'Responsible for me?'

Luca was frightened by his words. She was thankful that she was not drinking water at that moment. Otherwise, she would have choked.

"Mr. Crawford, although this incident was deliberate and not an accident, I'm sure you didn't want it to happen either. You don't have to blame yourself, and you don't have to be responsible for me. I don't blame you." She immediately made her stance clear. She did not blame him for anything.

Luke stared at her as she explained herself.

She was Bianca. Although she did not want to admit it, she was making sure to keep a distance from him all the time.

'What does this mean... Does she think of me like a snake or scorpion?'

Luke felt upset that the woman who used to be close to him suddenly became like this. Even so, he put up with it when he thought of the bigger picture.

"I know you don't blame me. Let's just pack up and go," Luke said.

Luca shook her head.

"You don't want to go?" Luke misunderstood her.

She did not want to come to the hospital in the first place. She wanted to leave more than anything. Luca explained, "I have to wait for May to come back because I have to collect some medicine at the nurse's station. She has to take the payment slip to get the medicine."

Luke nodded to indicate that he understood. He then walked over to the sofa and sat down.

He seemed like he was insistent on sending her home.

Luca sat on the bed and played with her phone while waiting for May to come back.

After a while, May returned upstairs with the bank card and receipt. "Ms. Craw, payment has been settled. Here's the receipt. Please check it."

Luca glanced at the cost and was not bothered. She did not have medical insurance in A City and had to pay for all her expenses herself. Fortunately, she had worked for several months, so she had some funds.

"How much is it?" Luke asked. He knew that she was not short of money. He just wanted to help her.

"It's not expensive." Luca knew why he asked, but she did not want to owe Luke anything.

Since she did not plan to tell him, he did not press on it.

Even if she did not tell him, Johann would be able to find out. He would just have Jason transfer the money into her payroll account.

Whether Luca wanted to accept it or not, it was not up to her to decide. At least, it was the case with him.

"I'll go get the medicine," Luca said as she walked out with the receipt.

May said, "Mr. Crawford, the cost of Ms. Craw's hospitalization is..."

"You don't need to tell me that. Pack up and put her things in my car." Luke looked at the bags, his expression unchanged.

"Okay." May got busy and picked up the bags she had packed.

Luca got the medicine prescribed by Johann at the nurse's station and looked at the list of medicines. Most of them were supplements that focused on blood health while the rest were medicines for cleaning her wound.

Luca put the medicine in her backpack, ready to return to the ward.

Luke noticed that she was not headed toward the elevator. He asked, "Where are you going?"

Luca explained, "I'm going back to the ward to get something."

"May has already helped you move that pile of things to my car. Let's go, I'll take you home," Luke said coolly with his hands in his pockets.

Hearing this, Luca had no choice but to follow him.

The two walked into the elevator one after the other. The VIP ward was on the top floor of the hospital. Generally speaking, there would not be many people in the elevator once it reached the top floor.

Luca stepped into the elevator and tried to stay as far away from Luke as possible.

To her, Luke was like drugged honey that made others greedy for his charm. At the same time, he also made people lose themselves.

Therefore, it was best to keep a safe distance from him.

Luca looked at the numbers on the elevator that kept going down.

The lower the floor, the more people came into the elevator.

In the beginning, there were only a few people in the elevator. However, considering it was a large elevator, it was not too bad.

Even with more people getting inside, Luca was still able to keep a safe distance from Luke.

The further down the elevator went, the more people came in.

Luca stepped back to make room for the people who were about to come in. Gradually, she was pushed into the corner of the elevator.

Suddenly, a tall man came over and stood in front of her. The man was a little inattentive and leaned back.

Luca subconsciously covered her forehead.

Luke noticed her situation and watched her cover her forehead without reminding the person in front of her, which made him feel distressed for her.

Luca was just like that. Even if she was inconvenienced, she would not say anything.

He walked toward her between the cracks.

The people in front were slightly nudged and voiced their dissatisfaction, but Luke was not bothered as he moved to Luca's front.

Luca looked up at the person in front of her. His tall stature was not comparable to that of a few men in the elevator. At that moment, he was carrying a few bags in one hand while the other hand was supporting the elevator wall. He was protecting her in his arms.

She lowered her head. Her face was red, and her heart was beating faster.

Luke looked down at the top of her head. He was not bothered by the lack of space or the crowd behind him. He was wondering if Luca was shy.

The elevator, which was usually fast, seemed to be descending very slowly at that moment.

She could not even see the descending floors because Luke was blocking her.

The crowd slowly dispersed after they arrived on the first floor.

Most of the crowd left the elevator and there was a lot more room, but Luke's hand remained where it was.

"Mr. Crawford, where's your car?" Luca felt a little awkward. As she swept her hair to the side, she touched her cheek. Sure enough, it was hot.

"Underground parking lot." Luke slowly withdrew his hand while still facing her.

Luca nodded, praying that the elevator would reach the underground parking lot sooner.

The elevator door closed and opened again. They had reached the parking lot.

Luca could not wait to get out of the elevator.

Luke looked at her rushed pace and followed behind slowly. He watched as she walked ahead and asked, "Do you know where my car is?"

Luca stopped. 'I don't...'

Luke stepped forward and walked side by side with her.

The distance between the two was very close. They looked like a couple walking on the road.

Luke's car was parked near the entrance of the parking lot. The two were relatively silent as they walked to the car.

Luca's heart was uneasy.

'Luke said he'll be responsible for me? Does he intend to take care of me? Just how long will this last?' copyrighted © content.

She remembered the warning the man had given her before. The people on the Island of Despair and Abel were extremely dissatisfied with her progress and efficiency...

"What are you thinking?" Luke asked, breaking the silence.

Luca came back to her senses, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing."

"Get in the car." Luke took out his keys and carried the bags of nutritional supplements to the back of the car.

Only then did Luca notice that they were already in front of his car.

She opened the door of the passenger seat and got in. She was absent-minded as she thought about the Island of Despair and the man's warning.