Luca had long gotten accustomed to Luke's cold attitude toward others. She glanced at the time and suggested, "It's already noon. Why don't we grab lunch before heading back?""Sounds good. Let's go to the restaurant we went to yesterday. Since it's not the weekend and the event is over, there shouldn't be as many people. We can get a table without reservations," replied Luke. He remembered that Luca enjoyed the food there.Luca probably wanted to savor that taste again. However, she would have to wait until their next visit to X City."Do we really need to go back there? Let's save the trouble. There's a restaurant upstairs in this hotel. We can have a meal there and then head home." Luca shook her head as she thought it was unnecessary to backtrack.She knew Luke suggested going to that restaurant because she enjoyed the food there, but for her, it did not matter where they ate. As long as she was with Luke, she felt content.Luke understood her thoughts and did not insist. It w
"Alright," Aunt Neile replied as she carried two suitcases and headed upstairs.Luca glanced at Luke and asked, "Are you going back to the office now?"So much had happened these past few days, and Luke had not had much time to deal with T Corporation's documents. Although he had not mentioned it, she could guess that he must have accumulated a lot of paperwork by now."No, I'll stay upstairs to deal with some documents," replied Luke. He stroked Luca's head and added, "You've been riding in the car for so long. You must be tired. Get some rest. The kids will surely be all over you when they come back later.""Alright." Luca smiled. After such a long journey by car, she was indeed tired.For some reason, unlike before when she would inevitably doze off during long bus rides, she did not feel sleepy at all on the way back today. Perhaps it was because she knew that Abel would be coming to A City, which made her nervous...That was the only reason Luca could think of. She could n
However, Amur could not catch evidence of Luca lying to him. "Got it. If anything happens, I'll tell you.”"You need to protect yourself, Amur. We'll be free soon," replied Luca.Amur was taken aback for a moment.Freedom? He knew how to read and write the word, but he had never dared to dream about it.Perhaps he once used to dream about it.When they were still on the Island of Despair, Luca told him what freedom was, and he had dreamed about it then. Standing in the outside world meant freedom.However, as days passed with the brutal training on the Island of Despair, he realized that even when he was out there, he was not free at all.Despite having control over much of his time, he was still bound by the commands of the Island of Despair. He also had to regularly return to the base for the antidote. Without the antidote, he might have more freedom, but it would come at the cost of his life.Amur never doubted that he could sacrifice his life for a moment of freedom.
Luca nodded in understanding and came downstairs with him.Nina was not there.She could not help but ask curiously, "Aunt Neile, is Nina not coming back for dinner tonight?"Aunt Neile replied as she served the dishes, "Mrs. Mallory just called me. She said that she received an unexpected guest at the company, so she won't be coming back for dinner. She told us not to wait for her."Luca did not think much about it, but Luke said, "Percy is back.""Huh? Mr. Mallory is back?" Luca was surprised. "How do you know?""I guessed. You'll see later. Nina probably will come back tonight to pack her things and move out," replied Luke.It was more like a calculated guess rather than information leaked by Percy himself.However, Percy had made it clear that he wanted to surprise Nina, so he asked Luke not to tell Luca to avoid any accidental slip-ups.Therefore, Luke knew when Percy would return, but Nina did not.Luca did not know either because Luke had agreed to keep it a secret as
"Alright, I'll send it to you shortly," Luca said cheerfully. After Nina and Percy finished their soup, Luca accompanied Nina to the guest room to pack up."I'll do it. There isn't much anyway," said Nina as she packed the skincare products on the dressing table.These skincare products were all bought recently. She had not used many of them yet. She was not one to waste, so she packed all the skincare products into her bag."Let me get you a bag, then. You didn't bring anything. It's not convenient to bring your clothes out without a bag," suggested Luca as she walked out of the guest room. She found a large bag in the living room on the second floor.Nina had brought over a few pieces of clothing for work, so she needed a bag to pack them in.Luca walked back into the guest room and handed the bag to Nina.Nina did not have much stuff. It did not take long before she finished packing."Mr. Percy is chatting with Mr. Crawford," Luca reminded her."Yeah, they probably have work
"That’s very attentive of you." Luke stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace.When Luca saw the words 'download complete', she said, "The kids really like this cartoon. Today's plot seemed quite exciting. You know, even a mature kid like Lanie enjoys watching this cartoon. So, I think it’s better to get it ready for them.""Lanie is just watching it with his younger siblings. He may not necessarily like it." Luke understood Lanie very well.Luca was surprised. "Really?""Yes. As an elder brother, he knows he must excel, but he also has to accompany his younger siblings. If he finds such things boring, it might affect his siblings," explained Luke. Lanie was not a childish kid. In fact, he did not really enjoy watching cartoons. He knew Lanie only watched them to accompany his younger siblings.Luca was even more surprised. "I thought he really liked it...""That’s not the case. For him, whether he watches it or not doesn't matter. But Tommy is different. I wo
Multitasking was not something difficult for Evan."Capital University's request for our professors to teach classes wasn't something I brought up when I took over the management of the company. Dr. Craw, you should be aware of this. "But since you've agreed to it, I'll make sure to handle the communication with them. You can trust me," said Evan.Getting Evan’s uncle to agree to such a matter was effortless.After all, it was not a challenging task. His uncle was the kind of person who focused solely on the education sector. As for other matters, he was not keen on managing them. Otherwise, the Turner family would not have entirely relied on his father."Alright, I'll wait for your good news," replied Luca, making it clear that she would not be able to teach classes at Capital University this week.After that, she turned around and left.The moment Luca left the office, Evan paused his work and picked up his phone. He dialed the number for the president of Capital University.
Anthony's words also reminded Karen of this.Even though she was dissatisfied, she said to him, "Let's get started, then. Also, make sure to keep a record of those media outlets that didn't show up. From now on, the Mallory family won't be cooperating with them."Anthony thought to himself that the Mallory family was not under Karen's control. Ever since she fell out with Percy, Karen had practically no say in the Mallory family affairs. Therefore, even if Karen kept a record, there was not much she could do to those media outlets."Yes, Madam," answered Anthony as he took the microphone and began to host the press conference.The content of the press conference was straightforward. It was just for Karen to proclaim her innocence and for Silas to come out and clarify a certain matter. Anthony held the microphone and greeted, "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for taking the time to attend Madam Mallory, also known as Ms. Karen’s, press conference. “This conference