Female Novel
Chapter 1983
Luke nodded. "As such, we can only start from you."
Ray smiled wryly. He was envious of the friendship between Luke and Gordan. He joked, "Sometimes,it doesn't seem like the two of you are friends. You're like brothers."
"Is that so?" Luke responded briefly and said nothing else.
Gordan had helped him, so it was natural for him to return the favor.
Luke was not an ungrateful person.
Ray nodded. The issue that was causing his headache might be resolved with Luke's help.
"What's going on with you and Luca?" He changed the subject and asked Luke what had been on hismind.
He thought that Luke and Bianca would be together forever seeing how sweet they were before.Unexpectedly, Bianca was kidnapped.
As time went by, he was surprised that Bianca did not stay by his side.
Eventually, Luca had taken Bianca's place. Ray, who was never a gossipy person, was curious.
"There are some things that I'm not comfortable talking about." Luke did not tell Ray directly about himand Luca, nor did he plan to tell him about Luca's true identity.
He firmly believed that the fewer the people who knew about it, the better.
Ray knew that something was up. "Is there more than meets the eye to this matter?"
Luke nodded and responded, "Somewhat."
"Since you're uncomfortable sharing, then I won't ask." Ray was understanding. Since Luke did notwant to talk about it, he would not press him for it.
"Thanks." Luke thanked him for being considerate
Ray nodded and said, "I'll push you out."
"I can do it myself," Luke said. The villa had an elevator, which made it easy for him to go up and downthe floors. He controlled the wheelchair and headed to the elevator with Ray following closely behind.
Since Luke said he did not need help, Ray did not step in. He could not help but sigh in admiration ashe watched Luke move forward indifferently.
Some people, even if they were in a wheelchair, were still so powerful that they could not be ignored.
After they stepped into the elevator, Luke raised his eyebrows as he looked at Gordan, who wasleaning against the corner of the elevator.
Gordan's tone was depressed. He looked at the two of them with his hands crossed in front of hischest. "Are you done talking?"
Luke looked at his bruised face, half of which was swollen. He no longer looked handsome. “We'redone talking."
"I have something to talk to you about, too." Gordan shot Ray a pissed look, then looked at Luke.
Luke noticed his depressed expression, glanced at the time, and said, "Is half an hour enough?"
After half an hour, he had to go back to the hotel and prepare for the bidding the next day.
"That's enough. Let's go." Gordan pushed Luke's wheelchair out of the elevator. He rubbed shoulderswith Ray on purpose as he passed by and snorted.
It was clear he was trying to provoke him.
In the past, Ray would have beat him up again, but this time, he held back.
Luke had just solved a problem for him. He did not want to pick on Gordan in front of Luke.
Gordan pushed Luke into his bedroom.
"This is your bedroom?" Luke asked. The spacious bed only had one pillow.
It appeared to be a single room.
It should not be Gordan's room, but he knew that the collectibles on the display cabinet on the wallwere indeed Gordan's style.
"Yes," Gordan said.
Luke raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't share a bedroom with Vivian?"
Gordan's face sank. "Brother Luke, don't joke around. Who would want to sleep in the same bed withsuch an ugly woman? I'm too scared!"
The thought of waking up to see Vivian's ugly face magnified before his eyes made him shiver.
"Don't say this to Vivian. It's hurtful." Luke frowned. Although he also thought that Vivian did not havethe best looks, he acknowledged that her heart was beautiful.
Gordan was the one who went after her, so he should be responsible for his actions.
"She's thick-skinned. She won't feel anything even if she hears it. What's more, it's hard enough that Ihave to deal with such an ugly woman. I don't want her face to be the last thing I see every night and
the first thing I see when I wake up. Since you told me not to hurt her self-esteem, it's best that wesleep in separate bedrooms," Gordan yelled.
Luke was speechless. What Gordan said made sense.
Regardless, Gordan was in the wrong. Vivian's company over the years had not made his attitudebetter. It made him even more disgusted with her.
As an outsider, he did not know what to say.
The conversation between the two was overheard by Vivian, who was standing outside the door whileholding a plate. The smile on her face disappeared immediately.
It turned out that Gordan did not want to share a room with her because he thought she was ugly...
She kind of knew why long ago. When they first opted to sleep in separate rooms, Gordan told her thatit was because he was used to sleeping alone. He said he would not be able to sleep if there wassomeone next to him.
She had been using that excuse to lie to herself for as long as she could remember, but now that sheheard the truth from Gordan, she could not deceive herself anymore...novelbin
In the end, he could not get over her appearance...
Vivian did not dare to open the door. She was going to bring some tea to Luke, but after hearing whatGordan said, she could only leave in despair.
Although she had heard plenty of words filled with disgust and ridicule over the years, she still felt hurtwhen she heard Gordan's words.
No matter how gentle and sensible she was, she could not get into Gordan's heart.
Perhaps, she should not expect anything, nor should she restrain him anymore...
The two in the bedroom did not know that Vivian had stood outside and overheard their conversation.
Gordan continued talking, "What did you talk to Ray about?"
"I can't tell you," Luke said. Although he trusted Gordan, Gordon regarded Ray as an enemy becauseof Vivian. Luke was unsure if Gordan would do something to hurt Ray after he knew about Ray'stroubles.
Gordan was even more upset. "Are we brothers or are you and him brothers?"
"You're my brother from another mother," Luke said. "However, what we talked about has nothing to dowith you. There's nothing that you can do to help."
"Ugh..." Gordan took a deep breath. There was nothing that he could do since Luke refused to talk. Hewas irritated when he thought of how there was a secret between them that he was not aware of. "Thentell me about what's happening with Luca."
Although Luke had not told him much, he sensed that there was more than met the eye.
"I can't tell you about that as well. When the time comes and I need your help, I'll tell you everything,"Luke said. He was unsure if he would gain anything from coming back to Russia.
Luke did not know where he needed Gordan's help.
"You'll only ask me for help when you need it? Brother, I thought we're brothers from another mother,"Gordan said, dissatisfied.
"I'll let you know if the matter is resolved." Luke glanced at his watch. "It's almost time. I'm going backto the hotel. Don't ask so many questions. Make sure you treat Vivian well."