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"Luca, I'm here." Vivian's voice came from behind the door.
"Can I come 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 to come 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"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
related 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 these last 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't come 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 the company. Maybe they have something to discuss, which explains why
they've been spending the last few days together. It hasn't affected anyone, so don't stress about it." Luca touched
her head to comfort her.
"Luca, you won't lie to me, right?" Vivian knew Luca was trying to comfort 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.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmVivian 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."
"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 glad 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 regularly to promote their health and development.
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