Mr. Zac's words caused the employees who were waiting there to stand up and greet Luke.

Luca listened to their greetings as she noticed that their gazes fell upon both of them.

Their gazes made her feel like she was being exhibited in a zoo for the public to see, and that made her uncomfortable.

If she were still Bianca and she appeared somewhere with Luke, people would still be looking at her like this.

However, at the time, she was his legally wedded wife. No matter how many stares she got, it was not like the stares she got right now.

They used their curiosity to mask their inner contempt for her.

Luca lowered her gaze and followed Jason into the room.

Mr. Zac hastily moved one of the chairs out of the way.

Jason pushed Luke to the empty seat. When he saw that there were two empty seats left, he glanced at Luca.

Luca nodded. It did not matter which seat she chose because she would have to sit next to Luke anyway. The two of them were entangled like cobwebs. No matter how hard one tried to pull them apart, they would always be connected together.

She was exasperated and helpless.

After sitting down, Jason had the waiter serve their food as the meal was booked in advance.

In no time, dishes were being served.

Since Luke was here, everyone seemed overly cautious. There was not much table talk. Even when someone was talking, it would be about the contract signing.

Luca listened to their conversation.

After getting the project, Luke would have more opportunities to travel to Russia with the employees in the future.

Being in Russia meant stepping into Abel's territory.

Luca's chest tightened up. Luke's power and influence were back at home, but he was well-known abroad too. However, he had encountered trouble in Russia the last time. It would be dangerous for him to come to Russia often, even if he had Ray watching over him.

After all, Abel's people even had the guts to infiltrate Ray's home and drive a wedge between them to affect their harmonious relationship. This showed that Abel was planning to expand his power. Other than trying to get more money and power, he also wanted to avenge Kassy.

Luca frowned at the thought of it.

Luke was already aware of the existence of the Island of Despair and had informed Ray, so he and several underworld forces would definitely have their guards up.

What Luke did not know was that Abel's final and ultimate goal was him.

Luca did not know how to tell or warn him.

The likelihood of her sticking by him in the future was very low anyway.

The food was bland, so Luca did not eat much.

After the meal, the group of people left together.

Jason pushed Luke's wheelchair and walked in front. Everyone else, including Luca, walked behind them and uniformly kept their distance from the boss

Luke knew what Luca had on her mind but did not say a word. He let her keep her distance since his goal had already been achieved.

The people in the company were now starting to find out about the 'unusual' relationship he had with Luca.

Although this plan would make her subject to criticism and aggravation, Luke felt that there was nothing wrong with doing so.

Time after time, Luca would try to stay away from him, which he would not allow.

After returning to the hotel, Luke did not have his subordinates continue discussing work at his suite. Instead, they moved somewhere else—Mr. Zac's suite.

Luca was still not needed, so she headed back and locked herself in the room.

She did not know if Luke had planned things this way because he knew that she was the one who stole the bidding document. However, if he really knew, everything he had done so far would not make sense.

Luke would have her locked up somewhere and restrict her so that she would not be able to walk around at will.

Luca looked out the window, and it seemed that the snowfall was easing up.

She recalled Vivian's invitation. Instead of locking herself in her room and overthinking, why not go out for a walk?

After she thought about it, she sent Vivian an invitation, to which she happily agreed. She even said that she would come to pick Luca up.

Half an hour later, a message came from Vivian stating that she was already waiting for her downstairs.

After leaving a note in the living room, Luca went downstairs to meet up with Vivian.

Vivian came in a Mercedes this time, which was much more low-key than the Rolls-Royce they rode in previously.

“Luca, here!" Vivian saw her walk out and waved with a smile.

Luca saw the bright smile Vivian had on her unattractive face. It seemed that the winter snow had melted a little.

She sighed to herself. It was Gordan who took her for granted.

Luca walked over and noticed another car following behind the Mercedes.

“This is..." She glanced at the people in the driver's seat and passenger seats. They were wearing the same clothes. She assumed that they were Ray's people who were here to protect Vivian.

"They're the family's bodyguards. Ray found out that I was going out shopping with you and asked to bring the bodyguards along as things haven't been the most peaceful here lately. You don't mind, do you?" asked Vivian. She always had an ugly face. Only a couple of people were willing to hang out with her in the past.

She was also asked to bring bodyguards with her wherever she went. Those people felt like it was too much, so gradually, no one wanted to hang out with her anymore.

Therefore, when Luca saw the bodyguards, Vivian got a little worried. She was afraid that Luca would not want to be followed by such a group of people.

"Of course, I don't mind. Your safety comes first. Are you driving?" said Luca. owns all content.

"No, there's a driver." Vivian said bashfully. Ray was worried that she would not be able to keep up with the others if she encountered problems, so he arranged for a driver. She opened the door. "Get in."

"Okay." Luca did not mind having these people follow them. She bent down and got in the car.

Vivian followed suit and closed the car door.

"Ms. Vivian, where do you want to go?" the driver asked Vivian in Russian.

Vivian looked at Luca. "Luca, where do you want to go?"

"I'm not familiar with this place. Perhaps you can be my guide?" Luca had Vivian make the choice. There was nowhere in particular that she wanted to go. She just wanted to get out of the hotel room and stop thinking nonsense.

Luke's mind was not easy to read. The more she tried, the more confused she became.

"Then, I'll make the decision. First, we'll go shopping. Then, we'll grab some coffee. Finally, we'll go get a facial. What do you think?" Vivian planned with excitement in her tone.

It had been some time since anyone did these things with her.

"Alright, let's go with your plan." Luca had nothing to add.

"Let's go," Vivian said to the driver, who knew where she usually liked to shop.

"Okay, Ms. Vivian." The driver nodded and started the car.

After Luca got into Vivian's car, Gale, who hid in his car, saw everything. He reported to Luke immediately.

After Luke saw the message and told Gale to follow them, he continued the meeting with his subordinates to discuss the details of the document signing.

He was not surprised that Luca would be with Vivian. When she still identified as Bianca, the two of them got along very well.

After changing her identity, she was able to still be good friends with Nina and Sue. It made sense that she would be able to be good friends with Vivian as well.

Luca had changed a lot, but there was a lot about that had not changed too.