The head nurse hurried back to the nurses' station. Abraham was still there filling out forms. When the head nurse saw him, she quickly asked, “Dr. Wood, what happened to Mr. Mallory just now? Why is he filing a complaint?”“Let him complain. It doesn't matter.” Abraham paused for a moment. After he signed his name, he handed the form to the nurse. “Let him complain all he wants. He's always snapping at anyone he catches. I've never seen such a difficult patient.”The other nurses nodded in agreement.“I'm scared of him too. He's terrifying. If I have to deal with him a couple more times, I'd rather go back to my original department,” said a young nurse.“Oh, don't say that. You rarely come to this floor. You’ll have to stick it out,” replied the head nurse. Then, she said in a low voice, “He's getting discharged anyway.”“He's getting discharged? It'll be a long wait!” The young nurse frowned. Typically, other patients with fractures would go home after having stitches removed
“But I don't want them to get married just like that," Karen muttered those words as she clenched her teeth. “Father, you must have a way to handle this.”“What can I do? It's your child. If you can't manage your own child, how do you expect an old man like me to help? How ridiculous you are!” Old Master Mallory's words made Karen's face flush with embarrassment and anger.The truth was, neither of them had a solution.After watching Old Master Mallory leave, Karen slammed the door shut. She immediately called one of her subordinates. “How's the situation coming along?”“Ma'am, it's proving difficult to kidnap Luca," reported the person on the other end. “Our guys found out that Luca has a driver driving her to and from work every day, and the driver is one of Luke’s men. He’s a real tough guy. Plus, Luca herself isn’t easy to mess with. She knows how to throw a punch too.” The man had done his homework.Since this matter involved Luke, they had to proceed with caution.“What's
Luca understood Queenie's intention. Nodding, she said, “Okay, thank you, Mrs. Norman.”“Have a seat for a bit. I'll go to the kitchen. We have some pasta at home, so it won't take long,” Queenie said with a smile on her face as she headed into the kitchen.The maid placed a cup of floral tea in front of Luca. “Ms. Craw, you should visit more often.”“Hmm?” Luca took the cup of tea, unsure of what the maid meant.The maid explained, “Mrs. Norman has been smiling a lot from the moment you appeared.“Mrs. Norman hasn’t been in a good mood because of Ms. Leia’s matter today. She's been kinda down and out, barely touching her lunch. But since you showed up, her mood's brightened a bunch. "That's why I'm saying you've got to come around more often. It'll put a smile on Mrs. Norman's face.”Luca sipped her tea and nodded. As people grew older, they cherished having children around. Such days were warm and full of hope.The maid's words reminded Luca that she had been too busy lately
As Queenie listened to Leia's words, her face turned pale. She showed a look of disappointment. “Leia, you've really let me down.” Queenie felt like getting up and leaving.Despite everything, Queenie still had some feelings for her daughter, so she said, “Your father and I have always provided you with whatever you wanted. Even after Bianca came back, nothing changed in the way we treated you. "You've done such terrible things and still show no remorse. Leia, you’ve deeply disappointed us.”Leia sneered, her eyes brimming with malice. “Really? Well, I regret it too.”Queenie’s heart skipped a beat. She thought Leia regretted her actions. If that were true, she might welcome Leia back into the family after she was released three years later.However, the next moment, she heard Leia say in a chilling voice, “If I had known I'd end up here today, I would've used the deadliest poison to kill you! And Jack, I wouldn't have spared him either. With you both dead, the Norman family wo
”Mrs. Norman,” Luca called out to Queenie.“Yes?” Queenie's eyes were filled with warmth. She seemed eager to shower Luca with affection.After visiting Leia today, Queenie finally understood that Leia hated her and her husband deeply. Even when they had no idea about Luca's identity and treated her indifferently, Leia was jealous and resentful. It all stemmed from Leia's deep-seated hatred toward them. She would also resent anyone who was close to them. Hence, Queenie knew she had to slowly let go of Leia as her daughter. It was best to act as though she never had such a daughter. Only by doing so could she feel better. Without Leia, all she had now was Luca. As a mother with just one child, she wanted to give Luca the best of everything. However, Luca had grown up and was a mother of four. There was only so much she could give now, and even if she could, it was too late for many things.Luca pointed at the bed. The guest room bed was big enough for both of them to sleep
However, Leia had no talent for cooking at all. She never even attended the cooking classes she was signed up for. When Queenie tried to teach her, she could not stick with it and often complained about the heavy kitchen smoke being bad for her skin. After that, she refused to go back in. Thus, Queenie’s wish to have Leia help out in the kitchen and create a warm mother-daughter cooking experience never came true.Fortunately, their beloved daughter had returned.Luca felt someone watching them from behind. When she turned around, she saw it was Jack. She smiled sweetly and said, “Mr. Norman, hurry up and wash your hands. Dinner’s almost ready.”“Alright, alright,” Jack responded quickly. This was his precious daughter, the one who truly inherited the best of him and Queenie.Seeing the joy on Jack’s face, Queenie's smile widened as well. “Luca, if Mr. Norman’s colleagues saw him like this, they’d be shocked.”“Why?” Luca asked, puzzled.“Unless he’s with the public, Mr. Norm
Jack was aware of Queenie's words. Thus, he dismissed the idea.…Luke and Luca went home together. As soon as they walked into the living room, the three kids gathered around them.Tommy, with his chubby cheeks puffed out, was about to start complaining when Luca pulled out some cookies made by Queenie. “Look what I brought for you!”“Wow, cookies!” Tommy's eyes lit up, and he immediately forgot his complaints when he saw the cookies.He reached out to grab one, but Luca held the cookies higher and said, “Your grandma made these.”“Ms. Luca, I want one, I want one,” cried Tommy, jumping up and down, trying to get a cookie.However, no matter how high he jumped, he just could not reach them, making Lanie and Rainie laugh. “Tommy, can you stop being so greedy?”“I want one.” Tommy pouted his mouth.“Didn't we just finish dinner? And you ate so much. Can you really eat more cookies?” Rainie bluntly exposed the truth.“Of course, I can!” Tommy waved his hands. “I eat a lot, an
Jack nodded.Earlier, he had considered using some of his connections to make things a bit easier for Leia while she was inside. He did not have much affection for his adopted daughter, but Queenie still cared for her, so he could not just stand by and do nothing. If anything happened to Leia, it would ultimately trouble Queenie.This was the first time Queenie had clearly stated that she wanted to give up on Leia. Thus, Jack also lost any desire to help Leia. He had long given up hope for Leia. Her health had deteriorated so much that she had not improved at all. Going in there would not make her any better either.Jack had always believed that a person could change with proper guidance.However, Leia had completely changed his mind. He realized some people were innately evil, and no amount of education would change that inherent malevolence.“It's late. You should get some rest,” said Jack.Queenie shook her head and then asked, “Shall we go to Luke's place after you get of