Jean asked with concern seeing that she refused to share her troubles, "What''s the matter?"


    Luca shook her head, smiled slightly, and just said, "It''s nothing."


    Jean noticed that she had frowning eyes, and it was as though they contained endless sadness.


    Unfortunately, she refused to talk and instead looked at him without saying anything else.


    Two sses of cocktails arrived at the table. Luca took a sip and said, "This bartender is great at what


    he does. The cocktail is delicious."


    "If you like it, drink more. When you can''t express the sadness in your heart, you can be more free and


    easy after a few drinks," Jean said as he ordered Luca an extra drink without asking her.


    Luca did not stop him.


    Before she set off, she took a drug that would help keep her sober regardless of how much she drank.


    Seeing that he had ordered another drink for her, she raised her head and chugged the drink in her


    hand.


    Jean blinked, not expecting Luca to be so bold when it came to drinking.


    "Luca, it''s easy to get drunk if you drink like this." He pretended to advise her but was secretly hoping


    that Luca would get drunk.


    Luca put her elbows on the table to support her chin, blinked, and said, "I''m not very good at drinking,


    so it''s easy for me to get drunk. However, if I don''t get drunk, I can''t help but think about my problems."


    "What''s troubling you?" Jean asked.


    "It''s... No, you can''t help me even if I tell you about it." Luca stopped just as she was about to speak.


    Jean was ill at ease. He saw the waiter bring the cocktail over and pushed the ss in front of her.


    "Maybe you can tell me. I studied abroad and have quite a broad range of knowledge."


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    Luca looked at him, shook her head, and said, "I''m worried about Nina. Aren''t you and her not on the


    best of terms? Forget about it. You can''t help me."


    Jean was wary when Nina was mentioned, but he still wanted to chat with Luca. Hence, he asked, "Did


    you get into a fight with Nina?"


    "No." Luca shook her head, raised her ss once again, and finished the second drink.


    Rain, who was sitting in the corner, saw that and quickly reported to Luke, "Boss, Dr. Craw has already


    had her third ss of cocktail. The drinks here are quite strong."


    After Luke heard what Rain said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to keep a close eye on her. If


    Jean dares to cross the line, we''ll forget about the n."


    "Understood," Rain replied.


    Jean asked, "So... What happened?"


    "I don''t think that life has been easy for you or Nina, so how did the two of you end up in this situation?"


    Luca deliberately avoided his question and asked him another question instead.


    Jean took a sip of his cocktail when his rtionship with Nina was mentioned. "Will you believe me if I


    say that it''s not my fault?"


    Luca said, "It''s not a question of whether I believe you or not. I just met Nina but it feels like we''ve


    known each other for a long time, so I believe in what she says. However, after spending some time


    with you, you''re not too bad either. At least, you took me away from that messed-up bar and didn''t take


    advantage of me. That''s why I thought I should put away any misunderstanding I had of you before and


    get to know you once more. However, your rtionship with Nina..."


    "I''m her brother. I would never harm her even though she has always ignored my kind will and always


    stands on the other side when something happens. As it went on, the crack in our rtionship grew,"


    Jeanined.


    Luca nodded and acted like she believed what he said.


    When she saw Jean finish his ss, she did the same.


    Jean ordered more drinks.


    The two drank a few more drinks. Luca said, "Sometimes, I also think that Nina is too stubborn. Two


    days ago, I turned her down and now I can''t contact her. I even paid a visit to her apartment today but it


    was useless. Jean, can you help me get in touch with Nina?"


    When he heard that she wanted him to contact Nina, Jean felt cornered. He could usually use Anna


    O''Reilly as an excuse to make Nina appear but considering that she was in Pierre''s hands, she could


    not escape even if he wanted to be in contact with her.


    Luca looked at him silently and seized the opportunity to ask, "What''s wrong? Did something happen to


    Nina?"


    "Nothing happened. She''s in a safe ce," Jean said as he shook his head.


    "Is that so? That means that she''s mad at me! Otherwise, why would she not respond to me when I


    reach out to her?" Luca acted sadly and continued talking, "She''s my only friend here, but she


    misunderstood me. I can''t believe that she''s not even going to give me a chance to exin myself."


    "What happened between the two of you?" Jean continued to ask.


    "Remember how I was therest time you went to Nina''s apartment?" Luca said.


    Jean nodded.


    "She asked me over to apany her to prevent Mr. Percy froming in. I stayed with her for two


    days but I had a banquet to go to one night. I drank a lot that night and felt very ufortable, so I


    went back to my apartment to rest. Next thing I knew, I couldn''t contact her anymore!"


    Jean was stupefied.


    Luca continued talking, "Maybe she thought that I didn''t apany her on purpose, but she doesn''t


    know that I was feeling extremely ufortable that night. That''s why I went back to my apartment to


    rest. I felt horrible. I went to knock on her door the next day and she didn''t respond. Jean, I regard Nina


    as my best friend. Why is she so cruel to me?"


    Jean was speechless. He knew that Nina was not angry with Luca for that reason.


    However, he did not know how to exin it. All he could do was tofort her. "Maybe she just has


    something to attend to. She''lle to you when she''s done with her work."


    He thought that Pierre would not keep Nina imprisoned for long. He would surely let her out after he


    tamed her.


    Luca took Jean''s hand and pressed him for more information like a drunkard. "Do you know where


    Nina is? Please tell me. I want to exin myself to her."


    Jean lost all rationality after he was held by her soft hand. He said, "She''s with a friend and will be back


    soon. I believe she''s not the kind of person that would hold on to such petty matters."


    When Luca heard that, she understood what was going on.


    Jean did know where Nina was.


    "I''m worried. You''re her brother, so you must know where she is. How about this? If it''s inconvenient for


    you, please help me send her a message," Luca said.


    "Okay." Jean was overwhelmed by her coquettish behavior and nodded quickly in agreement.


    Luca knew that her goal had been achieved but it was not enough. She asked, "You mentioned that


    Nina went to her friend''s ce. Is she still in A City, then?"