Luke listened to the maid reporting to him about Luca’s whereabouts. He raised his hand and interrupted Gale while he was analyzing the situation. He asked the person on the other end of the phone, “Did she say what she’s up to?”“No, she didn’t tell me about the details. But it looks like it’s something serious. Oh, she even told me that she won’t be coming home for dinner if she can’t settle it,” the maid answered. “Okay.” Luke’s eyes darkened. He did not like the thought of Luca contacting Amur. Although Luca treated Amur like her little brother, Amur did not seem to see her as his elder sister. “Send me a message when she’s back home.”“Alright, Mr. Crawford.” Luke hung up the call after the maid said so.Gale was sitting with his legs crossed opposite Luke, and he deliberately asked, “Luke, haven’t you handled Sister-in-Law yet? And you’re still keeping an eye on her?” "This has nothing to do with you. All you have to do is to investigate the matter for me. It's up to y
Amur took his laptop out of his bedroom after that.Luca watched him sit down beside the dining table. He turned on his laptop and started looking for Dr. Albus’ personal information. She frowned slightly and asked, “This has nothing to do with you. Are you sure you want to help me?”After all, once Amur started, he would be dragged into this. “I told you before. Your matters are also my matters. Don’t worry, I’ll be careful. They won’t be able to capture my traces as long as I don’t leave any behind.” Amur comforted Luca. He was confident with his skills.“Alright.” Luca fell silent as she watched Amur open the software and start working. She took the documents that needed to be translated out of her briefcase and began translating.Amur glanced at her and asked, “What are you doing?”“Work documents. I have to translate them,” replied Luca. She forgot to bring her laptop with her when she came out just now. Hence, she could only look at the documents on the side and work on he
“Kassy refused to listen to orders when she was in prison. She was considered a dangerous inmate. Even though she was held in a single cell, she would still find different kinds of excuses to attack the others. That’s what’s written on the report by the prison,” said Amur. After Amur could not find the connection between Abel and Dr. Albus, it came to his mind that Abel was taking revenge on the people who were directly or indirectly related to Kassy. That was why he looked into something else. He did not expect that he would find out about this.“And then?” Luca did not understand how this woman would have any connection with Dr. Albus.Luca had seen Dr. Albus' personal information before. Dr. Albus was a great academic and a bio-research professor. He had published a few journals and developed several drugs. How could a person like that have anything to do with Kassy?"Her behavior put the prison officers on the spot. They even held a meeting and consulted the relevant departmen
"Alright." Amur agreed and looked at the tender look in her eyes. He was full of unwillingness. He was selfish and hoped that these unpleasant issues would be resolved as soon as possible.With that, he would be able to return to the Island of Despair with Luca. Even if their days there were unpleasant, they could at least free themselves from the troubles here.Luca did not realize that Amur had thought things through. After she was done comparing the documents, she then sent the maid a message, telling her that she would not be returning for dinner.The maid replied: [Alright, Ms. Luca.]Luca placed her phone down and ignored the message. She turned on the TV and watched it.After having dinner, it was already eight at night.Amur glanced at the scenery outside. It was pitch-black, and he was worried that it would be dangerous for Luca to return alone. He wanted to have her stay back. "It's getting late. Why don’t you just stay here for the night? I've always been sleeping in
Amur could not refute Jason's statement and could only watch Luca drive the car away.Jason could sense the abnormal aura coming off Amur and added, "Stop looking. They've gone far away."Amur looked at him. Even though Jason had not introduced himself, Amur knew who he was.'I think Luca had mentioned him before. It seems that he has helped her out numerous times in the past.'Hence, Amur did not plan to be petty and just turned around.Jason felt that this pair of siblings was interesting. This man always had a cold expression, but when he saw Luca, his eyes sparkled.It was just the same as Luke.Of course, he knew that Amur and Luca were not biological siblings. They just claimed to be siblings. They both came from the same organization.Hence, he knew the reason why Amur treated Luca in such a way and did not blame Luke for being hostile to this man.After getting to know that Luca was here, Luke quickly finished his work and headed straight there without even taking dinn
"It’s the truth. I saw that you have a dashcam in your car. It would have recorded our conversation.” Jason immediately made it clear that he was not being suspicious out of the blue.Even though he was on Luke's side, there was no need for him to frame someone he was not even familiar with. "I got it. Maybe he needed something. Thanks for telling me this." Luca expressed her gratitude. Even though she was clueless why Amur would do such a thing, she thought to herself that perhaps it was because she had been neglecting Amur recently. She was just too busy. Her feelings for Amur had always been that of siblings. Hence, as the elder sister, she had to show her concern for him. "I'm done." Luke's voice was heard coming from the bathroom.Jason touched his chin and asked, "Do you need my help, Dr. Craw?""It's alright. I can handle it myself." Luca shook her head and believed that Luke would not like it if others saw him in an embarrassing state. If it were not because using cr
Luca looked in the direction where Luke pointed when he lifted his head and noticed the chair placed in a corner.She went over and sat on that chair.Luke stared at her and frowned. 'Is she trying to make me angry on purpose?'The distance between us is more than three meters…’Luke said, "if you're going to sit so far away, how are you going to help me with the documents?"Luca blinked her eyes and got his hint. She immediately got up. She moved the chair to the side of the office table. After placing it down gently, she then sat on it again.Luke was satisfied as the distance between them was now less than a meter."Mr. Crawford, I don’t have experience dealing with documents.” Luca looked at the huge stack of documents on the table and spoke. It was not that she lacked the experience but it was that she was afraid she might not handle the task well as it had been quite some time since she last handled documents. "It's very easy. All you have to do is compare these document
Gale was only in charge of investigating. He was not the one who had the final say on things, so Gale did not say anything more. Luke closed the documents and placed them in the drawer."Have you had breakfast?" he asked.Gale was surprised yet delighted. 'For the first time, my boss is kind enough to be concerned about me and asked whether I’ve had breakfast!’"I've not eaten." He came over early in the morning just to report the information he had found to Luke. Hence, he had not eaten his breakfast."Stay for breakfast, then." Luke maneuvered his wheelchair and headed out."Alright, Mr. Crawford," Gale promised. He had heard in the past that Luca was very good at cooking. She had entered the kitchen today, so she was definitely preparing breakfast. He did not expect there would come a day for him to try the breakfast prepared by Luca. Luke suddenly stopped and turned around to look at him."Yes, Mr. Crawford?" Gale touched his face. He did not say anything and wondered why
The volunteer did not mind. As long as it meant he could recover, he was willing to endure any pain. “It's okay. I can handle it.”Luca nodded.The door to the vehicle opened, and a man stepped inside. Due to the lack of sterilization, he did not dare approach the inner part of the vehicle. Instead, he placed several bottles of saline on the outside.“This is the saline that Mr. Shanks prepared. He asked you to inject it when you can,” the man relayed Shanks' message.“Got it.” Luca reached out to take the bottles. After thoroughly disinfecting them, she brought them inside.It was more complicated than being in a hospital.Since the volunteer's body was still weak. They had to maintain as sterile an environment as possible.However, it still fell short of the ICU's standard.Luca stayed with the volunteer until evening. Gerald stood outside the medical vehicle and called, “Ms. Craw, it's time for dinner.”Luca took off her protective gear and stepped outside.“Ms. Craw, di
“Don’t worry, it won’t affect you in the slightest,” said Abel.The villa was bought under Shanks’ name.So while it appeared to be the Island of Despair’s property, it was, in fact, Shanks’ personal asset.Abel shot a glance at his subordinates, who stood beside him. Without hesitation, they grabbed the doctor and hauled him away.As Hera watched the scene unfold, she felt a sudden pang of unease. She was well aware of Abel's methods. Punishment was never off the table. However, seeing the way things were unfolding, Hera could not shake the feeling that Abel might actually take the doctor’s life.Still, they were in A City, a country with strict laws. Would Abel really go that far?As Abel turned to leave, Hera said almost nervously, “Darling…”“I have some matters to take care of. Be good and stay here. Don’t wander around, okay?” Abel’s mood was apparently lifted by the successful surgery. His voice was unexpectedly gentle.Hera’s unease only deepened. She grabbed the slee
All three of them stepped out of the vehicle.Hera realized that the surgery might already be over and could not wait to hear the results.Abel, equally eager, immediately asked as soon as he saw them, “Is the surgery finished?”“Yes, the surgery was successful. The transplant was completed, and all the nerves we could connect have been repaired. Now, it’s up to the follow-up treatment,” answered Shanks.The doctor who had been kicked out earlier stared in disbelief.They actually succeeded in the transplant? How was that even possible?“Great, fantastic!” Abel let out a sigh of relief before bursting into laughter.What had seemed impossible in modern medicine had achieved a different outcome in Shanks’ hands.Unlike others who might celebrate the medical breakthrough, Abel’s joy came from a more personal place—Kassy would soon return to his side. His delight was unmistakable.“T-This can’t be!” muttered the dismissed doctor, who was still in shock. “A surgery this revoluti
After returning to her room, Luca told Luke about the surgery that day.She explained that she had not been able to participate in the operation and was uncertain if Abel would prevent her from being involved in the future. If she was not allowed to take part, she might lose her excuse to stay here. Also, she would not be able to help with what was to come.Luke replied to her message quickly, assuring her that everything was already planned out and she did not need to worry.Luca frowned slightly as she read his message. She wanted to ask about his plan but hesitated for a moment and decided against it. Knowing too much about Luke's men might backfire.Luca deleted their chat history but soon received another message from him.He told her that T Corporation had successfully won the bid and that he had already found someone to replace Lucius’ role.Luca let out a sigh of relief. Finding a replacement for Lucius meant that he was out of danger for now. The worry that had been we
However, Abel was not fooled by her words.He asked again, “Who are you looking for?”“Oh, I'm looking for Gerald. I've noticed that most people are here, but Gerald is missing, so I was just curious,” Hera replied honestly, knowing that Abel was naturally suspicious.“I’m starting to feel like you’ve become quite close with Gerald recently,” Abel asked suspiciously.Hera froze for a moment, then laughed and explained, “I often ask him to help with little things. He might not have many qualities, but he’s pretty diligent.”Abel did not respond right away, as though he was considering her words carefully.Hera lowered her voice and teased, “What's the matter? Are you jealous?”Before he could answer, she quickly added, “You’re so outstanding. How could I ever be interested in some ordinary man?”As soon as she said that, a flicker of unease crossed her mind.Abel was far superior to Lucius in looks and wealth. However, she seemed to be more drawn to Lucius.Despite her actions
For Shanks, no matter how skilled the two ophthalmologists were, they could not compare to Luca. The key was their smooth coordination. They were used to working together. If it were other doctors, they would probably start asking questions once they entered the operating room, making it impossible for Shanks to focus and perform the surgery calmly.Shanks believed this was a groundbreaking procedure, not just another teaching surgery for ophthalmologists.Abel understood Shanks’ concerns, but he still insisted, “They’re not just any doctors. They’ve signed agreements, and they won’t interrupt you with questions during the surgery. They’ll cooperate fully.”As Luca listened to Abel, she realized what he was really worried about. Besides the risk of the surgery failing, he was not confident in her.This surgery was important, and Abel was worried she might sabotage it in the operating room.Shanks furrowed his brows and looked at Luca.Luca gave him a faint smile. Whether or not
As Gerald shook his head furiously, it was not difficult for Luca to figure out what was going on.She glanced at Hera's irritation and figured it all stemmed from Luke being reassigned. Not being able to see him was clearly driving her to act like this.Luca secretly let out a sigh. They said women were the cause of trouble, but honestly, men could just be the same.Even with Luke disguised as an ordinary man, his cold and commanding air still captivated Hera.She glanced at the bowl nearby. The food Gerald brought Hera was barely touched.It seemed like she was so consumed with thoughts of Luke that she had lost her appetite...Luca’s expression remained unchanged. She was long accustomed to keeping her emotions in check around others.“Ms. Sanchez, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not close with Mr. Lucius, so I don’t have his contact information.” Luca kept her face impassive.“You’re lying!” Hera narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “You’re so close to him. How could you not have it?”
As soon as Luca returned to her bedroom after dinner, she received a video call request from the kids.It had been a long time since she last saw them. When she saw the call request, she locked the door, put on her headphones, and immediately answered.“Ms. Luca!” As soon as the call connected, the faces of all three kids appeared on the phone screen.“Sweethearts!” Luca blew them a kiss.“Ms. Luca, we miss you so much!” Tommy was the first to express how much they missed Luca.Luca's heart stirred with waves of longing when she heard them. She had been so busy recently, hoping to finish everything here quickly so that she and Luke could reunite with the kids. That was why she had not contacted them much.Plus, with Old Master Crawford taking care of them, she felt at ease.Now that Luca saw the faces of the three kids, her longing for them instantly surged and overwhelmed her.Her eyes reddened. “I miss you all so much too.”Rainie, always the thoughtful one, noticed her em
The men in the room were wincing in pain, but when they heard Gerald’s words, they were so furious they almost wanted to lash out at him. However, all their strength had been sapped by the excruciating pain, so they could only groan helplessly.As Shanks made his way upstairs, he paused halfway up the staircase and asked, “Is Luca cooking?”Gerald glanced at the kitchen and replied, “Yes, Mr. Shanks. It’s their fault. Ms. Craw was delayed in making dinner because of them.”Shanks' expression remained unchanged as he simply said, “Let me know when it's ready.”“Yes,” answered Gerald.After Shanks went upstairs, Gerald hesitated for a moment but decided to help the men to their feet, placing them one by one on the couch or chairs. As they slouched, groaning in pain, Gerald shook his head. “Do you guys now understand what happens when you mess with the wrong woman, especially Ms. Craw?”One of the men winced and asked, “Why did she have to be so brutal when throwing down?”“She