Nina took a deep breath. Of course, she knew it would be a big problem if Tyrone's recovery did not go well."I said that I'll take up the responsibility. My brother has been detained by the police officers now. How can I run away? Besides, I'll find the best doctor for Tyrone if he really has to receive treatment at a later stage. Don't worry." The only thing she could do was to assure Keith.It had only been a few days, yet Nina was already on the verge of collapsing.Anna thought Jean’s case was just a small matter at first. It was only when Jean was detained in his ward that she realized how serious it was. Hence, Anna would call and text Nina to urge Nina to bail Jean out whenever she had the chance to do so.However, Nina did not listen to her. She had been dealing with the mess that Jean had left behind.Nina was exhausted. She would have broken down without Percy’s help.Nina could bail Jean out, but she did not do so. It was because Jean should learn his lesson this ti
She spoke to him in a gentle voice just like how she used to speak to him before. Luke looked up and stared at her. A warm feeling arose between them when their gazes met each other’s.Luca quickly lowered her head and placed the documents properly after she met Luke’s gaze.Luke finished drinking the glass of water and noticed that Luca was still busy arranging the pile of documents. He said calmly, "Coffee tastes better."Luca knew Luke was craving coffee again. She paused what she was doing and took the glass from him, putting it back where it was. "Mr. Crawford, it's better to have plain water now." “Am I not allowed to have any coffee?” Luke frowned. He only had a fractured bone. He was not sick at all. "Yes. You can have milk or juice if you think plain water is tasteless," said Luca deliberately. Juice or milk was not Luke's top choice even if there was no coffee.Luke enjoyed drinking coffee. Apart from that, he would drink plain water and wine. Luca knew his preference
A voice came from behind the door when Luca felt helpless. “You have to be harsh to the patient if he refuses to listen to you,” said Johann as he came walking in.Luca watched Johann ignore Luke’s wishes and lowered his bed directly. “You!” Luke was forced to lie down while he was still holding a document in his hands. The laptop that was on his thighs was tilting now."You should be resting. Besides, aren't you tired of reading like this? Why don't you use the desk?" Johann asked. He was grinning at Luke, while Luke stared at him angrily. “Mind your own business. Adjust it back.” Luke tried to sit up on the bed, but he felt dizzy after he moved a little.He could not even sit up on the bed.“You can’t get up, right?” Johann grinned and said, “Take a nap. You won’t feel dizzy when you wake up later.” Luke glared at him and asked, “Why?” “I gave you some medicine. It’ll take some time before it takes effect. You’ll feel better after taking a nap. And your condition will n
The man lying on the bed was quiet. Luca listened carefully to his breathing. He was breathing steadily. The alarm had not woken Luke.Luca stood up and looked at Luke, who was still asleep. Although she could not bear to wake him up, he would be unhappy if he found out that he had rested for too long. Besides, sleeping too much would affect his sleep at night. Luca walked to the bed and called him gently, “Mr. Crawford, wake up.”Luke frowned, as though he was unhappy that someone was disturbing his sweet dreams. “Mr. Crawford, time to get up.” Luca continued to wake him.Luke opened his eyes slowly and looked at the white ceiling. Only then did Luke realize he was in the hospital.He had a long, sweet dream. He dreamt that he had gotten back together with Luca, and the two of them lived happily ever after. Luca’s appearance was no longer like how it was in the past. She looked like how she looked now. He slept comfortably while having such a dream, and he refused to wak
“Isn’t your brother back here? Let him pay the fees,” said Luke. He mentioned Amur on purpose. Luca nodded and glanced at Luke. Then, she stood up and said, “Mr. Crawford, I’m going out to make a call.”Luca walked out of the ward before Luke could say anything.Luca leaned on the wall. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.It was difficult for her to lie to Luke.Luca touched where her wound was with one of her hands. She reckoned that she would have to return to the mansion to get some medicine. She could not ask someone to get it for her as this was a personal matter. “It’s you.” After Luca calmed herself down, she heard a voice when she was about to return to the ward.Luca looked in the direction where the voice was coming from. With her good memory, she was able to recognize that person as the relative of the man whom Jean had injured.It was the man who threatened Nina this morning. “Can I help you?” Luca replied with a cold tone of voice. If it were
“Nothing. It’s just a relapse.” Luca knew telling an experienced doctor like Johann that she was fine would arouse his suspicion. She had no choice but to find another excuse. “Do you need me to do a check-up on you?” Johann asked caringly. “It’s alright. It’s just my usual lower back pain. I got this. Thank you.” Luca rejected Johann politely with a slightly awkward smile on her face. Luca did not expect she would be so careless in front of Johann and make him realize that something was wrong with her. "Although you have some medical skills and know your health condition well, some conditions need to be treated as soon as possible," Johann advised her. He could not say anything since Luca insisted that she did not need a check-up. “I know that. Thank you.” Luca thanked Johann politely. Although what he said did make sense, she could not let anyone check her wound. Half an hour later, Jason walked out of the ward after he finished reporting to Luke. He was surprised to see
Luke thought that he would have to start learning some medical knowledge after he finished his work.After all, he needed to have more topics to talk about with Luca. Luca sat on the sofa and continued to translate the documents. The wound on her waist still hurt no matter how she sat.It seemed like she had to look for a chance to return to the villa.Luca was secretly thinking about it and looking for an opportunity. She waited until it was nighttime. Only then did she manage to get the chance to return to the villa.The three kids followed the maid to the hospital when the maid came to deliver their dinner. The kids were relieved when they saw Luca taking care of their father. She had not left without saying goodbye. The three of them surrounded Luke’s ward bed after they greeted Luca. They were looking at the man sitting on the bed. Tommy was the first one to ask, “Daddy, what happened to you?” Luke looked at his son and replied without trying to hide anything, “I got
Luke’s eyes darkened when he saw those colored pencils. This little brat must have done it on purpose, right? It looked like there was no way he could escape from getting his cast drawn on by the kids today. Luke watched helplessly as the kids started to draw on his cast.Even Lanie, who had always been calm and mature, picked up a black-colored pencil and wrote on his cast: [Get well soon, Daddy.] Luke looked at his children. There was a trace of affection amidst the look of helplessness in his eyes. Although Luke was strict with his kids, he truly loved them from the bottom of his heart. Luca stood beside and watched the kids draw on Luke's cast. Although the kids were still young, their drawings were pretty good as they had been exposed to different kinds of hobbies for such a long time. The drawings on the cast were not messy. The kids had filled the white cast with innocent and colorful drawings. It was stunning. It was just like beautiful scenery during spring.
“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