"Let her rest for a little longer. If she hasn't woken up by tomorrow, I'll know what to do. You should go to bed," Luke said to Tommy. Tommy nodded, though he could not be at ease when he saw that Luca was still unconscious. "Can I sleep beside Ms. Luca?" He asked. "You can't," Luke refused without any hesitation. "Why not?" Tommy protested. "I'm worried about Ms. Luca, and I hope that I'll be the first person she sees when she wakes up." "That won't be good for you. If you don't listen to me, I'll bring her downstairs," Luke said coldly. He knew that Tommy was worried about Luca, and the boy would not sleep if he lay by her side. That was why he insisted on Tommy sleeping in his room. When he heard that Luke was going to bring Luca downstairs, Tommy knew better than to challenge his father's authority. "Please don't. I'll go and sleep in my room. I hope you can get well soon, Ms. Luca." Then, he turned around and left. Luke saw that Tommy kept on turning his head ba
Luke seemed pensive. Judging from her current condition, she would only wake up the next morning. Since Luca was not waking up anytime soon, Luke leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. The next morning, when Luca opened her eyes and saw the ceiling above her, she was quite surprised. Furrowing her brows, she tried to jog her memory about what happened the night before. Hotel, Luke, Abel… Before she could organize her thoughts, she heard Luke's voice next to him. "You're awake." His voice was lazy yet charming. Luca turned her head and saw the man sitting on the chair. The sunlight shone from the window and landed on her back, and the glare made her unable to discern his expression. "I'm…" She sat up and looked at her clothes. She was still wearing the clothes from the night before, though they were slightly wrinkled. "Do you remember what happened last night?" Luke asked. Jason had brought Dr. Albus and the others to have their blood samples taken at the hospital
Even though Luca said that she was fine, Tommy was worried because he could tell that Luca's condition was not back to normal yet. He followed behind her out of the bedroom and to the exit. "I think you should continue resting here, Ms. Luca. If you don't want to sleep in Daddy's bedroom, you can sleep in mine," Tommy said. "I'm fine. I just need to go back to my room and take some medicine. Don't worry," Luca said as she pushed herself out of the suite. She knew the type of drug that Abel had used on her. Even though the initial effect was gone, it took the body some time to fully rid itself of the drug. Luca did not want to wait, so she would rather take the antidote. With the antidote, her body will recover quickly. As Tommy watched Luca leave, he went over to his father's side and tugged his shirt sleeve. "Daddy, is Ms. Luca really okay?" "She'll be fine." Luke remained impassive as he watched her leave. He saw her teeter when she first stepped out of the bed, and he
"When can you find that out?" Luke asked. "It'll take at least two days," Johann said as he closed the folder. He was quite interested in what they found. A mysterious substance was found in all three blood samples, and it had knocked out the three people at the same time. Then, the three people woke up at the same time. As far as he knew, no known sedative could achieve that. "That's too slow." Luke was not satisfied. Johann shrugged. He knew that Luke wanted both speed and precision, but between the two, he could only choose the latter. "There's nothing we can do about it. That is a rare substance, and if someone had created it in the lab, I have to say that I'm really impressed." Luke shot a glance at Johann, which caused him to shudder. "Don't look at me like that. We doctors have to be rigorous in our research. You'll just have to wait. Right, I heard that Dr. Craw was there too. Is she alright?" Johann asked out of concern. Jason had told him briefly what happened t
He realized that Abel would not hesitate to harm Luca if it meant that he got his revenge against Luke. If Luke had ignored the stream, someone else would have found Luca. Amur dared not imagine what would happen to her if that were the case. Luca's eyelids drooped. Even though she was fully unconscious throughout the entire ordeal, thinking about it now made her feel afraid. A few years on the Island of Despair had hardened Luca's heart, but even so, she could not help but feel afraid of what Abel had done to her. If taking revenge on Luke involved harming her, she would have to be more careful in the future. "Amur, you should return to the island after you've completed your mission," she said. She had a feeling that Amur would be harmed if he continued to stay by her side. She might be implicated as well. "I'm not going back," Amur shook his head and said. Now that Abel had done something like that to Luca, he was not going to leave her alone in A City. "No. I don't k
Luke held Tommy's hand, and the two people went into the room and sat on the couch. The room was quite spacious, but once Luke stepped inside, Luca felt the space shrink. Even though it was quite cramped, she thought that it was inexplicably homely. Now that the father and son had staked out the couch, Luca could only sit on the swivel chair and look at them. Tommy was the first to break the silence. "Ms. Luca, have you had dinner?" "I was about to," Luca shook her head and said. She might still be sleeping if she had not been woken up by the doorbell. After taking the antidote, she had to sleep for long periods to recover. Tommy looked at the time, and his expression suddenly became stern. "You shouldn't eat dinner so late, Ms. Luca. That's not good for your health." Luke glanced at the meal cart in the room. He noticed that there was still some breakfast on it. It must have been the room service he had ordered for her, and she did not eat much. "Have you been sleeping
Luca was at the conference at Solomon's time of death, so she could not have been his killer. Even so, Luke could not help but have the feeling that was something more to the incident. Luca could tell that Luke was trying to find out something, but she remained calm because there was no direct link between her and Solomon's death. She shook her head and said, "It's not surprising even if a fellow gang member did him in." Amur was silent as he listened to Luke's probing questions. The police had concluded that Solomon died in a gang conflict, so Amur did not have to say anything. In any case, the police would not track him down, and they would not disturb Luca either. "Mm." Luke nodded. He had been observing Amur from the corner of his eye. Even though Luca had told him that they were not biological siblings, he could not help but think that they were not siblings at all. When Amur came in, he caught a scent of drugs on his body. Luke continued asking, "Mr. Amur, why did you
As Luke opened the door, he raised his eyebrows. Tommy went into the suite and looked at him. "I'm right, aren't I?" Luke did not answer his question. Ever since he was reunited with that impostor Bianca, he could not bring himself to love the woman with Bianca's face. Even so, he tried his best to fulfill her demands. They did not behave like husband and wife in the bedroom, but they had appeared in public many times. To the rest of A City, they were still the model couple. He did not expect Tommy to see through the disguise. Luke did not answer his question. Instead, he asked, "Why do you like Ms. Luca so much?" Sensing his opportunity to voice his thoughts, Tommy did not hold back. "I like Ms. Luca because she's very gentle, just like what Mommy used to be." To the boy, Bianca felt only like a mother in name, and he was not close to her. On the other hand, he had somehow sensed a liking for Luca since the first time they met. Luke patted his son's head, glad that Tom