However, after Luca came to an understanding, it did not reduce her worries.

It was not Pierre who was stopping Luke and not his company. It was her.

The thought of taking action on him made Luca place her fingers together.

Luke noticed her minor gestures. 'She's still so worried even after listening to my analysis?'

"Don't worry." He attempted to comfort her feelings.

Luca wanted to tell him that she was not worried but guilty. However, she could not bring herself to say such a thing.

As soon as Luke was done talking, the plan slowly took off.

She looked out the window. When she took the bidding document, she no longer had the chance to turn back.

Luke treated her well, but she was destined to let him down.

Luca sat upright and lowered her eyes. She no longer looked at the man beside her. "Mr. Crawford, I have a habit of sleeping on the plane. If you need anything, just wake me up immediately."

"Go and sleep, then." Luke did not stop her from sleeping.

Luca closed her eyes and did not look at the man beside her again. Hence, she did not see how Luke's eyes were gleaming passionately for her.

Their flight took about ten hours, and Luca was constantly asleep.

She could make out Luke's breath because he was beside her. Hence, she was able to sleep extremely soundly.

When Luca woke up, an announcement about the landing was heard. She snapped out of it and looked at the people around her. She noticed that Luke's hand was on her arm.

"I was just about to wake you up," he said. If it were not for the plane landing, he would not be able to bring himself to wake her up.

Whenever they were on a long-distance journey, she was always able to sleep beside him soundly. Once she fell asleep, she would just sleep throughout the journey. She would not eat or drink. It was as if she had not slept soundly for a very long time.

Luke was worried she might be starving, but when he saw her sleeping soundly, he decided to allow her to sleep a while more.

"I've slept for ten hours?" Luca was astonished. In her memories, she recalled that she had never woken up.

However, what surprised her the most was that Luke actually allowed her to sleep for so long. He never woke her up and just allowed her to sleep.

"You seemed to have made up for your lack of sleep from the past few days,” said Luke.

Luca kept quiet for a few seconds. She could not deny that she was happy to have gotten to sleep beside Luke.

She looked at the blanket covering her and expressed her gratitude, "Thanks."

"There's some food here. Just eat it if you have the appetite. If not, you may eat it when we arrive," said Luke. Back when the air stewardess asked what he wanted to eat, he also ordered a meal for Luca.

Luca looked at the bread but did not have the appetite because she had slept for too long...

"Thanks, Mr. Crawford." Once again, she expressed her gratitude and moved her body. She had slept for so long. Even though she was in the first-class cabin where the seats were comfortable, her body still felt stiff after sleeping in it for too long.

She recalled that the inclination of her seat earlier was not like this.

'Maybe Luke helped to adjust it.' After all, she would not have been able to adjust the seat if she was asleep.

The plane landed safely at the national airport of Russia.

With the help of the airport personnel, everything went smoothly.

Due to Luke's condition, the three of them exited the airport first.

Ray was waiting for them at Exit A.

Ray stepped forward when he saw Luke and the gang coming to him. He greeted with a smile, "Long time no see, Luke."

"Long time no see, Ray." Luke looked at Ray, who was still so tall and gigantic. He was polite to him. For so many years, he still maintained his relationship with Ray.

Even though his relationship with Ray was not as good as with Gordon, they had long ago become friends.

Hence, when he got to know that Luke had come for a business trip, he promised to personally come fetch him. As for Vivian and Gordon, they were busy getting things done to welcome him.

Ray looked at Jason and Luca. He had long ago heard that Bianca lost her memories.

'Bianca is alone in another country, and right now, there's another lady beside Luke. I'm guessing that she's the one.'

Ray did not think of Luke as a man who would flirt with many ladies. He was much more loyal than Gordon.

Hence, when he heard this news, he could not believe it.

Now that he had seen Luca, he felt that it was possible for Luke to have fallen for her. After all, Luca was too beautiful and could make men fall for her easily.

"This is my assistant, Jason, and this is Luca," said Luke. Luca had not agreed to be with him, hence he would not say anything unnecessary. He still had to introduce her to others but just could not just say she was his woman.

"Nice to meet you two." Ray put a smile on his handsome face while putting up some distance. However, he was not rude.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Ray," Luca and Jason spoke at the same time.

"I didn't expect you to end up sitting in a wheelchair after not seeing you for so many years. Let's go. My car is outside. Both Gordon and Vivian are waiting for you in the house," Ray said and took the initiative to push Luke's wheelchair.

When Luke heard Gordon's name, it was clear Ray had said it through gritted teeth. "What's wrong? Are you still dissatisfied with him?"

"Who? Gordon?" Ray pushed Luke out of the airport and snorted coldly, "How can I be satisfied when he treats my sister that way?"

'If not for Vivian being in love with him, I would have long ago chopped off Gordon's arm and fed it to the wolves!'

Luca thought to herself when she heard their conversation, 'It seems that Gordon doesn't treat Vivian kindly.'

She wanted to ask about Vivian's condition, but she was only a stranger and could not just take the initiative to show concern for Vivian.

When Luke heard what Ray said, he asked, "How's Vivian?"

"Even though Gordon isn't being a gentleman, he's still scared of me. Hence, he still accompanies Vivian. So, she's still fine," Ray answered through gritted teeth.

Vivian only wanted Gordon. Hence, with the man beside her, she would even forget about her younger brother.

'I wonder what's so good about Gordon to make Vivian fall so hard for him for so many years?!'

Luke could see Ray's hatred. If he had not stepped in, perhaps Gordon would have been beaten to death by Ray's underlings.

Currently, Gordon was still with Vivian. At the very least, it meant that Gordon had given in.

For someone who had given in, he would not just run away, and neither would he make Vivian sad. Otherwise, Ray would get people to hunt him down.

"As long as Vivian is alright. From the very start, all you've wanted is for Vivian to be alright, right?" Luke's statement made Ray agree.

"Yes. Let's get into the car." Ray opened his car door and looked at Luke before asking, "Do you need me to carry you?"

"No thanks." Even if they were in a foreign country, Luke still paid attention to his image. owns all content.

In other words, he was paying attention to his image in front of Luca.

With Ray's help, he staggered his way into the car.