"I'll call him later. Gordan is still in bed at this time," Luke glanced at the time and said.

Ray was trying his best to look for Vivian, but Gordan would not do so. Luke was pretty sure that Gordan was still lying on his bed, snoring loudly in his sleep.

There was a reason why Luke would ask Gordan instead of asking Ray directly.

Luke was closer to Gordan. It was much easier to open up to a closer friend.

Luca understood why Luke made such arrangements. She nodded and did not say anything more.

Luke looked at Jason and said, "Follow me."

"Alright, Boss." Jason followed behind Luke and left the dining room.

Luca watched the two of them head to Luke's room. After she placed the plates in the kitchen sink, she returned to her room too.

There would be professional hotel cleaners who would come to clean the place up.

Luca sat on the sofa and glanced at the time. It was still early...

The private clinics nearby would still be closed if she went out now.

There was no place for her to sit if she went outside. That was why she could only sit here and wait for the clinics to open.

Luca stared at the snow outside the window, and it reminded her of Nyla.

It seemed that Nyla had never seen snowfall since she was born.

Luca stared into the distance outside the window. Since leaving her daughter's side, this was the closest she had been to her. However, she did not have the guts to go back to see her daughter.

She was afraid that Abel would falsely accuse her of something. Also, she feared that she could never get out of the Island of Despair again once she returned.

Even though she dared not to tell Luke about it when she was facing him and she even kept her distance away from him, she realized that she was still in love with Luke. That was why she could not bear to leave him.

"Nyla, I'm so sorry." Before she left the island, Luca recalled that she had promised her daughter that she would come back to visit her whenever she had the chance.

It had been nearly half a year now, yet she did not get the chance to see her.

Luca waited until it was working hours, and only then did she head out.

The door was left open when she passed by Luke's room. She noticed that Jason was sitting beside Luke, and the two of them were handling their work.

Hence, she did not tell Luke anything, and Luke did not ask her either.

Luca planned to go to a clinic nearby as she referred to the GPS.

The nearest clinic to the hotel was some distance away.

Luca chose to hail a cab at the hotel entrance. The cab driver drove her there after she gave him the address.

Luca got out of the car when she arrived at the entrance of the clinic. She registered and asked the doctor if the clinic had the medicine she needed.

Unfortunately, they did not have the things she asked for.

Luca had no choice but to leave the clinic. She happened to see Vivian by the roadside when she was about to head to the next clinic.

“Ms. Vivian?" Luca blinked her eyes. She did not expect there to be such a coincidence.

Everyone was looking for Vivian, but she ran into her here without any effort.

Vivian unconsciously thought of running away when she heard someone calling her name.

"Ms. Vivian, please stop running. Ray's men are looking for you everywhere." Luca kept up with Vivian's pace hurriedly.

Vivian paused, turned around, and looked at her. She smiled bitterly and said, "So, you came looking for me too?"

Luca shook her head. She looked at Vivian's expression and was sure that something must have happened.

"No, I just happened to run into you when I was passing by. Besides, I didn't bring anyone with me. Mr. Ray is capable enough. He doesn't need my help." Luca explained.

Vivian thought to herself that what Luca said was true. She only came here for a business trip. Even though she had Luke by her side, Ray had a great number of subordinates. There was no need for him to trouble Luke to help look for her.

Vivian believed that Luca ran into her coincidentally.

Vivian looked up and glanced at the clinic behind Luca. Was Luca here to see the doctor?

However, none of that mattered to her. "Ms. Luca, can you please do me a favor?"

"You'd like to ask me not to tell Mr. Ray your whereabouts, right?" Luca was able to figure out what Vivian wanted to say.

"Yes." Vivian nodded.

"Sure, but I need something in exchange for your favor," said Luca. The reason Vivian was hiding in the hotel without letting anyone know about it was that she did not want them to find out where she was. It was reasonable for her to ask for a favor like this.

"Alright," Vivian replied immediately. No matter what Luca wanted in exchange, Vivian would be able to fulfill it as long as it was within her capabilities.

Vivian was pathetic. If she were to be brought back home, she hoped that it was Gordan who brought her back.

However, how could that be possible?

Gordan did not care if Vivian was dead or alive. Now that he knew she wanted a divorce, he must be celebrating now.

“You have to tell me what's going on." Luca did not want to interfere in this, but she was worried that Vivian would get depressed and think of ending her life.

No matter what, Vivian had helped her before. Luca could not bear to see such a thing happen to her.

Vivian took a deep breath and looked at her, "Are you busy now?"

"I'm free," replied Luca.

"Why don't we head to my room? It's cold here," said Vivian. The two of them had been standing here for a while. Their shoulders and heads were covered with snowflakes.

"Alright." Luca agreed and followed Vivian back to her hotel.

The two of them sat on the sofa in Vivian's hotel room. Each of them was holding a cup of warm tea.

Vivian smiled and said, "There's nothing special about the tea here. I hope you don't mind."

"I don't mind. A warm cup of tea is enough for me." Luca took a sip of the tea. She was more concerned about Vivian's condition than the tea.

Vivian looked awful.

She looked like she had not slept for days. Her skin was sallow and had lost its vibrant rosy healthy glow. The dark circles under her eyes and huge eye bags looked obvious on her medium skin tone. Vivian must have been crying for a long time.

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Vivian took a deep breath. She was slightly relaxed when she looked at Luca. Was it alright to dump her negative emotions onto Luca?

"Ms. Craw, do you really want to hear about it? It's nothing good and full of negativity." Vivian reminded Luca carefully. Gordan had told her before that it was wrong to spread negativity to someone else.

No one was born to be a punching bag for others to vent their emotions on. That was why she should not dump her emotions on anyone, including the people who were close to her.

Vivian thought it made sense. Hence, she had been dealing with a lot of her negative emotions alone at night.

This time, Vivian did not have the energy to embrace the emotions hidden in her heart anymore. She even realized that she would stay miserable and pessimistic for many years after leaving Gordan.

Gordon was like the sunshine she longed for, but it never shone into her heart.

Vivian would be satisfied with just looking at the expression on his face.

However, her sunshine would be disappearing soon...

"I'd like to find out why you're hiding here," Luca said confidently. The empathy in her heart surged a little.