Seeing how Lanie interrupted her, Luca reckoned that Luke had told the kids something.


    Was he trying to hide the fact that he was going to the hospital?


    Before Luca could voice her doubts, Aunt Neile seemed to have just remembered something. She


    nodded and quickly said, “Yes, Mr. Crawford is at thepany. He''ll be working untilte at night today,


    so he won''t be back for dinner. Ms. Craw, why don''t you have dinner first?"


    "Okay." She nodded without questioning further.


    Even if the children were deliberately hiding it from her, there was nothing she could do. Besides, she


    would feel bad exposing the children''s lies.


    "Let''s eat, then. Young Master nche, Young Master Tommy, and Ms. Rainie, go wash your hands."


    After saying that, Aunt Neile turned to walk into the kitchen to prepare the food.


    Luca followed Aunt Neile into the kitchen to help.


    "Aunt Neile, are you hiding something?" Luca asked.


    Aunt Neile was startled. Then, she smiled and shook her head. "Ms. Craw, I''m not hiding anything."


    Before Luca could expose her lies, she heard her say, "Mr. Crawford is really working overtime. Don''t


    think about it too much."


    "Alright," replied Luca. It was impossible for her to not overthink.


    Was Luke really working overtime?


    The thought of him at the hospital and her not knowing anything going on there made her feel even


    more uneasy.


    However, if Aunt Neile and the children both refused to say anything, there was nothing she could do.


    Luca did not bring it up again.


    After dinner, Luca checked the children''s homework.


    She did not say anything until Aunt Neile got off work. After checking the children''s homework, she


    imitated Luke''s handwriting and signed his name.


    Then, she watched cartoons with the kids.


    While the kids were watching cartoons, she took a look at her experimental data. The sound of the


    cartoons did not disturb her. Her eyes may be on the paper, but all she could think about was Luke and


    the people at the hospital.


    The three children asionally exchanged nces as if they were discussing Luca''s state. When Luca


    looked up, their gaze fell back on the television.


    Luca knew why they acted that way, but the more they did it, the more uneasy she felt. She made up


    her mind to do something. After the cartoon show ended, Luca urged the children to wash up and go to


    bed early.


    When the children fell asleep, Luca nced at the time. Luke was not back yet.


    If everything was fine at the hospital, Luke would not have stayed out thiste.


    Luca wanted to ask Johann, but she was afraid that Johann would not be on duty at this time. If she


    wanted to find out what was going on, she would have to ask someone who was on duty. She was


    embarrassed to keep asking him as well.


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    She sat on the living room sofa on the second floor and gave it some thought before calling Nina.


    She did not want to trouble anyone, but the only person she could call right now was Nina. She wanted


    to go to the hospital to see what was going on, but she could not leave the children unattended.


    Although the children were asleep, they would be scared if they woke up and saw that no one was


    home.


    Luke had informed Aunt Neile, so if she had asked her to stay, Luke would have found out. He may


    even rush back before she reached the hospital, regardless of whether the matter was resolved or not.


    Luca did not want him to go back and forth because of her, nor did she want him to go through so much


    trouble alone just to take care of her emotions.


    She knew Luke too well, so she could not bear to watch him go through all of this.


    “Nina, are you free tonight?" Luca asked Nina after she answered the phone.


    "I''m free. What''s the matter, Luca?" Nina asked.


    After Vivian called her, Nina had called her too.


    However, the scandal did not cause too much damage this time, so the call ended after she said a few


    words to tell her she was fine.


    "I need to go out, but the kids are asleep. Can youe over and look after the children if you''re free,


    Nina? I''m worried that they''ll wake up in the middle of the night and see that nobody is home," said


    Luca.


    Although Lanie was mature enough to make sure that nothing would happen to Rainie and Tommy, he


    was still a child, so Luca was still worried about them.


    It was amon worry for all mothers.


    "No problem, I''ll go over there now," Nina readily agreed.


    "Thank you." Luca was sincerely grateful.


    "Don''t worry about it. Percy is working overtime at thepany tonight anyway, and I''m bored at home.


    I can pass the time by looking after the kids. Plus, I can treat it as practice," Nina said with a smile. She


    was prepared to have kids the moment she married Percy.


    If not for her health and recovery, she might have already been pregnant.


    "Drive slowly. There''s no need to hurry." Although Luca felt anxious, she still asked Nina to put her


    safety first.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll go there now." After that, Nina ended the call and told Percy that she was driving to


    Luke''s ce.


    Then, Luca opened the door for her.


    "Nina, thank you so much." She looked at Nina, who was standing by the door, with a face full of


    gratitude.


    "What are you talking about? You''ve helped me so much. We''re friends, so we should help each other.


    Are the children sleeping upstairs?" Nina asked.


    "Yes, I went to take a look just now, and they''re all fast asleep." Luca nodded and weed her in.


    "That makes my job easier, then. I''ll just watch TV on the first floor to kill time." Nina smiled and walked


    in. "You need to head out, right? Hurry up, then. The earlier you get it done, the earlier you cane


    back. It''s dangerous to drivete at night."


    "Okay, I''ll leave now." Luca smiled gratefully at Nina and drove off.


    After Luca left, Nina walked to the living room. She did not go upstairs as she was afraid of waking up


    the children. She sat on the first floor, turned on the television, and watched thete-night programs.


    Luca drove to the hospital, which was especially quiet at night. The patients were all resting in their


    wards, and there were only half the number of staff. There were not many family members walking


    around either.


    The entire hospital was much quieterpared to during the day.


    Luca looked at the inpatient department of the hospital and took a deep breath before entering.


    Then, she took the elevator to the VIP ward floor.


    The nurse on duty was slightly surprised to see Luca. "Ms. Craw, what brings you here at this time of


    night?"


    "I''m here to visit Mrs. Norman," said Luca.


    "Mrs. Norman? One moment, please. Visiting hours have passed, so I have to notify the patient. You


    can only visit if the patient agrees," said the nurse.


    "Do you have to inform her?" Luca asked quickly when she saw that the nurse was about to do so.


    "Of course. This has always been the policy at the VIP wards." The nurse looked at her with confusion.


    Luca regrly came by the VIP ward, so how could she not know?


    Luca was put in a difficult position. She just wanted to linger outside the ward and peek inside as she


    was worried that Queenie would get emotional if she saw her.