"Got it." Percy understood what he meant.
It was already midnight by the time they finished their drinking session.
After drinking, the three had their respective drivers drive them home instead of driving themselves.
Luke sat in the backseat while looking at the bright lights of A City. Even though it was already
midnight, the streets were still lively as if the nightlife was never-ending.
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“Boss, do you need me to turn up the heater?" Lliam asked faintly as he looked at Luke through the
rearview mirror, who was silent the entire time.
"No need." Luke withdrew his gaze and leaned back on the chair with his eyes closed. He drank a little
too much today, so he was feeling a little tipsy.
He drank this much not because of Pierre but Luca...
The woman he loved most.
Luke wished that he could just get rid of the Ind of Despair for good, but he could not do it yet for the
sake of Luca''s health.
How long would he have to wait before Luca developed the antidote and escaped the clutches of the
Ind of Despair?
Lliam''s driving was stable, and the road was not busy, so he was able to send Luke back to his
mansion in less than half an hour.
After entering the mansion, Lliam opened the back seat door. When he saw that Luke still resting with
his eyes closed, he said in a low voice, "Boss, we''re here."
Luke slowly opened his eyes to see the garden illuminated with the lights that Luca had left on for him.
Themps emitted a warm light at night and were a sign that no matter howte it was, there would
always be someone waiting for him at home.
Luke wobbled a bit when he got out of the car.
Lliam immediately went up to support him. "Boss, let me assist you."
"It''s okay. It''s gettingte, so you should go home. You don''t need to get up early to pick me up
tomorrow. I''ll get another driver." Luke waved his hand and followed the trail of lights into the house.
Lliam looked at him worriedly as he wondered if he would be alright after drinking so much.
He just stood there and watched Luke walk into the house before turning away once he was out of
sight.
When Luke made it into the house, he took off his coat that was reeking of alcohol and sat on the
couch.
The maid walked out after hearing noises, and when she saw him, she asked concernedly, “Mr.
Crawford, did you juste back?"
"Yes." Luke leaned against the sofa and nned to sober up first before going upstairs.
"Would you like some hangover tea? Ms. Craw prepared it and said that you should have some when
youe back," said the maid.
"Sure." Luke rubbed his swollen temples.
It had been a long time since hest drank so carelessly, so he was dizzy with a headache when the
alcohol hit.
The maid brought out the hangover tea and ced it on the coffee table. "Here, have some, Mr.
Crawford."
Luke picked up the cup of warm hangover tea and instantly knew that Luca had thoughtfully ced the
cup in hot water to keep it warm as the bottom of the cup was wet.
He tilted his head back and downed the soup. Immediately after that, his headache was alleviated.
However, he knew that it was just a cebo effect since Luca was the one who prepared the hangover
tea for him.
The warm tea slid down his throat and into his stomach. It made him feel warm and cozy...
"Sir, would you like more?" the maid asked as Luca had prepared two cups of tea.
"No need, you can go rest." Luke stood up and headed upstairs.
He gently pushed open the door to Luca''s bedroom and walked to the edge of the bed. He did not
make much noise and was about to lie down with his clothes on.
As soon as he tucked himself under the nket, he heard Luca mumbling, "Luke?"
"Yes, it''s me." Luke embraced her.
Luca did not make another sound and quietly fell asleep in his arms.
She could smell his natural scent interweaved with the intense smell of alcohol. It was quite a pleasant
smell, and she liked it.
The next day.
After waking up, Luca was about to gently get out of bed when Luke wrapped his arms around her.
"Don''t get up so early and sleep with me a little while longer." Luke pressed his head against her as he
exhaled his warm breath onto her neck.
Luca''s face was flushed.
"I need to get up and prepare breakfast for the kids.." she whispered. The old Luke never liked sleeping
in, but Luca noticed recently that theter he stayed out the night before, the more he liked sleeping in
the next morning.
"They won''t go hungry with the maid here." Luke hugged her tightly.
Luca had no choice but to give in.
Now that the maid was living with them, the kids would have a hot breakfast prepared for them when
they get up, so she did not have to worry about it.
Thus, she stayed in Luke''s arms.
“I drank with Percy and the others yesterday," Luke said with his eyes closed.
“I know." Luca looked at the window. The sheer curtains partly blocked out the sunlight, but because
the heavier curtains were not drawn, some light still prated into the room.
She lowered her gaze to look at the hands resting on her waist, and she was filled with an inexplicable
sense of security.
"Percy''s people found out who kidnapped Pierre," said Luke.
Luca''s heart made a big thump.
Percy found out?
Did that mean that Amur was in danger?
She pretended to remain calm as her back was facing Luke. She asked, "So, you know who kidnapped
Mr. Pierre?"
"I don''t know who specifically, but I know it''s an organization, and this organization does all kinds of bad
things to get money from people." Luke''s voice was slightly hoarse, and he held her even closer.
"I see..." Luca heaved a sigh of relief. Good thing he did not know that Amur was the one who did it.
Abel was in X City right now, so Amur was in A City alone. If Luke and the others knew that Amur had
something to do with Pierre''s kidnapping, they might pay Amur a visit and cause him trouble.
She knew that it would be hard to choose between her brother and her lover, so she eagerly hoped that
both of them would be fine.
"Then, do you know where Mr. Pierre is right now?" Luca asked tentatively.
"We think he''s in X City," Luke said. The moment he said that, Luca''s body grew stiff.
If she had not been by his side the entire time, he would have suspected that she was involved in
Pierre''s kidnapping because of her reaction.
"Well, if it''s in X City, it won''t be easy for you and Percy''s people to go find him there.." Luca asked with
her eyes closed as she did not want the emotion in her eyes to show although her back was facing him.
He was good at reading people''s minds, so if she kept her eyes open, he might actually be able to tell
that something was off.
"Yeah, they chose to kidnap him to X City because they think that our people won''t go there to
investigate." Luke lifted his head to kiss her on the cheek before saying, "No matter what, Pierre won''t
die this time."
"They kidnapped him for money, not his life." Luca kept her eyes closed.
Luke raised his eyebrows. If those words came from her mouth, he could almost guarantee that the
Ind of Despair just kidnapped Pierre for the money.