When Sue heard Bailey's derogatory language, she wanted to rush up to her, but Jason grabbed her wrist. She glared at the man angrily, but her gaze was also full of grievances. Jason realized that his tolerance toward Bailey had caused Sue and the two girls much suffering. He said, "Let me handle this." Sue looked at him and nodded. She would not be so bothered by Bailey's antics if it were any other day, but it was Kari and Teri's birthday party, and Bailey had said such filth in front of the other children. Jason took her hand, and they walked down the last step of the flight of stairs. Bailey was livid when she saw that. "I see that you have the guts to come downstairs, Sue Carter!" Bailey wanted to pry their hands apart. Sue was angry when she heard those words. The house was hers, and she could go wherever she wanted. It did not belong to that woman! She wanted to step forward, but Jason tried to comfort her. "Sue, you should bring the children upstairs." "No," S
Now that the drama was over, Luca breathed a sigh of relief. She was about to sit on the couch when she noticed Luke and Tommy standing in the side garden. She was shocked. Why were they standing there? As they looked at each other, Luke took Tommy's hand and said, "Let's go inside." Luca watched the father and son walk away, then appear at the front door. She wondered if they were standing in the garden to watch the drama. She did not know when they had appeared there, or how much they had heard. After they came into the living room, Tommy pulled away from Luke's hand and ran toward Luca. "I miss you so much, Ms. Luca. Why are you here too?" "I was invited," Luca smiled and took Tommy's hand. She lifted her head and glanced at Luke, then turned her head away. Because of her, Tommy had been close to Kari and Teri since they were babies. It was normal for Sue to invite Tommy to the girls' birthday party, but Luca did not expect Luke to be the one sending him over. 'Shoul
Luke's eyelids drooped when he heard that. Luca looked at the eagerness on the child's face. The impostor Bianca was already dead, and Luke would probably never find the real Bianca… On Tommy's next birthday, the woman who would blow out Tommy's candles with Tommy would be Tia… Luca felt uneasy as she held the child's hand in her hand. The more she thought about Tia, the more awkward she felt standing next to Tommy and Luke. She could understand why Luke would be deceived by the impostor Bianca. After all, he did not know that Bianca was an impostor. Now that the impostor Bianca was out of the picture, he was involved in a scandal with Tia. She thought that the man she loved had changed… However, the change was not entirely unexpected. The real Bianca had been missing for three years, so what right did she have to demand Luke to be loyal to her? Luca saw that Sue was cutting the cake. She let go of Tommy's hand and said, "I'll go and help her." Tommy nodded. Luca went
Sue shook her head and said, "Which of their plans would involve a psychologist?" Nina shook her head to show that she did not know. Percy was on an overseas business trip, and she did not know what was going on. Sue looked at Luca, who had been keeping silent. "Luca, aren't you working at the T Corporation building? Have you heard any stories?" "If Mr. Crawford and Mr. Doyle were really planning something, they would have done so in secret. I'm only a researcher, so what could I possibly know? I hear many other employees gossiping about the news, and that's about it," Luca said with a smile. She ate the last bite of the cake and felt full. She did not want to hear her friends talk about the issue. The taste of the cake seemed to have changed, and the cream clung to her throat and made it hard to breathe. Luca was uneasy for the rest of the party. Until the party ended, Luke and Jason remained upstairs discussing something. The other parents came and brought their childre
Luca looked at the LCD screen. Indeed, Anna's name was on the screen, and she was undergoing an examination. Jean stashed a stack of bills in Nina's hand and said, "Don't just stand there. Go pay up. I managed to convince the doctor to conduct the examination first." "Haven't you paid?" Nina's hand trembled in anger as she looked at bills in her hand. "I told you that I don't have money! That's enough talk. Go and pay up. Other than the charges for the examination, there's also the resuscitation fee," Jean said heartlessly. "I just gave Mom this month's living expenses. How can you not have money?" Nina was about to pass out from anger. It was her responsibility to take care of her parents, but she was not responsible for Jean. She had only given the month's living expenses to her mother when she visited her earlier. It was impossible that they did not have money! "Why are you asking so many questions? I said that we don't have money. You can't wait for Mom to die, right?"
Nina knew that she had no other choice. Jean would not give her their mother's handbag, and the nurse would not run the tests if she had to go home to bring the debit card. She could not tell if Anna's condition was critical, and she could not afford to take the risk. She nodded and said, "Alright, I'll borrow some money from you. When I get home later, I'll transfer the money to your bank account." "Give me the bills. I'll go and pay," Luca said. Nina handed the bills to Luca, and Luca went to the payment counter. Nina turned to speak to the nurse, "My friend is paying the bills now, Miss. Can you schedule the tests for my mother?" The nurse thought that Nina seemed trustworthy. She nodded and said, "Alright. I'll bring your mother to the next test then." Jean watched Luca as she walked away. Instead of worrying about his mother, he smiled perversely and asked Nina, "Hey, Nina, is that chick your friend?" "I don't care if you want to flirt with other girls, Jean, but y
"We're here," Nina said hurriedly. The nurse came over while wheeling Anna's gurney. "We've completed all the tests on the patients, and we'll move her back to the emergency ward for now. The results will be ready in half an hour, and the doctor will discuss the treatment plan with you after that." "Alright." Nina walked over to the gurney and helped the nurse wheel Anna into the emergency ward. Luca walked next to Nina and held her handbag. Jean, on the other hand, followed behind them. His gaze turned perverse and sinister as he ogled Luca's body. He could tell that Luca was in a different league than Nina. Nina relied on Percy for money. Luca seemed independent. Otherwise, she would not have dressed so modestly. If he could get her to become his girlfriend, he would not have to worry about money for the rest of his life. Luca's fists slowly clenched up as she sensed the gaze behind her. However, she had to remain composed when she was with Nina. She was not the meek
Jean could only relent. He did not want to spend his own money, but Nina did not have any money with her either. Seeing that Jean had nothing else to say, she took Luca's hand and led her out of the ward. The two women went to the basement parking lot without saying a word. After they got into Nina's car, Nina broke the silence. "I'm sorry that you had to see that." "It's fine," Luca said as she fastened her seatbelt. "Every family has its own problems. I can understand that." Nina sighed as she stepped on the gas pedal. She said, "That brother of mine isn't anyone decent. I think he has his eye on you, so you ought to be careful. Let me know if he starts harassing you. I'll give him an earful." "He can't harass me," Luca said. She was not going to hold back. She thought that Nina had nothing to apologize for. After all, her brother was irredeemable… If she had not appeared at the hospital today, Jean would not have set his sights on her. "In any case, you'll have to