Luca shook her head. She felt even dizzier now. She was not a light drinker, and she was given medicine when she was on the Island of Despair. Drinking should not be a problem for her.Even so, signs of getting drunk would still appear.She replied, “I’m fine. Mr. Doyle, are we going back to the office?”Jason took a few deep breaths. He could even smell the alcohol in the air when he was breathing. He answered, “I think we should just go back to the office. Boss is still waiting for me to report to him. I’ve called the designated driver. He’ll be here soon.” "Let's wait at the parking lot," said Luca. She noticed that Jason's condition was not any better than hers.Being the gentleman he was, he had even taken a few drinks on her behalf. He had probably reached his limit.“Alright.” Jason burped. After the both of them got into another elevator, he said slowly, “Dr. Craw, I’m sorry for what happened just now.”He noticed that some of them were harassing Luca. He had tried his
Tina looked at Luca’s face that had turned red because of the alcohol, but her skin seemed pallid at the same time. Tina asked in concern, “Dr. Craw, are you alright?”“I’m fine.” Luca’s stomach was full of alcohol now. Although she did not feel like drinking the glass of honey water, she knew it would be beneficial for her. She furrowed her brows as she finished the glass of honey water. Tina took the glass from Luca after seeing her finish the honey water. Tina said, “Go home and rest if you’re not feeling well. I can help you ask for leave.” "No thanks. I'll be fine after taking a rest." Luca knew she had to attend another business dinner tonight. It was because the matters that Luke and those Russians were about to discuss tonight would be the highlight. Tina looked at how determined she was. She nodded and excused herself so that she would not be disturbing Luca’s rest any longer.Luca lay back down on the couch after Tina left. She glanced at the surveillance camera a
The atmosphere was a little awkward in the car. Jason changed the subject when he realized that. “Oh, Dr. Craw, are your hangover pills effective?”“It can neutralize half of the alcohol in the body,” Luca said, but she did not have the exact numerical value.She made this for herself to make it convenient for her to attend certain occasions. She was able to stay sober after drinking.“That’s awesome! Dr. Craw, you can earn quite a huge amount in patent fees for providing the formula of the medicine you carry with you,” said Jason. He knew about a few of the miraculous medicines that Luca had made. The effects were better than the ones on the market.Luca shook her head. “That’s too troublesome.”"Why would it be troublesome? Aren't your medicines finished products? It's just that they're not FDA-approved to be sold on the market. You'd only have to go through the procedures to produce them," Jason said. He was excited about Luca's medicine. How lucky his boss was to have such t
Luke and Tia were walking in front of her. Luca and Jason were following behind them. Jason looked at Luke from behind and whispered to himself that he had no idea what his boss was doing.After all, he seemed to have no interest in this woman. He simply wanted to investigate her. He suspected she was from the Island of Despair, but now he was taking the initiative to invite her to accompany him to a business dinner?Could it be…It dawned on Jason when he shot a glance at Luca, who was beside him.Luke reminded Tia while walking, “They’re good drinkers. Don’t act tough if you can’t drink much.”“Relax, I can hold my liquor well. Thank you for bringing me to such an event. It’s my first time accompanying someone to a business dinner. Do remind me if I do anything wrong later.” Tia was trying to say that she seldom became someone’s female companion, and she hoped to leave a better impression of herself on Luke.Luke nodded to tell her that he would. The four Russians were alre
“No rooms left? Why are there so few rooms here?” Jason shook his head. He still felt light-headed.The alcohol that he drank at noon was still in his system. Then, he had to drink again at night. He felt as if the alcohol could flow out of his body from his ears once he shook his head. "Sir, we're a five-star hotel. Our rooms are usually fully booked in the afternoon. The three rooms that you booked at the front desk earlier were the last ones left." The waiter smiled apologetically. Sometimes, there would be such coincidences. The three rooms would have probably been taken if Jason had tried to book them half an hour later.Jason was in a dilemma. He looked at Luke and Luca who were lying on the table. There were three of them. How were they supposed to share two rooms? Unless he slept on the floor in Luke’s room. The waiter then reminded him, “Sir, one of the rooms that you booked is a deluxe suite. There are two bedrooms in it. Two of you can share that suite.” Jason re
Luca fell asleep in Luke’s arms.Luke opened his eyes when his breathing was stable. He could not see much in the dark, but he could feel the warmth of the woman in his arms.He was sleeping but woke up when Luca woke up too.He did not know why they were on the same bed. He had called out Bianca’s name on a whim, but he did expect Luca to reply to him instead of pushing him away.He heard her voice while he had his eyes closed. It was as if Bianca was whispering in his ears. Could it be that she was…With his eyes closed, Luke thought the person in front of him was Bianca. Apart from the smell of alcohol and something else on her, the way she talked was exactly like Bianca. Luke listened to her breathing and wondered if Luca could be Bianca… It was not possible. After all, the fake Bianca looked the same as the real Bianca after getting plastic surgery. Hence, how could the real Bianca have changed her face?Even so, their eyes looked similar. She did not push him away eit
Luca met Luke’s eyes. She caught a glimpse of mischief in his eyes. Her face reddened at once. He was not awake when she woke up. Could it be that he had woken up in the middle of the night or perhaps he was only pretending to be asleep the whole time? Did he know she slept with him on the same bed last night? Did he know she had just lied? When Luca wanted to know what that hint of mischief meant, Luke had already turned his face away. Tia listened to Luca’s explanation and forced a smile. She thought her status in Luke’s heart had changed when Luke invited her to join him for the business dinner. She forced herself to drink on behalf of him and was harassed the whole night. She had only thought of sharing his burden. She knew nothing about business, but she did everything she could for him.Yet, she woke up realizing that she was sleeping alone in the room. She was devastated when she saw Luca in Luke’s room.Tia shot a glance inside the suite. Indeed, there were two bedroo
Luca thought it was because Luke did not want her to be taken advantage of, so he sent Tia instead…She was surprised by her own thoughts. She remained silent. After Tia promised to help him, she was no longer interested in inviting Luke for breakfast. She was in a terrible state after drinking the whole night. She needed to go home and clean herself up.The three of them parted at the hotel’s entrance. Luca and Luke headed to the hotel's parking lot. Jason had already asked the designated driver to leave, and he was waiting for them in the driver's seat. “Good morning, Boss, Dr. Craw.” He smiled and greeted them both. The alcohol was already flushed out of his system after resting for a night. He did not feel sick anymore.“Good morning.” Luca got into the backseat. She wanted to ask Jason why he made her sleep with Luke in the same suite.However, she did not ask that question. Luca told herself to pretend that nothing had happened last night. Luke shot a glance at the