Luke frowned when his mother was mentioned. "Did the lawyer say anything?" He asked. Ever since Allison was sent to prison for stealing the antiques, Luke had always wanted to visit her, but she had always refused to meet him. He had never gotten to meet his mother for the past three years. He stopped trying and hired a lawyer to take care of her. Old Master Crawford wanted to say something but stopped himself. Eventually, he said, "I'm not sure how to tell you. The lawyer has arranged everything. You should go there and see what's going on." "Mm, I know," Luke said. "I'll go tomorrow." When Tommy heard that, he said, "Daddy, I want to visit Grandma too." Luke could tell from his grandfather's expression that the meeting with Allison tomorrow was most likely not going to end well. He said, "No, you have to go to school tomorrow." "But I miss Grandma. Please let me go with you, Daddy," Tommy said coyly. Even though Bianca was his favorite person, Allison had pampered him t
However, the problems were only limited to Allison's face and neck. She did not feel unwell at all. The doctor concluded that the wrinkles posed no threat to her health. However, she could not stop new wrinkles and cracks from appearing on her face. The doctor wanted to refer her to a plastic surgeon, but prison inmates were not permitted to undergo plastic surgery procedures, not even if her son had a lot of money to hire the best plastic surgeon. Since the wrinkles and cracks were not life-threatening, Allison eventually gave up on trying to fix them. Luke frowned and looked at the lawyer. The lawyer explained, "The doctors said that there's nothing wrong with Mdm. Tanner's health, and they can't find a rational explanation for what happened to her face. That's why it's been left untreated." Luke turned his head toward Allison. He could not bear to look straight at her even though he had seen his fair share of bloody scenes. "Why, my son? Are you scared?" Allison smiled
After Luke left the prison, he gave a call to Johann. He found out that Johann was performing consultations at the outpatient department and had no operations scheduled, so he made an appointment with him and went over to the hospital. Johann had already informed the nurse at the registration counter that Luke was coming, so Luke went straight to his room. "Let me deal with this patient first!" When Luke walked in, Johann was telling the patient to turn around and take a deep breath. Luke leaned on the wall. "No rush." After checking the patient's vitals, Johann scheduled an X-ray for him. After the patient left, Johann closed the door and grinned, "You don't look like you're not in a rush." If Luke had nothing urgent, he would usually find Johann after work. After all, Johann was one of the most popular doctors in A City. Luke had to have something incredibly important to take up Johann's precious consultation time. Luke looked at Johann for a short while and said, "I ne
Luca tried to read Luke's expression, but he did not express any emotion on his face. "Should I prepare anything?" She knew that she could not refuse, so she asked him more questions, hoping to find out what he wanted from her. "No," Luke said and left her office. He did not give her any chance to ask any more questions. Luca was speechless as she watched the door close. Judging from Luke's attitude, he did not seem like he wanted to ask her out on a date. If that were the case, why else would Luke ask her out? She could not think of a reason… However, she was quite relieved that Luke did not ask too much of her. The next day, Luca went downstairs at half-past seven in the morning. True to his word, Luke's car was parked next to the neighborhood entrance, and he was already waiting for her. As she approached the car, Luke got out of the driver's seat and opened the door on the other side for her. "Good morning, Mr. Crawford," she greeted him. "Good morning. Let's go,"
Johann nodded and said casually, "It seems that you’ve been paying attention to Mr. Crawford."Johann had no particular intention when he said it but Luca read into it. She lowered her gaze to look at the cyan floor tiles and replied softly, "I noticed it by accident."Johann did not notice the change in her tone. All he was thinking about was Allison's situation.The prison guard took them to the visitation room.Luca did not prepare anything and walked in empty-handed, but Johann brought a bunch of equipment that was packed in a medical kit.The guard asked him to open the box so that he could check the equipment inside.Johann cooperated and opened the box for him to inspect. After the inspection, no contraband was found so the prison guard walked Allison out.Luca looked at the other door where a frail-looking woman was led out by the guards. The woman had her head lowered, so they could not see her face.Luca noticed her thin arms and noted that the woman seemed malnourish
Allison's pulse was steady, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.Luca stared at the peeling skin on Allison’s face and asked, "Have you taken any special medication or used any uncommon products before you arrived at the prison?"Allison smiled contemptuously and said, "I only take big-brand health supplements. Are these considered special medications?""Can you tell me what you consumed?" Luca guessed that her condition had something to do with her lifestyle before she went to jail."There’s no problem when others take it, so why would it be a problem when I take it? All of the skincare products and cosmetics that I use are branded. You can't afford them." Allison did not forget to show off as she spoke.Luca reacted neither haughtily nor humbly. She did not humor Allison but instead asked, "Can you tell me the brands that you use? Also, does this only affect your face?"Allison frowned and replied, "Yes, it only affects my face. It was three years ago, so I don’t remem
He had only been in Allison this villa once or twice, and he did not pay too much attention to the furnishings.However, Luca seemed to be familiar with Allison’s villa. She knew what was there without Luke having to tell her.Luke said nothing and continued to observe Luca.After she walked into the beauty room, she stood there and took a few glances. The skincare products on the shelf were not dusty because of the regular cleaning. However, she thought that the products were likely expired."Mr. Crawford, can I take these?" Luca pointed to the bottles and jars on the shelf. There were several well-known international brands that she was familiar with. As for the others, although the packaging looked premium, she was unsure what brands they were."Do you suspect that these caused my mother's skin to deteriorate to such an extent?" Luke asked.Luca nodded. To be cautious, she said, "I have such suspicions, but I’ll know more after I analyze the ingredients.""You can take all of
After the security guards left, Luca opened the box and took out all the equipment. She started the installation process.She was familiar with the equipment, and it did not take much time for her to assemble everything.After she was done, Luca took out the skincare products she brought back from Allison’s villa and checked the brands one by one. There were only two of them that were from brands she did not know. She decided to start with these two products.Luca casually ate some bread that she bought on her way back and started analyzing the components.It was not a difficult task but it would take some time. She worked until midnight and finally got the component analysis report of the two products.One of the serums included bleach, an alcohol mixture, and an unknown chemical.Luca frowned. Except for the unknown chemical, the other ingredients were very cheap. ‘Why would Allison use a product like this?’She looked at the ingredient list and instantly understood that alt