Amur woke up in the evening. Seeing that it was almost time, he opened the door to make some preparations for his mission. After he left his bedroom, he was surprised to see Luca sitting on the couch. "Why aren't you at work?" "I was drugged, so I needed the rest. I took the day off." Luca saw that Amur was dressed in black. "Are you going on your mission?" Black was the best color to hide something, such as oneself in the dark of the night, or the wounds on one's body… "Mm." Amur nodded. Luca stood up and removed her jacket. She was also dressed in black. "Are you…" Amur seemed to have realized something. "I told you that I'm coming along with you on the mission. You're already injured once, Amur. I can't let you get injured again. As long as you're in A City, I'll take care of you on Eler's behalf." 'Is it just because of Eler?' There was a hint of disappointment in Amur's eyes. He did not want Luca to risk her life with him, but she insisted on going, and he could
After eating their dinner, Luca and Amur set out together. They were careful to cover their tracks. Instead of heading to their destination directly from the apartment, they took several detours before going there. The sky was already completely dark by then. "I've scouted the location earlier, and I've found a flaw in their security. If we go in from there, we won't be discovered," Luca said. They were already dressed in tight black clothes and wore masks. Amur nodded and let Luca lead the way. They stood at the side of the mansion. That was a blind spot that the security cameras could not detect. The lights in the mansion were brightly lit. Obviously, the owner of the mansion was inside. Amur had already investigated his target. The mansion belonged to him, but his mistress lived there. Without fail, the wealthy businessman would spend the night at the mansion every Monday. He would usually keep a low profile whenever he visited the mansion, so he did not bring too ma
Even though Amur could not see Luca's smile behind the mask, he could tell that Luca was smiling because her eyes were curved like crescent moons. "Let's go," Luca said. Amur was taken aback. He remembered that Luca had said the same thing when she stood up against Abel to protect him. Whenever he was bullied by other mercenaries on the Island of Despair, Luca would fight them, and she would always say "Let's go" whenever she was done. Amur reached out and grabbed her shirt sleeve to stop her from going. Luca turned around and looked at Amur doubtfully. "Let me handle the rest," Amur said. Luca might also be trained on the Island of Despair, but she had never taken a human life. Amur did not want her innocence to be taken away by killing, so he would do all the dirty work himself. Luca knew what he was thinking. She smiled and handed the spray can to him. "Knock them out first before doing the deed. Don't harm the woman." "I know." Amur nodded and took the spray can
Luca was busy for the rest of the day. She wanted to work overtime when she remembered what she had promised Luke the day before. Her phone began to ring when it was time to go off work. She recognized that the string of numbers was Queenie's phone number. Luca answered the call. "Hello." It was the first time she had received a call from Queenie, so she had to pretend that she did not know who the other person was. Queenie could not help but be emotional when she heard that slightly familiar voice. "Is this Ms. Craw?" "Yes, I am. Are you Mrs. Norman?" Tears welled up in Luca's eyes as she listened to the voice. When she had first reunited with Queenie, Queenie's voice was slightly quivering, just like how it was now. "Yes, yes I am. Do you remember me?" Queenie was shocked that the woman recognized her voice in just one sentence. "Your voice is very gentle and friendly," Luca said. "Also, you sound a lot more energetic. Are you feeling better now?" "I'm feeling a lot
Luca followed Queenie and walked to the sofa to sit down. She looked at Jack and Queenie, saying, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman, you can just call me Luca. Ms. Luca sounds too formal."Jack and Queenie glanced at each other. They both smiled gently. "Okay, Luca sounds nice. We want to be more casual too but were afraid that you would mind.""I don't mind," Luca answered almost immediately. She did not mind at all. When she decided to appear at Norman Residence, she was already prepared to be in contact with Jack and Queenie for the long term.Hearing them call her Ms. Luca made her feel even more distant from them."Well, then you should call us Uncle Jack and Aunt Queenie." Queenie loved Luca’s sincere and gentle character."Uncle Jack and Aunt Queenie," Luca went along with Queenie’s wish.Queenie was overjoyed and quickly poured her a cup of tea as she said, "I’m sure you’re exhausted from the journey here. Come, have a cup of tea to warm your stomach."Luca was not tired from the car
Luke's words reminded Luca of something. She looked at Queenie and said, "Aunt Queenie, can I check your pulse?"When Queenie heard it, she immediately rolled up her sleeve and placed her hand on the coffee table.Luca then put her finger on Queenie’s wrist where her veins were and checked on her.Luke looked at her actions, which were similar to how Johann would do it. She seemed professional.Two minutes later, Luca motioned to Queenie to switch to her other hand and continued to check her pulse.After a while, she withdrew her hand.Queenie asked, "Luca, how’s my body doing?"Luca chuckled softly and said, "Aunt Queenie, you have nothing to worry about. Continue to take the concoction and your body will get better day by day. You can stop taking it in another half a month."The effects of the herbal concoction were much better than expected, so she reduced the length of Queenie’s treatment cycle."Really?" Queenie asked in a surprised tone. She thought that she would have t
Luca frowned when she saw the mercenary who was walking toward her. ‘Sure enough, Abel is here.’He even knew that she was coming so he asked a mercenary to bring her to him.Luca followed the man without any hesitation.After they arrived at the top floor, the mercenary said, "The boss is in the innermost room."Luca walked over and found that the door of the suite was unlocked. She did not bother to knock before storming in.She followed the sound of glass clinking and found Abel on the balcony."You’re here." His tone was eerily calm.Luca frowned and wanted nothing more than to smash a bottle on his head when she saw how casual he was acting. "Why did you do what you did on Sunday night?" She resisted her impulse and knew that it was not worthwhile to pick a fight with him now.Abel looked up and finished the red wine in his glass. "I was giving you and Luke an opportunity. How did it go? You got what you wanted on Sunday night. Are you happy? You should be thanking me."
On the other end, Luke received a text from his subordinates on his way back from Norman Residence.While he was waiting for the traffic light, he clicked on the text and saw that Luca was in the photo. The photo was taken on that same day. She was dressed exactly the same as early that night.Luke called Zander and asked, "Did you send Luca back?""Mr. Crawford, I sent Ms. Luca back but she got off at an intersection in front of her apartment. She told me that she wanted to get something and asked for me not to wait for her." Zander did not dare to miss any details and told Luke everything that he remembered.Luke responded, "I see."After that, he cut off the call.He glanced at the photo again. ‘Luca lied when she told Zander she wanted to buy something. The truth is that she was going to the Westin Hotel. What was she doing there?’Luke thought back to the time when Luca told him that he would not be able to find anything when he wanted to dig into the matter. ‘How did she
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
“This cup of coffee is from that gentleman for this lady.” The waiter smiled as he explained, placing the cup in front of Luca.Hera followed the waiter’s gaze and immediately recognized the man Luca had been looking at earlier.Her eyes darkened. She had noticed the man glancing in their direction. However, she had assumed he was looking at her.After all, she was dressed seductively, had put on makeup, and was undeniably beautiful. Any man who saw her would be attracted. If a man’s eyes lingered on her, it was not surprising at all.Realizing that the man had been watching Luca the whole time instead of her, Hera suddenly felt annoyed.Luca noticed her displeasure, glanced at Gordan, then smiled and said to the waiter, “Please thank the gentleman for me.”“Of course, miss. Enjoy your coffee.” The waiter, sensing the tension between the two women, quickly grabbed his tray and left before Hera’s sour mood could affect him too.“Hmph, feeling proud of yourself?” asked Hera.Luca