If he was attending to those Russians, then would Tia be there too?Even though Luca noticed that what had happened between them was a thing of the past, she felt uncomfortable when she thought of another woman entering his life.It felt like the man that she loved had been stolen by someone else.Luke was not a toy. He was a man. However, it felt terrible knowing that someone could steal him from her.Luca let out a sigh. She took Tommy’s uniform out of the washing machine and hung them on the balcony.She walked into the bathroom and took a shower. She felt her heart warm up when she looked at Tommy who was sleeping soundly on the bed. She reckoned Luke would not be picking up the child tonight. She hugged the child and slept with him.The apartment’s doorbell rang when it was in the middle of the night. Luca did not take sleeping pills. Hence, she did not fall into a deep sleep. She opened her eyes once she heard the bell.Luca trotted out of the bedroom when the doorbell w
Luca was still holding Tommy's school uniform, which she had just retrieved from the balcony, when she saw Tommy running over with Luke standing behind him.She wanted to squat down and hug Tommy but it did not feel right.It did not seem appropriate for her to hold Tommy in front of Luke.Tommy ran to her side, and Luca handed him the school uniform in her hand. "Your school uniform is dry. Take it and go change into it. After that, wash up so we can have breakfast together."Tommy took the school uniform, which was completely dry after it was left to dry all night. It had a faint lemon scent on it.He took a deep whiff and said with a smile, "Ms. Luca, the clothes that you washed smell so good."Luca touched his head and noticed that Luke's shirt had gotten all wrinkled in his sleep. She hesitated for a few seconds and then said, "Mr. Crawford, your shirt is wrinkled. Do you want a change of clothes?""Mm." Luke paid great attention to his appearance and cleanliness. She knew
‘Go to the office together?’Luca thought of the gossip that she caused when she first joined the company and immediately shook her head to turn him down. "Mr. Crawford, I'll go to work by myself."Luke did not say anything and left with Tommy when he saw that she insisted on going to work by herself.Luca breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, she had the illusion that Luke's gaze when he looked at her had become warm.She thought of how he had always been stern and domineering but he did not insist that she tag along this time. She was a little unaccustomed to it.Luca looked at the time and slowly walked out the door after she thought that Luke had already left. She woke up early and had breakfast earlier than she usually would, so she was not worried about being late. She took her time and walked slowly. Luca walked out of the front gate and saw a Hummer parked on the side of the road. It was very ostentatious.There were many rich and famous people in A City, so it di
"Got it," the person on the other end of the phone replied. He noticed that Nina was making a turn at the next exit and quickly changed lanes to keep up.Nina noticed that the car behind her had been following her. When she turned the corner, he followed her and changed lanes.There was no doubt that the car was following her.Nina panicked when she thought that it might be people sent by Pierre or the Johnston family. Either party did not have good intentions.She had no choice but to call Luca to ask her for help."Nina, what's the matter?" At this moment, Luca was in a taxi on the way to the office."Luca, I'm being followed. I don't know who it is. What should I do?" Nina felt that Luca had experience in dealing with this situation, so she subconsciously asked her for advice."You’re being followed?" Luca frowned when she heard Nina’s anxious tone. In her heart, she thought that the people following Nina were probably people hired by Percy. They would not put her in harm’s w
Nina knew that this was normal after an operation, but when she saw that Anna did not even have the strength to speak, she still felt uncomfortable as if the scalpel had cut her body."The patient can eat normally now but we still need to pay more attention to her diet in the early stage. She can consume mainly liquid food. Are you planning to cook meals for her or order meals from the hospital?" the nurse on the side asked. She had seen many such scenes, so her voice was calm and emotionless."We’ll get meals from the hospital." Nina controlled her emotions. Her work at Brilliant Architectural Design LLC was overwhelming. She had no time to prepare Anna's meals.Although the food in the hospital was unpalatable, it was nutritionally balanced and beneficial to Anna.Nina remembered that when Anna had her first surgery, she did not need to worry so much because back then, there was a man who took care of all these things for her.All she needed to do at that time was occasionally v
"What?" Luca was thinking about Luke. She did not react immediately to what Jason had blurted out."I said that your habits when it comes to translation work are very good. When translating, you will inevitably have to scribble and draw on the document. It’s good that you’ve made a copy so that you won't ruin the original document," Jason said. Luca’s way of working aligned well with Luke's habits.He thought of the translator who was fired from T Corporation because she was lazy. The translator did not make a copy of the document but instead directly made notes on the original document. When Luke saw it, he immediately fired her.Luca’s actions would ensure that she would not step on Luke’s tail.Luca understood what he meant, nodded, and stapled the copied documents together. She sat down in a chair and got to work.She read through the document, which was about the project that T Corporation would bid for.Luca sighed. She was not sure if it was a coincidence. After she receiv
Luca felt helpless while she was translating the documents. Her back was aching after she worked on the sofa for a while.She could not work in peace being stared at by Luke like this...Her efficiency was even worse than when she was in Jason’s office...Luca did not dare to say anything. She resisted the urge to look his way even though she knew that Luke occasionally gazed at her.After half an hour, her efficiency was greatly reduced.There was a knock on the door and Luke said, "Come in."Jason opened the door and walked in with two takeaway boxes in his hand. He did not see Luca when he returned to the office and noticed that the laptop and document were missing, so he guessed that Luca must have gone to Luke’s office.That was why he walked in with the takeaway boxes.Sure enough, she was there."Boss, Dr. Craw, your meals are here." Jason had bought them the same set meal. He handed one of them to Luke and left the other on the coffee table.He did not say anything an
After a while, Luca adjusted her posture. This time, she put the laptop on her lap and lowered her head to translate the document.She felt a slight pain in her neck after working like this for a while. Luca wondered how Luke did it. He always sat on the sofa to go through the documents on his laptop in an upright posture and never seemed tired.However, now that she was doing it, she was very tired.Luca could not take it any longer and patted herself on the back. She looked up at Luke, who was concentrating on reviewing documents.She pursed her lips and thought about it for a while before placing the laptop on the coffee table. She then squatted on the floor.She felt much more comfortable like this. She was feeling much more comfortable working at this height compared to when she was sitting on the sofa...Luca had just squatted for a few seconds when she heard Luke say, "Get up."She raised her head and met his gaze. He was looking at her while speaking… Luca explained
“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.