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Chapter 2338
Chapter 2338
Chapter 2338
Jack put down his utensils in his hands and looked at Queenie.
He was the only Norman family member who knew that Luca was Bianca. As such, Queenie would not be able to understand a lot of what he was talking about.
"We'll just get Luca something for New Year's," Jack said. After all, Luca was their daughter. It was normal to give presents to one's kids during the new year.
That was the best blessing parents could give to their children during the festivities.
"Would it seem too tacky?" Queenie was hesitant. Although it was common for elders to give gifts to juniors, Luca did not seem like the kind who would get them so many gifts to get something in return from them.
On top of that, she heard from Luke that Luca grew up abroad with her mother.
They might not practice the same traditions, she was worried that it might seem too casual if she went to get a return gift.
"That's the most sincere blessing we can give to someone. How can it be tacky?" Jack picked up his fork and continued to eat his noodles. He was also thinking about how Luca might have to be a little lonely this New Year's.
She was not Bianca, so she would not be accompanying Luke to visit family and friends, nor would she visit Crawford Manor.
She had to spend New Year's Eve all alone...
Jack felt terrible when he thought about how his biological daughter would have to spend New Year's by herself.
He could invite Luca over, but he could not have her stay in Norman Residence the entire time. Otherwise, Queenie would get suspicious.
"I'll send Luca a gift from the two of us." Queenie had no choice but to agree when she saw how Jack felt about the matter.
"It should be a gift with special meaning. Write a card and tell Luca the things we would say to Bianca and Leia," Jack said.
Queenie had a habit of sending her kids a long text full of blessings after midnight on New Year's Eve no matter where the children were.
Leia had received it even when she was in the United States.
Bianca would also get a text.
"Okay." Queenie agreed despite the questions she had in her head.
"I heard that Luca won't be back in Russia for the festivities this year. Don't overthink it. I just think that it'd be nice of us to help a girl in a foreign country feel more at home," Jack explained in detail as he knew that Queenie had doubts.
"I thought you were careless. I didn't expect you to be so considerate." Queenie pursed her lips and smiled.
Jack seemed to care more about Luca than he did with Leia.
"She helped me keep you healthy and alive so that you can continue to be by my side. If I don't thank her, who should I thank?" Jack said.
Even if Luca was not Bianca, he would still be extremely thankful to Luca.
Without her, Queenie's health would have gotten worse and worse. He would not be able to serve the people with the peace of mind that he had now.
Queenie was his wife, and they had been together for more than 30 years. He loved her deeply and did not want to see her suffer from illness.
Luca was the one who helped him achieve that.
Johann mentioned that Queenie's body would have been eroded by toxins and she would not have survived for more than two years if it were not for Luca's discovery.
Therefore, apart from Luca being his child, his gratitude toward her for what she did was beyond anyone's understanding.
"You're right. We should thank Luca." Queenie nodded. If it were not for Luca, she probably would not have much time to spend with Jack.
She was doing much better now and could continue to be by Jack's side, allowing him to do what he wanted to do with peace of mind.
What Luca had done for their family could not be repaid with a few words of thanks.
Queenie could understand why Jack was going out of the way for Luca.
In juxtaposition, she felt that she had not been doing enough.
She wanted to repay Luca's kindness.
Jack put down his utensils after he finished eating.
Queenie handed him some tissues and said, "Wipe your mouth."
"Okay," Jack stood up and walked to the living room while he wiped his mouth. "I want to see what Luca brought me."
"There are some that I'm sure you can guess, but there are some items that I didn't expect," Queenie said.
She had already checked the contents of each bag. Many people would give tobacco, alcohol, and tea, which Luca also included.
However, to her surprise, Luca had also bought her and Jack a new set of clothes.
The point was that the sizing of these new clothes was just right for her and Jack.
They did not meet often, and she was certain that Luca had not measured her and Jack. As such, she was surprised that the clothes she bought for them were so suitable...
On top of that, she also bought them some small decorative items.
She did not expect any of those.
"I'm getting more and more curious." Jack picked up one of the bags and found that it was tonic and tea. He smiled and said, "Were these what you guessed?"
"Yeah, these are what people usually give for New Year's. Also, there's a bottle of red wine in that bag. I don't know much about wine, but I think that bottle should be quite expensive," Queenie said. Although she was not a connoisseur of wine, she knew some of the well-known brands.
Jack picked up the bag with the wine and said with a smile, "This girl is so thoughtful. This is the best wine you can buy from the shops. It has a great collection value as well."
"She understands you." Queenie smiled.
Although she often restricted Jack's drinking, she knew that he loved wine. Even if he could not drink it, he could still collect them.
Luca had given him a collectible wine, showing that she understood Jack.
"What about the others?" Jack put down the wine and picked up another bag, which was full of small decorative items. He looked at Queenie. "She bought them for you?"
"Yeah, she knows that I like decorations. We can use these for New Year's. They match the style of our house. Be careful when you put them down so as not to break them," Queenie said. She cherished these decorative items a lot.
"You look so nervous. I promise I'll be careful. The remaining two bags..." Jack opened them and asked, "Are they clothes?"
“Yeah, and they're in the size that you usually wear. The sizing for mine is perfect as well. Luca is so thoughtful. She has never taken our measurements but knows our sizes. She's so observant..." Queenie could not help but sigh.
In the past, Leia would ask them for their sizes every time she bought them clothes. It was as if she could never remember them.
Sometimes, if she did not bother to ask, she would just buy Jack clothes that he could not fit in.
In juxtaposition, Luca was indeed more attentive than Leia.