The meeting ended two hours later.Every senior manager walked out of the meeting room with a depressed look. They were keenly aware of the problems in their department after the meeting.They almost got fired because of it…Luca looked at them, feeling indifferent. Luke was serious about his work and the project. Many people intended to harm him during all these years. However, he would always pull through, and it was probably because of his serious attitude at work. “Are you tired?” Luke suddenly asked her after everyone in the meeting room had left.Luca snapped back to her senses. She quickly tidied up the recording pen and meeting papers, saying, “No.”“You’ve been typing on the keyboard all this time. Aren’t your hands sore?” Luke asked.“No. I’m used to it.” Luca finished packing everything and stood up.“Let’s go eat.” Luke invited her.Luca was startled. Was he inviting her for lunch?Where? “Mr. Crawford, I’m sorry but I brought some light food with me today,”
Luca returned to the office and placed her laptop down. As she was afraid of making Luke wait any longer, she hurried over to the elevator. Luke was standing there. Luca walked over and said, “I’m done, Mr. Crawford.” “Alright,” Luke said as he nodded and pressed the elevator button. The elevator had already arrived at that floor beforehand, so the doors immediately opened when he pressed the button. Luke walked in first, and Luca went in after him with her head lowered. When she noticed that Luke had been pressing on the door open button, she felt her heart flutter once more at how considerate he was. He only let go after she walked in. The elevator doors closed slowly, and Luca watched Luke press on the button for the first floor. She asked, “Mr. Crawford, don’t we need to go to the parking lot first?” “We’ll be eating at a place nearby, so there’s no need to drive,” Luke explained. Eating at a place nearby… In that case, it meant that not did Tina know but the enti
Zoey had no idea what to say in response when she heard that. Sure enough, jealous women were the scariest. In a comforting tone, she said, “Alright, alright. You can’t just say things like that. If anyone hears you, you’ll be done for!” “Why should I be scared? Why would I be done for? Luca is a mistress but I can’t say that?! Disgusting!” Jenni was so overcome with jealousy. If it had not been for her job, she would have gone to Luca and mocked her a long time ago. Zoey had no idea what to say in response. If Luca was a mistress, did that not mean that Jenni was trying to be a mistress as well? There did not seem to be much of a difference between them. The elevator arrived at the floor where the laboratories were. Zoey hurriedly left the elevator, terrified that Jenni would continue pestering her and someone else would catch them. She said, “I’ll be returning to my work now, Ms. Lynn.” “Wait,” Jenni said as she pressed on the button to keep the doors open.Zoey smiled r
Pierre was sitting on the couch with two scantily-dressed bargirls next to him. When he saw Nina coming in, he did not act appropriately and ask the bargirls to leave. Instead, he beckoned them to feed him more beer. As the mug came to his lips, he took a sip and raised an eyebrow as he stared at Nina. That woman was usually so haughty. However, she was now standing in front of him obediently? She claimed to not care about her family, but in reality… How ridiculous… “You’re here?” Pierre said as he pushed aside the mug that kept coming near his lips again. He placed his arms over the two bargirls’ curvaceous bodies. Nina felt her stomach turning queasy as she watched him. She felt disgusted. Pierre had so many women at his disposal, but he seemed to love holding on to her without letting go. Nina’s hands curled themselves into fists as she gazed at the dazed, drunken look on Pierre’s face. She felt no emotion and showed no expression on her face as she asked, “What do you
Nina felt her consciousness fading when she heard that. To remain conscious, she clenched her hands into tight fists so her nails would dig into the flesh of her palms. “In your dreams! Pierre Mallory, why do you think I dared to appear here? It’s because it’s that time of the month for me. So you can continue dreaming about doing whatever your heart desires with me!” “What?” Pierre did not get the message and knotted his brows together as he asked. The bargirl sitting beside him got the memo and whispered to him, “Mr. Pierre, she means a woman’s time of the month.” Pierre immediately understood everything. His brows were furrowed together. He wanted Nina, but not under these circumstances. Nina glared at him. She seemed to want to say something else, but the drugs paralyzed her and rendered her unable to say even another word aloud. Finally, she lost consciousness and collapsed to the floor. Pierre ordered, “Put her on the couch.”When the two bargirls heard him, they stood
“Use anything you like. I haven’t touched any of the products before,” Luca replied. After a few times, she had come to terms with the fact that Luke would abruptly appear at her apartment to have meals with her and stay with her… Luke took out a suit that had never been worn before from the maid’s bedroom and walked into the bathroom. Soon after, he finished washing up and walked out. Luca was sitting at the dining table. When she noticed that Luke’s tie was crooked, she said, “Mr. Crawford, your tie isn’t tied properly.”Luke lowered his head and looked at his tie. He had done it on purpose. Walking over to her, he said in a low voice, “Help me.” “I’m not good at tying ties. You should do it yourself,” Luca said as she lowered her eyes, her hands clenching into fists unconsciously. There was a moment when she wanted to reach out and help him put on his tie properly. However, she immediately returned to her senses. She knew she could not do that. Luke glanced at the bre
"Nina’s not here?" Percy squinted and looked behind the door to confirm whether Nina was really not here or if she was just avoiding him. He wondered if Nina had gotten Jean to lie on her behalf because she did not want to see him.He thought about it for a few seconds and felt that it was impossible.Jean was the kind of man who wanted to make a fortune off his sister. He would never help her to hide. If Nina was here, Jean would offer her to him with both hands."She’s not here, Mr. Mallory. Nina has been living with you for the past few years and now looks down on our old house. How can she be here?" Jean said innocently. He spread out his hands to indicate that she was not there.He used these subtle movements to hide his panic.He thought that Pierre would just be having a chat with Nina. He did not expect him to be hiding her.A promiscuous woman came to the door and held Jean's hand, "Darling, who is it?""A friend," Jean explained cheerfully. He wanted to pull out his ha
Nina breathed a sigh of relief. Although she was imprisoned by Pierre, she was glad that her clothes were changed by the maid in front of her.He did not stay, which meant that he did not touch her.Nina suddenly felt alive, and the despair in her heart disappeared. She grabbed the sheets and looked at the maid. "I want to leave."When the maid heard that she wanted to leave, her expression did not change. "Ms. Nina, breakfast is ready. Do you want to eat here or in the living room?"Nina frowned. Although Pierre did not hire a few burly men to keep guard of her, the maid in front of her was not easy to deal with as well.She repeated herself, "I said, I want to leave!"The maid looked at her with a frown. Many women wanted to be with Pierre for the rest of their lives and were willing to do so even if they would not be acknowledged in public.The woman in front of her was an exception.The maid remembered that she was carried in by Pierre yesterday and realized that she might
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