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
Sue became anxious when she heard that Luca had signs of concussion. She said, "The symptoms might be gone, but you can't be too careless. No, you need to rest more. Where are you staying now? I'll come to visit and bring you some supplements." Luca hurriedly said, "Don't worry about it. It's nothing too serious. I'll be back to normal once the wound on my forehead heals. You don't have to waste money on me. Right, Sue, I need to ask you a favor." "What is it?" Sue asked. "There's a cordon around my apartment, and the police have detained all my identification documents. I don't have a single penny with me now, so, um… can you lend me some money?" Luca said. "Money? How much? I'll transfer it to you now," Sue replied without any hesitation. Luca hurriedly explained, "I need cash. I don't have my debit card with me, so I can't take out any money from my account. How about this, I can transfer money to you through my banking app. Can you withdraw the cash for me?" "How much c
Nina could not help but discreetly praise Luca's kindness. She said, "Alright, let's go to the conference first. Then, we'll hand the money to the security guard's family." Luca smiled at her and said, "Thank you." It was about time to leave. Sue and Nina said goodbye to Luca so that she may rest. Luca looked at the supplements on the coffee table, thought for a while, and picked out those that were suitable for middle-aged and old women. She kept away the rest according to their storage instructions. Tomorrow, she would bring the supplements along with the cash to the security guard's house. The next day, Nina arrived at the apartment in her car. When she saw the shopping bag in Luca's hand, she smiled and said, "You're so kind, Dr. Craw." "You gave me too many supplements yesterday. I can't finish everything," Luca explained. Nina did not mind it. She was glad that their supplements could help some other people. After putting the bag in the trunk, they got into the car
“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