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Chapter 2738
Chapter 2738
Chapter 2738
Rainie followed her obediently, and all she could think about was their conversation just now.
Although they were speaking softly behind her, she could still hear them clearly because of her excellent hearing.
Rainie looked up at Luca and saw her cold expression. She did not display any feelings of sadness or anger.
“Don't be sad, Ms. Luca," said Rainie.
“Did you hear everything?" Luca paused and looked down at Rainie.
She thought that the kid would not be able to hear them when they were speaking in low voices.
Little did she know, Rainie heard everything.
Rainie nodded and said, "I heard it all, and I think that what she said was wrong. You're the best in the entire world, Ms. Luca. You're not a mistress!"
She knew what mistress meant at such a young age.
Her classmates were all from wealthy families, and such families often had third parties involved. Thus, she often heard her classmates talk about their dads having a mistress.
Over time, she found out what the word 'mistress' meant.
However, Susan was wrong because their beloved Ms. Luca was their mother. How could she be a mistress when they were the same person?
Their dad said that there was a reason their mom had to hide her identity right now, and she had no other choice, but things would get better eventually.
"So, you know..." Luca sighed. It seemed like the children knew more than she thought.
"Ms. Luca." After hearing her sigh, Rainie's chest tightened as she wondered if she had said something wrong.
"It's okay, I didn't take her words to heart anyway. So, you don't have to take her words to heart too, okay, Rainie?" Luca whispered to the child.
She did not take Susan's words personally.
As long as she was with Luke, there was no need for her to be upset about Susan's words.
She was the one in his heart after all, and not anyone else.
Susan had greeted many people before seeing Luca walk out with Rainie.
She purposely laughed and said, "Look."
Then, the people she was talking to turned over to look.
"Who's that girl?" Mrs. Jackman asked out of curiosity as she noticed that woman sitting next to Luke during the meal just now.
Not only that, but she was looking after his kids too.
"She doesn't look like Luke's wife, does she? Or is it because I haven't seen her in a long time, so I can't recognize her?" Mrs. Malcolm said.
"Hmph." Susan snorted.
"What's the matter? Who is she?" Mrs. Jackman was curious.
"She's one cunning lady. Who do you think she is?" Susan smirked. In their friend circle, they would always describe a woman who meddled in another's marriage as cunning.
Her friends knew exactly what she meant when she said that.
"The media says that he's the man of every woman's dreams, yet he found himself another lover?" Mrs. Jackman's eyes were suddenly full of disdain as she looked at Luca.
"He even brought her to an occasion like this? Did Old Master Crawford not say anything? Doesn't he value the Crawford family's reputation the most? How could he tolerate him publicly showing off his mistress?" Mrs. Malcolm asked.
Susan said coldly, "Old Master Crawford is biased. Luke is the head of the Crawford family now, so he's free to do his monkey business. Besides, Old Master Crawford doesn't think this woman will affect the Crawford family's reputation, so he's letting Luke do whatever he wants. Plus, if it was actually important to him, he wouldn't have let Luke appear either."
When Susan got to the end of her sentence, she recalled Zachary cheating on her with Allison and having Luke.
If Old Master Crawford had been stricter with Zachary back then, T Corporation would have been Louis', and Luke would not even exist.
Mrs. Jackman recalled Susan's past and sighed deliberately as she agreed with her. "You're right. Like father, like son. I bet this woman has been with Luke for some time, right? She seems to get along with the three kids."
"Tell me about it. It's been a while, and she works at a pharmaceutical company under T Corporation." Susan gritted her teeth as she remembered what Luca had said before.
"That's outrageous. I heard that Luke's wife is abroad right now. Is she there because of this woman?" Mrs. Jackman frowned as she hated third parties the most.
Her husband left home for a while too, and it was because his mistress had given birth to a son somewhere.
The most ironic thing was that her husband's mistress was younger than their son, and Mrs. Jackman could not take it. They fought because of it, and she even had someone go beat up the mistress.
However, the mistress took advantage of her husband's love and refused to leave. She even threatened to raise the child well so they could have a share of the Jackman family's property.
That was why Mrs. Jackman despised mistresses even more.
"They said that she's studying abroad, and I also thought that she went overseas to study, but you know Luke and I don't get along well. I'm afraid that only he knows why she went abroad. Bianca never calls during the new year, and I don't see her sending wishes on special occasions. She's supposed to be establishing her position as Mrs. Crawford, but she doesn't do anything she's supposed to do. I'm guessing that only people who have been tipped over the edge would do something like that..." Susan said that she did not know what was going on, yet she still implied to her friends that Bianca left because Luke favored his mistress.
“That's unbelievable. How do the three kids get along so well with that b*tch?" Mrs. Jackman looked at Luca surrounded by Luke's two sons and got even angrier, so much so that she forgot to watch her language.
"How cunning is she that she even got the kids to like her? If Luke and Bianca get divorced, she can take over the position of Mrs. Crawford anytime." Mrs. Malcolm could not help but scoff at the situation.
Not only do wives of wealthy families have to maintain their family image, but they also had to prevent young women from approaching their husbands to protect their status.
Otherwise, their identity and property would be snatched by other women anytime.
"That's why children these days are heartless. Their own mother has been chased away by another woman, yet they still have the audacity to get close to that woman. If she really becomes their stepmother someday and has her own kids, I wonder if they'll regret being this nice to her," Mrs. Jackman muttered.
Susan was smiling brightly as their conversation lifted her mood.
"Mrs. Jackson, just ignore it. Besides, it's Luke. If he knows that we're talking behind his back, I don't know what he'll do to your husband's company."