"Yes." Luke put his hands in his pocket, maintaining a certain distance from Luca.

He looked at her beautiful face. He could not imagine what she had gone through for the past three years. Why did she change her looks and return here?

She did not acknowledge him when she came back. She still loved her children, but she was willing to treat the kids like how a stranger would.

Why did she become like this...

Luke wanted to question her so badly, but it was not the time yet. He could only keep her close and figure out who was the mastermind behind her.

Even though three years had passed and things were no longer how they used to be, he still believed that the woman in front of him had never changed. She must have a reason for becoming like this.

"But my research has reached a critical stage now. I can't leave." Luca declined. She had to accomplish the mission, but she could never deceive Luke.

Although she had been lying to him all this while, she could not bear to do this to him as it was related to the whole corporation.

It was especially so when she found out how beneficial the project would be for T Corporation to achieve its yearly target during the meeting just now.

"I can get you another two assistants if you need help. You'd only have to assign them their tasks. As for the research, you may leave it to the others to complete. It won't delay the launch of the new drug," replied Luke.

The more she tried to run away from him, the more he would try to stop her from escaping.

Luca was startled. Did he just say he was going to hire an assistant to take over her job?

He left her with no choice.

Luke added, "The project has started. I'll need someone who knows how to speak Russian to follow me around to do some diplomatic interpretation or translation jobs. Do you have any problems with this arrangement?"

"..." Luca remained silent. Everything he said was reasonable and made sense. Even though Luke could find a temporary translator or interpreter out there, the problem was that the person he hired could not be exposed to the confidential information.

Come to think of it, she was indeed the most suitable candidate. After all, she had translated the document, so she might as well just finish the job. It was a matter of course.

“Is there anything wrong?" Luke asked.

"No." Luca shook her head. She had no choice but to accept his arrangements.

"And someone will be heading to your apartment to clean it up. Did you change the passcode to the door lock?" Luke asked again.

"No." Luca remained stiff but her brain was quickly churning. Why was he sending someone to tidy up the apartment?

Luke spoke again before she managed to ask the question, "Alright, that should do it. Change the passcode after they finish cleaning up. Tell me the passcode after that."

"Why?" Luca finally asked.

"It's an important project. I might stay in the apartment temporarily," Luke explained. He was looking for an excuse to approach Luca. "Don't worry. I'll stay in the maid's room. You can still sleep in the master bedroom."

Luca was shocked. He was going to stay in the maid's room?

"Mr. Crawford, I can make room for you and move back to my apartment. My apartment has been tidied up." She politely declined.

Although the culprit behind the security guard's murder was still at large, they had lifted the ban on the site. She had sent someone to clean the apartment so that she could move back in.

It was just that she did not move back as it was more convenient for her to stay in Luke's apartment. copyrighted © content.

She should return the place to him now since he wanted to stay there. After all, it was not her apartment.

"That's unnecessary." Luke noticed she was refusing to get closer to him. He frowned as he felt unhappy about it.

Could it be that she had someone else in her mind?

It did not seem like it. He guessed that Luca was controlling her emotions, and she still cared about him after everything that had happened in the past.

"There's no need to. I told you I've given the apartment to you, so it's yours. I'll be busy, and you'll be busy with your things too. It'll be easier for you to stay in that apartment when you work overtime."

Luca was at a loss for words. He was making her stay in that apartment only because it was convenient when she had to work overtime?

It also seemed like they did not interact with each other except when it came to work.

Luca was convinced. She thought that Luke would take care of the kids no matter how busy he was. He would probably only sleep over at the apartment occasionally, and that was why he was willing to sleep in the maid's room. It was unlikely that he would bear to separate from the kids for days.

"Alright," Luca replied, "Mr. Crawford, I'm going back to work if there's nothing else."

"Sure. Your office downstairs will still be there. You'd still have to return to your office after the project ends. I've sent Mr. Doyle to decorate the new office for you. Tell him if you need anything." Luke had already done so many things for her that would violate the articles of association.

The research project that Luca was in charge of would be able to generate a huge amount of profit for T Corporation after it was launched. However, compared to the design project, the profit gained from her research was far from enough.

Hence, although what he did was unreasonable, he had his reason to keep everyone quiet.

"Alright." Luca realized she had no other better words to say.

Luke looked at how reserved she was. He reckoned that she would never have thought he would arrange things this way. He opened his mouth a little as the words were at the tip of his tongue. Eventually, he held back the doubts in his heart and said in a cold voice, "Go back to work if there's nothing else."

"Yes." Luca looked down. She could feel a subtle change in her emotions when she thought about running into Luke in the apartment in the future.

She was hoping to see Luke more often. She was satisfied even if she had to look at him from a distance.

However, now it seemed like they were getting closer and closer to each other. They were even about to stay under the same roof...

Luca turned around and heard Luke's voice from behind. "And try to get the minutes done as soon as possible. You can pass the document to Mr. Doyle once you're done."

"Yes, Mr. Crawford."

When she trotted out of the office and walked toward Jason's office, she saw a cleaner already cleaning the other empty office.

Jason was standing near the door, arranging something.

"Mr. Doyle." Luca walked toward him.

"Dr. Craw, here you are. Oh, Boss said that this will be your office in the future. Tell me if you have any special requests for the decorations. I'll get someone to prepare the things," Jason smiled as he said.

Luca shook her head. "Just keep it simple."

"The project is not going to end that soon. We should get your office ready and nicely decorated so that you can work comfortably." Jason reminded her.

Luca looked at him and asked, "Mr. Doyle, did you know about Mr. Crawford's arrangements before this?"

"Ah? I didn't." Jason picked up his phone and said, "I only knew when I returned to my office after the meeting. That was when I knew that the office had already been arranged for you. As for the cleaning, Boss ordered me to handle it before he came to the office."