Nina was stunned when she saw that Percy had poured all the eggs into the pot. She stirred it with a ladle, covered the pot, and turned around to prepare the toast.The toast she prepared previously was only enough for her.Percy crossed his hands in front of his chest. The sight of her preparing breakfast while wearing an apron brought an unprecedented surge of warmth to his heart.Nina was preparing the salad and picked up her pace when she noticed his scorching gaze. She asked, "Is there any news on Bea?"Although she woke up late, she knew that Percy had gotten up and left after answering a call. She heard him mention Bianca and Xavier Tanner."No." Percy shook his head, and his gaze shifted to the bowl full of washed cherries.He stretched out his hand, picked two, and plopped them into his mouth. The cherries were big and sweet. They were delicious.Nina wanted to say something but hesitated.When Percy noticed her expression, he raised her eyebrows and asked, "What’s wro
Bianca listened carefully to his every word, unwilling to miss out on anything.She had a basic understanding of the drugs in front of her after Shanks’ explanation. She was a little disappointed to find out that these drugs would not cause much harm to the human body. After Shanks went through the basics, he went on to teach them how to operate the instruments without checking whether the two of them could keep up with his pace.Bianca was introduced to these instruments when she was in school. Compared to Eler, she was much more proficient. After Shanks assigned them a task, she mixed the materials and completed the purification process not long after.Shanks sniffed her end product and said as he nodded in satisfaction, "Not too bad. You’re done for the day."Bianca raised her eyebrows. Since she arrived on the Island of Despair, today was the first time she knew she could get out of class early. However, she was happy to leave. She took off her gloves, turned around, and walk
Eler nodded and said shyly, "It was so scary just now. Fortunately, Mr. Shanks was there to help..."Bianca's expression was calm when Eler mentioned Shanks again.She noticed how shy Eler would get whenever she mentioned Shanks. It was exactly how a 19-year-old girl would act when she had a crush on someone.Eler noticed that Bianca was silent. The thoughts in her mind were overwhelming her, so she blushed and asked, "Miss, you’re more knowledgeable than me. What kind of girls do you think Mr. Shanks likes?"Bianca shook her head to indicate that she had no clue.Abel had once mentioned that the reason why Shanks was helping him retaliate against Luke was that the love of his life died from the bombing of the Russian army.From that, she could determine that Shanks was a loyal and affectionate man. No other woman could hope to have a happy ending falling in love with him."Sister!" Amur walked in, his expression instantly changing when he heard what Eler said.Eler was taken a
Bianca did not want to be involved, but if there was no one to guide Eler and Amur, they would fall into a bottomless abyss.She said so much in hopes that Amur would not push himself into a corner.Amur's current physique and skills were far from enough to escape this place.Amur nodded, bent over, and said, "Miss, I understand."Bianca glanced at Eler, who was still crying. She nodded and said, "It’s time for lunch. Go have something to eat."Amur glanced at Eler and nodded. "I'll bring both of you some food.""Okay, thank you." Bianca thanked him.After Amur left, Bianca sat on the edge of the bed and silently watched Eler.Eler cried for a long time before noticing that Bianca was staring at her. She silently wiped her tears away."Miss..." She felt like breaking down again as soon as she spoke.Seeing her tears falling uncontrollably, Bianca grabbed some tissue and handed them to her. "Don't cry. Love is complicated but you’ll figure it out eventually.""Miss, have you
As a pregnant woman, Bianca was too frail. Shanks had to take it seriously now that she was at risk of a miscarriage after being triggered. Abel was not anxious when he heard that the child in Bianca's stomach was in danger. He leaned against the wall and whistled, feeling a little triumphant. "What a weakling."Shanks’ hands were in his coat pockets as he looked at the woman lying on the bed. He said with a blank expression, "Do you want to keep the baby?""Of course," Abel replied without even thinking about it."Keeping the baby will be more troublesome," Shanks said as he knew that Bianca’s body would be affected after going through these near-misses. Abel shrugged his shoulders and acted indifferently. "It doesn’t matter how troublesome it is as long as I can control Bianca."Eler walked into the room and was stunned when she saw what was going on. She looked up at Shanks and asked, "What happened to Miss?"Shanks did not answer her. Since Abel was sure that he wanted to
Luke stared daggers at her as soon as she said that.Maxine paused and kept the rest of what she wanted to say to herself. His gaze was spine-chilling. It reminded her of a demon from hell that was capable of silently killing anyone.She felt scared, but she had no regrets.The night before, she found the opportunity to spike Luke's wine with the drug that Shanks gave her. Things went well. After he drank it, he passed out.Maxine then sent him to the hotel, took the photo that Abel requested, and kept a copy for herself.She deliberately did it so that Luke would get the wrong impression. However, she did not expect that when he woke up the next day, he did not react and even treated her as though she was invisible.Maxine was beyond furious, so she came to Old Master Crawford in hopes that he would be on her side.Susan was just enjoying the drama. When she saw that Maxine was so scared that she immediately kept quiet after being stared at by Luke, Susan said mockingly, "Luke,
Luke looked at his son seriously. The light shone on his childish face, highlighting his serious expression.He touched his son's face and said, "I have only one wife and you only have one mother. Her name is Bianca."Since high school, his heart had always belonged to Bianca. Even when they were not together, he still cared a lot about her and silently paid attention to what she was doing.Luke never thought about starting a new relationship even when she went to study abroad after the twins were born.Luke and Bianca were soul mates. Once they were in each other’s lives, they were destined to be involved for a lifetime. The connection they had would never be forgotten."Daddy, do you love Mommy?" Blanche asked again. He loved his family a lot and did not want to be separated from them for even a moment."I love her," Luke nodded and said. His love for her was not the superficial kind but the kind that was etched deeply in his soul.Blanche smiled, the worry in his eyes vanishi
Luke's expression did not change one bit when faced with Irving's urging. His gaze was cold, and he did not have the attitude they thought he should have considering he had done something wrong."Butler, go to the study and get the black folder on the table," Luke calmly ordered the butler. The others in the living room were confused."Yes." The butler was not sure of his intentions but went upstairs at his orders."Luke..." Old Master Crawford thought he was being abrupt and impolite."Grandpa, I’m telling you that I didn’t do anything to Miss Douglas. As a matter of fact, my lawyer thinks that she has caused harm to my body." Luke’s expression was cold. He held Blanche tightly in his arms.Blanche kept quiet when the adults were conversing because he believed in his father. Irving's expression changed a little when he heard Luke’s words. He had looked at him with admiration a second ago, but now, he was fuming.‘Maxine harmed him? It takes two hands to clap! How could he say
“No.” Shanks’ tone was cold and firm with no trace of hesitation.Abel still looked doubtful.Shanks added, “Would you like to see her medical report?”Abel was startled for a moment. How did Shanks know he had been thinking about that report?Now that Shanks brought it up, the idea lost its appeal.Abel shook his head. “Even if you showed it to me, I wouldn’t understand it. Shanks, Kassy’s life is in your hands. If you can give her a second chance, I’ll provide as much research funding as you need."Shanks remained silent. He could save Kassy. In fact, his research had always been for Kassy.However, he did not expect Abel to be so ruthless as to insist on using a living person as a donor for Kassy. That was something he could not accept.Kassy’s condition could be treated with organs from a brain-dead patient. Why destroy a perfectly healthy life?Shanks was not acting out of mercy. He simply refused to go against his medical ethics.He was not someone who had to save lives
“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.