‘Does he have too much time?’After Dr. Cole finished speaking, Luke also said a few words. He mentioned that the spots for the off-site training were limited and the opportunity was rare. He wanted them to discuss who should go.Everyone looked at each other. ‘Does he want us to sell our work and fight for the chance?’Luca continued looking down. Most of these so-called off-site training was for people to go have fun, which to her, felt meaningless.That was why she kept quiet when everyone started the discussion.When everyone was trying their best to put their names forward, Dr. Cole noticed that Luca had been quiet so he asked her, "Dr. Craw, what do you think?"Luca looked at him suspiciously, then glanced around and noticed that everyone was looking at her. ‘What do I think? I have no opinion.’"I’ll go along with the company’s arrangements," Luca said.Luke's expression was stern. Her reply had everyone’s gaze shift toward him.Dr. Cole nodded and looked at Luke as w
"No, but I feel a little thirsty and want to drink some water," Bianca said and looked at the maid.The maid nodded and poured a glass of water for her immediately.The nurse stepped forward with a smile and said, "You can drink water after your blood is drawn. If you have the appetite, you can also have some oats. Try to eat something light for the next few days."Bianca looked at the needle and became alert. "Why do you want to draw my blood?"She remembered that Abel said not to go for blood tests because her blood type was different from the real Bianca.Luke was a smart man. There was a higher chance of her getting exposed if she went through with the blood test. Seeing her strong reaction, the nurse explained patiently, "You’ve been hospitalized for 24 hours, but the high fever is recurrent. We need to do further examinations to find out what's going on with your body."Bianca shook her head and turned her down. "I'm fine now. It's okay, I don’t need to go for a check-up
After Rhett left, Luca continued to browse the net and read the news.She thought of Amur when she saw the news of a wealthy businessman who was brutally murdered in his villa. She took out her phone and called him.However, it seemed that his phone was turned off.With no other choice, Luca had to put down the phone. She thought that Amur should have arrived at the Island of Despair by now, but for some reason, her heart just could not settle down.Luca’s expression turned solemn when she thought of what Abel said.The phone rang. Luca picked up the phone and glanced at it. It was a call from an unfamiliar number based in A City.Luca picked it up and a kiddish voice sounded from the other end of the call. "Ms. Luca, I'm Tommy!"Of course, she knew who was on the other end of the phone.Luca chuckled softly, and the sadness in her eyes melted away when she heard Tommy’s voice. "I know. Why did you call me? Isn't it time for school?""I borrowed the teacher’s phone to call you
Luca knew that several of them were looking at her but she walked out of the laboratory with the documents in her hand without a care in the world.Rhett quickly grabbed the other documents and followed her.After they walked out of the laboratory, Rhett looked back at his colleagues who were working overtime. He could not help but whisper what he was thinking about, "Dr. Craw, you’ve been acting a little abnormal today."In the past, Luca was the most diligent and serious in the Technical Department.When the researchers were lazing around in their office, she was spending all her time in the laboratory doing experiments and running comparative analyses of various data."Is that so?" Luca knew what he meant by that."Yes." Rhett touched his chin. There was no one around him, so he could speak whole-heartedly. "Dr. Craw, I’ve asked around and it seems that the other professors’ research progress is pretty good, especially Dr. Cole’s... "Although the other professors had no sens
Lanie and Rainie came to see what kind of person it was who could make Tommy talk about her cooking non-stop. They also wanted to see if the other party wanted to use Tommy to approach their father.After all, there had been quite a few women like that over the years.Luca's eyes were filled with tears when she heard the kids greeting her. She was moved when she saw how tall Lanie and Rainie had become. "Hello, come in."She reached her hand out to both of them.Rainie felt inexplicably affectionate toward Luca and held her hand. "Okay."Lanie felt the same way as her sister but chose to nod coolly. They then walked into the apartment together.Zander smiled and said, "Ms. Luca, thank you for the trouble."Luca was surprised. "Zander, won't you come in and have dinner with us?""I don't have time. I have to send documents to the boss," Zander shook his head and said.Luca was surprised. Luke must have agreed to him leaving the children here to send the documents to him.‘He a
Rainie noticed the change in Lanie's expression and asked in a confused tone, "Lanie, what's the matter with you?""Rainie, I think you’ll like it," Lanie said as he put another piece of fluffy cake in his mouth. Even though he was surprised, he still ate it like a gentleman.Rainie looked at the cake and was debating internally on whether she should try it or not.After she thought about it for a while, she picked up the fork, took a small piece, and put it in her mouth.Tommy blinked and asked with a smile, "Rainie, how is it? Isn't it delicious?"Rainie showed a shocked expression as she uttered, "This cake..."She did not continue talking. It may have been a long time but the taste was exactly the same as what she remembered. It was even more delicious than the ones the chef at home prepared.Tommy noted their expressions and proudly stood up, saying, "I knew that you’d like the cakes made by Ms. Luca!"Rainie had a complicated expression on her face as she looked at Blanch
Tommy's eyes sparkled when he saw the cupcakes. Luca noticed the change in Tommy's expression and shook her head. "Not now, Tommy. Eat them when you get home." "Can't I just eat one, Ms. Luca?" Tommy lifted one finger and looked at Luca eagerly. "I'm hungry." Luca's heart melted when she saw Tommy's puppy eyes, though she knew that he had eaten a lot earlier, and she did not think that his stomach could take it. She steeled herself and shook her head. "You've just eaten. How can you be hungry? Be a good boy and listen to me." Rainie also helped Luca convince her younger brother. "You'll get a tummy ache if you continue eating, Tommy. Ms. Luca said that we can bring the cupcakes home, so you can eat them when we get home." Tommy rubbed his round stomach. He was indeed full, but he wanted to eat some more. Even so, he listened to Luca and Rainie. He nodded his head and tried to control himself. Luca could not bear to see Tommy like that. She sat down next to him and picked tw
Luca's eyes opened wide. She did not expect Luke to sit down, much less eat a cupcake. Rainie picked up a cupcake and peeled the liner away. "Try one, Daddy." Luke took the cupcake. It looked petite and delicate in his hand. He was not very fond of cake, but he had to try the cupcake that Luca baked. The three children looked at him eagerly. In one bite, Luke ate half of the cupcake. Luke carefully tasted the sweetness of the cake that melted in his mouth, though he seemed to be pondering something. He finished the rest of the cupcake in another bite. Rainie smiled and asked him, "Daddy, isn't it very tasty?" "Not bad." When Luke said that, he turned around to glance at Luca. Luca was standing there ever since Luke came into the house, as though she were the guest. Rainie smiled at Luca. "Ms. Luca, Daddy likes your cupcakes!" Tommy also added, "Daddy doesn't only like Ms. Luca's cupcakes. He loves her cooking too!" Rainie nodded. It was not a surprise that their 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
“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