As Luca watched May tidy up the ward, she slowly closed her eyes. After May cleaned up the bowls, she saw that Luca had fallen asleep. She picked up her phone and sent a message to Luke: [Boss, Ms. Craw is asleep.]Luke was quick to reply to her message: [Okay. Take good care of her.] May kept her phone and looked at Luca. Her face was swollen now, so she could not see her beauty. She shook her head and continued to tidy the ward. On the other hand.The police had been waiting outside the Mallory family’s house so that they could catch Pierre in time. The moment Pierre got out of the car, the police officers came forward. A police officer spoke politely, considering Pierre's special status, "Hello, Mr. Mallory. We need your cooperation in our investigation regarding a kidnapping case. Please follow us to the police station."Pierre raised his eyebrows and said carefreely, "I'm a law-abiding citizen who's willing to cooperate with the police officers. Mind if I get changed
Mrs. Nancy looked at Luke’s reply and muttered to herself, “Tomato soup? Mrs. Crawford used to love tomato soup.” She put her phone down and began to prepare.Mr. Griffin came in and heard Mrs. Nancy muttered to herself by accident. He warned her in a low voice, saying, “You can’t say anything like that here.” Mrs. Nancy was startled. She thought of the reason why she was not allowed to do so. However, she was just a staff, after all. If her superior told her not to do something, she had no right to ask why either. She nodded hurriedly. “Okay. I understand, Mr. Griffin.”Pierre headed to the hospital after he left the police station.He bought a fruit basket and was downstairs at the hospital. He asked where Luca’s ward was. Then, he pushed the door open and walked in.May stood up and looked at the man who was dressed like a thug. Even so, she was holding a fruit basket. She was on alert and asked, "Who are you?""I came to visit Luca." Pierre did not give a damn about May. H
"Do you know me?" Pierre asked.Jean buttered up to him. "I know who you are. Who wouldn’t? You’re Young Master Pierre of the Mallory family. How could I not know you?"Pierre snorted and reacted coldly to his flattery. "I don't know you at all."Jean was a little confused by what he said. ‘He doesn't know me? Why did he come to visit, then?’Pierre continued talking, "If it isn’t for Nina, I wouldn't have come to see you.""Yes, yes." Jean continued to butter up to him.Pierre said, "I'm interested in your sister. I heard that you were hospitalized, so I came here to visit you. Are you feeling better?"Jean muttered in his heart as he thought about how Pierre acted.‘He didn't even bother to bring anything. How is he a member of the rich and powerful Mallory family?’However, since the other party had revealed his identity, Jean did not think too much of it. He said, "I’m doing much better now. Mr. Mallory, you mentioned that you’re interested in my sister?”"Yeah, any conce
Luke, who was so rich, was not able to solve her real problems."Ms. Craw, do you want to take your medicine now?" May asked.The swelling on Luca's face had reduced. After two days of treatment and medication, her health indicators had improved. She could even sit up and get out of bed now.She nodded and sat up.May organized the medicines according to the doctor's orders and put one in her hand.Luca put the pill in her mouth and swallowed it with water.There were not many medicines to take, so she finished taking them fairly quickly. After she was done, May immediately handed a piece of candy to Luca.Luke had bought it for her after he got off work yesterday.Luca looked at the candy and shook her head. The swelling had reduced so she could open her mouth slightly to say, "May, I'm not a child anymore."May chuckled happily and replied, "Mr. Crawford prepared this for you. He said you don’t like bitter foods.”When Luke arrived at the hospital after he got off work yest
However, Luca was no longer afraid since Tommy had already seen her like this.Seeing that she agreed to have video calls with him, Tommy obediently agreed, especially when he thought of how Luke might give him a hard time for what he did and maybe even spank him.He thought about it for a while, then asked, "Ms. Luca, can you do me a favor?""What can I do for you?" Luca asked."If Daddy gets angry at me, help me out," Tommy said. His daddy loved his mommy the most. If Luca was willing to help him, he would not be spanked!Luca raised her eyebrows and asked, "You want me to say something nice on your behalf?"Tommy nodded hard. "Yeah. If you’re willing to help me, Daddy will not blame me. He refused to bring me here because he was worried that I would affect your rest. Please help me..."Luca wanted to laugh when she saw how scared Tommy was of Luke’s scolding.She pinched the child's face again and said, "I can help you this time but there won’t be another time. It's not good
Nina rolled her eyes and did not take his words to heart. She glanced at her assistant, who was still standing by the side with a dumbfounded expression. "Why are you still standing here? If he doesn't want to leave, please call for security.""Ah, yes." The assistant heard her and immediately left the reception room. She intended to call the security guards over.Pierre snorted coldly and said, "You don’t know what’s good for you. Do you think Luke is loyal to Bianca? His mind is all filled with Luca now. Oh yes, Bianca hasn't appeared in public for a long time. Do you think that Luke did something to Bianca to be with Luca?"Nina sneered and replied, "Mr. Mallory, you shouldn't have started a company; you should’ve become a novelist instead. Since you have such a great imagination, your work will sell well. If you plan to quit your company, you can consider changing careers.”Pierre thought that Nina did know chalk from cheese. He was pissed and said sternly, "Nina, this is a gen
Nina sat in the chair and chatted with her. "Nothing good happens whenever he’s around. He said he wanted to work with Brilliant Architectural Design LLC.""Work with your company?" Luca frowned slightly and accidentally tugged on the wound. She raised her hand to touch it subconsciously and moaned in pain.Nina panicked, asking, "What's wrong? Does the wound hurt?"Luca shifted her attention from the pain and shook her head. "It's okay. It doesn't hurt."Nina saw that Luca’s bandage was still snow-white and there was no blood oozing out. She said, "You must be careful. Restrain your expressions before the wound heals, or it might leave a scar."Luca felt a surge of warmth from her nagging. She continued the topic that they were on just now. "Why did he propose a partnership?""He said that his company has just been established and the capabilities of his design department are still lacking, so he wants to hire an agency. I think he’s deliberately picking a fight. Why would he wa
After half an hour, the door of the ward was pushed open.Although Luca had fallen asleep, she still woke up vigilantly when she heard the sound of the door opening.She opened her eyes and saw Luke standing at the head of the bed."Mr. Crawford..." Luca's voice was blurry and confused. She wondered why Luke was there at this hour.Luke looked at the notebook she put on the bedside table. The folder next to it had T Corporation’s logo on it. He picked it up to have a look. "What’s this?”"Document to be translated," Luca answered honestly. She looked at the man and kept wondering why he was there.Even if he had not slept, he should be busy working in Crawford Manor.Crawford Manor was a long way from the hospital.Luke glanced at the content and knew that this was the task he gave Jason.The company's Russian translator was still on vacation, so Jason was the only one who could take on the task. After all, he had some basic skills. Luke did not expect that he would pass the w
“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