“His actions made me even more annoyed." Mavis frowned as she felt even more disgust for that


    person.


    Molly shook her head and bought two boxes of calcium tablets. "You just hate when people make a


    move on you first. I think he''s not bad, but you''re disgusted just because he took the initiative. Don''t tell


    me that after so many years, you''re still hanging onto that cold Mr. Crawford?"


    Luca was looking at a magazine, but as soon as she heard ''Mr. Crawford'', her attention was diverted


    over there.


    At the mention of Luke, Mavis'' eyes showed emotions of a broken heart as she was bound to be at the


    mercy of Luke.


    Although she had not met Luke for a long time, every dream she had was rted to him. Her longing


    and love kept increasing with every news report about him.


    Many people had pursued her over the years, but none of them were as outstanding as Luke.


    Mavis would not settle for just anyone, so she regarded all those men as yboys and ignored them.


    Her heart was already upied. Although she was aware thatparing those guys to Luke was a bit


    unfair, she could not help it. Ever since she met him, all she could think about was how great he was.


    This was despite him being cold and never showing her any affection.


    Was the perfect teamwork they had at work not much more meaningful than love?


    Mavis liked strong characters who rose above everyone else, unlike her admirers, who thought highly


    of themselves after achieving a little sess in their respective fields. They thought that they were


    worthy of her.


    However, they were not worthy of her at all!


    After noticing Mavis'' silence, Molly knew the answer and let out a long sigh. She handed her selected


    supplements and credit card to the staff member and said, "I want to gift them, so please wrap them up


    nicely."


    "No problem. Please wait in the resting area for a while." The staff member took the supplements and


    swiped the card before proceeding to wrap the gifts.


    Molly nodded and took Mavis'' hand as they sat at the table next to Luca.


    "Mavis, it''s been five or six years. Why are you still so deadset on this?" She looked at her best friend


    resignedly.


    Over the years, she had seen many young talents pursue her best friend, yet she only had eyes for


    Luke as if she was stuck in a trap.


    She had nothing to do with that man, yet Mavis still liked him so much even though she never got a


    response from him. Besides, it had been a long time since the two met. Mavis held her phone and


    stared at her chat history with Luke while in a daze,


    Molly thought that they used to have something going on between them other than work, which was


    why she wanted to see the chat logs. If Luke had really done something bad to her, then as her best


    friend, she would definitely help her.


    However, when she saw the chat logs, she realized that the content was all work-rted.


    Luke had never said anything remotely flirtatious to Mavis.


    Moreover, he never gave Mavis a chance to say anything flirtatious too. He would ignore her whenever


    she brought up even the tiniest private matter.


    Molly had to admit that Luke handled this very well without taking advantage of Mavis.


    Even then, Mavis still could not stop thinking about him after so long.


    Molly could notprehend it as other than them being in a supervisor and subordinate rtionship,


    there were no romantic memories or flirtatious conversations between them.


    Yet, Mavis had wasted almost a decade of her life just like that.


    How many years of youth did a woman have?


    Mavis started working at T Corporation ever since she graduated. She was very capable, so she was


    promoted early and became Luke''s right-hand woman.


    ording to her, that was when she developed feelings for Luke.


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    Molly did the math in her head. It had indeed been a decade.


    A decade of youth was wasted. Mavis was still pretty and attractive, so she had a lot of admirers, but


    they all could not get her approval. As great of a man they were, they would go for other women after


    getting rejected by her.


    Molly wanted to persuade her to consider those men.


    Although they were not as outstanding as Luke, their conditions were much better than the average


    person''s.


    “Molly, it''s not a matter of time anymore. Don''t try to persuade me." Mavis knew what she was going to


    say.


    Molly was one of the few people who were close to her and treated her with sincerity.


    It was understandable that she wanted to persuade her to open up her mind.


    However, it was easier said than done as giving up her love for Luke was too difficult.


    "He and his wife already have three children, yet you''re still like this. You''ll suffer in the future," said


    Molly as everyone knew that Luke had three kids with his wife.


    Other women who wanted to be the stepmother to those children did not stand a chance.


    "So what? I just can''t let go. Plus, Molly, don''t you know that his wife is no longer in the country? I


    heard that they''re having rtionship problems and that his wife is no longer worthy of Luke after


    suffering those things," Mavis mentioned Bianca with hatred.


    She believed the rumors of Luke and Bianca not getting along.


    After all, Bianca was kidnapped and forced to sell her body. She even suffered from amnesia and lost


    her mind. So many men hadid their hands on her. How could a clean freak like Luke be able to


    ept having someone like her sleeping next to his pillow?


    Hence, Mavis saw a glimmer of hope.


    She just needed to meet Luke to get a chance.


    Luca dropped her gaze and was speechless.


    The woman who reced her had really tarnished her reputation.


    If she returned to her old identity...


    Luca curled her lips. What was she thinking? Even if she got rid of Abel, how could she face Luke and


    reveal her true identity?


    She had done so many things to hurt him.


    As much as she loved him, she did not have the heart nor the reason to tell him.


    After hearing their conversation, she thought that it was time for her to go out.


    Otherwise, Mavis might recognize Luke if she waited here.


    She had worked with Luke for so many years, and her love for him was so deep it had reached her


    bones. She may even be able to recognize him even when he was wearing a hat and mask.


    Luca stood up and saw Luke walk into the store.


    The resting area was close to the entrance, so she hurriedly walked over and said, "Let''s go."


    She did not even call his name for fear of being heard by Mavis.


    She was not afraid that Luke would develop feelings after meeting Mavis, but she was worried that


    Mavis would recognize Luke and stir up trouble that involved her.


    Plus, it was better for Mavis not to see Luke in this state.


    She was not worried about other things, but from a woman''s perspective, if she could not let go, seeing


    him again would make it even harder.


    "Okay." Luke''s eyes were focused on Luca as he held her hand and left without noticing Mavis and


    Molly.


    However, his faint response made Mavis jolt out of her seat.


    "Mavis, why are you.." Molly looked at Mavis in surprise.