The moment both of them looked at each other, Luca saw Pierre smiling at her.Even though there was quite a distance between them, she could still sense him being provocative by looking at his smile. 'He has ulterior motives…'Luca returned him a cold gaze and turned away.Pierre chuckled softly. "Why is she putting on an act? No matter how cold she is, she’s still a lady who ended up sneaking into Luke's bed. What a b*tch."Mr. Peralta heard him say that and shook his helplessly. Those in the field all knew there were three people whom one should not offend.One was Luke, the other was Pierre's brother, Percy, and the last person was Jim.Pierre was publicly provocating Luke now…Even with the Mallory family's support, it would not mean much. 'Isn't he afraid that Luke won’t spare him and just take him out directly?'When that time came, it would still be Pierre and his company that would suffer.Mr. Peralta sat beside him and touched his chin as he said, "Sir, I don’t think
However, after Luca came to an understanding, it did not reduce her worries. It was not Pierre who was stopping Luke and not his company. It was her.The thought of taking action on him made Luca place her fingers together.Luke noticed her minor gestures. 'She’s still so worried even after listening to my analysis?'"Don't worry." He attempted to comfort her feelings.Luca wanted to tell him that she was not worried but guilty. However, she could not bring herself to say such a thing.As soon as Luke was done talking, the plan slowly took off.She looked out the window. When she took the bidding document, she no longer had the chance to turn back.Luke treated her well, but she was destined to let him down.Luca sat upright and lowered her eyes. She no longer looked at the man beside her. "Mr. Crawford, I have a habit of sleeping on the plane. If you need anything, just wake me up immediately.""Go and sleep, then." Luke did not stop her from sleeping.Luca closed her eye
After Luke was seated, Ray looked at Luca and Jason.He was not at all arrogant. Instead, he was very polite to them because of Luke. "Get in.""Thank you." Luca and Jason got into the Rolls-Royce.Ray got into the car last. He closed the door and told the driver to drive them home.The dazzling Rolls-Royce drove off.Pierre watched the Rolls-Royce leave, silently jotted down the license plate number, squinted, and stood at the airport gate. He was thinking about how the man who picked up Luke seemed familiar. ‘Who is he?’Pierre thought that he was familiar with Luke's network, but after he arrived in Russia, he discovered that there was a lot that he did not know...Mr. Peralta made the necessary arrangements and walked over to Pierre while holding two suitcases. "Boss, the car is already waiting over there.""What car?" Pierre was still looking in the direction that the Rolls-Royce left."The car that’s here to send us to the hotel." Mr. Peralta was a little taken aback.
Ray also realized something. He frowned and was a little disgruntled.‘Gordan knew about Luke's current situation but did not tell Vivian. Was he planning to humiliate her in front of so many people?’Ray was about to throw a tantrum when he thought of that. He wanted to question Gordan.Vivian was highly sensitive, and her ability to observe others' moods was extraordinary. When she noticed that her brother’s mood seemed off, she quickly said, "Okay, it's cold outside. Let's all go in and talk."Ray was not given a chance to throw a tantrum. It was not right to let guests chat at the entrance.Gordan nodded. He knew that Ray was upset but did not plan to do anything about it. He just wanted to entertain Luke. "Come on, Brother. I'll push you."He pushed Luke, who was in his wheelchair, into the living room.Luca and Jason followed behind.The living room was decorated in a European style and was completely different from the Russian architectural style. The room was spacious
Luca was not his new sister-in-law. Nevertheless, the fewer people who knew that she was Bianca, the better. Hence, he had only expressed his love for her in front of Gordan.However, he did not tell him that Luca was Bianca.Bianca was at a loss when she heard what he said.Gordan looked at the two of them, his expression gradually turning from one of joking to being stunned. "You haven’t succeeded?"He did not expect Luke to act so slowly and for him to step on a landmine.Logically, Luca was Luke's prey. He should not be so slow.He was also a man. There was inherent hostility between men, but he admired Luke.He even believed that no woman could escape him...Gordan looked at Luca’s and Luke’s expressions and knew that what he said had put them both in an awkward situation.Ray said coldly, "Gordan, if you don’t know what to say, keep your mouth shut."Gordan could accept anyone else speaking up, but not Ray. Gordan was annoyed and slammed his glass violently on the table
‘It’s human nature to have a change of heart…’Vivian could not blame Luke for what he did. Everyone had the right to pursue what they wanted.Take Gordan, for example. If it were not for Ray keeping a close eye on him, he would have gotten together with other women long ago.What was more, he got involved with her because he found her refreshing as he had never been with an ugly woman prior.Gordan had the choice to go for a better woman as well...Vivian lowered her gaze. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. ‘Maybe I shouldn’t be so selfish—’"This soup tastes wonderful." Jason's praise interrupted her thought. Vivian raised her gaze, smiled, and responded, "Glad that you like it."As soon as she finished speaking, Gordan and Ray had ended their fight. Both of them returned to the dining room.Luca heard the footsteps and looked up at the two of them. Both were injured.Gordan seemed worse off.Luca thought that Gordan was great at fighting, but it seemed t
"I’m surprised that you can tell. Is it that obvious?" Ray touched his chin. He thought he covered it up well.He never allowed Vivian to intervene in his affairs because he was worried that she would gain enemies from being involved.Therefore, even if he was troubled, he would never tell her.Nevertheless, Vivian was an intuitive woman. She could sense when something was wrong with him.However, this time, he concealed it so well that even Vivian did not notice it. Unexpectedly, Luke noticed that something was wrong."Did you investigate me, or did you notice it from something that happened?" Ray asked curiously."We're friends. Why would I investigate you? I guessed that something was troubling you because you went all out with Gordan," Luke said. He noticed that Gordan's injuries were more severe than before.Ray let out a laugh and admitted. "I did vent my anger on him, but it's not all because of Vivian.""Tell me more." Luke's words were simple, but they indicated to Ray
Luke nodded. "As such, we can only start from you."Ray smiled wryly. He was envious of the friendship between Luke and Gordan. He joked, "Sometimes, it doesn’t seem like the two of you are friends. You’re like brothers.""Is that so?" Luke responded briefly and said nothing else.Gordan had helped him, so it was natural for him to return the favor.Luke was not an ungrateful person.Ray nodded. The issue that was causing his headache might be resolved with Luke's help."What's going on with you and Luca?" He changed the subject and asked Luke what had been on his mind.He thought that Luke and Bianca would be together forever seeing how sweet they were before. Unexpectedly, Bianca was kidnapped.As time went by, he was surprised that Bianca did not stay by his side.Eventually, Luca had taken Bianca's place. Ray, who was never a gossipy person, was curious."There are some things that I'm not comfortable talking about." Luke did not tell Ray directly about him and Luca, nor