Sure enough, Gordan only thought about it for a second before he agreed to Luke's request. After all, he did need the money. Although he had obtained a lot of money through illegal means, he spent all his money extravagantly. He had nothing in his savings account and was heavily in debt. However, he could not help but ask curiously, "Thank you, Mr. Crawford, for your trust in me, but aren't you afraid that I will be a fraudster and swindle all of your company’s assets as I have done before?" Luke smiled confidently and said, “Mr. Norton, if you have the ability to do so, you can go ahead." He looked like he was joking, but his gaze locked into him. The sharp penetrating look in his eyes was obvious. The look in his eyes seemed gentle, but Gordan felt a chill. Then, he remembered what he found out about Luke when he looked into him last time. Even if Luke’s smile looked like a spring breeze and was as warm as sunshine, he always surprised his enemies b
On the other side of things, Charmaine invited Leia to a party for young male and female socialites. At first, Leia did not bother to go over, but she was determined to get even with Charmaine for giving her the drug that made her lose her virginity to the wrong person! The party was held in a luxurious private room at a nightclub. As soon as Leia entered, she heard the loud music and smelled the alcohol. There was a circular stage with a steel pole in the middle of the room. Charmaine danced like an elegant snake. She twisted her slender waist in perfect sync with the music. Her excessive makeup made her look even more seductive. She made bold dance moves, which aroused the men's desires. Leia’s makeup looked natural compared to Charmaine's. She caught everyone's attention as she walked through the crowd. She looked even more beautiful than she was on the screen. The other women with their heavy makeup and glamorous looks were outshone by her innocen
Charmaine frowned and looked at the CD in Leia's hand. She did not ask any questions and grabbed it. She chuckled and said, "I'll go through hell and high water for you." Giving a woman a CD was a small matter for Charmaine. The most important thing to her was appeasing Leia so that they would maintain a friendly relationship. If she did not have Leia in her corner, she would not be accepted that easily among the socialites.Leia whispered something in Charmaine's ear again to tell her what to do. Before Leia left, she gave Charmaine a threatening look as she said, "Remember, don't mess this up. Otherwise, I’ll make sure that you’re shunned by all your friends!" Charmaine was intimidated by Leia's words. She was a nobody. If Leia wanted to find fault with her, she would not know how to keep her foothold within the circle. Charmaine continued to fawn over Leia. She gestured her two thumbs up and swore, "Trust me on this, Leia. I will do this for
Bella screamed at Bianca mercilessly. Bianca was flushed red, but she could do nothing but endure Bella's screaming. After all, she did make a mistake. She wanted to give herself a few tight slaps when she thought of the potentially fatal mistake that she made. ‘Why didn't I pay attention when I was working? How can I make such a stupid mistake after working for so long?’ With both her fists clenched, Bianca assured Bella, "I'm sorry, Bella, I swear this kind of mistake will never happen again, please trust me.” Bella continued screaming at her, "You are nothing but a pretty face! Don’t be so smug just because of your minor achievements. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have someone behind you? An irresponsible employee like you should resign voluntarily. My department is not a place for good-for-nothings!" Seeing that Bianca was beaten down to nothing, Sue immediately got fired up. She stood up from her seat and defended Bia
Mavis was mentally strong.In the face of Luke's piercing gaze, she kept a cold smile on her face, even though her chest felt tense.She knew how shrewd Luke was.She dared not lie to him, so she admitted it graciously. "Yes, Mr. Crawford. When I sat in your car the last time, I went to the convenience store and bought some lingerie, but when I got home, one piece was missing. I didn't dare to ask you about it. After all, it is lingerie, and I felt awkward..."The always capable and cold Mavis showed a rare feminine look of embarrassment when she spoke of it.Seeing Mavis admitting it generously without the slightest concealment, Luke was less suspicious.If there had been any seed of doubt, it was now gone.He even thought it was funny that Bianca had made such a fuss about an unidentified piece of women's clothing.His woman was good in everything but possessive in her feelings. However, he loved her and doted on her. He could let her have her way and tolerate everything abou
Bianca stared at Charmaine and did not let herself lose her cool. Her gentle eyes were cold.She took a sip of milk. "I don't know who you are, Miss. I don't know if you're Luke's secret admirer or if you've had some feud with him in the past, but I can tell you this for certain. I'll never leave him unless he asks me to. Who are you to make me leave him?"Charmaine narrowed her eyes as she looked at the calm Bianca, and her smoking hand paused.The girl in front of her was graceful and pretty. She looked nice, but she had a sharp tongue and spoke on point. She could not be underestimated. It made Charmaine feel as powerless as if she was punching cotton.Charmaine blew a smoke ring. She picked up a dessert from the table and unceremoniously stuffed it into her mouth. "Not bad. This caramel pudding is delicious."The woman who appeared out of nowhere made Bianca lose her appetite.She got up gracefully and looked down at Charmaine from a commanding position. "Take your time with
Seeing Luke staring at her, Bianca joked with some embarrassment, "What's the matter? Why are you staring at me? Are there flowers on my face?"Luke came to himself. His dark, bottomless eyes were full of tenderness. "You don't have flowers on your face, but to me, you're more beautiful than flowers."Bianca blushed.Luke chuckled and gave her a peck on the lips.Out of the corner of her eye, Bianca saw many customers in the dessert cafe, and among them were many children eating with their parents. That made her cheeks even hotter."Stop it. We're in public," said Bianca.Luke naturally knew that this was not the occasion for intimacy. He pinched her nose; that was his favorite affectionate gesture toward her. "Come on. Let's go home."Luke accompanied Bianca as they left the dessert cafe.A City was worthy of being an international metropolis. At night, the neon lights shone, and the heavy traffic was like the Milky Way. Everywhere was steeped in prosperity.Luke drove Bianca
Bianca was embarrassed to see Old Master Crawford, Luke, and Louis staring at her.She apologized to the old man. "Sorry, Old Master Crawford, I was thinking about something. I'll go home over the weekend to ask my grandpa and aunt what they think and see when they're free. I'll let you know then, okay?"Old Master Crawford laughed loudly, "Okay, I'll have dinner with my in-laws and go through the calendar for the best date for the engagement and send the invitation. We still have to go through the formalities."The old man was superstitious about picking the perfect date. Luke naturally understood.His grandfather was supportive of his and Bianca's marriage, so he was naturally happy. "We'll do whatever you say, Grandfather. Bianca and I will get engaged as soon as possible and start on the preparations. Bea's two months pregnant. We can wait, but your great-grandchild can't wait."Old Master Crawford raised his walking stick and tapped his favorite grandson. "Jerk. You know they
“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