She knew them too well.


    Anna knew how to manage her finances. She would make some investments and keep the money in


    the bank to earn some interest. That way, it would be enough to support Jean and Anna for the rest of


    their lives.


    However, if the money fell into Jean''s hands, it would be easily squandered.


    Even though they had signed an agreement, Jean probably felt that he had the Mallory family backing


    him up after Nina and Percy announced their marriage to the public. Therefore, he had no idea how to


    manage his money wisely.


    Nina knew them too well.


    "Anyway, you''re finally living a new life," eximed Luca. It had been so many years, and Nina had


    been through a lot. "By the way, how''s your wedding preparation?"


    "I''m still going through the details with the wedding nner, but I also n to take my wedding photos.


    Oh, and can I have Tommy be my ring bearer?" asked Nina. She had friends who had kids, and she


    nned to choose either Kari or Teri to be her flower girl. In that case, Tommy could be her ring bearer.


    Luca smiled. When she was about to say yes, she suddenly remembered her position. Then, she


    replied, "You should ask Mr. Crawford about this."


    "I don''t think it''s necessary. It''s just a small matter. It''s just that the children might have to take a day off


    from school on the day of the wedding." Nina thought Luca could make the decision for them since it


    was a small matter.


    However, she did not expect Luca to ask her to ask Luke.


    "Well, should we ask Tommy, then?" suggested Luca. She had no intention of promising Nina on behalf


    of the child.


    "Okay. Where''s Tommy?" Nina thought it would be better to ask the child''s opinion.


    "He''s upstairs, reading books. I..." Before Luca could finish her sentence, Tommy''s voice sounded in


    their ears. “Ms. Nina, you''re here!"


    Tommy ran down the stairs and trotted to Nina''s side. He smiled and greeted her, "Hello, Ms. Nina."


    "Hello, Tommy." Nina stroked the child''s head and asked, "Tommy, I''m getting married. Can you be the


    ring bearer on my wedding day?" "What''s a ring bearer?" Tommy blinked his eyes and gave her a


    confused look. Then, he turned to look at Luca, searching for an answer.


    "Ms. Nina and Mr. Percy are getting married. A ring bearer is the one who carries the rings, and a


    flower girl is the one who carries flowers and scatters them at a wedding ceremony," exined Luca


    with a smile on her face. She turned to look at Nina. Nina would look beautiful in her wedding dress.


    When they were still in their school days, they often imagined how the other would look in a wedding


    dress. They even joked that whoever got married first would have the other be their bridesmaid.


    She could no longer be Nina''s bridesmaid now, but her son could still be Nina''s ring bearer.


    "Alright! Lanie and Rainie can be Ms. Nina''s ring bearer and flower girl too!" Tommy agreed, not


    forgetting about Lanie and Rainie.


    He always thought of Lanie and Rainie when there was something fun.


    "Lanie and Rainie are too old to be the ring bearer and flower girl. You''ll be the ring bearer, and one of


    Ms. Sue''s daughters will be the flower girl," Luca smiled and reminded him.


    Time seemed to have slipped away. The little flower girl who had apanied her and Luke on their


    wedding day had grown up.


    She was too old to be a flower girl now.


    "Okay!" Tommy snuggled close to Luca as he promised to be Nina''s ring bearer. Sue''s daughters, Kari


    and Teri, were also his good friends.


    "By the way, why did youe downstairs?" Luca stroked his cheek and smiled, wondering why


    Tommy hade downstairs.


    "I''m getting myself a ss of water!" Tommy remembered why he hade downstairs.


    Luca picked up the ss of juice that the maid had served her and asked, "Would you like some


    orange juice?"


    "Yes, please! Thank you, Ms. Luca!!" Tommy took the ss and gulped it down.


    Luca knew that he was really thirsty when she saw the child chugging the ss of juice. She patted his


    back and reminded him to drink slowly so that he would not choke.


    Nina sat there, watching how attentive Luca was to the child.


    Luca was caring and considerate to the three kids. She treated them as though they were her kids.


    It reminded Nina of Bianca.


    After Bianca was rescued, she was never close to her children. Despite being their biological mother,


    she never showed any maternal love toward them while she remained manic and amnesiac.


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    She always had endless excuses to feel disgusted when she faced the kids.


    It was as though they were not her children.


    However, Luca was kind to the children. She was not putting on a show for others. She genuinely


    treated them well.


    As Nina watched Tommy put down his ss and give Luca a smile, Nina knew that the three of them


    were really fond of Luca.


    Perhaps they had already seen her as their mother...


    It would be good for the kids with Luca taking care of them. At least they were much happier than when


    Bianca was around.


    "Ms. Luca, I''ve finished my drink. I''m going upstairs to continue reading my book," said Tommy, feeling


    happy and satisfied.


    "Okay. Go ahead. Bring some snacks and share them with Lanie and Rainie." Luca gave him some


    cookies as their tea-time snack.


    "Thank you, Ms. Luca. I''m heading upstairs now," Tommy replied with a smile as he made his way up


    the stairs.


    "The kids rely on you so much," Nina said enviously. After getting married to Percy, she nned to


    have a child with him.


    Unfortunately, she still needed to nurse her health before trying to conceive.


    Having a child was all about fate. Even though Nina wanted a child, she was not in a hurry. She wanted


    to ensure that she was in good health before trying to conceive a healthy baby.


    "You have to follow a treatment regimen and tell Mr. Mallory to quit smoking and drinking at the


    moment. Then, you can have a child," Luca reminded her.


    "Percy doesn''t smoke anymore. He only drinks asionally. If it weren''t for what happened to Pierre,


    he wouldn''t have gone out to drink two days ago," replied Nina.


    Pierre''s incident had be the Mallory family''s trouble.


    "Has the Mallory family received any news yet?" asked Luca.


    "Not yet. The kidnappers haven''t contacted the Mallory family. If they wanted a ransom, they should''ve


    contacted the family right after kidnapping him. It''s been so long... I''m starting to suspect that''s not


    what they really want. Otherwise, why would they drag this out and risk being caught?" Ninamented.


    She was not worried about Pierre. Rather, she felt sorry for Percy working so hard.


    Luca had no idea how to respond when she heard what Nina said.


    Usually, kidnappers would contact the family as soon as they kidnapped someone to ask for ransom.


    The longer they waited, the higher the chance of getting caught.


    However, Abel was not an ordinary kidnapper. The Mallory and Crawford families were working


    together but still could not find where Pierre was being held.


    The reason why Abel was not in a hurry to contact the Mallory family was that he was ying a


    strategy game with Old Master Mallory.


    After all, Pierre was considered a legitimate heir of the Mallory family. Elders like Old Master Mallory


    prioritized the passing down of lineage the most.


    The longer Abel dragged things out, the more likely Old Master Mallory was to agree to his demands


    out of concern for Pierre.