Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1741

Jean asked with concern seeing that she refused to share her troubles, "What's the matter?"

Luca shook her head, smiled slightly, and just said, "It's nothing."

Jean noticed that she had frowning eyes, and it was as though they contained endless sadness. Unfortunately, she refused to talk and instead looked at him without saying anything else.

Two glasses of cocktails arrived at the table. Luca took a sip and said, "This bartender is great at what he does. The cocktail is delicious."

"If you like it, drink more. When you can't express the sadness in your heart, you can be more free and easy after a few drinks," Jean said as he ordered Luca an extra drink without asking her.

Luca did not stop him.

Before she set off, she took a drug that would help keep her sober regardless of how much she drank. Seeing that he had ordered another drink for her, she raised her head and chugged the drink in her hand.

Jean blinked, not expecting Luca to be so bold when it came to drinking.

"Luca, it's easy to get drunk if you drink like this." He pretended to advise her but was secretly hoping that Luca would get drunk.

Luca put her elbows on the table to support her chin, blinked, and said, "I'm not very good at drinking, so it's easy for me to get drunk. However, if I don't get drunk, I can't help but think about my problems."

"What’s troubling you?" Jean asked.

"It’s… No, you can't help me even if I tell you about it." Luca stopped just as she was about to speak.

Jean was ill at ease. He saw the waiter bring the cocktail over and pushed the glass in front of her. "Maybe you can tell me. I studied abroad and have quite a broad range of knowledge."

Luca looked at him, shook her head, and said, "I'm worried about Nina. Aren’t you and her not on the best of terms? Forget about it. You can't help me."

Jean was wary when Nina was mentioned, but he still wanted to chat with Luca. Hence, he asked, "Did you get into a fight with Nina?"

"No." Luca shook her head, raised her glass once again, and finished the second drink.

Rain, who was sitting in the corner, saw that and quickly reported to Luke, "Boss, Dr. Craw has already had her third glass of cocktail. The drinks here are quite strong."

After Luke heard what Rain said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to keep a close eye on her. If Jean dares to cross the line, we’ll forget about the plan."

"Understood," Rain replied.

Jean asked, "So… What happened?"

"I don't think that life has been easy for you or Nina, so how did the two of you end up in this situation?" Luca deliberately avoided his question and asked him another question instead.

Jean took a sip of his cocktail when his relationship with Nina was mentioned. "Will you believe me if I say that it's not my fault?"

Luca said, "It's not a question of whether I believe you or not. I just met Nina but it feels like we've known each other for a long time, so I believe in what she says. However, after spending some time with you, you're not too bad either. At least, you took me away from that messed-up bar and didn't take advantage of me. That’s why I thought I should put away any misunderstanding I had of you before and get to know you once more. However, your relationship with Nina..."

"I'm her brother. I would never harm her even though she has always ignored my kind will and always stands on the other side when something happens. As it went on, the crack in our relationship grew," Jean complained.