"She’s fine for the time being, but we need her ID to admit her to the hospital," Johann looked at Percy.


    "I don''t have her ID. Send her to the VIP ward first. I’ll notify someone to bring it over." Percy said. He


    had rummaged through Madam Mallory''s bag but could not find any of the relevant documents.


    It was likely that she went straight to them after hearing the news about their return and did not bring


    her ID.


    "Okay." Johann could do them this favor as long as theypleted the formalitiester. "I’ll sort it out."


    "Thank you." Percy took out his phone and called the Mallory residence’sndline. He briefly exined


    Madam Mallory''s situation and asked them to get someone to send Madam Mallory''s documents over.


    Nina lowered her gaze. Madam Mallory was Percy''s biological mother. She felt an obligation to stay


    and take care of her.


    However, Madam Mallory fainted because of her. Madam Mallory’s blood pressure might spike if she


    saw that Nina was still around when she woke up. After Percy hung up the phone, she said to him, "I’ll


    head off first?"


    "Okay." Percy knew what was in her mind. He touched her shoulder andforted her. "Don''t


    overthink this. This matter has nothing to do with you."


    "I’m not overthinking, don''t worry. I''ll leave the car for you and take a taxi back." Nina smiled. When she


    came, she followed the ambnce to the hospital while Percy drove the car behind the ambnce.


    She left him the car considering that Percy would need the carter.


    "I''ll ask the driver toe to pick you up." Percy was worried about her going home alone. After all, the


    situation with Madam Mallory was a hot mess.


    "No need. It''s troublesome for the driver toe. I can take a taxi from the hospital entrance. Bye!


    Take good care of Aunt Karen," Nina shook her hand and said goodbye.


    She was legally married to Percy, but she knew that the Mallories did not like to see her. As such, she


    would not take the initiative to bond with them and call Madam Mallory ‘Mom’.


    She seemed cursed. Except for Percy, there was no one around who treated her like a family member,


    be it her biological parents, siblings, or rtives on Percy''s side.


    None of them liked her.


    Nina walked out of the hospital. She was used to the feeling of loneliness.


    Percy watched Nina leave. He was a little worried, so he called Luca, "Dr. Craw, something happened


    and I need your help."


    Luca swiftly put down the butter in her hand and asked, "Mr. Percy, what can I do for you?"


    "My mother is in the hospital now and Nina is ming herself for it. Can she spend some time with you


    at yours for a while? I''ll pick her up when I''m done here," Percy said.


    He only trusted Luca and Luke to take care of Nina.


    "No problem, I''ll call her now." Luca agreed. She guessed that Madam Mallory''s fainting had something


    to do with Nina.


    Although she did not ask for the details, she believed that Nina would never hurt anyone.


    ‘That silly girl will only hurt herself.''


    "Pretend that you don''t know anything," Percy said. Nina was prideful, so he was worried that she


    would not ept his kind gesture if she found out that he had asked Luca to apany her.


    Nina needed someone by her side at that moment.


    Although Bianca had changed her face and be Luca, she was still Bianca, Nina''s best friend.


    "I understand," Luca called Nina after she hung up Percy''s call.


    The phone rang about five times before Nina answered. "Luca, what''s happened?"


    "Mr. Percy came over today. You''re back to A City, right?" Luca did not ask her over right away. She did


    the groundwork to make her invitation seem more natural.


    "Mm, yes, we just got back today." Nina did not question anything. After all, Percy did mention that he


    wanted to talk to Luke face-to-face.


    As such, Luca must have seen Percy.


    "Vivian came over to throw a tea party. Are you free to join us?" Luca invited her.


    "Vivian?" Nina thought about it for a while. ''If I head back now, I''ll have to face an empty house all by


    myself. It''s a better option to have some tea while I chat with Luca and Vivian.''


    "Okay, I''lle over now," she agreed.


    "We''ll wait for you." Luca hung up the call and put down the phone. She thought that the snacks she


    just taught Vivian to make could be served as refreshments.


    Vivian asked, "Is Ninaing?"


    "Yes, she''sing over. Let''s not mention anything about the Mallories. We''ll enjoy the snacks, drink


    some tea, and talk about life." Luca urged.


    Vivian nodded in agreement and added, "I''ll be happy as long as I canmunicate with Nina."


    "Don''t worry. Although Nina doesn''t understand Russian, she''s fluent in English. You''ll have no problem


    communicating with her," Luca said. The Langdon family could only support one kid to go to school.


    Needless to say, Anna O''Reilly chose Jean. Otherwise, with Nina''smand of English, she could


    easily pass the IELTS test to study abroad.


    "Yes, the threenguage switch would be interesting," Vivian said with a smile. After all, she was not


    very proficient in the local dialect.


    "We can speak English." Luca nodded, nced at the snacks in the oven, and thought about what else


    she could serve to her guests. She asked Vivian, "Vivian, do you want to eat skewers?"


    "Skewers? Can we eat them now?" Vivian asked in surprise.


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    "You''re in A City. You can eat them whenever you want," Luca replied as she took out the ingredients


    from the refrigerator.


    "Yes, I would love skewers! You''re so skilled at cooking. The skewers you make must be delicious. By


    the way, can I learn how to make them from you?" Vivian''s eyes lit up. She wanted to learn to cook


    more dishes from Luca so she could cook for herself when she had the time after school started.


    "Okay. Skewers aren''t difficult to make. As long as the seasoning is done well, the skewers will be


    delicious. Let''s start making them." Luca said as she began to prepare the ingredients and the


    skewers.


    She knew what Nina liked to eat, so she prepared more vegetables and meat that suit her taste.


    Luca got the skewers ready much quicker than she usually would, all thanks to the help of Vivian and


    Aunt Neile. They were done before Nina arrived.


    "I didn''t know that skewers are so easy to make. I want to buy a machine like this and make them for


    myself when I have the time." Vivian muttered. She kept her notes on Luca''s recipe. When Luca was


    making the skewers, she shared the proportions of the ingredients with Vivian. Vivian jotted down every


    single key point that she said.


    The doorbell rang just as they got everything ready.


    "Aunt Neile, it must be Nina. Please open the door for her," Luca said.


    "Okay, I''ll go now." Aunt Neile took off her apron and went to greet Nina.


    15 minutester, Nina walked into the living room where the strong aroma of the food wafted. She


    looked toward the dining room and asked, "Aren''t we having a tea party? Why are there skewers?"


    Luca came out with a tray full of skewers and smiled. "Who said that we can''t have skewers at a tea


    party?"