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
Luke shook his head and was able to understand his intentions. "I'll book flight tickets for tomorrow for all of you.""Bro…" Gordon put on a serious look. He sincerely wanted to stay back to help look for Bianca."You guys have been here for too long. We can't just ignore the issues in Russia," said Luke. Gordon had ditched all his work to come here just to repay the debt. If he did not return even after such a long time, things on the other side would have to be delayed.”Besides, Ray was still worried about Vivian."Let Faceless go back," said Gordon in a determined tone. Vivian was not a weak woman. After all, with a younger brother like Ray, she certainly had the ability to carry out her job well."No, I want to keep you company." Vivian immediately rejected him as she wanted to be wherever he was.Gordon frowned and looked at her. Just when he was about to lecture her for being immature, Luke said, "The two of you should go back.”"Bianca's case is much more urgent." Gordo
"What do you mean by that? I think dealing with it according to the standard procedure will be for the best. At least, no one will talk crap about it." Susan had been standing at the stairs for quite some time. She had overheard the conversation between the three people. She could not help but interrupt when she heard her son saying that."Mom…" Louis turned around to look. 'Why did she come downstairs?'After the previous incident, Thea grew paranoid and could no longer sleep on her own. She had to cling to Susan or Yuri before she could fall asleep. Tonight, it was supposed to be Susan's turn to accompany Thea to sleep."You shut your mouth!" Susan looked at him, disgruntled. If she had not heard Louis speaking up for Allison herself, she would not believe that her son would side with that woman.Louis obediently kept quiet, afraid she might cause havoc if she got mad.Susan walked over with wobbly steps. She had been feeling like she was on cloud nine when she learned that Alli
On the next day in T Corporation.Luke was handling some issues at work when Jason knocked on the door and entered. He said, "Boss, Miss Douglas is in the lobby downstairs. She said she needs to meet up with you regarding a very important issue.""Which Miss Douglas are you referring to?" Luke did not lift his head and was in the middle of a conversation with the people from the Middle East to clarify the death of Robert's foster son.Jason replied, "It's Madam's niece, the young lady from the capital."Luke knew who she was. He continued to type on the keyboard. He did not think much about it and immediately rejected it. "I'm not going to see her without an appointment.""Yes, sir." Jason knew what to do and left the office, closing the door behind him. The atmosphere in T Corporation was currently very tense because Luke was in a foul mood. No one dared to offend him.Upon returning to his office, Jason called the front desk and relayed Luke's message.Maxine was sitting on
"Yes, Boss, understood," Jason replied quickly, relieved that his boss was not angry at him. Luke frowned hard and did not say anything after that. His fingers tapped swiftly on the keyboard. Jason glanced at the time and said, "Boss, we have a quarterly work meeting in ten minutes." "Mm," Luke grunted his acknowledgment. The Middle Eastern military was not very cooperative, and they were not willing to divulge any more information on Robert's godson. He was still communicating with them, hoping that they would tell him more. After sending the email, Luke frowned and clasped his hands together, waiting for a reply. Jason knew that he was still searching for Bianca and did not want to disturb him. He walked out of the office and closed the door gently behind him. Meanwhile, two security guards brought Maxine out of T Corporation. Before she could straighten her clothes, she saw several news vans parked at the roadside. The logos on the vehicles showed that they were from
“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