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
Luca sighed, picked up her phone, and unlocked it. She felt a tightness in her chest when she saw that news article again. When Luca woke up the next day, she gently wagged her head and found that she did not feel dizzy anymore. Even though Abel had knocked her out, he did not leave her with an internal injury, and she was able to recover quickly. She faced the mirror and began to remove the bandages around her head. The bandages were quite a bother, so she only put a band-aid over the wound. "You're awake, Ms. Craw!" The maid was about to call Luca for breakfast, but when she went into the bedroom, she found that Luca was already awake. Luca nodded as she placed the band-aid on the cotton gauze. "Are you dressing your wound? Do you need any help?" The maid asked. "Don't worry. I've already changed it," Luca carefully ensured that the band-aid was stuck firmly to her forehead. She looked at her face in the mirror and realized that her complexion was terrible. "Are you f
"Why do you want to stay in a hotel? Isn't it better to stay in the apartment? Mr. Crawford has specially made arrangements for you. I can also take care of you while you're recuperating," the maid said after hearing that Luca wanted to move to a hotel. Luke had told the maid to prepare Luca's daily supplements with the ingredients in the kitchen cabinet. Luca smiled and said, "I don't think it's very appropriate. I'm feeling a lot better now, and I don't need anyone to take care of me." The maid smiled and said nothing. If Luca stayed there, the maid would be slightly busier. If she did not, Luke would not blame the maid either. After all, Luke did not have time to care for petty matters. A while later, the police officer came back and said, "Pardon me. Your briefcase has been sent to the forensics department, and the investigation is still ongoing, so I can't return the documents to you yet. We'll call you in two days so that you can pick up the documents." Luca felt a li
Tommy shook his head and said insistently, "You should stay here, Ms. Luca. Daddy said that you can stay here for as long as you want. It's okay." Luke owned many properties, and many people could stay there for as long as they wanted, but she did not want to stay there. Luca could only try to appease the child for now. "By the way, you must be hungry, right? Let's have dinner." Tommy's eyes sparkled when Luca mentioned food, and he forgot that he was halfway convincing Luca. He rubbed his stomach and said, "Yes, Ms. Luca, I'm hungry. What's for dinner tonight?" Luke stood some distance away and watched the exchange between Luca and Tommy. He was a little disappointed that Tommy had forgotten about the important matter. It seemed that Luca knew exactly what Tommy liked. The boy would forget about everything else once someone mentioned food. However, Luke did not reprimand the boy. After all, he was still only a child. Luca was secretly glad that she managed to shift the c
"Mm." Luke shot a glance at her, picked up the stack of plates and cutlery, and went into the kitchen. Luca turned her head to look at Tommy. He was looking at her with a grin on his face. "Ms. Luca, from now on, you can let Daddy do all that," Tommy said. 'From now on?' Luca blinked. Luca hoped that she would have nothing more to do with Luke… "Your Daddy shouldn't be doing household chores," Luca said while patting the child's head. Luke should be sitting in his office, leading his company to greater heights, and stimulating the economy of the entire A City. Tommy shook his head. "Why shouldn't he? He's also a normal person. Everyone should know how to do household chores." Luca had no reply to the little boy's statement. He was correct: Luke was only a normal person, and doing household chores should not be beneath him. However, she did not wish to see his hands stained with grease. Luke was her crush in her younger days, the father of her children, and was once he
After returning to her room, Luca told Luke about the surgery that day.She explained that she had not been able to participate in the operation and was uncertain if Abel would prevent her from being involved in the future. If she was not allowed to take part, she might lose her excuse to stay here. Also, she would not be able to help with what was to come.Luke replied to her message quickly, assuring her that everything was already planned out and she did not need to worry.Luca frowned slightly as she read his message. She wanted to ask about his plan but hesitated for a moment and decided against it. Knowing too much about Luke's men might backfire.Luca deleted their chat history but soon received another message from him.He told her that T Corporation had successfully won the bid and that he had already found someone to replace Lucius’ role.Luca let out a sigh of relief. Finding a replacement for Lucius meant that he was out of danger for now. The worry that had been we
However, Abel was not fooled by her words.He asked again, “Who are you looking for?”“Oh, I'm looking for Gerald. I've noticed that most people are here, but Gerald is missing, so I was just curious,” Hera replied honestly, knowing that Abel was naturally suspicious.“I’m starting to feel like you’ve become quite close with Gerald recently,” Abel asked suspiciously.Hera froze for a moment, then laughed and explained, “I often ask him to help with little things. He might not have many qualities, but he’s pretty diligent.”Abel did not respond right away, as though he was considering her words carefully.Hera lowered her voice and teased, “What's the matter? Are you jealous?”Before he could answer, she quickly added, “You’re so outstanding. How could I ever be interested in some ordinary man?”As soon as she said that, a flicker of unease crossed her mind.Abel was far superior to Lucius in looks and wealth. However, she seemed to be more drawn to Lucius.Despite her actions
For Shanks, no matter how skilled the two ophthalmologists were, they could not compare to Luca. The key was their smooth coordination. They were used to working together. If it were other doctors, they would probably start asking questions once they entered the operating room, making it impossible for Shanks to focus and perform the surgery calmly.Shanks believed this was a groundbreaking procedure, not just another teaching surgery for ophthalmologists.Abel understood Shanks’ concerns, but he still insisted, “They’re not just any doctors. They’ve signed agreements, and they won’t interrupt you with questions during the surgery. They’ll cooperate fully.”As Luca listened to Abel, she realized what he was really worried about. Besides the risk of the surgery failing, he was not confident in her.This surgery was important, and Abel was worried she might sabotage it in the operating room.Shanks furrowed his brows and looked at Luca.Luca gave him a faint smile. Whether or not
As Gerald shook his head furiously, it was not difficult for Luca to figure out what was going on.She glanced at Hera's irritation and figured it all stemmed from Luke being reassigned. Not being able to see him was clearly driving her to act like this.Luca secretly let out a sigh. They said women were the cause of trouble, but honestly, men could just be the same.Even with Luke disguised as an ordinary man, his cold and commanding air still captivated Hera.She glanced at the bowl nearby. The food Gerald brought Hera was barely touched.It seemed like she was so consumed with thoughts of Luke that she had lost her appetite...Luca’s expression remained unchanged. She was long accustomed to keeping her emotions in check around others.“Ms. Sanchez, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not close with Mr. Lucius, so I don’t have his contact information.” Luca kept her face impassive.“You’re lying!” Hera narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “You’re so close to him. How could you not have it?”
As soon as Luca returned to her bedroom after dinner, she received a video call request from the kids.It had been a long time since she last saw them. When she saw the call request, she locked the door, put on her headphones, and immediately answered.“Ms. Luca!” As soon as the call connected, the faces of all three kids appeared on the phone screen.“Sweethearts!” Luca blew them a kiss.“Ms. Luca, we miss you so much!” Tommy was the first to express how much they missed Luca.Luca's heart stirred with waves of longing when she heard them. She had been so busy recently, hoping to finish everything here quickly so that she and Luke could reunite with the kids. That was why she had not contacted them much.Plus, with Old Master Crawford taking care of them, she felt at ease.Now that Luca saw the faces of the three kids, her longing for them instantly surged and overwhelmed her.Her eyes reddened. “I miss you all so much too.”Rainie, always the thoughtful one, noticed her em
The men in the room were wincing in pain, but when they heard Gerald’s words, they were so furious they almost wanted to lash out at him. However, all their strength had been sapped by the excruciating pain, so they could only groan helplessly.As Shanks made his way upstairs, he paused halfway up the staircase and asked, “Is Luca cooking?”Gerald glanced at the kitchen and replied, “Yes, Mr. Shanks. It’s their fault. Ms. Craw was delayed in making dinner because of them.”Shanks' expression remained unchanged as he simply said, “Let me know when it's ready.”“Yes,” answered Gerald.After Shanks went upstairs, Gerald hesitated for a moment but decided to help the men to their feet, placing them one by one on the couch or chairs. As they slouched, groaning in pain, Gerald shook his head. “Do you guys now understand what happens when you mess with the wrong woman, especially Ms. Craw?”One of the men winced and asked, “Why did she have to be so brutal when throwing down?”“She
Lucius was different.He did not care about getting close to anyone, whether man or woman. Even when Hera’s attempts to seduce him were blatantly obvious, he still remained unmoved and even showed signs of rejection.Gerald could not help but marvel at Luca’s sharp observations and incisive remarks. He could not help but clap his hands lightly, genuinely impressed.“Lucius truly is exceptional,” said Gerald.Luca came downstairs.When she took the last step off the stairs, the men in the living room immediately fell silent.They held their breath as they watched the woman in front of them. Her hair was straight, not like their boss' companion.The men's gazes grew intense.Luca’s expression darkened.Gerald stood beside her and said, “See, I told you—you’re like a piece of meat dropped into a pack of wolves. Be careful.”One of the men heard Gerald and asked unhappily, “Hey, kid, what are you saying? What wolves? We’re gentlemen. We’d never dream of doing anything inappropr
When Gerald heard this, his face fell. “Huh? Ms. Craw, you're not cooking anymore?”Luca said nothing. Luke had already left with the others. She turned her gaze back before walking inside.Gerald realized that Luca had only been cooking breakfast because of Lucius. The thought puzzled him. Had they taken a liking to each other from the very start? That did not seem right.In this fast-paced modern world, even if they had, using something as old-fashioned as cooking to win someone over did not add up.Still, the timing was too coincidental to ignore. Luca started cooking for everyone when Lucius arrived, and she stopped as soon as he left. That realization gave Gerald an eerie feeling.Thinking they might have known each other back on the island, it all suddenly made sense. Of course! They must have met before. How else could this all line up so perfectly?With that thought, Gerald quickly caught up with Luca. “Ms. Craw, my cooking is terrible. Why don’t you keep doing it?”
Kassy’s eye donor was Hera, the one Abel had brought over.Even though Hera’s eyes resembled Kassy’s, they did not meet the criteria for a transplant. However, Hera’s blood type matched Kassy’s exactly.Hence, Abel decided to use Hera’s eyes. His belief was that her eyes were specifically meant for Kassy.Shanks knew he would not be able to change Abel’s mind, so he did not try. Abel’s stubbornness was something even Kassy herself could not sway.Luca remained silent for a while, not saying anything further. She understood that using a cadaver was the best option as it would not harm anyone.However, the eyes Abel wanted for Kassy were not from a cadaver. He intended to take them from Hera.Luca certainly would not participate in such a surgery. It was too cruel.“What are you thinking?” Shanks suddenly asked.Luca shook her head. “I’m just thinking about the volunteer’s situation.”“You’re wondering if this solution will be marketed, aren’t you?” Shanks suddenly asked.L