Luca's body was burning as though she was having a fever.

However, she knew it was not a fever. The truth was, she was feeling shy...

Although he was the man she used to see every day, and they were so close that nothing could get in between them, it had been three years since she was this close to him.

Even though Luca missed him, she was having a hard time adapting to the intimacy between them now.

What Luca was most worried about was if Luke found out her identity and her purpose, how would she face him? How was she going to explain it. Original from .

Luca carefully lifted her head and looked at Luke.

Luke was still asleep. It was probably because he was drunk last night. That was why he woke up later than usual today.

Luca carefully moved his hand away from her waist. She let out a sigh of relief when she finally climbed out of the bed.

Fortunately, Luke did not cling to her arm as tightly as last night. Otherwise, she would have woken the man up if he was clenching her arm tightly.

Luca trotted out of Luke's bedroom and returned to her bedroom. She quickly freshened herself up.

Then, she walked out of her bedroom.

Luke's bedroom door was still closed.

Luca did not stay. She made her way downstairs.

Aunt Neile was already in the kitchen, busy preparing breakfast. She happily greeted Luca when she saw her coming in, “Good morning, Ms. Craw."

“Good morning." Luca opened the fridge and looked at the ingredients stored inside. She was planning to make a hangover cure for Luke.

Aunt Neile noticed Luca was staring blankly at the ingredients in the fridge, so she asked with enthusiasm, "What ingredients are you looking for? Or would you like to eat something else? You can tell me. Let me prepare it for you."

Luca took the honey and tomatoes out while replying, "Mr. Crawford drank a lot last night. I'd like to prepare a hangover cure for him." "Oh, how considerate of you," said Aunt Neile with a smile on her face as she finally understood why Mr. Crawford did not wake up early today. He had drunk last night.

As Aunt Neile watched Luca clean the tomatoes and place them in the juicer, she could not help but wonder...

Luke got up late because he was drunk last night, but what about Luca?

She woke up late too.

That was weird.

Although Aunt Neile was confused, she did not tell anyone about it. She began plating the breakfast she had finished preparing.

"Is breakfast done?" Luke's voice came from the kitchen entrance.

Luca could not help but look back.

Not only had Luke gotten up from bed, but it also seemed that he had washed himself up. The clothes he was wearing were not the ones he wore last night.

Aunt Neile smiled and answered, “Mr. Crawford, breakfast's ready. Oh, by the way, Ms. Craw is preparing a hangover cure for you. Would you like to drink it first before you have your breakfast?”

"Sure." Luke's gaze fell on Luca, who was wearing an apron and preparing the hangover cure for him. He secretly let out a sigh. How he wished that days like this could last forever.

However, all he wanted for Luca was to restore her identity. That way, he could stop suppressing the urges inside him.

An ordinary man would suffocate if he held himself back any longer.

“Then let me serve your breakfast first.” Aunt Neile shot a glance at Luca. She was pouring some honey into the tomato juice. Other than being able to improve the taste of the juice, it could cure a hangover too.

Luca poured the tomato juice into a glass and brought it to the dining room.

Luke was sitting at the dining table with the newspaper beside him. He picked up the newspaper and glanced at it. Noticing that Luca was walking out with the glass of juice, he put down the newspaper and rose to his feet.

Luca looked at him in surprise when he took the glass from her and said, “Thank you."

Previously, Luke would sit at the dining table and wait for the maid to serve all the dishes. Then, he would start eating.

It was rare to see him express his gratitude.

Luca watched Luke sit down while holding the glass. When he was about to drink it, she said, "It might not taste good. There are not many ingredients left in the fridge."

Luke paused for a moment and said, “It's alright."

He would drink anything Luca made for him even if it was a poisoned drink.

Besides, he was assured that Luca would not harm him.

Luke lifted his head and gulped it down at once.

Luca kept silent when she saw him finish the hangover cure. She sat down in another seat and began eating breakfast.

Aunt Neile picked up the glass and strolled to the kitchen. It was quiet in the dining room.

After breakfast, Luke looked at Luca and deliberately asked, "Did I cause you any trouble after getting drunk last night?"

Luca shook her head without any changes on her face. “No. You were fine, Mr. Crawford. You fell asleep after you got drunk, and you didn't cause any trouble.”

Luke looked at how calm Luca was. She only said this to humor him.

This morning when Luca woke up and realized that she was sleeping on the same bed with him, she made no noise and quietly left the room. That was when Luke knew that she was still reluctant to face him.

He would not force her to face him since she refused to.

"Are you going to the office today?" Luke asked.

"Yes, I'm going." Luca picked up the tissue and wiped her lips. She would have headed there sooner if it were not for the kids being here yesterday.

The research data was not completed yet, and she needed to speed up the research progress.

"Let's go together." Luke did not ask for her opinion. Instead, he made the decision for her.

Luca paused while she was picking up her glass of juice. She said, "Mr. Crawford, I'll have to head to my brother's house before going to work. You may head to the office first."

Luke frowned, "Why?"

"It's been two days since he replied to my messages. I'm a little worried about him, so I have to pay a visit," explained Luca. She did not intend to avoid Luke this time. After all, the rumor that the two of them had been staying together in a suite must be flying around the company by now.

It was pointless for her to avoid him and keep her distance.

After all, none of them would believe that nothing was going on between her and Luke.

That was why Luca was in a hurry to develop the drug. It was to prove that she did not get into the company by pulling the strings with Luke.

"Let me send you there." Luke decided.

Luca was being manipulated by the Island of Despair. If that was the case, Amur must be one of them too.

Still, Luke was not sure if Amur was someone placed beside Luca by the Island of Despair or if he was taking the initiative to help Luca.

However, Luca and Amur seemed close to each other. Amur did not look like someone they had arranged to keep an eye on Luca.

"It's alright, Mr. Crawford. I already told Zoey that I'd be late." Luca shook her head. She did not want Luke to find out too much about Amur's matters.

Abel had already made arrangements for Luca's identity and background for her to approach Luke.

Things were different for Amur.

If someone were to dig into Amur's past, one would find out that he was merely an ordinary person on the exterior. However, when one dug deeper into his past, one would realize that there were inconsistencies in his information.

Amur had borrowed someone's identity to complete his personal information.

Luke would find out about it if he looked further into it.

"Alright." Luke did not force her. He drove the car and left the house after breakfast.