After keeping all the documents, Luca took the laptop and walked toward the elevator.There were a few high-ranking executives behind her, and she heard them whispering. They were all trying to guess the reason behind Luke’s foul mood.“Perhaps his wife is flirting with another guy overseas and that’s the reason Mr. Crawford has such a terrible mood,” said one of the executives.“I don’t think so. Didn’t they say that their relationship worsened after she lost her memory? Regardless of how much trouble she causes, it shouldn't affect Mr. Crawford’s mood.”“That’s hard to say. According to past experience. not many can make Mr. Crawford this unhappy. Even if our proposal is terrible, he’ll just put on a dark expression and point it out. This time, he unleashed his domineering aura.” Luca could not help but lower her eyes when she heard their conversation.They were not wrong. No matter how dissatisfied Luke was with their work in the past, he would not behave like today…When th
Luke noticed she was evading his gaze and was feeling helpless.She failed to make out the helplessness and frustration in his eyes. "You're indeed late, Dr. Craw. Say, how should I punish you?" Listening to Luke’s deep voice, it sounded like he was angry. Luca was astonished as Luke was not the type to mutter gibberish.She thought he would just coldly say, ‘Get in the car.’ After all, she was not actually late.However, Luke did not act the way she expected and asked her directly how he should punish her.The word ‘punish’ was usually used as a joke between couples, parents speaking to their children, or even teachers speaking to their students. This sort of thing was not something that a boss would say to his subordinates. "Hmm?" Luke voiced out after noticing that Luca had yet to reply.Luca felt that something was off about Luke. She had no choice but to say, "Mr. Crawford, I don’t think I should be punished.”"Tell me your reasoning." Luke saw her lower her head and w
When she heard him saying those words, Luca felt a pinch in her heart.If she had the chance, she was not willing to be this cruel to Luke either…Luca lowered her eyes and felt the speed of the car gradually slow down. Luke no longer said a word. It was as if he had calmed down and was not as crazy as before.However, she could sense the atmosphere becoming much chillier as Luke was no longer saying anything. He just kept everything within himself.Luca sighed, and her instinct was telling her that this was not the end of it.The things Luke told her made Luca know that he was serious about her.It was not just a superficial liking, nor was it because he could not tolerate being lonely. It was just like before when she was Bianca. Being cornered by Luke like this made her feel as though she had returned to the past. Luca knew that her words were hurtful, but she could not explain herself. She could only pretend as though nothing had happened.Luke drove the car and arrived at
Luca knew it was time for her to speak.Even though Luke was there, she was not willing to talk but she still got to carry out Abel's order.Luca smiled and looked at Dr. Albus. "You're welcome, Dr. Albus. The credit for this medication research still goes to your research team's effort. All I did was solve a tiny problem. Those crucial data and all analyses were still completed by you guys. I'm not involved in those."Dr. Albus' eye glittered with admiration when he heard her reply. She did not hog all the glory.'Very good. She knew a lot more about the rules in the career field compared to when she first entered.'Luke got even more mad when he saw Luca smiling at Dr. Albus.'She smiled so sweetly to a professor who is not related to her but to me, she could just blurt out such a mean statement.'Luke suddenly got up and announced, "The meeting had ended."Dr. Albus' smile froze and looked at Luke. "Mr. Crawford…""For the remaining stuff, just follow the protocol will do."
[Enoch Campbell. I don't have much information about him. All I have is his handphone number. His number is…] Luca came to a pause as she could not recall his number. Hence, she searched through the blacklist numbers to look for Enoch's number and sent it to Amur.[He is also a government servant, not in a very high position. If you have the chance, I want all information about him. The best is his dark secrets.] Luca emphasized.Luca had no idea whether Amur would be able to look into Enoch's dark secrets but for now, she could only pray hard that if Enoch really had dark secrets and Amur would coincidentally find them.[How did he come to offend you?] Amur saw Luca's message waiting for dark secrets and knew that this person must have offended her.'Those who offend Luca have no peaceful day.'[He kept harassing me, causing me so much trouble. I want him to legally be out of my life.] Luca knew that Amur might go overboard, hence she empathized with the word legally.She would
"Right now, we don’t have any way to help father but to wait for him to settle it himself," said Lanie. Forcing Luca to stay back would only make her feel suspicious.However, Luke could only use the excuse of staying back for work and not returning for only a day or two.Lanie's small face which was similar to Luke became serious but deep in his heart, he was praying hard, hoping their father would think of a way to comfort Luca soon.At night, after the kids had dinner, they completed their remaining homework.Luca checked on their works and imitated Luke's signature to sign their homework. Then, she accompanied the kids to watch cartoons while she worked.It was still manageable for her to look after the kids while working.Fortunately, the kids were obedient and just sat still to watch their cartoons. When it was time for advertisement, they would eat fruits and drink their water, not intending to disturb her.It went on till 10 o'clock at night. Luca looked at the clock and
Before Luke could speak, Jim could not help but tease once more, "He's ready to give up on life for Bianca."Percy nodded in agreement.He would not have ended up suffering so much if he had been obedient back when Luke was on the Island of Despair.However, to get away from that place and return to Bianca, he was not bothered about his life and escaped immediately. He even blasted the entire island just to get rid any trouble that may reappear.The man, who was harsh to himself and other people, was treating Bianca with extra care. Currently, he even stayed in the bar all just so Bianca would not leave, and even dragged them along to accompany him in drinking liquor.The man before them had lost the rationale he used to have. All of his unusual behavior was all because of Luca.Jim looked at Luke, who was still binge drinking liquor and not saying a word. Then, he looked at Percy, who was still leaving him in suspense and urged, "If you got any options, please say it out fast. M
"Yes, sir." The bar manager heard it and quickly rushed to the scene. He quickly agreed to it after knowing that Percy had no intention of putting the blame on them.He prayed so hard for Percy to push all the blame onto the youngsters, who did not know their standings in society.Percy looked at Luke, who was lying on the ground and exchanged looks with Jim.'This time, he really got into an accident. It's just that this time, he was knocked down by others…'"Later I'll follow the ambulance to escort him to the hospital. You head back home first," Percy said to Jim. Currently, Jim's wife was pregnant with her third child, and it would not be appropriate for him to go back home late.Percy would just explain to Nina."Alright, just give me a call if there's anything," Jim said.After some time, the ambulance arrived at the scene. With the help of a few health care workers, Luke was placed on the stretcher and Percy boarded the ambulance, heading toward the hospital.In the ambu
“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