Gale had some influence in Russia and knew that Ray was in search of Vivian.Hence, when he was reporting Luca's whereabouts, he reported about Vivian as well.However, Luke did not immediately tell Ray about it. After all, it was Ray's family issue. Previously, Ray did not talk much about that incident, so Luke did not think that he should comment too much about it either. Ray believed in what Luke said, and neither would Luke lie to Ray. Hence, Luke immediately made a call to his subordinates. He got them to head over to Ostin Hotel to look for Vivian."I didn't expect you to once again do me a big favor," Ray expressed his gratitude."My subordinate just happened to bump into her." Luke did not claim all the credit. If Ray really wanted to thank someone, it would have to be Luca.If it were not for Luca being nearby, she would not have bumped into Vivian.He recalled that even in the past, Bianca was never bothered about Vivian’s ugly appearance. She even treated Vivian with
Vivian was shocked. 'Ray got someone to look for me?'She initially thought it was Luca who did not keep her promise and informed Ray that she was in Ostin Hotel."What's wrong?" Ray asked after seeing her shocked expression.He did not tell her anything about it because Luke had requested not to tell her the truth. The truth was that it was Luke who informed Ray."Nothing. My things. Did you men help me bring them back?" Vivian asked."Yes. They brought back everything. They even helped you check out of your room. All of your things are over there." Ray lifted his chin toward the direction of the dressing table.Vivian's purse was on the dressing table."I got it." Vivian got down from the bed, and when she got up, she felt her legs weaken. She frowned."You'll be fine after drinking lots of water," Ray said. That drug was initially meant to be used against enemies. If it was not because he was worried that Vivian might struggle and escape, he would not have asked them to use
Bang! The phone was smashed into two pieces.The maid, who was standing at the door eavesdropping, was shocked. Due to the good soundproofing, she could only hear the sound of an item being smashed.'Is Gordan mad?'The maid quickly left and sent Ray a message.…On the other hand, it was late at night and Luca was sitting in front of the office table. She was handling the data sent by Rhett. Suddenly, she felt her body feeling uncomfortable.Subconsciously, she touched her forehead and found it to be rather warm…‘Did I catch a cold when I was outdoors today?'Luca sighed and looked at the monitor of the computer. Suddenly, she felt as if the words in front of her were starting to become blurry.'It seems like my body is giving a reaction.'Luca looked at the time and thought of getting some rest since she still had some time to work on the following day…'I should be fine after sleeping…'The next day, Luke woke up. After taking his time to sit in the wheelchair, he then
"Alright." Luke nodded. He was not influential here and did not know any friends who were doctors.Luca lay on the medical bed and was pushed out by the doctor and the nurses.Luke heard the doctor talking about Luca in Russian, "This patient's condition is a little special, so send her to an isolation ward."Luke saw Luca's face that was red because of the fever. he thought he should seek help from others.Only Gordan and Ray could help him here.In the end, Luke decided to look for Ray. He ordered Jason, "You follow them to the ward. I'll go and make a call.""Got it, sir." Jason quickly caught up to the doctor's footsteps.Luke made a call to Ray. "Luca is sick. Can I trouble you to help me look for a doctor?""She's sick? What kind of doctor do you need?" Ray was astonished. If Luke was reaching out to seek help from Ray, it would mean that Luca's illness was very serious.‘But she was still alright a few days ago. She's now sick?' "For now, I'm not too sure about it. Sh
'Hospital?'Luca looked at the bed and the people who were standing around here. Indeed, they were in uniform. "How did I end up here?" she frowned and asked. She had no collection of her wound getting inflamed. "Your family sent you here. Your body started to give a reaction after your wound became inflamed. Your fever didn’t subside and you passed out. We’ve given you antipyretics, and at your family's request, we injected you with Amphotericin B. Now, your fever has subsided. Besides, we’ve also resutured your wound. Unfortunately, the wound is too long and will leave a scar. For the time being, don't get your wound into contact with water," the doctor said.Luca lowered her eyes. 'If I was sent to the hospital, it means that Luke knows about it. How am I supposed to explain all of this?'"When can I be discharged?" Luca asked.The doctor looked at the time and calculated the elapsed time for the antipyretics to take effect. "If you don't wish to be admitted, you should at l
After the nurse has left, Luca lay back down on the bed. Her mind was replaying the statement Luke gave. 'I owe him an apology?'Luca stared at the ceiling. She was clueless why she had to apologize.After Luke left the ward, he received news from Ray. After thanking Ray, he told the latter that Luca's condition was stable after taking the medication and she was under observation. For the time being, she did not need to be treated further. After Ray learned about it, he replied to Luke's message telling him that he could just text him whenever he encountered a problem.Then, Luke controlled his wheelchair to a side of the corridor and waited.Jason bought two bottles of water and came over. He saw Luke in the corridor and asked, "Sir, is the doctor in there treating Luca?""No," Luke said. The moment he entered, the nurse came out. Currently, only Luca was in the ward."Then, why are you here…" Jason looked at the ward, puzzled. He noticed the door was closed."She needs res
After the reminder, Luke placed his phone down and controlled his wheelchair back to the office table. He said, "Let’s settle some work.""Yes, sir." Jason pulled out another chair and started working together with Luke.After settling the important matters, Luke's phone vibrated a few times.He picked it up and took a glance at it. It was a message from his subordinate.He said he had gotten the video recording from the car driven by Luca. However, the footage from that day seemed normal. The places recorded were T Corporation and the villa. There were no other suspicious places. Luke placed his phone down.Luca had definitely gone to another place. The only explanation for that would be that she did not drive to that place herself.'She intentionally did not drive there. She definitely went to meet someone special, and that's why she got injured…'It had been quite some time since this issue was over. Luke knew it would be difficult to investigate it. He would need some time
“Uhh, bathing…" Jason let out a troubled expression. "Mr. Crawford, I've never done this before. I don't know how…"Luke knew Jason would misunderstand and said with a dark expression, "I don't need you to help me. I just need you to help me get into the bathtub."'He doesn't need me to help him take a bath!'Jason let out a breath of relief and said, "No problem with that, Mr. Crawford."Luke looked at Luca's door which was closed tightly. With a dark look in his eyes, he said, "Your Russian must be bad, right?"Jason scratched his head, feeling embarrassed. "I don't speak Russian, Mr. Crawford. I always use English when I'm communicating with the hotel staff."As he did not know Russian, it took him a long time to get the hotel management to find him a driver who knew English. He also needed an exclusive kitchen."Prepare the translation software. Tomorrow, you'll be my main assistant," Luke decided and said. Initially, he decided to have Luca attend. Apart from everything els
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