Luca secretly let out a sigh. Original from .

Luke was obviously drunk. How could a tough person like him bring up his embarrassing past if he was not drunk?

When she was still Bianca back then, she had never seen the other side of him when he showed his weaknesses.

"I always wondered what kind of person I would be today if Louis were born earlier," Luke said in a low voice.

Previously, Susan was unable to get pregnant, and that was when Allison brought Luke back from the orphanage. She brought him to meet Old Master Crawford to acknowledge him as his grandfather.

Luke would never have returned to the Crawford family if Louis had already been born.

Luke would have grown up in the orphanage without knowing who his parents were and why he was abandoned and left at the orphanage.

Perhaps he would have been adopted by someone else and grown up in an unfamiliar family. He would not have known anything about his family.

"You would've become a successful man even if you weren't in the Crawford family." Luca placed her hand on his chest.

Perhaps the successful people in this world had the privilege of being given a head start in their life, which led them to become successful.

However, she knew Luke was not one of them.

Even if he started from scratch, he would be able to build his career with his talents and efforts. He would be able to do great things all the same.

Although it would be difficult, he would never be afraid of the difficulties he faced. He would be able to endure all the pain and weariness.

These things were not given to him by the Crawford family.

“How do you know?” The corners of Luke's lips were slightly curled.

“It's because you're that kind of person. You're someone people will still look up to even if you lose all your aura,” Luca said in a soft and tender voice.

Luca had always looked up to Luke. It was not because he was one of the Crawford family members. It was the talents he had and how gifted he was. He was in a position where she would never be able to reach.

Luca still remembered the days when she had just set up her company—Brilliant. There were times when she dealt with picky customers and they were dissatisfied with her designs no matter how many times she had amended them. However, once Luke helped with the designs, his work would always satisfy the customers.

No one could come up with a design that could fully satisfy the customer, but Luke could.

This was not something he could do by relying on the Crawford family.

“What about you?" Luke asked.

“Huh?" Luca looked at him. She noticed that the redness on his cheeks had seemed to fade a little.

Perhaps the alcohol's effects had slightly worn off.

“Will you look up to me?" Luke asked.

“Yes." Luca gave him an affirmative answer, and she added in her heart, 'Always. I'll always look up to you.'

"I don't want you to look up to me. I wish you could..." said Luke. He rolled over and slept on his side while facing Luca, still holding her hand tight.

“It's late. Get some rest." Luca looked at his face. He was as handsome as usual even though he was lying on the bed. It made Luca have the urge to plant a kiss on his face when she looked at him.

Luca looked down and suppressed the urge to do so.

Luke no longer said a word, and his breaths gradually stabilized.

Luca tried to pull her hands back, but Luke was holding them so tightly that he seemed to be able to notice it when she moved even a little. He placed her hand on his chest.

It was like a competition. Luke would move whenever Luca moved, and it seemed like he would wake up anytime.

Luca had no choice but to give up pulling back her hand and let him hold it. She planned to wait until he was deeply asleep, then she would leave.

She stared at his face. His breath reeked of alcohol, lingering in the air and her nostrils with a trace of sweetness. It was not an unpleasant smell. It got her feeling a little tipsy after breathing it in.

Luca softly let out a yawn.

It seemed like she would be able to fall asleep easily when Luke was beside her. The effects of being beside him were much better than when taking sleeping pills.

She could feel her heavy eyelids. All she wanted was to close her eyes and sleep.

However, Luke was holding her hand. Luca pondered for a moment and decided to rest her head and arms on the bedside for a while.

She would only return to her bedroom to rest after Luke was deeply asleep.

Luca leaned against the bed and rested her head and arms on the bed. Then, she closed her eyes.

She felt uncomfortable sleeping in this position, but with Luke beside her, she fell asleep right away as she did on the plane and high-speed rail.

Luke opened his eyes and looked at Luca's sleeping face.

Luca was unable to pull her hand back, and she could not stand to leave him. She chose to stay here and accompany him to sleep.

A wave of warmth filled his heart.

Luca...

Luke listened to Luca's breaths and stared at her for almost half an hour. The tipsy look in his eyes was gone at this moment. What was left was all his affection for her.

Luke found himself feeling calm during times like this. He did not have to worry that Luca would leave him. His heart was overflowing with peace and serenity.

Luke slightly let go of her hand.

Luca did not wake up. She was still sleeping in that position, resting her head and arms on the bedside.

Luke smiled. Her eyes were full of adoration.

He got out of bed. Then, he gently picked up Luca and carried her in his arms.

"Mmm." Luca let out a bleary grunt the moment Luke carried her. It was as though she could feel that her sleeping position was changing, but she did not wake up.

Luke carefully placed Luca on the bed. Then, he grabbed the blanket and tucked her in.

Luke looked at the woman who was deeply asleep on the bed. He could not help but lay down on the bed too.

Luke only thought of cuddling with Luca and getting a night of good sleep.

He climbed into bed from the other side as he pondered. Luca could feel the warmth of his body the moment he covered himself with the blanket. She took the initiative to lean closer to Luke while putting one of her arms on his waist.

Luke's smile widened.

As he watched Luca bury her head in his chest, Luke placed his hands on her waist and cuddled her while they slept.

Time passed faster when one was sleeping.

However, Luke had a good sleep. He looked at the woman in his arms when he opened his eyes. It had been a long time since he had a good night's sleep.

He needed her in his life.

That was why he would not let Luca leave him this time, no matter what.

Luke hugged her tight. How he wished he could wrap her in his arms and never let go of her.

Luca could feel the strength exerted around her body. Her eyes flickered, and her lashes fluttered a little as though she was about to wake up.

Luke quickly closed his eyes. He did it so carefully like a young boy.

If Luca found out that Luke had woken up before she did, she would definitely be startled. She would not know how to face Luke. She would even think of avoiding him.

Hence, Luke had no choice but to pretend like he was still asleep.

Luca slowly opened her eyes and looked at the muscular chest in front of her. She was dumbfounded for a moment.

The man sleeping beside her was Luke.

Even though she did not lift her head to make sure if it was him, she was sure that it was Luke just by breathing the familiar smell in the air.

Luca recalled what had happened last night. She was only resting her head on the bedside for a while. How did she end up sleeping on the bed?

Did she climb into the bed herself? Was it Luke who carried her to the bed?

Luca could feel the warmth on Luke's chest. Her face was burning red. She tried hard to remember what had happened last night, but she did not know how she got onto the bed last night.

Besides, one of her hands was on Luke's waist...

Luca pulled her hand back immediately when she felt the warmth of his skin.