Bianca thought about it for a while and eventually replied.Bianca: [I’ll see how it goes. I'll try to make time for it.]She wanted to see what Melody was up to.It took a long time before Melody replied with a cheeky smile emoji.Melody: [I look forward to seeing you, Ms. Rayne. Many of our classmates are eager to see you again! We're holding the gathering in Endless Night. I'll send you the address.]Then, Melody sent Bianca an address and a private room number.Bored, Bianca leaned over her desk with her phone in her hand.She did not think her classmates were looking forward to meeting her like what Melody said. After all, other than getting good grades, she was a dull person to be around back in school. She had even suffered the same high school emotional abuse she suffered in junior high because of her unlikeable personality.Melody was considered one of the instigators of her emotional abuse.Bianca cupped her cheeks with her hands and continued to wonder. 'Do those cl
Melody hugged the elbow of her rich boyfriend and deliberately acted lovey-dovey in front of Bianca. "Bianca, let me introduce you to my fiance. His name is Saul Blatt, the heir to Blatt Corporation. Saulie, this is Bianca Rayne, my classmate from Year 3 Class 1." Melody deliberately spoke loudly when she explained Saul's status! Her words instantly attracted the attention of the people around her, which was what she wanted. That was the famous Blatt Corporation! They were not as powerful as the four great family corporations of A City, but Blatt Corporation was considered one of the top ten corporations in A City. Saul had a well-built body and a square face. He looked wealthy, and his gaze carried a lecherous glint. His eyes would sparkle whenever he saw any woman with decent body curves, which did not make people think highly of him. Bianca did not want to be too acquainted with him, though she smiled at Saul out of courtesy. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Blatt." "It's my ple
On the luxurious couch in the private room. Jim hugged the woman on his lap more tightly and landed a heavy kiss on her red lips. "Lulu dear, you really know how to make me happy!" He took out a thick stack of cash from his wallet. Then, he stuffed the cash into Lulu's wide-open neckline. "Those look like the real deal." "You're so naughty, Mr. Holston!" Lulu pretended to be shy and playfully punched Jim's chest. She looked smugly at the other women, who were looking at her enviously. Sitting opposite Luke was Percy, who was playing a dice game with an indifferent expression on his face. The other player was a handsome gentleman. The people looked at Luke, then at the grim-faced Percy. They knew that Luke was not interested in other women because he was a prude and a clean freak. Meanwhile, Percy's reasons seemed to be queer in comparison. His sexual orientation had long been a topic of discussion. There were even rumors that he was gay and that he harbored all ty
Melody hated Bianca to the bone! Bianca's appearance had caused her academic ranking to fall from number one to number two! Not only was Bianca a better student academically, but she had also snatched the title of homecoming queen from Melody! Even those boys who had courted Melody had shifted their affections to Bianca! Back then, when she saw Bianca in the nightclub, she wanted to call her out on the spot. She left the country soon after that and only returned a few days ago. Ever since then, she had been thinking of how to get back at Bianca! She was caught off-guard by Bianca's response! How could that woman be so unperturbed when being humiliated in public? Melody was losing her composure! To prevent herself from being embarrassed, she made up an excuse and went to the washroom. On the other hand, Saul became more interested in Bianca after she had proudly admitted to her "special job." After Melody left, Saul's eyes were transfixed on Bianca's beautiful face.
"It's not like that, Mr. Crawford! Bianca was the shameless one to seduce my brother-in-law, and that's why he dared to make a move on her. That kind of woman is pretentious and fake. Don't be fooled by her innocent looks!" Melissa was distorting the truth to help Saul. The Lerche family was trying to get on the Blatt family's good side. If her elder sister successfully married Saul, Lerche Corporation would grow to greater heights! Naturally, her social status as a daughter of the Lerche family would be elevated too! "Ms. Lerche, do you think that I'm blind or deaf?" Luke shot Melissa a side-eye. The icy gaze filled with killing intent caused Mellisa to shudder uncontrollably. Bianca laughed out of anger. She also glared coldly at Melissa. "You really know how to lie through your teeth, Ms. Lerche. The father of the baby in my womb is tall and handsome. He's the pinnacle of masculinity. If he loves me, why would I be interested in a shallow pig?" Jason laughed up his sleeve.
Before Bianca left, she reminded Jason once again to send Nina back. Nina had drunk a lot of juice, and she had also drunk a lot of beer with some of her good friends. She was not a heavy drinker, and she was getting dizzy. The red wine she drank was sweet and easy to drink, but she did not expect the alcohol to kick in later. Once she stepped out of the room, she had the urge to go to the washroom. She apologized to Jason and went to a public washroom next to the private room. At the entrance, Nina suddenly felt very dizzy, and her eyes could not see the signs on the door clearly. She pushed open a door and stumbled inside. It was quiet in the washroom. No one else was inside. Nina quickly relieved herself. She breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew, that's a relief. My bladder is going to burst…" Suddenly, she heard the washroom door open. A set of firm and heavy footsteps walked in. Then, the flowing sounds of a thin stream of water echoed in the enclosed space.
The document read: When Queenie Ziegler, Jack Norman's wife, was in the small-town clinic, the person who accompanied her there was Allison Tanner, Luke's mother. Luke's hands stiffened when he saw that line. He turned to the next page and continued to read. The account was very detailed for a twenty-something-year-old incident. According to the informer, Queenie had overstressed herself during that crisis. Moreover, her health was not that great, and those factors had caused her to deliver her baby prematurely. The small town was too far away from the city, and she could not get to the hospital in time. That was why she had to go to an unremarkable clinic. The name of the doctor who delivered Queenie's baby was named Vyen Lane. Queenie lost a lot of blood during the delivery, and she was on the brink of death. She did not know that she had given birth to a healthy baby girl. At that time, Allison had performed an illicit transaction with Doctor Lane. She bribed the doc
Luke helped Bianca change into slippers. He hugged Bianca's waist and walked in front of Allison. "Bianca and I are back home, Mother. She brought you a present." Allison shuddered when she saw her son's icy gaze. Then, she turned her head away unhappily. Bianca was the woman who had caused discord between her and her son! Allison's hatred toward Bianca only grew by the day. "Madam," Bianca greeted Allison and handed her a bag of skincare products. "I heard that you like this brand, and so I bought it when I was out shopping the other day." Allison turned her head and shot a glance at Bianca. Her face had been scrunched up ever since Bianca entered the door of Crawford Manor. Allison's well-manicured fingers caressed her teacup while talking to Luke, "Luke, didn't I tell you not to bring that woman home? Why don't you ever listen to me? That woman had humiliated the Crawford family at the engagement ceremony. Must you disobey me at every chance you get?" Luke sat down
“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