The man’s familiar and scorching breath struck Bianca…The smell of his male hormones that made people feel at ease filled Bianca's nose. When she smelled the masculine and chilly smell from Luke's body as he held her neck tightly, Bianca's fear in her head slowly faded. She started to feel at ease.She had not felt anything before, but after she saw Luke, her sadness suddenly poured out like spring water.Bianca whispered, "Luke..."Luke hugged her tightly and sat on a nearby bench with Bianca on his lap.The man gazed over at the wounds on her neck, and the pain in his heart showed on his face.At the same time, there was an unquenchable hostility that lingered in his eyes!Bianca subconsciously covered the scratches on her neck with her hands because she did not want him to see her ugly wounds.Luke leaned forward to tuck a lock of her hair that was bouncing on her cheek behind her ear.After that, he lifted Bianca's tiny chin. "I look away for one second and you get yourse
Fortunately, the middle-aged doctor had enough training with the second young master of the Mallory family and his heart was strong enough to take it.Otherwise, he would have been so frightened by the imposing man.Luke carefully rolled up Bianca's sleeves and revealed her fair snow-like skin.The middle-aged doctor was taken aback for a while.As a doctor, he had his fair chances of serving noble ladies from wealthy homes with superb skin, but the lady's skin in front of him blew everyone out of the water... It would not be an exaggeration if he said that her skin was as delicate as a baby’s.In addition to that, she had a complexion so fair that it could dazzle someone’s eyes..."Are you trying to lose your eyeballs?" Luke's cold rebuke was like a slap that suddenly shook the middle-aged doctor back to his senses.When he met the man's terrifying murderous look, he hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look at her again.Most men possessed a strong desire to own.
When Luke heard the doctor's examination report, he was sitting on the sofa when his face as cold as an ice sculpture. He knew that the incident must have been set up by someone.He wondered who planned it and who the person was targeting. He wondered if the person was targeting someone else or was it Bianca.When he thought about the second possibility, Luke's dark and dim dark brown eyes burst with a cold light!At that moment, the senior manager responsible for monitoring the Blue Honors club also walked in.He had taken a screenshot of the surveillance video and showed it to everyone present. The video showed a woman in a chunky smoky-gray scarf that wrapped her entire face tightly. Her face could not be clearly seen and only her body was visible. She looked a little chubby and wore a brown windbreaker. She was holding a can of cat food and was trying to coax the white Persian cat into the washroom…When Bianca saw the woman’s figure, she was taken aback.At that time, she
When Leia walked into the VIP reception room, she happened to see Luke looking heartbrokenly at the back of Bianca's neck.Every deep line on the man's face was particularly charming when outlined by the light. Under the light, his healthy complexion exuded a masculine, steady, and seductive luster.What made her super jealous at that moment was that Luke seemed to have put all his tenderness and attention on the plain-looking ordinary woman named Bianca. When he walked past Leia earlier, he had not even bothered to give her a look.Leia's heart felt as uncomfortable as getting pricked by a needle.His gaze would not leave Bianca's face at all.When she saw that Bianca's face was as pale and delicate as ever and the white gauze wrapped around her neck, she immediately felt disappointed.She secretly cursed the cat for being useless. Even though it had been injected with drugs, it still failed to mess up Bianca's face.Her goal was to disfigure Bianca, not give her scratches on h
Anger was clearly brewing on Leia's face at that moment.She stood up and walked in front of her assistant. Her sweet voice was mixed with a hint of coldness. "Tell me, do you have something to do with this? What did you do to the cat to make it crazy and hurt people?""Miss… Ms. Norman, it wasn’t me. It really wasn’t me. You should know that after I received your call, I rushed to Blue Honors. I’ve been with you the entire time... Besides, when I went to the bathroom at that time, I didn't see a white cat at all. I’m being framed..." Her assistant shivered with fright as tears rolled in her eyes from being accused.Leia was disappointed that she was not going along with it. "You’ve worked with me for so long and you’ve always worked hard, but there’s one thing I don’t like about you. Your habit of lying. You’ve always known you have this habit and you still don’t want to change? What am I supposed to do with you? The surveillance video has shown everything clearly. You’re my assist
The neon lights at night time were colorful, and the pale yellow light spilled into the warm interior of the Bentley Flying Spur through the windows of the car.The two babies were in the backseat, sleeping soundly while covered with a thin blanket.Luke drove in front and Bianca sat in the passenger seat.Her hand was under her chin as she looked at the illuminated billboards on the commercial street with something seemingly on her mind."Does it still hurt?" Luke steered the steering wheel with his left hand and gently stroked the white gauze on Bianca's neck with his right hand.Then, his hand clasped her left hand tightly, as if transferring some of his strength to her.Bianca looked up at him and saw how worried the man looked. She shook her head slightly and recalled what had happened in Blue Honors. "I was just thinking how weird and odd things were today. Even if Leia's assistant hated cats, why would she inject it with bacteria? And I think that the girl looked very timi
At the hospital. "I won't abort the child. Nobody can touch my child. I'll fight whoever lays a finger on it!" Nina protected her abdomen with her arms. She continually stepped backward like a panicked rabbit, trying hard to keep her distance from the doctors in white coats from nearing her. "I'm sorry, Ms. Langdon. We can't disobey Second Young Master Mallory's orders!" The eldest doctor said with an indifferent expression. It was not the first time that the doctor had performed abortions. In fact, he was quite experienced at it. Second Young Master Mallory was a playboy, and the doctor had performed many abortions for his women. She was not the first one, and she would not be the last. "Come out here, Pierre Mallory, you scoundrel!" Nina yelled hysterically. The strong doctors pinned down Nina's arms and legs. The room door suddenly opened, and Pierre came in with a beautiful woman with an arrogant demeanor next to him. When she saw Nina, she narrowed her eyes as th
The cab sped along the road and stopped at a hospital belonging to Mallory Corporation. Bianca threw the driver a twenty-dollar bill and rushed out of the cab before getting the change. The spacious hospital ward smelled of disinfectant. Nina's diminutive figure was curled up miserably on the bed. Bianca felt her heart wrench and her throat go dry. She could not speak a word. She walked in front of Nina and called out her name. "Nina…" Nina turned to look at her with teary eyes. Bianca hugged her but accidentally touched her abdomen, which caused her to yelp in pain. When Bianca lifted Nina's hospital shirt and saw that her abdominal area was thickly wrapped in bandages, her eyes opened wide, and her mind started buzzing. "Your stomach…" Nina's shoulder-length hair was scattered over her neck, and her face was wet with tears. More horrifically, bloodstains could be seen on the bandages wrapped around her abdomen, which made Bianca feel extremely uneasy. Bianca's f
The two women froze in surprise at the sound of the commanding voice. Allison realized Luke had returned, and from his tone, he was clearly angry. Panic gripped her, and just as she was not paying attention, Susan scratched her again. The pain on her face was searing, and she let out a loud, pained scream, stumbling back and covering her face.Luca, who stood beside Luke, was equally stunned. They were actually fighting! What on earth was going on?!Allison staggered back a few steps and saw Luke's dark expression. Even though she was afraid, she felt reassured that her support had arrived. She cried out, “Luke, you're finally back! Your mom's getting beaten by an outsider!”Luke looked at the two women, whose ages added up to over a hundred years, in complete disbelief. He exchanged a glance with Luca before speaking again, “Are you two going to keep fighting?”Susan let out a cold sneer. She had been scratched by Allison several times, and her face now burned with pain.
Sophian realized she had made a mistake and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, Madam Allison. I saw it was someone familiar, so I didn’t think too much about it.”Allison shot her a furious glare.Sophian knew full well that Allison and Susan did not get along, yet she still opened the door for her. Was she out of her mind?“Oh my, after all that time in Seoul, you didn’t pick up anything good? Still that same fiery temper.” Then came Susan’s mocking voice.Allison froze for a moment and shifted her gaze toward the doorway.“How did you get in here?” demanded Allison. Did she not just ring the bell outside? How did she get in so quickly and without anyone opening the door to the villa?!Susan gave Sophian a smirking glance. “Your helper let me in.”Allison frowned, still confused. Susan continued, “I’m living right next door now.”“Oh, so I heard you got kicked out by Old Master Crawford. Moved right next door, did you? Sticking around like a ghost that won’t go away, living jus
Sophian stood before her. Her face was a picture of hesitation and discomfort. “Madam Allison, how about you order using your phone?”“What? You can’t even handle this small task?” At this point, Allison had completely shifted her view of Sophian, now seeing her as just another maid. Her previous tone vanished, replaced by a much more domineering attitude.Sophian felt helpless and quickly explained, “It’s just that the food from this place is just too expensive. I don’t have that kind of money.”Once she finished speaking, a flush of embarrassment crossed her face.Sophian had come back with Allison to work off the debt she owed from her cosmetic surgery. Therefore, she had no money to spare.Allison paused for a moment, a thought crossing her mind. After a brief moment, she picked up her phone and said, “It's not like I'm having you pay for it. You can't even temporarily cover it?”Sophian smiled awkwardly. “I just transferred money to the hospital.”Allison let out a faint hu
“You don’t like eating outside food, do you?” Luca thought that preparing breakfast and dinner for him was not a big deal.Besides, the main point was that Luke did not like eating out. He always felt the taste was off and lacked nutrition.“Actually, it’s not that I don’t like eating out. It's just that all the food outside tastes the same to me.” Luke gently squeezed her hand.“Hey, focus on driving.” Luca chuckled.Luke withdrew his hand and returned it to the steering wheel. “With that woman around, it wouldn’t be convenient for you to cook. Are you really going to make breakfast for them too?”If that happened, it would defeat the purpose of his plan.Luca thought for a moment. She did not mind ignoring Sophian, but if she cooked for Luke and not for Allison, that might not sit well with her. Allison could easily make a fuss over even the smallest details. “So, should we just eat out for breakfast and dinner from now on?”“Yes.” Luke did not mind.It did not matter where t
“Something I like?” Luca laughed. “What could that be?”“You’ll find out when we get there.” Luke kept it mysterious.“Alright then, I’ll wait for your surprise, Mr. Crawford.” Luca was in good spirits without letting family issues dampen her mood. Therefore, she video-called the kids.Luca dialed Mr. Griffin’s number.After Mr. Griffin answered the call, he handed the phone to Lanie. “Young Master Lanie, Ms. Craw wants to talk to you.”“Thank you, Mr. Griffin.” Lanie took the phone and pressed ‘accept’.Luca positioned the camera to include both her and Luke. She waved at the screen. “Lanie, Rainie, Tommy, what are you all doing?”“Lanie! Lanie, I want to talk to Ms. Luca!” Tommy waved excitedly at the camera, eager to take the phone.Lanie handed it to him. “Go on, tell Daddy and Ms. Luca about your good news.”Luca smiled and asked with curiosity. “Good news?”“Daddy, Ms. Luca, I made it to the next level in the math competition! The finals are this Saturday!” Tommy said e
“Why are you being so slow?” Allison was irritated. She shoved the products into Sophian’s hands.“I told you to use them, so just use them.” Allison ran out of patience. After urging Sophian, she lay back down.Sophian had no choice but to follow her instructions and poured out some product. The texture of the product in her palm made her pause for a moment. It was incredibly moisturizing!She gently patted it onto Allison's face and noticed the area she touched felt just as smooth.Allison let out a content sigh. “This essence is really soothing.”Even though Sophian was still worried about potential side effects, she could not help but admire the instant hydrating effect. She asked in a low voice, “Madam Allison, is this really developed by that woman?”She could not believe that Luca had such skills and wondered if the essence had just been repackaged into another bottle and sold as her own creation.“That's what she says,” replied Allison. “But she's into pharmaceuticals, s
After agreeing to become the maid, Sophian’s excitement gradually turned into anxiety.The villa was so large. Could she really handle all the tasks a maid was supposed to do?As she thought about it, she accidentally left the bread in the toaster for too long. After serving it to Allison, she was scolded.“What’s this? It’s just a slice of toast. How could you burn it like this? How am I supposed to eat it?” Allison was clearly displeased.Sophian awkwardly explained, “Madam Allison, this is my first time using this toaster. I didn’t quite get the temperature right...”Allison was about to keep complaining but paused for a moment, remembering that Sophian was the one she had brought in to be the maid. Now, she was the only one who could make breakfast for her. She disdainfully tore off the burnt part and took a bite. “Where’s the soy milk?”“It’ll bring it out,” replied Sophian, heading back to the kitchen. She brought out two glasses of soy milk and another slice of toast tha
“Are you planning to tell me that Madam Allison brought someone back?” Luca had a feeling she knew what was going on. Luca had been wondering why Allison had taken such a big risk by going out during the day, but it all made sense now.“Yes, she brought someone back and said she'll be taking over my job,” Aunt Neile replied helplessly. She was worried she had lost her competitive edge, which made her feel anxious.“I got it, Aunt Neile.” As soon as Luca spoke, there was a cheer from inside the lab. She glanced back and saw that there seemed to be progress in the research. Rhett gave her a thumbs-up to signal success.She slightly smiled and nodded before hearing Aunt Neile's voice again on the phone. “Ms. Craw, there’s something I’d like to say, though I’m not sure if I should. I’ve thought about it, and I feel like I should. Even though Mr. Crawford isn’t the type to fool around, you have to be careful. He has no interest in that woman, but she’s clearly interested in him. You sh
Allison watched the two of them go upstairs, and instantly, her temper flared.Not allowed, huh?Allison refused to believe it. She would find a way to turn things around and reclaim her position in this family!…The next morning, as Luke and Luca came downstairs, they noticed Aunt Neile looking at them with red, puffy eyes.“Aunt Neile, what happened?” Luca was puzzled. What happened?“Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, Madam Allison just told me that I’m fired.” Aunt Neile looked distraught. She thought Allison’s words yesterday were just a joke, but first thing in the morning, she was told to settle her wages and leave. She was completely stunned.“Mr. Crawford, did I do something wrong?”Luke’s brows furrowed. Allison’s behavior was truly astonishing.“You’re not fired,” replied Luke. “Is breakfast ready?”Relieved to hear she still had her job, Aunt Neile quickly wiped away her tears and let out a sigh of relief. “Yes. Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, please have a seat. I’ll bring it out.