Luke's words made Jack determined. "I’ve been considering a position for transfer recently and Enoch was shortlisted. I know what to do."Jack considered that Enoch was a local, and his whole family was involved in local politics.Even though he was on the dispatch list, he was still thinking about whether to transfer him.However, Jack did not have any second thoughts now. He decided to transfer Enoch.Enoch had no one to blame. After all, as a father, Jack had done very little for Bianca. He had to do something for her now.Moreover, Enoch's transfer was also a promotion. It was good for his future development."Yeah." Luke did not say anything after he heard Jack's answer. He knew that Jack would do what was necessary.When he was about to hang up the phone, Jack checked in on how he was doing. "By the way, Luke, are you okay?""It wasn't great at first, but she's by my side and I’m fine now." Luke's words made Jack smile.Luke did not express much love for Bianca in front
“Wow, then Brother-in-law must be a great person.” Leia listened to his analysis as she deliberately exclaimed. “Of course. Luke is very capable,” Queenie joined the conversation. Her voice was filled with admiration for Luke. Leia felt depressed when she heard Queenie say so.How could an outstanding man like Luke fall into Bianca's hands if it were not because they refused to help her and favored Bianca over her?However, Bianca did not appreciate Luke either.“There must be many women who have their eyes on such a capable man like Brother-in-law. Sis still hasn't come back yet. Could it be that she doesn’t care about him anymore?” Leia pretended to mention Bianca unintentionally. Queenie’s smile disappeared when Leia mentioned Bianca. It had been three days since Queenie received Bianca’s call.“Your brother-in-law isn’t someone like that. Stop talking nonsense.” Queenie held Leia’s hand and squeezed it gently, hinting her to stop talking about it.Bianca's matter was a k
Queenie rose from her dressing table chair after she watched Jack enter the washroom and close the door. She glanced at the door, then turned around. Her gaze fell on the charging phone on the bedside table. Leia told her that Jack must be hiding something from her when he hid from her to pick up the call earlier.Queenie was not worried that Jack might be having an affair. They had been a couple for so many years, so she knew what kind of person Jack was. She was sure that he was not that kind of person. She was just worried that Jack was hiding Bianca’s matter from her. Queenie took a deep breath. She decided to walk toward the bedside table and pick up Jack’s phone. Queenie tapped on the phone's screen. She needed the passcode to unlock Jack's phone, and she knew his passcode. She glanced in the direction of the washroom and chose to key in the passcode. After that, she opened his messages. The chat conversation pinned on top was with her. Queenie continued to scroll down
Luca was reminded of the situation at Crawford Manor when she thought about the kids. Although Allison was in South Korea now and the situation at Crawford Manor would not be as belligerent as before, Susan would not want them there. The kids would probably suffer there if Old Master Crawford was not there as well…Luca secretly let out a sigh, hoping that she could recover quickly so she could ask Luke to bring the kids back here. Luca knew that her remaining days with them were numbered. Luca would have to appreciate every moment she spent together with her children. Once Luca was done preparing breakfast, Luca brought the food and headed to Luke’s bedroom.Luke was already sitting at his office desk and working early in the morning. He seized every second and minute to handle his work. Luca could not help but feel inevitably nervous.Luca looked at the pile of documents stacked up high on his table. She walked toward him and put the breakfast down on Luke’s desk. “Mr. Cra
Luca felt sorry for Dr. Albus and herself.She was like a puppet being toyed by Abel. Luke had approved a huge amount of money for Dr. Albus’ research. The money that Luke invested was all in vain…It was a heavy blow to the company no matter how financially strong they were.Luca lowered her head. The maid saw this and said, “Ms. Luca, you can leave the documents here if you’re afraid. I can help you pass them to Mr. Doyle.” “It’s alright.” Luca shook her head and continued to stand there, waiting for Luke. Mr. Doyle hurriedly came out of the room after a while. He was startled for a moment when he saw Luca. "Dr. Craw."“Mr. Doyle, can I talk to you for a minute?” Luca asked. She noticed that Jason seemed to be in a hurry, so it would be better not to hold him up. That was why she asked him first.“Yes, but only for a short while. Boss is getting changed now. We’ll have to depart once he’s done,” replied Jason.Luca handed the folders to him and said, “These are the transl
“Alright. I’ll do some cleaning first, then I’ll prepare lunch. Ms. Luca, is there anything you’d like to have for lunch?” the maid asked. “No. Anything will do,” replied Luca as she carried the folders in her arms and made her way up the stairs. Luca pushed the bedroom door open and placed the two folders on her dressing table. She opened the folders and glanced at the documents. There was not much content to be translated. Luca opened another folder with some confusion and realized there was not much content in this folder either. The documents that needed to be translated should increase when the project was reaching the final stage. Why were the documents getting fewer?Luca thought she would be able to finish translating these by afternoon. Hence, she put the folders aside and returned to the study. She wanted to continue her experiment by separating the components in the sample.On the other hand.Jason drove Luke to Watson Biopharmaceuticals. Everyone in the offic
Luke stared at the laptop screen and said, “Dr. Albus, can you prove that you did the research yourself?”Dr. Albus handed the papers in his hands to Luke and replied, “Of course. Boss, I’m pretty certain about this. And I have evidence too. I made several mistakes before I managed to complete this research. Besides, our company has an incentive program. I wouldn’t have to go through all those things if I really bought the research from someone else. And I would have also just launched the product before the other party did.”“Then it must be someone in the company who sold the confidential information," Luke concluded. “Boss, someone must have stolen my confidential information and sold it to the other party. They beat us to it by forging the trial data and results, then they applied for the product launching. Boss, you must find out the truth!” Dr. Albus went along with Luke. He had not been able to eat or sleep from the day his application for the product launch and patent was r
“No, you don’t. But someone around you can help you do this.” Abel gave Luca a hint. Luca was startled for a moment. She suddenly realized that the person Abel was talking about was Amur…“Can you not involve the innocent in this?!” Luca clenched her fists. She did not want Amur to be involved in this matter as this was not a good thing.“He decided to stay by your side, so he’s destined to be involved in this. I’ll send you the bank account number and password. You’ll deposit the money into that account after this. You know very well what you’ll face if you don’t complete the task,” said Abel. Luca did not say another word. She did not have the chance to reject Abel’s instructions…The silence on the other end of the phone made Abel feel smug. Abel grinned and said, “Do you think that you don’t have to accept the mission if you stop talking? Luca, keep this in your mind. You were destined to be my puppet three years ago. And stop thinking about finding a chance to escape!” Lu
“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