Female Novel
Chapter 2266
Noontime.
Jason carried a lunchbox to Luke's office. The door was left ajar. He knocked on the door and said,“Boss, Aunt Neile came to deliver lunch for you and Dr. Craw."
"Bring it in," said Luke. He was waiting for Marcos' reply.
Ten minutes ago, Marcos told him that he would call Matysh to find out what he was doing.
Therefore, Luke was waiting for the result.
Jason gently placed the lunchbox at the corner of the desk and said, "Boss, I'm going downstairs forlunch if there's nothing else you'd like me to do."
"Go ahead." Luke's gaze had never left the phone screen.
After Jason left his office, Luke's phone vibrated.
Luke unlocked his phone screen. It was a message from Marcos: [He's not planning to go back toRussia yet. He'll be staying for another half a month at least.]
Luke's eyes darkened. Matysh had not given up yet!
Luke sneered. Since Matysh was not planning to go back home, then he would make sure Matyshcould not go back.
[Thanks. I'll inform you once there's any other news.] He could feel Marcos' resentment, but somethings could not be rushed.
It worked the same for vengeance.
Luke grabbed the lunchbox and headed downstairs to the laboratory.
He ran into Zoey when he walked out of the elevator.
"Good afternoon, Boss," Zoey quickly put her phone aside and greeted him.
"Is Dr. Craw in her office?" Luke asked.
"Yes. Dr. Craw just came out of the lab. She was carrying a pile of documents and heading to heroffice," Zoey elaborated.
Luke headed toward Luca's office with the lunchbox in his hands.
He knocked on the door, and Luca's voice came from inside, "Who's there?"
"It's me." Luke was holding the door handle, and he did not immediately push the door open.
A few seconds later, Luca opened the door. “Mr. Crawford?"
“Aunt Neile brought us lunch." Luke walked into her office carrying the lunchbox.
Luca looked outside her office. No one was passing by her office door. She quickly closed the door.
"Did you ask Aunt Neile to deliver it here?" Luca could not help but ask. Aunt Neile had been deliveringtheir lunch to the office for three days consecutively.
Although the distance between the villa and the office was not too far away, it was cold outside andthere could be heavy snow anytime. It was inconvenient for Aunt Neile to come back and forth.
Luke opened the lunchbox and denied it. "The old master thinks that it's unhealthy to have takeouts.
That's why he asked Aunt Neile to bring our lunch here."
Luca slightly frowned.
It was Old Master Crawford who asked Aunt Neile to deliver lunch?
Luke used to have takeouts back then, and Old Master Crawford did not say anything about it.
"Stop thinking about it. It's difficult to figure out what's in the old master's mind." Luke knew what Lucawas thinking about.
Even though they had been separated for three years, he was still able to guess what Luca wasthinking from her gestures and expressions.
Luca came back to her senses and sat down on the sofa.
Luke placed a sandwich on the plate in front of her and said, "Have some. Aunt Neile even made ussoup."
Luca unconsciously replied, "What soup did she prepare?"
"I don't know." Luke opened the thermos bottle and showed it to her. "What soup is this?"
"Minestrone soup with beef." Luca recognized it when she looked at the ingredients added to the soup.
There were carrots, leeks, and cannellini beans added to the soup. It was rich in fiber and collagen,which was good for the skin.
"Okay. It's suitable for you." Luke picked up the thermos bottle and poured some soup into a bowl.
Although the weather was cold, the office was warm and the temperature was just right. Hence, thesoup had to be left there to cool for a while.
Luca reckoned that Aunt Neile had made this soup because she thought that Luca's period would beover soon. That was why she needed a lot of nutrients.
Drinking soup like this could provide nutrients for her body.
After Luke took another sandwich, he closed the lid of the thermos bottle and put it aside. Then, hesaid, "I'll leave the rest of the soup for you. You can drink it in the afternoon."
"Mr. Crawford, you should have some more," Luca suggested when she noticed that Luke had onlypoured a bowl of soup for himself.
Luke picked up his cutleries and helped Luca with the food instead of helping himself.
He placed some other food on Luca's plate and said, "Isn't the soup prepared for women?"
"This soup can provide nutrients to your body. You can drink it too," Luca explained. She picked up thedisposable bowl and poured the soup into it and placed it in front of Luke.
Aunt Neile specially made this for them, and it was not only because of her. After all, the soup providedadditional health benefits.
Luca's body would not be able to stand the heat if she finished all the soup.
"Okay." Luke stared at the soup Luca filled up in the bowl for him, and he smiled.
Luca picked up her plate and began to eat.
Luke had helped her with a few pieces of grilled chicken pieces, so she finished eating them first.
"By the way, Mr. Crawford, where did Matysh go?" Luca asked the question that was on her mind thewhole morning.
"He took Mandy with me and headed to B City for a vacation," Luke did not hide it from her.
Luca was surprised. Vacation?
Matysh went on a vacation, and Luca was slightly surprised to hear that.
"What the hell is he doing?" Luca could not help but mumble to herself. She was still on edge, worriedthat she would give Matysh the chance to get her once she lowered her guard.
Now that he had gone for a vacation with someone else, he made it look like he was not concernedabout her anymore.
It would be great if he truly gave up on her.
Luca furrowed her brows. She was worried that things were not as simple as they seemed.
"He wants you," Luke answered on behalf of Matysh. Even though he was in B City now, he had nointention of giving up Luca.
Luke was pretty sure about that.novelbin
Luca slowly looked down. She did not want to become Matysh's target either.
If she knew this day would come, she would have pretended to be sick and stayed in the hotel whenMarcos invited them to his mansion for the celebration.
Then, she would not have gotten herself into trouble.
Luke noticed the troubled look on Luca's face and made a promise. "I won't let anything happen to you.Matysh isn't going to succeed no matter how precise his plan is."
'I'll protect you.'
Luke did not say that sentence.
Some things were better left unsaid. It was not because Luke was unable to say that to her. He wasjust worried that Luca would keep her distance if he said so.
"Okay... Thank you, Mr. Crawford," Luca felt much better.
Luke continued to help her with the food.
"Mr. Crawford, that's enough. I won't be able to finish them all later," said Luca. She did not have thehabit of wasting food. She lifted her hand to stop him from helping her with the food.
Luke had no choice but to place it on his plate.
While he was eating, he said, "Do you know that Leia's surgery will be performed the day aftertomorrow?"
"Yes," Luca nodded. Queenie had told her yesterday.
Queenie called her and told her about it. Luca could sense the excitement in her voice at the other endof the line.
After Leia had the surgery, everything would be back to normal like how it used to be. Other than goingfor the follow-ups and medication after the surgery, she could live like an ordinary person.
Leia had been sick for so long. Not only was she worn out from being sick, but she was also hurtingQueenie's heart. How could she not be happy?
"That's great. Ms. Norman is getting well soon," said Luca. Queenie would be relieved when Leia finallyrecovered.