Old Master Crawford frowned, and he said worriedly, "The IV drip won't supply as many nutrients as food does. She should take the oatmeal while it's still warm." Luca was still asleep, and Luke could not bear to wake her up. He glanced at the thermos flask on the coffee table and reminded the old master that the oatmeal would not get cold that easily. "The oatmeal is in the thermos flask." Old Master Crawford cleared his throat. He was so worried about Luca that he forgot Mrs. Nancy had kept it in a thermos flask that could keep the food inside warm for six to seven hours.After a while, Jason entered Luca's ward along with the printed document. Then, he handed it to the old master respectfully.Old Master Crawford took it from him and read the information that they had found out. Indeed, Pierre had established a company of his own. He had raised quite a huge amount of funds, and his company was even listed on the market in New York. "Good gracious. I thought he was a good-for-
“What do you mean? He just wants to run a business of his own. What can he do with such a small amount of money? Just get over it. There’s no need to ask him to come back.” Old Master Mallory refused to believe that Pierre had his eyes on T Corporation. Therefore, he had no intention of asking Pierre to come back.After all, he was surprised to know that Pierre had started his career now. "Hah, I've seen a lot in the business world after all these years. I wouldn’t be mad at Pierre if he goes after T Corporation and tries to steal my business if he were truly capable. That could only mean that Luke isn’t capable enough. And I don't mind him destroying our business partnership that has lasted for years, but Pierre is playing dirty to force Luke to give up the project in Europe. Tell me, does that make any sense? Not only is he ruining the relationship between our families but he’s not even taking other people’s lives seriously. I'm not going to let him get away with this." Old Ma
Luke could hear sounds from the ward bed, which made him stand up unconsciously before heading over. When he saw Luca slowly opening her eyes, there was a piercing pain in his heart as if someone was hitting it with a wooden stick. The woman he cherished a lot had encountered such misfortune…Luca opened her eyes and saw the man who was staring at her. She could not stop her eyes from being filled with tears.Luke saw her reddened eyes and he thought her face was hurting. He asked, “Do you want the nurse to give you another injection to relieve your pain?”Luca shook her head. She was able to endure the pain.She looked around her and realized she was in the hospital. Luke had rescued her out of Pierre’s villa and sent her to the hospital. She was safe now…Luca did not expect him to be able to find her so quickly. He even went there personally to save her. Could this mean that she was important to him?She felt a hint of sweetness at the thought of this even though she was
After Johann left, Luke opened the thermos flask and poured the oatmeal into a bowl.The oatmeal was still warm as it was cooked not long ago. He placed the bowl on the table to let it cool down for a few minutes. Then, he grabbed a spoon and walked to the bedside. “Have some oatmeal, okay?”Luca nodded.She was well aware of her current condition, so she knew that she could not behave unreasonably. She should eat more if she could. Luke picked up the spoon, sat down on the chair beside the bed, and fed her with the spoon. Luca tried to open her mouth. She could only manage to open it slightly wider. Her cheek muscles seemed to burn. It was as if they were protesting against her trying to open her mouth.Luke could not bear to see her in pain when he realized she could not open her mouth. He picked up the spoon and said, “Do you want to try using a straw?” Luca nodded. It would be easier for her.Luke picked up a clean straw and put it in the oatmeal, then he moved it closer
When Luke noticed that Nina was not speaking for a while, he spoke again, “Is there anything you want to say?” “Aren’t you too concerned about Luca?” Nina narrowed her eyes and asked. She admired Luca very much and treated her as a friend. However, Bianca was her friend too.Therefore, she could not accept that something was going on between Luca and Luke.Luke raised his brows and asked, “Why do you ask?”“You’re a married man. Although Bianca is abroad now, you can’t do such terrible things to her because of that. Do you understand?” Nina warned him.As Luke listened to her defending Bianca, he wondered what her reaction would be if she knew that Luca and Bianca were the same person.However, he could not tell her about this now.Luke replied, “Mind your own business.”“I don’t mean to mind your business, but Luca is a good person. I don’t want you to approach her too closely and get blamed for it.” Nina clenched her fists. She was worried about Luke’s mischievous attitude
Nina put her phone back in her bag.She took the initiative to take care of Luca because she saw that Luke was here and she wanted them to keep a distance from each other.After she decided to stay here and look after Luca, she realized that she had not prepared anything.Nina thought for a moment and took her phone out again. She thought of asking Sue to bring her necessities over when she got off work. That way, she could visit Luca at the hospital as well.She saw a friend request when she opened her Instagram.Nina was startled for a while. It was a friend request from Percy. She deleted him when she ended her toxic relationship with him back then. She did not block him as she thought he would not be shameless enough to pester her. However, he had sent her a friend request now. Did he have anything to tell her?Nina looked at the friend request. She thought it was probably nothing important since there was nothing written in the message box. She did not approve or rejec
Besides, although Percy was his biological elder brother, he was obviously closer to Luke.Hence, Pierre was not counting on Percy to help him. “I have to stay here for another night. Clean your room. I’m not used to staying in a messy room,” Pierre ordered Liam like a boss.Liam responded and stood up to clean up the master bedroom for Pierre. It was all for the sake of his business. Pierre snubbed out the cigarette and took his time to make a call to Old Master Mallory.The call was answered, and the old master immediately snapped at him from the other end of the call. “Pierre Mallory, where the hell have you been?”“Grandpa, I’m drinking at a friend’s house. Why? Did someone piss you off?” Pierre pretended to sound like he was tipsy and asked lazily.The old master listened to him and spoke in a serious tone, "Who's that friend? You're hiding from the police now, aren’t you? Come home now!" “What did I do that I should hide from the police? I can’t go back after drinking.
Luca listened to her and thought of the time when Sue and she were starting their business together back then.Although it was hard for them, they enjoyed being productive. When their company's development was getting better and better, as the company’s founders, they were allowed to take some time off to handle their matters.Luca wanted to turn back time so badly. She wanted to go back to the time when they worked hard together for their company.[Alright, then you can accompany me tonight. I’ll hire a caretaker to look after me tomorrow morning.] Luca was tapping on the keyboard of her phone screen.Nina shook her head when she saw that.Luca was the same as her. They were the kind of people who did not like to trouble others. Still, Luca was much stronger and more independent than she was. “Alright. I’ll look for a caretaker for you tomorrow. After all, I know who are the best caretakers in this hospital. I’ll stay here tonight, so stop thinking of sending me away,” Nina b
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
“This cup of coffee is from that gentleman for this lady.” The waiter smiled as he explained, placing the cup in front of Luca.Hera followed the waiter’s gaze and immediately recognized the man Luca had been looking at earlier.Her eyes darkened. She had noticed the man glancing in their direction. However, she had assumed he was looking at her.After all, she was dressed seductively, had put on makeup, and was undeniably beautiful. Any man who saw her would be attracted. If a man’s eyes lingered on her, it was not surprising at all.Realizing that the man had been watching Luca the whole time instead of her, Hera suddenly felt annoyed.Luca noticed her displeasure, glanced at Gordan, then smiled and said to the waiter, “Please thank the gentleman for me.”“Of course, miss. Enjoy your coffee.” The waiter, sensing the tension between the two women, quickly grabbed his tray and left before Hera’s sour mood could affect him too.“Hmph, feeling proud of yourself?” asked Hera.Luca