"There will be another announcement at the conclusion of the investigation, right?" Luca did not say that she knew who was behind it. Instead, she only said that she was not curious. She knew that curiosity killed the cat. Jason smiled as he listened to her explanation. He came to her office to find out what she knew, but it seemed that he did not find anything interesting. "You're right. We'll definitely publish the findings once the investigation is complete," he said. Luca nodded. "Mm. That's why I don't need to make any baseless guesses now." Jason smiled. He felt his phone vibrate, so he took it out and glanced at the screen. "Alright, Dr. Craw, I won't take up any more of your time." "Take care." As Luca watched Jason leave, the smile on her face slowly disappeared. He must have been testing her… Luca closed the office door behind her and went to the laboratory to continue her research. … Back at Watson Biopharmaceuticals, Cole was exasperated when he read the
At this point in time, Cole was not going to be threatened by the photographs in Talia's hands. "Talia, this incident has already grown beyond our control. Mr. Doyle isn't stupid, and if we keep this up, both of us will end up in trouble. Let me get straight to the point. What do you want me to do so that you'll take the fall?" He asked. Talia clenched her fists tightly. The man sounded as though he did not wish to be implicated at all. If she did not take the fall, it would soon be over for the both of them. Talia said, "I can't be the only one to claim responsibility in this incident, Dr. Kidman. You're already a veteran in this industry, and you have strong backing from your family. Even if you were exposed, you still have other options. I'm only a nameless rookie, and my future would be ruined if I have to take the fall!" Cole glanced at her coldly. He did not like it when she spoke to him like that. "Take the fall, and I'll give you money." "Money? You can give me a mi
Even though Luca's research team had moved to T Corporation, they soon knew what happened at Watson. A researcher told Luca that Talia had passed out and was sent to the hospital by an ambulance. She stopped working and turned her head to look at the researcher. "Talia Sullivan? Is that Dr. Kidman's assistant?" "Yes. The people in the company chat group are all talking about it. They said that she passed out in Dr. Kidman's office. Before that, they seemed to be arguing about something," the researcher said. Luca raised her eyebrows. She was not interested in company gossip, and she had left her phone in the office. She turned around and continued her research. "Dr. Craw, do you know why they were arguing?" The researcher asked. "How would I know?" Luca said, though she guessed that they must have had a disagreement. She swirled the test tube in her hand and said, "How would the people there know that they were arguing? Dr. Kidman's office should be soundproofed." "Well…"
Luke looked at Luca, who was deep in thought. He did not know what she was thinking. Ding! The elevator arrived at the basement parking lot. Luca came to her senses. She wanted to refuse Luke's offer, but Luke had already walked away. She had no other choice but to walk behind him. She could not treat Luke like how she treated other men. Those tricks did not work on Luke. Luca eventually caught up to Luke, and they walked to Luke's car together. She was about to open one of the doors at the back and sit inside when Luke said, "I'm not your driver. Come and sit next to me." Luke had interrupted her before she could open the door. She felt a little dejected, but this was not the time for her to hesitate. She did not want anyone else to see her, so she lowered her head, went to the side passenger seat, and sat down. She had just fastened her seatbelt when Luke started the car and drove away. It was the evening rush hour. If they were unlucky, their car would have to stop e
Tommy was too young to tell that Luca was only giving him a non-answer. He clapped his hands happily and said, "Really? Rainie will be happy to hear that!" Luca felt a little guilty for making Tommy so happy. 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep your hopes up. I want to tell you that I'm your real mother and shower all my love on you, but I'm not strong enough to do that.' Luke drove to Luca's neighborhood and stopped near the supermarket. Luca unfastened her seatbelt and said, "You can wait for me in the car, Mr. Crawford. I'll be back soon." She did not expect that Luke would be coming for dinner, so there was not enough food in the fridge. Luke nodded. Tommy wanted to go to the supermarket with Luca, but Luke stopped him from doing so. He could only sit and wait in the car. In the car, Luke and Tommy stared at each other. "Daddy, why am I the only one who gets to eat dinner at Ms. Luca's house? Lanie and Rainie want to come too," Tommy said. Luke looked at his young
While Luca prepared the dining table, she noticed that Luke was checking Tommy's homework. Instinctively, she took care not to make too much excessive noise. Tommy was sprawled on Luke's back, looking at his father going through his homework. Luke found a small mistake on the last page, and he got Tommy to correct it. After Tommy did so, he signed on the last page of the workbook. He looked up and noticed Luca was looking at them. He wondered if she had been watching them. The gaze in her eyes was gentle and elegant. Luca felt the atmosphere become tense when their gazes met. She quickly turned away, placed the dishes on the dining table, cleared her throat, and said, "Dinner is ready." "You're the best, Ms. Luca! I'm so hungry!" Tommy cheered and clapped his hands excitedly. He stood up and went to wash his hands. Luca watched the boy enter the bathroom, then turned to look at Luke. Luke was still looking at her. "Mr. Crawford, would you like to have some soup before d
Luca did not have any children, but she prepared those cupcake boxes… It was as though she was doing that for Rainie. Luke did not voice his thoughts. Looking at the clock, he stood up. Before he said anything, Luca picked up Tommy's backpack. "Ms. Luca?" Tommy did not understand what Luca was doing. At the same time, Luke also looked at her. Luca felt a little awkward being stared at like that. She handed the backpack to Luke and cleared her throat. "It's getting late, Mr. Crawford. Tommy needs to go home." "But I want to watch the cartoon before I go, Ms. Luca," Tommy said as he looked at the clock on the wall. It was only eight o'clock, which was one hour earlier than the usual time. Luca thought for a while and said, "The cupcakes won't be as nice if you eat them later." Tommy thought that it made sense. He knew that Lanie and Rainie wanted to taste Luca's cooking again, but only he had the chance to do so. He nodded, took the backpack, and waved his hand reluctantl
"Great-Grandpa! I'm back!" Tommy greeted the old man first and skipped up next to him. Old Master Crawford smiled at his great-grandson. He was not happy that Luke had arranged for Tommy to go to Luca's house to have dinner every night. After all, they had a competent cook at home, and he did not understand why Tommy needed to have dinner at an unrelated woman's house. Moreover, that woman used to be Luke's rumored mistress… He was impressed with Luca's work capabilities, but he was not happy with Luke's arrangement. It felt as though Luke was trying to get close to her. Old Master Crawford looked at the grin on Tommy's face. Every time Tommy came back from Luca's house, he would always be so happy. Other people might even think that Luca was Tommy's mother. "How was dinner today?" Even though Old Master Crawford was not happy about the situation, he cared for Tommy's well-being. Tommy grinned and nodded. "Ms. Luca cooked so many amazing dishes today. I'm so full!" "M
“No.” Shanks’ tone was cold and firm with no trace of hesitation.Abel still looked doubtful.Shanks added, “Would you like to see her medical report?”Abel was startled for a moment. How did Shanks know he had been thinking about that report?Now that Shanks brought it up, the idea lost its appeal.Abel shook his head. “Even if you showed it to me, I wouldn’t understand it. Shanks, Kassy’s life is in your hands. If you can give her a second chance, I’ll provide as much research funding as you need."Shanks remained silent. He could save Kassy. In fact, his research had always been for Kassy.However, he did not expect Abel to be so ruthless as to insist on using a living person as a donor for Kassy. That was something he could not accept.Kassy’s condition could be treated with organs from a brain-dead patient. Why destroy a perfectly healthy life?Shanks was not acting out of mercy. He simply refused to go against his medical ethics.He was not someone who had to save lives
“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.