His words sent Luca’s heart stirring with waves after it had started to slowly calm down.

With those unintentional words, she could not help but suspect. Was Luke already suspecting her identity?

If he did, would he do anything behind her back?

The caretaker kept the bowl and cutleries away. Luke stood up and said, “The caretaker will leave tomorrow. If there’s anything you need, you can ask her to buy them for you.”

“Alright. Thank you, Mr. Crawford.” Luca was feeling uneasy, but her tone was still polite.

Her reply was always distant and calm. Luke stared at her and wondered when would her emotions be affected.

Probably when she was in fear.

Luke did not say anything more. He picked up his briefcase, turned around, and left.

He did not let her see him off. He walked to the entrance, opened the door, and closed it. He left the place with his lingering aura.

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The caretaker walked out after she had finished cleaning the dishes. She asked, “Ms. Craw, I’ll be heading to the villa tomorrow. Do you have anything that you need to buy or anything to clean up? I can help you do it before I head there.”

Luca thought for a moment and answered, “Then can you please get me a set of new bedding?”

“Bedding? Are you planning to change it? There are clean ones in the closet. Do you need me to change it for you now?” the caretaker asked.

Luca shook her head. “Those belong to Mr. Crawford. I’d like a new one.”

The caretaker understood what she meant. She nodded her head and said, “Sure. I’ll get you a new one in the supermarket tomorrow.”

“Thank you,” Luca replied and stood up. Carrying her bag, she entered the bedroom.

The moment she walked into the bedroom, her phone began to vibrate. She glanced at it. The caller ID was a bunch of messy codes.

Luca tapped on the phone to answer.

“Ivana, I’ve made it a lot easier for you to move back into your residence. From now onward, don’t try to set me up or play tricks with me. Just get Luke Crawford to trust you as soon as possible.” Abel’s voice came from the other side of the phone.

Luca looked down and put her bag on the bed. “It’s too risky.”

“It won’t be difficult for you. Ivana, use your brain. Even heroes fall in the face of beauty. Luke’s heart has always been held captive by you. Even though your appearance has changed, you’re still the same old you. You know what to do. If you can’t succeed, don’t blame me for helping you out.” Abel knew her unwillingness to do so. He reminded her again with a deep voice.

Luca bit her lip and lowered her voice. “I don’t need you to remind me. I know what I should do.”

“That’s great.” Abel sneered and hung up the phone.

As Luca listened to the busy tone on the other side of the phone, she was slightly having an emotional breakdown. According to what he said just now, she was able to capture the important information in his message—Abel wanted her to play the badger game with Luke.

The caretaker knocked on the door. “Ms. Craw, can I come in?”

Luca put away her emotions. Then, she turned around and sat on the bed, trying her best to speak in a calm tone. “Come in.”

The caretaker pushed the door open and walked in carrying her clothes in her hands. She said, “These are clean and dry clothes. Let me hang them up in the wardrobe for you.”

“Yeah, alright.” Luca watched as the caretaker hung the clothes one by one in the wardrobe without saying anything.

After the caretaker finished hanging the clothes, she was about to close the wardrobe door.

Luca said, “Wait a minute.”

“Ms. Craw, what’s the matter?” The caretaker turned her head around and looked at her with a smile on her face.

“Isn’t Mr. Crawford sending someone here to pack his stuff? Can you please tidy up the things in the wardrobe first so that it’d be convenient for them to take his things away?” Luca answered. Every time she saw her clothes hanging together with Luke’s clothes, she had the illusion that everything that had happened in the past three years was not real.

She had the illusion that she was actually having a dream. In reality, she had never separated from Luke.

Whenever the thought came into Luca’s mind, she would pinch her hand, reminding herself that three years had passed. This time, there was no future between her and Luke.

Just like now, she was pinching her hand so hard.

The caretaker heard her, smiled, and said, “There’s no hurry. I’ll tidy it up tomorrow when Mr. Crawford sends people over.”

After that, she noticed Luca’s action and reminded her in a soft voice. “Ms. Craw, what’s wrong with you? Why are you pinching your hand?”

Luca let go of her hand immediately when she heard her. “Nothing.”

“Why did you pinch it until it’s so red? Do you need me to rub it for you?” the caretaker asked in concern.

Luca shook her head. Her reaction to pain was a few times slower than ordinary people’s reaction because she had been taking medication for a long time. To remind herself, she would have to pinch her hand with great force.

Her skin was fair, so it would redden even if a slight force was applied to it. Hence, with such great force, her skin would naturally turn red.

“I’m fine. The redness will go away later.” Luca smiled. She did not let the caretaker rub her hand for her.

“Are you really alright?” The caretaker was worried as it was her first time seeing someone pinch themselves so hard.

Luca smiled and shook her smile, indicating that she was fine. “It’s late. Get some rest.”

The caretaker gave her a response and left the bedroom.

Luca took her unworn clothes out from the bag. After she went into the bathroom and bathed, she fell asleep on the bed.

The next day.

The caretaker bought a set of new bedding at the supermarket. When Luca woke up, she saw her putting the bedding into the washing machine.

“You’re early…” Luca greeted her.

“It’s not that early. It’s just that you’re waking up later than you used to because of the medicine.” The caretaker smiled and said, “I’ll dry the bedding for you later. You can take it in after it’s dry in the afternoon.”

“Alright. Thank you.” Luca was still talking politely.

After the caretaker adjusted the washing machine’s cycle, she came in and said, “Ms. Craw, since you’re awake now, can I enter the bedroom to tidy up Mr. Crawford’s belongings?”

There was nothing personal in the bedroom, so Luca nodded her head, telling her she was allowed to enter.

After a while, the caretaker carried Luke’s suits out of the bedroom. The hangers were still on them.

Luca thought she would put them in a suitcase, but she saw her carrying the suits into the maid’s quarters.

“Shouldn’t these be nicely packed?” she asked with confusion. Did Luke not say that he would send people over to take his things away?

“Mr. Crawford informed me that since the maid’s room will be empty, he told me to put his clothes and things into the maid’s room temporarily,” the caretaker explained. She had already kept her belongings, so she was hanging Luke’s suits in the wardrobe.

Luca did not say anything after she heard that.

Well, Luke’s arrangement was not unreasonable. It was just that instead of moving his things away, he was leaving them here. If she inadvertently saw them, he would flash past her mind.