Female Novel
Chapter 2242
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It was almost past lunchtime when Luca walked out of the laboratory.
Luca asked Zoey to order takeout for her. That was why she was planning to return to her office andeat her lunch. After that, she would continue to handle her work.
Before she returned to her office, Zoey came forward and said, “Dr. Craw, I've left your lunchbox onyour office desk. And Mr. Crawford is in your office."
Luca was startled for a moment. Zoey deliberately lowered her voice when she mentioned Luke'sname.
"I got it." Luca's voice was calm, and it carried a trace of coldness.
Zoey watched Luca march back to her office from behind. She could not help but let out a sigh. If it wasanother woman who encountered such a situation, she would not be able to hide the joy andexcitement in her voice.
However, Luca...
Her reaction was so calm, and she was not even surprised to hear that. She was different from theother women. Perhaps that was the reason why their boss was attracted to her.
Luca pushed the door open and walked into her office. Luke was sitting on the sofa waiting for her.
Luca closed the door, took off her white coat, and said, "Mr. Crawford, what brings you here?"
"I came to eat lunch with you," replied Luke.
Luca only came to notice that there were a few lunchboxes on the coffee table. One of them must bethe one Zoey ordered for her, while Luke must have brought the others here.
"This is too much.." Luca said awkwardly.
"No, it's not. Take a seat," replied Luke. He opened the lunch boxes one after another. Then, he tookthe disposable cutleries and helped Luca with some white bread.
Luca had a smaller appetite. That was why Luke did not give her a lot of bread. Then, he helped herwith the bacon and placed it on her plate.
"That's enough, Mr. Crawford." Luca knew Luke was helping her with the food when she saw the breadon the plate. As Luca watched the bacon fill up the plate, she quickly stopped him and said, "I can't eatthat much."
Luke lifted his head and put the plate in front of Luca. Then, he said, "Come on. Eat your lunch. Youcan have some brown sugar tea that Aunt Neile had sent here."
"Aunt Neile sent some brown sugar tea for me?" Luca was surprised. She took a bite of the bacon. Ittasted familiar.
"Don't you think it tastes familiar to you?" Luke questioned her. He asked Aunt Neile to send thelunchboxes to the office since she was delivering the brown sugar tea here.
"Aunt Neile prepared these." Luca took another bite. She knew it was Aunt Neile who prepared it. Atfirst, she was wondering how there could be so many choices if Luke ordered takeout.
The food looked sumptuous, smelled good, and tasted yummy...novelbin
"You can have more. Your body needs more nutrients now," said Luke.
Luca found it strange when she heard him saying that. Why did Luke make it sound like she waspregnant. Previously, when she was pregnant with Luke's fourth child, she barely took any supplementsand nutrients.
In the end, she depended on Shanks's nutrient injections. She was unable to get used to the foodserved on the Island of Despair.
After lunch, Luca drank the brown sugar tea Aunt Neile made for her.
The warm brown sugar tea tasted good. There was the aroma of ginger. At the same time, thesweetness of the brown sugar covered up the spiciness of the ginger. The two flavors went welltogether.
"Is it good?" Luke asked when he saw the satisfied expression on Luca's face. He felt content too.
"It's good." Luca pulled a tissue and wiped her mouth.
Luke stared at her and asked, "Luca, can you tell me why you went to the hospital today?"
"I thought I told you.." Luca replied in an awkward tone.
"But you didn't tell me who asked for your help. You don't have many friends here. It's not Sue or Nina,not the guy Jean injured. So, who is it?" Luke did not give her the chance to make up an excuse.
"I think you already know who it is.." answered Luca. Leia had come back for quite some time, and shehad been in the hospital receiving treatment. How could Luke, someone who was well-connected andresourceful, not know about it.
Perhaps Leia was the only one who thought she could hide from him.
"Found out about what?" Luke deliberately asked her.
Luca frowned. She had no choice but to answer him, "You must've known about it."
"Leia?" Luke gave her a mischievous smirk. He could not help but feel sorry for Luca when he saw howcautious she was.
Luca was forced to go through all those things because of Leia. Now, she had to save Leia's life forQueenie's sake.
No matter who it was, anyone would feel conflicted once they put themselves in her shoes.
However, Luca chose not to tell him. Not only did she hide her true identity, but she also promisedQueenie to help Leia.
"You already know about it.." Luca could sense something was wrong. Luke hated Leia. He did not dealwith her and sent her away after knowing she came back. Instead, he pretended like he did not knowabout it.
Could it be Jack who asked him not to do so?
“I knew she came back the moment she entered the country." Luke held Luca's hand. It was so soft. Hecould not help but squeeze her hands a few times.
"You're not planning to deal with her, right?" Luca asked. If he were to deal with Leia, he would nothave let her stay in A City until now.
"If I send Leia back to New York now, Mother-in-law will be heartbroken. She might even faint. That'swhy I didn't do anything to Leia. Not only because Father-in-law asked me to do so, but I'd like to learnmore about something from her," replied Luke.
"About what?" Luca asked.
Luke stared at her without saying a word.
Previously, Luca was taken away by the people of the Island of Despair. Leia was the one whocooperated with them, but Luke was not able to make Leia talk and spill the beans about theorganization. He was so furious that he had no choice but to send her to New York.
Now, Leia was back in the country. He had to seize the chance to learn more about the Island ofDespair.
However, he could not tell Luca about his plans.
"Mr. Crawford?" Luca asked in confusion when Luke fell silent.
"Leia did many dirty things before this. You don't have to interfere with this. How is she doing now?"Luke asked. He had yet to ask Johann about her condition.
"Dr. Park should've told you, right?" Luca was puzzled. She believed that Johann was siding with Luke.
There was no such thing as medical ethics in Johann's dictionary. He would tell Luke whatever hewanted to know.
"He didn't go into the details."
"Ms. Norman is awake now, but things aren't getting better for her. She... She has to undergo a livertransplant immediately if that's possible," said Luca. She knew exactly what situation Leia was in now.
It was like Kevin, who was anxiously waiting for a liver transplant back then.
"She hasn't given up the thought of getting a liver in the black market?" Luke asked again.
Luca shook her head. She knew Luke had been keeping an eye on Leia fro the very beginning.
Queenie thought she would be able to hide it from Luke. However, no one could hide anything fromLuke.
"Ms. Norman has a strong survival instinct. I guess she won't give up that easily," Luca said in a softvoice. Her voice was full of helplessness.