"Uh..." Luca frowned.
"I received a package sent from A City yesterday. It contained a gift from him and a simple message. He said that
he was leaving A City and would never come back. He asked me to take care." Tina told Luca word for word what
Amur wrote to her.
It was brief and did not carry a hint of emotion. She read it twice and remembered every single word in her heart.
Luca took a sip of the fruit tea and stared straight at Tina.
Even though she tried her best to conceal it, she could still see the sadness in Tina's eyes.
Tina had caught feelings for him.
Luca sighed, shook her head, and said, "Mm, if there's no special situation, he'll unlikely return ever again."
"Why... is he leaving so suddenly?" Tina's brows furrowed. It all happened so suddenly. Most importantly, Amur left
when she was still processing how she felt.
She had been debating with herself on whether she should profess her feelings to him.
Nevertheless, in a blink of an eye, Amur left without even giving her a chance to say goodbye in person.
Tina thought to herself that she should not have hesitated in the first place if she knew that he was leaving. Even if
she was rejected, she would have had the chance to tell him about her feelings.
"Something bad happened over in Russia, so he needs to go back..." Luca said as she thought of what excuse to
make up.
"Can he come back after he deals with the situation?" Tina asked. 'Hasn't that been the case?'
"It's different this time. He went back to take care of his father's affairs. If nothing extraordinary happens, he'll
settle down in Russia and won't come back to A City ever again," Luca lied to her. She was suddenly glad that her
voice was hoarse.
Otherwise, it would sound unnatural when she lied and Tina would be able to tell.
"Is that so..." Tina pursed her lips and looked sad.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt seemed that she had no chance to confess to him.
Tina was a rational woman. When she was in college, she decided to break up with her boyfriend whom she dated
for four years because they were going on different paths after college. She had never met someone she was
romantically interested in since then.
The reason for the breakup was simple. Her ex-boyfriend, who grew up out of town, wanted to go back to his
hometown after college.
She did not want to endure the pain of a long-distance relationship, and she also had her parents take care of. As
such, even though she was deeply in love, she decided to break things off.
In the following years, she missed him and had not developed a new romantic relationship.
It took some time to find someone who made her heart skip a beat, but it was unfortunate that things did not work
out for her.
She did not have the courage like others to follow someone to a foreign country for love.
She did not believe that she could make a long-distance relationship between states work, let alone a long-distance
relationship that involved two countries.
Moreover, even though Amur had said goodbye to her in this way, there was no reluctance or emotion in his
farewell.
As such, even if she liked him, she did not have the courage to follow Amur to a foreign country.
Luca did not know how to comfort Tina either.
'Should I ask her to wait? That doesn't seem possible either.'
Although she planned to rescue Eler and Amur, she was unsure when it would be realized. Even if it was realized, it
was unknown whether they would be able to escape safely.
She could not bring herself to give Tina hope and have her spend her youth waiting for a highly variable possibility.
"I'm sorry, Tina." Luca did not know what else to say.
Tina shook her head and smiled. "Dr. Craw, what are you apologizing for? It's nothing to do with you. It's just a
fruitless crush. Things might not always happen your way, and it's not anyone's fault that we're not fated for each
other."
"If only one can let go just like that," Luca murmured.
"It'll take some time, but I'll be able to let go eventually. Dr. Craw, since I'm here, can you give me some more
sleeping pills? Although I have no man, life still has to go on. I want to start by getting a good rest." Tina sniffed.
She knew that she would not be able to forget about Amur for some time. Nevertheless, she did not want to be so
depressed because of Amur.
"Okay, give me a minute. I'll go up and get them for you." Luca stood up and walked upstairs.
Tina sat quietly on the sofa.
At least she found out why Amur left and that he would never return to A City.
It was worth the trip.
She could tell herself to give up on hoping for more.
Tina's hands clenched into fists as she comforted herself. Nevertheless, she was still upset.
Luca took a bottle of medicine, went downstairs to the sofa, and handed it to Tina. "Although there's no
dependence or side effects, you shouldn't take too much of this. Take it when you can't sleep. Let me know if you
need more." "Thank you, Dr. Craw." Tina took it and thanked Luca.
The medicine that she got from Luca was the only thing that could help her sleep. Otherwise, she would lie in bed
all night and spend the entire time thinking about Amur. Her insomnia would lead to her being in bad condition.
Subsequently, she would be unable to perform at full capacity.
She could not afford to lose her job.
"Why are you being so polite? By the way, it's almost time for lunch. Do you want to have a meal together?" Luca
invited her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"No, I don't want to be a third wheel." Tina smiled at her. She did not focus the conversation on Amur anymore.
"What are you talking about? Mr. Crawford won't be back today. He'll be in the office working overtime. Don't you
know?" Luca blushed slightly when she mentioned Luke.
Her face looked like white snow dyed with peach blossoms in spring. This was what love should look like.
Tina looked at her with admiration and shook her head. "I didn't know. It's been really busy recently. We have a lot
of staff in the secretaries' office so we can take turns to rest. Yesterday, I worked overtime. Today, it's Cheryl and
another secretary who are working overtime in the office. As such, I don't know where the boss is."
"He said that he won't be home for lunch as he has to work overtime. Why don't you stay? It's almost lunchtime
anyway." Luca asked her to stay.
She was not being polite. Luca just thought that if she did not ask Tina to have a meal later, in her current
condition, Tina might just skip the meal and sit in a daze after she returned home.
It was because of her that Tina met Amur. She felt like she had to do something considering how the situation
turned out.
She would not be able to get over it if she did not at least try.
"Uh..."
"I'll take that as a yes. I'll go tell Aunt Neile." Luca stood up, walked to the kitchen, and asked Aunt Neile to prepare
extra food.
Luca came out only after Aunt Neile agreed to her request.
Tina looked at her with a helpless expression.
"Since you're already here, don't be embarrassed. If I hadn't caught a cold, I would have cooked for you myself. I
remember that you enjoy my cooking," Luca said.
"Mm, your cooking is delicious." Tina nodded and admitted. She suddenly remembered that Amur had told her that
Luca's cooking was delicious.
He liked her cooking so much but he had the heart to go back to Russia...
‘Doesn't that mean he won't be able to eat her food anymore?'