"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
“As long as he stays out of your sight, I won’t make a move,” said Ray.If Gordan were not one of Luke’s pals, he would have been long gone.Anyone who dared to mess with someone Ray cherished would not be let off easily. The only reason Gordan was still breathing was thanks to Luke.“Alright, Ray. Just let it go. I’ve moved on and started a new life. Plus, I’m studying at Capital University. We have mutual friends, so running into him is inevitable. If that happens, we’ll just be strangers. There’s no need to step in for me or act impulsively.” Just as Vivian finished speaking, the doorbell rang.“Is it the clothes delivery?” asked Ray.“No, while you were talking with Mr. Crawford, I asked someone to buy some medicinal cream. The ones here work better than the ones in Russia. A little massage with it should help you heal faster,” Vivian said, grabbing a mask and hat before heading to the door.“Miss, is the boss alright?” asked one of Ray’s subordinates.“He’s fine. Did you ge
When Ray heard that there was a 90% chance of success, he could not help but ask, “Can you walk me through your plan?”“The prison where Kassy is being held actually has an underground passage. I’ve already spoken with the prison officials, and we can use that passage to transport her out. It connects to the sewage system, which leads directly to another detention facility. "The only catch is that this facility’s underground pipes don’t connect to the outside world, so the remaining 10% risk lies in moving Kassy onto the main road and securing her at the new location.“This whole operation can be done without anyone noticing, which is why I’m confident it’ll work.” As Luke explained, he pulled out a detailed map of the sewer system. “Here’s the layout I had someone retrieve. This is the starting point, and this is the destination. If we take this route, we can move Kassy without alerting Abel’s people.”Abel’s men were keeping a constant watch outside the prison now. That was prec
Luke had no idea what kind of mindset the person who poisoned Vivian had. However, he found Gordan’s current behavior quite intriguing.“Luke, what’s with that look?” Gordan felt uneasy under his gaze.“You seem pretty concerned about Vivian,” Luke leaned back on the couch and said thoughtfully.Gordan froze for a moment before laughing it off. “What? No way! Why would I care about her? Come on, Luke, don’t say stuff like that. If she hears it, she might start getting ideas.”Luke could not be bothered to expose his act and got straight to the point. “Why are you here?”“Speaking of that, I almost got sidetracked by that woman.” Gordan quickly pulled out his phone, grimacing. “Man, Ray really didn’t hold back. I need to get some treatment for these bruises later.”Luke took the phone and tried to unlock it. It needed a passcode. He handed it back. “Unlock it.”“All set, boss.” Gordan unlocked the phone and went back to pressing an ice pack against his face.Luke scanned the scr
It was the sound of a body slamming onto the ground.Gordan’s furious curses rang out. “Damn it! You're really going all out, huh? Do you think I'm scared of you?”Another loud thud followed.Vivian frowned. What the hell were they doing? Were they really going to fight until one of them won?Both of them were skilled fighters. If they kept this up, neither would walk away unscathed.“Enough!” shouted Vivian.The two men locked in the fight froze for a moment.“Vivian, stay out of this. I’m beating him to a pulp today,” growled Ray, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was not in great shape, but neither was Gordan.“Ray, I don’t want to see him,” said Vivian. She did not want Ray fighting him. It was not to protect Gordan but because she did not want Ray getting hurt.Also, she definitely did not want Gordan to see her like this. She could already picture his smug face, his sarcastic remarks and his gloating.“Fine. If you don’t want to see him, I’ll just beat
After returning to the hotel from the hospital, Vivian felt much better.To her, the fact that Ray had taken her to the hospital meant there was hope for the future, which lifted her spirits. She picked up an apple from the fruit platter the hotel had provided and took a bite.“Ray, this apple is really good. Want to try one?” asked Vivian.Ray shook his head. “You go ahead. By the way, can I take a look at the luggage you brought from Russia?”Vivian nodded. “I only hung up my clothes. Everything else is still in the suitcase. You can just take the things out.”Ray walked into the bedroom, pulled out her suitcase, and opened it. Inside were just books and a few other small items, nothing unusual.“You didn't bring any food with you?” asked Ray.“I haven’t really been in the mood, but the food here is way better than Russian food, so I didn't feel the need to bring anything.” Vivian’s tone was lighthearted now that she was in a better mood.“That's true.” Ray agreed, then asked
Ray's tone turned serious. “Alright, I'll make the arrangements immediately. Dr. Craw, once the toxicology report is out, we’ll still need your help.”“For toxicology cases like this, I recommend combining both modern medicine and traditional herbal medicine. Don’t worry, if I can help, I definitely will,” Luca assured him.“Alright, thank you.” Ray expressed his gratitude and ended the call before updating Luke on the situation.Luke reassured him, saying, “If Vivian was really poisoned, don’t worry. Previously, Luca discovered that her biological mother had been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin. She prescribed herbal medicine and used purely traditional herbal medicine to detoxify her. It didn’t take long for all the toxins to be expelled, and her health fully recovered. So, rest assured. If it’s something she can fix, she’ll do everything she can.“Besides, once we identify the exact problem, the doctors will be able to step in and help, right?”“Yes. Thank you both in advance
Gerald walked over. “Ms. Sanchez, what's wrong?”He was eager to get back upstairs and stash his cigarettes before someone noticed and took them.Hera yanked open his bag, glanced at the cigarette brand, and scoffed. “I thought it was some expensive brand. But it's just this? And you’re acting all deferential to her over this?”Gerald was rendered speechless. “I knew Ms. Craw was going out, so I asked her to bring these back for me. This is the brand I’m used to. Maybe it’s not expensive to you, but for me, it’s what I can afford.”Realizing she had misspoken, Hera felt a bit awkward. She quickly changed the topic. “Still, is a pack of cigarettes really worth you being so grateful to Luca? How much could it have cost?”“It’s not about the money,” replied Gerald. “It's just a nice surprise. I never expected to get anything out of helping Ms. Craw, and this kind of unexpected gift has nothing to do with the price. Besides, I'm not being overly grateful. I'm just happy.”He was ba
Luca’s lips were already swollen and flushed from Luke's kisses.That deep shade of red, reflected in Luke’s eyes, was utterly captivating. It tugged at his nerves, stirring an uncontrollable desire within him.At that moment, he had only one thought, and it was to completely lose himself in her.…The two of them stepped out of the bedroom.Vivian quickly turned her back and greeted Luke when he saw him coming out, “Hello, Mr. Crawford.”“Vivian, don’t worry. Everything will get better,” replied Luke.Vivian simply hummed in response.Ray gave them a grateful nod as Luke took Luca’s hand and led her away.It was only after hearing the door close that Vivian finally turned back around.Ray glanced at her and said, “Vivian, they’re your friends. You don’t have to act this way around them. They won’t judge you.”“I know they won’t…” Vivian let out a soft sigh. “I just feel like I look terrifying right now. I didn’t want to scare them, so I avoided facing them directly. But it’
“I once treated someone who had been slowly poisoned over a long period of time. Their pulse was similar to Vivian’s. Given that your family has good genetics, yet Vivian is different from the rest of you, and her skin improved after leaving her original environment, all of this confirms my suspicion.“Could it be that someone in your family has been poisoning Vivian? That would explain why her skin ended up like this.”“If she really has been poisoned, then would staying away from that environment or identifying the person responsible help her get better?” asked Ray.Luca shook her head.“The poison I’ve encountered before was a slow-acting toxin that kept the victim’s skin dark. I don’t know exactly what it was, but long-term exposure to any poison has an effect on the body. It's just a suspicion now. I need to consult someone I know. And honestly, I can’t be sure what’s really causing Vivian’s condition.“Is her skin deteriorating so quickly because she was poisoned once more a