"Luca, I''m here." Vivian''s voice came from behind the door.
"Can Ie in?" Luca heard her muffled voice and guessed that she had probably been crying.
"Luca, I want to be alone right now." Vivian turned her down.
Luca sighed and said, "Aunt Neile told me that you''ve been in your bedroom since noon and haven''t
stepped out since. Let me in and tell me what''s on your mind, alright?"
"Luca, it''s alright. I''m just sleepy." It took several seconds for Vivian to reply.
Luca felt helpless, but she did not feel great leaving Vivian by herself. She toughened up and said, "If
you don''t open the door for me, my only option would be to ask Aunt Neile toe and open the door."
Vivian stayed on the sofa. After she heard what Luca said, she knew that she had to let her in, so she
went to open the door.
"Luca, I''m fine..."
Luca saw her puffy eyes and shook her head helplessly. "Your eyes are all red and you want me to
think that you''re okay?"
"My eyes are just a little itchy today," Vivian said.
"Do you already know?" Luca walked into the guest room and closed the door. She pulled Vivian to sit
on the sofa.
"Huh?" Vivian looked at her in surprise as she did not expect Luca to know what was on her mind even
before she said anything...
"We had steaks, but they didn''t taste like the ones that Aunt Neile usually makes. It was more of a
Russian technique. Vivian, what did you find out?" Luca probed.
Vivian''s mood had been stable the past few days, but she suddenly lost it on that day. Luca knew that it
must be rted to Gordan.
Vivian nodded and replied, "He doesn''t eat anything that has tomato in it. I suspected something when
Aunt Neile mentioned that she had to prepare three portions of lunch because you had a guest. I
offered to help Aunt Neile prepare the steaks, and I knew for sure when Aunt Neile said that the guest
didn''t like tomato sauce..."
Luca did not expect that she would find out in this way...
"Luca, is it him?" Vivian asked.
"Okay, I won''t hide it from you anymore. It''s him. He''s been at T Corporation thesest couple of days."
Luca had to confess. In that situation, there was no need to hide from Vivian any longer.
"It''s really him... He''s been going to T Corporation because of me?" Vivian was inexplicably flustered.
She had a lot of questions on her mind when she did not ask, but she did not feel great after the topic
was initiated.
"I don''t know about that. Mr. Crawford didn''t tell me anything. Vivian, don''t overthink it." Luca rubbed
her shoulder.
Vivian''s eyes were red. She looked like she could break down into tears at any moment.
"Luca, I feel very guilty that my issue with him has affected so many people. Do you know about Mr.
Crawford''s past?" Vivian curled up on the sofa and folded her arms.
Of course, Luca knew about Luke''s past.
"I don''t..." she said even though it was a lie.
"If I hadn''t insisted on being with Gordan, Mr. Crawford wouldn''t have been in so many dangerous
situations. He almost couldn''te back to A City. Ray made a lot of concessions because of my
willfulness. Now, I thought I could see everything clearly, but I didn''t expect that it would cause trouble
to Mr. Crawford..." Vivian was a shy person to begin with. What she feared most was causing trouble to
others.
"Nothing of that sort! Don''t overthink it. Besides, based on Mr. Crawford''s character, if he thinks Mr.
Norton is in the way, he''ll never let him step foot into thepany. Maybe they have something to
discuss, which exins why they''ve been spending thest few days together. It hasn''t affected
anyone, so don''t stress about it." Luca touched her head tofort her.
"Luca, you won''t lie to me, right?" Vivian knew Luca was trying tofort her.
"You can ask Mr. Crawford if you don''t believe what I said. Besides, you know Mr. Crawford. No one
can disturb him when he''s working," Luca broke it down for her.
Vivian nodded.
Luca took her hand and stood up. "Okay, Aunt Neile should have dinner ready. Let''s go downstairs to
eat. You haven''t been downstairs all afternoon, and the kids are worried sick about you."
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"I didn''t mean to..." Vivian was even more embarrassed when she learned that the children were
worried about her.
Luke and Bianca''s children were all little angels that Vivian liked very much.
She looked at Luca, who was holding her hand, and inexplicably felt fond of her.
The two went downstairs.
Tommy jumped up and hugged Vivian''s thigh as he said, "Aunt Vivian, are you okay?"
"I''m fine. I''ve rested for an afternoon, and I feel much better now." Vivian touched Tommy''s head. ‘Who
wouldn''t like a kid like him?''
"Oh, I''m d to hear that. I was worried about you!" Tommy put a sticker on the back of her hand as he
expressed his concern.
Vivian smiled.
"Okay, Mr. Crawford has to work overtime today. Shall we eat first?" Luca said. She guessed that Aunt
Neile had dinner ready.
Kids need to eat regrly to promote their health and development.
"Okay." Vivian nodded and walked with Tommy toward the dining room.
Luca waved to Lanie and Rainie.
The two children walked over obediently and each held her hand on either side.
Rainie asked softly when she saw Vivian walk into the dining room, "Ms. Luca, Aunt Vivian seems to be
in a much better mood."
"Yeah, she''s doing much better." Luca took their hands and walked into the dining room. She did not
share much about the troubles among the adults.
At the same time, she understood that Lanie and Rainie knew a lot better than Tommy about the drama
going on with the adults.
Otherwise, they would not be so restrained when Vivian came downstairs.
Only Tommy rushed toward Vivian and expressed his worries, while Lanie and Rainie were still
standing there. They were worried that expressing their worries would make Vivian think of unpleasant
things.
The two children who were carefully cared for by the Crawford family grew up in a carefree
environment, but they knew so much.
Luca felt distressed when she thought of that.
After they were done eating, Vivian no longer had any negative emotions. She watched cartoons with
the children.
Luca breathed a sigh of relief seeing her getting along so well with the kids. Whether she was in a good
mood or she was faking it, at least she no longer shut herself down.
"Vivian, Lanie, Rainie, Tommy, enjoy the cartoon. I''ll be working in the study. Drop me a text if you need
me," Luca said to them. She would be back in Watson Biopharmaceuticals tomorrow, so she wanted to
make the best use of her time to rush the analysis for the ingredients of the antidote.
"Okay, get to your work. I''ll watch the kids." Vivian smiled sweetly.
Luca smiled and walked up to the second floor. She felt at ease with Vivian''s help watching the
children.
Also, the kids did not make a fuss.