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
“Thank you, Dr. Linwood.” Luca could see that the old man did not care about others' opinions. She did not press the issue further.Knowing she did not need to make up the class, Luca excused herself, claiming she had other matters to attend to. She left the office and asked Warren to drive her home.When she got home, it was still early, and the kids had not come back from school yet. Luca sat on the couch and sent Luke a message.Luca: [How do you plan to handle Karen?] Luke: [We can't go to the police. We'll have to handle it another way.] Luca understood what he meant by "another way."Luca: [Handle it as you see fit. With Nina and Mr. Mallory's wedding coming up, it's not a good time to make a big deal out of this.]Luke: [Got it. I have another meeting. We'll talk more when I get home.] Luca: [Okay.]Then, she put her phone down. She pondered for a moment and decided to continue her research in the study. Just as she stood up, the doorbell rang.Aunt Neile went
Nina nodded. She said, “Yes, I need to wear it, but it's just so heavy. That's why I was thinking of getting some high-quality fakes. It's lighter, and most people wouldn’t be able to tell.”Luca let out a chuckle.“I get it now. You and Percy are on the same team, both thinking I should wear the real stuff, huh?”“For the sake of Mr. Mallory’s reputation and for your own sake, just bear with it. What kind of CEO’s wife wears fakes at her wedding? Even if no one says anything at the event, someone will notice. "Think about it. Mr. Mallory's guests and the reporters surely know a thing or two about jewelry. They’ll definitely catch on if you wear fakes,” Luca said.The power of the press was limitless. If they found out Nina was wearing fake jewelry, it would be all over the news.Nina nodded. “He said the same thing. That’s why I gave in. But I tried on the whole set, and it felt like a ton of bricks around my neck.”Then, she continued with a sigh, “And I have to wear it all
Nina pinched Tommy's chubby cheeks. “So, you're only worried about whether I'll come just because you want to make Luca happy?”Tommy laughed and shook his head. “Of course not. We like you too, Ms. Nina!”“Yes, we like Ms. Nina,” Rainie chimed in.“Aww, I trust Rainie more. Tommy, I don't believe you anymore” Nina teased him.“Ms. Nina, I'm being sincere! We all really like you!” Tommy quickly responded with a big smile.Nina laughed and played along with the kids.…Meanwhile, upstairs, Luke and Percy were discussing business.However, they were not talking about Pierre and Karen. They were discussing the upcoming bid.The government had already announced that the bidding would take place next week.After going over the remaining details and confirming there were no issues with the bid proposal, Percy asked, “How do you plan to deal with them?”“They're your mother and brother,” Luke reminded him helplessly. The simplest solution would be to send Pierre and Karen to the po