Marcos looked at the yard in front of him. He had no idea if this was the farmhouse restaurant that her
mother had told him about before.
"I''m looking forward to it after all those things you''ve told me," said Marcos.
“Let''s go in. I''ve reserved a private room. It won''t be too noisy," replied Tina. She pushed the door open
and invited them.
Marcos said gentlemanly, “Ladies first."
Luca did not dy any longer and stepped into the restaurant first. Andy was holding the door,
signaling Tina to enter the restaurant first.
Tina knew they were gentlemen, so she did not say a word and followed behind Luca. After the two
ladies entered the restaurant, Marcos stepped into the restaurant.
Tina was close with the owner of the restaurant here. That was why she was able to reserve a private
room at thest minute. The female owner came up and led the way when she saw Tina. She brought
the four of them to the private room.
The private room was nicely decorated. There were barely any green nts growing in A City as it was
still the winter season. Hence, the green nts in the room were fake, but that did not affect the unique
design of the interior.
There was an indoor water fountain in the room, surrounded by stalks of bamboo. It made them feel
like they were in an idyllic and beautiful paradise.
The female owner asked Tina after she served them tea, “You brought foreign friends this time, Ms.
Tina. I don''t know how to speak othernguages, so I might need your help tranting what they say."
“No problem," replied Tina.
“Does everyone eat spicy food?" The female owner asked while holding a menu, but she did not hand
the menu to them.
Tina had dined with Luca several times before, and she knew Luca could handle spicy food. Hence,
she did not ask Luca and just asked Marcos, “Mr. Marcos, Mr. Andy, are you able to handle spicy
food?"
“Yes," Andy nodded, and he added, “Boss can take spicy food too."
“Everyone can take spicy food, and the budget is exactly how much I told you thest time," replied
Tina after getting their answers.
The female owner gave them a warm smile and replied, “Okay. Let me prepare your dishes now. One
moment, please."
Although Marcos could not understand what she said, he could briefly understand what the female
owner was talking about from her hand gestures. He asked Tina with curiosity, "Aren''t we going to
order?"
Tina smiled, shook her head, and exined, "The ingredients for restaurants like these usuallye
from the owner''s farm. The owner of this restaurant owns a farm too, but it''s located in the suburbs.
Fresh ingredients are delivered here every morning, but there are different ingredients throughout the
year and it depends on the seasons too. Besides, the ingredients delivered might not be the same
every day. That''s why the farmhouse restaurant doesn''t have a fixed menu. The owner will prepare
random dishes for the customers based on the ingredients they get every day. They only have to figure
out if we can take spicy food and our budget. Then, the owner will prepare the dishes for us."
Luca added, "Authentic local foods are usually done like this. The dishes served will taste good as they
use fresh and organic ingredients. They won''t look for suppliers who can supply a lot of ingredients for
them like the restaurants in the city. That''s why it''s normal to run their business this way."
"I see. I''ve learned something new today," said Marcos. He nodded, thinking that it was quite
interesting to him. Then, he turned to look at Luca and asked, "Ms. Craw, are there any updates from
Mr. Crawfordtely?"
"Mr. Crawford is busy with the acquisition project. We haven''t received any news that he''sing back
soon." Luca thought Marcos was asking when Luke would be back. After all, there were certain things
he had to discuss with Luke.
Luca and Tina were only here to entertain him. They could not decide anything on behalf of the
company.
"Well, I guess he''ll be back soon," Marcos said thoughtfully. Matysh would be traveling to A City soon if
Luke was noting back yet. Something might happen to Luca by the time Luke arrived.
Andy, who was sitting beside him, heard the conversation between them. He was secretly hoping that
Luke would not return so soon.
"Hmm, I''m not sure about that. Mr. Crawford wouldn''t mention his work progress to us." Luca smiled.
Tina went along and asked, "Mr. Marcos, do you intend to meet our boss?"
"No. I''m just asking. But I have a favor to ask him when he''s back here," said Marcos.
The sun had gone down after the four of them finished their dinner. Marcos was different from other
guests. He did not enjoy the nightlife, and that was why he rejected Tina''s offer when she made
arrangements for him on the first day.
Hence, Tina canceled all the arrangements for his nighttime entertainment.
Lliam was responsible for sending Marcos and Andy back to the hotel, while Luca and Tina hailed a
ride back home.
"Dr. Craw, we''re supposed to go back to work as usual tomorrow, right?" Tina asked.
"Yes. Let''s go back to the office tomorrow. Oh, although Mr. Marcos told us that he''ll exin it to Mr.
Crawford, it''ll be better if you inform him too," replied Luca. She was not nning to contact Luke. After
the intimacy they shared that night, she felt that she could not stand Luke being cold to her if she
contacted him now.
Everything was fine when he departed. He even told her where he was, but it ended up bing
nothing.
Luca shook her head. She feltyers of unsettling emotions in her at the thought of this, and she
refused to think about it anymore.
Although Tina wondered why Luca did not take the initiative to contact Luke, she agreed to it since
Luca mentioned it to her. Then, she replied, “Okay. I''ll inform Mr. Crawfordter. The taxi is here. Dr.
Craw, hop in." "It''s okay. Aren''t you feeling cold?" Luca noticed that Tina was shivering when she came
out of the farmhouse restaurant. It was obvious that Tina was feeling cold.
"I''ll be fine." Tina shook her head, thinking of letting Luca take the taxi.
Luca stopped the car, opened the door, and said to Tina, "Come on. Get in."
"But..." Before Tina could say anything, Luca noticed that there was another empty taxiing in their
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Tina turned around and nced at it. There was indeed an empty taxi. She bent down and got into the
car without saying a word.
Luca stopped the taxi behind, slipped into the car, and left.
The kids already had their dinner after Luca arrived home. They were sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Luca took off her coat, walked toward them, and sat down.
The kids'' attention had always been on the TV, and they eximed with surprise when they saw Luca,
"Ms. Luca, you''re back!"
The three of them said in unison, and Tommy''s voice sounded the happiest.
"Yes. Have you finished your homework?" Luca was concerned about their homework. After all, it
would be hard for the kids to exin to their teachers if she did not check their homework and leave
Luke''s signature on it.
"Yes. We''ve finished our homework!" The kids replied as they took their books out of their school bags.
"Okay. Leave it on the coffee table. I''m going to check Lanie''s homework first. You can continue to
watch your cartoon show. After that, take a shower and get ready for bed," said Luca.
"Okay." Lanie handed his book to Luca, while Rainie and Tommy left their books on the coffee table.
The kids were smart. They seldom made mistakes when they were answering the questions. Luca
picked up Rainie''s book as soon as she finished checking Lanie''s homework. Lanie and Rainie''s
homework was the same, so Luca was able to go through it quickly.
Lanie and Rainie answered all the questions correctly, and Luca signed the signature on thest page.