Luca was cleaning up the coffee table. She was quite surprised when she heard Luke's praise. He had always been a man of few words, especially when talking about other people. Luca did not expect that the plate of spaghetti would receive his approval. She took out a plastic bag from under the coffee table, and it was filled with Tommy's favorite snacks. She put the remaining fruit from the plate inside the bag too. If Tommy liked those snacks, Lanie and Rainie would like them too. That was why she bought triple the usual quantity of snacks from the supermarket. While Luca was done cleaning the coffee table, she heard Luke ask her, "Where is your younger brother?" When he noticed that they were walking out of the neighborhood together the last time, he could tell that they were living together. "He's away on a business trip," Luca answered calmly. Business trips were always the best excuse. Luke twirled another forkful of spaghetti, blew on it to cool it down a little, a
"I'd like to meet my mother." Bianca might be suffering from a high fever, but her mind was still lucid. She knew that her fever would eventually subside, and Luke would not stay by her side for long. She hoped that Queenie would see her in her current condition and get Luke to care for her more. Even though no one told her about it, Bianca knew that Queenie's condition was getting better by the day, and the situation of the Normans became better and better. That was beneficial for the Crawfords -- Luke might be standing at the pinnacle of the business world, but that did not mean that he was immune from danger. "But I don't know how to contact your mother," the nurse said helplessly, not suspecting anything. After all, it was normal for a very ill patient to miss their parents. "My phone…" Bianca shook her head. Her head was spinning under the effect of the pill, and as much as she wanted to sleep, she could not sleep just yet. "The phone's passcode is 0218. Help me give her a
Luke's expression remained the same when Queenie mentioned Luca. "We'll see after we get the test report." "But Bea isn't…" Queenie sighed. She knew that she would be bothering Luca by asking her about it, and Luca had made it known that she wanted to remain anonymous. "Let's listen to Luke on this," Jack said. "Bea might only be down with the common cold. It's probably nothing too serious." Queenie nodded slightly, though she seemed just as worried as earlier. After being ill for so long, words of comfort no longer held any meaning for her. Even though she was recovering day by day, her outlook remained pessimistic. An hour later, Dr. Blake and a nurse came into the room. They brought the apparatus for taking blood with them. "Mr. Crawford, We'll be taking a blood sample from Mrs. Crawford now," Dr. Blake said. Usually, he would not have to take a blood sample himself, but he did not want to offend the other party. "Mm." Luke nodded and stood by the bed. The nurse ster
Luke flipped to the front page of the report again. It was written there that the subject had B-type blood. He remembered very clearly that Bianca had O-type blood. Luke was about to head out of the room to find Dr. Blake, but the doctor hastily came into the room with some equipment. "Sorry, Mr. Crawford, the people in the lab might have made a mistake. I'll schedule another test right now," the doctor said while shooting the nurse behind him a glance. Johann had told him that the blood types did not match. Dr. Blake immediately checked Bianca's files and found out that she had O-type blood. He immediately gave a call to the laboratory, but the technicians insisted that they did not mix up the samples. After all, there was only one sample sent to the lab that night, and there was no chance that they had mixed it up with another sample. Dr. Blake had no other choice than to schedule another blood test. The nurse stepped forward and prepared to take Bianca's blood. Jack an
Carnival Day was an event at Tommy's kindergarten that encouraged the students' parents to join in. However, Bianca was horribly ill, and Luke did not look like he was free either. "I'll go," Luke said. He had promised Tommy that he would be joining him during Carnival Day. "Dad, Mom, the caretaker can take care of Bianca. I'll send the two of you home." Thinking that his in-laws did not sleep, he was not going to let them drive home themselves. "I should stay in the hospital to take care of Bea." Queenie shook her head, not relieved that Bianca's condition had not gotten better yet. Jack also said, "Right. We should stay here. You should go to Tommy's school, Luke." Luke did not insist on sending them home. When the morning shift caretaker came into the room, Luke gave her some orders before he left the hospital. The driver must have sent Tommy to his kindergarten, so he drove there directly. The event was about to begin when Luke arrived. The teachers waiting at the f
Tommy looked at the pile of coins in his money box. The money was to be donated to a rural school, but he was not happy because there were no snacks left. He glanced at the other stalls. None of the other stalls were as popular as his. Tommy pulled Luke's pants and pointed at the stall next to his. "I want some cupcakes from that stall, Daddy." That reminded Luke of Luca's cupcakes. They were indeed very delicious. "Alright." Luke packed up the money box, then led Tommy to the cupcake stall. The stall was manned by a little girl and her mother. When the young mother saw Luke walking toward her, her heart began to beat faster. She had noticed him earlier, but she managed to resist the urge to chat up with him. She did not expect that he would bring his son over to his stall. "What would you like, little buddy?" The woman asked Tommy, though her gaze was transfixed on Luke. "Two cupcakes please, Ma'am," Tommy said while gulping as he gawked at the golden cupcakes. "Co
Luca was in the middle of performing an experiment when her phone began to ring. She was surprised when she saw the familiar string of numbers on her screen, but she did not immediately answer it. She did not save Luke's number on her phone, but she had memorized those numbers well. Luca had placed her phone between her and Rhett earlier. Rhett glanced at the vibrating phone and asked, "Dr. Craw, aren't you answering the call?" Luca came to her senses. She took the phone and told him, "I'll go and answer the call. Please help me record the data." "Yes." Rhett nodded. Luca left the room and answered the call. "Mr. Crawford." "Are you at the company now, Dr. Craw?" Luke hated to admit that Luca's gentle, wispy, and slightly raspy voice was very alluring. "Yes," Luca told him candidly. "Sean is going over to pick you up. He'll be there in fifteen minutes. I'd hate to bother you, but I need you at the hospital," Luke said. Luca frowned slightly when she heard that. He h
Luca did not explain herself. Instead, she said, "I don't have my acupuncture needles with me. Can you find me a set?" The nurse looked at the patient's family. None of them had any objections, as though they trusted that woman completely. On the other hand, they seemed to have ignored her question. "Are you sure that you want to perform acupuncture on the patient?" The nurse asked again. "Yes." Luca nodded and pulled her hand away. Seeing that no one raised any objections, the nurse left the room. Tommy walked up to Luca and asked her softly, "Ms. Luca, can you make Mommy well again?" Luca patted the boy's head but said nothing. If her guess was correct, no one could make Bianca well again. Bianca should have taken a drug that had no antidote. Shanks had discovered the properties of the drug when he was teaching medicine to Luca. He did not find an antidote for it because it was not lethal. Luca knew that Bianca's condition would continue to deteriorate, but she woul