Female Novel
Chapter 1981
'It's human nature to have a change of heart...'
Vivian could not blame Luke for what he did. Everyone had the right to pursue what they wanted.
Take Gordan, for example. If it were not for Ray keeping a close eye on him, he would have gottentogether with other women long ago.
What was more, he got involved with her because he found her refreshing as he had never been withan ugly woman prior.
Gordan had the choice to go for a better woman as well...
Vivian lowered her gaze. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. 'Maybe I shouldn't beso selfish—'
"This soup tastes wonderful." Jason's praise interrupted her thought. Vivian raised her gaze, smiled,and responded, "Glad that you like it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gordan and Ray had ended their fight. Both of them returned to thedining room.
Luca heard the footsteps and looked up at the two of them. Both were injured.
Gordan seemed worse off.
Luca thought that Gordan was great at fighting, but it seemed that Ray was better.
It was no wonder that Ray was able to control Gordan...
Vivian glanced at Gordan, then at Ray. She was frowning.
"Why are you hurt so badly?" Vivian said to Gordan.
"Ask your brother." Gordan had a stern expression. He wanted to fight and vent but did not expect thatRay would go all out. Ray saw him as a sandbag, a sandbag that could dodge and attack.
"You asked for a fight." Ray's expression appeared indifferent as he unrolled his sleeves.
Gordan was fuming that Ray was just sitting there, looking aloof. He wanted to yell at him, but heaccidentally tugged at his wound. He took a deep breath and exclaimed, "F*ck!"
Vivian got anxious and put her hand on his arm. "Gordan, does it hurt? I'll treat the wound for you,alright?"
Her gentle concern did not make Gordan feel any better. He shook her hand off and said, "No need."
Ray had a grim expression when he saw Gordan being so rude to Vivian.
Luke looked at the three of them. He knew that if he did not step in, it was likely that they would get intoanother fight.
"Cough, cough." He coughed twice to remind them that he was still there.
Gordan was about to explode when he heard Luke's coughs. He held himself back. Even though hewas angry, he could still manage his emotions.
Vivian glanced at Luke gratefully. If it were not for him, the two would probably fight once more.
Ray had been in a bad mood lately, so he was probably venting his anger on Gordan.
She said to the maid next to her, "It's time for dessert."
"Yes, Miss." The maid turned around and walked into the kitchen. After a while, several of the maidsbrought out some desserts.
Gordan finally realized that Luke was still around and that even if he was pissed at Ray, he should notprovoke him in front of so many people. He calmed down.
After dinner, Luke looked at Ray and asked, "Are you free to have a chat?"
Ray squinted his eyes, thinking that Luke wanted to speak on behalf of Gordan. He was a littlereluctant, but considering that Luke was a guest, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk in the study."
"Okay." Luke glanced at Luca and said, "Have some tea and wait here."
"Okay, Mr. Crawford," Luca nodded.
Gordan watched Luke and Ray leave together. She felt a little depressed. He was wondering why Lukeinvolved Ray in the conversation but not him.
He did not say anything and left the dining area.
"Gordan, where are you going?" Vivian asked immediately when she saw that he was about to leave.
"Your brother's fists hit me all over my body. If I don't deal with the aftermath and this face is ruined, willyou be happy?" Gordan's expression was gloomy. He always thought that Vivian loved him and wantedhim to stay by her side because of his face.
For a while, he even wanted to destroy his face. He thought that such an extreme method would makeVivian give up on him.
Vivian bit her lower lip in embarrassment. She should follow him, but there were guests around. Itwould be extremely rude for her to leave her guests alone.
On top of that, she was aware that these guests were important to Gordan and Ray.
She resisted the urge to rush over and take care of Gordan. She smiled at Luca and Jason, saying,"Mr. Crawford is having a chat with my brother and it may take a while. The maids have prepared sometea. Why don't you come with me and we can enjoy it in the living room?"
"Okay, thank you," Luca said. She took pity on Vivian, who was stuck in a difficult position.
Over the years, Gordan had never once been gentle or kind toward Vivian. Otherwise, she would notstill be as cowardly as she was.novelbin
She desperately wanted to be with Gordan and was terribly afraid of losing him.
As a woman, Luca empathized with Vivian and thought that she lived a pitiful life...
Although Ray was very protective of her, what she wanted most was the gentleness and protection ofGordan. However, Gordan was more willing to show his tender side to hookers than to Vivian.
'How sad...'
Vivian was so timid that she never once threw her temper at Gordan...
Luca thought about it as she followed Vivian through the long corridor to the living room.
Luca and Jason each sat on a single-seater sofa while Vivian sat in the master's seat. She asked themaid to bring milk, tea, and coffee. She then asked them, "What do you want to drink?"
"I'll have coffee, thank you," Jason said. Although Vivian was ugly, he found her soft and kind voicequite pleasant.
"I'll have some tea," Luca said. Although Vivian did not say anything, she noticed that the tea wasspecially prepared for them by her. If she drank coffee like Jason, Vivian's kind efforts would be wasted.
She used to be acquainted with Vivian. However, since she was socializing with her with a new identity,she had to treat Vivian like a stranger.
Fortunately, with the experience of dealing with Luke, she knew how to handle Vivian.
"Okay." Vivian poured them their coffee and tea to show her respect for them.
Luca took a sip, her mind drifting to Luke unconsciously. 'What does he want to talk to Ray about?'
Ray was a well-known gangster in the area. She wondered if Luke wanted to work with him on aproject.
Vivian thought of a few topics to talk to Luca about.
Luca responded to Vivian but could not stop thinking of Luke.
In the study.
Luke took a sip of the coffee the maid brought over and looked at Ray with a blank expression.
Ray was a little surprised. 'Doesn't he want to talk to me? Why is he just staring at me?'
"Is there something on my face?"
"No." Luke shook his head and asked, "What's troubling you?"
When he heard that, Ray sat on the executive chair, deflated. He said, "Don't you have something totalk to me about? Why is the focus on me now?"
"That's all I want to talk about." Luke put the coffee to the side of the table and said, "You looktroubled."