Female Novel
Chapter 1739
Jean asked with concern seeing that she refused to share her troubles, "What's the matter?"
Luca shook her head, smiled slightly, and just said, "It's nothing."
Jean noticed that she had frowning eyes, and it was as though they contained endless sadness.Unfortunately, she refused to talk and instead looked at him without saying anything else.
Two glasses of cocktails arrived at the table. Luca took a sip and said, "This bartender is great at whathe does. The cocktail is delicious."
"If you like it, drink more. When you can't express the sadness in your heart, you can be more free andeasy after a few drinks," Jean said as he ordered Luca an extra drink without asking her.
Luca did not stop him.
Before she set off, she took a drug that would help keep her sober regardless of how much she drank.Seeing that he had ordered another drink for her, she raised her head and chugged the drink in herhand.
Jean blinked, not expecting Luca to be so bold when it came to drinking.
"Luca, it's easy to get drunk if you drink like this." He pretended to advise her but was secretly hopingthat Luca would get drunk.
Luca put her elbows on the table to support her chin, blinked, and said, "I'm not very good at drinking,so it's easy for me to get drunk. However, if I don't get drunk, I can't help but think about my problems."
"What's troubling you?" Jean asked.
"It's... No, you can't help me even if I tell you about it." Luca stopped just as she was about to speak.
Jean was ill at ease. He saw the waiter bring the cocktail over and pushed the glass in front of her."Maybe you can tell me. I studied abroad and have quite a broad range of knowledge."
Luca looked at him, shook her head, and said, "I'm worried about Nina. Aren't you and her not on thebest of terms? Forget about it. You can't help me."
Jean was wary when Nina was mentioned, but he still wanted to chat with Luca. Hence, he asked, "Didyou get into a fight with Nina?"
"No." Luca shook her head, raised her glass once again, and finished the second drink.
Rain, who was sitting in the corner, saw that and quickly reported to Luke, "Boss, Dr. Craw has alreadyhad her third glass of cocktail. The drinks here are quite strong."
After Luke heard what Rain said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to keep a close eye on her. IfJean dares to cross the line, we'll forget about the plan."
"Understood," Rain replied.
Jean asked, "So... What happened?"
"I don't think that life has been easy for you or Nina, so how did the two of you end up in this situation?"Luca deliberately avoided his question and asked him another question instead.
Jean took a sip of his cocktail when his relationship with Nina was mentioned. "Will you believe me if Isay that it's not my fault?"novelbin
Luca said, "It's not a question of whether I believe you or not. I just met Nina but it feels like we'veknown each other for a long time, so I believe in what she says. However, after spending some timewith you, you're not too bad either. At least, you took me away from that messed-up bar and didn't take
advantage of me. That's why I thought I should put away any misunderstanding I had of you before andget to know you once more. However, your relationship with Nina..."
"I'm her brother. I would never harm her even though she has always ignored my kind will and alwaysstands on the other side when something happens. As it went on, the crack in our relationship grew,"Jean complained.
Luca nodded and acted like she believed what he said.
When she saw Jean finish his glass, she did the same.
Jean ordered more drinks.
The two drank a few more drinks. Luca said, "Sometimes, I also think that Nina is too stubborn. Twodays ago, I turned her down and now I can't contact her. I even paid a visit to her apartment today but itwas useless. Jean, can you help me get in touch with Nina?"
When he heard that she wanted him to contact Nina, Jean felt cornered. He could usually use AnnaO'Reilly as an excuse to make Nina appear but considering that she was in Pierre's hands, she couldnot escape even if he wanted to be in contact with her.
Luca looked at him silently and seized the opportunity to ask, "What's wrong? Did something happen toNina?"
"Nothing happened. She's in a safe place," Jean said as he shook his head.
"Is that so? That means that she's mad at me! Otherwise, why would she not respond to me when Ireach out to her?" Luca acted sadly and continued talking, "She's my only friend here, but shemisunderstood me. I can't believe that she's not even going to give me a chance to explain myself."
"What happened between the two of you?" Jean continued to ask.
"Remember how I was there last time you went to Nina's apartment?" Luca said.
Jean nodded.
"She asked me over to accompany her to prevent Mr. Percy from coming in. I stayed with her for twodays but I had a banquet to go to one night. I drank a lot that night and felt very uncomfortable, so Iwent back to my apartment to rest. Next thing I knew, I couldn't contact her anymore!"
Jean was stupefied.
Luca continued talking, "Maybe she thought that I didn't accompany her on purpose, but she doesn'tknow that I was feeling extremely uncomfortable that night. That's why I went back to my apartment torest. I felt horrible. I went to knock on her door the next day and she didn't respond. Jean, I regard Ninaas my best friend. Why is she so cruel to me?"
Jean was speechless. He knew that Nina was not angry with Luca for that reason.
However, he did not know how to explain it. All he could do was to comfort her. "Maybe she just hassomething to attend to. She'll come to you when she's done with her work."
He thought that Pierre would not keep Nina imprisoned for long. He would surely let her out after hetamed her.
Luca took Jean's hand and pressed him for more information like a drunkard. "Do you know whereNina is? Please tell me. I want to explain myself to her."
Jean lost all rationality after he was held by her soft hand. He said, "She's with a friend and will be backsoon. I believe she's not the kind of person that would hold on to such petty matters."
When Luca heard that, she understood what was going on.
Jean did know where Nina was.
"I'm worried. You're her brother, so you must know where she is. How about this? If it's inconvenient foryou, please help me send her a message," Luca said.
"Okay." Jean was overwhelmed by her coquettish behavior and nodded quickly in agreement.
Luca knew that her goal had been achieved but it was not enough. She asked, "You mentioned thatNina went to her friend's place. Is she still in A City, then?"