Luca smiled as she shook her head. It seemed like she had been receiving too much special treatment from Luke. She was getting more and more discontented. It was not like she was related to him. Why should he wait for her?

Luca carried the two folders and switched off the lights when she walked out of the office. After she turned around and glanced at the dark office, she closed the door and headed to the elevator.

Luke was waiting for the elevator.

Luca pondered over it. No one would use the executive elevator, so the elevator should be on this floor.

Why was he not in the elevator yet?

Luca looked at the man's figure as her heart raced uncontrollably. She pulled her gaze away and headed to the elevator for employees.

Luke saw her coming over her and pressed the elevator button.

The doors slowly opened. Luca, who had her back facing him, heard the sound too. She did not turn around.

Luke walked into the elevator and looked at Luca, who was still waiting for the elevator. He spoke, “Come in."

Luca did not move.

Luke repeated what he said, "Luca, come in."

After her name was called, Luca then realized that the voice she heard just now was not her imagination. It was him calling her to get into the elevator.

She glanced at the elevator which was only on the tenth floor and thought if she insisted on waiting for the elevator, she would be pretentious.

She turned around and walked carefully into Luke's executive elevator.

Sometimes, other than a few honored guests who occasionally came to visit, Luke was the only one who used this elevator.

Hence, when the cleaner was cleaning the elevator, she would usually spray his favorite scent in it. That was why there was his favorite scent in the elevator.

Luca breathed in the familiar smell. The anxious feelings in her heart were slowly calming down.

Luke pressed on the basement floor.

Luca was about to remind him. "Mr. Crawford, I—"

"It's difficult to hail a ride at this hour." Luke interrupted her.

Luca shut her mouth silently. Did that mean he was going to send her back?

Forget it. Let him send her home, then. It was not far away anyway. It would only take him around ten minutes.

The elevator brought them down to the basement. Luke walked out of the elevator and walked in front of her. Luca followed behind him.

Both of their paces were consistent all the way over. They kept a certain distance from each other too. Luca looked at the man's tall figure, and it brought her back to her memories.

The distance between them had never been so far away before.

Back then, no matter how many things Luke had to carry, he would always hold her hand and give her enough sense of security.

Luca was secretly missing the sense of security that he gave her back then. When she looked at his hand in his pocket, she even thought of taking the initiative to hold his hand.

Her hand slightly stretched forward at the thought of this.

Luca immediately withdrew it back when she realized what she was doing. She broke into a cold sweat.

How could she have such thoughts?! If she did that, Luke would never understand why. Perhaps he would even reject her.

Luca was secretly rejoicing. It was fortunate that she was quick enough to come back to her senses. Otherwise, she would have no idea how to explain it later.

Luca held the folders with both arms and palms under her armpits.

Winter was just around the corner. Her hands were freezing. Even though she was wearing multiple layers of jackets, she could still feel that her hands were unusually icy-cold.

It was probably because she had freaked out just now...

Luke, who was walking in front of Luca, had been relying on other ways to observe Luca.

He could not turn his head around and hold the woman's hand either. Hence, he could only rely on the other details to observe her. After a while, he suddenly turned around.

Luca was startled by him that she trembled with fright for a second.

"Mr. Crawford, what's the matter?"

Luke could clearly see how her body had trembled for a moment. He could not help but frown. "Why are you wearing so few layers?"

Luca listened to his tone which carried a hint of reproach and explained, "I didn't expect that I'd still be outside at this hour."

The temperature in A City during the day was still fine. It was mainly because the difference in the temperature between day and night was large. She did not expect that she would still be outside at this hour today.

Luke did not say anything more. She was still outside at this hour because of him, and she was wearing such thin clothes too.

"It'll be warmer when you get into the car later," said Luke. He trotted to his car and opened the door of the passenger seat.

Luca suppressed the tremor in her heart as she watched him open the car door for her. She bent her body and got into the car.

Luke closed the car door and walked past the front of the car. He did not start the car immediately when he got into the driver's seat. Instead, he switched on the heater in the car.

As expected from the world's top luxury car, it only took a while for the temperature inside the car to rise to the temperature that one's body was comfortable with.

Only after Luke felt it was sufficient did he start the car and drive off.

After 15 minutes, the car reached the entrance of the neighborhood.

Luca was about to get out of the car but Luke swiped the card right away and drove into the neighborhood.

Luca thought, 'He's not going to sleep here, right?'

She had the thought in mind, but she did not ask him.

Luke asked, “Did the cleaning lady get some groceries today?" This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"Yes." It was because he would often come to the apartment and spend the night, so Luca got the cleaning lady to buy more ingredients. If Luke did not come, then the ingredients would probably be wasted. Still, if he spent the night in the apartment, she would be able to put ingredients into use.

“Prepare another serving when you're making breakfast tomorrow morning," said Luke. He parked the car at his exclusive parking spot.

Luca nodded as she listened to him. She knew that he would be staying here tonight after what he told her.

After he parked his car, Luca was about to get out when she saw him taking off his coat. He handed it to her.

"Put this on." Luke placed the coat on her leg. Then, he pushed the door open without giving her the time to reject him.

Luca had no choice but to pick up his coat and get out of the car helplessly. He was still looking at her. She could only put on his coat with some embarrassment.

The tailored-made coat was perfect on Luke, but it looked oversized on her after she put it on. She felt like she had put on a mink coat. It was wide and long, but it kept her warm.

Besides, this smell belonged to Luke. The smell kept flowing into her nose.

Luca's heart pounded faster beyond her control.

Both of them silently entered the elevator together and went upstairs.

It was Luca who pressed the door passcode. After she pressed the passcode, she pushed the door and walked into the house. Then, she groped for a while and found the switch.

Luke followed her too, and he closed the door.

Luca looked at the closed door behind him. They were like a couple who came home late. There was not much interaction between them but it was cozy.

It was probably because of the coat on her. She felt warm and found everything to be natural.

It almost made her think that she had returned to her old life.

"Mr. Crawford, I think you should take the master bedroom tonight..." Luca took the initiative to let him sleep in the master bedroom. She slept in the maid's room last night. Although the bed was small, she was not large-sized either. Hence, the bed in the maid's room was perfect for her.