Multitasking was not something difficult for Evan."Capital University's request for our professors to teach classes wasn't something I brought up when I took over the management of the company. Dr. Craw, you should be aware of this. "But since you've agreed to it, I'll make sure to handle the communication with them. You can trust me," said Evan.Getting Evan’s uncle to agree to such a matter was effortless.After all, it was not a challenging task. His uncle was the kind of person who focused solely on the education sector. As for other matters, he was not keen on managing them. Otherwise, the Turner family would not have entirely relied on his father."Alright, I'll wait for your good news," replied Luca, making it clear that she would not be able to teach classes at Capital University this week.After that, she turned around and left.The moment Luca left the office, Evan paused his work and picked up his phone. He dialed the number for the president of Capital University.
Anthony's words also reminded Karen of this.Even though she was dissatisfied, she said to him, "Let's get started, then. Also, make sure to keep a record of those media outlets that didn't show up. From now on, the Mallory family won't be cooperating with them."Anthony thought to himself that the Mallory family was not under Karen's control. Ever since she fell out with Percy, Karen had practically no say in the Mallory family affairs. Therefore, even if Karen kept a record, there was not much she could do to those media outlets."Yes, Madam," answered Anthony as he took the microphone and began to host the press conference.The content of the press conference was straightforward. It was just for Karen to proclaim her innocence and for Silas to come out and clarify a certain matter. Anthony held the microphone and greeted, "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for taking the time to attend Madam Mallory, also known as Ms. Karen’s, press conference. “This conference
"I..." Silas hesitated for quite a while, but he still could not come up with a name.Before the press conference, Karen warned him not to mention the name Luke Crawford. That was why Silas did not know how to answer the reporters' questions now. Who made him do this?Karen said it was Luke, but there was no evidence to indicate that it was he who instructed Silas to say those words and do those things in front of the reporters."Mr. Gray? Why aren't you speaking? Is there something you can't say? Or are you implying this whole deal is just smoke and mirrors? If that’s the case, what did Ms. Karen's words earlier mean? Who's really telling the truth here?" The reporter’s questions grew sharper as she began to question what Karen said earlier.Karen could no longer hold back. She snapped, "Nonsense!"As soon as she spoke, everyone looked at Karen in surprise. Was this still the elegant Madam Mallory? The image of Karen, shaped by recent events, was being overturned time and tim
Silas looked at Karen sitting on the couch as though she was a Grim Reaper about to snatch his soul. He started banging his head on the floor, begging for mercy like there was no tomorrow.Everyone present could not help but secretly curse Silas for being such a coward when they saw him like this.The more he acted like this, the more different he seemed from the Silas of the past.Karen was extremely disgusted, not only with everything happening now but also with her past with Silas. She instructed her subordinates, "Bring the knife over."Silas was shocked when he heard this and intensified his banging on the floor.Karen's subordinates were also taken aback for a moment and quickly asked, "Madam, what are you planning to do?""I'm going to kill him!" Karen felt that her current situation was Silas' fault. Therefore, she had to personally put an end to this man to rid herself of the resentment in her heart.Karen had never killed anyone before. It was not that she had never
"We can't interfere with other people's business. Let's focus on our work," said Luca as she tucked away her phone and continued with her experiment.At present, everything Luke did was to vent her frustrations. She could not retaliate against Karen. It was not because she lacked the ability. It was just that once she took action, it could potentially have significant repercussions. Luke's actions, on the other hand, could mitigate those repercussions and avoid conflict between the Crawford and Mallory families.Luca thought that she indeed had the capability, but her abilities still did not match Luke's. She did not necessarily have to surpass Luke, but sometimes, she needed various abilities to protect herself and her children while supporting Luke.…After Abel got off the plane at A City International Airport, he walked out of the airport and directly got into the car that had been arranged for him. After the driver greeted him, he took him to the hotel.All of this wa
If it were in the past, Abel would also be willing to relax in such entertainment places. After all, there was nothing on the Island of Despair, and he did not find those women attractive either. The only time he could relax was when he came out. He could have a drink and enjoy the sight of all kinds of beautiful women. If there was a mutual attraction, he could even take someone back to the hotel to have some fun. However, Abel did not have such thoughts now. He was thinking about his own concerns and the various things at hand."No." He directly refused Hera's suggestion. Hera's eyes flickered. She had no choice but to nod her head and continue, "Then I'll stay at the hotel with you."Abel asked, "Are you keeping up with the updates in A City?""Which aspect are you referring to?" asked Hera."In all aspects," replied Abel.Hera shook her head. She was not a professional, and she only wanted to earn money by relying on men. She was just getting by. Hence, she said, "If
In the afternoon, just before getting off work, Luca received a call from Amur."Amur, what's up?" Luca assumed that Amur called to ask about Abel's matter.According to what Luke said, Abel had already arrived in A City by now.When she entered the laboratory today, she did not put her phone on silent. She was afraid that she might miss Abel's call because she had a feeling that Abel would definitely cause trouble for her. However, unexpectedly, Abel did not cause any trouble..."Abel has arrived in A City. He came alone. No one from X City followed him. Did he contact you?" asked Amur. Knowing that Abel would come to A City, he had been waiting at the airport in the afternoon, only to find out that Abel did not go to the base but to the hotel. After he entered the hotel, he did not come out, nor did he contact Amur. Therefore, Amur was worried that Abel came here this time to cause trouble for Luca. He reckoned Luca was about to get off work, and that was why he called her.
"I missed you, so I came to pick you up,” Percy said sweet nothings without hesitation despite being surrounded by employees from Brilliant. He did not feel embarrassed at all.He pressed the elevator button, and the doors slowly opened.Percy and Nina entered the elevator together.Nina looked at the people standing outside the elevator doors and asked, "Aren't you guys coming in?""Ms. Langdon, we wouldn’t want to be a third wheel. We’ll catch the next one." The employees chuckled and waved.Nin’s face slightly reddened. Since no one entered, the elevator doors slowly closed and descended.One of the Brilliant employees could not help but exclaim, "Ms. Langdon and her fiancé have such a good relationship.""Fiancé? They're legally recognized as a married couple now. It’s just that they just haven't had the wedding ceremony yet. Besides, haven't we already received the wedding invitations?" another employee corrected her."Come on, it was just a slip of the tongue. They’re suc
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.
Hera heard that Luca had returned and immediately went to find Shanks. She narrowed her eyes.That woman went to see Shanks. Could she be talking about her?The thought made Hera uneasy. She had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with her medical report.However, when they left the medical center earlier, Abel asked Luca when the report would be ready, and she said it would be available tomorrow.Hera turned to Gerald and said, “Take these back for me first.”“Alright.” Gerald carried the bags as he walked away. He could not help but wonder what exactly Hera bought. These bags were really heavy!Only after Gerald went upstairs did Hera slowly make her way up as well. Her room was on the third floor, but she stopped when she reached the second floor. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching before heading toward the laboratory.The door was closed.Instead of knocking, Hera pressed her ear against it, trying to eavesdrop.However, the laboratory was special
“This cup of coffee is from that gentleman for this lady.” The waiter smiled as he explained, placing the cup in front of Luca.Hera followed the waiter’s gaze and immediately recognized the man Luca had been looking at earlier.Her eyes darkened. She had noticed the man glancing in their direction. However, she had assumed he was looking at her.After all, she was dressed seductively, had put on makeup, and was undeniably beautiful. Any man who saw her would be attracted. If a man’s eyes lingered on her, it was not surprising at all.Realizing that the man had been watching Luca the whole time instead of her, Hera suddenly felt annoyed.Luca noticed her displeasure, glanced at Gordan, then smiled and said to the waiter, “Please thank the gentleman for me.”“Of course, miss. Enjoy your coffee.” The waiter, sensing the tension between the two women, quickly grabbed his tray and left before Hera’s sour mood could affect him too.“Hmph, feeling proud of yourself?” asked Hera.Luca