It was just a simple greeting, but Luca’s face reddened. What Old Master Crawford said made her recall what happened last night.She wondered if Luke did it on purpose or if it was because she did not need to go to work today as it was a Sunday…When Old Master Crawford greeted her, she suddenly suspected whether he heard some strange noises last night."What's wrong?" Old Master Crawford noticed Luca's reddened face and asked without thinking too much, "Are you not feeling well?""It's nothing, Old Master Crawford. Did you have a good rest last night?" Luca asked carefully."I had a good night's sleep," replied Old Master Crawford cheerfully.Luca saw his smile and thought it was another ambiguous hint, so her cheeks burned deeper."I'll go help Aunt Neile prepare breakfast.” Luca walked toward the kitchen.Old Master Crawford felt that Luca was acting strange, so he asked Mr. Griffin, who was beside him, "What's going on?"Mr. Griffin smiled and replied, "I don't know, sir
"I want to help Daddy and Lanie.” Tommy nodded. He had no intention of managing the company. He just genuinely wanted to lend a hand. Whenever he saw Luke working day and night, he felt that he was working hard and wanted to help."Good, that's great! When brothers work together, the Crawford family will only get better and better." Old Master Crawford became even happier.Old Master Crawford used to observe Luke and Louis, the two brothers. He believed that Luke's temperament was more suitable for managing the company. When Luke returned to Crawford Manor, Old Master Crawford began training him to be the heir. Due to his old age and the absence of his son, training an heir became an urgent matter.Everyone in the Crawford family thought he was biased toward Luke, assuming that was why he was training him as the heir. However, in reality, he believed Luke's temperament was the right fit. Now, it was Lanie and Tommy, the two brothers. One's temperament was similar to Luke's,
Aunt Neile shook her head. "I didn't hear the old master talk about these with Master Luke."Frowning, Susan doubtfully looked at her eyes.Aunt Neile knew Susan did not believe her. Thus, she added, "If Old Master Crawford wanted to discuss these things with Mr. Crawford, he wouldn't let me in on it."Susan gave a cold snort, turned around, and walked back home.She initially planned to go out for a run for exercise, but she could only go back home since she was not in the mood.Aunt Neile saw her walking back to the villa and quickly closed the door. It was as though there was a rather unsettling presence lurking outside. The door shut with a swift and precise motion.With a bang, the door closed, followed by a click. It was the sound of the door locking automatically.Susan turned around and glanced at the door. Her brows furrowed even deeper.She would definitely fire Aunt Neile if she had the chance to do so.What was the use of keeping a maid with no regard for her statu
Old Man Rayne admitted that it felt really nice to know that Luca kept him in her mind and was worried about him. As he grew older, his biggest wish was to have his precious granddaughter by his side. She did not need to do much. All he wanted was for her to keep him company and have a chat with him whenever she had the time.Luca and Bianca were of similar ages. That was why he had a misconception that Luca was Bianca. However, Old Man Rayne also knew that Bianca was Bianca, and Luca was Luca. No matter how strong the misconception was, Luca could never be Bianca.If Luca continued to be kind to him, he would have to repay the favor in the future.What else could he do with his age? Repaying it with Bianca's happy marriage was something the old master could not bring himself to do."Old Man Rayne, don't think too much. Everything will be fine," Luca felt heartbroken as she listened to the old man. She gently squeezed his hand and asked, "Has the doctor mentioned when you'll be
However, there were still many people who did not know about it.For instance, Old Man Rayne. Also, those gossip media…Still, they could not publicly disclose all this yet. They could only do so after Luke and Luca had resolved the problem. Only then would they make it public and let everyone know that Luca's true identity was Bianca."Don't worry, Aunt Wanda..." Luca smiled and then remembered something. "Oh, Aunt Wanda, there's something I must tell you.""What is it?" Wanda asked curiously."It's Marie," answered Luca. She told Wanda that Marie had previously stolen money from Jean and left. Now, she was back.Even though she knew Wanda despised Marie, she had to tell her about it.Otherwise, if Marie came knocking on their door, Wanda would be genuinely surprised."How could she do such a shameless thing?" Wanda frowned in astonishment."Yes, she really did those things. At first, Jean reported to the police about the money, but I'm not sure whether the police will purs
Marie noticed a hint of impatience flashing across Luca’s eyes. She let out a cold snort. "You're just a side piece. Why are you being so arrogant? And let's be real, no matter how much attention you're soaking up, you're never going to outshine the main wife. "The love and pampering you're enjoying now? It's just a matter of time before it goes back to my sister."As Luca listened to Marie incessantly talking about herself in an overly enthusiastic manner, she felt an increasing sense of annoyance. She had no idea what Marie was trying to say."If that's all you want to say, then I get it.” Luca’s true identity was Bianca, and she did not have much of a reaction to what Marie was saying.After that, she was about to leave. Marie realized Luca was about to leave. She quickly grabbed her arm and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Are you feeling guilty?"Luca wanted to say no, but talking about this was already quite meaningless. She had no patience to deal with M
"Luca, just wait and see!" At this moment, Marie knew that threatening Luca would be futile no matter how she went about it. After she failed to threaten Luca, she stomped her foot and walked away from the hospital entrance.Luca shook his head and reminded her, "You still need to see a doctor."Marie recalled that she had to see a doctor for a check-up and get some medicine. Hence, she glared at Luca, turned around, and headed toward the hospital's pharmacy.Luca did not take Marie's threats seriously. Marie would not dare to provoke Luke now. Otherwise, she would only get herself in more trouble. At the thought of how Marie used to have a good life but suddenly ended up in such a situation, Luca sighed emotionally.After Luca arrived at Lanie's school, she found that he had already finished the competition and was standing at the security booth waiting for her.Luca quickly parked the car on the side, opened the door, and approached. She noticed that even though Lanie was sh
Luca smiled and shook her head. She was not denying what Nina said but just expressing her helplessness.Marie was a troublemaker among them. Everyone knew what she was up to, and everyone understood her very well…This was not a good sign at all.Understanding someone should mean knowing their quirks, but it seemed like people only saw Marie's negative side, leading to such assumptions."Oh, by the way, what did she want to talk to you about?" Nina curiously asked."Well, it wasn't anything important, but I saw her medical report," replied Luca.Nina raised an eyebrow. Her tone was purely curious without any malicious intent. "Is she sick?""Yes, she's sick, and it's an infection related to gynecological issues," answered Luca.Nina frowned and recalled the absurd things Marie did when she was with Jean. It seemed like she could understand what Luca meant by gynecological issues."She's really unlucky.""Yes, if not treated promptly, it can easily turn cancerous," added Luca
“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.