Luca stared at Nina. She looked upset when she was talking about this, and she even grabbed her hair. These small actions of hers fully displayed how confused and upset she was. Luca held her hand and said, “You’re not a mistress. You never were. Someone is doing this to you on purpose.”Nina gripped her hand and said, "Luca, do you know who that wicked person is? After I've decided to draw a line between Percy and me, he hasn’t come looking for me and I’ve always refused to meet him. Firstly, I'm not in a relationship with him. Secondly, I didn’t sleep with him. How did I become an unethical woman like what they said… They just keep spreading the rumors around. Do they want me dead?" Luca comforted Nina as she listened to her slightly agitated tone. “Nina, you’ve told me before that you must stay strong when others are trying to make you fall. You can only win when you’re unbeatable. Don’t let them get away with it. You didn’t do anything. It’s not your fault. So, you don’t hav
When Nina told her about all these troubles, Luca realized that if no one was there to help her out, she would certainly end up at a dead-end.“Nina, stop thinking that way.” Luca held her hand tightly. She was heartbroken for what had happened to Nina. Nina was a strong and positive-minded woman back then. Her life changed drastically ever since she met Xavier. It was all her fault…Xavier did that to Nina all because of her. Luca comforted her, saying, “Listen to me. The most important thing is to cure your mother’s sickness now. Stop overthinking.”Although what Nina said was true about the burden that she was carrying becoming lighter if Anna refused to receive treatment or if she passed away during the operation…However, she was still her mother, after all.She would be upset for the rest of her life if that really happened. Even if Anna had done so many things that upset Nina, Nina should not forget that she was raised by her mother.Nina sniffed and suppressed the
There was no expression on Luke’s face as he listened to Tia trying to provoke him.He knew exactly what she was up to. He would never talk to such a woman in the past. Luke took a sip of coffee and changed the topic of the conversation. “Let me continue explaining my mother’s condition.”Tia had already expected he would not say anything. After all, a man like him would never say it out even if he was dissatisfied. She was looking forward to how he was going to deal with Nina. She deliberately gave him a gentle smile and said, “Sure. Tell me more about your mother’s situation, including events of the past. I can only treat her better if I understand more about her.”Luke looked up. He was calm as usual despite the tenderness that she showed to him.He continued to talk about Allison.…Luca and Nina left the coffee shop after paying their bill.Nina was holding Luca’s hand, and she asked worriedly, “Luca, how are you feeling? Are you injured?”“I hurt my waist during the t
Although Queenie's matter was urgent, it was not that urgent to the extent that it must be done tonight. When she heard Luca promise to help, she replied immediately, "Alright. Then I'll ask my driver to pick you up tomorrow.""It’s alright. I can go myself. Aunt Queenie, I have something to do. I've got to go." She needed help, so of course, Luca would go to her house. Luca did not want her to go back and forth, so she planned to go by herself.“Sure, off you go.” Queenie was relieved. After Luca hung up the phone, she pressed the password lock and entered the house. She saw the luggage that had not been packed away. She got down and opened it before bringing out the laptop.She carried the laptop and curled up on the couch. Then, she opened a software.It was the hacker software installed by Amur. This made it easy for her to intrude into systems. Luca connected it to the internet and hacked into A City's immigration system.The reason she did that was to check whether the per
“Sir, it’s time to leave.” The Norman family’s chauffeur reminded him. He did not mean to interrupt their conversation, but Jack had to attend an important meeting today. He would be late if they did not leave now. “Alright. I’m leaving for work now.” Jack nodded.Luca smiled. She let out a sigh of relief after watching Jack leave. As Queenie’s body was getting better day by day, Jack’s suspicion toward her was getting lesser too. He was more friendly to her now. Luca felt her heart warm from the kindness he showed her.She rang Norman Residence’s doorbell. Soon, the maid came running out to open the door for her. “Ms. Craw, you’re here.”“Yes, is Mrs. Norman here?” Luca asked."Yes, Mrs. Norman and Ms. Norman are here," the maid blurted out without noticing that she had spilled the beans.“Miss?” Luca walked in and asked intentionally. “Isn’t Ms. Norman studying abroad? She’s back?”The one she was talking about was Bianca, whom Luke had told her about.The maid covered
Queenie had no idea her words had gotten on Leia’s nerves. She smiled and looked at Luca. “Luca, can you take her pulse, then? Leia’s been feeling uncomfortable lately. I’m worried.”"Alright." Luca nodded and looked at Leia. She did not ask Leia to reach out to let her check her pulse. Instead, she was observing her to figure out her condition."Ms. Norman has sallow skin, and her eyes are swollen. These are caused by staying up late for an extended period of time," said Luca. There was a hint of incisiveness in her words as she pointed out the condition of Leia’s body.Leia touched her face unconsciously. Was Luca prying into her life now?Why did she sound so certain about that when she had not even checked her pulse?However, Leia thought for a moment. Staying up late was a common problem for most people now. It was no surprise that Luca would say so.“Ah? Then what should we do?” Queenie asked hurriedly. "Staying up late will only lead to various problems in your body. The
The maid widened her eyes and said, “Do you mean Dr. Craw? I only know that she’s a research professor in a pharmaceutical company. I’m not sure about anything else…”Leia pounded on the couch when she listened to the maid’s worthless words. “Useless piece of sh*t.”After Queenie sent Luca off, she paced back to the living room without saying anything. She then ordered the maid, “Go to my bedroom and bring my bag out. Oh yes, and Leia’s bag too.”“Mom, where are we going?” Leia saw her in a hurry and was confused. “To the hospital. I’m bringing you to the hospital for a check-up now,” Queenie said. Previously, Leia was pregnant with Brody’s child and her body was already in terrible condition then. When she was in New York, she got pregnant with her boyfriend’s child. However, they ended up aborting the child. Her body’s condition had deteriorated after undergoing an abortion twice. Queenie did not expect Leia to have liver and kidney problems other than gynecological issues.
Luke would never call if there was nothing. Queenie signaled Leia, who was sitting beside her, to be quiet. She told her not to speak. Then, she answered the call. “Luke, what’s the matter?”Leia, who was sitting beside her, was already feeling uneasy. She got even more restless when she heard Luke's name. Why was this man calling at this time?!Could it be that he had already found out she had sneaked back here… Leia was listening to the call while comforting herself at the same time. She had found an agency to help her. The agency’s people had been forging her traces to show that she was still in New York. Hence, Luke should not have noticed anything amiss. He was so busy. How could he keep an eye on her?While Leia was comforting herself, Qunnie was worried too.On the other end of the phone, Luke said, “Mother, Tommy told me he’s missing his grandmother. I’m planning to bring the kids over for dinner with you and Father. Is that alright?”Queenie glanced at Leia when she
“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