Luke was secretly delighted that his small actions would make her react so strongly. He casually put his hands on the steering wheel after he fastened his seat belt.

When faced with Luca, he felt as though he was a young schoolboy. He was head over heels for her since back then.

Back then, he was not sure how to strike up a conversation with her, so he played on the court to attract her attention.

Luke felt like he had gone back in time when he would secretly rejoice because of her small actions.

Luca noticed that Luke had not started driving. She turned her head to the side and looked at the man's strong side profile. "Mr. Crawford?"

Her voice was soft and gentle, grazing his ears like a gust of soft wind. All of the cells in Luke's body shuddered.

He turned his head and looked at her, her gaze softening involuntarily.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

Luca raised his hand slightly, pointed ahead, and asked hesitantly, "Aren't you going to drive?"

After being reminded, Luke realized that he was caught up thinking about how cute Luca was.

He cleared his throat and explained, "I was thinking about something."

Luca nodded understandingly but did not say anything. It was rare to see him be so deep in thought.

She was curious about what he was thinking.

Luke started the car, drove, and headed to Royal Crown Hotel.

Royal Crown Hotel was near T Corporation, and the entire journey took ten minutes.

Luke did not park his car in the underground parking lot but chose to park it outside. Luca got out of the car and looked at the hotel in front of her. She was somewhat puzzled.

Although Royal Crown Hotel had a certain reputation in A City, people did not usually have business meetings here because it was not of the highest service quality.

A large company like T Corporation would usually go for three-star restaurants.

Luke stood beside her and asked, "What are you thinking about?" copyrighted © content.

Luca shook her head to indicate that it was nothing. After all, he was the boss, so she could not ask him questions.

"Let's go," Luke said while standing there. He did not take a step forward.

Luca took a step forward subconsciously, only to notice that Luke was walking side by side with her.

She wanted to slow down but Luke sensed it and kept the same pace with her.

Luca was not sure what to do. He was doing it on purpose, and there was no other way to distance herself from him except to stop.

She could only bite the bullet and walk into the hotel side by side with him.

The hotel manager walked toward them and greeted Luke warmly, "Hello Mr. Crawford. Welcome, your private room is ready."

Luke nodded and said nothing.

The hotel manager enthusiastically led the way.

This situation was common to Luca. As long as the restaurant was informed in advance, Luke was treated like this wherever he went.

They walked into the private room, and Luke pulled out a chair. He looked at her.

The chair was pulled out for her.

Under the gaze of the hotel manager, Luca had to bite the bullet and sit down.

Luke looked at her, the corners of his mouth turning into a smile.

The hotel manager was surprised. Luke, who seemed cold, flashed a smile. Was it an illusion?

He blinked, Luke was still smiling.

The hotel manager immediately pulled the chair next to Luca for Luke.

This private room was not particularly luxurious. There was no big round table. It was a square table, so they sat fairly close to each other.

Luca looked at Luke's hands, which were casually resting on the table. They were very close to each other. It was as though they were on a date, not a business dinner.

The hotel manager brought them two glasses of lemonade and politely asked, "Mr. Crawford, would you like to place an order?"

Luke nodded, "Yeah."

The hotel manager immediately handed the menu.

Luke took it, looked at Luca, and said, "Would you like to order?"

Luca shook her head quickly, then watched him open the menu and place an order. She could not help but remind him softly, "Mr. Crawford, aren't you going to wait for the guests to come?"

"I know what he likes to eat," Luke said. He was the one taking care of the Norman family when Luca was away, so he knew what Jack liked to eat.

After all, a few years ago when Queenie was in bad health, Jack resigned and took care of her wholeheartedly at home. Hence, Luke often took them out to eat.

Luca closed her mouth shyly and watched him order some dishes. Most of them were her favorites.

After Luke finished ordering, the hotel manager asked, "Mr. Crawford, do you want anything to drink?"

Luke stayed silent for a while. He had to drive, but Jack liked to drink, so he nodded. "Give me a bottle that's within the price range."

"Okay, I understand." The hotel manager nodded and smiled. He picked up the menu and walked out.

Luca listened to the conversation and understood the situation.

The person who was coming for dinner was most likely from the political circle instead of the corporate world.

Luke asked the manager to bring a bottle within the price range. In the political world, integrity and fairness were important, so they had to be strict with their spending.

Luca suddenly thought of Jack.

In an instant, she thought that it could not be. If it was Jack, why would Luke book a table in this hotel and bring her here...

They could just eat at Norman Residence or Crawford Manor.

After Luke finished ordering, he took out his phone and started browsing the news.

Luca did not say anything as she was familiar with his habit. He would usually take this time to browse the closing of the domestic stock market, make some important records, and go through the day's financial news.

At moments like this, the last thing he wanted was to be disturbed.

Luca also took out her phone. Before she got off work, she had photographed a few pages of documents to be translated. Seeing that there was time, she wanted to do some translation work on her phone.

The two were quietly occupied with their respective tasks until the private room door was opened again.

Luca subconsciously looked toward the door when she heard the sound.

Jack walked in through the door.

‘It's really him...'

Luke stood up, and Luca followed along.

"Mr. Norman, please take a seat," Luke said.

Jack noticed Luca's stunned expression and sighed to himself. ‘How did I not realize that she's Bianca?'

Fortunately, Luke had told him on time. Otherwise, he might have hurt her.

"It's not working hours now. Call me 'Father-in-law'," Jack said with a smile as he walked in.

Luke nodded and glanced at Luca, who seemed confused. He did not care to explain to her and continued saying, "Yes, Father-in-law."

"What are you doing standing? Sit down. Luca, you sit down too." Jack was enthusiastic after knowing that Luca was his biological daughter.