Queenie was still hesitant because after what Luca had done for their family, they should be the ones thanking her.

Now, it was the other way around, which was inappropriate.

After noticing Queenie's hesitation, Luca said, “Aunt Queenie, this is just a token of appreciation. You know there's no hidden meaning to it. Since it's New Year's, I wanted to gift you two some things to show my gratitude."

Nina also said, "She's right, Aunt Queenie. If it makes you uncomfortable, you can just gift Luca an envelope with money when the new year is here."

Queenie looked at Luca with her lips slightly open as she nodded. "Okay. Thank you, Luca."

"You're welcome, Aunt Queenie." Luca smiled faintly after Queenie accepted the gifts.

Queenie saw that Luca was not angry in the slightest bit. She even gifted her a whole bunch of things. It would be rude of her to continue dwelling on what had happened yesterday.

Her heart softened after seeing Luca's smiling face as if the bitterness in her heart that was caused by Leia had been washed away.

After dinner, Luca and Nina both helped Queenie with the bags as they went to the underground parking lot of the mall. Then, they sent Queenie to her car and watched her leave.

Nina looked at her face and said thoughtfully, "Luca, you seem to care a lot about Aunt Queenie."

"Is that so? Perhaps it's because Aunt Queenie reminds me of my mother who suffered a lot to raise me." Luca smiled.

"Your mother is amazing." Nina's eyes grew gloomy when she mentioned her mother. Other mothers could do such things for their children, yet her mother...

"It's getting late. Did you drive here?" Luca asked.

Nina shook her head. "No, I came in the driver's car, but I knew I was going to have dinner here, so I let him go back first. I have to inform him to pick me up now."

"No need to go through so much trouble. Just take my car. I'll go home after sending you back," said Luca as she estimated Percy's mansion to be quite far from the mall.

She was not comfortable letting Nina wait here.

Although the Mallory family now believed that Nina was Old Master Crawford's goddaughter, there was no guarantee that they would not have something up their sleeve.

"Sure." Nina liked Luca's company, so she did not refuse.

Warren drove up in front of them and got down from the car to open the door for them.

Luca and Nina got into the car.

When Warren sat back in the driver's seat, Luca said, "Let's send Percy's girlfriend home first."

“Yes, Ms. Craw." Warren did not ask them for the address as he had driven Luke there before, so he knew where Percy's home was.

After dropping Nina off, Warren then sent Luca home.

It was nighttime.

Queenie glanced at the clock on the wall to see that it was already 10 o'clock.Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.

Half an hour ago, Jack called to say that his meeting had ended and he was rushing home.

Queenie guessed that he was almost home, so she stood up and walked into the kitchen to make supper for Jack.

She made soup with some vegetables and meat.

When the soup was done, Jack returned home.

He took off his coat and glanced at the bags sitting on the coffee table before walking into the kitchen. “I'm back."

“Dear, I made you a bowl of soup. Want some?" Queenie asked.

“Yes, please. I'm not used to the food they ordered. Home-cooked food tastes the best." Jack walked over and took it from Queenie's hands. “I'll do it. Careful, it's hot."

“I'll bring out side dishes for you." Queenie's heart ached because he was so tired from working overtime every day recently.

Jack carried the bowl to the dining table and sat down.

Queenie handed him a spoon and set the side dishes aside before saying softly, “You can eat now." “Thank you." Jack took a sip of the soup and slowly asked, “Did you go to the mall today?"

“Yeah. Are you asking because of the bags on the coffee table?" Queenie asked as all the bags on the coffee table were gifted by Luca.

She had kept the ones she bought herself way before this.

“I saw quite a lot of things. Are they all for the new year?" Jack asked as Queenie was not one to enjoy strolling around in malls because she thought that she had to keep a low profile as his wife. The maid

would always prepare everything unless it was necessary for her to do it herself.

“The stuff I bought has been kept away. I just bought some new clothes for the new year and some goods to entertain guests and relatives. The bags on the coffee table are gifts from Luca," said Queenie.

“Luca gifted them?" Jack was surprised.

“Yes, I ran into Nina at the mall today, and she invited me to dinner, which I agreed to. Luca was there too. She rushed over after work, but she still gifted me so many bags of stuff. I refused, but the two youngsters persuaded me to accept them." Queenie told him about today's events with a sense of resignation.

“Great." Jack chuckled as his daughter was considerate enough to give them gifts.

"What's so great about that? Everything was bought in the mall, and the shops in that mall are all branded. Just imagine how much those bags of goods must have cost. I really didn't want to accept them, and I was also embarrassed..." Queenie sighed.

Jack's had a special status, so gifts between relatives had to be given with caution.

Luca was not their relative, but she gifted them such expensive gifts. Accepting the gifts concerned her.

"What are you afraid of? Luca has been so helpful to our family. How could she harm me? If she gifted them, we should just accept them. Otherwise, she'll be upset." Jack calmly drank his soup.

Although Luca could not recognize them as her parents, the gifts she gave them already showed her appreciation for them.

"You're right, but I'm still a little worried. Besides, Luca has helped us so much, and now, she even gifted us so many things. She said they're New Year's gifts, but how can I accept them?" Queenie said in low spirits.

"What did she give us?" Jack's eyes lit up as he was interested in the gifts Luca had given them.

Queenie saw the look on his face. Leia had given him many things in the past, but she had never seen such an expression on his face.

Facing Luca's gifts, he had this look on his face before even finding out what she had given him.

"They're all on the coffee table. You can go see for yourself later." Queenie had seen them all. Some were for her, and some were for him.

The gifts given to them were expensive and not biased toward anyone.

"Okay, I'll go take a look when I'm done eating." Jack was very interested.

"Since Luca has helped our family so much and even sent so many gifts, what do you think we should send back?" Queenie was distressed.

"No need to send anything." Jack shook his head and took a bite of coleslaw.

"No need? How can we not?" Queenie wrinkled her brows in disapproval.