"No wonder Gale and Rain have been reporting about Matysh for the past few days. I didn’t think that he was hitting on Luca!" Gordan pretended to be suddenly enlightened.He knew that Luke was going to make a move on Matysh, but he did not expect Luca to be involved.After all, T Corporation was in partnership with M Group, and the president of M Group was Marcos for the time being.The relationship between Matysh and Marcos had not been great all along, so Gordan thought that it was because of Marcos that Luke investigated and wanted to take action against Matysh.After all, helping the partner to solve a problem could consolidate the cooperation between T Corporation and M Group moving forward.Gordan now knew that Luke did it because of Luca.It seemed that Luca was more important to Luke than his career."Are you going to help or not?" Luke asked while he leaned against the desk. Gordon’s involvement was a matter of a one-sentence reply."Of course, I’ll help. I have nothin
Luke made a guess at why Vivian wanted Gale and Rain by her side. "Gordan won't hurt you.""I just want to protect myself. Just take my word for it..." Vivian lowered her gaze. She did not want to be alone with Gordan, so she used it as an excuse to ask Gale and Rain to protect her. She just wanted to have more people around when she met him."Okay. When?" Luke agreed without a second thought."Let’s do it tomorrow morning. I’ll go with Luca when she leaves for the office tomorrow," Vivian said. She wanted to sort things out as soon as possible so that Gordan could stop disturbing Luke."Mm, I’ll let Luca know." Luke glanced at his watch and thought that Luca should still be awake at this hour."Thank you." Vivian thanked Luke."It's getting late. Go get some rest," Luke reminded her before he headed upstairs.Vivian followed him up to the second floor.The two arrived on the second floor and returned to their respective bedrooms.After Luke washed up, he walked out of his bed
"Sure thing! My office is a bit messy in preparation for the move. I hope you don't mind it," Luca said. She was moving back to Watson Biopharmaceuticals, so her office in T Corporation was a mess. There were many documents randomly stacked on the coffee table and desk."I don't mind as long as you let me stay until Gale and Rain come. I won't disturb you for too long." Vivian was worried that she would affect Luca’s work by staying in her office. "You have nothing to worry about. I’ll just be sorting some documents today, so your presence won’t affect me," Luca smiled and explained to her."In this case, you won't be working in the same building as Mr. Crawford moving forward?" Vivian asked."I’m not a staff member of T Corporation to begin with. The experimental team moved here because something happened at Watson Biopharmaceuticals. Now that things have been sorted out and our research project is ready to go to the market, we’ll have to run here and there if we stay here. It’s
"Dr. Craw, don't get me wrong. I don’t mean it that way. Since she's the boss' guest, I'll bring her up." Cheryl thought that it was likely that Luca was bluffing her and trying to warm up to Vivian."Ms. Lindsey, this friend of Mr. Crawford only understands Russian..." Luca did not plan for Cheryl to bring Vivian up.If Cheryl brought her up, Vivian might bump into Gordan at any time."Ah, Russian..." Cheryl had wondered why Luca was bringing Luke's friend around.She instantly understood why when she heard that the other party only knew Russian. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Dr. Craw, you should bring her with you, then. I only know English and Italian. My Russian is not the best."After she finished speaking, the elevator doors slowly opened.Luca led Vivian out of the elevator.After they got further from the elevator, Vivian asked curiously, "Luca, who was...""Mr. Crawford's secretary. If she takes you up, you might bump into Mr. Norton before Gale arrives," Luca explai
"Okay." Luca nodded and asked about the laboratory, "Has the equipment been packed?""There’s still some equipment that’s getting packed into boxes, Dr. Craw. Everyone got excited when they found out that we were going back to Watson Biopharmaceuticals. They all said they would take this opportunity to do their research." Rhett smiled. Luke's decision raised the enthusiasm of a lot of people.After all, everyone wanted to run their own research. Their resume would look better than others whether they stayed at Watson Biopharmaceuticals or went looking for other jobs in the future.Luca smiled. "Are all of your boxes labeled?""It's already done." Rhett glanced at the box in his arms which had been sealed with clear tape and had a label on it."You can put it here first. I'll bring them to the car once I’m done packing up here," Luca said as she continued to pack up her documents.She sorted and packed the documents ahead of time so she could unpack them quickly when she returned
Gordan sneered and replied, "I can’t believe you brought bodyguards. What's the matter? Do you think I’ll hurt you?"Vivian did not speak. She looked up at him and then lowered her head again.Seeing Gordan being so aggressive, Rain could not help but say, "Don't you have something to talk about? Get straight to it. Enough with the nonsense.""Gordan, please mind your words," Gale also said. Although their marriage was unfortunate, it was too cruel for him to speak to Vivian like that.Even if they could not be husband and wife, they did not need to be enemies.Gordan's slender legs were folded together. He felt inexplicably unhappy when he saw Vivian's submissive appearance.After so many years, she was still the same as before. She was obedient like a mouse seeing a cat in front of it. It annoyed him.He thought that something would have changed since she could summon the courage to file for a divorce and even leave the property to him to humiliate him.He was disappointed...
Before Vivian could answer, Rain could not help but make fun of Gordan, "Aren't you very capable? Can't you find out yourself?"Gordan frowned as he was displeased that Rain stood up for Vivian, even if it was because she empathized with her as a woman.Nevertheless, Rain worked for Luke, so he could not say anything. All he could do was stare at Vivian’s back.After a few seconds, Vivian took a deep breath and replied, "It's a Nordic brand, Maslikon. The most expensive one.""Okay," Gordan responded simply but frowned.Vivian seemed to have lost a lot of weight. As he continued to stare at her, he thought that her appearance had changed after this major event.Vivian put on a sad smile. She did not dare to turn around and look at Gordan again, so she pulled on the door handle and walked out of the reception room.Cheryl was walking toward the room when she saw Vivian and Rain. She stepped to the side of the corridor and greeted them respectfully, "Are you leaving?""Yes, pleas
Marcos knew what Matysh had done to his parents in the past, so he wanted him slaughtered.He said he was happy to leave it to Luke. He would not intervene and would even help.However, if Matysh was deported, Luke and the others would not be able to take revenge on Matysh, which went against Marcos' wishes.Luke thought about it for a while before he said, "Continue with your search. Get all the evidence, then we’ll discuss the next steps."Gordan nodded. Conducting investigations was his forte.Gale added, "Boss, Rain and I will continue to follow Matysh as well as those from the organized crime family.""Yeah." Luke nodded. Even if the enemy did not make a move, they could not afford not to. He had to protect Luca before Matysh did anything to her.After Gale updated him on Matysh, Luke looked at Gordan and asked, "Where’s Vivian now?""Rain took her home," Gale said and looked at Gordan.Gordan noticed that they were both looking at him, so he touched his face. He frowned
Nina trembled when she was touched. Her whole body was shaking.Karen’s touch was icy cold, and when her hand fell on Nina’s face, it carried a chill.“Don’t hurt her!” Percy’s voice was hoarse, his anger barely concealed in his eyes.He was furious but kept reminding himself not to provoke Karen.“Hmph, look at how nervous you are.” Karen's patience wore thin. Without another word, she laid out her conditions. “If you want me to let her go, fine.”“What do you want me to do?” Percy knew the conditions she was about to propose would not be as simple as keeping her out of the psychiatric hospital.It could involve Pierre.Perhaps even the company.Even though Karen had spoken to him about the high hopes she had for him, Percy did not believe a word of it. To her, from beginning to end, the only person who mattered was Pierre.Percy was merely a tool to secure her position in the Mallory family.“See? You still care about this woman. You’ve disappointed me!” Karen glanced at Ni
“Mr. Mallory, I didn’t dare to go in. Nina and your mother are still inside.” After Sue realized that Nina might be in danger, she had been waiting outside, unwilling to leave.She had been planning to rush in with the other employees if she heard Nina scream.Percy's expression darkened. He did not blame Sue for the situation, so he did not say anything. Instead, he quickly walked to Nina’s office door and pushed it open.The sight before him sent a chill through his veins, as though his blood had turned to ice.“You're here?” Karen fixed her eerie gaze on the person who had opened the door. A strange, sinister smile curved at the corners of her lips. She stood behind Nina with a knife tightly gripped in her hand.The sharp blade was pressed against Nina’s neck, already leaving a faint red mark.Sue gasped at the sight and instantly lost her composure.Karen frowned in dissatisfaction, moving the knife slightly and muttering, “Why is there another woman here? Tell her to leave!
“'ll contact someone in A City to investigate,” said Gale.“Let Percy know while you're at it,” added Luke. “He needs to be aware of this.”“Got it.” Gale hurried off to handle the matter.…After taking Gale's call, Percy hung up and stared icily at the middle-aged man standing before him.Under Percy's chilling gaze, the man nervously dabbed at the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.“Mr. Mallory, my sincerest apologies…” The man, the director of the psychiatric hospital, had come to personally apologize to Percy today.Karen had escaped.Two days ago, Percy admitted Karen to the psychiatric hospital. After an evaluation, the doctors determined her condition warranted hospitalization, so she was admitted.Even though Karen was against it, given her mental state and with the consent of an immediate family member, the hospital was legally authorized to proceed.Percy had even informed the hospital to take special care of Karen. He had explicitly instructed them not to
When she opened her eyes again, the sky outside had already darkened slightly.Luca mumbled, feeling the warmth beside her. She instinctively curled closer. “What time is it?”“It's a little past five.” Luke gently rubbed her back, offering a quiet comfort to help her feel at ease.Since he could not be there beside her, he could only make these small gestures to bring her some peace of mind.“An entire afternoon just passed like that…” Luca was reluctant to leave at the moment. Her slender fingers lightly pressed against his chest.Luke took her hand in his, bringing it to his lips for a soft kiss, holding it as if it were something precious and tenderly stroking it.Luca's hands had once been delicate and smooth, but during their time in the small villa, they had become much rougher.“You've got calluses.” Luke felt sorry for her.Luca gently traced her finger over his lips, leaning in to plant a soft kiss on him. “It’s just from the needlework and the experiments I’ve been d
Luca walked over to another couch and sat down. “I think I’ll stay here. How about letting Luke come down so that we can all catch up? It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other.”Gordan’s face fell. “Ms. Craw, are you doing this on purpose?”Luca pretended not to know anything. “Doing what on purpose?”Gordan quickly shook his head. “Nothing. Just go upstairs already. Brother Luke’s been waiting for you.”Luca had intended to tease Gordan a little longer, but after not seeing Luke for the past few days, she found herself missing him deeply. Standing up with a smile, she said, “Alright, I won’t tease you anymore. Oh, by the way, Mr. Gale, could you help me pick up a few things? Someone over there asked me to get them, and I couldn’t refuse.”“Sure, no problem. What do you need?” Gale agreed immediately.After handing him the list, Luca turned and headed upstairs.Gale watched Luca leave from behind, nudging Gordan’s arm. “Let’s go. We should leave and give the boss and Ms. Cr
The security guard remained completely unfazed.This was because the village chief was his uncle, and in their tight-knit community, they always stuck together and never favored outsiders.With directions from the people inside the ancestral hall, Hera found the village chief.“You’re the village chief, right?” Hera looked at the man in his fifties in front of her and spoke with an arrogant tone, completely unbothered.“And you are?” The village chief, seeing her attitude, was puzzled. He had no idea whether she was an investor or someone looking to discuss a major partnership to bring development to their quiet village.“It doesn’t matter who I am. I see you have surveillance here, and I need to review your footage,” replied Hera.The village chief was even more confused. “Are you a police officer?”“No.” Hera frowned. She thought reviewing surveillance footage was no big deal. Why was this village chief being so difficult?The village chief gave her a look as if she were a fo
“Wait a little longer. By the way, what kind of ancestral hall is this?” asked Hera.“It's a local family's ancestral hall. I heard it's been designed by the owner of a large company, and now it's also one of the tourist attractions.” The taxi driver was not from around here, so he did not know all the details, but he knew it had become a popular spot. “Now, thanks to the reputation of that boss, many architects come here as one of their reference points.”Hera frowned deeper. What was Luca doing here?The driver suggested, “If you're interested in sightseeing, the attractions inside are pretty good. But for outsiders, they charge an entrance fee. Maintenance costs a lot of money, so they charge tourists from outside.”“I'm not here for sightseeing,” replied Hera, “Don't worry. I'll pay you for however long I stay here. You’ll get your money.”The driver heard that she was paying, and did not press her further and remained quiet.Hera stared at the entrance of the ancestral hall,
Hera let out a cold sneer, feeling that Gerald's apology was not sincere.Hera did not want to press the issue at the moment. She gave him a sharp look. “Come with me.”Gerald knew that Hera was up to something again. If it were a normal order, she would have just said it in the living room. Whenever she called him aside, it meant whatever she had to say could not be overheard by others.Reluctantly, Gerald followed her out.It was midday, and as soon as Hera stepped out of the living room, a wave of heat hit her face.The intense warmth made her feel uncomfortable.Hera got straight to the point, turning to Gerald. “What did Luca say to you just now?”“She just asked me to help keep an eye on the volunteer,” Gerald answered honestly. This was not something that needed to be kept secret.Hera frowned. “Is she going out”Gerald hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to say anything.“I’m talking to you, not the wall. Are you mute?” Hera threatened. “If you lie to me, I’ll te
Gordan was puzzled. At most, it was just brotherly camaraderie. After all, they had been through thick and thin together. Their bond might be stronger than usual, but falling in love? That was a bit of a stretch.Luke said, “The way you acted just now, doesn't really seem 'straight' to me. Also, if you're into women, maybe you should consider finding one. Otherwise, if you're always single, people might start misinterpreting your feelings for me.”“Luke, actually, you're not bad at all. In fact, you're probably better than a lot of women,” Gordan replied with a sly grin.As a man himself, he honestly thought Luke was a great guy. If he were a woman, he would be utterly captivated by him.“Shut up!” Luke knew he was joking, but he still felt a chill run down his spine. He seriously worried that Gordan might do something inappropriate when he turned his back on him.Shivering from the thought, Luke put down his glass and headed upstairs.Gordan let out a deep sigh.The night w