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Chapter 2234
Chapter 2234
Chapter 2234
As soon as Aunt Neile finished her sentence, everyone in the dining room turned to look at Luca.
Luca felt helpless for being in the spotlight. Aunt Neile had entered their bedroom and cleaned it up. Of course, she knew that Luke's pillow was not in his own bedroom anymore and had been moved to her bedroom instead.
Luca helped herself with a croissant, trying to look nonchalant as she explained, “Mr. Crawford woke up early. He's working in his bedroom. Aunt Neile, can you please bring breakfast upstairs?"
Aunt Neile nodded, turned around, and strolled into the kitchen.
After a while, she carried a tray that held the breakfast and a cup of coffee. She brought it upstairs for Luke.
Nina, who was sitting at the dining table, shifted her gaze and ate her breakfast as though nothing had happened. The three kids were looking at Luca.
The kids went to bed early last night and woke up late this morning. They had no idea Luke had been sleeping in Luca's bedroom for the past few days.
Luca cleared her throat when she noticed that the kids were staring at her. She said, "Hurry up and finish your breakfast. The weather forecast said that there'll be heavy snow today. Finish your breakfast so that you can get to school earlier."
"Okay." The three kids had their own thoughts. Although they did not wilfully laugh or grin, it was not difficult to see the curves on the corner of their lips.
Nina could see the smiles on their faces. She felt helpless as there was nothing she could do. If Bianca was never coming back, the kids would treat Luca as their biological mother...
However, Nina thought there was nothing wrong with it.
At least, Luca was kind to the kids. She really liked them from the bottom of her heart, and it was not because their father was Luke.
Upstairs.
Aunt Neile carried the breakfast tray upstairs. When she was about to walk into Luca's bedroom, she noticed that Luke's bedroom door was left ajar. She made her way to his bedroom and glanced inside. The man was indeed sitting inside and working.
"Mr. Crawford, should I bring breakfast in?" She did not enter his bedroom. Instead, she stood at the door and asked.
"Come in," Luke's voice came from inside.
Aunt Neile walked into his bedroom carrying the tray of breakfast. Then, she saw the documents on Luke's desk. She carefully placed the tray on the other side so that it would not get in his way.
“Mr. Crawford, why are you working early in the morning?" Aunt Neile asked caringly, wondering how long Luke had been working with the pile of documents.
"I have more documents to work on," replied Luke. He picked up the cup of coffee and took a sip
Luke followed Luca's routine so that he would not bother Luca, but he woke up at four in the morning to work.
The desk in his bedroom was more comfortable, and he would not wake Luca up. That was why he had been working in his bedroom.
"Then I'll leave you to it. By the way, Ms. Craw answered a call just now and her face turned pale. I'm not sure what happened but the expression on her face told me that something was wrong," Aunt Neile reported to him.
"Okay," Luke did not say another word.
After Aunt Neile served his breakfast, she carried the tray away and left.
Luke did not stop working, and he continued to handle the documents.
Downstairs.
After breakfast, Luca thought of sending the kids to school. After that, she would head to the hospital. However, she thought it would be better to head upstairs first when she remembered that Luke was still upstairs.
Nina smiled when she looked at Luca from behind. She was holding Rainie's hand on her left and Tommy's hand on her right. She said, "Come on. Let me see you off and help you to get into the car."
The kids turned around and took a quick look at Luca from behind without saying anything. Then, they followed Nina out of the house.
Luca came upstairs. She stood at the door and slowly said, "Mr. Crawford, I'd like to take the morning off. I have to go to the hospital.."
Luke lifted his head, stared at her with a hint of worry in his eyes, and asked, "Are you not feeling well?"
"It's not me. It's... one of my friends. I'll have to visit her," answered Luca.
She could not mention Leia's name in front of Luke. Hence, she could only tell him that it was a friend of hers.
Even though she did not mean to hide it from him, she felt a little guilty for doing so.
However, she had promised Queenie that she would not tell the others that Leia was receiving medical treatment here.
"Okay. Ask Warren to go along with you." Luke did not stop her.
Luca was heading to the hospital. It was probably because of Leia's matter. Johann would always inform Luke about Leia's health condition.
Hence, Luke received a message from Johann this morning, telling him that something unexpected had happened to Leia last night. However, her condition was stable now.
Still, it was Leia's fault for putting herself in such a situation. Her health condition was worsening now.
"Okay. I'll go first." Luca let out a sigh of relief when Luke did not continue to question her.
She headed downstairs and left the villa. After getting into Warren's car, she told him to head to the hospital.
Warren responded and said nothing more. He drove the car and headed in the direction of the hospital.
Luca called Rhett and arranged the work they needed to do this morning. After she arrived at the hospital, she gave Queenie a call.
“Luca, are you coming soon?" Queenie sounded anxious after she answered the call.
“Mrs. Norman, I'm currently downstairs at the inpatient department. Is Ms. Norman's ward on the top floor now?" Luca asked.
"Yes, yes. I'll go get you," Queenie let out a sigh of relief. The doctor had removed the life support equipment half an hour ago. After checking on Leia, he told her that although Leia was stable now, he could not guarantee that she would be fine. Something might happen to her anytime.
That was why Queenie had been waiting for Luca to come to the hospital.
It seemed like she was only able to find peace of mind when Luca was here.
After Queenie ended the call, she said to Jack, "Dear, Luca's here. Why don't you go pick her up at the elevator?"
They were at the VIP ward. Luca would not be able to come in without the family's permission.
"Okay. I have to go to work. If anything happens to Leia, just call me. I'll come over," Jack reminded Queenie as he shot a glance at Leia, who was in the ward.
Although Leia was in a critical condition now, Jack had work to do and could not possibly leave his work undone. He had to go to work.
"Okay..." Queenie frowned. Leia was in such a bad condition now, yet Jack insisted on going to work. Although Queenie thought it was inappropriate to do so, there was nothing she could do about it.
After all, what Leia did in the past had broken Jack's heart.
Luca took the elevator and came upstairs. She saw Jack once she walked out of the elevator.
Jack looked tired. There were dark circles under his eyes. Luca reckoned that he must have stayed up all night because of Leia.
A grown-up man like Jack was in such a condition, not to mention Queenie.
"Mr. Norman." Luca's voice was a little hoarse. She was heartbroken to see her parents spend so much time and energy dealing with these at their age.
Jack looked at her and helplessly let out a sigh. His biological daughter was the most filial child, but he could not acknowledge her now. He was heartbroken, and he said, "Luca, you're here. Sorry to trouble you again this time."
"It's okay. But Ms. Norman's condition is worsening too quickly. I can only do my best," Luca dropped a hint that she could not be so sure about Leia's health condition.
Jack nodded, understanding what she meant. He was already disappointed in Leia. He only came here to take care of Queenie. As for Leia, she had been asking for it. It did not matter to him what would eventually happen to her. He replied, "I know. That's why I'm not forcing you to do anything. But there's one thing. I need you to do me a favor."