Female Novel
Chapter 1908
However, Luke's hands were clutching tightly onto her waist.
'He did it on purpose...'
Luca pursed her lips. Accidents could easily occur at such a distance. Her throat was burning, and ittook her great effort to speak. "Let go of me, Mr. Crawford. I have to get up. Only then can you."
As she was speaking, she was trying to free herself from Luke's hands.
Even though he was not willing to let her go, Luke ultimately still did. He did not want to push her toohard and have her keep a bigger distance from him.
After all, Luca had made great improvements in other skills throughout the years. Her instinct to escapehad gotten better as well.
She belonged to him. Even if he had to be patient, he had to have her.
Luke let go of her, and Luca felt the grip around her waist loosen. She let out a breath of relief. Sheplaced her hands on the bed and used them to support her as she attempted to get up.
At that moment, the door was pushed open.
Johann came in and saw Luca on top of Luke's body. He shrieked in an exaggerated tone, "Oh my, I'msorry! Am I interfering in you two's activity?"
Luca heard Johann's words, and her face went scarlet as she immediately got up. She took a deepbreath and looked at Johann, who had turned his back to them. Feeling helpless, she explained, "Dr.Park. I accidentally tripped over and it was Mr. Crawford who held onto me. It's not like what you think."
Johann did not turn around and just waved his hand behind him as he said, "I got it. Do you guys wantto continue? Why don't I leave first?"
"Dr. Park!" Luca could hear a teasing tone in his words. She became shy and felt helpless. "I've alreadystood up."
Johann slowly turned around, and seeing that both their clothes were tidy, he cleared his throat andwinked at Luke who was slowly sitting up. "I'm so sorry, buddy. I didn't know you were in the midst of it."
"Dr. Park!' Luca's face became even redder when she heard Johann's teasing tone.
Johann knew Luca was shy and did not tease her anymore. He waved his hands and said seriously,"Alright, I'll get down to business. Have you experienced any discomfort since this afternoon?”
"Nope." Luke sat on the bed and lifted his leg that was in a cast.
Johann's eyes glittered when he looked at the drawings on the cast. He went forward to examine it."Tsk, tsk, tsk. Those three kids of yours are quite good at drawing Just look at these colorful colors. It'sso nice to look at."
Luke picked up the blanket from the side and immediately covered it.
Johann saw that Luke's complexion looked dark. He put away the smile on his face and continuedtalking about the serious matter at hand, “If you don't experience any discomfort tomorrow, do you wantto be discharged?"
"He's able to be discharged so soon?" Luca was astonished. She thought that Luke would still have tostay in the hospital for a few more days for observation.
Johann nodded and thought back to the lie he told Luca. He slowly twisted his words, saying, "Eventhough there's some bleeding, his condition isn't too serious overall. Tomorrow, we'll do another CT
brain scan. And if there's nothing wrong, he may go home and recuperate. The most important thing isthat he's no longer bleeding and there's no serious problem. The hospital is facing a shortage of wards,so we have to free some up."
"Free some wards?" Luke squinted his eyes. He wanted to stay in the ward and continue to enjoyLuca's care.
"Yes. We have to free a ward for a politician. He has an appointment for an operation. Hence, thedirector of the hospital asked me to come over to discuss this with you. After all, out of all the patientson this floor, you're the patient with the least serious condition," Johann explained helplessly. He couldfigure that Luke was enjoying Luca's care.
However, it would not be easy to fool the director. If he personally came here to talk with Luke, it wouldbe troublesome if Luke found out Johann was deceiving him.
Hence, Johann rushed back to the hospital even though it was late at night.
Luke did not say a word and just stared at him with a cold gaze.
Johann felt a chilly sensation coursing through him and looked at Luca. He had no choice but to say,"Dr. Craw, even though Mr. Crawford can be discharged, he'll still need someone to look after him. So,for the next few days, I'll have to trouble you to look after him. After all, he's still facing mobility issues,which makes it rather inconvenient for him to do things."novelbin
"I got it," Luca promised. Looking at Luke's current appearance made her suspicious, though.
'Isn't he supposed to be happy to be able to be discharged? Why is his expression still so dark?'
After all, it was not convenient for him to handle his work in the hospital. She also recalled that Lukedisliked being in the hospital...
Johann clapped his hands. Luca had promised to look after Luke. In that case, there should not be aproblem. This was the best outcome. He continued to say, "Then I shall not disturb you two from doing.your work. I'll take my leave. Oh right, don't work too late tonight. You're still a patient, after all." Lukesilently pulled up the railing of the hospital bed.
Luca looked at Johann leaving the ward and closing the door behind him. She then looked at Luke. Themoment she saw him taking the documents from the bedside table, she immediately got the hint andshifted the table toward him.
Luke looked at her, sighed, and said, "Don't go, Luca."
Luca immediately stopped her actions. She lowered her eyes, and her little fingers were still grabbingthe edges of the bedside table. She was feeling uneasy. "Mr. Crawford."
"What I said earlier is the truth. I really like you, but if you can't accept it, just forget what I said. If youleave, the kids and I will be very sad. They've all taken you as an important part of our family. I feel thesame too." "Now's not the time to be saying all these, Mr. Crawford. You have to rest well." Luca let goof her hands and placed his laptop on the table. "Rest assured, I won't leave your side before you'verecovered."
Luke looked at her lowering her eyes. Her flushed expression from being shy earlier was no longerthere.
It seemed as if the scene from earlier was just an illusion.
There were always some words that could make her instantly snap back to her senses, such as wordsabout him liking her.
After Luca placed the laptop on his desk, she spun around and walked to the sofa. She sat down andcontinued to translate her documents.
It was as if everything that occurred earlier did not happen.
The ward was dead silent with only the sound of documents being flipped and typing on keyboards.
On the other hand.
In Crawford Manor.
After Old Master Crawford had his meal, he brought his three great-grandchildren to the study.
The three kids sat obediently on mahogany chairs. There were thick cushions on top of the chairsbecause of the cold weather, and there were tassels on them. Tommy, who loved to play, could not holdback and used his fingers to twirl the tassels. He played with them while asking, "What gossip do youwant to know, Great-grandpa?"
Old Master Crawford looked at him while touching his beard. "You little brat. Why are talking like an oldman?"
"Well, I learned it from you." Tommy smiled and jumped down from the red chair. Tommy walked to hisside and sat on his lap. "Great-grandpa, do you wish to know what's going on between Daddy and Ms.Luca?"
"Yes. Can you tell me about it?" Old Master Crawford pinched Tommy's round face and asked.
"Great-grandpa, I think you should ask Daddy yourself. We don't know the details," said Tommy with asmile.
"What? You guys don't know the details?" Old Master Crawford frowned. 'The kids are living with them.Here I thought they knew everything.'