Chapter 1194 Am I Affecting Your Work?
Talia felt unhappy when she remembered the scene where Luca stepped into the CEO's car.
She thought that she was quite beautiful, and she was younger than Luca, so why did Luca manage to seduce Luke, while she had to settle for someone like Cole?
Talia glanced at Cole, who was driving, and said emotionally, "I didn't expect that the rumors were true. I pity Mrs. Crawford now."
Cole would hear a hint of pretentiousness in her words. "It'll serve you well to leave them alone." "Ah, I'm just saying." Talia could sense his unhappiness and realized that she had misspoken.
She thought that she was the same as Luca. Both of them have sold their bodies in exchange for their jobs.
Luke was married, and so was Cole.
When Talia approached Cole, she promised him that she would not interfere with his family life. That was why Cole was willing to give Talia a chance.
Talia's words earlier reminded Cole that he was having an affair too.
She smiled apologetically and hoped that he would forget about it.
Meanwhile, Luca sat in the passenger seat with her fingers clasped together tightly.
She stole a glance at Luke's side profile and took a deep breath, filling her lungs with his scent.
Inexplicably, her heart began to beat faster, and her cheeks reddened.
"What do you want to tell me, Mr. Crawford?" She asked.
"Why don't you want to join the party?" Luke did not look at her. Instead, his eyes were transfixed on the road ahead.
It was the evening rush hour, so the roads were slightly congested.
"I'm not good at socializing,” Luca explained. "People only drink alcohol and chat at parties like that. I'm not too interested." "You have to go." Luke did not ask for her opinion.
Luca wanted to refuse, but she could not. He was the boss, and she would have to obey. She nodded and said, "Alright, I'll attend the party. You can drop me at the intersection ahead, Mr. Crawford. I'll take a cab home." "I'll send you home," Luke repeated. His hands gripped tightly on the steering wheel, and he did not look like he was going to turn it.
Luca gripped the seatbelt. "Aren't we done talking?’ "Not yet." Luke gazed at her.
His gaze was not as penetrating as before. Luca could see the gentleness in his eyes, which made her gasp for breath. She composed herself before saying, "Do you have any other questions?"
Luke was frustrated when he sensed the impatience in her voice. Why was she so afraid to be with him?
"Do you know about Belpharma?" He asked.
"I've heard of them. As far as I know, they're one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country," Luca replied. She could not say that she did not know about them. It would be quite ridiculous for a researcher in the industry not to have heard of them.
"How about their CEO?" Luke asked.
"I know about the company, but I'm not too sure about its internal structure, " Luca shook her head and said.
"Their CEO is called Abel, and he's also Russian. Apparently, he's very famous in his country. You've at least heard of him, right?" Luke asked.
Luca cast her gaze downward to hide her emotions. Should she say she knew who Abel was or not?
Abel was quite a prominent figure in Russia.
If she said that she knew him, she was worried that Luke might ask her more questions, during which she would inadvertently divulge something.
If she said that she did not know him, it would cause Luke to suspect whether Luca was actually from Russia.
Luca did not think for too long before she replied, "I've heard of him. He's a famous entrepreneur in Russia." "Indeed." Luke had perused Abel's dossier. There were no flaws in it.
However, any successful Russian entrepreneur would surely have some dirt on them. Abel's background was too clean, and Luke could not help but suspect that something was amiss.
Luca glanced at him. He looked like he was concentrating on driving, but Luca knew that his expression meant something else.
He was thinking of something.
Knowing that Luke would not let her out of the car before they reached their destination, she could only try to relax and sit patiently.
After talking about Abel, Luke continued asking his questions, "Why did you choose to apply to Watson?" "I wanted to work in a new company so that I can prove myself," Luca said. Then, she deliberately sighed.
"I won't be able to prove myself if you keep on trying to get close to me, Mr. Crawford." "Am I affecting your work?" Luke raised an eyebrow. It was the second time he heard someone say that he was affecting their work.
The first person to say so was Bianca Rayne.
"No..." Luca remembered that she had said that with her previous identity. She continued to explain, "The reporter might have made an announcement that the entire scandal was made up, but the Watson employees won't be so easily convinced. They still think that I got the job as a researcher because you pulled some strings. Mr. Crawford, I hope that you can keep some distance from me in the future. All I want is to do my research so that I can prove my abilities and bring profits to the company." "I suppose you're right. I have indeed affected your work," Luke said impassively. Somehow, he was not very happy when Luca said that she wanted him to keep a distance from her.
Luke's words brought anguish to Luca’s heart.
She felt as though her relationship with Luke had returned to zero. Property © .
Back then, she did not know Luke's true intentions, and she was not sure about how she felt. That was why she had tried to keep a distance from him.
However, she had to keep a distance from Luke now because she was not Bianca Rayne anymore.
With her new identity, she had no right to demand Luke's affection. If she tried to do that, she would be cursed and damned.
She did not mind being called a seductress, but she would not want to implicate Luke.
If she tried to get close to Luke, he was the one who would be disadvantaged.
Luke's frustration grew when he saw that she did not confirm or deny it. He realized that he had no reason to release his emotions.
His emotions felt like a lump in his chest, and he could not get rid of it.
"I'll let Jason enact a new rule in the company," Luke suddenly said.
"Huh?" Luca was lost in her thoughts. Her gaze flashed with a hint of sorrow when she came to her senses.
Her most beloved man was right in front of her, but there was nothing that she could do.
"No Watson employee shall be in a romantic relationship with another employee. Anyone who breaks the rule will be immediately fired," Luke said.
When Luke mentioned that, the first thing that Luca thought of was Cole and Talia.
She thought about it and realized that Cole was far older than Talia, and he should have a wife and children. Their relationship was not romantic but illicit.