Female Novel
Chapter 1519
Which was more important – The competition or taking care of Luca? The answer was, of course, thelatter. However, if Tina did not worry about Luca’s condition, Zoey thought that she should stay out of itas well.
Zoey smiled and cheered for Tina, “All the best, Tina!”
Tina smiled, seeing that Zoey did not insist on going to Luca’s room. She said to Jason, “Let’s continue,Mr. Doyle. It’s almost lunchtime. We can all go and have lunch once the competition ends.”
“Alright, all the contestants in the finals, let’s get prepared, and we’ll start the finals in ten minutes,”Jason announced.
Everyone performed their warm-up exercises seriously because they did not want to end up like Luca.
In the end, Tina won first place.
After the competition, they took a shower and went to the restaurant.
Tina walked together with Jason. She asked him softly, “Mr. Doyle, should we pack some lunch for Mr.Crawford and Dr. Craw?”
Jason thought for a bit and shook his head. “If Mr. Crawford didn’t give his orders, we shouldn’t assumethat he wants it. Also, if Mr. Crawford is hungry, he would order lunch from room service.”
“You have a point,” Tina said.
…
In the room, Luca lay on the bed without sleeping. Her spine was getting stiff, so she shifted slightly.
Even though she tried to make it as inconspicuous as possible, Luke still saw it.
“Are you awake?” Luke’s voice sounded slightly hoarse.
Luca felt that she would blush if Luke were slightly close to her. His voice was so pleasant.
Now that her cover was blown, she sat up and looked at the man. “Thank you for saving me, Mr.Crawford.”
Luke looked at her. His gaze flickered.
When Luca sat up, she did not realize that the bathrobe had slid down her shoulder. It was hangingloosely from her arm.
Her long hair was scattered over her fair shoulder. His eyes gradually turned bloodshot as he looked atthe stark contrast between black and white.
His eyes were not the only body part that was reacting…
Other than Bianca, no other woman had elicited that response in him…
Luke crossed his legs impatiently. He could not stop looking at the scene in front of him, and he couldonly think of two words to describe the scene – “Morning after.”
It looked as though he shared an intimate night with Luca…
He averted his gaze and said, “Your bathrobe.”
Luca lowered her head and realized that she was exposing too much skin. She must have not paidattention when the belt came loose earlier.
Hastily, she tidied herself.
Luke could see her frantic movements from the corner of his eye. He coughed deliberately, trying toforce some moisture into his parched throat. “Do you feel unwell?”
“I feel fine. I’ve been resting for the whole morning.” Luca blushed when she remembered that Lukemust have seen her body.
It was not her first time that Luke had carried her in a bridal carry, but it was her first time as Luca thathe did so. Moreover, she was only wearing so little.
Their intimacy was greater than before.
After tidying up her bathrobe, she tried to get out of bed.
“Where are you going?” Luke asked while looking at her.
“I want to use the toilet…” Luca said while putting on the hotel slippers and walking toward thebathroom.
Luke turned his gaze onto her fair and smooth legs…
Ever since Bianca was abducted, he had never felt that passion in his heart, not to any other womanaround him…
He stood up to ease the tension in his lower body. If Luca did not exhibit any complications for the pastfew hours, he guessed that she was fine. Once she got out of the bathroom, he would leave.
Luca dawdled around for a bit in the bathroom. Her cheeks were boiling hot when she thought ofLuke’s gaze earlier.
She did not want to face him again…
However, that was not up to her to decide.
“Are you okay?” Luke’s voice was heard from outside. He was worried that something might happen toher because she was in the bathroom for too long.novelbin
“I’m fine,” Luca said while splashing cold water onto her face. After seeing the redness go downslightly, she reluctantly opened the door.
She was still thinking about how to reply to Luke’s questions when Luke said, “Take a good rest. I’veasked room service to deliver a meal to you. After eating, you should nap for a little longer. If you feelunwell, you should go and look for the doctor.”
“Alright. Thank you, Mr. Crawford,” Luca said politely.
She was obligated to thank him, but only verbally. There was nothing else that she could do.
In the grand scheme of things, her character was destined for revenge. It was ironic that she wasthanking him now.
Luke left the room.
Luca sat on the couch, where Luke had sat earlier. He had been sitting there and watching Luca on thebed.
‘Was Luke looking at me while I pretended to be sleeping?’
Luca felt her face blush even harder…
When she was sick, Luke would take care of her around the clock. He would even want to personallypour her a glass of water.
Back then, he did not sit on the couch, but rather on the bed next to her.
While she lay on the bed, he would put his work documents on the bedside cabinet and lean on theheadboard while reading.
Sometimes, she caught the flu. She was worried that she might infect him with her germs, so sheasked him to keep a distance. Every time, he refused to do so and took care of her next to her.
Now, he was sitting on the couch and watching her from a distance…
Putting that into comparison, she felt much lonelier than before.
She had ten thousand ways of proving that she was really Bianca Rayne, but she could now…
If she could not prove that she was Bianca Rayne, Luke’s affection was of no use to her…
Luca sighed. The doorbell rang. She went over to open the door. It was room service delivering a mealthat Luke had ordered for her.
The attendant pushed the cart into the room and said with a smile, “Enjoy your food, Miss.”
After that, he left the room.
Luca closed the door. She did not care for lunch. Instead, she sat there and tried to recall the sceneearlier at the swimming pool.
She was suffering from a leg cramp. She waved her arms to let the people around the pool know thatshe was in danger, but no one cared for her, as though she were transparent.
A few seconds later, she thought of giving up struggling. After all, the world was so cruel to her, andfate must have given her that cramp to present her with an opportunity.
Just when she gave up struggling, Luke swam over and picked her up. She had wanted to sink into thepool, but Luke had helped her…
Once again, he saved her life.
How many more times was he going to save her though? Would he save her in the final showdown?
Luca covered her face and shook her head helplessly.
She realized that she could not give up loving yet. Nyla was still on the Island of Despair…