Luca nodded. She did not expect the old master to sign up for a ss for the kids.


    "There''s no need to trouble Uncle Zander. I''ll send you there. Wait a minute. I''m going to get the car


    keys." Luca turned around and headed to the living room to get the keys.


    Although it was difficult to drive on a snowy day, she had been driving oftentely. That was why she


    was confident to take up the job.


    Lanie and Rainie nodded. They stood still while waiting for Luca.


    Tommy was the only one pouting his mouth and following behind Luca. "Ms. Luca, I don''t want to go to


    ss. Can I stay?"


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    "Why?" Luca picked up the car keys and looked at him with confusion. Were they not the ones who


    chose which sses they would be attending?


    Tommy''s dark pupils were filled with a grievance as he said, "I didn''t want to go to that ss. But


    Greatgrandpa said I''m too naughty and need to train my character so I could be calmer. That''s why he


    chose the calligraphy ss for me."


    Luca nodded to tell Tommy that she understood.


    Tommy held onto Luca''s thigh. He continued to y the victim when he noticed that Luca did not say


    anything. "Ms. Luca, calligraphy ss is boring. It''s all about picking up a pen and writing. The teacher


    is an old man with a beard. What a bore! You''re not working today. Why don''t I stay home and keep


    youpany?"


    Luca looked at the child who was trying hard to negotiate with her just because he did not want to go to


    ss. She did not know whether tough or cry. Although she felt great having the kids by her side,


    she had to let the kids attend their sses.


    It was the old master''s decision, after all. He did it for the children''s own good.


    "Tommy, you''re not a little boy anymore. Great-grandpa arranged this for you for a reason. Be good.


    Let me send you to ss." Luca held Tommy''s hand and walked out of the door.


    Lanie and Rainie, who had been standing at the door waiting for Luca, exchanged nces with each


    other and smiled.


    Their younger brother was trying to skip ss, but unfortunately, their mother did not let him get away


    with it.


    Their mother would not pity them if it was for their own good. She would insist they do it.


    Tommy realized that Luca insisted on sending him to ss. He had no choice but to strike a pose and


    look as though he was negotiating in a meeting. “Ms. Luca, I can go to the ss, but you have to


    promise me that you''ll pick me up when my ss ends!"


    Tommy did not want to attend the ss. Not only was the ss boring, but most importantly, he wanted


    to keep Luca''spany.


    "Sure. No problem. But you must behave yourself when you''re in ss. Listen to your teacher and


    practice your calligraphy," Luca asked for something in exchange.


    "Then I have one more condition." Although Tommy was still young, he got his negotiation skills from


    Luke. He refused to lose out on anything.


    "Say it." Luca waved her hands at Lanie and Rainie, asking them to follow her to the parking lot.


    "I''d like to eat your home-cooked meals!" said Tommy. It had been a few days since hest ate Luca''s


    home-cooked food, and he was craving it.


    "That shouldn''t be a problem as long as you listen to me," said Luca. Tommy would surely cause


    trouble for the calligraphy teacher during ss. She heard Tommy say that the teacher was an


    experienced calligraphist, but it would certainly be difficult for the teacher to handle kids like him.


    Hence, Luca promised Tommy that she would fulfill his wishes when he was negotiating with her. It was


    to make him behave himself too.


    Rainie, who was standing beside her, smiled and said, "Ms. Luca, don''t worry. Tommy loves your


    home- cooked meals. He''s going to behave himself."


    Tommy waved his chubby little hands querulously and said, "Rainie, don''t you like it too?"


    "I do," Rainie admitted. Their mother''s home-cooked meals were the best. The delicious food from


    other countries or the dishes a five-starred restaurant made were iparable to their mother''s home-


    cooked meals.


    "So, you''re riding on my coattails, huh?" Tommy was ttered. If it were not for him who negotiated with


    Luca, Lanie and Rainie would not have had the chance to eat their mother''s home-cooked meals


    either.


    "You''ll have to behave yourself and not have your teacherin about you." Rainie adjusted


    Tommy''s cap for him.


    "I''m going to be the most well-behaved student in ss this time," said Tommy. He would not give his


    calligraphy teacher a chance toin about him.


    Luca did not know if she shouldugh or cry when she heard that. She opened the door of the


    backseat and said, "Come on, get in the car or you''ll bete for ss."


    The three kids climbed into the car.


    Luca drove the car and sent the kids to their sses. After Luca dropped them off at the entrance, she


    watched them enter the building before turning around and leaving.


    Luca got back into the car. When she was about to drive back to the vi, Nina called.


    "Luca, I heard that you''re back in the city!" Nina eximed the moment the call was answered.


    "Yes. I''ve already been here for a few days." The way Nina sounded reminded Luca of people who


    were in high spirits when something good happened to them. Nina was having a good time now.


    She did not sound as upset as she was before. It seemed like she made the right choice by choosing


    Percy.


    At least Percy was able to give her a happy life, so she was not as gloomy as she used to be.


    “How could you not look for me when you''re back here?" Nina could not help butin. Although


    Nina had only known Luca not long ago, she was unexpectedly fond of her. Besides, Luca had been a


    great help to her. Nina could not help but want to grow closer with her.


    "I''m sorry. I''ve been busy..." Luca replied helplessly. She had been busy with the research after she


    came back. Moreover, she did not even have the time to send the gifts she had prepared for Nina and


    Sue. Luca remembered that she would not be going to the office today, so she might as well just ask


    Nina out. "Nina, why don''t we hang out?"


    "Sure. I have something for you. Where would you like to meet?" Nina was thinking of meeting her


    today when she called her. She wanted to give Luca her engagement gift.


    Although Luca did not attend Nina and Percy''s engagement ceremony, Nina still wanted to give Luca


    the gift.


    "Shall we meet at the hospital? I''d like to check on Tyrone''s condition," said Luca. She had been


    nning to do so, but she never had the time.


    Luca wanted to find out whether the dry needling technique that she taught Dr. Wood was working on


    Tyrone and check if there was a need to amend the treatment n.


    Nina thought of meeting Luca at a cafe or where she was staying. She did not expect Luca to suggest


    they meet at the hospital.


    Furthermore, it had to do with Tyrone.


    Nina could feel that Luca cared for her and was trying her best to help her.


    "Alright. I''ll see you at the hospital," said Nina.


    "It might take half an hour for me to get there. I''m going back to the vi to get some stuff." Luca told


    Nina to take her time and that there was no need to rush to the hospital.


    "Got it. I''ll wait for you.'''' Nina hung up the call after that.


    Luca drove back to the vi and brought Nina''s gift along with her. She pondered for a moment and


    thought she should just bring Sue''s gift too. She was thinking of asking Sue out if she had the time


    later.


    Luca made her way down to the first floor while carrying a few gift bags. She said to Aunt Neile, who


    was cleaning up the house, "Aunt Neile, I''m going out to meet my friends. And I''m probably noting


    back for lunch."


    "Okay, Ms. Craw," Aunt Neile nodded and replied.