Chapter 1116 His Subordinate


    Bianca bought some clothes and toys in the children''s area before finding a restaurant to dine in.


    She chose a central position to sit and enjoyed the looks of people around her. She was getting used to


    being Mrs. Crawford.


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    Bianca picked up the coffee that was served by the waiter earlier and took an elegant sip. She


    remembered what the man had told her.


    He said that the boss had arranged for the woman toe back to A City. She was instructed to pay


    attention to the woman and observe her secretly. She had to record her every move and report it back


    to the Ind of Despair through secret messages.


    ''Isn''t it enough for Abel to have me undergo stic surgery and send me to Luke? Why did he send the


    woman back? She''s just going to get in my way.’


    However, when she thought about how the woman had changed her appearance and did not pose a


    big threat to her, she became more epting of it. She picked up a tissue and wiped the coffee stain


    on the corner of her mouth. She smiled.


    Bianca looked at the time and realized that Luke was about to get off work. She called him and asked


    him to pick her up from the mall.


    Ivana, who was sitting in the corner, silently observed Bianca. She was here to eat, but unexpectedly,


    she bumped into Bianca who walked in with her tens of shopping bags. She was shocked.


    ''This must be the woman Abel ced beside Luke. She looks exactly the same as I used to look.''


    Ivana''s heart ached. She silently clenched her grip on the teacup and continued observing the woman.


    She acted very differently from how she acted in the past, but with amnesia as an excuse, Luke would


    not suspect a thing.


    She thought back on the meeting between the two and felt as though her heart was cut open by a


    knife.


    He was being apanied by a woman who looked like her, while she had changed her face and


    even her identity. She was now merely his subordinate.


    She could not reveal her true identity because N was still in Abel''s hands.


    Ivana''s heart ached so much that it made it hard to breathe.


    The waiter brought her the meal that she ordered. Ivana had gotten his attention the moment she


    walked in because of her beauty. When he saw how pale Ivana''s face was, he asked, "Miss, are you


    okay?"


    Ivana shook her head to indicate that she was okay.


    The waiter put down the dishes and said diligently, "Miss, if you need help, feel free to call for me any


    time." "Okay." Ivana took out a banknote and handed it to him as a tip.


    The waiter was overjoyed when he saw it. The woman in front of him was not only beautiful but she


    was also generous. This tip wasparable to the tips given by several guests.


    He nced at Ivana’s coquettish face and wondered what her background was.


    Ivana had no appetite. After taking a few mouthfuls, she silently looked at Bianca, who was also eating


    dinner.


    Bianca had ordered steak. She ate it gracefully as if she had received professional training for it.


    Ivana remembered that every time she ordered steak in the past, Luke would cut them into small


    pieces and then feed her.


    She mockinglyughed at herself as she thought about it. She then asked the waiter for the bill and


    handed over the banknotes. She left without waiting for the change.


    It was a bad idea to sit there and observe the fake Bianca. She would only make herself sad, and it


    was a horrible feeling.


    Ivana walked out of the entrance of the restaurant and saw Luke walking over a distance away. She


    was stunned, and her heartbeat instantly sped up-


    She stopped and looked at the man who was walking toward her in a daze. She wanted to reach out to


    him, just like how she had always done before so that he could hold her hand.


    "Luke, you''re here.“ A voice sounded from behind her.


    Ivana was stunned. She turned her head and watched Bianca walk by from behind her. Even though


    Bianca brushed past her shoulder, she did not stop and even started running toward Luke.


    He was there to pick her up.


    Ivana looked at the hands of the two of them that were tightly intertwined and instantly lowered her


    head. Tears started to gather in her eyes.


    This may be the most ufortable she had been in her life.


    The love of her life was holding the hand of a woman who looked like her, and all she could do was


    stand there while feeling ufortable and helpless. She could only watch them act intimately. Even


    after lowering her head, she could still hear their affectionate conversation.


    "Luke, you''re here! Are you hungry? Should we go in and eat?" Bianca smiled sweetly, her eyes full of


    love for Luke.


    Luke shook his head. He took the shopping bags in her hands and said, "I''m not hungry, let''s go


    home." "Okay." Bianca''s hand was interlocked with his. She raised her head and was ready to leave


    when she heard Luke say, "Ms. Ivana?"


    When Ivana heard Luke mention her name, Ivana raised her head. The sadness and pain in her eyes


    were instantly hidden. Apart from the pale face, there was nothing unusual about her.


    "Mr. Crawford, hello." She did not walk over and decided to keep her distance. She just nodded in his


    direction.


    Her gaze was familiar but distant, which made Luke feel a burst of inexplicable affection from his heart.


    The two looked at each other for a few seconds.


    A sense of crisis overwhelmed Bianca. She pulled on Luke''s sleeve and asked, "Luke, who is this?”


    "The new researcher hired by thepany, Ms. Ivana." Luke regained his senses and introduced


    Ivana to Bianca.


    "Ivana?" Bianca looked at her hostilely and said, "Ms. Ivana, wee to thepany."


    She weed Ivana to T Corporation as the CEO''s wife.


    Ivana nodded slightly, but her expression was still arrogant as she replied," Thank you."


    Luke noticed that Ivana wanted to maintain some distance but he did not move away. He wanted to say


    something but Bianca shook his arm.


    "Luke, let''s go back. I’m tired from carrying these bags."


    Luke looked back at her, smiled, and took the remaining bags from her hands. In an instant, his hands


    were full from carrying the bags.


    Bianca held his arm with her body pressed against him as she said, "Luke, you’re the best."


    Luke smiled, and when he looked up again, Ivana had already left.


    Bianca followed his gaze and looked at Ivana''s back. She thought that Ivana was one of Abel’s chess


    pieces.


    She retracted her gaze and looked at Luke.


    Luke was still staring in the direction Ivana had left.


    Bianca felt wary in her heart. ''Didn''t the two just meet today?''


    She shook Luke''s hand again and asked in a soft voice, "Luke, what are you looking at?"


    Luke snapped out of it, shook his head, and said, "It''s nothing, let’s go home. The kids should be home


    from school now.”


    Bianca smiled in response to him, but she could not help muttering in her heart. If she could, she would


    rather the three of them never came home from school.


    It annoyed her that they did not treat her as a mother.


    "Luke, I bought some toys for the kids, as well as clothes for the uing season." She did not let


    Luke notice her feelings. She wanted to gain his approval.