"Okay." Luca nodded. Earlier, she had been admiring the scenery. Later, her conversation with Evan diverted her attention. She
had not been thinking about Abel's matters at all.
However, when she saw the venue, she felt a bit nervous.
They had arrived...
When they entered later, she could bump into Abel at any moment.
She wondered what he would say after seeing her...
Abel knew that Luke would attend this industry networking event, but did he also know she would be here?
He should know. After all, he had so many people watching her. It was impossible for him not to know.
With these thoughts, Luca glanced at Luke while feeling reassured.
Luke said to Warren, "Come in with us too."
"Yes, Boss,” replied Warren as he followed Luke and the others into the venue.
Before they even entered the main hall, there were many medicinal farmers and merchants on both sides setting up their stalls.
These medicinal farmers and merchants did not have invitations because they did not win the bid. That was why they were
outside the venue, setting up stalls to seek out collaboration opportunities.
As they walked to the entrance of the venue, Luca was already holding many leaflets that were given by those medicinal farmers
and merchants. They were printed with the herbs they were prepared to sell.
An invitation was required to enter the venue, and the invitation was with Evan.
Evan immediately took out the invitation and handed it to the staff at the entrance.
The invitation was printed with the corresponding company's name to prevent larger pharmaceutical companies from looking
down on this event and passing the invitations to unqualified small businesses.
The invitation handed over by Evan was marked with Watson Biopharmaceuticals.
As soon as the staff members at the entrance saw it was Watson Biopharmaceuticals, their gazes fell on them and locked onto
their intended target.
One of the staff members spoke into a walkie-talkie, "Mr. Crawford from Watson Biopharmaceuticals has arrived. Mr. Crawford
from Watson Biopharmaceuticals has arrived. Over."
Another staff member warmly stepped forward and invited, "Mr. Crawford, please come in.
It was as though the big shot of a leading company in the industry had arrived.
However, Watson Biopharmaceuticals was just a small presence among the numerous pharmaceutical companies.
Luca looked at these people with enthusiastic smiles when they were facing Luke. It was as though he could bring them huge
benefits for this event.
She felt a little speechless but still followed Luke's footsteps. She stood on his left while Evan on his right. They followed him into
the venue.
There were many people in the venue. It was not like a small-scale industry networking event at all.
Luca had a premonition that these people were all here for Luke.
Sure enough, as soon as the announcement of the arrival of Mr. Crawford from Watson Biopharmaceuticals was made, most
people's gazes fell in their direction.
Evan exclaimed, "Mr. Crawford, you sure have an imposing presence..."
Luca shot a glance at Evan. He was still wearing a smile on his face, but this time, it seemed to carry a hint of slyness compared
to last night's dinner.
He was like a fox, already calculating what benefits he could gain from this situation.
Of course, Luca knew it. Even if Evan was really planning something, it was probably about how to gain more benefits for
Watson.
"Mr. Turner, let's catch up." After Luca finished speaking, she scanned the venue but did not see Abel.
She knew he had not arrived yet. If he had, she would definitely be able to spot him at a glance.
With his ethnic features, he stood out among this group of Western faces.
Her hatred and fear of him ran deep.
So as long as he was there, she would be the first to notice him.
It was because of hatred and fear...
"Dr. Craw, what are you looking at?" Evan noticed Luca's eyes had been wandering around as she entered the venue.
It was completely different from when they were outside.
This made Evan suspect whether Luke had also arranged some tasks for Luca. Her demeanor was too much like a bodyguard
who was protecting Luke.
However, how could a weak woman like Luca possibly protect Luke? Evan became even more curious about the task she was
carrying out.
Luca withdrew her gaze and replied with an indifferent expression on her face, "Just looking around." Evan did not say anything.
Luke, surrounded by many people, walked into the center of the venue.
A seminar would be held at the venue later. It was about the medicinal materials in X City.
After the seminar ended, the networking event would officially begin.
Luke was guided by the venue staff and found his seat.
Jason had contacted the venue beforehand, saying that there would be three people accompanying Luke. Thus, the three seats
next to Luke were reserved for Watson staff.
Luca looked at the chairs labeled with 'Watson' and chose a seat.
This seat was one seat away from Luke's.
Evan felt a bit awkward when he saw that. He had always thought that Luca and Luke were close, so they should be sitting
together.
However, before anyone said anything, Luca took the initiative to separate herself from Luke by one seat. It was as though she
was deliberately keeping her distance from Luke.
Although this was the right thing to do, it also meant that the middle seat was for him to occupy...
"Mr. Turner, why are you still standing here?" asked Luca. Even Warren, who had followed them in, was already sitting in the
seat next to her.
"I..." Evan wanted to say he did not want to be a third wheel, but saying that in front of so many people would not be appropriate.
Hence, he reluctantly sat down while feeling uneasy. Even though he wanted to build a good relationship with Luke, the current
situation was clearly inappropriate.
Furthermore, the premise of building a good relationship was not to be a third wheel. He understood that much.
When Evan sat down, he was nervous and hoped Luke would not say anything. Otherwise, he would feel quite awkward here.
Luke glanced at him and said nothing. He did not react to Luca's behavior either. He continued to entertain the others.
This group of people was interested in collaborating with him.
Luke was dealing with them while feeling slightly displeased. If they wanted to collaborate, they should be talking to Evan
instead.
He would not get too involved in Watson’s matters.
Therefore, Luke introduced Evan to these people who wanted to talk to him, "Everyone, this is Evan Turner, the general manager
of Watson. He's also the young sir of the Turner family."
Even though the Turner family did not run any businesses in this area of X City, mentioning the title of general manager alone
seemed insufficient.
That was why Luke intentionally brought up the Turner family.
Even if these people were not familiar with the Turner family, it was human nature to make assumptions. When Luke brought up
the Turner family, they would automatically think that the Turners were a really powerful family.
Sure enough, as soon as Luke finished speaking, several people seized the opportunity to engage in conversation with Evan.
Luca and Warren, on the other hand, ended up being the ones with nothing to do.
Warren was quite familiar with Luca. He felt a little uneasy when he saw such a scene. He whispered, "Dr. Craw, I don't think I
should be sitting here."