Chapter 1253 Selected


    "Thank you, Ms. Luca!" Tommy thanked Luca and continued eating.


    Luke noticed that Luca was very gentle toward Tommy. Over the past three years, he knew that many


    people had tried to be nice to Tommy so that they could get closer to Luke, but none of them had


    managed to do what Luca did.


    Her care toward the boy seemed to be genuine. She was not faking it at all.


    Luke picked up his fork and began to eat.


    Luca felt slightly relieved when she saw that Luke had started eating.


    It was the third time sitting at the same dining table as Luke. Every time, she could not process her


    feelings.


    Fifteen minutester, all the tes were swept clean. Luca stood up and cleared the table.


    Tommy yawned.


    Luke noticed that it was already eleven o''clock. Usually, Tommy would have already been in bed, but


    today was different.


    "Tommy is sleepy, Mr. Crawford. You should send him home." Luca also thought it was already quite


    late.


    When Tommy heard that, he shook his head and said, "I''m not sleepy at all."


    He wanted to stay there for a bit longer. Somehow, he felt safe andfortable whenever he was in


    Luca''s house.


    Luke could see that Tommy was barely awake. He thought that Tommy really liked Luca.


    He stood up and said, "Thank you for your supper." "You''re wee." Luca put the stacked tes and


    cutlery on the dining table once more. "Let me see you out."


    Luca saw them out at the door. After Luke took Tommy''s hand and they went out of the house, Luca


    closed the door slightly and watched them leave.


    Tommy turned around and looked at her. He was reluctant to leave.


    Luca waved at him.


    Tommy waved back. "I''ll be back to visit you again, Ms. Luca."


    Luca nodded but did not say anything. She only closed the door after watching them go into the


    elevator.


    She leaned on the door and looked at the stack of tes and cutlery on the dining table.


    Other than feeling relief that Luke and Tommy had left her house, she also felt reluctance. She did not


    want to see them leave.


    Every time they met, Luca felt that she was bing more and more inseparable from Luke...


    She closed her eyes weakly, pretending that Luke was still in the house.


    A weekter, Luca presented her research findings during a meeting. She was thest one to present,


    but she was also the researcher who showed the most progress.


    After her presentation, everyone''s gazes fell on Luke.


    Today, Luke would decide on who to send to the off-site training in New York.


    Luke did not immediately announce his decision. Instead, he looked at Cole. "Who do you think should


    go, Dr. Kidman?"


    Cole was quite confused. During the research period, Luca had been absent often, and she would


    regrly take time off work. Why would her research progress the fastest?


    Moreover, her research topic was not an easy one...


    Cole thought that he would be one of the chosen, but it seemed that he could only be number three.


    He was reluctant to admit it, but he had toply with the rules. "Mr.


    Crawford, ording to the rules set during this period, the people who should go to the off-site training


    shall be Dr. Albus and Dr. Craw.” "It''s decided then." Luke nced at Luca. Even though Dr. Albus had


    come in at number two, his research was far behind what Luca had done.


    "Alright." Cole felt aggrieved, but he could not go against his boss''s decision.


    "Dismissed," Luke said.


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    Everyone stood up, and Luca left along with the other researchers. Only Luke and Jason were left in


    the conference room.


    While Jason packed up the meeting minutes, he could not help but say, "Dr. Craw seems quite


    capable. She''s only here for a month, but she''s already done so much. After this, she should be


    applying for an independentboratory and research team, right?"


    Usually, many pharmaceutical research projects needed at least six to twelve months to show some


    results. It was surprising that Luca had done so much within a month.


    Luke stood up and put his hands into his pockets. "Back to the headquarters." "Yes." Jason took the


    minutes in his hands and left with Luke.


    In the elevator, the other researchers gave Luca their congrattions. Luca returned their well wishes


    one by one, though she could not help but sense their jealousy.


    Even though they did not say it, she could tell that they were unhappy about the decision.


    Many researchers there had thought that Luca managed to gain a spot in thepany because she


    had some illicit rtionship with Luke. However, Luca had proven to them that she was actually a very


    capable researcher.


    They could not ept that their preconceived notions were wrong.


    Back at the Technical Department, Luca went back to her office.


    "Dr. Kidman, shall we go for a smoke?" Dr. Albus said while taking out a packet of cigarettes from his


    pocket.


    Cole nodded.


    The two people stepped out of the elevator and went to the stairwell.


    Dr. Albus handed a cigarette to Cole and lit it. Then, he lit another one for himself. He took a drag and


    said, "I''m sorry, Dr. Kidman. I didn''t expect that things would turn out like this."


    Dr. Albus had struck a deal with Cole so that his research progress was slightly faster than Cole''s. He


    did not expect that he earned a spot while Cole did not.


    He was confident that Cole and he would be the two who were selected, and that was why he had


    given some benefits to Cole so that Cole would let him take the first ce.


    Cole was not too concerned if he came in first or second. Moreover, he was willing to let Dr. Albus win


    by a little.


    However...


    Their research progress was not too far apart from each other, but one got what he wanted, and the


    other did not.


    Cole could not do anything other than pat Dr. Albus''s shoulder and say, "No one expected that."


    If he had to me someone, then Talia was to be med. He had tasked Talia to spy on the other


    researchers on their progress, but he did not expect that she failed at her job.


    Talia had said that Luca''s progress was about the same as the other researchers. Considering that her


    topic was difficult and that she was frequently absent, Cole did not pay too much attention to Luca.


    Was it about the same?


    Of course not.


    Cole returned to his office and called Talia on the internal line.


    Soon, Talia came over to his office, grinning. "Congrattions, Dr. Kidman."


    Cole''s expression instantly sank. "What are you congratting me for?"


    Talia was surprised. When she saw Cole''s expression, she asked, "Weren''t you selected for the off-site


    training?"