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.
“There’s no need to.” Luke’s face darkened. Did she think her identity had changed just because she came back with a different appearance? Had she forgotten that they were a couple? She must have seen every part of his body, right?Luca shut her mouth when she noticed Luke’s expression. She did not say another word. Luke said with a stiff voice, “Get a new wheelchair in here.”“Okay.” Luca trotted out of the ward and went to the nurses’ station to ask for a new wheelchair. It was the VIP ward, so the patients here were definitely wealthy and respectable. That was why they provided enough equipment. After a while, Luca got another new wheelchair from the nurse. Keith happened to come out from the ward when she passed by Tyrone’s ward. Keith could not help but mock Luca when he saw her pushing the wheelchair. “Well, your boss is kind of troublesome. You even have to push the wheelchair for him. It would be much better for you to come look after my cousin. He’s in bed now. And
“As long as he stays out of your sight, I won’t make a move,” said Ray.If Gordan were not one of Luke’s pals, he would have been long gone.Anyone who dared to mess with someone Ray cherished would not be let off easily. The only reason Gordan was still breathing was thanks to Luke.“Alright, Ray. Just let it go. I’ve moved on and started a new life. Plus, I’m studying at Capital University. We have mutual friends, so running into him is inevitable. If that happens, we’ll just be strangers. There’s no need to step in for me or act impulsively.” Just as Vivian finished speaking, the doorbell rang.“Is it the clothes delivery?” asked Ray.“No, while you were talking with Mr. Crawford, I asked someone to buy some medicinal cream. The ones here work better than the ones in Russia. A little massage with it should help you heal faster,” Vivian said, grabbing a mask and hat before heading to the door.“Miss, is the boss alright?” asked one of Ray’s subordinates.“He’s fine. Did you ge
When Ray heard that there was a 90% chance of success, he could not help but ask, “Can you walk me through your plan?”“The prison where Kassy is being held actually has an underground passage. I’ve already spoken with the prison officials, and we can use that passage to transport her out. It connects to the sewage system, which leads directly to another detention facility. "The only catch is that this facility’s underground pipes don’t connect to the outside world, so the remaining 10% risk lies in moving Kassy onto the main road and securing her at the new location.“This whole operation can be done without anyone noticing, which is why I’m confident it’ll work.” As Luke explained, he pulled out a detailed map of the sewer system. “Here’s the layout I had someone retrieve. This is the starting point, and this is the destination. If we take this route, we can move Kassy without alerting Abel’s people.”Abel’s men were keeping a constant watch outside the prison now. That was prec
Luke had no idea what kind of mindset the person who poisoned Vivian had. However, he found Gordan’s current behavior quite intriguing.“Luke, what’s with that look?” Gordan felt uneasy under his gaze.“You seem pretty concerned about Vivian,” Luke leaned back on the couch and said thoughtfully.Gordan froze for a moment before laughing it off. “What? No way! Why would I care about her? Come on, Luke, don’t say stuff like that. If she hears it, she might start getting ideas.”Luke could not be bothered to expose his act and got straight to the point. “Why are you here?”“Speaking of that, I almost got sidetracked by that woman.” Gordan quickly pulled out his phone, grimacing. “Man, Ray really didn’t hold back. I need to get some treatment for these bruises later.”Luke took the phone and tried to unlock it. It needed a passcode. He handed it back. “Unlock it.”“All set, boss.” Gordan unlocked the phone and went back to pressing an ice pack against his face.Luke scanned the scr
It was the sound of a body slamming onto the ground.Gordan’s furious curses rang out. “Damn it! You're really going all out, huh? Do you think I'm scared of you?”Another loud thud followed.Vivian frowned. What the hell were they doing? Were they really going to fight until one of them won?Both of them were skilled fighters. If they kept this up, neither would walk away unscathed.“Enough!” shouted Vivian.The two men locked in the fight froze for a moment.“Vivian, stay out of this. I’m beating him to a pulp today,” growled Ray, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was not in great shape, but neither was Gordan.“Ray, I don’t want to see him,” said Vivian. She did not want Ray fighting him. It was not to protect Gordan but because she did not want Ray getting hurt.Also, she definitely did not want Gordan to see her like this. She could already picture his smug face, his sarcastic remarks and his gloating.“Fine. If you don’t want to see him, I’ll just beat
After returning to the hotel from the hospital, Vivian felt much better.To her, the fact that Ray had taken her to the hospital meant there was hope for the future, which lifted her spirits. She picked up an apple from the fruit platter the hotel had provided and took a bite.“Ray, this apple is really good. Want to try one?” asked Vivian.Ray shook his head. “You go ahead. By the way, can I take a look at the luggage you brought from Russia?”Vivian nodded. “I only hung up my clothes. Everything else is still in the suitcase. You can just take the things out.”Ray walked into the bedroom, pulled out her suitcase, and opened it. Inside were just books and a few other small items, nothing unusual.“You didn't bring any food with you?” asked Ray.“I haven’t really been in the mood, but the food here is way better than Russian food, so I didn't feel the need to bring anything.” Vivian’s tone was lighthearted now that she was in a better mood.“That's true.” Ray agreed, then asked
Ray's tone turned serious. “Alright, I'll make the arrangements immediately. Dr. Craw, once the toxicology report is out, we’ll still need your help.”“For toxicology cases like this, I recommend combining both modern medicine and traditional herbal medicine. Don’t worry, if I can help, I definitely will,” Luca assured him.“Alright, thank you.” Ray expressed his gratitude and ended the call before updating Luke on the situation.Luke reassured him, saying, “If Vivian was really poisoned, don’t worry. Previously, Luca discovered that her biological mother had been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin. She prescribed herbal medicine and used purely traditional herbal medicine to detoxify her. It didn’t take long for all the toxins to be expelled, and her health fully recovered. So, rest assured. If it’s something she can fix, she’ll do everything she can.“Besides, once we identify the exact problem, the doctors will be able to step in and help, right?”“Yes. Thank you both in advance
Gerald walked over. “Ms. Sanchez, what's wrong?”He was eager to get back upstairs and stash his cigarettes before someone noticed and took them.Hera yanked open his bag, glanced at the cigarette brand, and scoffed. “I thought it was some expensive brand. But it's just this? And you’re acting all deferential to her over this?”Gerald was rendered speechless. “I knew Ms. Craw was going out, so I asked her to bring these back for me. This is the brand I’m used to. Maybe it’s not expensive to you, but for me, it’s what I can afford.”Realizing she had misspoken, Hera felt a bit awkward. She quickly changed the topic. “Still, is a pack of cigarettes really worth you being so grateful to Luca? How much could it have cost?”“It’s not about the money,” replied Gerald. “It's just a nice surprise. I never expected to get anything out of helping Ms. Craw, and this kind of unexpected gift has nothing to do with the price. Besides, I'm not being overly grateful. I'm just happy.”He was ba
Luca’s lips were already swollen and flushed from Luke's kisses.That deep shade of red, reflected in Luke’s eyes, was utterly captivating. It tugged at his nerves, stirring an uncontrollable desire within him.At that moment, he had only one thought, and it was to completely lose himself in her.…The two of them stepped out of the bedroom.Vivian quickly turned her back and greeted Luke when he saw him coming out, “Hello, Mr. Crawford.”“Vivian, don’t worry. Everything will get better,” replied Luke.Vivian simply hummed in response.Ray gave them a grateful nod as Luke took Luca’s hand and led her away.It was only after hearing the door close that Vivian finally turned back around.Ray glanced at her and said, “Vivian, they’re your friends. You don’t have to act this way around them. They won’t judge you.”“I know they won’t…” Vivian let out a soft sigh. “I just feel like I look terrifying right now. I didn’t want to scare them, so I avoided facing them directly. But it’
“I once treated someone who had been slowly poisoned over a long period of time. Their pulse was similar to Vivian’s. Given that your family has good genetics, yet Vivian is different from the rest of you, and her skin improved after leaving her original environment, all of this confirms my suspicion.“Could it be that someone in your family has been poisoning Vivian? That would explain why her skin ended up like this.”“If she really has been poisoned, then would staying away from that environment or identifying the person responsible help her get better?” asked Ray.Luca shook her head.“The poison I’ve encountered before was a slow-acting toxin that kept the victim’s skin dark. I don’t know exactly what it was, but long-term exposure to any poison has an effect on the body. It's just a suspicion now. I need to consult someone I know. And honestly, I can’t be sure what’s really causing Vivian’s condition.“Is her skin deteriorating so quickly because she was poisoned once more a