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.

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 with my phone anymore.

walked out of the kitchen and heard Aunt Neile muttering to herself. She asked with curiosity, "Aunt Neile, what are you

now. That was when I realized my grandson had turned on

she heard it was Luke

Crawford says?" Luca

call when he found out that Ms. Rainie and you were baking in the kitchen." Aunt

her brows. Luke called just to find out if she was in the

for her or

did

didn't take a new one out." Aunt Neile put down the vacuum and marched into the kitchen. She took a bag of icing sugar out of

were covered with flour. She said, "Way

give you some cookies

Ms. Rainie's cookies must be good." Aunt Neile agreed with her, then she turned to look at Luca. "Ms. Craw, I'm going

of the icing sugar pack and poured some on

standing beside her, watching

aroma of

a plate and walked out of the kitchen. She said, "Aunt Neile, the cookies are done. Come on here

out again. She picked up one of the cookies and took a bite, "Ms. Rainie,

She said, "Ms. Luca

and heard Rainie saying that. She chimed in, "You helped to bake the cookies too, which means you

it on her neck. Then, she

with curiosity, "Ms.

stay at home

I'll listen to Aunt Neile." Rainie

went out and headed to her car to

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