"Nonsense! If you can't afford another child, I'll support you!" Old Master Crawford saw through him and put him in a corner."No, no, I don't want to live off you. Grandpa, it's late. I'm going upstairs. You should rest early as well." Louis slipped away for fear of being lectured further.Old Master Crawford watched his grandson head upstairs and shook his head helplessly. He wanted Louis to have another child in hopes of managing Thea's competitiveness. After all, Thea was Susan's only granddaughter and had been spoiled rotten.Unfortunately, Louis had no intentions as such and he could not do anything about it.Old Master Crawford picked up his phone and made a call. After the call was connected, he said to the person on the other end of the call, "Help me investigate a person. Her name is Luca and she works at T Corporation. I want everything there is to know about her.""Yes, I'll send it to you the day after tomorrow," the person on the other end of the call replied.When
However, since Luke wanted to keep it lowkey, Johann was happy to go along with it. He could only explain to him time and again that it was normal.After the examination, Johann was relieved. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, there’s no major problem. I’ll arrange for you to go for a brain CT scan after you wake up tomorrow. If there are no problems, you can be discharged and rest at home.""Are you sure that she’s fine?" Luke asked from the side.Johann deliberately kept a straight face and said, "Mr. Crawford, you’ve been looking for me every hour tonight. I won't complain about that but please don't question my professional capabilities. All of Dr. Craw’s symptoms are caused by the concussion. Patients with concussions don’t need to worry too much. They just need to move around less and rest more."Luke raised his eyebrows as he listened to him. He noticed that Johann was intentionally bringing up how much he cared about Luca in front of her.He was avenging Luke for not lettin
The nurse also realized it and asked softly, "Ms. Luca, how do you feel?""I'm fine," Luca said. Her acting skills were decent. As long as she lied a little, she could get rid of any suspicion on her.After all, she fainted on the floor. She did not need to explain much about what had happened.The nurse nodded and pushed her over.Sure enough, as soon as they got close, a policeman said politely, "Hello, Ms. Luca. I’m the police officer in charge of this case. Are you free to make a statement now? If you’re unwell, we can wait until you feel better before we take your statement."Their boss had warned them repeatedly not to offend Luke and the people around him, which was why they were being so polite."I can make a statement now, but I'm afraid there’s very little I can help with," Luca said."It's okay. All you need to do is to tell us what you experienced," the police officer said gratefully seeing that she was willing to cooperate with them.Before they came to take their
"The hotel covers a wide range of services. It’s humanized. I don't want to trouble Mr. Crawford." Step by step, Luca felt like she was falling into Abel's plan. What made her want to cry was that Abel and Johann were both contributing to it.Johann’s intentions were kind but they were bad news for her...Johann saw that she was unwilling to budge, and Luke did not speak. Hence, he continued talking, "Where’s the trouble? Right, Mr. Crawford?"Luke stared at him coldly and asked, "Can she be discharged?"Johann cursed at Luke in his heart for ignoring his goodwill when Luke did not answer his question and asked about something else instead. Johann smiled and said, "Okay, I'll issue a receipt and she can leave after settling the bill."After he said that, he turned around and left. At this point, the two sides were unwilling to make a move and he could not do much as a bystander.Luca heard that she had to make a payment. She looked up at Luke and asked, "Mr. Crawford, have you se
Luca wondered if she could go to a smaller hotel and check in with Luke's ID.After all, the management of small hotels was not as strict. She could get a room even if she did not have her ID card.Luca lowered her head and wanted to find a small hotel nearby but suddenly felt dizzy.Her concussion symptoms were not completely gone.Luke noticed her actions and said in a breezy tone, "Stop moving around."The feeling of dizziness made her uncomfortable, so Luca did not dare to move. She obediently leaned on the passenger’s seat and looked ahead. She was afraid that she might faint in the car so she did not even dare to look out of the car window.Luke drove the car to a community near T Corporation.Luca knew that this community was developed by T Corporation and Luke had an apartment there.She had no choice but to go along with Luke's arrangement.The car entered the apartment building and Luke drove to the parking lot downstairs. After he parked the car, he took out the whe
Luke was never short of money but Luca was being so serious about keeping track of everything he spent on her. The maid knew that the relationship they had was anything but romantic. She agreed to Luca’s request. "Okay, Ms. Luca. Is there anything else you want me to buy?""That’s it, thank you," Luca replied politely without any tone of ordering the maid around.The maid felt comfortable to be treated as such. There were many things to buy and she thought of helping Luca settle in, so she asked, "Ms. Luca, do you want to go to the mall together?""No, I want to rest." Luca turned her down.The maid said, "Okay, is there anything I can help with now? I don't think it’s very convenient for you to move around..."She saw that Luca had no other wounds except for the gauze on her forehead, so she thought that Luca was paralyzed..."It's okay, I have a concussion and can’t move around too much. I’ll just sit in the wheelchair," Luca said.Upon hearing it was a concussion, the maid no
That was an important discovery. The shopping bags on the table were solid proof that Luca's statement did not reflect the reality of the situation. Gale was concerned about Luke's safety. He asked, "Should I continue to investigate this, Boss?" They had been investigating Luca for a long time. However, they had shifted their focus onto Tia recently, and they had not been paying much attention to Luca. Now that something so serious had happened, Gale considered shifting his focus back to Luca because he could not shake off his suspicion toward Luca. "Yes. Split up with Rain. Let her continue to investigate Tia," Luke said. After this incident, Luke could sense that Luca was planning something. More importantly, it was a plan to get closer to him. Gale nodded and said, "We don't know Luca's plan yet, Boss. Why don't you stay away from her for now?" He made the suggestion because he was worried about Luke's safety. However, Luke said, "No. I'll have to play into her pla
Luca smirked as a response to the maid. After the news report ended, the maid said, "What has the world come to? I don't think the security guard expected to lose his life while doing his job. I think the owner of the apartment is unlucky too. Now, no one would want to stay there." Luca felt uneasy as she listened to the maid's words. It was not because she was currently living in that apartment, but because she felt guilty about what happened to the security guard. She was not the one who killed the security guard, but he died because of her. Luca tried to stand up from the couch. The maid immediately went over to support her. "Ms. Craw, do you want to return to your room?" "Mm. I'm feeling a little tired. I want to take a rest," Luca said. The maid brought her back to the bedroom. As Luca lay on the bed, the news report earlier replayed in her head. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She picked up her phone and searched for any news regarding t
“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