Chapter 1160 Her Reluctance "Your food is amazing, Ms. Luca!" Tommy said cheerfully as he picked


    up a pork chop.


    Luca smiled and stole a nce at Luke. He was eating a fish fillet, and she could not discern his


    expression.


    She could tell if Luke was enjoying the food or not.


    Luke ate silently without saying a word. Not speaking while eating had been a good habit of his.


    Luca silently nibbled on a piece of broli.


    The only sounds around the dining table were from Tommy eating loudly. When the father and son


    fought over thest fish fillet, Luca could feel the rivalry between them.


    "There''s more in the kitchen," she said, not expecting that the dish would be so popr.


    Luke was not going to fight his son for a fish fillet. He pulled his hand back, and Tommy gleefully took


    the fish fillet away.


    Luca hastily picked up the te. "I''ll go and get some more for you, Mr.


    Crawford."


    Luke shot a nce at her bowl and said. "Don''t worry about it. You''ve been eating only vegetables."


    "Huh?" Luca realized what he was saying and quickly nodded. "Alright."


    She picked up a pork chop and ced it on her te.


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    She knew that Tommy loved her pork chops, so she had not taken any for herself.


    Luke''s gaze turned profound when he saw how Luca ate carefully in small bites.


    She was well-mannered, as though she was well-taught in etiquette.


    After dinner, Tommy patted her bulging stomach and burped. "Your


    cooking is really delicious, Ms. Luca. I hope I can eat your cooking every day so that I''ll be tall


    and strong!"


    Luca smiled as she cleared the table.


    "Just leave it. The cleaner wille tomorrow," Luke said.


    "Alright." Luca did not insist. She nced at the father and the son and said, "Do you want some fruit?"


    Tommy''s eyes sparkled. "Yes, Ms. Luca!"


    He wanted to eat everything that Luca prepared for him.


    Luca smiled when she saw Tommy''s face. She walked into the kitchen, brought out a bunch of grapes


    on a te, and ced it on the dining table.


    Tommy blinked. "You''re amazing, Ms. Luca. How do you know that I love grapes?" "Do you love


    grapes? Then you should eat more." Luca pushed the te in front of him, then looked at Luke. "It''s


    gettingte, Mr. Crawford. I''d like to go home."


    I''ll give you a ride," Luke said. The sky waspletely dark, and it was already quitete.


    Luca refused. "It''s fine. I''ll catch a cab myself. Bye."


    After that, she walked toward the door.


    Luke had the sudden urge to rush up to her and insist on sending her back home.


    However, he did not do so. He was in a daze as he saw the door open and close.


    "Why didn''t you stop her, Daddy?" Even Tommy could tell that Luke was about to stand up.


    "Eat your grapes." Luke''s expression darkened. He shot a nce at the grapes. They were fresh and


    were still coated in water droplets.


    "Oh," Tommy said and continued to eat the sweet and juicy grapes.


    After leaving the apartment, Luca caught a cab and went home.


    The surrounding scenery only made her feel mncholy.


    Back at her apartment, she pushed the door open and saw that Amur had been waiting for her. She


    smiled and said, "I''m home." "Wee home." Amur could tell that she was exhausted. He said out of


    concern, "Did you have a lot of work to do today?" "No." Luca saw Amur''s equipment on the table. "Is it


    time that you went on the mission?" "Yes." Amur nodded. His target was back in the country, so it was


    about time to act.


    "Take care." Luca went over to the coffee table, inspected his equipment, and patted his shoulder. After


    Amurpleted his mission, he would be going back to the Ind of Despair, and she would be alone


    once more.


    "Mm." Amur grinned sheepishly.


    Luca nodded. She knew the rules of the Ind of Despair, so she did not ask him any details about his


    mission.


    "I won''t bother you then. I''ll be sleeping soon," she said.


    "Alright." Amur was polishing his weapon. The retractable long sword was his weapon of choice when


    he had resolved to protect Eler and Luca.


    He had been carrying the weapon with him for three years, and his fighting skills had improved


    considerably.


    After Luca went back to her bedroom, Amur took out a ck listening device from his pocket and stuck


    it to the underside of the coffee table.


    He was worried that Luca might face some difficulties after he left, so he decided to nt a bug in the


    apartment that mighte in useful someday.


    After installing the bug, he packed up his equipment and went to his bedroom.


    Before he closed the door, he stared at the tightly shut door of Luca''s bedroom. He held his breath and


    heard nothinging out of her bedroom.


    Luca did not know that Amur had a very keen sense of smell.


    She had told him that she was working overtime, but he could smell the scent of oil and smoke on her.


    If she had been working overtime, why would she be cooking?


    After Tommy finished his grapes, he and Luke returned to Crawford Manor.


    In the car, Tommy wagged his legs and smiled. "Daddy, don''t you think that Ms. Luca''s cooking is


    amazing?" "It''s not bad," Lukemented.


    Tommy sighed. "Her cooking tastes a little different today though. Thest time she made fish fillets for


    dinner, they tasted exactly like how Mommy used to make them." "Is that so?" Luke paid no heed to


    what Tommy said. After all, Tommy was still a toddler back then. He would not have remembered how


    Bianca''s cooking tasted like.


    "Daddy, we should invite Ms. Luca for dinner more often," Tommy said. If his father could invite Luca for


    dinner, he would be able to eat Luca''s delicious cooking more often.


    Luke nced at his son. He wondered if the cook at Crawford Manor was doing a bad job.


    "Daddy?" Tommy waited for his reply.


    If his father would agree to his request, he would be able to regrly eat Luca''s cooking.


    "She''s not our cook. We shouldn''t trouble her," Luke said.


    Luca might not have said anything, but Luke could tell that she was reluctant to have them over.


    Even at the workce, Luke could sense that Luca was trying to keep her distance from him.


    "I don''t think Ms. Luca finds it troublesome." Tommy pouted. It was the first time that he had an instant


    liking of a stranger.


    "Alright, we shouldn''t talk about this when we get home. You wouldn''t want Mommy to worry, would


    you?" Luke saw that they were nearing Crawford Manor. He reminded his son not to speak about Luca


    in front of Bianca.


    "I won’t." Tommy covered his mouth to show that he would keep it a secret. He saw what happened the


    day before yesterday, and he would not want to bring any trouble to Luca.


    Luke pressed a button on his remote, and the front gate slowly opened. He drove the car inside.


    Bianca stood on the second floor and watched Luke''s car enter the garage. She put on her jacket,


    thought for a while, and went downstairs to greet him.