Chapter 2309 So Pretty, Luca

After taking down the hairdo, Luca took the curler and carefully curled Rainie’s hair.

Rainie’s hair was long but thin, so it did not take long before Luca was done curling. She let go of

the lock of hair in her hand and reached for a hairpin to clip Rainie’s hair in place.

“What do you think?” Luca asked

Rainie looked at the mirror and saw how gentle Luca was with her. She felt doted on by her mother

and nodded with a smile. “It's so pretty, Ms. Luca. You have very skilled hands.”

“You're just very pretty, Rainie,” Luca replied.

“No, no, it's thanks to you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie was overjoyed when she saw herself in the mirror.

Luca looked at herself and Rainie in the mirror. She could not stop herself from putting her hand on

Rainie’s shoulder gently.

She did Rainie’s hair all the time when her daughter was still young. Then, she was abducted to the

Island of Despair. Her children grew up while she was away. Now that she had returned, her children

no longer needed her help to tie their hair nor did she have any excuses to do so.

This time, she could finally help her daughter with her hair.

Luca felt remorseful.

Every girl in school had their mothers to help them with their hair, yet Rainie only had her maid and

her own hands to do hers.

Luca was remorseful to her children for not fulfilling her role as their mother, and as for Luke...

Aunt Neile walked in and smiled mirthfully when she saw the two. “You're here with Ms. Rainie, Ms.

Luca. Oh, you changed your hairstyle, Ms. Rainie. It looks great on you.”

Rainie smiled sweetly and replied, “Ms. Luca did it for me.”

“It looks great. With that tiara, you look just like the princess from a fairytale,” Aunt Neile praised

and placed the tray on the vanity table. “Ms. Luca, Ms. Rainie, I heard that a lot of people were

invited to the banquet, so it might be a long while before food is served. I prepared some snacks for

you so that you won't go hungry waiting for the food.”

“Thank you, Aunt Neile,” Luca thanked Aunt Neile for her thoughtfulness.

The Crawford family was big, and every considerably powerful person in A City would surely attend

the banquet as long as they received an invitation. Some foreign entrepreneurs might attend as

well, and with so many attendants, the banquet was sure to begin late.

Not to mention that the attendants were all people of status. They might not arrive on time either.

If they ate what Aunt Neile prepared now, then they would not have to wait in hunger for the

banquet to start.

Luca wondered if Lanie and Tommy were also snacking in advance at the manor.

After Aunt Neile left, Luca took the tray and went to the living room on the second floor to eat the

snacks.

"Oh, right, Rainie. Did Mr. Crawford say anything else?” Luca asked. She realized that Luke had

already gone to the office and the children were playing around downstairs when she woke up this

morning.

She thought that she had woken up late today, but after looking at the time, she realized that she

had not.

“Daddy? Daddy told me to be good and wait at home. He'll fetch us to the hotel after he comes

back,” Rainie relayed Luke's message.

“Do you know which hotel we're going to?” Luca asked.

“Traders Hotel.” Rainie had overheard the adults confirming where to hold the banquet, so she knew

where it was.

“Traders Hotel, huh...” Luca suddenly remembered that Matysh used to stay there, though he no

longer did. This meant that she would not come across the man even if she went to that hotel.

"Yeah, Traders Hotel. Great-grandmother likes grandeur, so Uncle Louis chose that hotel,” Rainie

replied. She was still young, but she already understood such things.

Luca nodded. Traders Hotel had the most luxurious banquet hall in A City, and it could fit tables for

around 300 attendants. Louis must have chosen this hotel for its grandeur and capacity.

Such a banquet must have cost a lot of money.

After eating, Luca and Rainie decided to play with puzzles since their outfits were unsuited for

conducting experiments.

Luke only returned to the villa around six-thirty.

Rainie looked up and smiled at Luke. “You're back, Daddy.”

Luca looked up when she heard Rainie. “Mr. Crawford.”

Luke felt an irrepressible urge rise when he saw Luca. She looked too stunning...

He walked over to them instinctively. “What are you two doing?”

“Ms. Luca and I were bored, so we're playing puzzles,” Rainie answered with a crescent-eyed smile.

Her smile deepened when she saw that her dad's eyes were pinned on Luca.

“I see. Luca, go upstairs and help me pick something to wear,” Luke said, his gaze drilling straight at

her.

“Huh?” Luca looked at him confusedly. Luke's wardrobe was filled with expensive suits. Not to

mention that the man was tall and lean. He would look handsome in whatever he wore.

There was no need to pick what to wear.

“I don't know what to wear,” Luke said again when Luca did not move.

“Uh, I'll go take a look, then.” Luca put down the puzzle pieces in her hand and went upstairs with

Luke.

She walked into Luke's bedroom on the second floor.

Luke followed her in and closed the door behind him.

Luca opened the wardrobe and solemnly looked through the suits. After a while, she picked a suit

out and turned to ask, “What do you think of this, Mr. Crawford?”

Luke continued staring at her, his gaze never averting as he replied, “Looks good.”

Luca smiled exasperatedly. “You didn't even look at it.”

“I trust you.” Then, he grabbed the suit in Luca's hand and hung it back in the wardrobe.

"What are you—" Before Luca could comprehend what Luke was doing, the man closed the distance

between them and wrapped an arm around her waist as he leaned down to kiss her lips

"Hmmf..." The kiss was sudden and passionate. Luca felt her body go weak.

They had some close and intimate interactions these days, but this degree of passion was rare.

Like a young man in his early 20s, Luke delved deep into her beauty.

Luca slowly lost herself in the sensation.

Luke's lips slowly made their way down as he praised, “You're so pretty, Luca.”

“Mmph..." Luca felt herself going crazy under Luke's ministration. She placed her palms on his chest

to create distance. “We still need to leave, Mr. Crawford.”

Luke paused before signing and softly pecking her neck.

He did not want to leave the house, but he concurred.

He let go of Luca, and his eyes darkened as he took in the mess his lips had made of her makeup.

“So pretty.”

There was a hint of something more in his raspy tone, and Luca felt her control over her body slip

through her fingers. “You should change, Mr. Crawford. I'll go fix my makeup.”

Then, she quickly walked out of Luke's bedroom.