Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1983

‘It’s human nature to have a change of heart…’

Vivian could not blame Luke for what he did. Everyone had the right to pursue what they wanted.

Take Gordan, for example. If it were not for Ray keeping a close eye on him, he would have gotten together with other women long ago.

What was more, he got involved with her because he found her refreshing as he had never been with an ugly woman prior.

Gordan had the choice to go for a better woman as well...

Vivian lowered her gaze. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. ‘Maybe I shouldn’t be so selfish—’

"This soup tastes wonderful." Jason's praise interrupted her thought. Vivian raised her gaze, smiled, and responded, "Glad that you like it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gordan and Ray had ended their fight. Both of them returned to the dining room.

Luca heard the footsteps and looked up at the two of them. Both were injured.

Gordan seemed worse off.

Luca thought that Gordan was great at fighting, but it seemed that Ray was better.

It was no wonder that Ray was able to control Gordan...

Vivian glanced at Gordan, then at Ray. She was frowning.

"Why are you hurt so badly?" Vivian said to Gordan.

"Ask your brother." Gordan had a stern expression. He wanted to fight and vent but did not expect that Ray would go all out. Ray saw him as a sandbag, a sandbag that could dodge and attack.

"You asked for a fight." Ray’s expression appeared indifferent as he unrolled his sleeves.

Gordan was fuming that Ray was just sitting there, looking aloof. He wanted to yell at him, but he accidentally tugged at his wound. He took a deep breath and exclaimed, "F*ck!"

Vivian got anxious and put her hand on his arm. "Gordan, does it hurt? I’ll treat the wound for you, alright?"

Her gentle concern did not make Gordan feel any better. He shook her hand off and said, "No need."

Ray had a grim expression when he saw Gordan being so rude to Vivian.

Luke looked at the three of them. He knew that if he did not step in, it was likely that they would get into another fight.

"Cough, cough." He coughed twice to remind them that he was still there.

Gordan was about to explode when he heard Luke's coughs. He held himself back. Even though he was angry, he could still manage his emotions.

Vivian glanced at Luke gratefully. If it were not for him, the two would probably fight once more.

Ray had been in a bad mood lately, so he was probably venting his anger on Gordan.

She said to the maid next to her, "It's time for dessert."

"Yes, Miss." The maid turned around and walked into the kitchen. After a while, several of the maids brought out some desserts.

Gordan finally realized that Luke was still around and that even if he was pissed at Ray, he should not provoke him in front of so many people. He calmed down.

After dinner, Luke looked at Ray and asked, "Are you free to have a chat?"

Ray squinted his eyes, thinking that Luke wanted to speak on behalf of Gordan. He was a little reluctant, but considering that Luke was a guest, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk in the study."

"Okay." Luke glanced at Luca and said, "Have some tea and wait here."

"Okay, Mr. Crawford," Luca nodded.

"I’ll have coffee, thank you," Jason said. Although Vivian was ugly, he found her soft and kind voice quite pleasant.

"I'll have some tea," Luca said. Although Vivian did not say anything, she noticed that the tea was specially prepared for them by her. If she drank coffee like Jason, Vivian’s kind efforts would be wasted.

She used to be acquainted with Vivian. However, since she was socializing with her with a new identity, she had to treat Vivian like a stranger.

Fortunately, with the experience of dealing with Luke, she knew how to handle Vivian.

"Okay." Vivian poured them their coffee and tea to show her respect for them.

Luca took a sip, her mind drifting to Luke unconsciously. ‘What does he want to talk to Ray about?’

Ray was a well-known gangster in the area. She wondered if Luke wanted to work with him on a project.

Vivian thought of a few topics to talk to Luca about.

Luca responded to Vivian but could not stop thinking of Luke.

In the study.

Luke took a sip of the coffee the maid brought over and looked at Ray with a blank expression.

Ray was a little surprised. ‘Doesn’t he want to talk to me? Why is he just staring at me?’

"Is there something on my face?"

"No." Luke shook his head and asked, "What’s troubling you?"

When he heard that, Ray sat on the executive chair, deflated. He said, "Don't you have something to talk to me about? Why is the focus on me now?"

"That's all I want to talk about." Luke put the coffee to the side of the table and said, "You look troubled."