Chapter 3167 Their Needs Were Simple

Luca was busy making all sorts of drinks, and eventually, even Rainie could not resist feeling tempted.

The smoothie looked delicious, and the fruit juice looked delicious too.

Rainie never imagined Luca could make so many drinks. Now, looking at these drinks that seemed even better than the ones sold outside, she wanted to try them all.

Rainie suddenly realized she was getting as greedy as her little brother. She could not help but feel a little ashamed of herself.

Luca noticed Rainie’s behavior. She laughed and said, "I just put a pitcher of juice in the fridge. I'll pour some for you and Lanie and Tommy in a bit, okay?" Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

"Okay!" Rainie nodded.

Luca then thought of Luke, who was still busy upstairs. She decided to make a pot of coffee for him. She asked Aunt Neile to send it up. "Aunt Neile, can you please bring this pot of coffee upstairs?"

"Sure, Ms. Craw,” replied Aunt Neile as she took the tray of coffee and glasses upstairs.

Luca and Rainie continued preparing the remaining drinks.

After everything was finally ready, Luca let out a sigh of relief. She glanced at the clock. It was already past four in the afternoon. She had not realized making drinks would take over an hour.

With everything done, she took a not-too-cold pitcher of fruit juice from the fridge and poured three glasses for the kids and one for Aunt Neile. "Aunt Neile, this one's for you. Give it a try."

Luca said with a smile to Aunt Neile, who was cleaning the blender. She placed the three glasses on a tray and then turned to Rainie. "Let's go upstairs."

"Okay, Ms. Luca!" Rainie nodded and followed her upstairs.

Both of them came upstairs. Luca walked toward the bedroom Luke was in and asked, "I made some sweet drinks, but they're not too sweet. Do you want to try some?"

Luke shook his head and raised the glass of coffee in his hand. I'm good with the coffee you made."

"Alright, you keep working, then." Luca smiled. Luke was not fond of sweet drinks or any other fancy beverages. He only drank alcohol, coffee, and plain water.

She left his room and went to Lanie's room, where she found both Lanie and Tommy sitting together.

"Ms. Luca," the two boys greeted her as she walked in.

Luca nodded and replied, "I made some drinks, and they've been in the fridge for a while. Come and try them."

Their eyes lit up.

Tommy's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Here, each of you gets a glass. Tell me how it tastes," said Luca as she placed the tray on the table.

The three kids gathered around, each taking a glass and thanking her before taking a sip.

Luca watched Lanie closely. His taste was similar to Luke's. He did not enjoy overly sweet things. However, he was still a kid, so a bit of sweetness was usually fine.

"So, how is it?" asked Luca, waiting for their verdict.

"Ms. Luca, you should open a shop! Forget working at Daddy's pharmaceutical company. You'd make a fortune selling this!" Tommy exclaimed after taking another sip, clearly impressed.

Luca's gaze fell back on Lanie. He nodded and said, "It's really good."

Rainie proudly said, "I helped too!"

"Good job, Rainie!" Lanie praised her.

Tommy added, "You're awesome, Rainie! This is so good. Is there more?"

Rainie nodded and replied, "There's plenty more, but those are for the guests tonight. If you like it, we can have more later this evening."

"Great!" Tommy chugged down his drink and let out a burp. "It's really good, Ms. Luca. How do you know how to make all this?"

"I keep a record of recipes whenever I see something interesting, but I rarely have time to make them. This time, I had the chance, so I made a bunch of things to try out," explained Luca.

Whenever she saw a delicious recipe, she noted it down, hoping to make it for the kids someday.

Homemade food was always cleaner and safer than store-bought.

"You're amazing, Ms. Luca." Tommy gave her a thumbs-up and put his glass back on the tray. "I really enjoyed it. I saw you making a lot of different drinks too, right?"

"Yes, you can try them all tonight. But be careful not to drink too much, or you won't have room for the barbecue." Luca gently tapped Tommy's nose and handed him a napkin. "Your mouth is all messy. Wipe it clean."

Tommy, grinning, wiped his mouth and replied, "I feel so happy. We have so

much yummy food tonight."

The other two kids nodded in agreement.

For children, having good food and drinks was pure happiness.

They did not have the worries that adults did, so their needs were simple.

When these needs were fulfilled, it kept them joyful and content.

Luca watched the three kids and thought of Nyla, who was on the Island of Despair. She and Luke needed to work hard to provide a better life for all the children.

Lanie and Rainie finished their drinks and placed their glasses on the tray, just like Tommy.

Rainie tried to pick up the tray, but Luca shook her head. "Let me do it. You guys can read or play some games."

"Thanks, Ms. Luca," replied the three kids in unison.

Luca smiled, picked up the tray, and left. She came to Luke’s room, stood by the door, and asked, "Do you want me to bring you some water?"

"Yes, please. Thank you." Luke looked up from his documents and smiled at her.

Luca smiled back and headed downstairs with the tray.

She then brought a jug of water up for Luke.

He could drink coffee like water, but she felt it was not good for his health, so she brought him water to remind him to stay hydrated.

After delivering the jug of water, Luca went back downstairs and saw Aunt Neile coming in with a barbecue grill. She asked, "Ms. Craw, the shop owner just delivered this. Is this okay?"

"Yes, it's big enough." Luca nodded, figuring that with two grills, they would not need much more.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Before Luca could respond. Aunt Nelle said, "Did they forget something and come back?"

She thought it was the shop owner who had returned and checked the video doorbell. As Aunt Neile turned around to look at Luca, she said, "It's not the shop owner, it's Vi-"

Aunt Neile struggled to remember Vivian's name since she had not heard it in a while, and she looked at Luca with a slightly embarrassed expression on her face.

"It’s Vivian, right? Please open the door." Luca nodded, checking the time. Vivian was indeed early.

It was just as she had expected. She knew someone would arrive ahead of time to help out.