Female Novel
Chapter 2644
“Have it your way." Luke sounded helpless. He did not head out right away. Instead, he discussed withLuca, "It's okay not to hold hands, but you have to promise me something."
Luca did not expect him to set a condition. Hence, she asked, "What is it?"
"Don't reject me tonight." There was a touch of intimacy colored in Luke's deep voice. He noticed thefine hair beside her ears. Then, he lifted his hand and tucked her hair behind her ears.
Luca's ears were burning red after being touched. She lowered her head, took a few steps forward, andheaded out. "Let's go out for lunch."
Even though Luke did not get a response, he was in a good mood. Luca's silence meant that sheagreed to it.
Luke secretly rejoiced as he watched Luca's ears turn red.
They had been married for years, yet she was still very shy.
They had been married for many years, and they were blessed with three kids. They could have livedhappily together for the rest of their lives.
It was just that someone was always there to impede their happy life.
As Luke watched Luca's beautiful back from behind, he secretly swore to himself that he would notspare those who stopped him from living a happy life.
Gale and Rain were busy looking into Matysh's matter, but they had never stopped investigating this.
They were getting close.
A little longer and Luca could reveal her true identity. She could become Bianca again. She wouldreturn to being his wife and the kids' mother.
The two of them headed downstairs.
Luke did what he promised earlier. He did not hold Luca's hand. They kept a distance from each other,and they did not get too close.
Both of them strode off to the restaurant.
There were still empty private rooms at the restaurant as it was not lunchtime yet. Luke asked for aprivate room for two people.
The waiter led the two of them into the private room and said, "Sir, Madam, this is our private room fortwo people. Is this okay for you?"
"Yes." Luke walked into the room.
Luke chose to dine in a private room because of Luca. She did not like being surrounded and lookedat. A private room was the best choice.
Luke walked toward the chair, pulled it out, and signaled Luca to sit on the chair.
Luca nodded and sat on it.
Luke sat opposite her.
The waiter handed the menu to them. Luca closed the menu and said, “Mr. Crawford, I'll leave you toit."
Luke ordered a few dishes that were Luca's favorite. Then, he ordered a cup of coffee and a glass ofmilk.
The glass of milk was for Luca, while the coffee was for himself.
Luke closed the menu and put it aside. "That's all for now."
"Alright. Please wait a moment. We'll prepare your lunch." The waiter replied in a low voice, took themenu, and walked out of the private room.
The door was closed. Luke stared at Luca with his fiery gaze.
"Where do you want the celebration party to be held?" Luke asked for her opinion.
Even though it was a team-building event, it was mostly to celebrate the achievement of Luca's team.That was why Luke wanted to ask for her opinion.
"I'll let the company decide it." Luca had never liked to participate in such activities.
Other than flattering others, it was all about getting extolled to the skies. She would rather spend somequality time with the kids than join the event.
It was just that her team's researchers might not think so.
Hence, she had no comment.
"Okay. Then I'll let the employees working at Watson Biopharmaceuticals decide the venue." Lukerespected her decision.
Luca was reminded of Mr. Whitlock's matter. She asked, "Mr. Crawford, Mr. Whitlock..."
"I've left it to Jason to deal with it. The police have already filed the case and arrested him this morning.He'll be embarking on legal proceedings after this. I'll also arrange for another person to take over theposition of the general manager in Watson," said Luke. His company had never been short of talent.
He would let Jason select one of them to take the job.
"Is Mr. Whitlock working for Pierre?" Luca asked.
"Yes. You're smart," complimented Luke.
Luca did not show how happy she was just because she got it right. After all, she already knew that Mr.Whitlock was a corporate spy a long time ago.
"Is Pierre still hiding?" asked Luca. She had glanced at the forum's news today. The news was aboutthe police searching for Pierre to investigate the case, but they had yet to find out where he was.
The Mallory family was reluctant to cooperate with them.
Now, everyone in the city was watching out for him, waiting for Pierre to show up.
Some people even suggested listing Pierre as a wanted man. As long as the cash reward was enough,many people would tip the police off.
It was fortunate that Mallory Corporation's president was still Percy. Even though Pierre's news was allover the city, it did not have much of an impact on the company's stock price.
“Pierre is hiding in Oswald's house." Luke took a sip of the lemonade.
The police did not know where he was, and the Mallory family could not find him either. Still, that didnot mean Luke could not find out where he was.
It was because Luke had sent someone to follow Pierre when it happened. His men followed him all theway and watched Pierre carefully get in and out of three cars while heading to his destination. Then, heeventually entered Oswald's house.
"They can't find him anywhere," said Luca in a soft voice.
Luca was not surprised to know that Luke knew where Pierre was. She knew Luke was alwaysplanning ahead.
"Are you planning on exposing his location?" asked Luca. Even though the Mallory family would findout where Pierre was sooner or later, if Luke was willing to drop them a hint, both the Mallory familyand the police would be able to locate him.
"That depends on what Pierre is going to do." Luke pondered.
Pierre bought the document after Luca stole it last time.
Even though Pierre's assistant became the scapegoat, Luke knew that Pierre had worked together withthe Island of Despair to buy the bidding document.novelbin
It was just that Pierre refused to admit it. There was no way Luke could get more information about theIsland of Despair from him.
It was time to make a move now.
If Pierre wanted to hide at Oswald's house peacefully and not be found by the police, Luke would like tosee how far Pierre would go to keep himself safe.
If Pierre could give him more information about the Island of Despair, he might consider not telling thepolice about his whereabouts.
Percy had permitted Luke to do so.
Luca realized Luke was trying to get something from Pierre.
However, what would Luke want from him?
Luca knew Luke would not tell her no matter how hard she tried to make him talk.
If Luke had wanted to tell her, he would have done it earlier.
Luca was preoccupied while having lunch.
After lunch, Luca got into Warren's car as she planned to return to Watson to work.
Luca pondered for a moment when she was in the car. She sent a message to Amur: [The Departmentof Justice, the police officers, and the Mallory family are looking for Pierre. He's hiding in Oswald'shouse now.]
Once Luca saw that the message had been sent successfully, she deleted it.
It was as though she had never sent the message.
If the police found out where Pierre was hiding before Amur, there was no way Amur could carry out hismission.
If Amur made his move, it might affect Luke and stop him from getting what he wanted.
However, if Amur did not do anything and failed to accomplish the mission, he might end up facingsevere punishment.