"He's not satisfied with the contents of the divorce agreement. He wants to meet you." Ray passed on Misha's words and did not hide them from Vivian.

She was an adult and could make her own decisions. She should take responsibility for herself.

"Not satisfied? Which part of it?" It was as if Vivian did not hear the other half of the statement and only enquired about the first half.

"He's not willing to tell Misha. He only said he wants to meet you," Ray said.

"If there's anything, just get Misha to do it. I don't wish to meet him," Vivian blurted out. She would keep wanting to meet him if she met him again.

She suppressed her yearning for Gordan. She could only let go of him if she did not meet him again. It was not easy making this decision, and she did not wish to be fazed because of this.

"It's good that you refuse to meet him, but you might not be able to divorce him like this," Ray reminded her.

"He's the one in a hurry to end this marriage, not me. If he wants more money, just get Misha to agree to him." Vivian thought Gordan was unsatisfied because of the division of the property.

'Well, fair enough. He's been trapped beside me for so long. It's only normal for Gordan to ask for compensation.'

Gordan frowned and looked at her.

They were not lacking money. Even if Vivian had no money, Ray could help her out. 'But is she really alright to go along with Gordan's every request?'

These years, even though he was forced to stay by Vivian's side, he did not suffer from any loss.

Instead, it was Vivian who was paying the price for being stubborn back then.

"Don't behave like that. It's my fault. Whatever he wants, just get Misha to agree to it. I don't want to meet him. I'm afraid I'll be reluctant to leave his side after that." Vivian smiled bitterly. She did not hide her feelings in front of Ray.

Ray was her shelter. Hence, there was no need for her to keep it from him.

"Then I shall talk to Misha," said Ray. He took charge of this issue because Vivian did not want to interfere with it.

"Ray, thank you so much for all these years," Vivian expressed her gratitude. Throughout all these years, Ray had helped her solve lots of problems.

There were some issues where she was obviously at fault due to her stubbornness, but Ray still stood by her side unconditionally. Despite it being her fault, he never blamed her because he was her younger brother.

"You're my elder sister. It's only natural for me to protect you," Ray said.

"I got an idea. After this issue is solved, I'd like to go on a vacation by myself. Can I?" Vivian asked.

She wanted to go on a vacation to relax her mind and forget about Gordan as soon as possible.

However, given her special identity, she would have to get Ray to agree if she wanted to go on a vacation. Besides, this time, she wanted to go by herself. She did not wish for a few bodyguards to stay around her. That would make her feel like she had no freedom.

"Where do you wish to go?" Ray asked.

"I've not thought about it for now. But it won't be in Russia," Vivian said. She looked at the snow outside the window. She just wanted to go to another country, a country with no Gordan.

"Sure, but I'll have to hide your identity. The situation is a little special now, and I can't have anyone kidnap you to threaten me. Hence, I can't let anyone know you've left home," Ray said as he tried his best to satisfy Vivian's wishes.

"I got it. I'll be low profile," Vivian said. At this crucial moment, even if she could not help Ray, she would not give him trouble.

Their mother had said previously that no matter what happened in the future, both of them had to help each other and not harm one another.

She was grateful for Ray doing her a favor.

"It's getting late. Go and get some rest," Ray said.

"Oh right, I'll go visit Luca tomorrow," Vivian said. She wanted to have Ray make arrangements. After all, leaving the house by herself would be risky. Hence, it would be better if Ray dispatched some men to follow her.

She had betrayed the secret she promised Luca. Hence, she wanted to visit her.

"Tomorrow? It's not a convenient time to do so." Ray shook his head. "Luke and the group will be attending the bidding conference. It's not appropriate if we go over to interrupt. Why don't we decide on it later on after we learn the results of the bidding?"

Even though he was confident in T Corporation winning the bid, there were just way too many competitors this time. Besides, it involved the entire world. It was not guaranteed that T Corporation would win.

Hence, he had to keep an eye out. If T Corporation failed to win the bid, that was all the more reason for Ray and Vivian not to bother them.

"The result will be out tomorrow? Alright then. You make the arrangements," said Vivian. She was clueless about business.

These years, she had been well protected by Ray. Even though she did not have a princess-looking appearance, she lived a princess' life. She need not worry about the family.

For the past few years, her mind had been solely focused on Gordan. She had no idea of other things and only ever thought about ways to win the man's heart.

Vivian thought about it. 'How would I live in this world without Ray? I'm afraid I don't even have the basic ability to earn money.'

After leaving Gordan, she started to think about it. She had done so many mistakes in the past few years, wasting her youth and time.

She should not just rely on others. She had to think about her future. Otherwise, how would she continue living without all the support she had?

Vivian had an idea.

On the next day.

Luca opened her eyes and looked at the time. She woke up much earlier than the day before.

Perhaps, it was related to her turning in much earlier the night before.

Yesterday, after dinner, she just wiped herself and went to bed after taking her medication.

The medication contained narcotics. Hence, she fell asleep very soon after she lay on the bed. She had no recollection of what had happened outside.

Luca got up and calculated the time. Eight hours had passed.

She removed the bandage over her waist and looked at the wound. After treating it with Amphotericin B, resuturing it, and applying the medicine, the inflammation over her wound looked much better. Têxt © .

The vague pain from yesterday was gone as well.

Luca reapplied the medication, and after bandaging it, she took out the white suit from her luggage.

On that day, she would be joining the bidding meeting.

Even though she knew Luke was destined to lose, she still had to show up beside him with a proper appearance.

She was unable to do what she did back when she was with Luke, which was to get through hardships together. However, she would still want to be by his side.

After bathing and brushing her teeth, Luca walked to the kitchen and prepared breakfast.

When Luke opened the door, he heard sounds from the kitchen. He frowned and was sure that the one in the kitchen was Luca.

He maneuvered his wheelchair and came to the kitchen. Indeed, he saw Luca standing in the kitchen preparing breakfast.

"What are you doing?" Luke asked.

Luca turned around, and her hand was still holding the spatula. She was frying eggs...

"You're awake, Mr. Crawford," she said slowly. Looking at Luke's serious face made her sigh helplessly. She did not expect Luke to get up so early.

"There's still a wound on your waist. Why are you torturing yourself?" Luke frowned. If it were not for him sitting in the wheelchair, he would have brought her back to her bedroom.