That was why Pierre was unable to find someone to take up the responsibility in such a short time. Money could solve his problem, but the scapegoat would have to face imprisonment. He reckoned that it would be hard to find someone to take the blame no matter how much money he offered. “I don’t have much patience left to deal with this matter. Old Master Crawford went to the Mallory family’s manor to make a clear statement that he would bring this matter to the police station and the court. So, Mr. Pierre, you’d better hurry.” Luke urged him with a cold voice, “I can ask my men to look into it if you can’t figure it out.” Pierre’s face turned pale. It seemed like Luke was asking Pierre to get a move on the matter, but the truth was, Luke was dropping a hint about Pierre’s incompetence. “Don’t worry. I’ll find that person and give you an explanation.” Percy clenched his jaw and replied. If Pierre was allowed to do so, he would have ripped the arrogant and condescending man in fro
“There’s no need to. It’s a good place to receive guests like Pierre,” replied Luke as he walked out of the lounge.Jason rubbed his nose and took a deep breath. Why would he think that Boss sounded devilish? It seemed like there was some progress between him and Luca. That was why he was in a good mood.Jason hurried over and kept up with Luke’s pace as he left. Pierre climbed into the car after he left T Corporation. He asked the chauffeur to start the car immediately. He would be tempted to blow the crap out of this place if he remained here for another second. The chauffeur looked at how furious Pierre was and reminded him in a low voice, “But Old Master Mallory’s assistant hasn’t come out yet.”“Drive the car if I instructed you to do so. What’s the matter? Are you my chauffeur or his chauffeur?” Pierre was very unhappy with the assistant. He had asked him to endure everything, which made Luke step all over him! “You’re my boss,” replied the chauffeur. He immediately st
“There’s no way she can prove her identity. And Ivana sounds like a Russian name,” the woman reminded the man.Luca shot a glance at the man and turned to look at the woman, then she said, “You have the face of someone from A City too. Could it be that you’re using a name from A City too?”“How could that be? We all use titles.” The woman thought Luca was suspicious. Although she got the name correct, there were a few questionable points that aroused her suspicion. The main problem was that Luca did not have the tattoo of the Island of Despair on her."Fine. I shall leave since no one believes in me," said Luca.There was no way Luca could prove her identity other than showing the message on her phone. She did not even bring the weapon she got from the Island of Despair along with her as she had gone to work earlier.A knife was held to Luca’s neck in a blink of an eye. “You can’t leave.” Luca slightly cast her eyes down and saw the blade that was against her neck. Her skin wo
Luca listened to the man’s words and frowned. “Do you think I’m deliberately making things difficult for the two of you?” “You shouldn’t blame us for what happened just now. We didn’t know there were people without tattoos on the Island of Despair… Besides, there’s no way you can prove your true identity, right?” The woman hoped that Luca could have mercy on them and stop putting them on the spot.Luca crossed her arms and said in a cold voice, “I’m not a sensitive person. And I know the two of you are just being extra careful in order to survive. Everyone here is trying to stay alive. Why should I make things difficult for you? You can bring these herbs and wild grasses back to the Island of Despair if you refuse to believe what I said. Whatever Dr. Shanks says upon receiving the herbs will have nothing to do with me.” The man and the woman exchanged glances with each other. They began to believe that Luca was not deliberately putting them on the spot. It seemed that they had bee
Luke, who was on the other end of the line, remained silent for a few seconds. He knew Luca was only looking for an excuse. Whatever she was doing now must have something to do with the Island of Despair. Luke did not ask anyone to track her down because Rain and Gale were busy with their work. He could not trust the others. Luke felt a little annoyed for not being able to ask someone to follow Luca after knowing that Luca was doing something the Island of Despair had instructed her to. Then, he asked, “What happened to Amur?”“Nothing. He’s recuperating his health lately and needs some herbs. It’s a little difficult to find them. Someone called me and I went to take a look,” said Luca. She looked down and thought that she used to be bad at lying to Luke, but she was getting better at it now.“Have you bought them?” Luke asked caringly. “No. The herbs were fake. I’ll continue to look for them,” replied Luca. She looked up and looked at the scenery outside the window. There wa
Luca thought that if she helped Tommy to check his homework, then Luke could sign on the last page of the workbook after he came back.That could relieve his burden just a little. Tommy took candy out of his pocket as he watched Luca help him check his homework. He said, "Ms. Luca, this is for you." Luca looked at the chocolate candy and stroked Tommy’s head. “No, thank you. You can keep it for yourself. But don’t forget you can only eat this after dinner.”“Lizzie gave this to me. She told me that yummy candies should be given to our favorite people. So, I’m giving this candy to you, Ms. Luca.” Tommy insisted on stuffing the candy into Luca’s hands. Even though Tommy loved eating chocolate candy, he insisted on giving it to Luca.Luca smiled and asked after listening to Tommy, “Who’s Lizzie?” “She’s my classmate. Her nickname is Lizzie,” answered Tommy. “I see. It seems like you’re popular among your friends at school.” Luca looked at the chocolate candy in her hands. Her
A better doctor… They must be talking about Luca, right?Luke understood at once after summing up everything the old master had told them. He turned to look at Luca.The moment Lanie mentioned finding a better doctor for Old Master Crawford, Luca could feel their gazes fall on her. She lifted her head and looked at them.Tommy added, "Daddy, Ms. Luca has good clinical skills. She was the one who noticed that there was a medicinal ingredient added to Great-grandpa's stew the last time. Why don't we ask Ms. Luca to do a check-up on Great-grandpa?""You mean to take his pulse.” Lanie turned to look at Luca after he corrected Tommy. "Ms. Luca, Great-grandpa hates seeing doctors and the equipment in the hospital. Why don't you take Great-grandpa's pulse?"Luca looked at the three of them, then she glanced at Luke.They had already made themselves clear. How could she decline them?She could not…Besides, Old Master Crawford was kind to her. If he was really feeling uncomfortable,
Luca took the dress from Rainie, turned to face the dressing mirror, and compared the dress to Rainie's body.“It fits perfectly.” Luca was satisfied. She was worried that the dress would not suit the child’s height when she was buying the dress for her.The children were growing up fast. The clothes that they could put on not long ago might not be able to fit them well after just a short period.Rainie snuggled up to Luca and gave her a sweet smile, “Ms. Luca, can I wear this to school tomorrow?”“Sure. Let me wash it for you later, then I’ll dry it with the dryer. You can wear it to school tomorrow,” said Luca. She took a pair of scissors out of the drawer and cut the tag off the dress.Luca was glad that Rainie liked it. She planned to put the dress into the washing machine later. “Thank you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie planted a kiss on Luca’s cheek and left with a smile on her face. Luca did not expect Rainie to do such a thing. She was startled for a moment, then she smiled at her
“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.