The next morning, Crawford Manor was as peaceful as ever. The only difference was that Bianca had woken up early. She opened the door to the study and saw that Luke was wearing his necktie. She grinned brilliantly, walked over, and said, "Let me help you, Luke." Luke let go of his hands and let her do it. Bianca took the necktie and tied a perfect Windsor knot. She had learned to do that to get in his good graces. "Is this good enough?" "Mm." Luke lowered his head and looked at the necktie. Her fingers were just as nimble as before, but her personality had nevertheless changed. Even though Jason had not returned with the analysis of the recording, he believed what the reporter said. If Bianca had not done it, the reporter would not have framed her. "You came back very late last night, didn't you? What time did you reach home?" Bianca asked. She guessed that Luke had left the house yesterday to take care of the scandal. She wanted to wait for him to see if he managed to do
Johann had been treating Queenie's illness for some time, but it took him so long to find the root cause. He thought that it was not easy. The typical checkup would not include a toxicology test. If Queenie had not received the mysterious package, her body would continue to weaken, and she might have died without anyone knowing any better. The mysterious package had saved her life. "Do you mean that you wouldn't have known that I was poisoned until you saw the package?" Queenie exclaimed. She realized that the young woman had discovered the root cause of her illness just by taking her pulse, and she had delivered the package to her. "Yes. I've studied the package, and it indeed contains the antidote, and the dosage is correct. If you take the medication regularly, your body will expel the poison very quickly. Also, the medicine includes several components that will strengthen your constitution," Johann said. Queenie's tears fell when she heard that. She did not understand
Jack pushed the wheelchair out of the office while Luke followed behind them. They waited for the elevator at the elevator lobby. Jack asked, "Luke, how is the situation with the scandal?" "Don't worry. I've already found the reporter behind the article." Luke did not tell him the situation in detail because he did not want his in-laws to worry. Jack nodded and said, "Now that you've caught him, you shouldn't let him off so easily. Bring him to court if you need to. It might not be a bad thing for you and Bea if you decided to blow up the incident even more." He only suggested that because he believed that Luke would not deliberately ruin his own reputation. "Mm." Luke nodded. He wondered if his in-laws would say that if they knew that Bianca was the mastermind behind the incident. They would not understand why Bianca would do that. The elevator arrived, and the doors slowly opened. It was not the peak visiting hour, so there was only one woman in the cabin. Luca's he
"Alright." Amur thought that what she said made sense. Luca was the person who had given him a new life, so he would stand by her side no matter what. Luca went to the nurses' station to settle the paperwork, then went downstairs to pay the bill. Meanwhile, after Bianca had received the call from the Island of Despair, she rushed over to the outskirts of A City. In case she was discovered, she removed the dashcam when she was halfway there. When she arrived at her destination, she exited the car and saw a luxury car parked outside a dilapidated house. The Island of Despair must have sent an important figure over. Bianca felt an inexplicable sense of panic. The phone call did not say whom she was meeting. She walked to the entrance, looked around to see that no one was following her, then knocked on the door. After a single knock, dust from the door fell on her hand. Her fair hand was instantly dirty. The door creaked open, and before Bianca could react, a masculine hand p
Luca heard the wretched screams from the clip. She took off the earbuds and frowned hard. "What's wrong?" Amur asked her out of concern. "Abel is in A City," Luca said. She could tell that it was the impostor Bianca's voice. Abel must have been in town because he knew about the scandal. Luca was quite surprised, but at the same time, she also felt slightly uneasy. She was worried about Abel's presence in the city, and she had the impulse to inform Luke about it. "He's here?" Amur was surprised too. "Is he here to deal with the scandal?" "There should be something else," Luca guessed. She noticed a vacant cab and flagged it down. The cab stopped in front of them. Luca opened the car door and handed a bag to Amur. "I'll have to return to the company. You should go home first." "Yes." Amur nodded and went into the cab. Luca flagged down another cab and returned to Watson Biopharmaceuticals. She was occupied with her experiments until the evening, and she only relaxed
Amur shook his head and said, "Boss sat on the couch and waited for you after he came into the apartment. He didn't say anything." Luca nodded, and her expression became serious. "Don't worry. It'll be fine," Amur tried to comfort her. "He must have something that he wants to do," Luca said as she picked up the shopping bag. "I'll keep an eye on him." Amur felt uneasy when he saw Luca so worried. He knew that she was worried that Abel might act on her husband. Luca might not be able to reunite with her husband, but her love for him had never diminished. Amur continued to look at Luca as she walked into the kitchen. He knew that it was not easy to be caught in that dilemma. Luca suddenly turned around and told him, "I'll cook dinner now. If you're hungry, there are some snacks in the cabinet." "Alright." Amur nodded. He only looked away after Luca walked into the kitchen. He sat on the couch and stared blankly at the cigar ashes on the floor while thinking of what Abel
Rainie nodded and did not ask any further questions. After Luke sent Jack and Queenie back to their residence, he went to the apartment. Liam was eating a boxed dinner that the bodyguards bought him. He stood up immediately and instinctively straightened his clothes when he saw Luke walk in. "Mr. Crawford, can I go home now?" "Not yet," he said sullenly. "Why not? You're detaining me illegally," Liam said agitatedly when he heard that he could not go home yet. The bodyguards treated him well, but he was not free to come and go as he pleased. "Do one last thing for me," Luke said. His gaze was unfathomably profound. Liam shuddered when he looked at the man who was one head taller than him. "What do you want me to do? "Write another article and confess that you have slandered Mr. Crawford because you were paid to do so," Jason, who was standing behind Luke, said. He had sent the recording in for analysis earlier and found that it was authentic. "Paid to do so?" Liam's
Luke could hear the weakness in her tired voice. His hand twisted the doorknob but found that she had already locked the door. Bianca instantly became wary when she heard Luke twisting the doorknob. She was afraid that Luke might ask the butler to unlock the door. "I'm really tired, Luke." Her voice became weaker as she clutched the bedsheets. If he was in such a hurry to talk to him, she thought that he wanted to ask her about Ivana. Bianca was bitter when she was reminded about Ivana. Because of Ivana, Abel had nearly crippled her, and Luke was going to confront her. She bit her lower lip, swearing that she would take her revenge! Luke drew his hand away from the doorknob when he heard her tired voice. "Alright, rest well then." There was not a hint of warmth in his voice. In the darkness, Bianca's expressions slowly became vicious. 'It's all because of that Ivana…' "Mm." Bianca did not hear Luke's footsteps and did not know if he had left. She could only reply weakly
“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