Chapter 234

Luke smiled slightly and effortlessly retrieved the two books he needed from the bookshelf.

"You knew where they were this entire time and didn't tell me!" I exclaimed, frustrated from my futile search.

I toyed with the idea of pouring out the water I had poured, but he was my boss. All I could do was make a few harmless remarks. I handed him the glass politely.

Luke took the glass. "How many of these books have you read?"

"I'm not sure."

Maybe five, six, or even seven or eight!

When I was minoring in finance, I attempted to read a few of them. My father's books were always filled with notes, densely packed, triggering my trypophobia. The content was also complex and hard to grasp. Since Max could explain things more clearly, I gave up on struggling with my father's books.

"Are you unsure or too embarrassed to admit it?" Luke teased.

"Are you suggesting that to excel in my job, I need to read all of my dad's books?"

Luke was usually straightforward. Why was he being so indirec