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
Bianca could also sense the situation she had put herself in. At the moment, she was clearly lucid, but her body was uncomfortably hot. "I took one pill," she said. Luca blinked, though her expression did not change. "That's too much. You can only take half a pill at most." "You're lying." Bianca did not believe her. She thought that Luca was only trying to scare her. "I guess the person who gave you the pill didn't tell you the proper instructions, or you might have missed it." Luca stood up and walked toward the door. Bianca tried to recall what she was told when she was given the pill, but her head was spinning, and she could not remember anything at all. She wanted to ask more probing questions, but Luca had already left the room. "Mrs. Crawford is awake," she told the people waiting outside of the room. Bianca watched Luke walking into the room while holding Tommy's hand. Behind him, Queenie, Jack, the caretaker, and the nurse also followed. She could only swallow the
Bianca glared at the nurse. When she was about to speak, Luke spoke first. "Give her some water." "Yes." The caretaker deftly poured a glass of water, put a straw in the cup, and brought it next to Bianca's mouth. "Please drink some water, Madam." Bianca glared at the nurse, though she had no choice but to drink from the straw because Luke had given her the order. Two hours later, Queenie returned to the hospital with the concoction. Bianca did not want to drink it. After all, it was Luca's prescription. However, she remembered what Luca had told her. Fearing that her brain might melt if the fever persisted, she hesitated for a while when the caretaker brought the straw close to her mouth, but eventually, she took the flask and finished it all. Half an hour later, Bianca's body temperature began to drop. The nurse read the thermometer. "Your temperature now is 99.5 degrees." Queenie was overjoyed. "I knew that Luca was capable. The concoction worked in half an hour."
Queenie understood that one should not judge another by their appearance alone. Even though she had a good impression of Luca in the few times they interacted, she could understand why Bianca felt uneasy. "Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on Luke," Queenie comforted her. She knew that Luke was not flirtatious, but many women had tried to get on his good side over the past three years. Bianca took Queenie's hand and pretended to look grateful. "You're so nice to me, Mom." "I'm your mother, silly girl. No matter what happens, I'll be by your side. Don't worry. Luca is only close to me because she treated my illness. I'll make sure that they don't have any private affairs." Queenie patted Bianca's head. Meanwhile, after Luke left the hospital, he sped back to T Corporation. Tommy was sitting in the backseat. He thought for a while and said, "Daddy, shouldn't you let Ms. Luca know that her concoction works?" "Mm." Luke nodded. "Let me tell her then!" Tommy said while grinning.
Jason smiled wryly when he saw Tommy's frustrated expression. He shook his head and went back to work. Five minutes later, he stood up and said to Tommy, "Hey, Little Mr. Crawford, I can't do anything if you miss Ms. Luca, but I can bring you to someone else. Do you want to go?" "Is it Madam Tina?" Tommy asked. Tommy chuckled. Luca and Tina were about the same age, but to Tommy, the former was a "Miss" while the latter was a "Madam." Tina would lose her mind if she found out about it. "Yes. I'll need to attend a meeting with Mr. Crawford in a while. Why don't you go to Madam Tina's office?" Jason said. He did not want to leave the young child alone in his office. "Alright then." Even though Tommy missed Luca, he did not want to burden Jason with extra trouble. Jason took his hand, and they left the office. After handing him to Tina, he rushed to Luke's office to remind him that the meeting was almost starting. It was already half-past nine when the meeting ended. Tina