Luca walked into the ssroom.


    The parents who were sitting in the front row already noticed her. It was Luca''s first timeing here.


    The parents did not know who she was, and they looked at her with curiosity.


    Luca felt like she had be a specimen, standing there and letting those people stare at her.


    Fortunately, she had attended Lanie''s and Rainie''s parent-teacher conferences before, and she had


    experience in handling such situations.


    Tommy noticed her and waved his hand excitedly. “Ms. Luca, here!"


    Luca smiled and walked toward him.


    While she was on her way walking toward Tommy, she swept her gaze across and caught some


    information.


    The parents who came to attend the parent-teacher conference were well-dressed. Some of them even


    put on jewelry, showing off how wealthy their families were.


    It was a ssroom, but they made it look like they were going to a banquet.


    Every parent was dressed in their best clothes. Theypared themselves to each other, afraid that


    others were better than them.


    Luca looked down and nced at her clothes. The officewear she wore was branded, but it was


    nothingpared to the designer clothes the other parents were dressed in.


    It was just like the car Warren drove. It was good enough for an ordinary family.


    However, among all the rows of luxurious cars outside the school, it looked in and cheap.


    Luca arrived at Tommy''s seat and said, "I''m here."


    "I knew you''d keep your promise. Take a seat!" Tommy smiled and patted the seat beside him.


    Luca sat on the chair.


    Tommy behaved himself and sat on the small bench beside her. Then, he introduced Ms. Luca to his


    deskmate beside him, "Ashley, meet Ms. Luca."


    Ashley sized Luca up and nodded. "I recognize her. She came to see Charlie''s mother on behalf of


    your father. Mrs. Luca, nice to meet you. I''m Ashley, the girl Tommy helped that day. You''re gorgeous."


    Even though Ashley praised Luca, Tommy felt proud of it. However, he thought Ashley addressing Luca


    as ''Mrs'' sounded too old for her. Hence, he corrected her, "It''s not Mrs. Luca, it''s Ms. Luca. She''s not


    that old."


    Luca was about to say it did not matter how Ashley addressed her. Still, she did not expect Ashley to


    listen to Tommy. She nodded and said, “Okay. Ms. Luca, you''re gorgeous."


    Luca looked at the two kids and gave them a gentle smile.


    How adorable they were. Ashley was a good girl too. She could see that Ashley was a well-behaved


    and gentle girl. It would be great if N had such a personality.


    However, N already showed a little disobedience when she learned how to walk back then.


    Although Luca could handle N, she was worried that the Ind of Despair would be a bad influence


    if she continued to stay there.


    The situation there would shape N''s character to be more arrogant and naughty.


    It would be difficult to educate her when the time came.


    Luca was wrapped up in sorrowful thoughts as her youngest daughter came into her mind.


    She only snapped back to reality when Tommy reached out and waved his hand in front of her. "What''s


    the matter?"


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    "Ms. Luca, Ashley asked you a question!" said Tommy.


    Luca immediately turned to look at Ashley and asked, "Yes, Ashley?"


    "Ms. Luca, Tommy told me that you make the best cookies. Can you please teach my mother how to


    bake those cookies when you''re avable? The cookies my mother bake taste awful," asked Ashley


    with an anticipated look on her face.


    "Sure. Where''s your mother?" Luca noticed that Ashley was sitting on the chair. It seemed like her


    mother was not here yet.


    "She should be here soon," reckoned Ashley. "She''s as busy as a bee. It''s good enough if she can


    make it on time."


    Tommy, who sat beside her, said, "Ashley''s mom is alwayste."


    "There''s nothing she can do if she''s busy with work, right? Do you have paper and a pencil?" asked


    Luca.


    Ashley took a sheet of paper and a pencil out of her drawer and handed them to Luca. "Ms. Luca, why


    do you need these?"


    "Didn''t you ask for the cookie recipe? I''ll write it down on paper. You can show it to your motherter.


    That way, she''ll know how to bake the cookies for you," replied Luca as she wrote the ingredients


    needed to bake the cookies, the measurements, and the steps on the paper.


    Baking cookies was an easy task. As long as the temperature of the oven was not too high, one could


    sessfully bake good cookies.


    "Ms. Luca, you''re awesome!" Ashley watched Luca write down the words she could not even recognize


    without hesitating for a moment. It was as though the recipe was in her head. Ashley could not help but


    admire her.


    "How nice it would be if Mommy was as good as you are," said Ashley.


    The parents around them seized the chance to get to know each other and see if they could do some


    business together. Some of the parentspared themselves to each other. Luca was the only one


    sitting there, writing the recipe.


    No one intended to talk to her.


    Luca smiled and replied, “Your mommy is busy with work. That''s why she didn''t have time to learn how


    to bake. It''s perfectly normal for her to not know how to bake good cookies. But she''s doing well at her


    job. That''s what the mothers of other kids can''t do."


    The reason Luca said that was because she wanted Ashley to know that her mother was an amazing


    person too.


    Kids did not know that everyone had their own strengths and everyone was good at different things.


    "Yes! Got it!" Ashley nodded and said, "My mommy is awesome. Daddy told me that there are no


    orders she can''t deal with. She can always get a good deal if orders areing in."


    Luca handed the recipe to Ashley and said, "You have an awesome mother. Here, keep this. It''s the


    key to baking good cookies."


    Ashley carefully folded the paper and ced it in her pencil box. Then, she said, "Mommy is usually


    busy with work. She would only prepare something for me in the kitchen during the weekends. This will


    certainly let Mommy work her magic and bake yummy cookies!"


    "Of course. Everything thates from Ms. Luca can help others!" Tommy said proudly. He was eager


    to express how impressive his mother was!


    "Yes!" Ashley went along with him and nodded.


    After a while, two more parents showed up at the door.


    Luca subconsciously looked in the direction of the door. Then, she immediately pursed her lips.


    They were Charlie''s parents.


    This time, not only did Mrs. Hudsone, but there was also another man with her. He came in arm-


    inarm with Mrs. Hudson, and he was probably Charlie''s father.


    Luca had already prepared herself to confront Mrs. Hudson, but she did not expect a man toe


    along with her.


    Was she going to deal with two of them alone?


    Mrs. Hudson walked toward the podium and stopped there. She greeted the parents sitting in the front


    row. They knew each other well.


    After that, Luca saw Mrs. Hudson point in her direction. Then, she whispered to Mr. Hudson in his ears.


    Luca reckoned that Mrs. Hudson was telling the man that she was the one who confronted her at the


    teacher''s office yesterday. She was behaving arrogantly.


    Tommy lowered his voice and said, "Ms. Luca, they''re looking at you."


    "I know," Luca replied in a soft voice. However, she was not afraid of them. She shifted her gaze toward


    them.


    She showed no fear when she met their eyes. Besides, she had to look intimidating.


    If they thought Luca was afraid of them, they would be overthinking.


    Luca held Tommy in her arms and swore to herself that she would never let these people bully them.