Chapter 1844 She Had No Status

Enoch drove all the way while following behind the cab Luca was in.

Then, he reached the entrance of the villa district. He stopped the car beside the road and watched

Luca get out of the car before walking into the villa district.

"She's staying in a villa district?" Enoch glanced at the houses in front of him. The prices of such villa

districts had surpassed the average real estate prices in A City over the recent years. It was even

about to exceed the land price of the mansions built by those wealthy people back then.

Those who could stay here were mostly successful entrepreneurs and A-list celebrities.

“Is Luca that rich?” Enoch furrowed his brows suspiciously, refusing to believe that.

Although Luca had a decent job and she came back from abroad, only a few could afford to stay in

these mansions...

Enoch picked up his phone and saved the video he recorded. Then, he asked a friend who was

working in the housing and urban development field out for dinner before leaving.

Luca did not know Enoch had followed her all the way here. She had been busy handling her work

when she was in the cab and did not pay attention to what was going on on the road. When she

reached the villa, she greeted the children and headed to the kitchen where she began to make

dinner.

Luke had not come back even after dinner was ready.

She knew Luke would come back late tonight. Maybe he would even sleep in the office. In the past,

she would definitely deliver a warm dinner to the office for Luke. However, she had no status now.

That was why she just kept some food for Luke. After she kept the food warm, she ate dinner with

the children.

After dinner, the children took turns letting her check their homework. Then, Luca imitated Luke's

signature to sign their exercise books.

Lanie noticed that Luca had signed using Luke's signature and asked, “Ms. Luca, why are you using

Daddy's signature?”

“It's because your teacher will ask who I am if I sign my name on it. If you try to explain things to

your teacher, they probably won't believe it. Since it's troublesome, I'd rather sign your Daddy's

name on it,” explained Luca. After she signed Lanie's exercise book, she picked up Rainie’s book to

sign Luke's signature on it as well.

Lanie looked at the signature on his book and exclaimed, “Ms. Luca, the signature you signed is

almost the same as Daddy's signature. That's impressive.”

Luca smiled. She had picked up the skill when she was on the Island of Despair.

When she was trained on the Island Of Despair, they would arrange various courses for her. It was

to make sure that she could master a wide range of skills so that she could carry out her missions

easily.

Skills like forging a signature would sometimes come in handy when she was carrying out missions.

After undergoing training for so long, Luca never expected that the first time she would be using

this skill was to sign her children's homework.

She would not have signed the children’s homework on behalf of Luke if it was not because he

might not be coming back tonight.

"They're really alike. I used to have a hobby. I loved to copy others' handwriting. The more I

practiced, the better I got at it. It's just like with Mr. Crawford's handwriting. I often see his signature

on documents, so that's why I know how to copy his signature too," explained Luca. After signing

Rainie's exercise book, she picked up Tommy's.

Tommy's homework was not as good as his elder brother's and sister's. He could not calm himself

down to focus on his homework because of his personality. Hence, Luca checked Tommy's

homework again. After making sure there was no problem with it, she signed Luke's name on it.

After completing everything, Luca stood up and said, “Alright. You've done your homework. You can

go ahead and watch your cartoons or do anything else you want.”

"Ms. Luca, what are you going to do?” Tommy asked.

“Me? I have to work.” Luca stroked the child's head and added, “I'm sorry. I've been busy with work

lately, so I can't keep you company.”

"It's alright, Ms. Luca. Go on, then," Rainie replied thoughtfully. The children felt satisfied as long as

their mother was willing to stay with them. It was enough if they could see her and have dinner with

her every day.

Meanwhile, Tommy said, “Ms. Luca, you're too busy. Look what Daddy has done, giving you so

much work. You should ask him to reduce your workload. That way, you can have more time to

rest.”

Luca smiled and stroked Tommy's head. She said, “Everyone in the office is busy now. I can't just sit

there and do nothing. Alright, I'm going upstairs to work now. Come upstairs to look for me if you

need something, okay?"

"Okay," the three kids replied in unison.

After Luca went upstairs, Rainie looked around her. The maid was busy cleaning up the kitchen.

Rainie said to her elder brother in a low voice, “Lanie, Ms. Luca is lying. She didn’t know how to copy

others’ handwriting back then.”

"She's maturing. She now knows how to do things she didn't know how to previously,” replied Lanie.

Even though Luca did not tell Luke what she had gone through, he was sensitive enough to sense

that their mother had gone through a tough time in the past few years.

Rainie nodded her head. Her father told her before that adversity led to growth. Their mother must

have suffered all these years...

It was 11 o'clock at night,

Luca silently walked out of her bedroom. She headed to the living room on the second floor and

opened the balcony door.

A gust of cold wind blew into the room. She could not help but shiver for a while. The temperature

had plunged tonight, and it was much colder.

Luca walked to the balcony and looked at the parking lot downstairs. Luke's car was not there,

which meant that he was still in the office.

She pulled her jacket closer around her body as she trotted back to the living room and closed the

door. It felt much warmer now. Then, she recalled the night Luke gave her his coat. She wanted to

do the same as well.

However, she had no status to do so, and she could not leave now.

The maid had already gotten off work. Although the kids had gone to bed, it was dangerous to

leave them at home alone.

The temperature had dropped. She wondered if the children’s blankets were enough to keep them

warm.

As Luca thought of this, she walked toward Tommy's bedroom and gently pushed the door open.

The child was lying on the bed, deeply asleep.

Luca walked toward Tommy and saw that he was nicely tucked in. She smiled. The child used to kick

the blanket off him. He had grown up now, and he no longer made a fuss in his sleep. She touched

the child's forehead. It felt a little cold. She took another blanket out of the cabinet and draped it

over him.

Then, she left without making a sound.

After that, Luca headed to Rainie’s room. Little girls were weaker against the cold compared to boys.

Hence, she took another blanket to cover it on her as well. She helped to tuck the blanket under

Rainie's arms. When she was about to leave, she heard Rainie talking in her dream.

“Mommy—"

Luca was startled for a moment and turned around to look at Rainie.

Rainie's eyes were not opened; they were still closed.

It seemed like she was talking in her sleep...

Luca let out a sigh. When the kids were sleeping, they were dreaming about their mother. She was

their mother and standing in front of them now, but she could not acknowledge them...

Luca massaged the dull pain in her forehead. The more she thought about it, it was not only her

head that ached but her heart too.

Luca was not beside them when they were young. She thought they could live a happy life together

with them after acknowledging them, but now....

Luca closed the door gently and walked toward Lanie's bedroom. She added another blanket to

keep him warm too.