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
Setting Jean Up With Luca?Nina was not insane. She would never lead her friend into danger, and she wanted to immediately reject them. However, when she thought how Anna was going for surgery the next day, she might mess everything up if she rejected them right away. She thought about it for a moment and said, "You have surgery tomorrow. We'll talk about it after this."Jean narrowed his eyes and pondered when he heard her say so. It was much better than her rejecting him from the get-go. He had his ways to see Luca even if Nina rejected him after the surgery. He had seen Luca with Nina a few times. She seemed to hang out around Nina a lot. Hence, he only had to keep Nina by his side, then he would certainly get to see Luca. She would probably agree to whatever he asked her to do.“No, you have to promise me now, not after the surgery. Look at your brother. He’s old enough. When will I get to see my grandchildren if you refuse to help your brother?!” Anna did not have as many
Luca shook her head. She felt even dizzier now. She was not a light drinker, and she was given medicine when she was on the Island of Despair. Drinking should not be a problem for her.Even so, signs of getting drunk would still appear.She replied, “I’m fine. Mr. Doyle, are we going back to the office?”Jason took a few deep breaths. He could even smell the alcohol in the air when he was breathing. He answered, “I think we should just go back to the office. Boss is still waiting for me to report to him. I’ve called the designated driver. He’ll be here soon.” "Let's wait at the parking lot," said Luca. She noticed that Jason's condition was not any better than hers.Being the gentleman he was, he had even taken a few drinks on her behalf. He had probably reached his limit.“Alright.” Jason burped. After the both of them got into another elevator, he said slowly, “Dr. Craw, I’m sorry for what happened just now.”He noticed that some of them were harassing Luca. He had tried his
Tina looked at Luca’s face that had turned red because of the alcohol, but her skin seemed pallid at the same time. Tina asked in concern, “Dr. Craw, are you alright?”“I’m fine.” Luca’s stomach was full of alcohol now. Although she did not feel like drinking the glass of honey water, she knew it would be beneficial for her. She furrowed her brows as she finished the glass of honey water. Tina took the glass from Luca after seeing her finish the honey water. Tina said, “Go home and rest if you’re not feeling well. I can help you ask for leave.” "No thanks. I'll be fine after taking a rest." Luca knew she had to attend another business dinner tonight. It was because the matters that Luke and those Russians were about to discuss tonight would be the highlight. Tina looked at how determined she was. She nodded and excused herself so that she would not be disturbing Luca’s rest any longer.Luca lay back down on the couch after Tina left. She glanced at the surveillance camera a
The atmosphere was a little awkward in the car. Jason changed the subject when he realized that. “Oh, Dr. Craw, are your hangover pills effective?”“It can neutralize half of the alcohol in the body,” Luca said, but she did not have the exact numerical value.She made this for herself to make it convenient for her to attend certain occasions. She was able to stay sober after drinking.“That’s awesome! Dr. Craw, you can earn quite a huge amount in patent fees for providing the formula of the medicine you carry with you,” said Jason. He knew about a few of the miraculous medicines that Luca had made. The effects were better than the ones on the market.Luca shook her head. “That’s too troublesome.”"Why would it be troublesome? Aren't your medicines finished products? It's just that they're not FDA-approved to be sold on the market. You'd only have to go through the procedures to produce them," Jason said. He was excited about Luca's medicine. How lucky his boss was to have such t