Luca met Luke’s eyes. She caught a glimpse of mischief in his eyes. Her face reddened at once.

He was not awake when she woke up. Could it be that he had woken up in the middle of the night or perhaps he was only pretending to be asleep the whole time? Did he know she slept with him on the same bed last night? Did he know she had just lied?

When Luca wanted to know what that hint of mischief meant, Luke had already turned his face away.

Tia listened to Luca’s explanation and forced a smile. She thought her status in Luke’s heart had changed when Luke invited her to join him for the business dinner. She forced herself to drink on behalf of him and was harassed the whole night. She had only thought of sharing his burden.

She knew nothing about business, but she did everything she could for him.

Yet, she woke up realizing that she was sleeping alone in the room. She was devastated when she saw Luca in Luke’s room.

Tia shot a glance inside the suite. Indeed, there were two bedrooms. They had probably slept in their rooms last night.

She secretly blamed Jason for arranging for Luke and Luca to sleep in the same suite. Still, she wore a smile on her face and invited Luca, saying, "So that's the case. But this five-star hotel is indeed popular. Sometimes, you won’t be able to book another room when it's late. It's my fault. If I hadn’t drunk too much, I wouldn't have taken up Dr. Craw's room."

Tia was busy expressing how helpless she was and reminding Luke that she had been a great help to him.

Luke looked at her without any expression on his face. There was not even a hint of gratitude.

He said thoughtfully, “You know a lot.”

Tia thought he was praising her. She was delighted for a while, then she became humble at once. It took her a moment to think that it might not be a compliment.

She hurriedly explained, "This hotel is not far away from my consultation office. My patients would usually stay here when they travel from different countries to see me. Sometimes, if they don’t reserve a room in advance, they'd have to find another hotel. That's why I know this."

Luke listened to her explanation, but he did not put on the expression she longed to see. Instead, he walked out.

Tia kept up with him immediately. She walked beside him and asked with concern, “Luke, where are you going now?”

"To the office," replied Luke. He reckoned those Russians were still asleep. He would need to send someone else to entertain them at noon.

Although the Russians claimed that they were here to talk business, they were more focused on touring around. As for the cooperation, he would have to wait for their confirmation before he began the tender and competed with other companies.

Hence, Luke was not planning to waste too much energy on these people. All he had to do was find someone else to bring them around. It was all about beer and skittles to them.

As for the prequalified tendering, he was not worried about it. They were not going to reject another opportunity to choose if everything went well.

Tia stayed close to him once she heard him. She tried to convince him, saying, “Why don't we have breakfast together before you return to the office? I remember that you have a weak stomach..."

Luca felt uncomfortable when she heard their conversation from behind.

Many women were interested in Luke. They knew a lot about him because they admired him. It was normal.

However, those words had come out from Tia. Both of them were involved in a scandal not long ago.

She looked at both of them. Tia had even said something like that. It seemed like they were in an ambiguous romantic relationship.

Luca recalled their kiss last night. Even though Luke was drunk and asleep, he knew nothing about it.

Did she and that kiss they shared even matter to him?

Luke's brows were slightly furrowed as he listened to Tia pestering him. He rejected her suggestion right away. "I still have work to do at the office. I'm going back first. Oh, are you free to help me with something this afternoon?"

Tia did not feel upset when he rejected her. After all, his willingness to explain meant she had made improvements.

She would never reject his request. "Sure. I happen to be available. Tell me."

Luke did not hesitate to ask for help when he saw her willingness. "Those Russians will be taking a tour around A City's attractions this afternoon. Are you free to be the interpreter?"

"Interpreter?" Tia's expression changed when she heard that he was asking her to guide those Russians around. It was not because she was unwilling to help Luke but those Russians were lecherous. If it were not because she was afraid she might ruin Luke's cooperation, she would have taught those lustful bastards a lesson last night.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"Mr. Doyle will be keeping you company all throughout, but he can't really understand Russian," said Luke as he walked into the elevator.

Tia followed him into the elevator too.

Luca knew it would be awkward and strange if she waited for the next elevator, so she entered quietly.

Tia recalled that Luca was able to speak fluent Russian during the dinner last night. She even spoke it better than her. She said, "Dr. Craw knows how to speak Russian too, right? And she's an employee of T Corporation."

She refused to accompany those people anymore. It felt awful to be taken advantage of, and she could not even stand up for herself.

Luke glanced at Luca. The things that happened last night flashed across his mind. He might look calm on the outside, but he was in a hurry to do something else.

He wanted to take Luca's hair for a DNA test. If she truly was Bianca, he would treat her kindly no matter what reason she had to hide her identity while staying beside him.

“Dr. Craw has something to do. Our company's research for the new drug is ready for clinical trials. She has to be there to call the shots. I'll ask Jason to find a university student from an international studies course to work part-time, then." Luke did not force Tia, and he promptly took his phone out.

Tia could see he was not forcing her to do it. However, he now had to look for a university student to work part-time. She hesitated for a moment. Then, she said grudgingly, "Well, let me do it. After all, university students are inexperienced. It won't be good if they offend those people. When is it? Let me do it."

Luke kept his phone and smiled at her. "Mr. Doyle will pick you when the time comes."

"Sure." Tia stared at his smiling face. She was a little obsessed with it.

Luca was confused when she listened to their conversation. Why did she feel like Luke was using Tia?

It was true that the drug research that she was leading was entering the clinical trial stage now, but she was not that busy till she did not have time for this.

Luke invited Tia to accompany him to the business dinner last night, then he asked her to be the interpreter today. It seemed like it was none of her business anymore.

However, it would put Tia at a disadvantage.

Those Russians were going to take advantage of her...

Luke did not seem to care about her. She refused to believe that a meticulous man like him did not notice how Russians had their eyes on Tia.