Luke picked up the piece of paper with the course meal written on it and nced at it. He handed it to


    the manager without making any changes to it. "We''ll pick these for the banquet."


    Luca was startled. Had he made his decision?


    Was Luke not going to consider it again?


    The manager did not expect Luke to make his decision so quickly. He confirmed with him after ncing


    at the piece of paper. "Mr. Crawford, are you sure you want this course meal and there are no further


    changes?"


    "Yes." Luke ordered, "Leave the dishes we selected her and take the others away."


    The manager replied to him and hurriedly asked the waiters to take the other dishes away.


    After three minutes, only the dishes that Luca picked were left on the table.


    This was the first time the manager saw someone picking the dishes so quickly. He said happily, "Enjoy


    your dinner."


    He left the private room with the other waiters.


    Luca and Luke were left alone in the private room. Luca stopped and looked at the man.


    "If there''s anything you''d like to say, just say it." Luke sliced a piece of steak. The meat had a light


    cherry appearance. It looked juicy and tender.


    Luca shook her head and remained silent. She was almost full after trying out all the dishes. She put


    down her spoon after taking two bites.


    "You don''t eat much?" Luke frowned. That exined why she was so skinny.


    Three years had gone by, and Bianca finally showed up again. However, she came back with a


    different identity this time. Something had changed in her, but somehow, she was still the same.


    "I have a poor appetite." Luca picked up the tissue and wiped her mouth. She did not put on makeup,


    hence it saved her the trouble of touching up her makeup after dinner.


    She thought it would be rude if she urged Luke to quickly finish his meal while she looked at him.


    "Do you want desserts?" he suddenly asked.


    Desserts were not listed in the course meal for the banquet. Hence, they did not try any desserts


    earlier.


    Luca shook her head and said, "Never mind. Thank you, Mr. Crawford."


    "You don''t like desserts?" Luke asked intentionally.


    Luca furrowed her brows with embarrassment. It was not because she did not like desserts but she


    only wanted to end the dinner.


    Although he imed that he brought her here to try out the dishes, there were only two of them in the


    private room now. It looked like they came here on a date instead of trying out the dishes.


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    “No, it''s not that I don''t like it. I''m trying to lose weight these days," replied Luca.


    “You''re skinny. You don''t have to lose weight." Luke picked up the spoon and thought of refilling her


    te. Then, he realized that her identity had changed. Even so, he picked up the serving spoon and


    refilled her te. “Have some more."


    Luca could sense he had been giving her special treatment. She forced herself to suppress the


    uneasiness in her heart and lowered her head to finish everything on her te.


    Luke was satisfied. He picked up the napkin on the table and wiped her mouth with it when he saw the


    stain at the corner of her lips.


    Luca was startled. She widened her eyes and looked at him with her mouth slightly opened.


    Why on earth did Luke do that?


    Luke noticed that she was dumbfounded. He put the napkin aside and exined, “You had something


    on the corner of your lips."


    "T-Thank you." Luca picked up the napkin and hurriedly wiped her mouth. She looked down and


    wondered what his gestures meant just now.


    Luke would never do that to a stranger. Even though she was not a stranger to him, he had no reason


    to do that to her.


    Luca''s mind was all over the ce now. After she finished eating, she took out her phone and casually


    scrolled on it to distract herself from the chaos in her mind.


    They left the hotel after dinner.


    Luke stood at the hotel''s entrance and nced at the dark sky. Before Luca said anything, he made the


    decision and said, “Let''s go. Let me send you home."


    “Mr. Crawford, you don''t have to. I''ll take a cab back home. You can go home earlier." Luca wanted to


    be alone after experiencing the strange feeling in her heart just now.


    Luke stared at her and recalled what he had done today.


    Luca had returned with a hidden identity on purpose. What he just did was not something he would


    usually do. She must be panicking now.


    He was being too impulsive.


    Luke nodded and replied, “Sure. Off you go. Go to the new office for work tomorrow." He walked toward


    the parking lot after that.


    He was impatient just now. After knowing that Luca was Bianca, he even had the urge to bring along


    the DNA test report to question her why she was concealing everything from him and the children.


    What was the reason behind her actions?


    Luca watched him from behind. There was sadness in her eyes.


    ''I''m sorry...''


    Luca apologized to Luke in her heart. She had let him down, but she could not tell him about it.


    She turned around and left in the other direction.


    While Luca was waiting for the taxi at the roadside, her mind was full of how unusual Luke''s behavior


    today was. He did not say anything, but everything he did told her that he was trying to get closer to


    her.


    Luca was lost in thought. She did not notice that a small van was approaching her. It quickly stopped in


    front of her, and someone pushed the car door open.


    When she noticed that she might be in danger, two masked men had alreadye out and covered


    her head with a gunny sack.


    "Ah!" Luca shouted as she was dragged into the car by the two men.


    The people around took a step back when they saw what was happening.


    The two men pushed Luca to the back of the car. One of them grabbed a knife and warned the others


    who were waiting for their rides. Then, he closed the door and drove away.


    Some of them quickly realized that it was a kidnapping. They wanted to call the police, but they realized


    the van did not have a car te number when they looked at it.


    Luca''s head had identally knocked on the seat when she was dragged into the car. She felt the


    world spinning. A momentter, she could feel the car engine start.


    She was pushed and forced to sit on the car seat while her hands were held by someone else.


    "Who are you?" Luca tried to calm herself down. She did not have a conflict with anyone. She had no


    idea why someone would kidnap her.


    The two men exchanged nces and remained silent as they continued to restrain Luca''s hands.


    Luca could feel that her hands were tied with a piece of cloth. She turned her face away. She could not


    see anything with the gunny sack covering her head. Hence, she could only figure things out with her


    ears.


    "Do you think you''re going to be fine by not talking? You''ll regret kidnapping me." She warned them.


    She would threaten them no matter if they had gotten the wrong person or not. It would be best if she


    could frighten them, then she would be able to make them talkter.


    After all, she had not offended anyone other than Pierre Mallory...


    Still, did Pierre have to take things so far and kidnap her.


    A man sneered and patted Luca''s face. He warned her in a husky voice, "You''d better be good and


    stay still. Otherwise, the knife will be stabbed into your chest."


    He gently slit the gunny sack with the knife.


    Luca could feel how sharp the knife was even though there was a coarse cloth in between.