Allison rolled her eyes at her. “He already came in.”Sophina felt like there was thunder and lightning above her head. She had only one thought—she was doomed…Allison would certainly not protect her. “Ms. Allison, didn’t we change the password? How did he get in…”Before Allison could even answer her, Luke’s voice came from outside the door. “Fingerprint lock.”Clang! Sophian was so frightened that the bowl in her hands fell to the floor, and white mask liquid spilled all over, staining her long skirt.Luke pushed the door open and walked in while holding Luca’s hand.He even had Gale behind him.Allison looked toward the door and noticed that they were holding hands, so she looked Luca up and down.Was this the woman Susan was talking about?The reason why Allison knew that Luke had another woman was that Susan had mentioned it while quarreling with her. She accused Luke of being ungrateful like her.That was how she found out.Allison frowned and asked, “You came in with
Luke looked indifferently at Allison. There was no trace of affection. It was as if he was looking at a stranger.He knew that Allison said that to wash her hands off the matter.However, she brought Sophian back, and she would not dare to do anything without Allison’s permission."Since you say that, you’re telling me that she did it of her own volition?" Luke gave Allison another chance to admit to what she did although he knew that she would never."I didn't do it. I thought you were just drunk last night." Allison crossed her hands in front of her chest to try to make herself look more assertive.Luke's gaze turned cold, and he did not bother to look at Sophian. "Gale.""Boss, what do you need?" Gale stepped forward and knew that he was about to be given instructions.He knew that Luke would not have brought him along for no reason."Send her to the police station," Luke said.Allison frowned. ‘Why is he involving the police?’Sophian was taken aback. She staggered and ut
Allison picked up the nail file on the coffee table and filed her nails. She rolled her eyes when she heard what Sophian said."New Year holidays aren’t over yet. Why are you rushing to go back?""I'm worried that Mr. Crawford will retaliate against me..." Sophian had no choice but to express her worries."If I can save you once, I can save you the second time. You weren’t sent to the police station today, and you won't be sent to the police station any time soon. The living conditions in A City are much better than in South Korea. I don’t want to go back so soon." Allison did not intend to give up celebrating the new year in A City.Moreover, she had a much more comfortable life here than abroad as she had a maid to take care of her.Since Allison was unwilling to return to Korea, Sophian had to give up the idea as she had no extra money to buy the expensive international airline ticket.Allison touched her dry face and commanded Sophian, "Go and prepare a mask for me. My skin f
Allison handed the phone to Sophian after she unlocked it.Sophian took it and dialed the maid's number.The call did not get through...Sophian felt awkward and handed the phone back to Allison."What's wrong?" Allison frowned when she saw Sophian’s expression."Ms. Allison, your number seems to have been blocked too,” Sophian said cautiously. The phone in her hand was like a hot potato. Allison did not take it, so she put it on the sofa."I got blocked too? How is that possible?!" Allison could not believe it. She wiped her hands on a tissue, picked up her phone, and called the maid.She finally believed that she was blocked when she heard a mechanical female voice.Sophian did not speak. She was waiting for Allison’s next order.Allison called the butler.The butler did not block her number, so he answered. "Madam Allison, good afternoon.""What happened to the maid you sent over? Did she block me? Does she not want her job anymore?" Allison was frustrated."Master Luke
Allison stood on the side of the road and waited for more than 20 minutes before she got a taxi.After Allison and Sophian got into the car, Allison told the driver the destination and the taxi headed toward Luke's villa complex."Ms. Allison, are you sure that we’ll be fine?" Sophian picked up her phone and looked for Luke's neighborhood.It was a high-end community. No one could enter without the consent of the tenant.Therefore, many celebrities and wealthy businessmen loved to live in the area as their privacy was guaranteed."What's wrong with me going to look for my son?" Allison said. The taxi seat was not comfortable, so she leaned against the seat and closed her eyes. She was fuming on the inside.Sophian kept quiet for the rest of the journey.After half an hour, the taxi arrived at the gate of the community.Allison paid and they got out of the car. They were stopped by the security guard before they could walk in. "No idlers are allowed to enter.""How do you know
"You!" Allison was not so stupid as to ring the intercom and inform Luke that she was at the door.The security guard noticed her sharp gaze and wondered.‘Mr. Crawford’s so outstanding, but why does his mother look so old?’Allison snorted coldly and put on her sunglasses.Sophian's lips were pale from being in the cold, so she said softly, "Ms. Allison, I'm afraid we won't be able to get in today. Why don't we go back? You haven't had lunch yet."Allison crossed her hands in front of her chest. ‘When have I been so embarrassed?! If I leave now, the security guard will look down on me!’She insisted on getting her way. "Didn't she go get groceries? I'll wait for her to come back. I don't believe that she won't come back."The security guard could not help but chuckle when he heard what she said.Allison heard him and turned to stare at the security guard with an arrogant expression. "What are you laughing at?""Nothing." The security guard did not say anything more.Their
Allison was fuming, but she eventually left while cursing at Luke.She had not had lunch, so she brought Sophian to a nearby restaurant.Allison did not want to be watched like a monkey, so she booked a private room.In the private room.Sophian handed her a glass of lemonade and said, "Ms. Allison, don't be mad.""How can I not be mad? I'm his mother, yet he’s treating me like this. I..." Allison took a sip of the lemonade that Sophian handed her.Her quality of life was getting worse by the day.Sophian listened to her speak in silence.After the past few interactions, she found that their mother-son relationship was not the best.Sophian wondered if she had made the wrong move by choosing to listen to Allison.‘I should’ve curried favor with Old Master Crawford when I first arrived at Crawford Manor. After all, it seems that Luke respects Old Master Crawford more than he does Allison. If I had managed to please Old Master Crawford, I may have benefited from it and left a
"Is it that hard for me to catch a glimpse of my grandkids?" Allison asked grumpily. However, Luke had hung up.Sophian was struggling to carry the two bags in her hands. She knew what had happened when she saw Allison's expression."Ms. Allison, why don't we go back first?" She suggested. Her hands felt like they were about to be snapped by the content of the bags.Allison spent a lot of money and bought a lot of high-quality children's things to please Luke.She and Allison had no use for the goods. If Allison went to get a refund, she could get their money back."What about these two bags?" Allison looked at the bags that Sophian was holding."We can..." Sophian paused and asked, "Did Mr. Crawford say anything?""He told me to leave these in the security booth." Allison was annoyed at Luke's lack of appreciation.Sophian pursed her lips and tried to persuade her, "In that case, Ms. Allison, let's leave these at the security booth. I’m sure that Mr. Crawford will send someone
If Shanks’ prescription could help Hera sleep earlier, that would not be a bad thing.“Then I need to be treat…” Hera paused for a moment, realizing she could not say the word treatment. That would imply she was sick, and she could not let people know that. Instead, she corrected herself and asked, “How long will I need to take this herbal medicine?”“You can stop when your test results are back to normal,” replied Luca as she picked up the medical waste and headed out of the room.Gerald followed closely behind and asked with curiosity, “Ms. Craw, how long is that?”“How long is a standard treatment cycle?” Luca asked in return.Gerald pondered for a moment. “Usually about a month?”“The average endocrine cycle for women is three months, so the minimum duration for proper regulation is three months,” explained Luca.Although Abel could take action at any time, there was no way Hera could endure three full months of treatment. However, until Abel made his move, she would have
Luca’s head was slightly tilted, her cheek burning with pain.Abel had not held back at all. The force of his slap was merciless. A numbness spread across her face at an alarming speed.From the next room, someone peeked out again and asked in a low voice, “You okay?”“I’m fine.” Luca’s expression remained calm. This kind of injury was nothing to her.Back on the Island of Despair, she had endured far worse during training. She survived, did she not?Without another word, Luca pushed open the lab door and stepped inside.The man watching shook his head. Her face was already that swollen, and she still said she was fine… What a tough woman. She took a slap that hard and brushed it off like it was nothing.Shanks lifted his head when he heard the door open. When he saw it was Luca and noticed how swollen the side of her face was, his brows furrowed.“Abel did this?”“Who else?” Luca let out a bitter laugh, only to wince as the movement tugged at the pain. She sucked in a sharp b
“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