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
There were two children at the kindergarten who had not left. One of them was Tommy.Luca walked toward him.The kindergarten teacher looked at Luca and asked, “Are you Tommy’s guardian?”The teacher hesitated for a moment. She wondered if she was his nanny. However, Luca’s temperament and how she was dressed were nothing like a nanny.“Hello, I’m Mr. Crawford’s subordinate. He’s busy today, so he asked me to pick up the child,” Luca explained and reached her hand out to the child.Tommy held her hand right away.“Is that so?” the teacher asked the child.“Yes, Teacher. I’m close with Ms. Luca. You can call Daddy to confirm that.” Tommy knew the kindergarten would not allow strangers to pick up the children.The teacher called Luke to confirm with him for the sake of the child’s safety. Then, she allowed Luca to bring the child back.Tommy lifted his head and looked at Luca with a smile on his face. "Ms. Luca, why are you the one who came to pick me up today?”"Mr. Crawford s
If he was attending to those Russians, then would Tia be there too?Even though Luca noticed that what had happened between them was a thing of the past, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of another woman entering his life.It felt like the man that she loved had been stolen by someone else.Luke was not a toy. He was a man. However, it felt terrible knowing that someone could steal him from her.Luca let out a sigh. She took Tommy’s uniform out of the washing machine and hung them on the balcony.She walked into the bathroom and took a shower. She felt her heart warm up when she looked at Tommy who was sleeping soundly on the bed. She reckoned Luke would not be picking up the child tonight. She hugged the child and slept with him.The apartment’s doorbell rang when it was in the middle of the night. Luca did not take sleeping pills. Hence, she did not fall into a deep sleep. She opened her eyes once she heard the bell.Luca trotted out of the bedroom when the doorbell w
Luca was still holding Tommy's school uniform, which she had just retrieved from the balcony, when she saw Tommy running over with Luke standing behind him.She wanted to squat down and hug Tommy but it did not feel right.It did not seem appropriate for her to hold Tommy in front of Luke.Tommy ran to her side, and Luca handed him the school uniform in her hand. "Your school uniform is dry. Take it and go change into it. After that, wash up so we can have breakfast together."Tommy took the school uniform, which was completely dry after it was left to dry all night. It had a faint lemon scent on it.He took a deep whiff and said with a smile, "Ms. Luca, the clothes that you washed smell so good."Luca touched his head and noticed that Luke's shirt had gotten all wrinkled in his sleep. She hesitated for a few seconds and then said, "Mr. Crawford, your shirt is wrinkled. Do you want a change of clothes?""Mm." Luke paid great attention to his appearance and cleanliness. She knew
‘Go to the office together?’Luca thought of the gossip that she caused when she first joined the company and immediately shook her head to turn him down. "Mr. Crawford, I'll go to work by myself."Luke did not say anything and left with Tommy when he saw that she insisted on going to work by herself.Luca breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, she had the illusion that Luke's gaze when he looked at her had become warm.She thought of how he had always been stern and domineering but he did not insist that she tag along this time. She was a little unaccustomed to it.Luca looked at the time and slowly walked out the door after she thought that Luke had already left. She woke up early and had breakfast earlier than she usually would, so she was not worried about being late. She took her time and walked slowly. Luca walked out of the front gate and saw a Hummer parked on the side of the road. It was very ostentatious.There were many rich and famous people in A City, so it di
"Got it," the person on the other end of the phone replied. He noticed that Nina was making a turn at the next exit and quickly changed lanes to keep up.Nina noticed that the car behind her had been following her. When she turned the corner, he followed her and changed lanes.There was no doubt that the car was following her.Nina panicked when she thought that it might be people sent by Pierre or the Johnston family. Either party did not have good intentions.She had no choice but to call Luca to ask her for help."Nina, what's the matter?" At this moment, Luca was in a taxi on the way to the office."Luca, I'm being followed. I don't know who it is. What should I do?" Nina felt that Luca had experience in dealing with this situation, so she subconsciously asked her for advice."You’re being followed?" Luca frowned when she heard Nina’s anxious tone. In her heart, she thought that the people following Nina were probably people hired by Percy. They would not put her in harm’s w
Nina knew that this was normal after an operation, but when she saw that Anna did not even have the strength to speak, she still felt uncomfortable as if the scalpel had cut her body."The patient can eat normally now but we still need to pay more attention to her diet in the early stage. She can consume mainly liquid food. Are you planning to cook meals for her or order meals from the hospital?" the nurse on the side asked. She had seen many such scenes, so her voice was calm and emotionless."We’ll get meals from the hospital." Nina controlled her emotions. Her work at Brilliant Architectural Design LLC was overwhelming. She had no time to prepare Anna's meals.Although the food in the hospital was unpalatable, it was nutritionally balanced and beneficial to Anna.Nina remembered that when Anna had her first surgery, she did not need to worry so much because back then, there was a man who took care of all these things for her.All she needed to do at that time was occasionally v