"Dr. Craw, come over and take a look. The office table is placed here, and the computer is here. Is that fine?" Jason asked when he saw her come in.
"I'm fine with anything. The sleeping bag..." Luca pointed at the sleeping bag on the couch. It was her first time seeing a sleeping bag in the office.
“Oh, about this, you might need to work overtime. You may have to stay in the office when it gets busy. A sleeping bag is a lot more comfortable than sleeping on the couch,” said Jason. He was a detail- oriented person.
Luca nodded. She would indeed be busy. However, she would always just rest her head and arms on the desk whenever work got too busy. It was nothing like this. There was even a sleeping bag in her office now.
The cleaner left after cleaning up the office.
Jason said, “Take a look around. Tell Tina if you need anything else."
"It's well-prepared. Thank you, Mr. Doyle." Luca glanced at the office desk. Nothing was missing.
"Don't mention it. It was the boss' orders." Jason brought up Luke, then he added, "Oh, I'll need to get the rest of my work done if there's nothing else. I'll be right beside your office if you need anything."
"Alright." Luca nodded.
She was enthralled looking at the office. It was different from the one downstairs.
The office downstairs was safely secured because of the confidential research data. There was a safe to keep the data in her office. However, it was different here. There was only a filing cabinet here, but it felt more like an office.
She looked around the office with her naked eyes. She did not spot any surveillance cameras.
However, that did not mean there was none installed. Luke probably hid the surveillance camera in a corner somewhere.
"Are you satisfied with the office?" Luke's voice came from behind.
Luca was startled. She snapped back to her senses and saw the man standing at the door. His footsteps were so quiet that she did not even hear them.
"Mr. Crawford.." She looked at the man with glazed eyes. How long had he been standing here?
"Are you satisfied with the furnishings and decorations?" Luke asked again.
"It's good enough for a temporary office." It took Luca a second to reply as she looked down. She could feel butterflies in her stomach.
Was he starting to care if she was happy with things?
Luke raised his eyebrows. Temporary?
Indeed, he had told her that this arrangement would last until the project was over. However, it would take a year or so to finish the project.
Furthermore, he would never let her go even after the project was over. She would be in the office downstairs if she left, and he felt that she would be too far away from him.
He had to keep her close to him.
Luke glanced at the time. It was time to get off work. He said, "You should clock out. After you do that, do me a favor."
“Huh? What favor?” Luca lifted her head and looked at him with a puzzled look on her face.
“You'll know about it later. I'll be waiting for you at the parking lot downstairs.” Luke left right after he said that.
Luca looked at him from behind. She was stunned for a moment. What kind of favor would it be?
She did not want to keep Luke waiting. She carried her briefcase and left after clocking out. Many employees were driving out of the building when she reached the basement parking lot. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
They would be busier with their work soon. Hence, they were not working overtime today. The parking lot seemed to be congested at this time.
Luca stood there for some time. The transfer letter was just sent out. She might get into trouble if other employees saw her getting into Luke's car.
After ten minutes when most of the cars had left, Luca slowly walked toward the parking lot that was reserved for Luke.
He got out of the car and walked across the front of the car when he saw her coming. He opened the door to the passenger seat for her.
Luca was surprised by his gentlemanly act. She looked around her to make sure no one saw her. Then, she trotted toward his car and got in.
The moment she sat in the passenger seat, she lifted her head and thanked the man outside the door. “Thank you.”
Luke raised his eyebrows when he looked at her acting like a thief, afraid of being seen by someone else.
Indeed, it would get her in trouble if someone saw her.
It was because she was not Bianca now. She was Luca...
Luke replied to her stiffly, “You're welcome.” Then, he closed the car door.
Luca frowned. He had closed the car door a little too hard just now. Was he angry?
She did not do anything wrong, though.
It seemed like he did not cherish the car much.
Luke got back into the driver's seat. He drove the car and left right away after fastening his seat belt.
Luca watched him drive the car down the street after he went out of the parking lot. Luke did not mention where they were going or what kind of favor he needed from her.
She had no choice but to ask, “Mr. Crawford, where are we going?”
Luke remained silent. He switched on the radio instead.
Luca rubbed her nose. She felt embarrassed being like this, but she insisted on asking, “Then, can you at least tell me how I can help you?"
"Are you always this impatient?" Luke did not answer her question. Instead, he glanced sideways at her.
The radio and Luke's voice overlapped in Luca's ears. She almost thought she misheard him.
Impatient?
Why did she feel like something was hidden behind those words?
However, she had not done anything recently...
"No..." Luca let out a sigh. She had no idea what she did to piss him off. She could sense his impatience.
Luke kept silent.
Luca listened to the financial news being broadcasted on the radio. The announcer mentioned there would be a stable bullish trend in the share prices of T Corporation. She knew Luke had already spread the news that he would be participating in the project.
However, the others would have known about it even if he did not spread the news.
Luca shot a glance at Luke as she listened to the radio. He had an amazing side profile.
Even though he barely had time to sleep and was busy with work every day for the past three years, he had not aged even a little. It seemed like it was his blessing.
Luca's hand slowly clenched into fists, and she put them on her knees. She looked at Luke with mixed feelings in her heart.
Luke knew she was looking at him, but he did not expose her. She quickly moved her gaze away when he glanced sideways at her.
They had been driving on the road for 20 minutes, and they finally reached Hotel Viking.
Luca looked at the hotel in front of her and turned to the man with a look of surprise. "Mr. Crawford, what are we doing here?"
"Don't get the wrong idea. I only need you to help me try out the dishes here." Luke parked the car and unfastened his seat belt.
Luca was startled and followed what he did unconsciously. She unfastened her seat belt too.
Why did he bring her to try out the dishes here?
While Luca was figuring out the answer, it crossed her mind that Old Master Crawford's birthday was just around the corner.
Luke had mentioned it when he visited the Norman family. He told them that he would hold a birthday banquet for Old Master Crawford on his birthday. He was planning to hold it at Hotel Viking. Was that why they were here to try the dishes.