Luke pouted as he could not wait to tell the world that his beloved Bianca had returned.
However, he could only comply with her orders as of right now to keep a low profile and not expose her identity, which made him
feel helpless.
He liked to be in control of everything, and he felt a sense of accomplishment knowing that everything was going according to his
plan.
This situation with Luca gave him a sense of frustration.
Luke tried his best to grasp more about Luca's situation, but he still felt powerless in the end.
“Mr. Crawford?" When Luca noticed his grim expression, she thought that her previous statement had upset him.
The mall belonged to him, so having someone follow them around while carrying their bags was normal. However, they had no
choice but to carry their own bags because of her request to keep a low profile. Hence, they lost preferential treatment.
"Okay, we can make a few trips so you don't need to carry so much." Luke came to his senses and made this decision.
He could only carry so much with both his hands, so he had to make a few trips as he could not bear seeing Luca carrying
things.
"Oh, alright." Luca was a little surprised as she nodded.
After placing the groceries into the car, Luca brought Luke to the gift shop to help choose gifts for Old Master Crawford, the
Norman family, and the Rayne family,
They were not just any relatives, so she carefully picked out their gifts as they could not be casual about it.
Luke silently watched her compare different supplements as he believed that her choice was the best.
She understood the condition of Old Master Crawford, the Normans, Old Master Rayne, and even Wanda's health. Thus, she
would pick the ones that suited them the best to nourish their body.
Luca selected several products and looked at Luke. "I think these would be suitable."
"Then buy them all." Luke handed the bank card to the staff member.
The staff member's eyes lit up. "Sir, do you want all of these?"
"Yes." Luke nodded.
Luca's original intention was to pick options and let Luke choose from them. She did not expect him to buy everything. “Mr.
Crawford, it's too many..." “We can't visit them often because we're usually busy with work, and we only go during New Year's to
send them some supplements, so these aren't much," said Luke. Her family was family to him as well, so it was not much in his
eyes. "I'll take them all."
"Okay, you're gifting them, right?" The staff member confirmed with them as they would include better packaging if they were
giving them away.
"Yes." Luke nodded.
"Alright, sir, Madam. It may take some time for us to finish packing, so perhaps you can take a seat in the resting area?" the staff
member said smilingly as she swiped Luke's card and handed it back respectfully.
Luke took it back and walked over to the resting area to take a seat while holding Luca's hand.
They waited for the staff members to finish packing their items.
The two staff members worked efficiently as they were done wrapping the gifts after five minutes. "Sir, Madam, your gifts are
ready. Here's a shopping voucher for you. You can drop by anytime in the future. Have a nice day."
Luke took the initiative to carry all the bags.
When Luca was ready to carry them, she saw that he had already taken everything. "You sit here first. I'll go put these in the car."
"There are so many. Let me help you." She stood up.
"No need." Luke refused, not wanting to burden her hands.
The staff noticed and instantly said, "Sir, our staff can help you carry them, but you'll need to lead the way."
"Alright." Luke put down the bags.
The staff member summoned a strong male colleague and said, "Help this gentleman bring these to his car."
"Alright, Ms. Nala." The male staff member lifted all the bags.
Luke looked at Luca. "Wait for me here. I'll be back in a bit."
"Okay." Luca realized that Luke did not want her to get tired from running around, so she agreed to sit there.
Luke left with the male staff member.
Afterward, the remaining staff member said with a smile, "Madam, I'll go serve the other customers now."
"Alright, don't mind me," said Luca as she took out her phone and scrolled.
A moment later, new customers entered the store.
Luca did not pay much attention to them as she was on her phone, but she froze the moment she heard their voice.
Mavis looked at the dazzling array of goods and frowned as she asked her good friend, Molly, "Why do you always come here to
buy things before New Year's? You've been giving gifts for years, yet you still haven't impressed them. I think you should just
save your money and live your own life. He doesn't care
about his relationship with his family anyway."
Molly stopped selecting supplements and looked at her. “Marriage isn't a simple family matter. It's complicated. You're single, so
you won't understand."
"How complicated could it be? He doesn't care about his family and has already married you. You can just take care of your own
family." Mavis did not think that it was that complicated. What could they not solve with money?
She thought that Molly was too soft. She gave up her career for her small family, which was why she was looked down on by her
husband's family.
"I want him to get along better with his family. We want children in the future, and we'd need his family's help. By the way, how
has your love life been lately? I heard that some rich guy is pursuing you. Did you give him a chance?" Molly asked with a smile.
"What rich guy? He just works in a bank. Forget it, we're not compatible." The smile on Mavis' face disappeared at the mention of
that person.
The person pursuing her was a vice president. His family must be influential and have connections for him to be able to achieve
that position at such a young age.
The way he pursued her was also very brazen. It was in line with what all women would consider romantic, but she just did not
like him...
Besides, all these qualities were not outstanding enough in her eyes.
"Even a vice president isn't good enough for you? He's young and successful," said Molly as she did not understand why Mavis
was so picky.
She knew that man as well. He was a handsome man who came from a good family and had a good job. He was good enough
to be paired up with a strong woman like Mavis.
"How did you even find out about this?" Mavis did not expect that man to be so high profile.
She wondered if everyone who knew her was already aware of this man's existence.
Going to such lengths to make her say yes was foolish.
"Does he not know your preferences?" Molly asked.
"That's what I'm saying. Were you the one who told him?" Mavis had previously wondered how he knew her preferences so well.
"He approached me to ask, but I didn't say much. Perhaps he asked your other friends too." Molly picked two packets of vitamins
and continued to browse other nutritional products.