Chapter 48 Regret
The police officers smiled and went out to share the good news with their colleagues.
Chief Taylor chatted with Luke for a few words.
Mainly, he praised Luke in various ways and comforted Anne.
Not long after, Supervisor Harris also arrived.
After shaking hands with Chief Taylor, he also sat down.
"I heard you shot the suspect dead?"
Luke shrugged and said:
"It's a pity. In that situation I had to shoot, otherwise he would have detonated the bomb."
Harris asked for more details, and after Luke answered them one by one, Harris said to Luke:
"I've got your car here, take your girl back, Chief Taylor and I will take care of the rest."
Luke took the car keys handed to him by Harris with a smile, said hello to Director Taylor, and left with Annie.
Maybe Anne was still a little frightened, so she sat in the car holding her coffee without saying a word.
Back at the ocean view villa in Malibu, Anne went straight into the jacuzzi in the bathroom.
Luke was a little worried when he saw that she hadn't said anything.
But at this moment he understood that Anne needed to adjust herself in order to recover, and all he could do was stay with her.
So Luke went downstairs to make some food, got some wine and went back upstairs.
Anne still didn't come out of that mood, so Luke had to bring dinner and red wine and eat with Anne while she took a bath.
I don’t know if Anne had really recovered or it was the effect of the alcohol, but Anne took the initiative to kiss Luke.
This night, Annie was crazy and unlocked all the postures and attack positions with Luke...
The next day, Annie wanted to go to work, but Luke was worried that she had not adjusted well, so he called old man Aoki himself to ask for leave for Annie.
In this way, for three days, Luke accompanied Anne to visit every attraction in Los Angeles, just like a real couple.
They were wearing cheap couple outfits, and Luke drove a Dodge pickup truck that looked ordinary, but it was still bulletproof...
We went to many restaurants and on the last night we went to the Chinese restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley.
The boss greeted them both warmly, and he was very good at dealing with people. He even remembered Annie's taste.
There were still eight dishes and one soup, but the flavors were all to Anne's liking, which made Luke very satisfied, and he gave her an extra 100 yuan tip.
But Luke felt that although Annie had recovered, she seemed to be about to fly away.
That night, after taking a shower, Anne did not rush to make love with Luke.
Instead, she lay quietly on Luke's chest.
After an unknown amount of time, Annie said:
"Luke, I feel so useless..."
Luke wanted to speak to comfort her, but Anne stopped him with her hand.
Caressing Luke's lips and cheeks, Anne lay in Luke's arms and looked at him lovingly.
"I know I'm stupid, but you're so good that I don't even know how to catch up with you."
"Actually, I know how capable I am. The reason I was promoted is because of you. I am your woman."
"I know the president's arrangement is reassuring, but I know myself well."
"Careless, unkempt, not smart, forgetful, even like a fool sometimes."
"Luke, I want to think alone for a while. I miss home. Can you let me go? I want to think about my future..."
Luke sighed but didn't say a word.
Looking at this girl, who was able to form a band with her friends after graduation, we can tell that she is actually a very independent person at heart.
Luke couldn't say anything at this time. Since Anne had made her decision, Luke could only let go and let Anne figure it out on her own.
The girl is a good girl, but... too independent. Of course, this is also the case with most young Americans.
They have not been corrupted by this society, nor have they been beaten by it, so their eyes are still full of clear stupidity.
Luke realized that the gap between him and Anne was too big, which made her panic and insecure.
But Luke couldn't change the situation, so he had to turn it into gentle action.
Luke was very gentle that night. Anne abandoned her reserve, and Luke abandoned his umbrella.
He kissed every inch of Anne's skin, exploring every depth that could reach her soul...
The next morning, Luke dropped Annie off at her apartment.
There was no take care of each other, it was just like our usual interactions.
Luke didn't want to put too much pressure on her until he received a call from Annie two days later in the afternoon.
"Luke, I've completed my resignation and I'm going home."
Luke was silent for a while and then said:
"When will you be back?"
Anne was silent for a while and then said:
"I don't know. I'm very confused now. I want to be quiet."
Luke knew he might lose Annie, so he said:
"Annie, no matter where you are, remember my phone number and call me anytime if you need anything."
Anne replied:
"Okay Luke, I will."
Maybe because Anne was crying, her voice was a little trembling, and Luke didn't know what to say.
"I'll just treat you as if you're going home to rest for a while. We won't say goodbye or take care."
"Okay, Luke, I love you... let's not talk about it."
After Anne finished speaking, the phone was hung up. It could be heard that Anne was sobbing when she said the last sentence.
Luke could only sigh.
Dating in school and dating in society are two completely different concepts.
Maybe this incident really scared Anne.
In the end, he could only curse that Payne's death was too easy.
Luke was in a bad mood and his thoughts were confused.
But at this moment Stark called.
"Luke, don't forget the party tomorrow night."
"Okay, got it. What kind of wine do you like? I'll bring a few bottles over."
"Just take whatever you want. I know you have good wines."
"Okay, I'll definitely give you a surprise then."
Although he was in a bad mood, since he had promised Stark, he couldn't break the promise.
Luke didn't dress up specially, still wearing the same clothes he wore to work.
I took a box of Lao Baigan (72°) from the villa's wine cellar and went to Stark's house.
After getting out of the car, Luke gave the wine to the staff Stark hired to serve the party.
It was Pepper who came out to meet him.
After greeting Pepper warmly, Luke followed her to Stark's ocean view lobby.
Rhodes is here too, so it's already quite lively here.
Seeing Stark chatting and laughing with a group of Hollywood actresses, Luke went up to him and said hello.
"Hi, Tony."
"Wow, Luke you're here."
"I brought you a case of good wine, made in the East."
"Thank you. Let me introduce you to..."
Luke waved his hands, and the actresses all covered their mouths and laughed.
"I know them all. No need. You guys chat. I'm going to go drink with Rhodes."
After nodding to the actresses, Luke left.
They had been to Luke's parties several times, so how could they not recognize Luke?
But Luke said he was going to drink with Rhodes, but actually he was going to see Pepper.
Luke was upset and decided to make things difficult for Stark.
After asking the waiter for a bottle of Lao Baigan, Luke went to the bar and sat opposite Pepper.
He got straight to the point and said to Pepper:
"You like that guy, don't you?"
