Ivana knew the internal structure of T Corporation very well. She could navigate her way to the HR department even with her eyes closed. At the HR department, she filled up the relevant paperwork and had her photo taken. After that, she was officially an employee of T Corporation. After the HR staff member gave her the staff ID, she looked at it in a daze. The person on the ID seemed like a stranger to her. "Um, can I change my name on the ID?" She handed the staff ID back. The HR staff member looked at her in confusion. "What name do you want?" "Luca. That's my middle name," Ivana explained. She had given herself that name, while Ivana was the name that Abel had given her. "What?" The HR staff member did not understand. Ivana took a pen and paper, wrote the name down, and handed it to the staff member. The HR staff member looked at the name and said, "No problem, I'll get that changed for you. That's a nice name." Ivana smiled slightly. The HR staff member changed
"Alright, thank you," Ivana said. After Jason left the room, she breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed her pose. Jason was staring at her earlier. She wondered if her cover was blown. Her face had totally changed. How did they manage to recognize her? Ivana held the glass of water and continued to wait. Fifteen minutes later, Ivana turned her head when she heard the room door open and saw Luke coming in. "Mr. Crawford." She stood up and greeted him awkwardly. Luke nodded. His heart skipped a beat when he noticed that Ivana did not wear any makeup. Ivana had a seductive face, but she was different from other women. Most if not all other women would wear makeup whenever they went out of their houses. That reminded Luke of the previous Bianca. Before Bianca lost her memories, she did not wear any makeup unless it was an important occasion. Now, she would spend her time in front of the vanity the moment she woke up… Luke did not remain stunned for too long. He sat down op
Bianca drove the car to Tommy's school. Seeing that it was still early, she sat down at a nearby cafe and ordered a coffee while waiting for school to end. Usually, Luke or the driver would be the ones to fetch the children home. It was the first time that she did so. Bianca browsed on her phone, feeling quite bored. She would not have done this if not that she wanted to gain Luke's favor. To achieve her objective of getting closer to him, she had to pretend that she was a good wife and mother so that Luke would place his trust in her. An hour later, Bianca casually sauntered out of the cafe and went to the school gate. Parents and caretakers were crowding at the gate. Bianca frowned disgustedly when she saw the crowd in front of the gate. She thought that they were disorderly and unmannered. She was not in a rush anyway. After the crowd dispersed, she slowly walked toward the gate. She saw Tommy carrying his backpack standing next to the teacher. Putting on a fake gent
Luke did not know how to solve that problem. He hoped that his children would eventually accept the fact that their mother had lost their memories and changed her personality. Two years had passed. The three children continued to mature, but they could not accept Bianca into their lives. Bianca sniffled and turned her head away. "I don't want to say. If they can't accept me for who I am, I might as well leave." "Bea…" Luke's voice became low. Bianca did not say anything. "What happened when you picked Tommy up from school?" He asked. Bianca continued to shed her tears. When she thought that she had cried enough, she leaned on his shoulder and aired her grievances. "I'm so tired, Luke. Why is Tommy so mean to me when I've done so much for him? I really can't remember how I used to be. Should I look for Ms. Tia again? Maybe she can help me recover my memories." Luke's expression turned as cold as ice when Bianca mentioned Tia and her memories. He held Bianca's shoulders a
Luke followed him upstairs and knocked on the door. "I'm sleeping." Tommy's childish voice came from within. Luke's hand froze. Rainie could see that her father was distressed and told him, "Don't worry about Tommy. He'll forget about it by tomorrow morning." Luke sighed and patted Rainie's head. His daughter always seemed sensible. "I have some more work to do. Please take care of your younger brother." "Yes, Daddy." Rainie nodded. Luke returned to the study. T Corporation had been expanding over the past two years, and his responsibility became greater and greater. He would work in the study every night. After Luke left, Rainie knocked on the bedroom door. "Tommy, it's me, your sister. Let me in." "I'm sleeping, Rainie," Tommy said. Rainie was not sure how to react to that. "Don't you want Daddy to sleep with you tonight?" "I can sleep by myself tonight, Rainie. I'm very sleepy!" While Tommy said that, he rummaged through his closet and found the biggest backpack.
Seeing that the apartment was not very far away, the driver nodded and said, "You should be careful. Don't talk to strangers." "Yes, I know. Thank you, Sir!" Tommy smiled sweetly and skipped toward the apartment. After the driver left, he stopped skipping and began to frown. He was very far away from Crawford Manor now, but he did not know where he should go. "Sigh." Tommy frowned and looked at the budget hotel nearby. Should he stay there for a few days? Tommy walked toward the hotel. It was better to stay there than to stay out in the open. A short while later, Tommy walked out of the hotel dejectedly. He was too young and had no ID, so the hotel staff did not allow him to check in no matter how much money he gave them. They even said that they would bring him to the police station. He knew that he had to stay away from the hotel as far as possible, and he turned a corner into a narrow alley in case someone was following him. Several hooligans were smoking in the narr
Luca's heart melted when she heard that childish voice. When she turned to look at Tommy, she was immediately stunned. "You…" She could not make a sound, as though a fish bone was stuck in her throat. The hooligans saw that she was standing there in a daze. They dared not provoke her again, and instead, they quickly got to their feet and left the scene. Luca did not care about the hooligans. She stared at the little child in front of her. It had been two years, but she could instantly tell that the little boy in front of her was Tommy, her son… "What's wrong, Miss?" Tommy was wondering what the lady was thinking. Even though she had defeated the hooligans so violently, he was not afraid of her at all. In fact, when he held her hand, he thought that the feeling was somewhat familiar. "Nothing." Luca came to her senses and took his hand. He was much taller and bigger. Even his hand in her palm felt bigger. Luca felt a little emotional when she thought that she had missed
Bianca stood next to Luke and watched the footage of Tommy sneaking away. She was unhappy about what she saw. Was Tommy giving her trouble by running away from home at this juncture? She might be unhappy, but she managed to conceal her emotions. She placed a hand on Luke's shoulder and showed a worried expression. "What should we do now, Luke?" Luke had been replaying the security footage. The cameras could only track Tommy until the front gate. Beyond that, Luke did not know where he went. He was incredibly frustrated. "We'll have to find him." Tommy was still young. Where could a young child possibly go? However, Luke was worried precisely because Tommy was a young child. He called Jason on his phone to look for Tommy immediately. Bianca looked at Luke's gloomy expression. He did not say it, but she could tell that he knew the reason why Tommy ran away. She began to blame herself. "It's all my fault. Tommy is still so small, I shouldn't have scolded him. He's my son too…"
“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.