and said, "Rainie, let's go eat."

"Okay." Rainie smiled and patted her brother's head. The two siblings then walked to the dining room together.

On the other hand, Lanie followed behind them. When she saw that Luke was still standing there, she called to him, "Daddy, it's time to eat."

"Alright." Luke nodded and walked into the dining room with the children.

After dinner, Luke let the children finish their homework there.

The kids were smart, so they were able to do their homework quickly. After they were done, Luke carried the two bags of things the maid packed up and took the kids home.

It was pitch dark in the villa.

Luke frowned and looked at the time. Aunt Neile must have gotten off work by now, but where was Luca?

Based on her character, she would not turn off the lights if he had yet to come back home.

Luke took the children into the living room and turned the lights on. The house was extremely quiet.

Tommy held Luke's hand and whispered, “Daddy, did Ms. Luca really come back?"

"She's back," said Luke.

"Then why isn't she in the villa? Did she sneak away?" Tommy asked while pouting. Luke clearly remembered that she wanted to move out before his accident.

Luke's heart thumped. Luca could not have moved out, right?

He had a hard time finding an excuse to get her to move here and live with him and the kids. He thought that after a month, she would abandon the idea of moving away...

After seeing the darkness, he started to feel uneasy. He simply put the two bags in his hands on the floor and said, "She could be sleeping. Don't go upstairs first, or you might disturb her."

Luke headed upstairs after saying that.

The three kids stood in the living room and impatiently watched as Luke climbed up the stairs three steps at a time.

He quickly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Tommy looked at his brother and sister. "Dad is anxious, right?"

"He's afraid." A complicated look flashed in Lanie's eyes. Although he did not show it, he was afraid that Luca had moved out too.

"Is he afraid that Ms. Luca has moved out?' asked Tommy.

Lanie nodded.

Tommy could not help but mumble, "I'm afraid too.."

If not for their father's orders, they would have followed him up to see if Luca had moved out.

"Ms. Luca wouldn't be so cruel.." Rainie looked worried, but she still reassured her brother. She was praying that their mother was not cruel enough to leave them behind.

Luke came to the second floor and saw that Luca's bedroom door was tightly shut. He mustered up his courage and knocked on the door. "Luca, are you asleep?"