Chapter 1209 Distance

Luca only finished dressing up when it was almost nighttime. It was not a particularly important party, so she wore a black long dress, tied her hair into a bun, and put on some light makeup.

She was taken aback when she saw herself in the mirror. Ever since her face changed, she had never groomed herself to this extent, and the face in the mirror was still unfamiliar to her.

Luca could not help but chuckle coldly when she looked at her delicate features.

Ever since her face changed, she stayed away from the mirror whenever she could and rarely dressed herself up. She would not have done so if she were not forced to go to the party.

Her phone began to ring. She glanced at the screen and saw that the call was from Luke.

Did he call her because he was afraid that she might bail on him?

Luca took a deep breath and answered the call. ' Mr. Crawford/ "I'm downstairs," Luke said. Before she could react, Luke had already ended the call.

Luca was speechless as she listened to the busy tone from the phone. He was not going to let her run away...

He told her that he was downstairs, not even asking if she was ready yet...

Luca sighed. She put on her necklace, picked up her phone and handbag, and left the bedroom.

Amur was wiping the coffee table in the living room. He was stunned when he saw Luca.

"What's wrong, Amur?" Luca asked, wondering if she was underdressed for the party.

Amur blushed slightly. "You look very good in that dress," he said. "Do you think it's too flashy?" Luca had chosen to wear a black dress because she wanted to keep a low profile.

"No," Amur said. It was the first time that he saw Luca put so much effort into her appearance.

He loved how she looked.

"That's good." Luca planned to stay in a corner for the entire party. It would be best if no one talked to her or interacted with her. This belongs to - ©.

She hated such events, especially when she had to attend an event under a fake identity.

Amur put away the rag in his hands and stood up when he saw Luca putting on her high heels. While he wiped his damp hands on his shirt, he said, "Are you going to the party now? Shall I send you there?" "It's fine." Luca paused before continuing, "Mr. Crawford's driver is waiting downstairs."

Amur nodded pensively. Before Luca left, he said, "Abel is hosting the party tonight. You should be careful." "Mm. Don't worry." Luca nodded and opened the door.

She went downstairs and saw Luke's car parking at the roadside.

Her apartment was located in a middle-class neighborhood, and no one in the area could have afforded a car of that price. A car like that also rarely appeared in that area.

The area was quite crowded at the moment, and the car caught a lot of attention from the pedestrians.

Luca sighed. She went over and tapped on his window.

Luke’s gaze had been transfixed on Luca ever since she stepped out of the apartment. He had never looked away.

He thought that she was dressed appropriately for the business-style party. She did not underdress, but at the same time, she was not too flashy.

The driver stepped out of the car and opened the back seat door for her." Good evening, Ms. Craw."

That was when Luca knew that Luke was not there to make sure that she did not run away, but he genuinely wanted to pick her up.

Now that Luke and his driver were already there, there was no reason for her to run away or not get into the car. She stepped into the car, sat down, and glanced at the man sitting next to her. "Mr. Crawford." "Mm." Luke nodded and praised her, "You look good tonight."

He had expected that she would not be bothered to dress herself up since she was so reluctant to attend the party. Luke was quite pleased that she valued the opportunity.

"Thank you." Luca nodded slightly and looked away.

Luke's gaze turned cold when he heard that reply. He could tell that Luca was trying to keep some distance between them. "Let's go." "Yes, Sir." The driver started the car.

Their destination was the Westin Hotel, which was quite far away from Luca's apartment.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Westin Hotel half an hour later. Throughout the drive, neither of them spoke to each other.

The driver opened the car doors for them. After they stepped out of the car, he drove the car away.

Luca looked at the hotel entrance. It had been three years, but the Westin remained the most luxurious hotel in A City.

Many new hotels had been built over the past three years, but none of them could surpass the Westin.

She sighed when she looked at the newly refurbished entrance.

Luke raised his eyebrows when he heard her sigh. "Is it your first time here?

"I've heard that the Westin is the most luxurious hotel in A City. Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I can say that it's true," Luca said while turning her gaze away.

Luke's gaze wavered. She sounded as though she had never seen the world, but her tone was filled with grace and nobility, and he could not look down on her.

His gaze became pensive when he remembered Gale's report on that woman.

Luke brought her into the hotel.

Luca was careful to keep some distance from him. Even though Abel knew about her secret with Luke, she could not let him get any more dirt on them.

Moreover, the scandal had just concluded, and she did not want it to happen again.

That was why Luca tried her best to look like his subordinate and not his partner.

The party was held at the rooftop banquet hall. While waiting for the elevator, he turned around and saw that Luca was staying as far away as possible from him as though he were dirty.

That made him feel inexplicably unhappy.

Any other woman would have taken the opportunity to try to get close to him, but she had distanced herself from him as though he were a venomous snake.

She was so different from other women.

Luke also remembered that he wanted to ask her why she would treat Queenie's illness.

Not only that, she had given Queenie a fake name when Queenie asked her.

However, she did not cover her tracks perfectly. Anyone could have found out that she was the one who sent the package if they put some effort into it.

Was she really careless, or did she deliberately leave a clue behind for him?

Did she really want to be left alone, or was she playing hard to get?

The elevator arrived. Luke put one hand into his pocket and stepped into the elevator. "Come in," he said.

"Yes." Luca narrowed her gaze, stepped inside, and went to the other corner.

Their distance earlier was like that between a boss and a subordinate. Now, they looked like they were total strangers.