Percy listened to her screams and hugged her silently. "Don't be scared. We're going to the hospital now. You'll feel more comfortable once we get there."Nina heard his reassuring words and subconsciously grabbed the corner of his clothes. She was scared that he would disappear as soon as she loosened her grip.‘It's not a dream, is it… Percy came to my rescue…’Nina said nothing. Percy hugged her tightly until she arrived at the hospital.Johann had arranged for someone to wait for Nina at the hospital’s entrance. Percy got out of the car and felt Nina grip him tighter when he wanted to place her on the stretcher."Nina, we’re at the hospital now. The doctor will take care of you." Percy noticed her unease and reassured her.Nina shook her head and said, "Don't leave me. I'm scared..."When he heard that, Percy felt as though his heart shattered."Okay, I won't let you go. I'll carry you in." Percy carried Nina in his arms and walked to the hospital.The doctor who was on st
The antipyretic fluid entered Nina's vein little by little.After Johann adjusted the speed of the drip, he looked at Percy and saw how in pain he looked. He joked, saying, "It's just an injection. Her fever is so high that she won’t feel any pain no matter how sensitive she is to it."Percy frowned even more when he heard that.Seeing that Percy was not in the mood to talk, Johann touched his nose and did not continue the conversation. He went through some of the things to be mindful of and left....Luca was in the villa worrying about Nina while taking care of the children.Her refusals about Luke moving in with the three kids had gone unheard.The truth was that she wanted more than anything to live with the children and Luke...The cleaning lady arrived to help take care of the children. As per Luke’s instructions, she bought a bunch of ingredients before she came to the villa.When Luca saw her, she took the initiative to put the groceries in the refrigerator.Lanie and
Tommy listened to the conversation between the adults and came to assist, saying, "Daddy, Ms. Luca, don't worry. I promise that I’ll be good and listen to the cleaning lady, Lanie, and Rainie. I’ll be waiting for you to come home!"Luca nodded and said, "Okay."Luke walked into the opposite room and said, "Give me five minutes. I have to change.""Mm." Luca nodded.Tommy took her hand and whispered, "Ms. Luca, you have to follow closely behind Daddy when you’re out.""Why?" Luca was intrigued. She crouched down and looked at the child."It's dangerous and there are many people out there! Only by following Daddy closely can he keep you safe!" Tommy touched the top of her head as she did to him previously. "Ms. Luca, you’re my favorite person. You have to keep yourself safe.”Luca was not sure how to feel. Tommy was so young but he already learned to say such things. She looked at the serious look in his eyes and nodded. "I will."Luke changed his clothes, opened the bedroom door
Percy looked at Nina, who lay peacefully on the hospital bed.She nodded and spoke in a low, gentle voice, "Go. We’re in the hospital. Nothing will happen to me."When he heard her, Percy stood up and walked out of the ward with Luke.Luca approached the hospital bed and looked at Nina's thin face. It was pale and ashen. "You've lost a lot of weight.""I couldn't eat when I was there, so naturally, I lost weight." Nina looked at the person in front of her. She could not stop crying when she thought of how Percy was right in front of her as soon as she woke up. When she saw Luca, she was completely relieved and knew that she was truly safe.Luca sat on the chair beside the bed and held Nina's frail hand. "After you’re discharged, you need to make up for the weight you’ve lost and eat more food so that you can get back to how you were before.""I’ll eat more if you’re the one cooking for me!" Nina was more relaxed when Luca was around. She did not want Luca to worry about her, so
Nina took the peeled grapes and said, "Some of your habits are very similar to mine.""Isn't that normal? After all, we’re good friends." Luca smiled. She then lowered her head and continued to peel the grapes for her.Outside the ward.Percy and Luke each had a cigarette in their hand."How's it going?" Luke asked. If Percy was willing to make a move on Pierre, he would be more than happy to help.Although Pierre had not made any big moves now, they all saw his ambition.Right now, he was only afraid of the two old masters from the Crawford and Mallory families. After a few years, no one would be able to control him when he grew stronger. As such, it was necessary to deal with a hazard like Pierre as soon as possible."Those involved have been taken to the police station. Pierre should know that I’ve rescued Nina by now." Percy took a deep breath and blew out some smoke circles.In front of Nina, all he could do was to take good care of her and show her his gentleness. In plac
Nina noticed the worry in his eyes and said softly, "Are you struggling with what to do with Pierre?"Percy looked at her. After she was rescued, she no longer resisted him. Her tenderness was hard-won as the price was for her to experience those terrible things.He would rather she did not experience them and for her to see his love for her bit by bit through his hard work so that it would hurt her a lot less."No, don't read into it." Percy put his hand on her forehead and removed it only when he felt that her temperature was normal."Don't lie to me. Pierre is your younger brother. If you go after him for my sake, you won't be able to explain it to your family. Since I've woken up, your phone has rung three times and you didn’t answer a single call. It’s someone from the Mallory family who’s calling you, no?" Nina hated Pierre, and she did not want to let the matter slide.However, she could not deal with this mad man alone. She could only do it with Percy’s help...If Percy s
At that moment, the two acted like shrews who were fighting in the market square.When Allison saw Luke, she knew that her support had arrived. Before Susan could say anything, she cried out, "Luke, I don’t feel welcomed in this house! I don’t want to live anymore!"Luca listened as Allison cried about her misery. It was made clear that she wanted Luke to step in.Nevertheless, Luke was the kind of person who sided with reason. He did not side her blindly. Instead, he asked, "What happened? Your quarrel is scaring Thea."Thea planted her bum on the floor all of a sudden. Thea covered her face and cried so hard as if she was going to be out of breath at any moment. Luca could not bear to leave her as such, so she walked over, took her hand, and comforted her softly. "It’s okay. Everything is okay. Don't cry."Thea continued crying although she was being comforted.Susan noticed it and pulled Thea to her side. She scolded Allison dismissively, "If you don't want to live, I'm all fo
Louis immediately grabbed Susan and walked off. "Okay, Mom, that’s enough. The villa is almost ready. You can move in with us when the time comes."When Susan heard that, she scolded, "Bastard! I told you that I won’t move out! You’re not allowed to move out as well. This is your home!"Louis was not bothered. He went upstairs with her.Luke stood downstairs, deep in thought. Allison and Susan were incompatible with each other so he had expected them to fight.He knew that he could not postpone his plans any longer."Young Master Luke, are you moving out for good with Young Master Tommy and the others?" the butler asked."Mm, I won't be moving back for the time being." Luke nodded. He did not want the kids to be affected by their infighting.Aside from that, he had not returned to Crawford Manor often because he was occupied with work. It was a better option for him and the kids to live in the villa and have them get closer to Luca so that she would open up to them about her tru