Scarlett did not manage to save her baby. When Bianca met her in the hospital ward, she seemed paler and weaker than ever. Her face was ashen with despair, and her gaze was vacant as though her soul had left her body. "Scarlett…" Bianca felt sorry for the young woman. She gently held Scarlett's slender arm. "Don't be too sad. Take care of your body. Your health is more important, and you can still bear children next time…" "No, I won't. I won't ever bear children anymore…" Scarlett shook her head slightly. She was in despair. "He was the one who got rid of the baby. That's fine. That unwelcome life won't experience happiness anyway…" She was not fond of that baby at all. However, she eventually learned to accept the life in her womb and even anticipated its arrival. Scarlett thought that she would not mind losing that baby, but she did not expect it to hurt so much. Bianca was at a loss for words. She could see that Jim cared for Scarlett a lot and cared for the baby
Except on Bianca's first day at work, there were no further rumors about her going around in the company. She knew that it was all Luke's doing. Bianca knew that the only thing left for her to do was wait! She needed to wait for her innocence to be proved! As usual, Bella Sloan picked on Bianca and ridiculed her from time to time.However, Bianca was not at all bothered. She was not a cowardly woman. She used to simply endure it because Ms. Sloan was her boss, so she would avoid her if she could. However, since Bella framed her, Bianca had seen right through her. The news from Jason Doyle was enough to get Bianca excited. Everyone had a price. Jason finally found Mr. Yates after repeated verification. Mr. Yates was a witness who said he saw Bella open a bag with a white teddy bear outside the test venue. He later saw her take some documents out of the bag. At that time, because the test was about to take place, he had arrived late and was
Mavis stood up calmly and walked toward Bella with her chest puffed. Bella trembled and did not dare to move. She gritted her teeth and said, "Ms. Laviere, don't go too far! What do you want to do?" Mavis narrowed her eyes and replied, "Ms. Sloan, it's not what I want, but what you want." In Mavis' eyes, Bella was nothing more than an obedient puppy. If the puppy was behaving, she would reward her with snacks. If the puppy went against her wishes, she would give it up without a second thought. If it were not for the fact that Bella had helped her out a few times, she would not have even bothered befriending her. Bella yelled, "Mavis, don't think that I’ll be afraid of you just because you have something on me! It is what it is now. I'm not afraid of spilling! It’s okay for my reputation to be ruined, but Ms. Laviere, what about you? You’re all high and mighty in the company. If I tell the truth, do you think that people would still respect you?" "Oh?
Bella knew that Bianca was kind and the CEO was obsessed with her. As long as she could put in a good word for her, then she still had a chance. Bella had always acted high and mighty in front of Bianca. She was too proud to beg a woman she once looked down on. However, she had no choice but to beg Bianca under such circumstances. Bianca stared at Bella and said coldly, "All this was determined by the Education Bureau. I have no right to interfere." Bella’s makeup was melting from all the crying. She looked extremely miserable as she said, “You can still interfere! As long as you’re willing to forgive me and say a few good words in front of the CEO... Bianca, please forgive me. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life..." "Ms. Sloan, I think you have to wake up to reality. There’s solid evidence and witness statements. Nothing I do can change the decision made," Bianca replied calmly. Besides, even if she could help Bella, she would not do th
Bianca was in a great mood because justice was on her side and all charges against her were dropped. She decided to cook dinner for Luke to celebrate. "I'll help you. You shouldn’t do it alone." Luke wanted to help wash the vegetables. However, Bianca ushered him to the study as she said, "Go get some work done. I can manage in the kitchen. Granny Florence will help. Don't get in the way." She knew that Luke had a lot of work backlogged because he had taken a day off to spend time with her. Although she was with child, Bianca was still physically active and capable. Besides, there was a caretaker to help her out, so there was no need for so many people to be in the kitchen. Luke was shoved into the study by Bianca. He shook his head helplessly as if he was abandoned... Bianca changed into comfortable maternity home clothes and started cooking. Granny Florence was right beside her helping out. Luke was not a fan of drinking milk but loved milk jel
In a blink of an eye, it was Saturday. Saturday was when Wanda and Bianca had agreed to meet in the hospital. Luke had something to attend to and could not accompany Bianca to the hospital, so he asked Zander to drive Bianca to the hospital instead. Luke instructed Bianca to take pictures of the report and send it to him when the check-up was completed. As soon as she arrived at the hospital, Bianca received a call from her aunt, saying that she was in Building 6, Room 606. Wanda told her to go to the specialist’s outpatient room. Bianca walked toward Building 6 but when she got to the front lawn of the hospital, she saw Queenie Zeigler dressed in a business suit. Queenie was clutching her chest with a frown as she hurried to the outpatient room. Queenie did not notice her and disappeared around the corner in a blink of an eye. Bianca wanted to say hello to her but it was too late.Bianca frowned and was worried about Mrs. Norman. Was she s
Bianca glanced at Queenie after hearing what the nurse said. She smiled and explained, "You got it wrong. She's Mrs. Norman. We're not mother and daughter..."The young nurse pulled the needle out of Queenie's arm and said somewhat awkwardly, "Oh, sorry, but you look so similar I mistook you for mother and daughter..."Bianca smiled and thought nothing of it.However, Queenie, who was beside her, became stiff.She glanced meaningfully at Bianca and wondered why people who met her and Bianca for the first time all mistook them for a pair of mother and daughter.'Shakira said this when she first met Bianca. Even the young nurse who’s drawing the blood said the same.‘Could we really be mother and daughter?'A bold guess came to Queenie's mind.However, she quickly shook her head in denial.Many people looked alike in this world. How could they have mistaken them as mother and daughter just because they were similar in appearance?If they followed this fallacy, with so many simi
With mixed feelings, Wanda grabbed Bianca's blood test report and read it several times.When she saw Bianca's blood type clearly labeled ‘type O’, her hand shook a little as she clutched the paper."Aunt Wanda, are you okay? Is there a problem?" Bianca sensed something was wrong with Wanda and walked up to read the report with her a little nervously."No... Nothing..." Wanda tried hard to control her emotions. "Kirby, the hospital's blood tests can't be wrong, can they?"Kirby irritatedly rolled her eyes at Wanda as she rearranged the medical records on her desk. She said rather proudly, "Wanda, our hospital has never had a single medical error."Wanda closed her eyes and tried to remember the incident more than 20 years ago....More than 20 years ago, she was studying in Japan to pursue her dream.As she knew her family was poor, aside from attending classes, she also did odd jobs to earn her tuition fees and living expenses.One day, she received a letter from her elder br
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
“This cup of coffee is from that gentleman for this lady.” The waiter smiled as he explained, placing the cup in front of Luca.Hera followed the waiter’s gaze and immediately recognized the man Luca had been looking at earlier.Her eyes darkened. She had noticed the man glancing in their direction. However, she had assumed he was looking at her.After all, she was dressed seductively, had put on makeup, and was undeniably beautiful. Any man who saw her would be attracted. If a man’s eyes lingered on her, it was not surprising at all.Realizing that the man had been watching Luca the whole time instead of her, Hera suddenly felt annoyed.Luca noticed her displeasure, glanced at Gordan, then smiled and said to the waiter, “Please thank the gentleman for me.”“Of course, miss. Enjoy your coffee.” The waiter, sensing the tension between the two women, quickly grabbed his tray and left before Hera’s sour mood could affect him too.“Hmph, feeling proud of yourself?” asked Hera.Luca