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.

them. She entered the kitchen and asked, "Aunt Neile, is there anything I

the swelling on one side of her face but did not

Nina's face was quite swollen, 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 a seat. Dinner

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. If she did not let

foods. Then, she called out to the three kids in the living room who were doing their

they were having

down their pencils, washed their

could not help but express his

it's your favorite tomato soup." Luca grinned as she set out the

the soup to

bought for the kids when she went out to buy things for Nina. She rose

that having just soup for dinner might make them hungry later

again, clearly satisfied

She was fully aware that this dinner was arranged with her convenience

kids enjoyed such a

meal, the kids did not ask anything about Nina's face.

about how

led to the swelling on her face, the kids were smart enough to not believe her words. It would not be good if they

was not a

of

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

first to complete his homework. After handing his exercise book to Luca, he picked up an extracurricular

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