Luke originally wanted the stylist to give her a more morous look, but after listening to her opinion,


    he went with her idea.


    She looked pretty even with a simple look.


    Luca felt his eyes on her, and she started breathing faster.


    “Mr. Crawford, the ceremony is about to begin," Luca reminded softly. If they stayed in here any longer,


    people would start to misunderstand.


    Mo knew that she was inside.


    With a guy and a girl were alone in a lounge, it would be hard for other people to not overthink.


    "What did you just call me?" Luke narrowed his eyes to show dissatisfaction. Was she using this


    alienating title on purpose to keep her distance from him?


    "This is a public setting, and the people from Watson Biopharmaceuticals are inside." Luca knew that


    calling him that would upset him, so she had to exin.


    "Uh-huh." Luke was still unhappy.


    What did those people have to do with him?


    She was his beloved wife.


    "Luke..." Seeing his expression, Luca had no choice but topromise and call his name.


    The knit in Luke''s brows loosened up, and he showed a little smile. If someone saw her face right now,


    they would have thought that Luke was bullying her.


    How could he ever bully her?


    He just did not like Luca being all timid and cowardly.


    She was supposed to be the woman next to him. The confidence and aura she worked so hard to build


    up in the past should not be dimmed down by such cowardice.


    "Is there a reason why you called me in here?" Luca asked.


    "I just wanted to see what the stylist had done for you," said Luke. Although he could see it outside,


    there were too many people, and he did not want to be distracted by others when he was focusing on


    her.


    Therefore, he hid in this lounge and asked Mo to bring her in.


    "You could''ve just looked at me outside." Luca did not understand why he did this.


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    “There are too many people outside. I wouldn''t be able to see clearly." Luke held her hand and


    complimented her, "You''re beautiful. You look great."


    "Now that you''ve seen me, I''ll go out, then." Luca blushed at hispliment and withdrew her hand


    before walking out without waiting for his permission.


    She could not go out with Luke at the same time. Otherwise, it would cause amotion.


    Luke could not help but shake his head as he watched Luca push open the door of the lounge and walk


    out. She was shy...


    After all these years, she was still the same girl back in high school who would blush at just a nce


    from him.


    Luca returned to her seat.


    When people saw her, they started surrounding her again. Mo said, "Everyone, please return to your


    seats. The ceremony is about to begin."


    When they heard her, they all stopped and went back to their seats.


    Luca gave Mo a nod as her words saved her a lot of trouble.


    Mo nodded back, and then she heard Dr. Jacksone over to ask, "Is Mr. Crawford noting?"


    "He''sing. He''ll be here in about five minutes," said Mo after ncing at the time.


    "Very well, then. Ms. Stone, please tell the hotel manager to get ready to serve the food," said Dr.


    Jackson. Although this was a celebration dinner, it was also a team-bonding activity.


    Feasting was the most important thing.


    Mo nodded and notified Luke that the ceremony was about to start before going to find the hotel


    manager.


    After Luke received Mo''s message, he closed the page and told Marcos that he had to attend a


    ceremony. Then, he kept his phone away before leaving the lounge.


    His appearance became the focus of everyone present.


    "Good evening, Mr. Crawford."


    "Hello, Mr. Crawford."


    Everywhere he went, there was an endless stream of greetings.


    Luke nodded slightly and walked to Luca''s table. Then, he asked her, "Dr. Craw, is anyone sitting


    here?"


    Luca noticed that the seat next to her was indeed vacant, and it would not be nice of her to lie with so


    many people watching, so she bit the bullet and said, "No one is sitting here."


    "I''ll sit here, then," said Luke whilepletely ignoring the table full of executives.


    After sitting down, he looked at all the stunned research professors and said, "Professors, you''ve


    worked hard. I hope that you''ll continue doing your best in the new year and achieve greater things for


    Watson Biopharmaceuticals."


    "Mr. Crawford is right. We''ll work even harder." Dr. Linwood was not expecting Luke to sit at their table.


    He nced at Luca and wondered if there was actually something going on between the two of them.


    Why did he feel that both of them had a lot of history between them?


    Dr. Linwood was taken aback when he met Luke''s gaze, which seemed like a warning...


    He quickly averted his gaze. Even though he was curious, he dared not to look anymore.


    After seeing that everyone was there, Mo asked the hotel manager to start serving the dishes.


    Instantly, all kinds of exquisite dishes were served by the hotel staff.


    The banquet hall became much livelier all of a sudden.


    Luca ate silently while watching Luke closely from the corner of her eye as she was worried that he


    might do something to cause amotion at the table.


    Luke noticed that she was looking at him and knew what she was worried about. Although he was not


    happy with the current situation, he still had to endure it. After taking a bite of the food, he said, “The


    food here is delicious. Dr. Jackson, did you choose this hotel?"


    After asking Luca for her opinion and knowing that she did not have anything in mind, he had Mo and


    Dr. Jackson decide on the ce and menu.


    "Yes, Mr. Crawford. My wife likes the food in this hotel the most, and wee here every month. That''s


    why I chose this ce." Dr. Jackson was secretly happy to hear his approval.


    The position of head of department had been vacant ever since Dr. Cole got fired. Dr. Albus was most


    likely to be promoted to the position, but things happened before he even got appointed.


    Now that Luke approved of him, there seemed to be hope for him to be head of department.


    "Very good." Luke did not say anything else.


    After almost all the dishes were served, Mo walked over to remind Dr. Jackson, "Dr. Jackson, the hotel


    manager said that almost all the dishes are served. Do you think that the award ceremony can start


    now?"


    "Yes, let the people in public rtions get ready." Dr. Jackson got a tissue to wipe his mouth and said to


    Luke with a smile, "Mr. Crawford, I have some work to do. It''s time to give awards to Dr. Craw and her


    team."


    Luca was shocked to hear that an award ceremony was part of the schedule.


    Did that mean that she had to go on stage?


    Luca had no clue.


    After seeing how shocked Luca was, Luke chuckled.


    After hearing the sound ofughter, Luca frowned at him.


    "Dr. Craw, I had you dress up because you had to go on stage to give a speech." Seeing her face, Luke


    knew that she must not care too much about this event.