Female NovelActually, it would have been better to wear shoes, but Luca could not be bothered to change into themnow. Slippers were not a good option either. That was why she simply took off her slippers.
As Luke watched her yank off her slippers, he shook his head helplessly and picked up her slippers."Be careful."
In the meantime, Luca had already grabbed onto the protruding rocks of the outer wall and startedclimbing up.
Initially, to blend with the scenery of X City, all the outer walls were built with stones. Thus, they had anuneven surface.
The walls looked beautiful and more natural this way, but this also had its downsides. It made climbingeasy.
Therefore, Luke had infrared alarms installed around the top of the outer walls to deter anyone fromattempting to climb over.
Climbing this wall was quite easy for those with rock climbing experience.
The real challenge was to jump up when reaching the top to avoid the infrared scan and then jumpdown the wall.
"How high are the infrared scans?" Luca suddenly thought of this question and asked Luke.
"About 20 centimeters," answered Luke as he felt a little anxious. Luca was almost at the top of thewall.
What if Luca did not pay attention when she jumped and got hurt?
Luke regretted letting Luca do such a dangerous thing.
"Okay, I got it," said Luca as she continued to climb up.
Gale watched with sheer amusement. "She's really something else!"
Luke gave him a disdainful look and continued to focus on Luca.
Soon, Luca reached the top. When she almost reached the top, she started being careful due to theinfrared scans.
If she touched the top of the wall, the infrared alarm would definitely go off.
Hence, Luca had to be quick, precise, and forceful. She had to use the strength from her feet to springup quickly and leap forward directly.
There was no need for her to jump high, just 20 centimeters higher than the wall.
Luca calculated the distance of 20 centimeters and began to gather her strength.
At this moment, Luke and Gale could not help but hold their breath and watch.
Luca's jump would prove to Luke what the real skill level of those from the Island of Despair was like.
"Three, two, one!" As Luca counted down in her mind, she sprang into the air with a sudden burst ofenergy.
Luke's heart skipped a beat. He was ready to catch Luca.
Luca, on the other hand, jumped forward with force. Instead of falling down, she smoothly leaped overthe wall without triggering the alarm.
In an instant, there was a landing sound on the other side of the wall.
Luke's heart could not help but skip a beat as he quickly ran inside.
Luca had already stood up by now.
When she landed, she chose to roll on the ground to protect herself, which resulted in her gettingcovered in a flurry of fallen leaves.
Moreover, her hair was a mess.
Luke could not help but shake his head when he looked at her in such a state. "You..."
"I'm fine." Luca knew he was worried about her. She gave him a reassuring smile and comforted him,"Don't worry, I'm not hurt."
She stretched her limbs as she spoke.
Luke handed her the slippers. "The ground is cold. Put your shoes on first."
Luca nodded, took the slippers from him, placed them on the ground, and put them on. "Looks like Ineed a shower too."
"Together," replied Luke.
Gale, who was beside them, sensed a hint of romance in the air. He could not help but intervene,"Boss, I'm still here. It's probably best not to get too mushy in front of others."
Luca just realized Gale was there and covered her face, feeling embarrassed.
"I'll leave you guys to talk. I'll go upstairs first," said Luca, quickly walking toward the main house.
Luke turned around to look at Gale. "Isn't she good?"
"Yeah, great," Gale replied with a bitter smile on his face.
Watching couples showing affection to each other was not his intention. He only came in here becausehe admired Luca's skills. After spending more than three years on the Island of Despair, she managedto bypass the infrared alarms and jump over the wall.
He just wanted to make sure Luca was okay after jumping in. In case she twisted her foot orsomething, he could help.
Luca was fine, and Gale was even subjected to some PDA.
Gale added, "Boss, if there's nothing else, I shall leave. Just take my car when you guys head backtomorrow. I'll catch the high-speed train back with the others.”
"Okay," Luke agreed. He then instructed, "Have the people here help send my car to repair."
"Got it." Gale felt a little distressed at the thought of the luxury car that got damaged by thoseincompetent thieves.novelbin
However, it was not like the money was coming out of his pocket. Luke was not short on cars anyway,so he just felt a twinge of regret but did not think much of it.
After Gale left, Luke closed the door of the old mansion and walked inside.
He arrived upstairs and opened the door to the master bedroom. Luca was already taking a shower.
Luke also wanted to shower but waited until Luca finished first.
After a while, Luca came out of the bathroom. She had already changed back into her pajamas.
"I've adjusted the water temperature for you. Go wash up. It's still early, and we can rest for a whilelonger before dawn," Luca said to Luke. It was already four in the morning.
"Okay, I'll go wash up." Luke nodded.
Considering the late hour, Luca did not wash her hair. She just lay down on the bed.
Luke only gave himself a quick washing up to get rid of Stan's scent. Once he felt clean, he driedhimself off, changed into his pajamas, and walked out of the bathroom. He went straight back to bed,held Luca in his arms, and fell asleep.
They had both been up late the night before and decided to linger in bed a little longer.
When they woke up, it was already nine in the morning.
Luca looked at Luke and said, "It's late."
"Yeah, we slept in a bit, but it's okay. We're going back later today anyway," replied Luke as he pickedup his phone, which was still charging. He noticed that there were several missed calls.
However, he did not rush to respond. Instead, he continued talking to Luca, "Mr. Muller isn't here.There's no one to prepare breakfast for us."
"It's too late to prepare breakfast now. How about we order takeout instead?" suggested Luca. She wasnot in the mood to make breakfast today.
Of course, if Luke preferred her homemade breakfast over takeout, she could prepare something.
"Sure." Luke knew that Luca had been working hard and deserved a break. Even though he was notfond of takeout, he went along with her suggestion.
Luca opened the food delivery app, ordered breakfast for two, and then went to freshen up.
After finishing their morning routines, Luca walked out of the bathroom. She intended to pack theirluggage, but she saw Luke standing by the bed, making a phone call.
"Okay, I'll wait for you here," said Luke before ending the call.
"Who was that?" asked Luca.
"The police station," replied Luke. "Gerald reported to the police that I injured Mr. Muller."
Luca felt an urge to curse when she heard this.
What was going on in Gerald's mind? How could he say something like that?
Even though it was true that they had injured Stan, the police would not be able to find any evidence onthis matter.