Under the sunset afterglow, the azure blue lake looked like it was shrouded in a halo of clouds. It gave off the feeling of a kind of sacred beauty. Luke pushed Bianca on her wheelchair as they strolled along the lake. Bianca's eyes showed envy when she looked at a beautiful swan spreading its wings. It appeared to be full of vitality. She was not sure when she would be able to be free and healthy again like the swan. This villa was really beautiful, just like a castle in a fairy tale. Although Luke and their children were frequently here to keep her company, Bianca still felt that she was isolated from the world. Especially when she saw the swans flying freely. However, she could only be confined in a wheelchair. There was a deep desire for freedom in her eyes. Bianca's envy was obvious. Luke rubbed her tender little face with his giant hand as he said, “Don’t worry. After a while, you’ll be able to move freely like those swans. Wherever you want to go, I
Leia's expression turned cold when she heard that Bianca's leg was saved. However, she felt better when she heard that Bianca’s baby did not survive. Leia was still suspicious and decided to probe further, asking, "Charmaine, are you sure that the b*tch’s baby is gone?" Charmaine took out two cigarettes and lit them for Leia and herself. She casually said, "Of course. The director of the hospital's Obstetrics and Gynecology Department is close to me and wouldn’t lie to me. Besides, she doesn't have the guts to do that. Leia, don't worry. Bianca's baby didn’t survive. A pregnant woman is already weaker than ordinary people. When an ordinary person falls, there’s a high chance that they might miscarry. What's more, she was in such a serious car accident. Even if she managed to save her legs, the baby is most definitely good as gone. Maybe because of this, the inner wall of her uterus will become weak and she won’t be able to give birth to another child in the future! "
Seeing that the man was still unconscious, Nina returned to her car and hurriedly dialed 911. Then, she returned to the man. "Sir, wake up! Can you hear me?" She went to check if the man was breathing again. Before she could touch his nose, the man suddenly opened his eyes. At the same time, lightning flashed and Nina saw the man's deep gaze. She was so scared that she almost fainted... Her finger was trembling as she pointed it at him. She asked, "You… You… Are you a human or a ghost?" Johann Stiles' indifferent gaze swept across Nina's body and finally landed on her ordinary face. "You fool, you hit me!" He felt like he had the worst luck today. He had five major surgeries back to back that day, so he was extremely tired. Before he could get some rest, he received an emergency call to attend to a general’s child. After he was done, he did not expect to encounter such horrible weather when he was heading home. His car even broke down on the
Jim Holston was wearing a branded suit. He had mature facial features and a bright smile, looking just like an aristocrat. He was holding Scarlett Quincy’s hand, clutching it domineeringly as if he did not want her away from him. Scarlett was as beautiful as ever, but her eyes were filled with sadness. The strangest thing was that when she looked at Jim, her eyes revealed a kind of fear, despair, and disgust. However, when her gaze was on Simon Holston, it became gentle and loving.Simon's tiny body was dressed in a cool camouflage uniform. He had on a military green beret and a pair of military boots. His outfit made him look even more handsome. Simon sat on the sofa and put his hands in his pockets coolly. He chewed gum and occasionally blew a few bubbles. Bianca exclaimed, “How is he so cute?!” Although Lanie was also very charming, the child was too mature. Especially after she got into a car accident, he had turned into a different person. He was act
Simon felt distressed because of that crazily overprotective brother, Blanche.Every time he tried to play with Rainie or bully her, her annoying brother would show up and kick his butt.Simon figured Aunt Scarlett would give him a beautiful sister and he would let her marry Blanche. If Blanche bullied him again, his little sister could help him take care of Blanche. Simon thought he was so smart!"How do you know Aunt Scarlett is carrying a girl? What if it's a boy?" Bianca could not contain her laughter.The little one was so interesting. Not only did he want to marry her daughter, but he had even arranged for her son's marriage."No, Dad says it's a girl, so it must be a girl. I want to have a sister. I don't want a brother."The little one gave a loud kiss on Scarlett's cheek as he spoke, "Aunt Scarlett, you're going to give me a beautiful sister, aren't you?"Scarlett's watery eyes brimmed with affection. "Yes, I'll give birth to a baby sister for you."Bianca was a little
The days went by, and Bianca's legs gradually recovered under the doctors' meticulous care.Slowly, she was able to walk on crutches.Bianca had been drawing design plans and studying for the architect exam while she rested at home.She occasionally painted oil paintings in her spare time and led a pretty comfortable life.However, Luke was getting busier and busier recently. He came back very late every day, and he looked tired when he was back.It broke Bianca's heart. She only wished she could take his place in dealing with the arduous work.However, Luke only comforted her, saying that everything would be all right when it was over.Bianca did not believe it. Her right eyelid had been twitching lately, making her feel indescribable panic.She wanted to ask Luke about it, but she was afraid of causing him trouble because he was already stressed out. Thus, she gave up.Bianca tried to search online for news about Leia and Luke, but there was nothing new about them online, on
Leia's hands were full of shopping bags when she got out of the mall.Although she was exhausted, she was happy because all the shopping had been done with Luke's card today.Even though she could afford it, it was the first time the man she loved had bought anything for her. Leia could not be happier.Luke waited for Leia in the driver's seat. He spoke somewhat impatiently, "Get in the car." Leia felt a little awkward.She had bought so many things that both her hands were full and she could not open the car door.However, seeing that Luke had no intention of helping her at all, she bit the bullet and put down what she was carrying in her right hand. She opened the door by herself, put the things in the car, and sat in the passenger seat.When he took in the strong and pungent fragrance inside the car, Luke resisted the impulse to sneeze. He opened the windows on both sides and even opened the sunroof."Luke, thank you for shopping with me today. I really enjoyed it," Leia sa
Luke was driving extremely fast.Leia wanted to vomit but was worried about her image, so she endured it in great pain.Luke did not mean to drive so fast. He just did not want to spend any more time with this woman. He wanted to send her home as quickly as possible."Lu-Luke, can you slow down? I'm getting a little carsick..." Leia could not stand the incredible speed. It was more frightening than a drag race. It scared her.Luke was expressionless. "I like the speed."The grievance in Leia's heart flared up, but she could only swallow all her dissatisfaction since Luke liked it.Enduring the dizziness, Leia grabbed the seat belt tightly and said hesitantly, "Luke, we'll have a legitimate relationship once we get engaged. Why don't we get the marriage license first? We'll hold the wedding after we get the license. What do you think?"As soon as Leia said that, Luke coldly made a sideways drift. The whole car seemed to take off and make a 180-degrees side turn, causing Leia to s
“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