Johann's gaze became sharp at once, then he replied, "Miss, you'll have to be responsible for what you said just now if the hospital looks into this matter. Half of the cigarette Ms. Norman smoked was taken away by the nurse yesterday. She did not throw it away. The laboratory test report came out today. The cigarette contains herbal ingredients that are not added to other cigarettes. It can harm every organ in the human body, which explains Ms. Norman's situation now. It caused her liver to worsen when it was already not functioning properly. You're the one who gave her the cigarette. Now, she's lying on the bed, unconscious. You're responsible for this."Mandy took a few steps backward, shook her head, and said, "I don't know about that. It was Leia who said she wanted to smoke. Please excuse me. I should leave."She immediately left after that.Queenie stomped angrily. Leia told her that one of her best friends who lived abroad had returned yesterday. She had been abroad for many
Luca felt a twinge in her heart when she heard what Queenie said.A mother’s wish was to watch their children grow up, settle down, get married, and have children. As Luca watched Queenie murmur to herself beside Leia’s ward bed, she thought that she would probably never have the chance again…Johann shot a glance at Luca, then he turned to look at Queenie. He fell silent for a moment. It was only when his pager beeped did he stand up and say, “Dr. Craw, call me if you need anything. I have something to do now.”“Okay. Go ahead. Thank you.” Luca thanked him for helping her reach out to a craftsman. Johann waved at her and exited the ward.Luca kept quiet while she looked at Queenie. She let out a sigh, stood up, and walked to the bedside. She comforted her, "Mrs. Norman, don't worry. I'm sure Ms. Norman will be fine."Queenie pulled some tissue out of the tissue box on the bedside table and wiped the tears on her face. She looked at Luca with tears in her eyes and said, “Luca,
Many people were willing to donate their livers, after all. The liver was unlike any other organ such as the human heart. For a heart, the doctors would have to wait until the donor passed away. Only then was there a chance for the organ transplant to take place. The most difficult thing for Leia now was that she was unable to ask anyone for help. “I hope so…” Queenie wiped her tears away.Luca noticed that Leia’s eyelids were moving, so she reminded Queenie, “Ms. Norman is probably waking up soon.” “Really?” Queenie shifted her gaze and looked at Leia, who was on the ward bed. Her eyeballs seemed to be moving under her eyelids. After a while, Leia opened her eyes. “Leia, you’re awake! Let me call the doctor.” Queenie quickly wiped away the tears on her face and pressed the call bell. It seemed like Leia was feeling unwell. She frowned and looked at Queenie, “Why are you here?” "You smoked yesterday, and something happened to you. Do you still remember? The hospital call
After Luca left the hospital, she got into Warren’s car and headed to T Corporation.Five minutes later, Luca received a call from Queenie.“Luca, you’ve already left the hospital?” Queenie could not find Luca anywhere in the hospital when she left the ward. Hence, she quickly called her. “Yes, Mrs. Norman. I have work to do…” Luca felt sorry for her when she heard the hoarseness in her voice. “Too many things happened just now. I didn’t get the chance to thank you yet. Luca, let me treat you to lunch,” Queenie invited her out for lunch. Luca was Leia’s savior, after all. Even though Leia did not know how to be grateful, as her mother, she had to know how to show respect to others. “It’s nothing, Mrs. Norman. You don’t have to do this. Besides, Ms. Norman would eventually wake up even if I wasn’t there,” Luca replied with her brows furrowed while she looked at the scenery outside the window that was moving backward.What Luca said was true. Judging from Leia’s situation, she
“There’s something important we need to talk about. Get out.” Leia gave her a piercing look as she asked the caretaker to leave.After the caretaker left, Mandy walked toward her hospital bed, pretending to worry about her. She said, “Leia, didn’t you say you’d like to get a liver transplant the last time? But your family refuses to do it. Look at you. Your skin is sallow and your body is weak. You look like you’re dying. That’s why you have to make yourself look miserable. They’ll certainly agree with it then.”Leia bit her lip and glared at her, “I ended up like this because of you!” "Don't blame me. We didn’t even know smoking would have such a great impact on your health. Besides, that was the cigarette you used to smoke. You were fine back then… So, it's probably because the doctors can't find the reason why your condition worsened and they blamed the cigarette. What matters most now is that you've survived. Although you're in a worse condition now, your mother might have a so
T Corporation.It was almost past lunchtime when Luca walked out of the laboratory. Luca asked Zoey to order takeout for her. That was why she was planning to return to her office and eat her lunch. After that, she would continue to handle her work.Before she returned to her office, Zoey came forward and said, “Dr. Craw, I’ve left your lunchbox on your office desk. And Mr. Crawford is in your office.”Luca was startled for a moment. Zoey deliberately lowered her voice when she mentioned Luke’s name.“I got it.” Luca’s voice was calm, and it carried a trace of coldness. Zoey watched Luca march back to her office from behind. She could not help but let out a sigh. If it was another woman who encountered such a situation, she would not be able to hide the joy and excitement in her voice. However, Luca…Her reaction was so calm, and she was not even surprised to hear that. She was different from the other women. Perhaps that was the reason why their boss was attracted to her.
Luke instantly knew what kind of person Leia was without needing Luca to explain to him.There was no way she would give up easily. She was still asking her so-called friends to help keep an eye on updates in the black market. Although she was broke, that would not stop her from deceiving her father and the Norman family.“What do you think?” Luke asked for her opinion.Luca was silent for some time and slowly said, “Actually, I think that since you already know that she’s back, why not just be frank with her so that she has more options to look for liver donors? Otherwise, she can only wait in the hospital or purchase it from the black market…”She did not say this for the sake of Leia as she was not fond of her either. She just felt sorry for Queenie and Jack. She did not want the couple to be dragged down by Leia’s disease.Moreover, if Leia dragged down the Norman family, it would affect Luke too.Besides, he was still the Norman family’s son-in-law to the outside world.“Yo
“Will telling Luke help Leia? Have you thought about the consequences of doing so?” Although Jack knew that Luke was already aware that Leia had returned, he still looked at Queenie seriously and told her the consequences she might have to face if she did so.“Of course, I know that! Dear, Leia is our daughter. You may be able to steel yourself, but I can’t. There’s a chance that Luke might send Leia back to New York if I tell him, but I won’t allow that to happen. If he insists on doing so, I’ll get down on my knees and beg him to spare Leia in consideration of me being Bea’s biological mother. As long as he’s willing to spare Leia, we can publicly look for volunteers for Leia…” Queenie’s eyes were bloodshot while talking. She was getting emotional because she knew that this was Leia’s last resort…Disappointment could be seen in Jack’s eyes as looking for voluntary donors for Leia may be useful, but would not he be the one to take the fall in the end?If Leia received someone else