Another employee echoed, "I’ve done my research. The manors here were built in the last century. They’re European-style and extremely luxurious.""Really?""Really. Mr. Marcos' family is one of the largest families in Russia. They have a mountain of wealth and long family history," Mr. Zac echoed.They were delighted to be able to attend a dinner at his manor.Luca stood there silently and did not participate in their discussion.After Luke finished giving instructions to Jason, he walked over.Everyone stopped talking and looked at Luke cheerfully."Let’s go back to the hotel. Mr. Doyle will sort everything out," Luke said. The hotel car was already waiting at the entrance of M Group.The employees nodded, and they left together.After they walked out, they found that the reporters were still waiting at the entrance.When the reporters saw Luke, they prepared the microphones and wanted to interview him.M Group's security guards approached the reporters, and Luke did not bo
The suite door was pushed open when Luca was about to lift her clothes.Luke looked in the direction of the entrance. He was livid.Jason stood there. He noticed that the distance between the two was very close as if something R18+ was about to go down.He also noticed a blush on Luca's face.Jason's gaze shifted to Luke's face. He saw his livid expression and knew that he made a wrong move by opening the door at that moment...He glanced at the people behind him.Jason did not go in, so they did not dare to take a step forward as well.Luca saw them, and her hand that held the corner of her clothes was let go in a daze. She subconsciously took a step back to create some distance.The atmosphere was silent and odd.Jason awkwardly broke the silence. "Boss, how about I take the makeup artists downstairs for a cup of coffee first?""No, wait at the door." Luke looked cross. He gave Jason the spare card to his room so that he could come in without ringing the doorbell as it woul
Luca did not ponder too much before she replied in Russian, “I’m fine as long as it’s not too heavy."The makeup artist was overjoyed that Luca spoke Russian because that meant that she could communicate with her better. She stood behind Luca and looked at her in the mirror.After a while, the makeup artist said, "You look so beautiful. It would be a waste to put on European or American-style makeup on you. I think I would like to try classical makeup on you. How does that sound?""I’m happy to have you decide." Luca did not have many requirements for her makeup. However, she had a headache knowing that she would have to sit here for hours.The makeup artist started doing her makeup with confidence seeing that she did not have as many requirements as her other clients.Styling took a lot of time. Luke glanced at Luca's room, which was full of people. Based on previous experience, he knew that she would not be ready for a while.He put down the teacup in his hand and went into his
Although Luca was perfect for this dress, Aisha had stated that this dress was one of her proudest works. It was only for rent, not for sale.The makeup artists could not do anything about it either.Luke took out his business card and handed it to the makeup artist. "I would appreciate it if you can talk to the designer. I want to buy this dress."Luca looked so beautiful in the dress that he wanted to buy it and give it to her. The makeup artist took his card and could tell that he really wanted it. She nodded and said, "I'll discuss it with Aisha.""Okay." Luke's gaze fell on Luca once again.The makeup artist felt that she was the biggest third wheel here. She cleared her throat and said, "Sir and Ma'am, if the two of you are satisfied with this look, I’ll make a move."Jason had told her to come to him after she was done with the styling, so the makeup artist did not ask Luke to settle the bill."Mm." Luke returned to his room.The personnel packed up their things. After
Luca glanced at the ring in her hand, then at Luke.He closed the jewelry box and handed it to her. "Keep it safe.""Mr. Crawford..." Luca frowned slightly. ‘He asked me to keep the jewelry box. Does this mean that he’s planning to gift the jewelry to me? It’s such a precious piece of jewelry…Is Luke serious about me?’"Take it, put it away, and get ready to go." Luke glanced at the time. They needed to leave soon.Luca had no choice but to take it and put the box back on the table in the room. She then walked out of the room, picked up the cashmere shawl left by the makeup artists, and put it on her shoulders.Luke looked at her and frowned. Although she had a cashmere shawl, it was snowing heavily outside. She would be cold when they got in and out of the car, so he picked up the coat beside him and put it on Luca's shoulder. "Put on this coat before we arrive at the manor.""Thank you, Mr. Crawford." The coat smelled faintly of lemon. Luca felt safe with his coat on her.Hi
The mellowness of the butter spread in her mouth. Luca took another bite and watched Luke out of the corners of her eyes.She knew that Luke did not like sweets.However, there were only desserts and fruits in the mini bar.Luca said softly when she noticed that Luke was just staring at the desserts, "Mr. Crawford, if you don’t like sweets, you can try the chocolate cake."Luke pointed to the little chocolate cake and said, "This one?""Yeah." Luca nodded. The cake was mainly made of dark chocolate and cocoa powder, so it would not be as sweet as other cakes.Luke took a bite, and the aroma of rich chocolate and cocoa attacked his taste buds. It was not too sweet, so he could still accept it.He slightly raised the corners of his mouth.Luca noticed the arc of his smile and could not help but ask curiously, "Mr. Crawford, what are you smiling at?""Rainie's favorite as a child was chocolate," Luke said.Luca nodded. She knew that.Her little girl loved sweet things, especial
After he stood up straight, Jason cleared his throat and asked softly, "Boss, can I have a word with Dr. Craw?"His question made Luca blush.She was standing there, but Jason asked Luke first. It was as if he was worried about tipping the man off...It was made to seem like she was very close to Luke.Luca suppressed her shyness and asked, "Mr. Doyle, what's the matter?"Jason laughed dryly, glanced at Luke, and confirmed that the man’s expression was normal before he asked, "Dr. Craw, did you bring the hangover prevention medicine?""Ah, yes." Luca let go of Luke's hand, took out a medicine bottle from her bag, and handed it to Jason.Jason happily took it, took one for himself, and swallowed it. Luca glanced at the people next to her. In Russia, both men and women were very good at drinking. Jason asked her for the medicine so as to not lose the face of T Corporation if he could not drink.She said, "Mr. Zac, do you need it?"Hearing what she said, Jason turned around to
"That sounds great." Luke would not miss such a good opportunity. He led Luca and followed behind Marcos.Jason and the others stayed where they were.Several of them took wine glasses from the waiter's tray. They could not help but sigh in admiration when they saw the scene in front of them."This place is so well designed," the employee of the design department said."Of course, this was designed by Mikal, the master of interior design in the last century," Jason said. He did some research after they were invited to the manor for the banquet.The other female employee looked at Luke and Luca. She could not help but say, "Is it an illusion? The boss and Dr. Craw look great together."Jason glanced at them and took a sip of his wine. It was not an illusion. He reminded them, "These words can't be said out loud. The boss should never hear them.""I know, Mr. Doyle. I’m just admiring," the female employee said.She had worked in T Corporation for a while, so she knew what to say
“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.