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.

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

the swelling

swollen, Luca had told her not to mention it. Aunt Neile would not say anything that might make Nina uncomfortable. "There's nothing

here and would not eat that much, it was in her nature to feel the need to

saw Nina insisting on helping. If

in the living room who were doing their

dinner, they were having dinner half an hour earlier

their hands, and joined the dinner

express

soup." Luca grinned as she set out

brought the soup to the table, she

the kids when she went out to buy things for Nina. She rose to her feet, took it out of the fridge, and said, "And here's your

as Luca was concerned that having just soup for dinner might make them hungry

cheered again, clearly satisfied

out a sigh of relief when she saw that. She was fully aware that this dinner was arranged with her convenience in mind, but

such a simple

calmly enjoyed their dinner. During the meal, the kids did not ask

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

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

was not a

none of them

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

the first to complete his homework. After handing his exercise

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