"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
Misha's speech angered Gordan. 'It was Vivian who suggested divorce, and now she's sending a lawyer over to negotiate with me. What is she plotting at?'"I can only talk about my requests with Vivian. Even though I'm in a hurry to divorce, I'll not sign this agreement. Pass my word. If Vivian doesn’t take the initiative to talk to me, we’ll just drag this on forever. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry," Gordan said and hung up the call.He was not afraid that Vivian would regret it and refuse to divorce him.Currently, the divorce papers that had been signed were in his hand. If the worst situation were to occur, which was Vivian regretting it, he would just sign the papers and submit them.He would sell the villa after the divorce and transfer half the money to Vivian's account. That way, he would not owe her anything.Gordan had it all planned out, and he really was not in a hurry. He believed that Vivian would show up once Misha passed on his words.His mood changed, and he got up to
"He’s not satisfied with the contents of the divorce agreement. He wants to meet you." Ray passed on Misha’s words and did not hide them from Vivian.She was an adult and could make her own decisions. She should take responsibility for herself."Not satisfied? Which part of it?" It was as if Vivian did not hear the other half of the statement and only enquired about the first half."He's not willing to tell Misha. He only said he wants to meet you," Ray said."If there's anything, just get Misha to do it. I don't wish to meet him," Vivian blurted out. She would keep wanting to meet him if she met him again. She suppressed her yearning for Gordan. She could only let go of him if she did not meet him again. It was not easy making this decision, and she did not wish to be fazed because of this."It's good that you refuse to meet him, but you might not be able to divorce him like this," Ray reminded her."He’s the one in a hurry to end this marriage, not me. If he wants more money,
She was wounded, yet she was still preparing breakfast in the kitchen as if nothing had happened.It was no wonder no one noticed her injuries prior. He wondered what she had gone through in the past three years to become the tough woman that she was now.Her wound was inflamed, but she was able to get out of bed and make breakfast after only one day of treatment. It was normal to assume that her wound was not a serious one based on how she acted.However, he had seen her wound the day prior. Although there were sutures, the doctor said that her wound ran deep and bone was exposed."It's just a minor injury. I feel better after a night's rest," Luca turned around and said. That was the only way she could face his concerned tone.Luke noted her calmness. He could not do anything. The height of the table was beyond his reach."Mr. Doyle will bring you breakfast later." He looked at her running around and felt helpless when he noticed that it did not seem like she intended to stop.
“No.” Shanks’ tone was cold and firm with no trace of hesitation.Abel still looked doubtful.Shanks added, “Would you like to see her medical report?”Abel was startled for a moment. How did Shanks know he had been thinking about that report?Now that Shanks brought it up, the idea lost its appeal.Abel shook his head. “Even if you showed it to me, I wouldn’t understand it. Shanks, Kassy’s life is in your hands. If you can give her a second chance, I’ll provide as much research funding as you need."Shanks remained silent. He could save Kassy. In fact, his research had always been for Kassy.However, he did not expect Abel to be so ruthless as to insist on using a living person as a donor for Kassy. That was something he could not accept.Kassy’s condition could be treated with organs from a brain-dead patient. Why destroy a perfectly healthy life?Shanks was not acting out of mercy. He simply refused to go against his medical ethics.He was not someone who had to save lives
“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.