Chapter 1194 Am I Affecting Your Work?


    Talia felt unhappy when she remembered the scene where Luca stepped into the CEO''s car.


    She thought that she was quite beautiful, and she was younger than Luca, so why did Luca manage to


    seduce Luke, while she had to settle for someone like Cole?


    Talia nced at Cole, who was driving, and said emotionally, "I didn''t expect that the rumors were true.


    I pity Mrs. Crawford now."


    Cole would hear a hint of pretentiousness in her words. "It''ll serve you well to leave them alone." "Ah,


    I''m just saying." Talia could sense his unhappiness and realized that she had misspoken.


    She thought that she was the same as Luca. Both of them have sold their bodies in exchange for their


    jobs.


    Luke was married, and so was Cole.


    When Talia approached Cole, she promised him that she would not interfere with his family life. That


    was why Cole was willing to give Talia a chance.


    Talia''s words earlier reminded Cole that he was having an affair too.


    She smiled apologetically and hoped that he would forget about it.


    Meanwhile, Luca sat in the passenger seat with her fingers sped together tightly.


    She stole a nce at Luke''s side profile and took a deep breath, filling her lungs with his scent.


    Inexplicably, her heart began to beat faster, and her cheeks reddened.


    "What do you want to tell me, Mr. Crawford?" She asked.


    "Why don''t you want to join the party?" Luke did not look at her. Instead, his eyes were transfixed on


    the road ahead.


    It was the evening rush hour, so the roads were slightly congested.


    "I''m not good at socializing,” Luca exined. "People only drink alcohol and chat at parties like that. I''m


    not too interested." "You have to go." Luke did not ask for her opinion.


    Luca wanted to refuse, but she could not. He was the boss, and she would have to obey. She nodded


    and said, "Alright, I''ll attend the party. You can drop me at the intersection ahead, Mr. Crawford. I''ll take


    a cab home." "I''ll send you home," Luke repeated. His hands gripped tightly on the steering wheel, and


    he did not look like he was going to turn it.


    Luca gripped the seatbelt. "Aren''t we done talking?’ "Not yet." Luke gazed at her.


    His gaze was not as prating as before. Luca could see the gentleness in his eyes, which made her


    gasp for breath. Sheposed herself before saying, "Do you have any other questions?"


    Luke was frustrated when he sensed the impatience in her voice. Why was she so afraid to be with


    him?


    "Do you know about Belpharma?" He asked.


    "I''ve heard of them. As far as I know, they''re one of the biggest pharmaceuticalpanies in the


    country," Luca replied. She could not say that she did not know about them. It would be quite ridiculous


    for a researcher in the industry not to have heard of them.


    "How about their CEO?" Luke asked.


    "I know about thepany, but I''m not too sure about its internal structure, " Luca shook her head and


    said.


    "Their CEO is called Abel, and he''s also Russian. Apparently, he''s very famous in his country. You''ve at


    least heard of him, right?" Luke asked.


    Luca cast her gaze downward to hide her emotions. Should she say she knew who Abel was or not?


    Abel was quite a prominent figure in Russia.


    If she said that she knew him, she was worried that Luke might ask her more questions, during which


    she would inadvertently divulge something.


    If she said that she did not know him, it would cause Luke to suspect whether Luca was actually from


    Russia.


    Luca did not think for too long before she replied, "I''ve heard of him. He''s a famous entrepreneur in


    Russia." "Indeed." Luke had perused Abel''s dossier. There were no ws in it.


    However, any sessful Russian entrepreneur would surely have some dirt on them. Abel''s


    background was too clean, and Luke could not help but suspect that something was amiss.


    Luca nced at him. He looked like he was concentrating on driving, but Luca knew that his


    expression meant something else.


    He was thinking of something.


    Knowing that Luke would not let her out of the car before they reached their destination, she could only


    try to rx and sit patiently.


    After talking about Abel, Luke continued asking his questions, "Why did you choose to apply to


    Watson?" "I wanted to work in a newpany so that I can prove myself," Luca said. Then, she


    deliberately sighed.


    "I won''t be able to prove myself if you keep on trying to get close to me, Mr. Crawford." "Am I affecting


    your work?" Luke raised an eyebrow. It was the second time he heard someone say that he was


    affecting their work.


    The first person to say so was Bianca Rayne.


    "No..." Luca remembered that she had said that with her previous identity. She continued to exin,


    "The reporter might have made an announcement that the entire scandal was made up, but the Watson


    employees won''t be so easily convinced. They still think that I got the job as a researcher because you


    pulled some strings. Mr. Crawford, I hope that you can keep some distance from me in the future. All I


    want is to do my research so that I can prove my abilities and bring profits to thepany." "I suppose


    you''re right. I have indeed affected your work," Luke said impassively. Somehow, he was not very


    happy when Luca said that she wanted him to keep a distance from her.


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    Luke''s words brought anguish to Luca’s heart.


    She felt as though her rtionship with Luke had returned to zero.


    Back then, she did not know Luke''s true intentions, and she was not sure about how she felt. That was


    why she had tried to keep a distance from him.


    However, she had to keep a distance from Luke now because she was not Bianca Rayne anymore.


    With her new identity, she had no right to demand Luke''s affection. If she tried to do that, she would be


    cursed and damned.


    She did not mind being called a seductress, but she would not want to implicate Luke.


    If she tried to get close to Luke, he was the one who would be disadvantaged.


    Luke''s frustration grew when he saw that she did not confirm or deny it. He realized that he had no


    reason to release his emotions.


    His emotions felt like a lump in his chest, and he could not get rid of it.


    "I''ll let Jason enact a new rule in thepany," Luke suddenly said.


    "Huh?" Luca was lost in her thoughts. Her gaze shed with a hint of sorrow when she came to her


    senses.


    Her most beloved man was right in front of her, but there was nothing that she could do.


    "No Watson employee shall be in a romantic rtionship with another employee. Anyone who breaks


    the rule will be immediately fired," Luke said.


    When Luke mentioned that, the first thing that Luca thought of was Cole and Talia.


    She thought about it and realized that Cole was far older than Talia, and he should have a wife and


    children. Their rtionship was not romantic but illicit.