Percy stared at her. Seeing the sorrow and loneliness in her eyes, his heart trembled, and that made him feel uncomfortable. "Luke will find her." Percy was surprised that those words came out of his mouth. He was not used to comforting others. Nina looked at him profoundly. She thought that she had misheard just now. Before she could react, Percy stood up. "Go to bed." Nina chuckled wryly when she heard that command. Indeed, she had misheard. Percy was never going to talk to her like that. Nina could not disobey him. Even though she was not in the mood to sleep, she stood up, went into the bedroom, and lay by his side. After she closed her eyes, her other senses became more sensitive. She could not ignore his breathing after being used to living alone. Percy used to want to make out with her very often, but he did not want to sleep with her, so she had some time for herself. Now, all her private time had been occupied by Percy. Nina sighed, and her mind wandered to
"You’re back." A man was sitting right in the middle of the room with his back facing the entrance and against the light.Abel looked at the medical equipment in the room and walked to that man. He sat down. "Yeah, I'm back.""Did you succeed in taking revenge?" The man glanced at Abel and lowered his head, continuing to read his medical book."I'd say it's a success." Abel chuckled and picked up a glass filled with red wine, swaying it. When he saw it at a distance earlier, he thought it was a glass of red wine. However, now that he had gotten a better look, he realized there was a finger inside the red wine.His face went pale and he placed the glass of wine down while cursing. He called the man a maniac for doing such a thing. ‘Why the f*ck is he using wine to preserve his samples?’"What do you mean by that?" asked the man with a spooky voice. He talked softly as though he did not possess any ill intention."I didn't harm Luke Crawford but I've brought his woman to the island
Eler saw that Bianca had woken up. She took out a thermometer and stuffed it under her armpit.Bianca opened her mouth and noticed her mouth was no longer stuffed with anything. She tilted her head only to see an unfamiliar Western-looking face. She then asked weakly, "Where is this place?""I can't tell you that." Eler shook her head, her blue eyes glinting with terror. She was not born and raised here but brought captive to this place.Bianca glanced at the surroundings and noticed she was still locked up in a room with only a door and no window.She wanted to sit up, but when she supported herself on the bed, her body felt weak and she quickly fell onto the bed.Eler quickly discarded the towel that was drenched in alcohol aside and came over to check whether Bianca was injured. "Are you alright?"Bianca ignored her and insisted on sitting up.Eler came over to help her up. "Miss, you're still having a fever. Please refrain from moving about."Bianca looked at the young lady
Bianca widened her eyes and stared at the ceiling.Eler looked at the blank stare in her eyes and pitied her. She conveyed Shanks' instructions, "This is what Dr. Shanks specifically prescribed for you and it's very good for restoring your energy. You were sailing across the ocean for so many days and your body is very weak now. Besides, this tonic can alleviate all the side effects one would have during pregnancy."Still, Bianca did not move an inch as though she was petrified.Eler suddenly got down on her knees. "Miss, I'm begging you, please don't torture yourself. Or else, my little brother is going to be in deep trouble…"She was well aware that if the woman on the bed did not recover, her entire family would be in trouble. She did not mind being killed but her younger brother…Bianca shifted her eyes. She had heard all the threatening words Abel said to Eler earlier."I don’t even have the right to do anything now?” Her comments carried traces of sorrow.Eler shook her he
Percy placed both his arms in front of his chest and sighed. "We’ve finally arrived at our destination."Luke’s face appeared dark when he came down from the helicopter. He glanced at the abandoned land before him. Indeed, it was previously bombed till this state back during war times. After taking a glance around, no buildings were seen. It was just an inhabited and ordinary island.Ray frowned and looked at the empty land surrounding him. He could not believe that Bianca would be in such a place. "Can a person even survive here?"Luke was not willing to let go of even the slightest hope and just gave a simple statement to express his determination, "Begin the search."Percy and Ray exchanged looks with each other. "Alright, we’ll start searching."Ray retrieved a box from the helicopter. He opened it to reveal a bunch of weapons. "I wasn't sure whether there’d be anyone here but this is just a precaution."Percy chose a submachine gun and held it in his hands, fiddling with it.
Shanks threw the cigar on the floor and left the scene without turning around."Pfft." Abel turned around and ordered Eler, "Bring her to the control room.""Yes, Boss." Eler went over to lift Bianca.After these few days of torture, Bianca had yet to recover her energy. She allowed Eler to lift her."What are you doing?" She glared at Abel, her eyes glistening with hatred. She was unable to control her limbs and was being supported down the bed by Eler."Luke has arrived." Abel chuckled in a crazed manner and pointed above him. "He's just right up here."Bianca felt her legs become wobbly. 'Luke’s here!’ She glared at Abel. 'Is he planning to bring me up and threaten Luke?'"Luke will not be threatened by you." She exerted much force and freed herself from Eler.Deep down, Eler thought that if Abel did that, Bianca would just smash her head against the wall. She would definitely express her determination.Abel snorted and squinted his eyes. Eler was afraid of being blamed. Sh
The mercenary aside was fast to react and immediately caught hold of Bianca. He shook her, only to realize that she had passed out. "Miss!" Eler was so scared that she had broken out in a cold sweat. She quickly moved forward to check on Bianca. Fortunately, Bianca did not hit her head after falling.Abel turned around and saw Bianca, who had passed out. He frowned and lectured them, "Why are you still daydreaming here? Hurry and carry her back.""Yes, Boss." The mercenary quickly carried Bianca and walked out at a fast pace.Eler trailed behind the mercenary and softly reminded him, "Please be a little more gentle, don't hurt the miss."Abel snorted. He had thought highly of Bianca but never expected her to pass out after a small fright. He walked to Shanks' research lab and was leaning against the side of the door. The smell of medication came from inside the lab. He despised this smell and did not step a foot into the lab."What's wrong?" Shanks was researching a new drug a
In A City.After getting to the airport in Moscow, Luke and Percy flew back home since they did not gain any information from their search on the Island of Despair. It was already midnight when they got down from the plane.Percy knew Luke was having a hard time and tapped on his shoulder while saying, "Ray will constantly keep his eye on the Island of Despair. He’ll notify us once there’s news. While on my end, my underlings will continue the search.""Alright." Luke showed a cold expression. Regardless of everything, he would not give up the search. He carried his luggage, and along with Percy, they left the airport but through different exits.Luke turned on his phone and noticed he had tens of missed calls. They were all from Gordon. He called Gordon back.The call went through and Gordon asked, "You finally called me back.""What's up?" Luke dragged his luggage and headed out of the airport’s exit."I know you're busy looking for Bianca but we have some new progress on the
“You don’t need to remind me. I was going to check anyway.” Abel shot Luca a chilling look.She took a step back and stayed silent.Abel turned to the pale-faced Hera and said, “If you’ve got low blood sugar, get up and eat something.”“I’ll eat now,” Hera replied, sitting up.Luca handed her the takeout.Abel glanced at the food and then frowned at Luca. “Why didn’t you make breakfast this morning?”“I was busy,” Luca explained with a calm indifference, her expression unwavering. She showed no fear, even under Abel’s questioning.Hera suddenly found herself admiring Luca. Everyone feared this man, yet Luca remained composed even when facing potential punishment. Not just anyone could pull that off.At the thought of this, Hera opened the takeout and kept quiet.Abel narrowed his eyes, glancing between Hera and Luca. His gaze was not exactly gentle as he muttered, “Stop eating this junk. It’s bad for you.”“I know, babe. Just this once. After this, I’ll have what Luca cooks f
Hera panicked the moment she heard that. “I trust her!”Luca and Shanks were both watching her.Hera repeated herself, saying, “I trust her, okay? What kind of treatment does she need? I’ll cooperate with anything. But what about Abel…”“I’ll tell him it’s just to help improve your overall health,” replied Shanks. Then, he turned around, opened the medicine cabinet, and started preparing the prescription.Hera let out a sigh of relief. As long as Abel did not find out about her health condition, that was all that mattered.If he knew she was unwell, he would send her back to A City. Without free medical help and no way to make extra money, she would be in serious trouble.“Thank you,” said Hera.“Wait outside,” instructed Shanks.“Okay.” Hera carefully stepped out.Luca, however, remained where she was, waiting.While preparing the medicine, Shanks asked, “Do you know which acupoints to target for her?”“Yes,” Luca replied confidently. As long as she checked Hera’s pulse, sh
“There are a lot of issues.” Luca did not hide anything and handed Hera the phone.Hera looked at it and frowned.“I can't understand any of this.” Hera felt dizzy just looking at the text, let alone the long list of medical terms. It was giving her a headache.“Look at these summaries and indicators. Compare the values on top with the normal values at the bottom, and you'll see what I mean,” explained Luca.Hera did not trust her. Therefore, Luca decided to let her see for herself. Seeing it with her own eyes would prevent any doubts later.Luca pointed out how to read the test results, and after a moment, Hera managed to understand the report. Her face turned pale. “How can there be so many problems?”She looked at Luca and questioned, “Did you fake this?”“I don’t have the power to make the medical center fake anything. Besides, the report has the medical center’s official stamp. If you don’t believe me, you can go directly to the medical center and ask for the official cop
“I heard from the boss that he's coming because of Vivian.” Gale paused for a moment before adding, “But never mind, you don't seem interested in her affairs anyway. I'm just letting you know he's on his way.”Gordan frowned. Ray was coming for Vivian?What could that ugly woman possibly need?“What do you mean by that?” asked Gordan.Gale smirked. “If you and Ray meet, that’s bound to end in a fight. And since you can't win against him, you might want to mentally prepare yourself, or better yet, find somewhere else to stay. It’d be safer that way.”Gordan's expression darkened. “If you have nothing nice to say, just zip it.”Gale grinned, clearly pleased with himself like he had just hit a sore spot.Gordan exhaled sharply. “Of all times, why is he coming to A City now? He’s just making things worse.”“It can't be helped. Vivian's situation is urgent.” Gale covered his mouth mockingly after he said that. “Oh, right. I forgot you don’t like hearing about her.”Ray wanted to br
Luke sat in the villa, staring at Luca’s message.He was worried.For a moment, he considered calling her, but then he remembered that there were surveillance cameras everywhere on her side. He dismissed the idea immediately.Her safety came first.Luke reminded her: [Take care of yourself. Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. Just focus on keeping yourself safe.] The worry in his heart refused to subside, but at this moment, there was no better solution.“Boss, you’re worried about your wife, huh? If you really can’t stand it, we can sneak you in again during the next shift change, just like last time,” said Gale.It had been his idea last time.Now, the real Lucius was still locked up in the basement of the villa.It had been nearly a month. Luke had forced him to take the antidote Luca had recreated. The man was still alive, proving the antidote worked perfectly.“That plan is too risky.” Luke put his phone away. His gaze was dark and thoughtful.“Risky, sure. But at lea
Luca had not expected Abel and Shanks’ relationship to be like this.It seemed Abel still did not trust Shanks.Shanks continued, “Abel isn’t someone who trusts people easily. He doesn’t trust anyone. You think he’s devoted to Kassy now, right? That’s just his obsession. He's allowing Kassy to receive my treatment, but if it were him… No matter if he were blind or crippled, his safety would always come first. If he were seriously injured, maybe he’d accept treatment, but he definitely wouldn’t do it right away.”Luca stayed silent. Shanks really understood Abel well.Abel did not trust anyone—not even Kassy.Calling him paranoid would not be an exaggeration.Luca felt like they were getting off-topic, but she had never seen this side of Shanks before.In her mind, he was always buried in his work at the lab, only leaving for meals and sleep. Other than that, he was practically never outside.The lab was like his home…“Are you troubled by Hera’s situation?” Luca asked directly
Hera was startled by Luca's words.The refusal that had been on the tip of her tongue suddenly got stuck in her throat.“I…” Hera hesitated, feeling conflicted. Leaving Abel might not be such a bad idea. At least she would not have to live in constant fear.She was finally realizing how unpredictable his moods were. At first, she thought it did not matter as she could still look at other men. She just had to ensure there was no physical contact. In reality, even if she so much as glanced at someone, Abel's expression would darken with anger.It was frustrating. Now, the only person she was allowed to look at was Gerald. Still, what was the point of just looking at Gerald?At that thought, she lifted her gaze to Luca.Luca added, “I’ll give you five minutes. If you refuse treatment after that, I’ll take the medicine back to Mr. Shanks and won’t try to convince you again.”Hera's heart tightened. She did not even need five minutes. She had made her decision within 30 seconds.“I’
“If Abel finds out that Hera's body isn't suitable for organ donation to Kassy, what do you think he'll do?” asked Shanks.He already knew the answer, but he still wanted to hear Luca’s thoughts.“He has invested a lot of time and money in Hera. If he gets nothing out of it, he won’t let her off easily,” Luca said bluntly.Luca and Shanks were on the same page.They did not have a good relationship with Hera, but they had no intention of ruining her either.Hera’s personality was unpleasant, but that was not enough for them to hate her so much that they wanted to see her suffer.“What methods do you think he’ll use?” Shanks asked again.Luca was silent for a long moment.Shanks already knew the answer, yet he still wanted her to say it out loud.After thinking it over, she finally said, “There are plenty of ways he could go about it, but no matter what he chooses, Hera’s fate is sealed. She’s as good as dead…”She lowered her gaze, her tone firm and certain.Shanks nodded.
Hera heard that Luca had returned and immediately went to find Shanks. She narrowed her eyes.That woman went to see Shanks. Could she be talking about her?The thought made Hera uneasy. She had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with her medical report.However, when they left the medical center earlier, Abel asked Luca when the report would be ready, and she said it would be available tomorrow.Hera turned to Gerald and said, “Take these back for me first.”“Alright.” Gerald carried the bags as he walked away. He could not help but wonder what exactly Hera bought. These bags were really heavy!Only after Gerald went upstairs did Hera slowly make her way up as well. Her room was on the third floor, but she stopped when she reached the second floor. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching before heading toward the laboratory.The door was closed.Instead of knocking, Hera pressed her ear against it, trying to eavesdrop.However, the laboratory was special