"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
Johann nodded. "That seems to be the case." Dr. Albus read the report again, this time more carefully, and said, "That's strange. I know that the excretions from this creature have very minor sedative properties, and even hundreds of them would not even have too much effect on the human body. How did the person who refined the drug do it?" Johann took the report and said, "You'll probably have to ask the person who refined the drug. There isn't a technique in modern medical technology that can do it. If the substance truly knocked all of you out, I can only say that there's a lot we don't know." "Just imagine what I can do with this technique!" Dr. Albus exclaimed. Luca was silent. She knew about the drug that they ingested. Shanks had devised the technique of refining it. No one else outside the Island of Despair knew about the technique. If Shanks published his research findings, many people around the world would benefit from it. However, Shanks had no such plans, and he
It was not good for Tommy to skip school for an extended period of time. Tommy volunteered to answer. "Daddy will ask Ms. Luca to bring me back to A City." "Dr. Craw?" Johann asked the father and son, thinking that it was a good idea. "Mm." Luke nodded. The incident had blown up beyond his expectations. He had completed all the work that was scheduled for this trip, but now, he had to stay back and hold the fort. The top-secret documents were critical to the company's operations. The news that the company network had been breached had not been publicized, but if it were, it would greatly affect the company's development. Luke planned to stay behind and restructure the company's growth plans. He would not want to let his enemies have a grip on him. Johann said, "This is really uncanny. I believe that the same people are behind both incidents, and they're targeting you. Dr. Craw only became a victim because she was caught in the crossfire." Luke did not say anything, nor di
Luca put Tommy's suitcase aside and said, "Mr. Crawford has tasked me to bring Tommy back from New York. Now that you're here, I shall leave the child in your hands." It had been exactly one month since Bianca took the pill and fell ill. She had just been discharged from the hospital. She could not help but be angry when she looked at Luca. It was because of her that she decided to take the pill. She thought that taking the pill could make Luke pay attention to her, but Bianca had shown up abruptly with a herbal concoction. Taking the concoction daily had suppressed the effects of the pill, which made her feel a lot better. However, it also meant that her plan had failed, not to mention that she had to suffer in vain for a few days. After her condition stabilized, Luke stopped caring about her and went on a business trip… Bianca glared at the seemingly composed Luca. "You went on the business trip too?" "I was there for a conference," Luca explained. Her reason for going to