Luca and Rainie were baking cookies in the kitchen, while Aunt Neile was tidying up the living room.

The villa's telephone rang. Aunt Neile answered the call with a puzzled look on her face. After all, people nowadays used smartphones, and there was hardly anyone who would call the villa's landline number. The telephone was basically a decoration in the house. Besides, it was the first time the telephone rang after she started working here.

"Hello, this is theCrawford family." Aunt Neile picked up the receiver.

“Is Luca there?” Luke's voice came from the other end of the line.

Aunt Neile was startled for a moment, and she replied, "Mr. Crawford? You're looking for Ms. Craw, right?"

"Is she in the villa?" Luke asked.

"Yes. Ms. Craw is in the kitchen. She's baking cookies with Ms. Rainie. Do you need me to inform her to pick up your call?" Aunt Neile asked.

"Never mind. If she's at the villa, then it's fine," said Luke. He called Luca after the meeting ended, but no one was answering the call.

Hence, he called Aunt Neile, but she did not answer the call either.

He had no choice but to dial the villa's landline number.

"Okay, Mr. Crawford," Aunt Neile was confused. Luke called to ask about Luca, but he did not ask her to answer the call. That was weird.

Luke added, "Aunt Neile, bring your phone with you when you're doing house chores. I need you to pick up my calls if anything happens."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford." Aunt Neile knew Luke had tried to call her when he told her that, but she had been carrying her phone with her. She did not hear her phone ring, though. She took her phone out of her pocket and realized she had no idea when her phone had been switched to airplane mode.

"My kids must've touched my phone and switched it to airplane mode. That's why I didn't hear the phone ringing. I'm sorry," explained Aunt Neile.

"It's okay. I'll be back in a few days. Take good care of them." Luke hung up the call after that.

the busy tone coming from the other end of the line. She hung up the call even though she thought it was strange. Then, she turned off airplane mode on her phone. She could not help but mutter to herself, "It looks like I can't let the kids mess

muttering to herself.

her pocket and replied, "Nothing. Mr. Crawford called the landline just now. That was when I realized my

face was slightly red when she heard it was Luke who called. Then, she recalled what Rainie told

Crawford says?" Luca

villa. He didn't say anything and hung up the call when he found out that Ms. Rainie and you were baking in the kitchen." Aunt Neile expressed this in

to find out if

he looking for her or

guess it and asked, "Aunt Neile, where did you put the

you. The previous bag was finished, but I haven't been using it lately. That's why I didn't take a new one out." Aunt Neile put down

hands were covered with

some cookies

good." Aunt Neile agreed with her, then she turned to look at Luca. "Ms. Craw,

pack and poured some on the scale. Then,

beside her,

an hour later, the aroma of cookies filled

the kitchen. She said, "Aunt Neile, the cookies are done. Come on here and try

into the washroom to wash her hands, and came out again. She picked up one of the cookies and took a bite,

gave her a cheerful smile. She

of the kitchen and heard Rainie saying that. She chimed in, "You helped to bake the cookies

and put it on

with curiosity, "Ms.

to pick Lanie and Tommy up. Rainie, stay at home and be

to Aunt Neile."

went out and headed to her car to

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