Nina could not help but shoot her a grateful look. It was a silent expression of thanks.

Staying in Luke’s villa meant Karen would not come over, and she could spend the next few days in peace.

Luca held the ice pack and walked into the bathroom. After she placed it in the trash can, she said, "Let's go. Mr. Crawford will be working late tonight and won't be back for dinner. Let's have dinner first."

"Isn't it still early?" Nina had been living here for a while. She knew the usual dinner time for them was later than this.

"The kids are unusually hungry today, so we're eating a bit earlier," explained Luca as she led her downstairs.

It was not really that the kids were hungry. Luca considered that Nina might not have had lunch, especially after being slapped by Karen. She probably had no appetite.

"Aunt Neile made some soup today. Have a bit more later," added Luca as they made their way down the stairs.

"Okay." Even though Nina could not smile, she felt grateful. She knew that Luca had planned for her to stay here after knowing that Karen slapped her.

Hence, this soup was definitely specially prepared by Aunt Neile.

After they reached the ground floor, Luca went straight into the kitchen and asked Aunt Neile, "Is dinner ready, Aunt Neile?"

"Ms. Craw, everything is ready. Would you like to have dinner now?" asked Aunt Neile. Luca had informed her earlier that they would be having soup tonight, which saved her a lot of trouble.

"Yes, let's eat. The kids are hungry," replied Luca. She did not want Nina to feel burdened, so she was still using the kids as an excuse.

"Okay, please wait a moment. I'll bring the food to the table now." Aunt Neile nodded, preparing to bring the soup and other foods to the table.

asked, "Aunt Neile, is

Neile noticed the swelling on one side of her face but did not

Luca had told her not to mention it. Aunt Neile would not say anything that might make Nina uncomfortable. "There's nothing for you to do, Mrs. Mallory. Please have

Even though she would be temporarily staying here and would not eat that much, it was in her

Neile had no choice but to nod when she saw Nina insisting on helping.

the bowls out, and Luca served the other foods. Then, she called out to the three kids in the living room who were doing their homework, "Lanie, Rainie, Tommy, let's have dinner

homework before dinner, they were having dinner half

washed their hands, and joined

but express his

favorite tomato soup." Luca grinned as she set out the bowls that were

to the

went out to buy things for Nina. She rose to her feet,

Luca was concerned that having just soup for dinner might make them hungry later in the night. Pairing it with bread would

cheered again, clearly satisfied with tonight's

when she saw that. She was fully aware that this dinner was arranged with

such a

two adults and three kids calmly enjoyed their dinner. During the meal, the

heart gradually eased. She had initially been worried about how to explain if the kids asked about

claimed that she accidentally fell which led to the swelling on her face, the kids were smart enough to not believe

fall was not

none of them

back to finish their homework. Luca and Nina sat on the living room sofa, waiting for the kids

After handing his exercise book to Luca, he picked up an extracurricular book and

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