The car remained where it was. When she got out of the cab, she noticed that it was an ordinary car.As it was an ordinary car, she could not tell if the car belonged to Luke or Abel’s men.She did not walk over. Instead, she walked into an alley. The moment she went in, she heard the sound of car doors opening. She then quickly turned the corner. Since she was quite familiar with the place, she managed to avoid them.The spies looked at each other helplessly. She must have realized their presence…As a result, they failed their mission…After Luca was sure she lost them, she walked over to her destination. She then knocked calmly on the metal door.After a while, an enormous man walked over and opened the door. “Who are you looking for?”Luca did not panic as the man glanced at her from top to bottom. She replied, “I’m looking for Solomon.”“What business do you have with him?” The man let his guard down as he looked at the frail-looking woman in front of him. He lit a cigaret
Luca pulled the needle away and circled her arm around Solomon’s neck. There was a vicious expression on her face which sent a wave of terror across the two other men.“What… What are you… doing…” Solomon had some trouble speaking with his neck being choked like that.“Just testing the drug.” Luka glanced at the man's face. The venom would take some time to work. It seemed that she had to stay for a while longer. “Why don't we wait and see if the venom works before we talk?”Solomon shuddered for a moment. The force applied to his neck was so strong he could not break free. He knew what would happen if he did not administer the antidote in time, so he begged. “Please don’t. Let’s… Let’s talk about it.”As he said those words, he signaled his lackeys with his eyes.Luca noticed the slight changes in her opponent's movements, so she tightened her grip. “If you dare do anything funny, you might just endanger someone’s life.”Solomon shuddered once more. She was just a frail Eastern
Amur nodded but he did not mention what mission it was.“So you were carrying out your mission at that place?” Luca asked again.“Yes,” Amur replied and noddedSolomon was a well-known black market dealer, but he was different from others. His products were popular, but he had a terrible character.There was a kind of drug that Abel sought after.However, Solomon was not the original seller, so it was quite difficult to get the goods. After a few trials and tribulations, Abel managed to get information that Solomon had a customer who wanted the same drug, hence he ordered a batch of them.That was an opportunity for him, so success would have to depend on whether their plan worked out or not.Luca smiled as she listened to Amur’s explanation. There was no reason for him to lie. In that case, Luke’s poisoning had nothing to do with Abel.She breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she could not help but tease Amur, “Amur, you should not have been tied up like that.”Even though the th
Luca brought Tommy back to the hotel room. The child started to yawn the moment Luca closed the door. She turned around and saw the sleepiness in his eyes. "When is your Daddy coming back?" She patted his head and asked him. Tommy shook his head, indicating that he did not know. Luca did not want to keep Tommy up when he was already so tired. She decided to let Tommy sleep first while informing Jason about it. "If that's the case, let's go to bed," she said. Then, she went to the bed and pulled the blanket back. Tommy grinned happily and clambered onto the bed. After Luca tucked him in, she said, "You can sleep first. I'll go and take a shower before sleeping. Is that alright?" "Yes, Ms. Luca." Tommy closed his eyes obediently. Luca dimmed the lights and went into the bathroom with a new set of pajamas and her phone. She sent a message to Jason, telling him that Tommy was resting in her room, then took a quick shower. After taking a shower and changing her clothes, s
Halfway through breakfast, Dr. Albus and the others also arrived at the restaurant. Dr. Albus was surprised to see someone else sitting at Luca's table. He went over and greeted her, "You're up early today, Dr. Craw." "Mm. It's a good habit to sleep and wake up early, Dr. Albus," Luca replied. She could tell that Dr. Albus was going to pry into her personal matters again. Dr. Albus smiled. He looked at Tommy, then at Amur. Rhett had told him in the elevator that Luca was babysitting Tommy because Luke was away for a business dinner the night before. He was not surprised that Tommy was together with Luca, but he was curious about the presence of the other man at the table. He looked at Amur a little more closely and thought that Amur was quite handsome. "And this is?" He asked. "This is my younger brother. My parents adopted him," Luca elaborated because she knew that he was going to ask that question. "Oh, so he's your younger brother. He's quite handsome," Dr. Albus sa
Amur's eyelids drooped. He nodded and asked, "Boss, did you deliberately ask her to come to New York?" Abel narrowed his gaze. He put a cigar into his mouth and lit it. Amur's head remained lowered, even though the cigar smoke stung his nose. He wanted to know what Abel was truly thinking. Abel shot a sideways glance at Amur and suddenly brought the glowing end of the cigar a fraction of an inch away from Amur's face. If Abel moved his hand slightly, the cigar would leave a scorch mark on Amur's skin. Time seemed to freeze at that instant. Amur did not move or flinch even though he could smell something burning. Abel maintained that pose for a full half a minute. He pulled his hand away when some ash dropped on the floor. "All you have to do is follow my orders and not ask any questions," he said coldly. Amur's hands clenched into fists. He hated himself for being not strong enough to protect Luca. If only he were stronger and not under Abel's control! "Why are you still
Dr. Albus was quite excited when he heard that. If the president of the Pharmaceutical Association served him wine from his personal collection, that would be something worth bragging about to his friends back in A City! He lifted his glass and said, "Thank you for your invitation, Mr. Abel. It's an honor to have a drink with you." Abel smiled lazily to cover up the viciousness in his eyes. He lifted his glass and said, "A toast to you, Dr. Albus." The people around the dining table lifted their glasses. Luca knew that it would be strange if she did not follow what the rest were doing, but if she drank from the glass, she was afraid that she might fall into Abel's trap. While she hesitated for a few seconds, the other people turned their hands and looked at her. With no other choice, she lifted her glass and clinked it with the other glasses. The other people began drinking the precious red wine from Abel's personal collection. Luca brought the glass next to her mouth but d
Luca's eyes opened wide when she heard him mention Luke. She was not afraid that Abel would do something to her, but she did not want him to harm Luke. She was willing to sacrifice herself to save the man she loved, and she would not want to give Abel another opportunity. "Tsk tsk tsk. I can see the worry on your face," Abel said. Luca slowly clenched her hands into fists. "They're with me. If something happens to me, they'll definitely suspect something." "They wouldn't suspect me," Abel shook his head and said, "I passed out before them." Luca stood up abruptly, but she felt her head spin, and she was forced to sit down again. "Sleep. Fighting against the drug is futile. You should know that there isn't any antidote that can work against Shanks's drugs. You might as well relax." Abel's eyes gradually became bloodshot as he watched Luca struggle. Luca was struggling because of Luke. What was so good about that man? Why did she continue to love him even though he had ca