These were the only things that she could help him with and do for him. Rainie stared at her for a while before she slowly said, “Ms. Luca, Mommy told us the same thing you just told us.”“Yes, I remember Mommy saying that before.” Tommy nodded and turned to look at Luca.He liked her so much because she was similar to their mother in many ways.She was gentle and virtuous. Sometimes, even what she said was exactly like what Bianca had previously said to them. Luca was startled for a moment. She did not expect the kids to remember what she had said to them before.Luca still remembered why she said that back then. Everyone in T Corporation was fully committed to carrying out the new project at that time. As the boss, Luke had to guide the whole company's progress. Sometimes, he would have to work overtime until three or four in the morning when he was busy.However, he would always get off work on time as to not worry her and the kids. He would walk straight into the study a
When the kids insisted on listening to that story, he went online to search on it but he could not find any information about the story she told them.Left with no other choice, Luke went to buy different kinds of storybooks to let the kids read them themselves. "I came up with the story," Luca answered. As the children's mother, she knew what kind of story the kids would love to hear even though three years had passed. That was why they loved her story very much.“You came up with the story?” Luke looked at her. Luca had immensely surprised him at this moment.The kids liked to cling to her. Her culinary skills were as good as Bianca’s, and she was even good at making up stories of her own…Luke thought of Bianca, and it set his nerves on edge. “Well…” Luca nodded. She stood up and said, “Mr. Crawford, I’d like to leave first if there’s nothing else.” Susan leaned against the wall outside the study while listening to the noises inside. Still, she did not hear anything.Su
Susan dared not speak after being scolded.Luca was looking down. Her heart was in a mess with roiling waves when she heard Mrs. Nancy say Luke had specifically ordered her to prepare this. It was just a minor injury…Old Master Crawford went along with what Mrs. Nancy said and said caringly, "Ms. Craw, why didn't you tell us that you're injured? I'm sorry to have troubled you to come back and forth. You had to take care of the children too.” “It’s just a minor injury. It’s not a big deal.” Luca shook her head gently and took a sip of the stew. She savored the rich taste of the stew. There was more than just ginger and turmeric in the stew. There were also herbs that were good for health. Luca scooped a spoonful and smelled it. She was sure that tonic had been added to the stew.Young people like her were fine with drinking such nutritious stew. Elderly folk like Old Master Crawford should only take tonics at appropriate times to nourish their bodies. Taking tonics too ofte
Luke drove back to Crawford Manor right after sending Luca home.He parked the car and walked into the house. He saw Mr. Griffin in the living room and said, “Follow me.”“Yes, Young Master Luke.” Mr. Griffin nodded and followed Luke into the kitchen.“Where do they usually keep the dried foods and supplements?” Luke asked.Mr. Griffin opened one of the cabinets and said, “All the dried foods and supplements are kept in here." Luke squatted down and took out the dried foods that were packed in bags. Mr. Griffin was puzzled when he saw him doing that, so he asked, “Young Master Luke, may I know what you’re doing?”"Open them all," Luke said nothing else and ordered Mr. Griffin.Mr. Griffin nodded and opened all the bags one by one. Mrs. Nancy saw them when she walked in and asked immediately, “Young Master Luke, Mr. Griffin, what’s the matter?”Luke took out the last bag and stood up. He looked at Mrs. Nancy. “The dried foods and supplements are all kept in here?”"No, I kee
If it were not for Luca, he did not know how much longer he would have continued to drink that tonic."Grandpa…" Luke was speechless. No matter if it was Luca or Tia, he approached them only because he suspected that both of them had something to do with the Island of Despair.His suspicion toward Luca had lessened for now. Although she was similar to Bianca in some ways, there was no tattoo on her body. Even though the Island of Despair was involved in illegal business deals, the members were disciplined and organized. Hence, there was a specific tattoo on everyone’s body.Luca did not have any…Luca showed up before the fake Bianca was discovered. If the people of the Island of Despair needed to train someone to approach him, they would need some time for that. She would have that tattoo on her if she was one of them.After all, the fake Bianca previously lurked beside him for three years. She had a tattoo on her body too. They would not have been able to do things so meticulo
Luca opened the door, only to see Old Master Crawford and Uncle Zander standing outside the door. She asked with surprise, “Old Master Crawford, you’re here?”Old Master Crawford smiled and entered the house. He looked like he was familiar with the place as he immediately walked to the couch and sat down. He looked around at the furnishings in the house. “What a nice place you have here, Luca.”Luca stroked the back of her head. She was a little confused about what was going on now. “Uh, it’s Mr. Crawford’s house.”"It was Luke who made it the employee residence for you, right?" Old Master Crawford pointed at the coffee table in front of him, signaling Uncle Zander to put the things here.“Yes,” replied Luca as she watched Uncle Zander move bags of stuff to the coffee table. What was going on?Old Master Crawford said, “Since Luke let you stay in here, then it’s considered your house. Oh, come over and sit here. Take a look at what I got you.” Luca sat down. She was a little unc
After Old Master Crawford had his breakfast, he left the gifts there and left with Uncle Zander.He refused to bring the gifts back no matter what Luca said to him. Luca looked at the supplements on the table. She would not normally take these.Moreover, she had a strong and healthy body. Luca thought of returning them. Hence, she called Luke. Luca took a deep breath after the call was answered. Then, she told him why she called. "Mr. Crawford, Old Master Crawford gave me a few boxes of supplements. Can I return them to you?" Was she going to return the supplements that were given to her?Luke raised his eyebrows. Others would have given the supplements to their family or friends if they did not take them. Some would have sold them back to the outlet. It was rare to see someone like her who would return the supplements. Luca realized he was not saying anything, so she added, "I can't accept such expensive gifts from the old master. And I'm strong and healthy. I don't need to
Jean rubbed his hands and wanted to take a step forward. "Ms. Luca, how sweet of you. Let me help you carry those."Nina blocked his way and gave him a stern look. “There’s no need to. How shameless of you!” Jean was embarrassed. Nina was not helping him even though he was his sister. She even wanted to stop him.If he won Luca’s heart, would he still need to depend on her?Nina turned around and handed the things back to her. “Luca, I can’t accept these.”“I’ve already brought them here. Take them. These are good for Aunt Anna.” Luca looked at Anna and decided to lend Nina a hand. “Aunt Anna, I remember you’ve been staying in the hospital for quite some time. Why aren’t you having the surgery?”Anna looked at Luca. She was plotting something in her heart. She wanted Luca to help her and matchmake Luca with her son.“Sigh, I won’t recover even if I go for the surgery. I’d still have to take medications. I can’t afford to pay the medical expenses. I don’t think I’ll go for the s
“No.” Shanks’ tone was cold and firm with no trace of hesitation.Abel still looked doubtful.Shanks added, “Would you like to see her medical report?”Abel was startled for a moment. How did Shanks know he had been thinking about that report?Now that Shanks brought it up, the idea lost its appeal.Abel shook his head. “Even if you showed it to me, I wouldn’t understand it. Shanks, Kassy’s life is in your hands. If you can give her a second chance, I’ll provide as much research funding as you need."Shanks remained silent. He could save Kassy. In fact, his research had always been for Kassy.However, he did not expect Abel to be so ruthless as to insist on using a living person as a donor for Kassy. That was something he could not accept.Kassy’s condition could be treated with organs from a brain-dead patient. Why destroy a perfectly healthy life?Shanks was not acting out of mercy. He simply refused to go against his medical ethics.He was not someone who had to save lives
“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.