Queenie stared at Luke from head to toe. Her gaze was as sharp as radar, but she could not help but be impressed by the young man's outstanding character. Unlike the other males present at the party, Luke was dressed casually in a white shirt and black pants. Even so, that did not diminish his noble demeanor. The man's body seemed to emanate a cold air, telling everyone to stay away, but at the same time, his charm was irresistible. His overbearing demeanor was a stark contrast from his spotless appearance. No wonder women would be obsessed by his looks. However, that did not mean that he could deceive her daughter. At that moment, Leia was blinded by love. She thought that by gaining Luke's affection, she had gained the world. Queenie could not see a single trace of affection in Luke's eyes. "Mrs. Norman." After Luke got over the shock of how Queenie looked similar to Bianca, he walked over and greeted her. Leia was still hugging his arm, and he rested his hand in his
Old Master Rayne and Bianca chatted for a while more. He felt slightly more relieved when he was sure that his granddaughter was safe. Wanda looked at her niece lying calmly on the bed and was reminded of that episode at the engagement ceremony… She could not contain her curiosity anymore and asked the question, "Bianca, what happened between you and Luke at the engagement ceremony? Why did you refuse his proposal? I know that you've been a sensible person, and you wouldn't make such a rash decision unless you're in big trouble. Can you tell your aunt the reason?" Bianca was slightly at a loss when she heard the question. "I think I panicked a little at the event. I'm afraid that marriage is a one-way street, and after I'm married, I won't be myself anymore. I know many women who are capable and self-reliant, but after marriage, they're stuck in the kitchen taking care of their kids. I don't want to be like them and lose my personality and values…" Blanca lied. She did not wa
Even though she was stunned, Nina was not one who would be easily infatuated by handsome men. Moreover, the man's grip was strong, and it was causing her wrist to hurt. She wanted to push him away. "Who are you, you hooligan? Why are you grabbing my wrist?" Percy narrowed his eyes. He glanced at the mess on his younger brother’s favorite car, then glanced at Nina. "Don't you know that you've already broken the law? You'll have to bear legal responsibility for vandalizing another person's car." His tone was ice-cold. Nina did not want to admit to it. "I say, why are you such a busybody? Did you see me vandalizing the car? Let go of me now. Otherwise, I'll sue you for harassment!" Nina had been paying attention to her surroundings when she was working on the car. No one had walked past her, and it was a blind spot for the security cameras. She thought that she had been lucky. Now that she was done vandalizing and no one was there to catch her in the act, all she had to do was
Bianca had met Percy several times, but she did not have too many interactions with him. Percy was an excessively beautiful but sinister man. He could inspire fear even when he was smiling. She had heard that Percy was the master of A City's criminal underworld. Naturally, a man like him would be inhumanly cruel. She still could not understand how Nina could have crossed Percy on her way to buy food. Feeling extremely uneasy, she decided to give Luke a call. Her legs were broken, and she could not go there herself. Percy was a good friend of Luke, and Bianca thought that Luke should be able to reason with him. There was no other way than to trouble Luke. Bianca called Luke and told him about the situation. Luke gave his promise that he would ensure that Nina would be safe. Bianca could hear that Luke was in a crowded place. Occasionally, she could hear music. "What are you doing now, Luke? Why is it so noisy over there?" Bianca could not contain her curiosity. Luk
When Luke brought Nina to the hospital ward, she still had faint streaks of tears on her face. It seemed as though she had suffered a huge fright. Bianca was instantly furious when she saw Nina's expression. She grabbed Nina's elbow and examined her from head to toe. "Did Percy bully you? How could that scoundrel…" She did not hide the anger in her voice. Then, she looked at Luke with an accusatory gaze, as though blaming him for not protecting her friend. "He didn't. Percy only pulled a prank on her. He did not do her any harm." Luke spread his arms and looked helplessly at Bianca. He did not sound like he was lying. He was friends with Percy Mallory for many years, and he understood Percy's distant and frigid character. Percy might be ruthless, but he had no interest in women. Violating a woman was something that he would never do. After all, with his looks and wealth, countless women tried to court him. If he were not interested in a woman, he would not hesitate to t
Luke flicked the cigarette elegantly on the ashtray. "Find him and the mastermind, no matter what it takes." His voice was soft and frigid. It sounded melodic but at the same time spine-chilling. "Yes." Jason nodded. He knew that his boss was truly angry this time. … Luke returned to the ward. Old Master Rayne was old and in ill health. Wanda sent him home first. Bianca comforted Nina for a while more until the latter calmed down completely. Then, she asked Jason to send her home. Only Luke and Bianca were left in the ward. Bianca stared at Luke. Even though he was dressed in casual clothes, his demeanor remained noble. His sculpted features became even more mysterious and charming under the light. The man was dazzling, but he had attracted too many women. She could not help but think of the coy and feminine voice while he was at the party. She wanted to ask about that woman, but she opened her mouth and eventually decided to stay silent. She had said that she
On the bed, Bianca leaned against the pillow and gently comforted her daughter. When the little girl fell asleep from exhaustion, Luke carried her and placed her on the other bed. Lanie had been silent all this while. He walked in front of Bianca, held her hand, and said with a hint of hesitation, "Mommy, I wish I can grow up now. When I'm grown up, I can protect you, and you won't be hurt." Bianca was deeply moved by Lanie's words. She gently pinched Lanie's face and joked, "All Mommy wants is for you and Rainie to live happily. You two are my responsibility now, but when Daddy and I are old, you can take care of us. I hope you and Rainie won't think that we're burdens…" "We won't, Mommy," Lanie clenched his fists tightly and made a solemn promise to his mother. "You and Daddy are so nice to us. When we're older, we'll definitely take care of you. The Bible says to honor thy father and thy mother, and that is what we will do." The little boy blinked his innocent eyes as he
Wayne was piqued. He stopped tearing away Leia's gown, surprised that the woman would take the initiative. Leia seemed to have noticed Wayne's bafflement. She wrapped her slender leg around Wayne's leg in military fatigues. Resisting the disgust in her heart, she said coyly, "It's been so long since we last met, Wayne. I miss you so much. Where have you been? Why didn't you come and visit me…" Her hand sneaked under Wayne's shirt. A lecherous smile appeared on Wayne's rugged face. His passions rose, and he started talking dirty. "Why, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you can't hold it in anymore? I knew it. Once I've deflowered a woman, they'll always come back for more!" "Aww, don't say that! You're just too charming…" Leia leaned against Wayne's chest and smiled happily. Her actions became more intimate. She did not have too much experience with that sort of thing, but she had seen many instances of that happening in the entertainment industry. Many new female celeb
“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