Queenie looked at Jack and nodded after Luca gave her promise. Then, she said, "I shouldn't be keeping you any longer. See you later." “Sure,” replied Luca.Queenie hung up the call first.Jack asked again, “Should we invite Luke too?”“You’re thinking about figuring out if there’s anything suspicious between them, right?” Queenie knew what he had in mind, and Jack nodded.“Actually, it was already very suspicious when they slept in the same bedroom last time. But we believed in Luke’s integrity, so we stopped suspecting him.” Queenie grabbed her husband’s hand and added, “I know you believe in Luca. I’d like to believe that she’s not that kind of person either. I’m just trying to get her to talk tonight, so there’s no need to ask Luke to come over too.” “Alright.” Jack did not say anything knowing that Queenie had her own plans. After all, he wanted to find out whether or not he was wrong about Luca too.Queenie stood up when Jack agreed with it. She said, “Then I’ll go get r
The maid saw her looking at those rose bushes, smiled, and said, “Mrs. Norman takes good care of the rose bushes. They’ll definitely bloom again next year.” “Yes. She has always known how to take care of these rose bushes,” Luca said thoughtfully. The maid looked at her in surprise. “Ms. Luca, you know Mrs. Norman well. Indeed, she knows how to take care of rose bushes well. These were trimmed a few days ago. Mrs. Norman said that the rose bushes will look great next year after vernalization.”Luca smiled as she listened to the maid. Of course, she understood her own mother well. Luca felt a sense of warmth when she walked into the house. The maid said, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman, Ms. Luca is here."Queenie walked out of the kitchen with an apron on her. She saw Luca standing at the entrance. She smiled and said, “Luca, you’re here. Take a seat. Dinner will be ready soon.”Jack, who was sitting on the couch, added, “Luca, come here and drink some tea.”Luca smiled. She nodded as
Luca felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Those compassionate words sounded like they came from a parent caring about their child’s daily life. “It’s alright. Although I’m taking up another job, I’m still able to manage it,” said Luca. She finished drinking the chicken soup and picked up the spoon to help herself with the food.Queenie prepared all the dishes. They were home-cooked for the guest. Luca took her time tasting the dishes. Although they were not particularly tasty, they had the taste of home—something that she had been missing. Queenie and Jack exchanged glances with each other, then asked, “Oh, Luca, where are you staying now? I’ll ask the driver to send you back home later.” Luca thought of Luke. If the driver were to send her back, then her current address would be found.She shook her head and said, “Thank you, Mrs. Norman, but I can go home by myself.” "It's cold out there. There won’t be as many drivers working this late at night. Don’t reject my offer and
Luca held her phone in her hands after hearing the beeping sound. She glanced at the time. It was still early. She put down her briefcase and looked at the messy apartment. Then, she started cleaning the place up. An hour later, Luca had already finished cleaning up the apartment, but Amur was still not home yet. Luca had no idea if he was on a mission, so she dared not to call him again lest she disturbed him. She picked up a piece of paper, left a note for him, and left the apartment.After she left the apartment, she hailed a taxi to go back to the villa.It was already 11 o’clock at night. Luca walked into the living room. No one was there. She figured that the children must have gone upstairs to sleep at this hour, but Luke…She bent down and changed into a pair of slippers. Then, she crept her way up the stairs. As expected, the second floor was quiet as well. Luca walked to her bedroom door and glanced at the room opposite her. The door was closed tightly. She could
“I drank some when I was on the mission.” Amur found an excuse to cover up the fact that he was drowning himself in alcohol. He had been going out drinking for a few nights now.He could not calm himself down at the thought of Luca staying with Luke, and he had never stopped thinking of bringing her back to his side. However, Luca would not allow him to do so. Therefore, Amur had no choice but to drink his sorrows away. Luca frowned as she listened to his hoarse yet slightly slurred words. “Amur, is something bothering you lately?” Amur remained silent for quite some time.He so badly wanted to tell her that she was his biggest worry, but how could he say something like that to her?Luca only saw him as her younger brother. “No. Stop overthinking.” Amur looked down. He dared not to say anything like that to her.If Luca knew he had feelings for her, she would convince him to forget about her and return to the Island of Despair.Now that she was surrounded by danger, he co
They would still suspect her when the time came.Although Luca felt embarrassed, she still agreed to it and said, "Alright. I'll be there at noon." "Alright. Then I'll leave you to it." Queenie sounded happy when Luca agreed to it as though the matter would be settled once the two people met each other.Luca was an outstanding woman, and the man Jack recommended was a fine, young man. When the two of them met each other, they would certainly catch each other's eyes.Moreover, Luca agreeing to go on a blind date indicated that there was probably nothing going on between Luca and Luke. After Queenie hung up the call, Luca put her phone aside.Luca thought they were just testing her, but she did not expect that they would really make arrangements after she agreed to their suggestion. She thought her parents were not the kind of people who enjoyed arranging blind dates for others. However, they were doing it to her now.Perhaps they were worried that she would steal someone's hu
Luca nodded. She knew Luke was in his office based on what Jason had told her. He was not planning to go down for lunch.That would be great. That way, he would not find out that she was going on a blind date. Jason and Luca got into the elevator together. He pressed the button for the first floor and asked Luca, "Dr. Craw, where are you going for lunch? Would you like to join us?" “I have a lunch date.” Luca shook her head and rejected Jason’s offer.Lunch date? Jason raised his brows. Luca was only closer to Tina in the office, and she was considered a lone wolf. Who could she possibly have a lunch date with?Could it be that younger brother of hers? It would be a disaster if Luke found out about it. A jealous man was the scariest. When Luke got jealous, that was even more terrifying. “Are you having lunch with your younger brother?” Jason asked immediately.Luca shook her head and replied, “No.”“I see…" Jason still wanted to ask her who she was having lunch with, but s
If Jason told Luke about it, normal employees like them would probably have to deal with a hot-headed boss for the whole day…However, if Jason chose to not tell Luke, what should he do if some other man was stealing the lady boss from Luke?Jason was in a dilemma. He ran into Tina when he entered the office. Tina was carrying a lunch box. It seemed she had gotten a takeaway as well. “Tina, you didn’t dine in for lunch?” “I was late when I came down. There wasn't a seat left in the cafe next door, so I ordered takeout instead,” Tina said helplessly. “You ordered takeout at the cafe next door?” Jason glanced at the takeout packaging she was carrying. It was indeed from the cafe next door."Yes. I even saw Dr. Craw's date just now. He's quite handsome. If someone introduced me to such a cute guy for a blind date, I wouldn't have to be pressured by my parents for not getting married yet." Tina put on a love-struck expression on her face. She had been sizing Luca's date up when sh