Nina stuck out her tongue, thinking that Karen was crying because her bond with Percy had weakened. However, it turned out that she was actually upset about losing her status in the Mallory family. Nina could not understand why people chased after so many unnecessary things.A simple life had its own beauty.Chasing after all that nonsense was what truly made life exhausting.Nina glanced at the time and said, “I’ll be heading back to the apartment in a bit. I want to get some decorating done over the weekend so that things won’t be so hectic right before the wedding.”Percy agreed, “Alright. Need any help?”“Nope. What kind of decorating skills do you have anyway? I’ve already asked Luca and Sue to help out. They’ll be coming over." Nina, recalling the playful flick from earlier, could not resist giving his forehead a playful flick of her own.Percy felt a bit more at ease seeing that Nina was not dwelling on Karen’s situation. Nina seemed carefree on the outside, but she
Rainie smiled and nodded. “Of course!”Sue was sitting on the balcony, sipping tea with them while watching the three kids in the living room. Rainie was taking care of both Kari and Teri, and she could not help but heave a sigh. “This just proves that having daughters is the best.”“What’s this? You already have twin daughters. Isn’t that enough? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of having twin sons too?” Nina teased.“Two kids are already enough of a headache. There’s no way I want two more sons!” Sue shook her head quickly. “Besides, having twins was just a fluke, and there's no guarantee the next pregnancy would result in twins.”“Well, that's where you're wrong. If you naturally conceived twins, it means your body has the genes for it, so the next pregnancy could easily be twins too,” replied Nina, glancing at Luca, suddenly thinking of Bianca.Bianca had three kids with Luke.However, no one knew where she was, and Luca had gotten pretty close to her...Nina could not quite pu
Karen glared at Luca, furious. “What are you laughing at?!”She wanted to curse her out for being ill-mannered.However, Karen quickly held back because she noticed that Luke's expression had turned gloomy. She realized that if she insulted Luca now, she would have zero chance left.Luca knew Karen hated mistresses and hated her even more. Thinking about all the dirty tricks Karen and Pierre had pulled recently, she did not mind disgusting her a little. She deliberately leaned closer to Luke, letting Karen see her play the part of the wicked woman.“I just find what you said amusing, Madam Mallory,” said Luca.Karen watched as she shamelessly clung to Luke, acting like she did not even exist. Luca was without a shred of shame. She secretly cursed, ‘Mistresses really are shameless!’However, she did not say it out loud. Instead, she snapped, “I'm talking to Luke right now. Who asked you to butt in?”Luca nodded and fell silent, turning her gaze to Luke instead. Luke, feeling
Luke took her hand again, leaned in close, and brushed his chin against her. “If I didn’t have a rule against hitting women, I’d be tempted to punch someone myself.”“Huh?” Luca was surprised. “But she’s Mr. Mallory’s mother.”Luke said indifferently, “So what? Sometimes, it's not about their identity. I don't hit them just because I don’t want to hit a woman.”Luca could not help but laugh at his words.Just then, Aunt Neile walked in to report something.“Sir, Ms. Craw, Madam Mallory has left, but…” She paused for a moment. “When I closed the door, I overheard Madam Mallory talking to Madam Crawford.”After closing the door earlier, Aunt Neile noticed some fallen leaves and started sweeping. That was when she overheard their conversation.It was not a pleasant conversation, and by the end of it, the two women seemed to have teamed up.Aunt Neile remembered that Susan and Karen never had a close relationship before.“They're teaming up?” Luca raised an eyebrow, suspecting not
When Marcos personally called his name, Ethan snorted coldly, pretending as though he did not hear it.Marcos did not mind. This was A City, not Russia. Matysh would not be getting out easily.Luke suddenly burst into laughter when he saw how arrogant Ethan was.Ethan heard him and turned his head to look at him.Luca turned around and asked, “Is there something you need?”Ethan felt like the three of them were targeting him, so he irritably turned his head away.Luke continued, “No matter how many times Matysh appeals, the original verdict will likely be upheld. His case is extremely severe, and the public's reaction has been quite bad. "A City won’t care about his influence in Russia. Everything will be judged based on the severity of his crimes here in A City, according to the law.”Luca, worried that Ethan might not fully understand, clarified, “To put it simply, no matter how many appeals he makes, it won’t make a difference.”Ethan’s expression darkened.He would be
“Even if it were still around, I wouldn't want you to wear it after that woman has had it on.” Luke added, “I’ll have a big surprise for you on the day our family has reunited.”He meant his words.He had been surveying rings.“What about all those other pieces of jewelry?” asked Luca, referring to the many pieces Luke had given her. She had kept them all together, and if the impostor Bianca could get her wedding ring, the others must have been touched by her too.Just thinking about those things being handled by such a woman, Luca felt the same as Luke. She would not want to wear them again.Luke said, “They’re all yours. Do whatever you want with them.”“How about we hold a small auction for them and donate the proceeds to the welfare home?” suggested Luca. The welfare home she had in mind was the one that had taken in Luke before.“Sure, it’s up to you,” Luke agreed. He had no objections and thought it was a good deed.Once the issues with the Island of Despair were resolv
“Come to the base now,” instructed Abel.Luca wanted to test why he was calling her there at this time, so she deliberately made things difficult. “But I've got something to do now.”“I don't care what it is. Just get to the base now,” Abel cut her off and hung up.Luca ended the call helplessly. It seemed like this was urgent. Abel did not even bother with the usual small talk.Warren saved the recording and asked, “Are you heading there now?”“Yes, I have to. I'll grab a cab. You can head home,” replied Luca. Normally, she would call a cab, so there was no way she could drive there today.As Luca opened the car door and was about to step out of the car, Warren asked, “Do you need someone to follow you secretly?”“No.” Luca declined without hesitation. “I’ll be fine in A City.”If something were to happen, having someone follow would not make a difference anyway.Luke's subordinates could not follow her into the base. Once she got inside, whether she was safe or not was beyon
Abel was no longer sitting on the couch. Instead, he was off to the side, wearing boxing gloves and punching a heavy bag.Luca knew she could not just leave, so she stood there and waited until he was done. After a while, he took off the gloves and asked, “How’s the experiment going?”“No idea,” replied Luca.Abel looked at her with obvious displeasure. “You were in there all afternoon!”Luca shook her head. “I don’t know what Mr. Shanks’ experiment is about, so how could I know how it’s going? I was just there to assist.”Abel was at a loss for words for a moment, but he knew she was right.He let out a cold snort and dismissed her. “Hmph, whatever. Get out.”As Luca observed how much Abel cared about the experiment, it only confirmed her suspicions.This experiment Shanks was working on was for Abel’s benefit.However, what exactly was this experiment?Luca was puzzled, but she dared not to dig deeper while she was in the lab. She feared that if she seemed too curious, Shan