Keith was a little overwhelmed by Nina’s accusation and uttered, "That’s not what I mean. Don’t spew nonsense.""If you want Mr. Hugh to recover, let Luca give him an examination. If you need a letter of authorization, she can definitely get it given her ability. All she needs is some time. If we go down that route, it’ll not only waste her time but also Mr. Hugh's." Nina was tough. After so many days, she realized that except for Mrs. Hugh, no one in this family truly cared about Tyrone.They just wanted to take this opportunity to get some more money. Later on, they would claim that they should get a portion of it as they had helped Tyrone. Therefore, they would not dare to hurt her for the sake of money, which was why she no longer agreed to all of their demands.Keith was speechless as well. He was better than Nina when it came to swearing, but when it came to reasoning with others, his education level was not as high. His ability to debate logically was not comparable to her.
Keith immediately stopped talking. He widened his eyes and looked at Johann in disbelief. ‘He’s a doctor! How dare he yell at the patient's family?! I must file a complaint!’Johann looked at him coldly and said, "Dr. Craw is just joking, yet you can't tell? All you’ve done is chatter non-stop. Do you want your cousin to get better?""How do I know whether she's joking or not? Besides, you’re saying that she's joking but maybe she truly doesn't understand anything and is just acting in front of you!" Keith said in anger. ‘How dare he accuse me of being ignorant?!’He was not ignorant. He just did not believe that a woman who looked after people would be capable of curing Tyrone.Johann felt a headache coming on. ‘Why is he so hostile toward Luca?’Many in the hospital wanted to get Luca's help. He once asked her for help on their behalf but she turned him down saying that she was not interested in practicing medicine. Luca would not be helping Tyrone if it were not for Nina."I
"Hello, Dr. Craw," Dr. Wood greeted her as Johann did."Hello. We’re about to start. Family members, please wait outside." Luca's tone was cold. Unlike other doctors, she took no notice of the feelings of patients and their family members.Mrs. Hugh stood up and walked outside the ward.Keith wanted to stay but was pulled away by Larry. "Come on. You being here will only affect the doctor's mood and the treatment."Nina glanced at Luca. She thought long needles as such were scary, so she left the ward as well.Luca asked Johann, "Where are the medical gloves?""I'll get them for you." Johann turned around and grabbed two pairs of gloves from a cabinet by the door. One pair was for Luca, while the other one was for Dr. Wood.Dr. Wood looked at Luca's sterilized needles and asked, "Dr. Craw, are you going to use this set of needles to treat the patient?""Yes." Luca patted Tyrone who had his eyes closed and said, "Take off your clothes and lie down with your back facing us."Tyr
Dr. Wood was annoyed by what Keith said. "Not anyone can do it. Dr. Craw's dry needling methods are different from the traditional way. They’re more complicated and precise. And that’s why her methods yield such good effects. If you don't believe her, you can go to other hospitals to try. The effects of their doctors’ dry needling treatment definitely won’t be as good as Dr. Craw's.""I just—" Keith started saying.However, he was cut off by Larry, "Okay, that’s enough."Keith could only stop talking.Mrs. Hugh was afraid that what Keith had just said would offend Luca. If she refused to continue treating Tyrone, his recovery might be indefinite.Yesterday, she heard the nurse and the doctor discuss Tyrone’s condition. They mentioned that the probability of recovery was low. They were discussing how to prepare her mentally.When she heard that, she felt as though the sky was falling.Tyrone was still single. Even if Nina would compensate their family with a lot of money, she was
He mentioned Luke...Luca felt helpless. After Luke's car accident, Luke's brand was put on her body.However, she could not bring herself to hate what they were doing.That was because if the incident before had not happened, she would have been Luke's.After Luca left the prescription, she turned around and left. She took the elevator to the first floor and unexpectedly bumped into someone she did not want to see.Jean Langdon...Jean had just come out of the detention center. He was still in handcuffs and was accompanied by two policemen in uniforms.When everyone saw them, they were worried that Jean was a murderer and all fled.When Luca saw that it was Jean, she was about to turn around and leave via another exit. However, it was too late. Jean called out to her, "Luca!"There was a little trace of joy in his tone. He did not seem to feel ashamed that he was handcuffed and escorted by police.Luca had to stop. She turned around and looked at him with a frown."It is yo
"Mm." Luke's tone was still calm. After he found out that Luca had gone to the hospital, he guessed that she was there to help Nina.Her friendship with Nina and Sue had never changed.However, their relationship had changed a lot.Luke felt hurt when he thought of that. "You can leave now.""Okay," Luca did not say anything else. She left the room and closed the door for him.She went upstairs with her backpack. As soon as she returned to the bedroom, her phone rang.Luca thought it was Nina calling. She took out the phone and saw that it was a string of garbled characters. It was not Nina but Abel...She took a deep breath and answered the call. As soon as she put the phone to her ear, she heard him ask, "Did you get the bidding document as I asked you to?""The project bid hasn’t been completed." Luca frowned."Not finished yet? Ivana, who are you kidding? How could Luke's company be so inefficient?" Abel did not believe her.Luca could not help but feel a burning rage. If
"Is that so? Get some rest after dinner. Food is ready," the maid said with a smile.Luca felt that the maid was too involved. Maybe she was acting on Luke’s orders...When she heard the maid say that food was ready, she went into the study and said to Luke, "Mr. Crawford, dinner is ready."Luke nodded and picked up the thick stack of documents on the side. "Bring me the crutches."When he was discharged from the hospital, the hospital nurses had thoughtfully provided him with crutches but he never used them because he thought that it was bad for his image.Luca glanced at the documents in his hand and looked away casually, feeling a little guilty. She had seen the word ‘project’.‘Is that the bidding document?’She quickly hid her emotions and brought the crutches in the corner to Luke.Luke's mood sank when he saw the metal crutches. He thought that he would never use the crutches until he recovered, but he did not expect to have to use them now.Luca sighed to herself when
"Is that so..." Luca frowned slightly. He still wanted to attend the event even though he was injured."I don't feel comfortable handing the task over to others for important occasions as such," Luke said. He finished the warm water and put it on the table.Luca looked at his cast and said, "But your leg...""Start packing. You’ll be going on a business trip with me," Luke said. Not only was he going, but she was going too.If he had to go by himself, it was impossible for him to find out who was controlling Luca when he had to face so many bidders.Luca felt awkward. "I'm going too?""I need someone to take care of me. You’re more attentive compared to Jason. Do you have any objections?" Luke asked."No, I’m fine with the arrangement." Luca shook her head. ‘Am I allowed to say no? Of course not.’Even if the wound on her waist had not healed, she could not say anything. Since Luke asked, she could only say yes..."Get ready. We’ll leave next week." Luke finished speaking and
“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