Nina shook her head. She thought that they would make a cute couple but she was in a dilemma when


    she was reminded of Bianca, who was still abroad.


    Nina looked at the closed door, then sat on the sofa. Before long, the doorbell rang again.


    "Did you forget something?" She thought it was Luca, so she opened the door without looking into the


    peephole.


    When she saw that the person standing outside the door was Percy, Nina subconsciously wanted to


    m the door shut.


    However, Percy moved fast and pressed himself against the door. The strength between them was so


    disparate that Nina could not close the door.


    "What are you doing here?!" Nina stared at the person in front of her.


    Percy lifted the bag in his hand and said, "I bought you some fruits."


    "I don''t want them." Nina refused angrily. ''Isn''t Mallory Corporation about to go bankrupt? Why has he


    appeared in front of me three times in thest two days...''


    Percy leaned against the door with a rxed expression as if it did not take much effort from him to do


    so. "I bought all of your favorite fruits."


    Nina was surprised. ''My favorite fruits? How does he know what I like to eat?''


    She nced at the bag and saw that the fruits in the white bag were indeed all her favorites. However,


    how did Percy know?


    When they were together, he had never asked her what she liked to eat. Most of the time, he gave her


    what he thought was good.


    She never had to share her opinion nor express whether she liked it or not. All she could do was to


    ept it.


    That included everything she ate and used...


    Day after day, it was still the same. At that time, she almost thought that she was just one of his


    ythings, no, maybe not even a ything.


    She was like a puppet that just epted what he gave her.


    She thought Percy had never considered what she liked and disliked...


    That was why Nina was surprised that he came over with a bag of fruits she liked. ''Where did he learn


    about my preferences?''


    There were a lot of fruits currently in season but the ones he bought were what she liked. Nina did not


    think it was a lucky coincidence.


    “Can Ie in?" Percy saw her staring at the bag in a daze and negotiated with her.


    Nina came back to her senses and looked at him vigntly. "No way!"


    She had not recovered since thest time she let him in.


    Percy knew what she was afraid of, so he confessed, "I won''t do anything to hurt you, dear. Let me in."


    When Nina heard the word ''dear'', it felt as though Percy was coaxing her as if she was a child. The


    trick worked wonders on her...


    She gave in a little and thought that maybe Percy had something to tell her...


    However, she knew that Percy''s appearance was part of a n, so she red at the man in front of her


    and said, "Don''t think you cane in just because you colluded with Luke. You''re not allowed to


    come in today!"


    Seeing that she was so determined, Percy sighed helplessly and hung the bag of fruits on the


    doorknob. "Since you don''t want to talk today, I''lle back tomorrow. These are for you. Make sure


    you have your meals on time and have more fruits."


    Percy turned and left after he left her the fruits, which made her stunned. ''He left... just like that?''


    He did not continue to pressure her like he used to and instead left quietly. What''s more, he had


    nned the timing carefully with Luke and chose to leave without getting what he came for?


    Nina did not believe it. It was not until Percy''s figure disappeared from the corner that she realized that


    he actually left...


    She looked at the bag of fruits left behind and felt inexplicably ufortable...


    Nina knew what Percy wanted to say but she did not want to hear it.


    They were not going to get their happy ending, so Nina was unsure as to why he was so insistent. ''I''m


    not that great. There''s no way he would be so attracted..''


    Nina carried the heavy bag of fruits in her hands but felt her heart be heavier than that.


    On the other hand.


    Luca left in Luke''s car, which yed economic news the entire way. She listened to it but did not take


    the initiative to speak to him.


    After half an hour, they arrived at the hotel.


    There were not many guests because it was still early. Luca nced at the parking space that had


    many empty spaces and suddenly thought of Old Master Crawford''s previous birthday banquets. She


    arranged everything herself and every time the event was over, she would be so tired that she would


    fall asleep as soon as her head touched the bed.


    Nevertheless, she did it willingly.


    That was because she loved Luke and alongside that, his family.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    However, at that moment, she could only attend this birthday banquet as a guest. Luca could not help


    but sigh when she thought of that.


    "Let''s go." Luke looked at her and reminded her as he got out of the car.


    Luca snapped out of it, unbuckled the seat belt, and was about to open the car door when Luke had


    already opened it for her. He opened the car door with one hand and put the other hand on the top of


    the door as though he was afraid that she would hit her head.


    His gentlemanly actions made her heart warm.


    Luca leaned slightly to get out of the car, being careful not toe into too much physical contact with


    Luke.


    Luke''s eyes shed slightly when he noticed her actions.


    Luca got out of the car and straightened her body. She felt that someone was watching her. so her


    eyes looked in the direction but she only saw a dark figure.


    The other party seemed to have noticed her and quickly turned around to leave.


    Luca looked in that direction with a deep gaze. ‘Is it one of Abel''s men or someone else?''


    The other party left too quickly, so she could not see clearly. The only thing she was certain of was that


    the other party did not have good intentions.


    "What are you looking at?" Luke asked.


    "Nothing." Luca moved her lips and showed a shallow smile. It was not a good sign that she was being


    watched here.


    At least she knew that there was a person always paying attention to what she did.


    "Let''s go." Luke followed her gaze and saw nothing. However, when he got out of the car, he noticed


    that a person was standing there.


    He had not met the person prior, so he did not know what the situation was.


    Looking at Luca''s reaction, he guessed that the person had something to do with her...


    Luca nodded, took two steps, and then stopped again. She said with an embarrassed look on her face,


    "Uh... Mr. Crawford, there should be some time left before the banquet begins, right?"


    “Mm." Luke nodded.


    "Why don''t you go in first? I n to go to a nearby shopping mall. It won''t look good if I go empty-


    handed." Luca watched someone walk in with a gift and realized that she had nothing prepared.


    It did not matter if she brought a gift or not. After all, it was Old Master Crawford''s birthday and not a


    child''s birthday. Old Master Crawford would not have high expectations for gifts, but she did not even


    prepare any birthday money.


    When Nina was doing her makeup, she had thought of it but it soon slipped her mind.


    She was embarrassed to walk in empty-handed.