Luca thought it was because Luke did not want her to be taken advantage of, so he sent Tia instead...

She was surprised by her own thoughts. She remained silent.

After Tia promised to help him, she was no longer interested in inviting Luke for breakfast. She was in a terrible state after drinking the whole night. She needed to go home and clean herself up.

The three of them parted at the hotel's entrance.

Luca and Luke headed to the hotel's parking lot. Jason had already asked the designated driver to leave, and he was waiting for them in the driver's seat.

“Good morning, Boss, Dr. Craw." He smiled and greeted them both. The alcohol was already flushed out of his system after resting for a night. He did not feel sick anymore.

"Good morning." Luca got into the backseat. She wanted to ask Jason why he made her sleep with Luke in the same suite.

However, she did not ask that question.

Luca told herself to pretend that nothing had happened last night.

Luke shot a glance at the woman beside him. She was very quiet, and she did not say anything else after explaining herself to Tia.

"Send Dr. Craw back to her apartment first," Luke ordered. Luca had drunk twice yesterday; once in the afternoon and once at night. She must be feeling sick now. It would be good for her to take a rest.

Luca was startled. She turned to look at Luke. She was planning to go back to the office to work.

Luke knew exactly what she had in mind. He spoke at once, "Go back home and rest in the morning. You can go back to work in the afternoon."

"Alright." Luca had no choice but to listen to him.

Jason heard him and sent Luca back to the apartment.

Jason looked at his boss through the rearview mirror after Luca got out of the car. He had been turning his face sideways and looking out the window. He was not looking opposite the road but was looking at the apartment's entrance.

"Boss, did you rest well last night?" Jason asked with a smile on his face. He knew there was a risk of getting scolded for arranging for them to be in the same room without their permission.

"Yes," Luke replied with a calm expression. He became anxious again when Jason brought up last night.

"Head to Tommy's school now."

"Alright." Jason glanced at the time. Tommy would have reached his school by now. Why was Luke going there?

However, it was the boss' order. He had no choice but to follow his instructions.

Luke got out of the car after they arrived at Tommy's school by car. He called the child's teacher. After a while, the teacher brought Tommy along with her.

Tommy happily ran toward Luke when he saw his father come to pick him up.

However, Luke simply pulled a strand of Tommy's hair.

"Daddy, what are you doing? Ouch!" Tommy unconsciously covered his head with his hands and looked at his father with confusion.

"Nothing. Go back to class." Luke did not give the child a full explanation. After all, he felt that his suspicions were ridiculous.

He decided not to tell the child about it first. He would decide how to proceed after the test results came out.

Tommy looked at the person who came and left all of a sudden. He was puzzled.

Luke got back into the car and took a tissue out of his pocket. Then, he wrapped Tommy's hair in it too.

"Boss, what are you doing?" Jason looked at his actions in bewilderment.

"To the hospital," Luke continued to order Jason. copyrighted © content.

Jason drove to the hospital right away when Luke refused to answer the question.

Luke had contacted Johann before this. Once he walked into the hospital's lobby, a nurse came to guide him to the relevant department.

He handed the two strands of hair to the medical staff who was responsible for conducting the test. Then, he filled out the form given to him.

Luke left the hospital and got back into the car after he completed everything.

Jason had been waiting in the car. He figured out something when he saw Luke go to Tommy's school just to take a strand of Tommy's hair before coming to the hospital.

He asked Luke, who was sitting in the backseat, "Boss, are you going back to the office now?"

"Don't tell anyone what I did today," Luke ordered.

"Yes, I won't," replied Jason.

"To the office." Luke looked down and glanced at the bill in his hands. Then, he stuck it in his pocket.

Jason started the car engine and headed toward the office.

Luke did not get out of the car when they reached the office. Instead, he said, "You may rest this morning. Bring those Russians around for a tour with Tia later this afternoon."

"Boss, what about Dr. Craw?" Jason asked.

"There's no need to ask her to go along." Luke pushed the car door open and got out of the car. Those Russians were not good people. He did not want Luca to be harassed by them.

At this point, he finally knew what the old master meant. He was right. Even though Luca was not Binaca, he still cared about her in his heart.

Luca returned to the office at noon.

She went straight back to her department as she no longer had to attend to the Russians. She guided a few researchers to solve the current problem together.

She was busy the whole afternoon.

Despite being busy with the tasks at hand, she still got distracted a few times. It was all because of what had happened last night.

That was her most intimate moment with Luke upon coming back...

Luca did not intend to leave the laboratory when it was time to get off work. She thought of working overtime to use up all her energy before going back home. That way, she would not overthink.

Her phone rang when she was preparing for the next stage of the experiment.

Luca picked up her phone and glanced at it. It was Luke calling her.

She hesitated for two seconds. Still, she answered the call. The researchers in the laboratory had gone home. She did not need to hide. “Mr. Crawford, what's the matter?"

“I have to work overtime tonight. Can you please help me to take care of Tommy?" Luke's voice sounded in her ears.

Luca thought she was imagining things. It was because she could feel the tenderness in his voice. Apart from last night when he called her 'Bea' with a gentle voice, he usually sounded cold at other times.

"Take care of Tommy? Sure." Luca agreed.

"Can you please take care of him tonight if I don't have the time to pick him up? Tommy's clothes are in the apartment. They're kept in the maid's room," said Luke.

Luca could not understand why he only asked him to take care of Tommy. What about Lanie and Rainie?

After all, the three of them were her biological children. She asked, "Sure, Mr. Crawford. What about Lanie and Rainie? Do I have to pick them up?"

"No. Uncle Zander will send them home." Luke hung up the phone as soon as he finished talking.

Luca was a little dazed. Someone was picking up Lanie and Rainie, but no one was picking Tommy up?

She doubted that, but she had to agree anyway since she had promised Luke.

Luca was no longer in the mood to work overtime. She tidied up, went downstairs, and hailed a taxi to head to Tommy's school.