Therefore, Luca could not quite connect with Vivian emotionally in this regard.After lunch, they decided to head to Vivian's apartment to rest. The two of them headed toward the apartment.Vivian’s apartment was close to the university. Vivian had eaten a bit too much and suggested they take shared bikes back. Luca agreed happily.They each rented a bike and headed toward the apartment. The midday sun was strong, but luckily, the road was shaded, so it was not too hot. As they rode along, three men suddenly appeared and blocked their way."Ms. Craw, we meet again," said Gerry. He was the same burly man who had stopped Luca earlier.Luca was rendered speechless. She did not expect them to show up again after their failed attempt just an hour before. “I underestimated them,” Luca said in Russian.Vivian did not expect them either. She replied in a guilty tone, “I'm sorry, Luca. I didn't think they would be this persistent…”They could have had Warren drive them, but Vivian
The man who talked to Luca gave the other thug a look.The other man immediately understood and tried searching for information. However, he could not find anything using A City’s intranet.“Boss, she's just bluffing. There's nothing here!” reported the man as he handed over his phone.Luca chuckled.Gerry’s expression turned sour. “What's so funny?”“I'm laughing at how clueless you guys are. You used A City’s intranet, didn't you?” asked Luca.“Is there a difference between the internet and intranet?” Gerry was confused.Luca was puzzled by the type of people Karen had hired. They seemed less competent than those she had dealt with before.“I've never heard of intranet and internet. Boss, don't let her mess with you,” the other man chimed in.Luca nodded repeatedly.“Why are you nodding?” Gerry narrowed his eyes and looked at her.“I'm agreeing with your friend. Satisfied?” Luca was starting to get impatient.Gerry had a gut feeling she was not lying and continued fiddlin
“Luca, I'm going to kill you!” Even though Pierre knew that Luca could help him, he could not tolerate her mockery. He was about to lunge at her and was ready to slap her!Karen rushed in to stop him. “Pierre, calm down!”Pierre’s eyes were bloodshot with anger. “I can’t! I’m going to make her submit and make her fix my leg today!”Luca felt a wave of nausea. With Pierre in this state, he was still thinking about making her…Vivian, who did not understand the situation, turned pale and asked in Russian, “Luca, what should we do?”Luca calmly shook her head.“Mr. Pierre, are you still able to do that?” Luca mocked him. “I heard that your nerves are severed, so you're probably affected in that area too."Pierre’s expression darkened.Karen was startled for a moment and screamed, “What do you mean?! Does this mean Pierre won’t be able to have kids in the future?”Johann mentioned that Pierre’s leg nerves were damaged, but he did not say it would affect his ability to have kids!
Luca noticed a change in Pierre's expression. She reckoned that they had already found something out, so she said, “It looks like you found something. I think you'd better let us go.”“No!” Karen's tone was assertive. “No matter what, you have to perform dry needling on Pierre today.”Luca frowned in silence.Pierre set his phone aside. A mocking gleam flashed across his eyes. “Yeah, you’ll be performing dry needling on me today, no matter what.”He did not plan on having Luca perform dry needling on him for the long term. The room was filled with surveillance cameras. As long as he got one more session from her, another naturopathic physician could learn from the footage afterward. This was the plan Pierre and Karen came up with.They could not afford to offend Luke’s people, but if they had to, they would do it once and then send Luca back unharmed.“Anyway, if you don't help me with the dry needling, I'll be useless. The Mallory family doesn't need useless trash. But thi
Karen felt sorry for her son, but when she heard Luca say she could stop anytime, she dared not tell her to stop. If they stopped now, everything they did today would have been for nothing!Karen looked at Pierre, planning to let him make the decision himself.Pierre clenched his teeth and said, “Keep going.”Luca could not help but secretly exclaim. It was not that Pierre could not endure the pain. If enduring the pain meant he could stand up normally again, he would endure as much as it took.She continued with the dry needling treatment without giving him a moment to catch his breath. Pierre felt like cursing, but when he saw the serious expression on Luca's face, he held back.The dry needling treatment lasted for half an hour. Luca used two packs of needles before stopping. “Alright, now we wait.”“Wait for what?” Karen immediately asked.“Wait for half an hour to remove the needles and for the damaged nerves inside to repair themselves,” explained Luca.Karen immediat
After watching the footage, Dr. Schwartz finally realized what Karen meant by different.The dry needling technique in the video was completely different from what he had learned. The air conditioning in the room was just right, but Dr. Schwartz was sweating bullets.He had a contract with Karen. The contract required him to learn the dry needling technique in the footage and use it to treat Pierre. However, he had no idea how to perform this strange new method.His assistant glanced at him and said in a low voice, “Professor, we've never seen this dry needling technique before. What should we do?”Dr. Schwartz wiped the sweat from his forehead, “Is this some new type of dry needling technique?”“It shouldn't be. I've read tons of literature, and none of it mentions a new dry needling technique coming out of A City. What do we do now?” Even though Dr. Schwartz’s assistant's medical skills were not as advanced as his, she knew that this technique would be hard for them to lea
“I think you misunderstood me. If I wanted to leave, I could've done it anytime.” Luca rose to her feet. She had not left earlier because there were thugs downstairs, and taking Vivian with her might have resulted in injuries.Luca was not afraid. She just did not want to get hurt.If either she or Vivian got injured because of this kidnapping, it would be a mess to deal with.“You!” Before Karen could finish her sentence, a sharp pain shot through her hand, causing her to drop the knife.She looked down and saw a thin needle sticking out of her wrist.“What's this?” Karen screamed and realized that the needle looked familiar.It looked like the ones that were used for Pierre’s dry needling treatment.Karen glared at Luca furiously. Luca had already pulled Vivian behind her. “It's just a needle. Pull it out, and you'll be fine. Madam Mallory, I'm done playing games with you. I'm definitely going to press charges for today's kidnapping. As for Mr. Pierre, he'd better take care of
Luca looked a bit awkward. “Mr. Norton…”Vivian's expression changed too. She felt wronged inside but showed anger on the outside.Was Gordan for real? He was always criticizing her. Even though Luca got kidnapped because of her, Vivian did not want it to happen either. What a petty guy!“I’m not wrong, am I, Dr. Craw? With your skills, taking down those punks would've been easy. If you didn’t have to worry about someone, you wouldn’t have gotten kidnapped, right?” added Gordan. He gave a pointed look at Vivian.Vivian's face turned red then pale.Luca let out a sigh and replied, “Enough, Mr. Norton. The one at fault here is Madam Mallory, not anyone else. You should cut down on smoking. It's getting late, and we need to go.”“Why do you care about him?” Vivian grabbed Luca’s hand. “A leopard doesn’t change its spots. Don’t expect him to!”Gordan's expression darkened.Vivian sure was something. Her words were getting harsher each time. She was even mastering some of the