"Yes, I know," Luca murmured against his chest, her voice muffled.

She had not made up her mind yet, so she did not plan on saying anything. She just wanted to hug him and breathe in his familiar scent.

Luke Crawford was the man she loved the most...

Luke waited for a while but did not hear Luca continue. He knew she still had not made up her mind to speak.

His chest was a tumultuous mix, brimming with warmth but also a profound sense of helplessness toward Luca.

She still could not bring herself to say it at this moment. Luke had no choice but to give her some more time.

"Hmm, it's getting late. I need to go to work." Luca felt her strength returning to her body and slowly raised her head, looking at the man's resolute jawline.

"Okay, come back early tonight if possible. I promised the kids we'd go out for dinner," replied Luke.

Luca wanted to agree immediately, but she frowned at the thought of the recent rumors.

This scandal had shaken Wanda and Queenie. She did not have the courage to be seen in public with Luke at this moment.

If the reporters caught wind of anything, it would be even more distressing for both of them, who were already in the hospital.

Luca hesitated and felt anxious.

"Don't worry. It'll be fine." Luke reassured her. "It's just a small restaurant. A friend of Mr. Doyle owns it. He has everything arranged, and it's a private setting. Only the restaurant owner and his wife will be there, no one else.

“The owner’s lips are sealed tight. He won't gossip about anything,” added Luke to assure her. “The kids haven't dined out for a long time. They know you've been down lately. That’s why they suggested this. We shouldn’t disappoint them, right?"

What Luke said at the end left Luca with no room to refuse.

kids had seen right through her emotions. She thought she had

Luca agreed. She trusted Luke's choice of location, believing that reporters would not discover them

her go. "It's getting late. Go to work.

had a lot

Luke went into the master bedroom to change into his

day, Luca had consumed several cups of coffee to keep herself focused and

her work efficiency still decreased after what had

she left the lab at the end of the day, she

ability

way she could work properly when she was dealing with

some documents in his hands, noticing her absent-minded look. He asked in a low voice,

her personal troubles with her colleagues. She shook

data," answered Rhett

now. I'll take the documents home to review. The rest of you can go home." Luca did not forget what Luke had said in

decided to leave work

not want the other researchers to work overtime

researchers, but they did not leave immediately. They needed to

the

leave and could not help but mutter, "Why does it feel like Dr. Craw hasn't been herself these past

were puzzled because the rumors about Luca and Luke had already been clarified.

up, hasn't it? Unless..." The researcher who was speaking stopped and

be that Luca was preoccupied due to the recent

the relationship between her and Luke had truly ended after the scandal? Was that why Luca was in such

dared not continue discussing it. Such matters were not suitable to be discussed in

conversation and shared it with Evan Turner or

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