Chapter 0052

In the morning, Luke sat in the sitting room, sipping a cup of tea, his eyes fixed on the stairs as Ava descended, her hair messy and her eyes still heavy with sleep.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back soon?" Ava asked, her voice still husky from sleep.

Luke shrugged his shoulders. "I wanted to surprise you. But instead, you surprised me."

Ava opened her mouth to say something, but paused, her voice catching on a single word: "You..."

Luke noticed her hesitation and asked, "How are you, Ava? Last night you were a disaster. Still having sleeping troubles?”

She didn’t respond, instead she asked him a question.

“how's my mother? How did the surgery go?"

Luke’s expression turned concerned. "It went fine, she's still in recovery. But you should have stayed with her, not come back here to fight for nothing."

“Like you said, she’s fine! Why are you making it an issue?”

Luke's sighs, his eyes filled with understanding. "It's better if you stay with her, Ava. I can