"Okay, it's getting late. I'll hang up now. Luca, drop by to have a meal with me when you're free." Old Master Crawford waved at the camera.

"Old Master Crawford, rest well." Luca smiled, hung up the phone, and waited for Aunt Neile to return.

Aunt Neile immediately returned to the house after she sent the Mallory family out the door. She noticed that Luca was sitting calmly on the sofa. She patted her chest and said, "Ms. Craw, I was almost scared to death! I'm glad that they didn't do anything."

"It would've been fine even if they tried something. Aunt Neile, if you encounter this situation again, make sure you protect yourself." Luca was touched by how Aunt Neile put herself in front of her when she realized that there was danger.

"That won't work, Ms. Craw. I'm stronger than you and can take hits for you." Aunt Neile smiled. After the false alarm, she relaxed a little and cleaned up the cups on the coffee table. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

Luca stood up and said, "Aunt Neile, you can get off work when you're done cleaning. It's too late, so there are probably no buses. I'll get you a ride and ask the driver to wait for you at the gate of the community."

With that, she picked up her phone and got a cab for Aunt Neile.

"Thank you, Ms. Craw." Aunt Neile smiled gratefully and reminded her, "By the way, please inform Mr. Crawford. He's probably worried sick."

"I will," Luca said. She clicked in her chat with Luke, thought about it for a second, and sent him a voice note.

"The matter has been resolved thanks to you and Old Master Crawford. Thank you." She was courteous.

Luke's expression turned sour when he heard the voice message.

'This woman... Can she not be so polite? Why is she treating me like an outsider after her face has changed?! I'm still her husband!'

After Aunt Neile left, Luca went upstairs. She did not know whose bedroom the children took Nina to, so she said, "Nina, the matter is resolved. Come out."

Nina walked out of Rainie's bedroom with the three children after they heard her.

"Resolved?" Nina did not expect that the situation would be diffused so quickly...

"Mm, they're all gone," Luca nodded.

Tommy gave her a thumbs-up as he said, "Ms. Luca, you're amazing. You got the bad guys out of our home!"

Lanie reluctantly patted the back of his brother's hand and reminded him, "He's Old Master Mallory. He's not a bad guy."

Tommy shook his head and responded, "They look fierce. It was like they were gonna beat someone up anytime. Great-grandpa said that we should run far away to avoid getting hurt when we come across gangsters like that. Our favorite TV shows tell us that those who lay their hands on others are bad guys that would be taken away by the police.”

Lanie was speechless. When Old Master Mallory stepped in, they happened to see him before they went upstairs.

Old Master Mallory looked fierce, so they were worried that Luca would suffer against them.

"Okay. Old Master Mallory is like this because he encountered some unhappy things. Let's leave it at that. Your favorite cartoon is playing. Do you want to go downstairs to finish it?" Luca asked.

"Yes!" The mention of 'cartoon' successfully distracted Tommy, who took Lanie and Rainie by the hand and went downstairs.

Nina waited for the children to leave before she stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"They didn't get to lay their hands on me. Even so, I did hope that Pierre would do it. That would give me a reason to beat him up and send him to the hospital so that he can't come out and harm others." Luca could not hide her disgust toward Pierre.

Nina laughed but she was not happy for too long before she asked curiously, "They left just like that? I thought..."

"You thought they'd go upstairs to get you, didn't you? They did want to go upstairs, and the Mallory family's bodyguards were on standby outside. I called Old Master Crawford. They don't respect me, but they would have to take a step back if Old Master Crawford gets involved." Luca told her about what happened. "Pierre did a lot of things against the Crawfords behind his back. Old Master Mallory knew that they had no defense against the Crawfords. Old Master Crawford told them that you're his goddaughter and asked them to back off against the Crawfords. If they still made a move, it would disrupt the peace between the two families, so they won't come to trouble you for the time being."

Nina's eyes widened as she uttered, "Goddaughter?"

"Yeah. Otherwise, Old Master Crawford would have no excuse to protect you," Luca said. "You don't mind, yeah?"

"Why would I mind... I should thank you all," Nina said. Her phone rang.

"I'll take a call." She said to Luca when she saw that it was Percy calling then stepped aside to answer the phone.

Luca waited for her to finish the call.

Luca could not hear what Percy said, but she heard Nina say, "Mm, I'm fine. It's all sorted out. You don't have to come over, I'm fine."

Luca knew that it was likely Luke had told Percy that Old Master Mallory had come to the door, so he was concerned about Nina.

After a while, Nina handed the phone to Luca and said, "Percy is looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Luca was a little surprised. She took the phone and put it to her ear. "Hello, Mr. Mallory." "Dr. Craw, thank you for stepping in to help Nina. I roughly know what happened. I owe you one. If you need help in the future, all you have to do is ask. I'll most definitely help you.' Percy promised her.

"I can't take credit for what happened, but I accept your appreciation. Nina is safe here, don't worry," Luca said.

"Mm, I have to go on a business trip. I'd appreciate it if you can take good care of Nina while I'm gone," Percy said. He was worried that Nina might not be used to staying with Luca, but now it seemed that Luca had the ability to protect Nina.

He was completely at ease knowing that.

"Okay, no problem. I'll pass the phone back to Nina," Luca said as she handed the phone over.

"What did you talk about?" Nina asked curiously.

"He asked me to take good care of you." Luca smiled and walked into the laboratory. It was not too late, and it was not time for the kids to go to sleep yet. Hence, she could continue working on her experiments for a while.

Nina put the phone to her ear, and Percy told her that he was going on a business trip. He also told her not to worry and promised that he would deal with the media.

Nina heard him and quickly acknowledged it.

Percy heard her slightly hasty response and knew that she was shy.

He chuckled. "Wait for my return."

"Okay, I won't keep you any longer. Make sure you take care of yourself during your business trip. I'm doing fine, so you don't have to worry," Nina whispered. She was embarrassed to express her love for Pierre in front of Luca, so she lowered her voice so that Luca, who was in the lab, would not hear her.

"Okay," Percy replied. "Blow me a kiss and you can hang up after."

"Why are you acting like a child? I have to go, bye." Nina said. She then hung up the phone, her face tomato red.