"Sure thing! My office is a bit messy in preparation for the move. I hope you don't mind it," Luca said. She was moving back to
Watson Biopharmaceuticals, so her office in T Corporation was a mess. There were many documents randomly stacked on the
coffee table and desk.
"I don't mind as long as you let me stay until Gale and Rain come. I won't disturb you for too long." Vivian was worried that she
would affect Luca’s work by staying in her office.
"You have nothing to worry about. I’ll just be sorting some documents today, so your presence won’t affect me," Luca smiled and
explained to her.
"In this case, you won't be working in the same building as Mr. Crawford moving forward?" Vivian asked.
"I’m not a staff member of T Corporation to begin with. The experimental team moved here because something happened at
Watson Biopharmaceuticals. Now that things have been sorted out and our research project is ready to go to the market, we’ll
have to run here and there if we stay here. It’s more convenient to move back,” Luca explained to her.
"Luca, you’re so capable. I want to be like you! You’re not mediocre, and neither do you revolve your life around a person. You
only work hard to fight for your future," Vivian said with adoration in her voice. After spending some time together, she realized
that Luca was an amazing woman.
Few women could live their lives like Luca.
That included her, who wasted years on a man.
She would not be where she was if she had not been so obsessed with Gordan.
She had been self-aware since she was a child. Vivian knew that she was not good-looking and as such, not liked by excellent
men.
Whenever a good man showed any interest in her, she would think that it was because the other party wanted to benefit from her
family. As such, she had always lived a ‘safe’ life.
It was until she met Gordan that her self-aware heart suddenly awoke.
No matter how many times he refused her, she just wanted to be with him. She even begged Ray to help her.
She thought that they would be able to live a life of peace and happiness if she could lock Gordan in with marriage. However,
she eventually learned that the happiness she sought and her wishful thinking meant nothing to him.
Vivian had already wasted a couple of years when she finally woke up from that dream.
"It's not too late to start now." Luca looked at her sad expression and instantly understood what she was thinking about.
Vivian was taken back and looked at Luca as she uttered, "Luca..."
"It's never too late. You start school in a few days. How about I take a day off work to send you to school?" Luca said. After
Vivian and Gordan talked it out, their marriage would be over.
Ray was still in Russia, and going to a new school for the first time was important for Vivian. As such, Luca wanted to send her
off to school since her family was not around.
Vivian showed a smile and pointed to the driveway. "Yes, but can I ask for a more low-key car? This car is too high-profile for
school."
Luca nodded. The car that Luke assigned her was high-profile. She thought about it for a while before she said, "Mr. Crawford
happens to have a relatively low-key Volkswagen. Warren, please drive that car on that day."
She opted for Warren to send them there because these were extraordinary times, and they could not afford to be sloppy.
She was unsure of when Matysh's men would make a move.
Luca felt a little downcast. Trouble had been coming for her one after another. She had not enjoyed much peace recently.
"Okay, Ms. Craw," Warren responded. He would switch cars as per their request.
Luke had already instructed him to do so. He did not need to ask for Luke's permission to do that.
Warren drove to the underground parking lot of T Corporation, turned off the engine, and said to them, "Ms. Craw, Miss Vivian,
we've arrived at T Corporation."
"Okay, I won't take the stuff in the trunk as it's going to Watson Biopharmaceuticals. Please help me keep it safe." Luca told
Warren.
"Okay, Ms. Craw," Warren responded.
Luca looked at Vivian and said, "Let's go upstairs?"
Vivian took a deep breath, nodded, and followed Luca out of the car.
The two got on the elevator together. The elevator stopped when it reached the first floor, and the doors opened slowly.
Vivian was inexplicably nervous. Her breathing became hurried as she stared at the elevator doors. She was afraid of running
into Gordan in such a small place as the elevator!
The doors opened slowly and two people walked in. Vivian was relieved when she did not see Gordan.
She could not face Gordan calmly. She wanted to meet him in a rush only because she did not want him to continue to disturb
others with his unrelenting attitude.
She did not want to see him, but many reasons forced her to.
"Dr. Craw, is she a new employee?" Cheryl asked curiously when she saw a woman standing beside Luca in the elevator on the
first floor.
She was curious because she thought that Vivian did not look like she belonged here. Besides, she was in close contact with the
Human Resources Department and she has never heard of T Corporation hiring new employees.
"No," Luca said in a calm tone. Among those in the secretaries' office, she was only close to Tina and felt indifferent about the
others.
"Then, this is..." Cheryl could not help but be curious. She pretended to be friendly and reminded Luca, "Dr. Craw, you need to
register at the front desk if you want to bring a friend to the office."
She knew about Luca and Luke's relationship, so she deliberately mentioned it.
Although she was not romantically interested in Luke, Cheryl was still upset with Luca because of jealousy.
Over the years, she had seen many women who wanted to replace Bianca, but no one had ever succeeded. Luca took no time
to capture the heart of her boss.
Cheryl could not help but despise Luca.
"Is that so? Are all of Mr. Crawford's friends registered?" Luca looked at Cheryl.
In T Corporation, although she did not interact with other departments, she still knew about the gossip that went around.
That included the ones about Cheryl.
"Is she the boss' friend?" Cheryl looked at Vivian in surprise and wondered if Luca was making a fool of her.
‘How could our boss have such a... um, weird-looking female friend?'
"Do they need to be registered, Ms. Lindsey?" Luca asked again.
"If it's a friend of the boss, of course not. However, I don't seem to have heard the boss say that he would have friends coming
over today..." Cheryl said. She quickly made it clear that she was unsure.
"It's too troublesome to go downstairs now. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Crawford directly. If Mr. Crawford says
there's no such thing, I'll take his guest down to register," Luca said. She did not want any special treatment, but if they went
downstairs at this hour, many people would crowd into the elevator later. It was official working hours in 10 minutes.