Luke did not say a word as he stopped. His gaze was as sharp as a razor, piercing through the skinny woman in front of him.

He had to admit that everything that Nina had gone through was because of him and Bianca.

However, after Nina experienced all those things, Luke had done his best to compensate her. He did everything he should have done. Although he owed her a favor, he would not take things too far.

Nina saw Luke's sharp gaze. What kind of gaze had she never seen after living together with Percy for such a long time? However, she felt an inexplicable fluster in her heart.

She suppressed her emotions and said calmly, “I wasn't asleep when you came back last night. I was sitting on the balcony outside the house without the lights on. That's why you didn't notice I was there."

Nina had been positive and calm for the past few days, but deep down in her heart, she felt like she was on pins and needles. She could hardly fall asleep at night without taking Luca's medicine.

It was the same last night...

Nina was having trouble sleeping at night. She felt like the room was stuffy, so she put on her clothes and walked out of the guest room. It was quiet, and she did not make any noise. She open the balcony door and closed it behind her. Then, she sat on the cane chair outside the balcony and spent time alone on the balcony as the cold winter wind blew her anxieties away.

However, she left the balcony door ajar. Therefore, she heard Luke's footsteps and saw him entering Luca's bedroom when she turned around and glanced behind her.

She did not see him come out after that.

"And?" Luke was calm. He did not look like someone who was caught red-handed.

"I saw you entering Luca's bedroom, and you didn't come out after that." Nina frowned, but Luke's expression was what she had expected to see.

He would not be Luke Crawford if he was easily affected by such things.

"Are you warning me?" Luke questioned her back as he stared at Nina. He believed that Percy must have told her something. Otherwise, Nina would not be as calm as she was now.

Still, judging from the situation now, Luke was pretty sure that Nina had no idea that Luca's true identity was Bianca.

"Do I have the guts to do that? I only have a few questions for you." Nina looked at Luke. His aura was so powerful that it almost made her lose her breath.

“I may not answer your questions." Luke slipped his hands into his pockets. He was already dissatisfied.

Not everyone could ask him questions. Nina was just Percy's woman, and Luke did not have to show respect to her.

After all, those things that the Mallory family had done were enough to make Percy feel guilty.

"Are you still serious about being together with Bianca?" Nina asked.

Luke frowned and nodded without hesitation.

Nina's heart, which was on tenterhooks, was slightly relieved. She was afraid to see Luke's hesitation and denial.

However, she seemed to have understood certain things after what she went through lately.

Not everyone was like Percy. He was willing to accept Nina's past just because he loved her. It was just like Bianca after she had gone through all those things. That was why Nina could understand Luke if he had fallen for another woman.

Although Nina felt sorry for Bianca, she did not think that Luke was wrong for falling for another woman.

However, now that Luke nodded and admitted that he was serious about Bianca, Nina thought it was unbelievable. Her voice quivered as Luca came into her mind.

"Then are you serious about Luca too?" she asked.

Luke nodded again. Then, he walked into the dining room. That was all he could answer. He was not planning to answer the rest of her questions no matter how Nina asked him.

Nina stood still. She did not go after him.

Luke had not forgotten about Bianca, but he was serious about Luca...

How could a man fall for two women at the same time?

Nina could not believe that, but Luke had nodded and admitted it himself. How could he do this?

It was irresponsible of him to do something like that to Luca.

After all, Bianca could still honorably stand beside Luke if she came back one day. They were husband and wife, and she was Luke's legal wife.

In the end, Luca was still the one who got the short end of the stick.

Luca had nothing. Once their relationship was exposed, she would be called a mistress by the others. Nina let out a sigh, feeling sorry for what was happening to Luca. Although Luca seemed clear-headed,

she was actually living in her dream world. Luke entered her bedroom and they slept together all night. They were adults, and something must have happened between them.

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She did not speak up for Bianca, but she sympathized with Luca instead.

If she could, she was hoping that she could give Luca a hand, but she was caught in the mire now. Even though it was Luca who had been helping Nina to pull herself together, what did Nina have to lend a hand to Luca?

Nina realized how foolish she was.

After Luca returned to the office, she headed to the laboratory and started to work on her research. If nothing delayed the research and the progress went on smoothly, the drug would be able to pass the third clinical trial after this month. They would be able to apply to launch the product in the market after making sure there was no problem with the drug.

As for the negotiation with the Food and Drug Administration, that was not within Luca's job scope. It would be left to the manager of Watson to deal with it.

Luca could not help but frown at the thought of the manager. She did not know if Luke had taken her words seriously. Something was off with that manager...

After an hour of doing experiments in the laboratory, Zoey came in and walked toward Luca. She said in a soft voice, “Dr. Craw, there are some documents that you need to deal with. Do you mind coming out for a while?"

"Ah, sure. Hold on." Luca lifted her head. She was a little surprised. What kind of documents would she need to handle now?

Were they unable to wait until she had finished her work?

Luca took off her gloves, put the experiment data aside, and followed Zoey out.

"Ms. Davis, what kind of documents are they?" Luca asked.

"Dr. Craw, I've left the documents on your office desk. You'll find out when you return to your office." Zoey did not reveal too much information.

Luca immediately figured out that something was wrong and asked, "Is there someone in my office?"

Zoey smiled and replied, "Dr. Craw, you're smart."

Luca, "..."

She was not smart, but Zoey's attitude made her think a lot. She could not help but suspect that someone was in her office.

This person was probably Luke.

Luca pushed the office door open, and before she realized it, she was pulled into his arms.

"Uh." It hurt a little when she bumped into his strong muscles, but the familiar scent in the air stopped her from struggling. It was Luke.

There was nothing she could do even if she struggled. Luke was much stronger than she was.

"Why didn't you wake me up today?" Luke asked. He slept in, but he thought Luca would prepare breakfast and wake him up. He did not expect that not only did Luca not wake him up, but she even let him sleep as long as he liked. He was late for work.