Sue had been in the workplace for many years and was used to all the fighting and scheming. It was rare to see a colleague like Bianca who distanced herself from politics. That was why Sue had a good impression of her.While they were talking, the design department lead walked over.At that moment, Bella looked cheerfully into Bianca's eyes. Bianca could not tell what she was thinking."Sue, since you're not in good shape, it's better if you stayed in the office in the future. Bianca, I'll be replacing Sue’s position in the project. I hope that we'll work well together," Bella said triumphantly.After Sue volunteered to leave the collaboration project with Vivi Group, Bella was selected as her replacement.Bianca forced a smile at Bella. "It’s an honor to work with the design department lead in this project."The truth was that she did not want to work with Bella, who was always acting against her. However, there were many things not under her control.Bella grunted and said,
The story went like this.Two years ago, a subsidiary of T Corporation developed a high-end residential complex called Greenview Regalia. A fire happened in the high-end apartment complex unit owned by a business owner named Mr. Sonny, and his wife and their six-year-old son perished.The arsonist was quickly arrested and turned out to be a nanny working at the owner's house.The nanny became greedy and was tempted whenever she saw valuables. At first, she stole Mrs. Sonny's belongings again and again without being noticed. Later, when she stole again, she was caught red-handed.Mrs. Sonny was hot-tempered and threatened to send her to the police station.The nanny was afraid that she would be sent to prison, so she set a fire to the place and tried to burn down all the evidence to cover up her crime…The terrible incident quickly garnered a lot of attention from the media.Almost all major news networks and mainstream media outlets condemned the nanny’s actions and called for h
Leia was so angry that she hung up the phone.On the other end, after Leia just hung up, Allison called again, that time directly to Luke's phone.Luke answered the call and said tiredly, "What is it, Mom? Why are you calling so late?"Allison said, "Did Leia call you just now? Listen to me, with Leia's help, it’ll be much easier to deal with the arson incident. Be nicer to Leia. She’s a good girl. Not only does she have a good family background, but she’s also beautiful, but the point is that she likes you. She’s more suitable for you than that Bianca. Son, you have to cherish her..."Luke frowned. "Mother, I thought I made it clear! I don't like Leia, and I’ll never be with her! I don’t need Leia’s family’s help on the Greenview Regalia incident. I’ll be able to handle it myself. If that’s all you want to tell me, I’m going to hang up now. I need some rest. Next time, don’t talk to me about how other women are more suitable for me. My wife will be upset."After that, Luke hung u
As soon as Bianca arrived at T Corporation, she heard someone shouting anxiously in the lobby on the first floor. "Oh no! Someone is going to jump off the rooftop of Building C! It’s Giovan Sonny, that business owner! Someone, help!”Bianca's face turned pale in an instant. She wanted to follow the person out, but she noticed Luke."Mr. Sonny, that business owner, he’s trying to kill himself at the rooftop of Building C now..." Bianca blurted. Her mind was blank.Luke grabbed Bianca's wrist and said resolutely. "I know the whole story, don't worry. I'll deal with it. Don't go there."He was afraid that Giovan, in his panic, would hurt innocent people, including Bianca."I promise I won't be in the way. Let's go over there now. It’ll be bad if the situation worsens,” Bianca said.Luke saw that time was running out. He had no choice but to take Bianca with him.T Corporation had four buildings, A, B, C, and D.Luke's office was in Building A, and Giovan was going to jump off Buil
"Bianca!" Luke yelled hoarsely with all his might. The man's pupils shrunk from fear.At the most critical moment, in a wild stroke of luck, Luke reached out and grabbed Bianca's ankle! Bianca’s entire body was hanging upside down in the air. Her long hair was flowing with the wind.Her black hair covered her petite face, visibly pale due to the fright.She glanced downward and saw the ground almost a thousand feet below her. She had a fear of heights, and she almost passed out.Although she was trembling with fright, Bianca's hand still grabbed onto Giovan's arm firmly!"Hold on, Bianca, I’ll rescue you right away!" Luke's hands were shaking as well. The moment he saw Bianca being dragged down, his heart almost stopped beating, and he almost choked on his breath.Fortunately, he grabbed her ankle at the most crucial moment. The other employees of T Corporation hurried forward. Jason and Tom grabbed Bianca's other foot, and several other male colleagues grabbed Bianca's c
Bianca spoke softly, pressed her cheek against his solid body, and kept apologizing to him, "Luke, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I just wanted to save Mr. Sonny. I didn't expect such a dangerous thing to happen. I’ll never be so reckless again, please don't be angry.""Who do you think you are? Do you think that you’re a superhero? You can't even protect yourself, and you tried to play the hero without considering the consequences. Are you a fool? Do you know how dangerous the situation was? Did you know how scared I was when you fell?" Luke turned around, his eyes bloodshot.Only heaven knew the horror and agony he felt the moment she fell.At that moment, he would only be able to calm down by killing Giovan!"I didn't expect to be in danger. It was a matter of life and death. In a manner of a few seconds, an innocent life could have been lost. I didn't do it on purpose..." Bianca felt wronged and tried to explain while still in his arms. "I’ll never do such silly things again. My arms
At the same time, at the Norman family house.Leia had nothing to do that day, so she just stayed at home.Jack and Queenie had something to do elsewhere, and the caretaker went back to her hometown for the New Year. She was the only one at home.She was too lazy to cook for herself. When she got hungry, Leia took out a pack of instant mac and cheese, tossed it into the microwave, and ate it.While eating the mac and cheese, Leia turned on the TV, browsed through a few gossip entertainment programs, and switched to a particular channel. That was because she starred in a period drama television series that was premiering on television that day.The show had not started yet. Leia waited while watching the commercials.Suddenly, the television presented a news flash of the arson case.A female reporter held a microphone and reported to the camera, "We are now located at the headquarters of T Corporation in A City. Hundreds of reporters are gathered here right now. Everyone is ver
Leia's eyes were suffused with an intense feeling of hatred. She got up from the couch and decided to go to Crawford Manor to look for Allison. That woman was shallow and materialistic. If Leia could appease her and impress Old Master Crawford through her, in addition to the help from her parents, Leia was sure that Luke would have no choice but to accede to their wishes. … T Corporation. After Johann performed an examination on Leia, he found that aside from the sprain on her wrist, there were no other injuries. On the other hand, her mental condition was not in a good state. After all, anyone would have been traumatized if they almost fell down from the 88th floor. Next, Johann did a psychological counseling session with Bianca and gave her some herbal remedies. After Luke confirmed that Bianca was calm, he allowed Johann to leave. Bianca had suffered from a shock. Luke did not allow her to go back to work but instead made her rest in the lounge of the CEO's offic
“You don’t need to remind me. I was going to check anyway.” Abel shot Luca a chilling look.She took a step back and stayed silent.Abel turned to the pale-faced Hera and said, “If you’ve got low blood sugar, get up and eat something.”“I’ll eat now,” Hera replied, sitting up.Luca handed her the takeout.Abel glanced at the food and then frowned at Luca. “Why didn’t you make breakfast this morning?”“I was busy,” Luca explained with a calm indifference, her expression unwavering. She showed no fear, even under Abel’s questioning.Hera suddenly found herself admiring Luca. Everyone feared this man, yet Luca remained composed even when facing potential punishment. Not just anyone could pull that off.At the thought of this, Hera opened the takeout and kept quiet.Abel narrowed his eyes, glancing between Hera and Luca. His gaze was not exactly gentle as he muttered, “Stop eating this junk. It’s bad for you.”“I know, babe. Just this once. After this, I’ll have what Luca cooks f
Hera panicked the moment she heard that. “I trust her!”Luca and Shanks were both watching her.Hera repeated herself, saying, “I trust her, okay? What kind of treatment does she need? I’ll cooperate with anything. But what about Abel…”“I’ll tell him it’s just to help improve your overall health,” replied Shanks. Then, he turned around, opened the medicine cabinet, and started preparing the prescription.Hera let out a sigh of relief. As long as Abel did not find out about her health condition, that was all that mattered.If he knew she was unwell, he would send her back to A City. Without free medical help and no way to make extra money, she would be in serious trouble.“Thank you,” said Hera.“Wait outside,” instructed Shanks.“Okay.” Hera carefully stepped out.Luca, however, remained where she was, waiting.While preparing the medicine, Shanks asked, “Do you know which acupoints to target for her?”“Yes,” Luca replied confidently. As long as she checked Hera’s pulse, sh
“There are a lot of issues.” Luca did not hide anything and handed Hera the phone.Hera looked at it and frowned.“I can't understand any of this.” Hera felt dizzy just looking at the text, let alone the long list of medical terms. It was giving her a headache.“Look at these summaries and indicators. Compare the values on top with the normal values at the bottom, and you'll see what I mean,” explained Luca.Hera did not trust her. Therefore, Luca decided to let her see for herself. Seeing it with her own eyes would prevent any doubts later.Luca pointed out how to read the test results, and after a moment, Hera managed to understand the report. Her face turned pale. “How can there be so many problems?”She looked at Luca and questioned, “Did you fake this?”“I don’t have the power to make the medical center fake anything. Besides, the report has the medical center’s official stamp. If you don’t believe me, you can go directly to the medical center and ask for the official cop
“I heard from the boss that he's coming because of Vivian.” Gale paused for a moment before adding, “But never mind, you don't seem interested in her affairs anyway. I'm just letting you know he's on his way.”Gordan frowned. Ray was coming for Vivian?What could that ugly woman possibly need?“What do you mean by that?” asked Gordan.Gale smirked. “If you and Ray meet, that’s bound to end in a fight. And since you can't win against him, you might want to mentally prepare yourself, or better yet, find somewhere else to stay. It’d be safer that way.”Gordan's expression darkened. “If you have nothing nice to say, just zip it.”Gale grinned, clearly pleased with himself like he had just hit a sore spot.Gordan exhaled sharply. “Of all times, why is he coming to A City now? He’s just making things worse.”“It can't be helped. Vivian's situation is urgent.” Gale covered his mouth mockingly after he said that. “Oh, right. I forgot you don’t like hearing about her.”Ray wanted to br
Luke sat in the villa, staring at Luca’s message.He was worried.For a moment, he considered calling her, but then he remembered that there were surveillance cameras everywhere on her side. He dismissed the idea immediately.Her safety came first.Luke reminded her: [Take care of yourself. Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. Just focus on keeping yourself safe.] The worry in his heart refused to subside, but at this moment, there was no better solution.“Boss, you’re worried about your wife, huh? If you really can’t stand it, we can sneak you in again during the next shift change, just like last time,” said Gale.It had been his idea last time.Now, the real Lucius was still locked up in the basement of the villa.It had been nearly a month. Luke had forced him to take the antidote Luca had recreated. The man was still alive, proving the antidote worked perfectly.“That plan is too risky.” Luke put his phone away. His gaze was dark and thoughtful.“Risky, sure. But at lea
Luca had not expected Abel and Shanks’ relationship to be like this.It seemed Abel still did not trust Shanks.Shanks continued, “Abel isn’t someone who trusts people easily. He doesn’t trust anyone. You think he’s devoted to Kassy now, right? That’s just his obsession. He's allowing Kassy to receive my treatment, but if it were him… No matter if he were blind or crippled, his safety would always come first. If he were seriously injured, maybe he’d accept treatment, but he definitely wouldn’t do it right away.”Luca stayed silent. Shanks really understood Abel well.Abel did not trust anyone—not even Kassy.Calling him paranoid would not be an exaggeration.Luca felt like they were getting off-topic, but she had never seen this side of Shanks before.In her mind, he was always buried in his work at the lab, only leaving for meals and sleep. Other than that, he was practically never outside.The lab was like his home…“Are you troubled by Hera’s situation?” Luca asked directly
Hera was startled by Luca's words.The refusal that had been on the tip of her tongue suddenly got stuck in her throat.“I…” Hera hesitated, feeling conflicted. Leaving Abel might not be such a bad idea. At least she would not have to live in constant fear.She was finally realizing how unpredictable his moods were. At first, she thought it did not matter as she could still look at other men. She just had to ensure there was no physical contact. In reality, even if she so much as glanced at someone, Abel's expression would darken with anger.It was frustrating. Now, the only person she was allowed to look at was Gerald. Still, what was the point of just looking at Gerald?At that thought, she lifted her gaze to Luca.Luca added, “I’ll give you five minutes. If you refuse treatment after that, I’ll take the medicine back to Mr. Shanks and won’t try to convince you again.”Hera's heart tightened. She did not even need five minutes. She had made her decision within 30 seconds.“I’
“If Abel finds out that Hera's body isn't suitable for organ donation to Kassy, what do you think he'll do?” asked Shanks.He already knew the answer, but he still wanted to hear Luca’s thoughts.“He has invested a lot of time and money in Hera. If he gets nothing out of it, he won’t let her off easily,” Luca said bluntly.Luca and Shanks were on the same page.They did not have a good relationship with Hera, but they had no intention of ruining her either.Hera’s personality was unpleasant, but that was not enough for them to hate her so much that they wanted to see her suffer.“What methods do you think he’ll use?” Shanks asked again.Luca was silent for a long moment.Shanks already knew the answer, yet he still wanted her to say it out loud.After thinking it over, she finally said, “There are plenty of ways he could go about it, but no matter what he chooses, Hera’s fate is sealed. She’s as good as dead…”She lowered her gaze, her tone firm and certain.Shanks nodded.
Hera heard that Luca had returned and immediately went to find Shanks. She narrowed her eyes.That woman went to see Shanks. Could she be talking about her?The thought made Hera uneasy. She had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with her medical report.However, when they left the medical center earlier, Abel asked Luca when the report would be ready, and she said it would be available tomorrow.Hera turned to Gerald and said, “Take these back for me first.”“Alright.” Gerald carried the bags as he walked away. He could not help but wonder what exactly Hera bought. These bags were really heavy!Only after Gerald went upstairs did Hera slowly make her way up as well. Her room was on the third floor, but she stopped when she reached the second floor. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching before heading toward the laboratory.The door was closed.Instead of knocking, Hera pressed her ear against it, trying to eavesdrop.However, the laboratory was special