Chapter 2438 She Had Failed

“Come in.” Luca smiled. The bed in the master bedroom was big enough. Even if Tommy and Lanie

slept here, the bed would be able to fit them.

“Thank you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie stuck out her head and looked around. Then, she walked into the

bedroom. She turned to look at Luke and asked, “Daddy, can I sleep here? I'm scared...”

Luke looked at Rainie. He knew she had always been timid. She had to sleep with someone else

whenever she was in an unfamiliar environment.

The beds in Lanie’s and Rainie’s bedrooms were for children. Now that the kids had grown up, those

beds were naturally a little too small for them.

Hence, Luke had no choice but to admit that his plans were ruined tonight. He said, “Sure. The bed

is big enough for everyone.”

“Thank you, Daddy!” Rainie gave him a sweet smile.

"Come here. Give me the pillow.” Luca took the pillow Rainie was holding in her arms from her. She

noticed that it was the pillow Rainie used when she was at home, and she brought it along with her.

Luca's heart skipped a beat. Rainie was not like this when she was young. It seemed like the older

she grew, the more insecure she was.

Luca placed her pillow in the middle of the bed and said, “It's late. Rainie. Go to sleep.”

“Thank you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie took off her slippers and climbed onto the bed. She lay down in the

middle of the bed.

Luca noticed that Luke's face had turned gloomy. She reckoned that it was because Rainie was

sleeping in the middle of the bed and Luke would not be able to cuddle with her.

Luca recalled Luke's overbearing behavior a moment ago. He did not give her any chance to reject

him. However, he had no choice but to endure it in front of the kids. Luca could not help but feel a

chill going down her spine. At the same time, she was also reflecting if she had taken things too far.

However, Rainie was their child. It was normal for them to do this. Thus, she said, “Go to bed first.

I'm going to check on Lanie and Tommy."

Then, Luca walked out of the bedroom and closed the door behind her.

Luke stared at Rainie.

Rainie was staring at him too. She noticed that Luke seemed to be in a bad mood. Therefore, she

asked, “Daddy, did I do something wrong?”

“No. Go to sleep.” Luke covered her with the blanket.

His daughter was still young, so he could not blame her for this.

Rainie closed her eyes. When she was about to fall asleep, she heard Luke say, “Rainie, I'd like to

discuss something with you.”

“I know. Daddy, you'd like to sleep with Ms. Luca, right? I'll sleep on the edge of the bed, then.”

Rainie smiled and sat up on the bed. She picked up her pillow and got out of bed.

“Daddy, can I sleep here?” Rainie asked.

“Sure. You can sleep there.” Luke waited for Rainie to lie down before helping to cover her with the

blanket.

Luke thought about it. The bed was spacious enough. Even if the kid were to sleep close to the edge

of the bed, she would not fall off. That was why he asked Rainie to sleep on the edge of the bed.

Luca only returned to the bedroom after she made sure that Lanie and Tommy were asleep.

She walked near the bed only to realize that Rainie was sleeping close to the edge of the bed. Then,

she looked at Luke, who was on the other side of the bed. She asked in a soft voice, "Why is Rainie

sleeping near the edge of the bed?"

“She said she wanted to sleep there because she didn't want to sleep between us,” replied Luke.

“But it's not safe like that.” Luca frowned.

“Rainie won't toss and turn when she’s asleep. She's quiet. Besides, the bed is big enough. She won't

fall,” said Luke. He got out of bed and made way for Luca to get on the bed. “It's late. Rest earlier.”

Luca looked after Rainie while Luke hugged her from behind.

".." Luca wondered if it was Luke who requested Rainie to sleep on the edge of the bed

However, the child had already fallen asleep. She could not say anything now as it would wake her

up. She thought of carrying Rainie to the middle of the bed and she would sleep on the edge of the

bed instead

Luke pulled her hand and said, “Rainie’s a light sleeper. She'll wake up if you touch her.”

Luca felt a little helpless as she replied, “It's too dangerous for her to sleep here.”

“It's okay. You can put your arms around her. She'll be fine,” said Luke. If they let Rainie sleep in the

middle of the bed, who was Luke going to cuddle with?

“But...” Luca was worried. Would Rainie fall off the bed if she accidentally let go of her? What if she

tossed and turned on the bed?

"If you're still worried, I'll place some blanket on the edge of the bed. She won't fall off the bed that

way," said Luke. He opened the closet, took a few spare thick blankets, folded them into long rolls,

and placed them at the edge of the bed.

“This will work,” said Luke.

Luca had no choice but to nod when she saw how Luke insisted on doing so. She climbed onto the

bed and lay down.

Luke lay down on the bed on the other side and turned off the lights.

It was as though Rainie could sense that Luca was on the bed, so she leaned toward Luca's chest.

Luca held Rainie in her arms.

Rainie mumbled, “Mommy...”

Luca was startled for a moment. Then, she pursed her lips and quietly covered the child with the

blanket.

Luke whispered in Luca's ears, “Rainie used to love sleeping together with her mother.”

“I see.” Luca felt sorry for Rainie. She had failed as a mother.

Luke put his arm around Luca's waist. Even though the frenetic desires in him had yet to calm down,

he tried his best to suppress them. After all, their child was with them, and he could not do

anything.

"Go to sleep. Take your mind off it,” Luke muttered softly in her ears.

Luca was slightly surprised. How did Luke know that she was thinking about her and her children’s

matters...

The next day.

Luke and Luca were still deeply asleep. They had a good night's sleep all night. Although Rainie was

by their side, it did not affect their sleep.

It was only when Tommy came running into the room did they wake up.

Tommy saw Rainie lying on the bed and asked in confusion, “Rainie, why are you here?”

“Nothing. I had a good night's sleep.” Rainie smiled at Tommy.

"Oh, Rainie, you couldn't fall asleep in an unfamiliar environment. That's why you came here to be

the third wheel, right?" Tommy hit the mark.

“I didn't. I just missed Daddy and Ms. Luca.” Rainie’s little face turned red. She did not want her

younger brother to think that she was timid.

Tommy stuck out his tongue.

Luke looked at his youngest son. He pulled a straight face and asked, “Have you washed your face?”

“No...” Tommy lifted his head and saw Luke's stern expression. He ran out of the room with his little

short legs and said, “I'm going to wash my face now.”

Rainie got out of bed and said, “Daddy, Ms. Luca, I'm going to wash my face too.”

"Okay. Off you go." Luca combed her messy hair with her fingers. She watched Rainie leave the

room, then she got out of bed. "Mr. Crawford, freshen yourself up. I'll fold the blankets.”

"Okay." Luke shook his head helplessly when Luca was still addressing him as Mr. Crawford. He

climbed out of bed and headed to the bathroom.

Luca was truly stubborn. She would not call his name affectionately when there was no need to.

It made him speechless and feel helpless.

Luca folded all the blankets that were on the edge of the bed.

Rainie slept really quietly. There was no sign of the blankets being moved.

Luca smiled. She was fortunate that it was Rainie who slept with her. If it was Tommy who slept on

the edge of the bed, he might have fallen off the bed when no one was paying attention to him.

She knew the kids’ sleeping habits well.

After Luca folded the blankets, she put them back into the closet. Then, she took her clothes out of

the suitcase. She planned to change into them after freshening herself up.