Madam Mallory glanced at the ward number and found that it was a VIP ward.She guessed that whoever Queenie was taking care of was not simple. Otherwise, why would they be in the VIP ward? On top of that, her men could not find out who was in the ward.‘Is it Jack Norman?’Madam Mallory thought that it would not be possible as she saw the news of Jack in the newspaper that morning. He was attending various events, so he could not be in the VIP ward for treatment.‘Could the person in the ward be Luke's wife, Bianca?’After all, Bianca was supposedly studying abroad but no one knew where she was studying nor the specific details.Maybe she got sick and Queenie brought her back to be secretly treated…If it was Bianca, she could use her to mess with Luca.‘Luca likes to be a mistress, huh? If Bianca appears in front of her, Luke won’t be able to protect her anymore.’The longer a man was in Luke’s position, the more afraid he would be of getting into scandals that could affect h
Madam Mallory certainly would not let Queenie know that she had been waiting for her, so she made up an excuse. "My son is hospitalized because he's not feeling well, so I'm here."Queenie frowned, her mood heavy. Leia's illness made her empathize with Madam Mallory. She looked at her worriedly and asked, "Is your son alright?""The situation is not optimistic." Madam Mallory secretly rejoiced when she saw that Queenie responded rather positively. She turned around and waited for the elevator with her. "The doctor can't find out the root cause, so he can only rely on painkillers and valium to stabilize his condition.""It's that serious..." Queenie's brows furrowed deeper. She thought of Leia,She had been taking medicine and would go home to recuperate when she got better. However, if her condition took a turn for the worse, she would have to be hospitalized again.The medicine that Luca prescribed was effective, but Leia's willfulness made her condition worse. The medicine had n
After Madam Mallory hung up the call, her phone rang again.She answered, her tone full of impatience, "What's the matter?""Madam, something terrible has happened! Young Master Pierre woke up and is twitching from the pain!" The nurse on the other end of the call was flustered. Madam Mallory could hear Pierre's wailing through the call.Madam Mallory's complacent mood was instantly disturbed. She quickly returned to the elevator and went upstairs. "Inform the doctor immediately. I’ll come now."...After Queenie left the hospital, she was still thinking about what Madam Mallory had said. She felt uneasy.The doubts that had been suppressed before were now springing up like bamboo shoots after rain.She did not want to doubt them, but she could not help it. She called Jack and said, "Dear, are you in the office now?""Yeah, I'm still processing some documents. What's wrong?" Jack noticed that his wife's tone was off. He quickly asked, "Did Leia do something wrong again?"Leia
Queenie looked at Jack and nodded after Luca gave her promise. Then, she said, "I shouldn't be keeping you any longer. See you later." “Sure,” replied Luca.Queenie hung up the call first.Jack asked again, “Should we invite Luke too?”“You’re thinking about figuring out if there’s anything suspicious between them, right?” Queenie knew what he had in mind, and Jack nodded.“Actually, it was already very suspicious when they slept in the same bedroom last time. But we believed in Luke’s integrity, so we stopped suspecting him.” Queenie grabbed her husband’s hand and added, “I know you believe in Luca. I’d like to believe that she’s not that kind of person either. I’m just trying to get her to talk tonight, so there’s no need to ask Luke to come over too.” “Alright.” Jack did not say anything knowing that Queenie had her own plans. After all, he wanted to find out whether or not he was wrong about Luca too.Queenie stood up when Jack agreed with it. She said, “Then I’ll go get r
The maid saw her looking at those rose bushes, smiled, and said, “Mrs. Norman takes good care of the rose bushes. They’ll definitely bloom again next year.” “Yes. She has always known how to take care of these rose bushes,” Luca said thoughtfully. The maid looked at her in surprise. “Ms. Luca, you know Mrs. Norman well. Indeed, she knows how to take care of rose bushes well. These were trimmed a few days ago. Mrs. Norman said that the rose bushes will look great next year after vernalization.”Luca smiled as she listened to the maid. Of course, she understood her own mother well. Luca felt a sense of warmth when she walked into the house. The maid said, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman, Ms. Luca is here."Queenie walked out of the kitchen with an apron on her. She saw Luca standing at the entrance. She smiled and said, “Luca, you’re here. Take a seat. Dinner will be ready soon.”Jack, who was sitting on the couch, added, “Luca, come here and drink some tea.”Luca smiled. She nodded as
Luca felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Those compassionate words sounded like they came from a parent caring about their child’s daily life. “It’s alright. Although I’m taking up another job, I’m still able to manage it,” said Luca. She finished drinking the chicken soup and picked up the spoon to help herself with the food.Queenie prepared all the dishes. They were home-cooked for the guest. Luca took her time tasting the dishes. Although they were not particularly tasty, they had the taste of home—something that she had been missing. Queenie and Jack exchanged glances with each other, then asked, “Oh, Luca, where are you staying now? I’ll ask the driver to send you back home later.” Luca thought of Luke. If the driver were to send her back, then her current address would be found.She shook her head and said, “Thank you, Mrs. Norman, but I can go home by myself.” "It's cold out there. There won’t be as many drivers working this late at night. Don’t reject my offer and
Luca held her phone in her hands after hearing the beeping sound. She glanced at the time. It was still early. She put down her briefcase and looked at the messy apartment. Then, she started cleaning the place up. An hour later, Luca had already finished cleaning up the apartment, but Amur was still not home yet. Luca had no idea if he was on a mission, so she dared not to call him again lest she disturbed him. She picked up a piece of paper, left a note for him, and left the apartment.After she left the apartment, she hailed a taxi to go back to the villa.It was already 11 o’clock at night. Luca walked into the living room. No one was there. She figured that the children must have gone upstairs to sleep at this hour, but Luke…She bent down and changed into a pair of slippers. Then, she crept her way up the stairs. As expected, the second floor was quiet as well. Luca walked to her bedroom door and glanced at the room opposite her. The door was closed tightly. She could
“I drank some when I was on the mission.” Amur found an excuse to cover up the fact that he was drowning himself in alcohol. He had been going out drinking for a few nights now.He could not calm himself down at the thought of Luca staying with Luke, and he had never stopped thinking of bringing her back to his side. However, Luca would not allow him to do so. Therefore, Amur had no choice but to drink his sorrows away. Luca frowned as she listened to his hoarse yet slightly slurred words. “Amur, is something bothering you lately?” Amur remained silent for quite some time.He so badly wanted to tell her that she was his biggest worry, but how could he say something like that to her?Luca only saw him as her younger brother. “No. Stop overthinking.” Amur looked down. He dared not to say anything like that to her.If Luca knew he had feelings for her, she would convince him to forget about her and return to the Island of Despair.Now that she was surrounded by danger, he co