"No, you have to rest with me. You can't wait for me to fall asleep and then start working again," said Luca, wrapping her arm around Luke's waist.

She did this so that Luke would have to move her hand away if he tried to get up, and she would wake up immediately.

Luke knew her little trick, and a smile spread across his face as he said in a sweet tone, "Okay, I'll rest with you."

"No sneaking off to work,” added Luca.

"Okay." Luke looked at her affectionately. He then leaned over to plant a kiss on her forehead.

Luca hugged his waist and closed her eyes.

It was the scent she was familiar with. Shortly after closing her eyes, Luca drifted into her dreams.

Luke, as promised, also closed his eyes. He did not get up to work but instead accompanied her to sleep.

After a while, the alarm clock rang in the quiet room.

Luca slowly opened her eyes, glanced around, and remembered where she was. She reached for the phone on the bedside table and turned off the alarm.

Then, she turned on her side and slightly tilted her head back to meet Luke's gaze.

"Good afternoon." Luke's eyes were filled with a smile as he leaned down to give her a lingering kiss on her lips.

Luca's face turned slightly red.

After that, Luke chuckled softly and said, "Why are you blushing again?"

"I'm not blushing. That's just the makeup..." Luca whispered words she did not even believe herself.

"Uh-huh, it's the makeup." Luke pressed his lips against hers again.

Luca gently pushed him away. "You're smearing my lipstick!"

okay, I'll make up for it if it's gone." Luke's eyes twinkled with amusement as he realized he had indeed kissed away the

him and said, "I need to get up

but did not move. If she were not injured, he would

"Stop fooling around. We have

find, including

to collect some for herself as well. She figured that once she collected them, she

in mind, Luca knew she could not slack off in the afternoon when it came to finding

Luke's mind. A hint of seriousness flashed across

him, was

sat

up as she had forgotten to

noticed that. He looked concerned as he tried to lift her clothes to see if her bruise had worsened. "Let me

that Abel had avoided her vital organs, who knew if he left any

witnessed the methods used to interrogate prisoners on the Island of Despair. A simple twist could make someone endure unbearable pain, and they could only rely on painkillers to

might

accidentally touched it," replied Luca when she saw him about to lift her clothes to check the wound. She could only let him do

had to let him see that she was really okay

appeared about the same as before

always show up immediately after a fall or impact. I

to be tough," said Luke with a deep

tightly. She

That was why he had

tightly and comforted him in a soft voice, "Don't worry, I'm

darkened, and he said, "Go freshen up.

to taking a nap at noon. He had only dozed

a few times. When he glanced at it, he saw an email

remembered his promise to Luca. Hence, he

kept his promise. She then took her bag and walked into the bathroom to touch

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