"Huh? You want to go out and play?" Simon looked at Rainie and nodded his head. "Yeah! Let's go out and play!" "Then let's go out and play," Lanie said. He could not think of an excuse for the driver to take them to the hospital, so he thought of getting Simon to help him instead. "Where are we going?" Simon asked. "You'll know very soon. Right, is your driver at home?" Lanie said. "Of course. I'll get him to drive the car over now," Simon quickly ran inside. Rainie knew what her brother was planning, though she was quite worried. "Lanie, do you think Simon will help us?" "You'll see." Lanie was confident. Rainie nodded and said nothing. She did not think that taking advantage of other people was wrong as long as they could confirm their mother's identity. Moreover, Simon would not lose anything. Five minutes later, the Holston family driver drove a car over. Simon opened the car door and waved at them. "Come in, Rainie." Rainie looked at her brother. "Let's get int
The Holston family driver felt pressured when the three children looked at him at the same time. Simon seemed to be on Lanie's side, and he did not think that he could refuse. He could only nod and say, "How can I help you, Master Blanche?" "Help me fill up a form," Lanie said. He was only a child. The nurse might not accept the hair sample that he wanted to get tested. It should not be a problem if the Holston family driver helped him. The Holston family driver could only agree. Meanwhile, Luca was working in her office. It was a peaceful day because Luke was not there. She went to the laboratory with a stack of documents. She had asked Rhett to help her input the data. After half an hour in the laboratory, her phone rang. Rhett happened to look at her phone screen. He said, "Dr. Craw, it's a long string of numbers. Shall I reject the call for you?" He thought that it was a scam call. "No." When Luca heard that, she put away the test tube in her hand and answered t
Rainie was not impressed by Simon's bravado. She turned her head to look at that woman's back and said, "Lanie, I don't think that she's a bad person." "Mm." Lanie was staring at that woman's back too. Simon saw that his friends were staring at the woman as though they were bewitched. He could not help but mumble, "You can't tell if a person is good or bad from their face." "Shut up, Simon," Rainie said while continuing to stare at the woman. When it was Luca's turn at the counter, she hastily paid the bill and left without looking at the children again. She returned to the emergency room with the receipt. After the nurse verified it, she arranged for Amur to be admitted. Luca looked at Amur lying on the bed. "Are you hungry, Amur? Do you want to eat something?" "I'm not hungry." Amur shook his head. The nurse had told him that he would have to stay in the hospital until they removed his stitches. That would be seven days later, and he did not want to stay there for so lo
The couple went to the rose bush in the yard. Queenie told Jack which flowers he should cut so that the future blooms would not be affected. After they were done, Queenie sat in the gazebo and wiped off the sweat from her face. Jack noticed that her complexion was quite pale. He asked her out of concern, "Do you want to rest in the house?" "No, it's cool and windy here. I feel much better after sweating," Queenie said with a smile. Jack sat down beside her. Queenie took his hand and said, "Jack, I have a craving for the apple pie they sell in the cafe at the street corner. Shall we walk over there?" "You'd better not walk around. I'll buy it for you," Jack said. Queenie held her hand and shook her head. "I'm not that fragile, Jack. I'd like to sit in the cafe with you and enjoy some dessert, just like what we used to do in our younger days." After she married Jack, Jack was busy with his work, and they always tried to find time out of their busy schedules to enjoy some
"Okay." Queenie smiled softly, rolled up her sleeves, and reached out her hand to Luca.Luca's fingers trembled slightly as they rested on Queenie's veins.Even on a hot day, Queenie's skin was extremely cold. It was clear that her health was weak. Luca held her breath, checked Queenie’s pulse, and had a rough idea of what was going on.She motioned Queenie, wanting to take the pulse reading on her other hand. After Queenie saw that, she reached out her other hand. Seeing how Luca seemed like she knew what she was doing, Queenie was a little excited.Over the years, Jack and Luke had searched for doctors to treat her but in the end, they only had Johann to count on to take care of her health.However, Johann had no permanent solution to cure her. All he could do was help Queenie manage the discomfort.Johann said that her problems could only be managed, not cured.Since then, no matter which doctor tried to treat her or prescribed her any medicine, she no longer held any hop
Jack finished reading the letter and looked at his wife. He was lost in his thoughts."Could this be from the woman we met today?" Queenie asked. Ivana was the only person who popped into her mind. "Could be." Jack frowned as he stared at the package.She managed to list all of Queenie’s symptoms just from checking her pulse. However, she did not say anything about it being curable earlier. Then, they were sent some herbs. Who else would it be if not her?"Jack and Queenie, who are you talking about?" Luke looked at the two. Although Bianca did not recognize them, he still cared about his in-laws.Jack told Luke what had happened earlier.After Luke heard what Jack said, he picked up one of the packets and said, "Jack and Queenie, don't take this medicine for now. I’ll bring it to Johann to test it tomorrow."Queenie hesitated. Her gut feeling told her that Ivana was a good person, and she felt an inexplicable surge of warmth when they first met.Jack was concerned about Queen
"Madam felt uncomfortable after dinner so she went to rest early," the caretaker replied."Okay." Luke nodded, walked to the second floor, and gently pushed open the door of the master bedroom. It was dark inside and it seemed that Bianca had gone to bed.He did not wake her up. He just closed the door and walked to the study.Bianca, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes. She turned around and looked at the closed door while flashing a chilling smile.If it were before, she would have made a lot of noise after seeing the news, but she could not afford to do that right now. What she had to do was to give Luke some time to manage the situation, and at the same time, she had to make herself seem magnanimous.Bianca used to be like this, so she had to act as such too.The more she acted like this, the deeper Luke's guilt toward her would become.Bianca took out her phone. She did not care that it would hurt her eyes to look at her phone when the lights in the room were switch
Luke said, "Jack, Queenie is weak. Why don't you go through the admission procedures for her first and wait for the test results to come out? We’ll see what Dr. Park says before getting discharged.""Okay, okay." Jack looked at his wife's pale face. If it were not necessary, he would not want so much of Queenie’s blood to be drawn.Her body was very weak, and after so many tubes of blood were taken, it undoubtedly made her weaker."I'll help you," Luke said.When Jack heard this, he handed him Queenie's documents."Wait here for a while." Luke took the documents and turned to leave.The other side.Luca came to the hospital early to deliver soup to Amur. Considering that she was on the news, she put on a cap and a mask before she came to the hospital.She put the thermos on the table and chatted with Amur.Amur's wound was healing due to the medication. Luca pointed to the thermos and said, "This soup was specially prepared by me and it’s good in aiding the healing of your wou
For Shanks, no matter how skilled the two ophthalmologists were, they could not compare to Luca. The key was their smooth coordination. They were used to working together. If it were other doctors, they would probably start asking questions once they entered the operating room, making it impossible for Shanks to focus and perform the surgery calmly.Shanks believed this was a groundbreaking procedure, not just another teaching surgery for ophthalmologists.Abel understood Shanks’ concerns, but he still insisted, “They’re not just any doctors. They’ve signed agreements, and they won’t interrupt you with questions during the surgery. They’ll cooperate fully.”As Luca listened to Abel, she realized what he was really worried about. Besides the risk of the surgery failing, he was not confident in her.This surgery was important, and Abel was worried she might sabotage it in the operating room.Shanks furrowed his brows and looked at Luca.Luca gave him a faint smile. Whether or not
As Gerald shook his head furiously, it was not difficult for Luca to figure out what was going on.She glanced at Hera's irritation and figured it all stemmed from Luke being reassigned. Not being able to see him was clearly driving her to act like this.Luca secretly let out a sigh. They said women were the cause of trouble, but honestly, men could just be the same.Even with Luke disguised as an ordinary man, his cold and commanding air still captivated Hera.She glanced at the bowl nearby. The food Gerald brought Hera was barely touched.It seemed like she was so consumed with thoughts of Luke that she had lost her appetite...Luca’s expression remained unchanged. She was long accustomed to keeping her emotions in check around others.“Ms. Sanchez, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not close with Mr. Lucius, so I don’t have his contact information.” Luca kept her face impassive.“You’re lying!” Hera narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “You’re so close to him. How could you not have it?”
As soon as Luca returned to her bedroom after dinner, she received a video call request from the kids.It had been a long time since she last saw them. When she saw the call request, she locked the door, put on her headphones, and immediately answered.“Ms. Luca!” As soon as the call connected, the faces of all three kids appeared on the phone screen.“Sweethearts!” Luca blew them a kiss.“Ms. Luca, we miss you so much!” Tommy was the first to express how much they missed Luca.Luca's heart stirred with waves of longing when she heard them. She had been so busy recently, hoping to finish everything here quickly so that she and Luke could reunite with the kids. That was why she had not contacted them much.Plus, with Old Master Crawford taking care of them, she felt at ease.Now that Luca saw the faces of the three kids, her longing for them instantly surged and overwhelmed her.Her eyes reddened. “I miss you all so much too.”Rainie, always the thoughtful one, noticed her em
The men in the room were wincing in pain, but when they heard Gerald’s words, they were so furious they almost wanted to lash out at him. However, all their strength had been sapped by the excruciating pain, so they could only groan helplessly.As Shanks made his way upstairs, he paused halfway up the staircase and asked, “Is Luca cooking?”Gerald glanced at the kitchen and replied, “Yes, Mr. Shanks. It’s their fault. Ms. Craw was delayed in making dinner because of them.”Shanks' expression remained unchanged as he simply said, “Let me know when it's ready.”“Yes,” answered Gerald.After Shanks went upstairs, Gerald hesitated for a moment but decided to help the men to their feet, placing them one by one on the couch or chairs. As they slouched, groaning in pain, Gerald shook his head. “Do you guys now understand what happens when you mess with the wrong woman, especially Ms. Craw?”One of the men winced and asked, “Why did she have to be so brutal when throwing down?”“She
Lucius was different.He did not care about getting close to anyone, whether man or woman. Even when Hera’s attempts to seduce him were blatantly obvious, he still remained unmoved and even showed signs of rejection.Gerald could not help but marvel at Luca’s sharp observations and incisive remarks. He could not help but clap his hands lightly, genuinely impressed.“Lucius truly is exceptional,” said Gerald.Luca came downstairs.When she took the last step off the stairs, the men in the living room immediately fell silent.They held their breath as they watched the woman in front of them. Her hair was straight, not like their boss' companion.The men's gazes grew intense.Luca’s expression darkened.Gerald stood beside her and said, “See, I told you—you’re like a piece of meat dropped into a pack of wolves. Be careful.”One of the men heard Gerald and asked unhappily, “Hey, kid, what are you saying? What wolves? We’re gentlemen. We’d never dream of doing anything inappropr
When Gerald heard this, his face fell. “Huh? Ms. Craw, you're not cooking anymore?”Luca said nothing. Luke had already left with the others. She turned her gaze back before walking inside.Gerald realized that Luca had only been cooking breakfast because of Lucius. The thought puzzled him. Had they taken a liking to each other from the very start? That did not seem right.In this fast-paced modern world, even if they had, using something as old-fashioned as cooking to win someone over did not add up.Still, the timing was too coincidental to ignore. Luca started cooking for everyone when Lucius arrived, and she stopped as soon as he left. That realization gave Gerald an eerie feeling.Thinking they might have known each other back on the island, it all suddenly made sense. Of course! They must have met before. How else could this all line up so perfectly?With that thought, Gerald quickly caught up with Luca. “Ms. Craw, my cooking is terrible. Why don’t you keep doing it?”
Kassy’s eye donor was Hera, the one Abel had brought over.Even though Hera’s eyes resembled Kassy’s, they did not meet the criteria for a transplant. However, Hera’s blood type matched Kassy’s exactly.Hence, Abel decided to use Hera’s eyes. His belief was that her eyes were specifically meant for Kassy.Shanks knew he would not be able to change Abel’s mind, so he did not try. Abel’s stubbornness was something even Kassy herself could not sway.Luca remained silent for a while, not saying anything further. She understood that using a cadaver was the best option as it would not harm anyone.However, the eyes Abel wanted for Kassy were not from a cadaver. He intended to take them from Hera.Luca certainly would not participate in such a surgery. It was too cruel.“What are you thinking?” Shanks suddenly asked.Luca shook her head. “I’m just thinking about the volunteer’s situation.”“You’re wondering if this solution will be marketed, aren’t you?” Shanks suddenly asked.L
“I’m still a bit worried. Let me take a look in your room and change the dressing while I’m at it.” Luca knew Luke would not want her to worry. Therefore, she needed to see for herself that everything was fine before she could feel at ease.“Alright.” Luke knew she was worried about him, so the two of them headed into the room.He took off his shirt, revealing the bandage wrapped around his torso.Luca could not help but chuckle at the sight. The wrapping was done by Gerald, and it was hilariously sloppy. It was haphazardly bound—overly tight in some places and entirely uneven. It looked like it was just meant to cover the wounds, with no thought for neatness.“Stop laughing.” Luke was clearly rendered speechless by Gerald’s lackluster bandaging skills as well.If it were not for the fact that it was difficult to bandage himself, he would never have let Gerald do it.“With it wrapped like this, how are you supposed to sleep at night?” Luca asked as she began unwrapping the ba
Abel chuckled. His voice was low and gravelly.“Hera, let’s agree on something. Don’t use threats of leaving to manipulate me anymore, or I won’t be happy,” said Abel in a low voice.What might have sounded like a plea or a compromise came across to Hera as a veiled threat.The cool sensation of his fingers brushed against her eyelids, and she could not help but shiver. His touch felt as cold as death itself. She could not feel a trace of warmth.Her hands clenched tightly together. The tension in her grip was the only thing keeping her from trembling further.“Alright,” Hera murmured obediently.Abel withdrew his hand. Hera opened her eyes. A strange unease stirred within her. For reasons she could not quite explain, Abel’s behavior filled her with an unsettling dread…“Will you stay at the hospital with me tonight?” Hera could not help but crave some semblance of comfort.Abel frowned slightly. “Stay here with you? And what about Luca?”“You could just send her home. I onl