[You''re not feeling well? What''s wrong?] Sue asked caringly.


    [It''s nothing. I just want to take a rest for a day or two. You don''t have to worry about it. If there''s any


    important work that needs my attention, I''ll head to the office to handle it.] Nina replied. She had always


    asked for leave too when she was together with Percy.


    However, she had never dyed her work at thepany because of her absence.


    Sue replied: [Alright. Take good care of yourself. You cane over to my ce if you''re struggling


    with anything. I can take care of you.]


    [Don''t worry. I''ve asked Luca toe here to keep mepany.] Nina replied. She had always been


    sick and weak in Sue''s impression.


    Still, she used to be healthy and was nothing like this now. Now, she had to take pills to make her


    sleep. She would often catch a cold if she was unlucky.


    The reason why she ended up like this today was that she met the two brothers of the Mallory family.


    Nina pondered and picked up the concealer to try and cover the hickeys on her neck.


    She thought of Percy, then Pierre came into her mind again. She wondered if she had done anything to


    offend the Mallory family in her past life, which was causing her to suffer so much in this life.


    Luca packed a few clothes and hailed a ride to Nina''s apartment.


    Nina had informed the guards at the entrance in advance, so everything went smoothly when Luca


    came in. When she reached the door, she knocked on the door and said, “Nina, I''m here."N?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    Nina heard her voice. She quickly checked herself in the mirror a few times to make sure the hickeys


    that were left on her neck were concealed. Then, she went to open the door.


    "Luca,e in!" Nina invited her toe in. She thought that Percy would not do anything to her if


    Luca was here.


    Although she was not disgusted by him, Percy had taken advantage of her, after all. She refused to let


    this happen again.


    It was uncertain and confusing...


    Luca walked into the apartment and was surprised to see how messy it was. She was unable to recall


    that Nina was such a messy woman. "Why is it so messy?"


    "I''ve been busy and forgot to clean up. Let me clean up now." Nina looked at the mess. She was so


    busy concealing the hickeys that she forgot to clean the ce up.


    Nina felt embarrassed for showing Luca the messy side of her.


    Luca shook her head and said, “Let me do it."


    “No, no. You''re the guest. I''ll do it. Please wait for a while. I can clean up real fast." Nina endured her


    sore body and got ready to clean up.


    Luca grabbed her hand and said, “Are you sure you have the stamina to clean up?"


    Nina blinked her eyes with a surprised expression on her face. “What do you mean?"


    Luca pointed at her neck. “Here. You didn''t blend it well. I saw it."


    Nina touched her neck unconsciously. How did that happen? She was pretty sure she had concealed


    them carefully. How could Luca find out with just a nce? “It''s a mosquito bite. Don''t get me wrong!"


    "Alright. Let me clean up for you." Luca smiled and shook her head. She cleared the empty packets of


    snacks on the coffee table away and threw the bottles into the trash bin.


    As Nina watched Luca clean up for her, her legs could no longer support her. She sat on the couch.


    She felt very ufortable...


    After Luca finished cleaning up the trash, she carried the trash bag and put it in the dumpster in the


    corridor. Then, she picked up the vacuum cleaner and began to clean the floor.


    Nina said hurriedly when she saw her, “Luca, you''re the guest. How can you do these for me?"


    "It''s been days since you cleaned the floor. I''m a little particr about cleanliness. If you''d like me to


    make myselffortable here, then just let me do it. Otherwise, I''m leaving." Luca could see how tired


    Nina was from her eyes, but she did not question what actually happened.


    It was not hard to figure out that Percy had begun his pursuit. It seemed like he had slept with Nina but


    it did not win her heart as he had hoped.


    Otherwise, Nina would not have asked her toe over to be her shield.


    Nina felt embarrassed when she looked at Luca who was helping her clean up the apartment. Indeed,


    she was not in the mood to do the chores these days. She was nning to hire a cleaningdy to clean


    the ce up for her a few dayster.


    She did not expect Luca to do it for her.


    After she finished cleaning up the apartment, Nina poured a ss of juice for her. “You must be tired,


    right? Drink some juice."


    Luca took the ss of juice from her, knowing that it was freshly squeezed. She could not help but


    make fun of her. “You didn''t leave the juice here to spoil, right?"


    “No way. I bought this when I was on my way back home yesterday. It''s still fresh." Nina picked up


    another ss of juice and took a sip. “Sweet and fresh!"


    Luca smiled and took another sip. When she was about to ask about Percy''s matter, her phone rang.


    She nced at her phone. It was Luke who was calling her.


    Was he calling her at this hour because of work?


    “Why aren''t you picking up the call? Answer it!" Nina also saw the phone that was left on the coffee


    table. The caller ID disyed ''Mr. Crawford'' when the phone screen lit up.


    There was no term of endearment, it was merely a respectful remark—Mr. Crawford.


    Luca was really different from other women.


    “Where are you? The cleaningdy told me that you''re not in the apartment," Luke asked her


    whereabouts right away without greeting her.


    "I''m at Nina''s apartment. Something came up and that''s why I''m here. I couldn''t wait for the cleaning


    lady to arrive." Luca was startled. Did he call her only because the cleaningdy could not find her?


    She had never exchanged phone numbers with the cleaningdy before.


    If the cleaningdy could not find her in the apartment, she should have called Jason instead. How did


    Luke know about it?


    "Alright. She wanted to know what ingredients she should buy today." Luke continued to ask. He was


    not worried about Luca going to Nina''s ce at all.


    He was worried just now because he was afraid that she would suddenly go missing again, and that


    was why he called and asked for her location anxiously.


    "I''ll be staying with Nina for a few days to keep herpany, so there''s no need to buy any


    ingredients," Luca exined.


    "Staying at Nina''s ce?" Luke frowned and wondered why she made that decision all of a sudden.


    The only exnation he could figure out was Percy.


    Percy announced that he had called off his wedding with Madison this morning. He must be excited to


    look for Nina.


    He had probably done something to her, and Nina asked Luca to stay with her to avoid Percy or to stop


    him from doing anything to her.


    Hence, Percy''s matter would still affect him and Luca.


    "Yes, Mr. Crawford. Please let me know if there''s anything you need me to do. I brought myptop


    along with me. I can work anytime," Luca pretended to ignore Luke''s unhappy tone and replied to him


    respectfully.


    Luke felt his chest tighten as if it was blocked.


    He sounded rather offended and said, "Fine."


    He hung up the call right away after that.


    Luca listened to the busy tone on the other end of the phone and pondered carefully. There was a trace


    of anger in Luke''s tone when he said that just now.