After breakfast, the hospital corridors began to fill up with people. Luca guessed that the results of the bacteria culture test should be out by any time now. As expected, Johann came to the room half an hour later with the report in his hands. "I've read the report. Indeed, Tommy's fever is caused by a bacterial infection," he said. Luke frowned when he heard that. That must be Bianca's going. The child did not have any external injuries, and he only ate the food from Crawford Manor. There was no other way he could have gotten a bacterial infection. Thinking of what Bianca told him earlier, he realized that it was not a lie for him to free her. He had always believed what Bianca said. That was why he had asked Johann to treat Tommy's illness to be something more than a regular fever. There was no other reason why Bianca could so accurately predict Tommy's fever even though she was confined in the mansion… "I have to say that this is a rare bacteria in this region becaus
"How could she do that…" Amur said while clenching his fists. Even though he did not want Luca interacting with the children too often, he could not help but be angry at what Bianca had done to Tommy. That reminded him of what Abel did many years ago. To quickly expand his influence, Abel attacked several nearby villages and abducted their inhabitants. Anyone who was not fit enough to be a mercenary would become an experimental subject, and no one cared if they lived or died. Abel was physically weak, and he nearly became one of those experimental subjects. Fortunately, he was still very young, and the mercenaries in charge of training them thought he still had room to grow. That was why he was spared of that fate. After he met Luca, he trained hard so that he could become stronger. Luca was angrier than he was, but she managed to control her fury. She analyzed the situation for Amur, "I'm guessing that the impostor Bianca is now held captive in Luke's mansion, and Gale and
All the researchers were in their respective laboratories performing their research to secure the next stage of funding. That was why Rhett thought that Cole would be in his laboratory rather than in his office. Seeing that Luca was so insistent, he did not say anything. Luca walked in front of the manager's office and knocked on the door. "Come in." A voice was heard from within, which made Rhett surprised. Luca opened the door and went inside, and Rhett quickly followed behind. Cole was sitting on his chair, dressed in his white lab coat. He smiled and greeted the woman in front of him, pretending that he was oblivious to what happened in Luca's laboratory. "It's you, Dr. Craw. How can I help you? Are you taking the day off again?" Luca shook her head and told him about the situation in her laboratory. Cole acted as though he was shocked after hearing what Luca had to say. "How is that possible? I hope that you're not joking, Dr. Craw. Your research is far ahead compared to
Dr. Cole waved his hand and asked Talia to leave after he heard her repeated assurance.After Talia left his office, he picked up his phone and called Jason to report on the situation. He took the opportunity to wash the problem off his hands as well. Jason did not comment after he listened to what Dr. Cole had to say. All he did was acknowledge the situation.After Dr. Cole put down the call, he touched his chin and thought about it. He could not sense anything from Jason's tone and wondered whether Luke would take Luca’s side once again.He was not entirely confident.After Luca left Dr. Cole's office, she went straight to the laboratory. The staff had already cleaned up the mess, including the broken experiment instruments."Is everything sorted out?" she asked.One of the researchers handed her a few sheets of paper and said, "Dr. Craw, we just checked and these are the data that have been wiped clean. The computer archive has been completely deleted as well and we don’t k
"Are you sure that the computer's backup data can't be repaired?" Luke asked. His tone was still calm after such a serious incident.The research progress of the new drug was disrupted, and the expected profits would be affected as well. However, he seemed to be indifferent."I’m not certain. We have to wait until the relevant technicians check on it to know for sure," Luca said. She returned to her seat and quietly moved her chair farther away. She thought that it was best she kept a distance from Luke. The farther, the better."The company is going to go through a comprehensive upgrade of the system and the team will have their hands full with that. If you know some talents who are skilled with computers, feel free to make a recommendation." Luke flipped through the data, his expression still flat.Luca smiled upon hearing his words, and she replied, "Mr. Crawford, I don't know anyone like that. Maybe you can ask the other staff and Dr. Cole."Luke was turning the page and pause
Luca's expression was calm. She moved her lips in response. Her heart was beating like a drum and she was overthinking. ‘What does he mean?’Knock, knock. When his shut office door was knocked on, Luke looked away from her face and said, "Come in."Mo came in holding a cup of coffee. She delivered the coffee following Dr. Cole's orders. The moment she opened the door, she saw Luca.She froze but quickly returned to normal. She brought the coffee to Luke, put it down, and said, "Mr. Crawford, this is your coffee."Luke glanced at the coffee and nodded. "Close the door when you leave."Mo nodded and slipped out of the office. She closed the door on her way out.The thick wooden door acted as a barrier, so she could no longer see what was happening inside.Mo fiddled with her hair in annoyance. She did not expect Luca to be in Luke's office. Dr. Cole had set her up.After Mo left, Luca changed the subject and said, "Mr. Crawford, is there anything else that you’d like to discuss
After Mo returned to the office, she notified Talia that Dr. Cole was looking for her.When she heard that, Talia walked out of her office immediately.She knew that Luca had organized a meeting but the only people who participated in the meeting were those in Luca’s research group and Dr. Cole. However, Dr. Cole did not reach out to her even after the meeting ended.Talia was very anxious and worried about what would happen, so she had been waiting for his call.She quickened her pace and ran into Luca at the elevator entrance. She was startled and greeted her with her eyes cast down. "Dr. Craw, good morning.""Good morning." Luca looked at Talia and could not help wondering if she was involved in the incident.Talia listened to her calm tone as if she was not at all anxious about what had happened. Her emotions were a little unbalanced. She asked, "Dr. Craw, I heard about what happened. If you need help, just let me know and I’ll do all that I can to help you.""Thank you for
When the others heard what she said, they stopped cleaning up.After a while, Jason walked in. He swiped with a temporary magnetic card and the door opened automatically.He glanced at the door and said, "It's pretty smart. The lock has no trace of damage."To protect the research results from being stolen, the company used the most advanced security system. Compared to T Corporation, Watson Biopharmaceuticals' system was more advanced."Mr. Doyle, good morning." Luca greeted him when she saw him walk in."Dr. Craw, good morning, I'll have a look at what's going on." Jason smiled, appearing friendly and approachable.In contrast, Luca's expression was stern. She nodded and replied, "Okay."Jason noticed that everyone in the laboratory had a serious expression. He still had a smile on his face. He was relaxed and said, "Don't worry, I’ll investigate this matter. Dr. Craw, do you have a list of the data lost?"Luca handed him the paper.Jason glanced through the report, then put