Chapter 491 Luke’s Invitation


    "Should we send someone to investigate them?" Luke suggested.


    Sydney nodded, "Yes, of course. I must find out about them; otherwise, I cannot be relieved."


    After all, now Madeline and her mother were in the dark, while Sydney was in the light.


    If Luke hadn''t run into Madeline, Sydney wouldn’t know now that Madeline was back in Port City.


    Sydney would not be able to cope with it in time if Madeline secretly did something malicious to her.


    Since Sydney now learned that Madeline and her mother were back in town, surely she had to find


    out where they were, so even if they tried to do something to her, she could get prepared in


    advance.


    "Who should we send to investigate them? Should we get a detective or..."


    "Get a detective." Sydney said after a few seconds'' thought, "Madeline showed up around my


    company. She''s probably here to learn about mypany''s surroundings. If we send our own


    people to investigate her, she might recognize our people, so we''d better get a detective."


    "You''re right. I''ll make the arrangements. Later, on my way back home, I''m going to pass a detective


    agency, which has a pretty good reputation. I''ll go there and hire a detective." Luke said. He poured


    himself a ss of water.


    Sydney nodded, "Thank you. By the way, what brings you here all of a sudden?"


    Luke pulled over a chair and sat down." Sean called me and said you didn''t look very well. She was


    worried about you, so she asked me toe over and see what was wrong with you. "


    Sydney had a wry smile at Luke’s words." I''m just not in a good mood. Why did she think something


    was wrong with me?"


    "She''s concerned about you." Luke said.


    Sydney nodded, "I know, and I am grateful for that."


    "Darling, are you okay?" Luke looked at Sydney with concern and asked. Although Sydney said she


    was just not in a good mood, Luke was worried about her.


    Sydney nodded her head slightly, "I''m fine, really."


    "Then why are you in a bad mood?” Luke asked.


    Sydney rubbed her temples and replied nonchntly, "It''s nothing serious. I just feel like I got


    screwed up, so I’m not happy."


    "Who upset you?" Luke asked curiously.


    Julien''s cold, handsome face appeared in Sydney''s mind, and her eyes instantly drifted off.


    Luke saw that Sydney got in a trance. He reached out and waved his hand in front of her eyes,


    "Darling, what are you thinking?"


    Sydney immediately snapped back to her senses. She hastily lowered her eyelids to hide the look


    inside. She forced a smile," Nothing."


    This was so strange! Why was she suddenly thinking about Julien?


    Sydney shook her head slightly to get Julien out of her mind. Then she picked up the ss of water


    on the table and took a sip. She regained herposure.


    However, her odd expression and behavior were all caught in Luke''s eyes.


    Luke''s eyes narrowed. An unreadable glimmer shed across his eyes. Then he pretended that


    nothing had happened and smiled, "Darling, can you do me a favor?"


    "What can I do for you?" Sydney put down her ss of water and looked at Luke with a confused


    look in her eyes.


    Luke grinned and leaned closer to her, "Go to a party with me as my plus one."


    "What?" Sydney couldn''t help but spit out the water in her mouth, and it sshed right onto Luke''s


    face.


    Luke scrunched up his eyes and nose. He could feel the water on his face and it was dripping down


    his chin.


    Sydney felt so sorry. She stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and then hurriedly grabbed some


    tissues and wiped Luke''s face.


    After wiping Luke''s face, Sydney apologized, "I''m so sorry. I didn''t mean to."


    "Darling..." Luke looked up at her helplessly, a hint of deliberate misery in his eyes.


    Sydney smiled awkwardly, "I''m sorry, Luke. I really didn''t mean it."


    Luke wiped his face and then touched his hair.


    His hair was slicked back with hairspray, which made him look dashing like a handsome movie star.


    Then, after Sydney sprayed the water on his head and wiped his hair with the tissues, his hair was


    in a mess.


    He didn’t look dashing anymore.


    But watching Sydney''s flushed face in embarrassment, Lukeughed helplessly.


    Sydney was so cute. What could he do with her? He had no choice but to forgive her.


    "It''s okay. It''s just some water. I’ll go wash my faceter." Luke waved his hand and said generously.


    Sydney got up, took a clean towel out of the locker, and handed it to Luke. "Did you just say you


    wanted me to be your plus one?"


    "Yes." Luke took the towel and replied as he was wiping his face, "A couple of big shots from abroad


    areing to town tomorrow. One of them is a bit of an old friend of my dad''s, so he sent my dad


    an invitation. But my dad wasn’t going to go. He told me to go to the party so that I could make


    connections with the people there. I agreed. But they will all bring a plus one, so I need to bring a


    plus one too. You know you’re the only female friend I have..."


    "No." Before Luke could finish his words, Sydney rejected him outright.


    "Great! You... What?" Luke looked at her with wide eyes and was surprised," Darling, what did you


    say? You can’t be my plus one?"


    Luke had just thought Sydney would agree. He was about to get excited. Suddenly he realized


    Sydney said no.


    Suddenly, Luke''s joy was extinguished.


    Sydney shook her head with a serious expression on her face, "No, I can''t be your plus one."


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    "Why?" Luke took her by the arm.


    Sydney pulled her arm back and said," Because I had promised Julien I would go to the party with


    him earlier, even though Julien didn''t need me to go with him anymore, I can''t go to the party with


    you. If I go, even if I go with you, it will be so awkward. Do you understand?"


    "What? You agreed to be Julien''s plus one?" Luke’s voice rose.


    Sydney nodded, "Yes."


    "When did you agree with that? Why didn''t you tell me?" Luke grabbed her shoulders with both


    hands and shook her.


    Sydney was a little dizzy from his shaking. She hurriedly wrenched his hands away, "There''s


    nothing to tell you about. Anyway, I can’t go to the party with you. Find someone else."


    "Darling, I can''t find anyone else! You have to help me." Luke insisted that Sydney be his plus one.


    But Sydney was adamant. "I''m sorry, Luke. If it was any other party, I would go with you. But I really


    can''t go to that party. I promised Julien I would never show up in front of him again. If I go to the


    party tomorrow, I will breach my words. What would he think of me? "


    "Uh..." Luke''s mouth dropped open, and he couldn''t say anything.


    Sydney patted him on the shoulder and said, "So you have to find another woman."


    Luke sighed, "Well, since you said that, what else can I say?"


    Sydney ttened her lips and didn''t say anything else.


    Just then, Luke''s phone rang.


    He took his phone out and nced at it. It was his assistant. He answered it immediately, "What is


    it?"


    "Mr. Chase, your father is here at the office. He wants to see you." The assistant said.


    Luke frowned, "My father went to thepany? What''s he doing there?"


    "I don''t know. He didn''t say. Pleasee back soon." The assistant said.


    Luke rubbed his temples. "Okay. I’ll be right back."


    Luke put the phone down and looked at Sydney, "Darling, my dad went to the office.


    He probably has something to say to me.


    I''m going back to my office."


    "OK. Be safe on the road." Sydney responded. Then she got up and walked him out of the office.


    Until Luke got into the elevator, she turned around and went back to her office.