"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.

emotions. She thought she had hidden them well, but

She trusted Luke's choice of location, believing that reporters

getting late. Go to work. I need to prepare for work

Luca. Her research group had a lot of work to do

the master bedroom to

several cups of coffee to keep herself focused and prevent her mind from

efficiency still decreased after what had

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

her ability to focus on her

was no way she could work properly when she was dealing with

absent-minded look. He asked in

Luca came back to her senses, knowing that there was no way she could share her personal troubles with her colleagues. She shook her head and glanced at the documents in

the experimental data," answered Rhett as he handed over the

a day for 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 the morning. She did

was why she decided to leave work at a normal

researchers to work overtime as

not leave immediately. They needed to tidy up their workspaces

exited the

help but mutter, "Why does

her," another researcher replied. They were puzzled because the rumors about Luca and Luke had already been

it? Unless..." The researcher who was

was preoccupied due

Luke had truly ended

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

someone secretly recorded their conversation and shared it with Evan Turner or Luca, they would risk

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