"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.

had seen right through her emotions. She thought she had hidden them

She trusted Luke's choice of location, believing that reporters would not discover

late. Go to

to work first," said Luca. Her research group had a

master bedroom to change into his work

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

her work efficiency still decreased after what had happened

she left the lab at the end of the day, she looked at the experiments she had not completed. She felt

her ability to focus on her

properly when she was dealing with personal

his hands, noticing her absent-minded look. He

her personal troubles with her colleagues. She shook her head and glanced at the documents in Rhett's

experimental data," answered Rhett as

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 not

was why she decided to leave work at a

not want the other researchers to work overtime

the other researchers, but they did not leave immediately. They needed to tidy up their workspaces before

exited the

help but mutter, "Why does

were puzzled because the

hasn't it? Unless..." The researcher

be that Luca was preoccupied

and Luke had truly ended after the scandal?

not continue discussing it. Such matters were not

and shared it with

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