‘Who is she?’Luke had some doubts in his heart. Before he could ask, Wendy introduced herself. "Mr. Crawford, what a coincidence. I didn't expect that a busy person like you would have the time to take care of your children in the hospital.""Mm." He only gave a short reply when faced with the other party’s enthusiasm.Wendy felt a little embarrassed. She went to pick up Lydia from school and overheard the teacher discussing Tommy's situation. She found out that he was sick and hospitalized when she asked for more details.When she saw Luke at the school event previously, she fell in love with him at first sight. However, she did not manage to bump into him whenever she sent her child to school and picked her up. That was why when she learned that Tommy was sick and hospitalized, she felt that her opportunity had arrived.After she picked up Lydia, she rushed to the supermarket to buy some ingredients to make chicken soup for Tommy. She then bought a fruit basket and brought ever
After Luke left the room, Wendy picked up the flask and fruit basket, took Lydia's hand, and left the room. In the room, the caretaker looked at Tommy and asked, "Master Tommy, do you think Sir will blame me for what I said?" Tommy shook his head. "Definitely not. Daddy hates people like her. You did a good job, and I think Daddy should give you a pay raise!" Tommy had seen similar scenes frequently play out in the past. He was not surprised by what happened earlier. He had to admit that his father was very handsome, and many women were attracted to him. That was why he knew how to deal with situations like that. Even if Luke eventually divorced Bianca, Tommy would not want Lydia's mother to be their mother! Tommy rubbed his chin. Indeed, Luca was still the prime candidate. Meanwhile, Luke arrived at the elevator lobby. While waiting for the elevator, Wendy and her daughter arrived there too. She deliberately stood near him, which caused her to blush. 'He smells so nice
Luke clenched his fists as he looked at the impostor's contorted face. She was in so much pain, yet she did not give up the chance to mock him. "My son is fine," he said coldly. The impostor abruptly stopped laughing when she heard that, and she stared at Luke in disbelief. 'His son is fine? That can't be!' She struggled to get a closer look at the man in front of him. His expression did not seem like that of a liar. 'If Tommy is fine… did someone save him?' She could only think of one person that could save Tommy, and that person was Luca. Luca was also from the Island of Despair, and she was very concerned about the three children's well-being. The impostor wondered if Luca had thought about her when she saved Tommy. Luca must have found out that the impostor was the one who poisoned Tommy with the bacteria, and she would definitely want to confront her. If Luca tried to detect her location, she would definitely find out where she was. The impostor began to feel nervo
Gale immediately stepped up and held the impostor Bianca's shoulders firmly so that she did not twitch as much. Rain found the right opportunity, plunged the syringe into her chest, and injected the sedative into her heart. The sedative worked almost immediately. Before the impostor Bianca could say anything to Luke, she calmed down and slowly closed her eyes. Rain wiped away some sweat on her forehead, then turned around and spoke to Luke, "She's not going to last for much longer, Boss. What should we do?" Luke looked at the impostor's pale face. That face was exactly the same as Bianca's face, but they were two different people. He had been deceived so badly… His face was ashen with anger. "If she dies, deal with the body appropriately. Also, the other side must have already been alerted because she didn't go to take the antidote. They might have already started acting against us, so you should be careful. I'll send more bodyguards to guard the mansion later in the day so y
Luca slowly clenched her fists when she heard that Abel was using Nyla to threaten her. Indeed, with Nyla in his hands, she had no choice but to obey what he said. However, she wanted to try to give Luke more time. "I understand," Luca said. The next second, Abel ended the call. In the conversation earlier, Abel had spoken a lot more than he usually did. Luca could tell that he was getting nervous because of the impostor's disappearance. Luca knew why he was so nervous. A few years ago, Luke had brought down everything Robert had built for decades. Even though Luke did not know who the leader of the current Island of Despair was, he was well-equipped to fight against Abel when it came to it. Luca put her phone away and closed her eyes. It was already two days since the impostor Bianca was supposed to take the antidote. Without the antidote, she would soon meet her end unless Luke suddenly changed his mind. Gale and Rain would not be able to devise a cure for the poi
In the afternoon, all the research data and equipment were carried onto the moving truck and brought to T Corporation. Luca did not have a car, so she sat in the car of one of the researchers. During the ride, the two other researchers in the car expressed their excitement about moving to T Corporation. Their houses were closer downtown, and Watson was relatively far for them. Luca turned her head to look at the receding scenery outside the window while passively listening to their conversation. She did not want to think about it, but she could not help guessing Luke's motives for the move. "We're almost there," the driver suddenly said, which brought Luca back to her senses. She suddenly felt a sense of melancholy as the car slowly drove into the basement parking lot. She could not help but feel that fate had brought her back to T Corporation. After the car came to a stop, she opened the door and stepped out. Jason had already tasked someone to wait for them at the elevato
"Alright," the mover replied and put the two boxes on the coffee table. The mover with the crate asked, "Ma'am, the computer is quite heavy. Shall I help you move it to the office table and assemble it for you?" "Don't worry about it. You can leave it there. Thank you," Luca said politely. It was not hard for her to assemble a computer. After the movers put the boxes down, they left the office. Luca took out the important documents and placed them on the table. She turned to look at the door and realized that Jason was still standing there. "Is there anything else, Mr. Doyle?" "That's all. I heard that you've arrived, so I wanted to welcome you. Feel free to tell me if you need anything, Dr. Craw," Jason said. Luca smiled politely and said, "Alright." Jason left the room after that. Luca went to close the door. When she turned around, she discreetly glanced at one corner of the office, then continued to unpack her belongings. From Jason's actions earlier, she could te
Luca's heart warmed up when Tommy's hand grabbed one of the shopping bags. Sean, who had been waiting next to Tommy, also smiled. The full shopping bag was quite heavy, and Luca did not want to trouble the child. She shook her head and said, "It's fine. I can carry it myself. You don't have to wait for me at the entrance. Just sit in the car next time." Tommy grinned childishly and said, "I want to see you as soon as possible, Ms. Luca." Sean said, "Master Tommy really likes you. We went upstairs earlier but saw that you're not home yet, so he insisted on waiting for you at the entrance. I can't park the car at the entrance, so I parked at the side of the road, and we waited for you." Luca nodded. The weather was cooling down, but it was not too cold yet, so the child could wait there without suffering any ill effects other than slightly sore legs. However, it would be winter soon, and she did not want the child to wait for her in the cold. She considered giving him a set of
“You don’t need to remind me. I was going to check anyway.” Abel shot Luca a chilling look.She took a step back and stayed silent.Abel turned to the pale-faced Hera and said, “If you’ve got low blood sugar, get up and eat something.”“I’ll eat now,” Hera replied, sitting up.Luca handed her the takeout.Abel glanced at the food and then frowned at Luca. “Why didn’t you make breakfast this morning?”“I was busy,” Luca explained with a calm indifference, her expression unwavering. She showed no fear, even under Abel’s questioning.Hera suddenly found herself admiring Luca. Everyone feared this man, yet Luca remained composed even when facing potential punishment. Not just anyone could pull that off.At the thought of this, Hera opened the takeout and kept quiet.Abel narrowed his eyes, glancing between Hera and Luca. His gaze was not exactly gentle as he muttered, “Stop eating this junk. It’s bad for you.”“I know, babe. Just this once. After this, I’ll have what Luca cooks f
Hera panicked the moment she heard that. “I trust her!”Luca and Shanks were both watching her.Hera repeated herself, saying, “I trust her, okay? What kind of treatment does she need? I’ll cooperate with anything. But what about Abel…”“I’ll tell him it’s just to help improve your overall health,” replied Shanks. Then, he turned around, opened the medicine cabinet, and started preparing the prescription.Hera let out a sigh of relief. As long as Abel did not find out about her health condition, that was all that mattered.If he knew she was unwell, he would send her back to A City. Without free medical help and no way to make extra money, she would be in serious trouble.“Thank you,” said Hera.“Wait outside,” instructed Shanks.“Okay.” Hera carefully stepped out.Luca, however, remained where she was, waiting.While preparing the medicine, Shanks asked, “Do you know which acupoints to target for her?”“Yes,” Luca replied confidently. As long as she checked Hera’s pulse, sh
“There are a lot of issues.” Luca did not hide anything and handed Hera the phone.Hera looked at it and frowned.“I can't understand any of this.” Hera felt dizzy just looking at the text, let alone the long list of medical terms. It was giving her a headache.“Look at these summaries and indicators. Compare the values on top with the normal values at the bottom, and you'll see what I mean,” explained Luca.Hera did not trust her. Therefore, Luca decided to let her see for herself. Seeing it with her own eyes would prevent any doubts later.Luca pointed out how to read the test results, and after a moment, Hera managed to understand the report. Her face turned pale. “How can there be so many problems?”She looked at Luca and questioned, “Did you fake this?”“I don’t have the power to make the medical center fake anything. Besides, the report has the medical center’s official stamp. If you don’t believe me, you can go directly to the medical center and ask for the official cop
“I heard from the boss that he's coming because of Vivian.” Gale paused for a moment before adding, “But never mind, you don't seem interested in her affairs anyway. I'm just letting you know he's on his way.”Gordan frowned. Ray was coming for Vivian?What could that ugly woman possibly need?“What do you mean by that?” asked Gordan.Gale smirked. “If you and Ray meet, that’s bound to end in a fight. And since you can't win against him, you might want to mentally prepare yourself, or better yet, find somewhere else to stay. It’d be safer that way.”Gordan's expression darkened. “If you have nothing nice to say, just zip it.”Gale grinned, clearly pleased with himself like he had just hit a sore spot.Gordan exhaled sharply. “Of all times, why is he coming to A City now? He’s just making things worse.”“It can't be helped. Vivian's situation is urgent.” Gale covered his mouth mockingly after he said that. “Oh, right. I forgot you don’t like hearing about her.”Ray wanted to br
Luke sat in the villa, staring at Luca’s message.He was worried.For a moment, he considered calling her, but then he remembered that there were surveillance cameras everywhere on her side. He dismissed the idea immediately.Her safety came first.Luke reminded her: [Take care of yourself. Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. Just focus on keeping yourself safe.] The worry in his heart refused to subside, but at this moment, there was no better solution.“Boss, you’re worried about your wife, huh? If you really can’t stand it, we can sneak you in again during the next shift change, just like last time,” said Gale.It had been his idea last time.Now, the real Lucius was still locked up in the basement of the villa.It had been nearly a month. Luke had forced him to take the antidote Luca had recreated. The man was still alive, proving the antidote worked perfectly.“That plan is too risky.” Luke put his phone away. His gaze was dark and thoughtful.“Risky, sure. But at lea
Luca had not expected Abel and Shanks’ relationship to be like this.It seemed Abel still did not trust Shanks.Shanks continued, “Abel isn’t someone who trusts people easily. He doesn’t trust anyone. You think he’s devoted to Kassy now, right? That’s just his obsession. He's allowing Kassy to receive my treatment, but if it were him… No matter if he were blind or crippled, his safety would always come first. If he were seriously injured, maybe he’d accept treatment, but he definitely wouldn’t do it right away.”Luca stayed silent. Shanks really understood Abel well.Abel did not trust anyone—not even Kassy.Calling him paranoid would not be an exaggeration.Luca felt like they were getting off-topic, but she had never seen this side of Shanks before.In her mind, he was always buried in his work at the lab, only leaving for meals and sleep. Other than that, he was practically never outside.The lab was like his home…“Are you troubled by Hera’s situation?” Luca asked directly
Hera was startled by Luca's words.The refusal that had been on the tip of her tongue suddenly got stuck in her throat.“I…” Hera hesitated, feeling conflicted. Leaving Abel might not be such a bad idea. At least she would not have to live in constant fear.She was finally realizing how unpredictable his moods were. At first, she thought it did not matter as she could still look at other men. She just had to ensure there was no physical contact. In reality, even if she so much as glanced at someone, Abel's expression would darken with anger.It was frustrating. Now, the only person she was allowed to look at was Gerald. Still, what was the point of just looking at Gerald?At that thought, she lifted her gaze to Luca.Luca added, “I’ll give you five minutes. If you refuse treatment after that, I’ll take the medicine back to Mr. Shanks and won’t try to convince you again.”Hera's heart tightened. She did not even need five minutes. She had made her decision within 30 seconds.“I’
“If Abel finds out that Hera's body isn't suitable for organ donation to Kassy, what do you think he'll do?” asked Shanks.He already knew the answer, but he still wanted to hear Luca’s thoughts.“He has invested a lot of time and money in Hera. If he gets nothing out of it, he won’t let her off easily,” Luca said bluntly.Luca and Shanks were on the same page.They did not have a good relationship with Hera, but they had no intention of ruining her either.Hera’s personality was unpleasant, but that was not enough for them to hate her so much that they wanted to see her suffer.“What methods do you think he’ll use?” Shanks asked again.Luca was silent for a long moment.Shanks already knew the answer, yet he still wanted her to say it out loud.After thinking it over, she finally said, “There are plenty of ways he could go about it, but no matter what he chooses, Hera’s fate is sealed. She’s as good as dead…”She lowered her gaze, her tone firm and certain.Shanks nodded.
Hera heard that Luca had returned and immediately went to find Shanks. She narrowed her eyes.That woman went to see Shanks. Could she be talking about her?The thought made Hera uneasy. She had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with her medical report.However, when they left the medical center earlier, Abel asked Luca when the report would be ready, and she said it would be available tomorrow.Hera turned to Gerald and said, “Take these back for me first.”“Alright.” Gerald carried the bags as he walked away. He could not help but wonder what exactly Hera bought. These bags were really heavy!Only after Gerald went upstairs did Hera slowly make her way up as well. Her room was on the third floor, but she stopped when she reached the second floor. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching before heading toward the laboratory.The door was closed.Instead of knocking, Hera pressed her ear against it, trying to eavesdrop.However, the laboratory was special