Serena looked at Manuel suspiciously, without speaking.


    She was curious why Manuel knew about Luca’s passion for Anna.


    Soon, Manuel told her the truth.


    -It was Dad who told me.


    Manuel had betrayed his father again.


    -Daddy?


    -Yes, so… is it true?


    Serena did not expect Cristian to say this while murmuring to his son.


    -No. Don’t take him seriously. And you’d better not talk about it with Matteo, Anna or Luca so as not to embarrass them, okay?


    -I know, Mom,” Manuel nodded.


    But he pretended.


    The two returned to their room with different intentions.


    ***


    Anna’s fever had gone down, she was just a little dizzy and thought it was from the hangover.


    So she had started cooking.


    She was washing the rice when Luke came in, his hands were like snow in fresh water.


    -What are you doing? You haven’t recovered yet,” Luca said with a frown.


    Anna looked up, startled.


    -Luca?


    -What are you doing here? What are you talking about? I’m not sick,” Anna was puzzled.


    -Or are you cursing me? Well, thank you for inviting me to dinner yesterday, but please don’t talk nonsense,” Anna was getting angry.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Thinking she still had a fever, Luca walked over to her and put his palm on her forehead.


    Almost instinctively.


    Anna could not even react, thinking that Luca was about to touch her.


    Yet somehow she had frozen in ce without dodging.


    Anna looked up for a few seconds, -What are you doing?


    Luca did not move his hand away to feel her temperature.


    He hade back from outside and had not eaten breakfast, so his hands were cold, and Anna, feeling a little cold, took a step back and said, -Are you doing this to warm your hands?


    Before she could say anything else, Luke grabbed her shoulders with his hands and leaned down to press his forehead against hers.


    Anna froze, the bowl of rice in her hands.


    The two were so close that Anna could even make out the hairs on Luca’s face.


    She had thought Luca liked her, but Luca had denied it. However, it wasn’t him that Anna liked, so she didn’t care.


    But why had she suddenly approached him?


    Shy and nervous, Anna’s lips quivered and she said, “What do you want?


    Luca made sure the temperature of Anna’s forehead was simr to his own before calming down.


    And then he realized it was not appropriate when he found her staring at him with wide eyes.


    Anna’s question made Luca’s ears blush and he immediately flinched.


    -I’m sorry, forgive me.


    -So what?


    -I thought you still had a fever.


    -I do? And you have to be so close to me?


    Anna rxed a little, too embarrassed to think about it anymore.


    -I’m sorry,‖ Luca turned red. -I was just worried that you still had a fever, but you chickened out, I didn’t want to bother you.


    -Bah, you could have asked me.


    Seeing Luca’s unbearable embarrassment, Anna smiled and approached him.


    -It’s the first time I’ve seen such a shy boy, what were you thinking?


    Luca could barely speak.


    -Well, I understand!


    Luca was anxious to exin himself, for fear that Anna would think badly of him.


    Some time passed before Luca said, -I am not a frivolous man.


    Anna shrugged her shoulders indifferently, “I understand.


    Luca suddenly remembered how Anna had cried yesterday over another man and felt particrly frustrated.


    Was it toote?