Luca was patient. She waited until the kids had finished talking before replying to each of them. Then, she asked them, “Where’s your daddy?”Rainie pointed upstairs, “Daddy is upstairs. He’s still working.” "Alright. Be good. I'm going upstairs to discuss something with him." Luca had bought some chocolate-flavored candies before she came back. She took them out of her pocket and gave two candies to each of them. Then, she headed upstairs. After what had happened today, she was pretty sure that she would not get into trouble. Still, she had to tell Luke about it.She walked upstairs to the second floor. Luca directly knocked on his bedroom door. This time, it was not because of her affairs but about Nina and the Mallory family. It had nothing to do with their love matters. Hence, she was able to face him directly. “Come in.” Luke’s voice came from inside.Luca pushed the door open and saw that the man was busy with his work. He was typing on the keyboard handling his work. He
Luke knew Luca would leave herself a way out. Even though the police officers had come looking for her, there was nothing they could do to her.However, he would never allow the woman he loved to suffer. Hence, he put a cold expression on his face and walked in front of Luca. "Come on. Let's see what they're up to."Luca looked at the man’s tall figure from behind. She zoned out a little.Luke was standing in front of her to protect her. When Luca recalled what he did for her every time she was in trouble, she would always have mixed feelings deep in her heart. It was a bittersweet feeling. Luca did not space out for long. The moment Luke stepped on the stairs, she quickly followed behind him.The police officers who were waiting in the living room saw Luke coming down first. They exchanged glances with each other. Did they not come here to arrest a woman called Luca? Why was Luke Crawford here?“Sir, why is the woman together with Luke Crawford?” a young police officer asked
The chief police officer replied hurriedly, “No. There are no grounds to the case, so you don’t have to sign anything.” Luca smiled and said, “Then I shall leave first.”"Sure, sure." The chief police officer sent her out of the police station himself. After watching her leave, he turned around and looked at his subordinates. "Next time, before you go and bring someone in to aid in the investigation, take a proper look at the evidence on hand and see whether or not the actions can be constituted as a crime. Just look at what happened today. We’ve only wasted our time and resources." "Yes, Chief," the older police officer replied. He only watched the footage without thinking that much.After analyzing the case, he believed that Pierre intentionally fell to the ground to set Luca up. "This matter has to be made public. Write a review report later and hand it to me before you get off work." The chief police officer turned around and returned to his office after that. “Yes, sir.”
“Hand me the medical report,” said Johann as he stood near the window.The doctor beside him quickly handed a pile of medical reports to Johann.Pierre watched him slowly go through his reports and cursed, "What are you fucking bastards doing here? After all those examinations, none of you can find the cause. You even asked this person to come here. Are you trying to kill me? Just give me the painkillers. I need the fucking painkillers!" Johann ignored what he said and continued to read the reports. The doctor beside him explained why they could not give Pierre the painkillers. "Mr. Pierre, we don’t mean to stop you from taking painkillers. But we can't find the reason why you're in pain now. We can't simply give you medicines. We might need to run some other tests on you. If you take the painkillers, it’ll affect the test results and conceal the cause of the pain you’re experiencing now.” Johann listened to the doctor's explanation. He deliberately took his time to read the re
Luca thought she should just leave them now, but she was too reluctant to do so. Such conflicting thoughts made her feel defeated. At least she knew what she needed back then, but right now, she could no longer figure out what she needed. Luca gently pushed away Tommy who was clinging to her and stood up. This was the first time Luca pushed Tommy away. He lifted his head and looked at her with some confusion. “Ms. Luca?”Luca explained while concealing her feelings, “It’s almost dinner time. I’m going to prepare dinner first.” Tommy watched her walk into the kitchen and looked at Luke, feeling sensitive. “Daddy, did I say something wrong to make Ms. Luca unhappy?” Luke shook her head. He noticed that something was wrong with Luca’s emotions, but it was not because of the children. He reckoned she must be having a hard time now due to the different emotions surging within her. He wanted to help her, but what could he do if she refused to talk?“Daddy, go ahead and cheer
“I’m uncertain about that.” Luca tightened her grip on the sink, refusing to obey such orders. "If you don't do it, I won’t mind destroying Luke Crawford right away." Abel threatened her. "Do you think I have no choice but to sit here and wait for you to do it? Ivana, I've been making arrangements the whole time you’re carrying out your missions. Do you really think that I don't know what you're up to?"Luca was in despair. Abel had probably obtained more information about T Corporation.However, he did not deal with Luke right away. He thought it would be more interesting to see Luke and Luca ruin each other.Luca's fingers grasped the marble top, and she said angrily, "I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee I’ll succeed. The place is heavily guarded." "Heavily guarded? That's for outsiders. It can't be more convenient for you to stroll in and out of there easily. Ivana, if you try to fool me again, just wait for the day I lose all my patience. By then, you can only watch help
Luca fell silent.Even though she had yet to find out what the matter was, she was pretty sure that this had something to do with Abel. However, was the spy Dr. Albus, the researchers under him, or Mo Stone?Mo realized Luca had not answered, so she asked carefully, “Dr. Craw, will it be inconvenient for you?”Luca snapped back to her senses. She did not test Mo and just said, “No, I’m just surprised to hear that. After all, I was never involved in Dr. Albus’ research before this.”"Actually, Dr. Albus' research is already at the clinical stage, but we’ve encountered some difficulties. It has been troubling us for a week, and we’ve already asked everyone we could. You know as well that every professor is busy with their own research. Even though Dr. Albus asked for their help, they can't spend too much time helping him solve the problems," Mo explained the current situation to Luca helplessly.Luca understood. She was only slightly surprised. “Dr. Albus’ research has already rea
Amur did understand her situation. However, he had feelings for Luca, which was why he disagreed with what she was doing now.“Haven’t you considered that we can’t fight against the whole Island of Despair if it’s only you and me?” Amur reminded her.It did not matter if he was discovered. The worst they would do was throw his body into the ocean. However, Luca had so much to lose. Was she really going to take the risk for Luke, that useless man?What would happen to Nyla if something happened to her?A little girl growing up on the Island of Despair. There was no doubt what kind of person she would become in the future if she was left alone there. That was why Nyla needed Luca’s company.“I’m sorry. That was rather sudden…” Luca was startled. She did not expect Amur, who had always supported her, to be against it so much. Sure enough, judging from Abel’s power and influence, not everyone dared to stand against him.Amur listened to Luca's tone and let out a sigh. "Forget abo
“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