After lunch, Bianca brought a tray laden with Tommy's favorite food and dessert to the room next door. Seeing Bianca at the door, Selena shrugged helplessly. She could not deal with the little boy's temper, so she left the room and let Bianca deal with her son. Tommy sat barefoot on the soft Persian carpet, assembling a monster robot toy. The toy parts were scattered all over the carpet. Tommy had disassembled the monster robot toy that Ray had given him as a present. After disassembling it, he began to put it together piece by piece. He was fully focused on his little project. Bianca placed the tray on the table and quietly crouched down in front of him. "Mommy brought you your favorite food, Tommy. Come and eat." Tommy seemed not to hear his mother. He continued to assemble the robot toy. Bianca was dazzled by the array of small parts. She was not sure which piece went where, but Tommy was deftly putting everything together like a master craftsman. Bianca held Tommy
Ray sat on the other end of the couch. Bianca was surprised that Percy was there too. Ray was dressed in a black dress shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. He did not look as intimidating as usual, but instead, he looked like a gentleman. Percy was dressed in a white shirt, which made his already fair skin seem even fairer. He smiled gently when he saw Bianca. "Long time no see, Sis." Bianca returned the greeting. "You're here in Moscow too, Mr. Mallory." The woman's smile was warm and charming, which made the two men dumbfounded for a moment. Bianca was not the most beautiful woman in Moscow, but she could be considered good-looking. She was not as unrestrained as Eastern European women, but she had a different, enigmatic charm. Bianca had a face that both men and women loved. She seemed docile and adorable. Her eyes were big and round, and her pupils were like black moons that sparkled brightly when she looked at people. Her smile was sweet and refreshing, and it co
Bianca turned around and stared at Luke's handsome face. She wanted to cry when she saw how concerned he was for her. She had thought of many possibilities, but she had not imagined that Luke would be living under such treacherous circumstances for the past two years. Her heart wrenched when she imagined him undergoing the inhuman tortures like in the video. A pair of immaculately sculpted hands gently wiped away her tears. "I'm fine, silly girl." Bianca reached out to tear away Luke's clothes as though she had gone mad. "No! I want to see if there are any scars on your body. I want to know what they have done to you in the past two years…" Bianca was too caught up in the passion while they were in bed last night. She regretted not showing enough concern for the condition of his body! Luke encircled Bianca's waist tightly, grabbed her hands, planted a gentle kiss on her forehead, and comforted her with a smile. "I'm really fine, Bea. I wouldn't be standing in front of you i
Bianca noticed the change in Nina's expression and realized that she should not have asked that question. "I'm sorry, Nina, I… I shouldn't have asked that. Did Percy threaten you?" She said, a little flustered. She knew what happened to Nina. That b*stard Pierre had ruined her. Unfortunately, Percy was Pierre's elder brother. It was a complicated relationship. Nina stood at the window and stared at the sun outside. The golden sun rays caused her eyes to hurt. She tried to fight the agony in her heart and spoke gently, "It's nothing. There are certain things in our lives that we can't control. I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me. I'm immune to a man's charms now. After what happened to me, the defenses around my heart are like iron walls, and I'm a better judge of character now. I won't get hurt that easily." "I'm sorry. If I hadn't…" Bianca felt even guiltier than ever. If not for her, Nina might have still been that cheerful and outgoing girl. Nina pretended t
Bianca tried dialing Luke's number, but somehow, she could not get through no matter how many times she tried. Worriedly, she tried to contact Percy, but she could not get through to him either. Without any other choice, she dialed Ray's number. The call went through, but Ray seemed to be occupied with something. Bianca could hear explosions and agonized wails on the other end of the call. "I'm very busy now, Sis. I'll call you later," Ray said hurriedly. Then, he immediately hung up. Bianca was angry, frustrated, and worried, but she had no other choice. Selena noticed Bianca's unease and tried to comfort her, "Don't be too anxious, Sis. They must be in the middle of a critical operation now. Otherwise, they would have answered your call." "Mm," Bianca replied carelessly, at the same time silently praying that they would be safe. She did not want them to be separated again right after the reunion. … Meanwhile, in the Troitsky Administrative Okrug in Moscow, a bla
Luke extended his hand to the driver. "Let me use your phone." The back of his hand was grazed. The skin and flesh were visible, and it was covered in sticky red and white liquid. It looked quite horrifying. The driver handed the phone to him while frowning. "Mr. Crawford, do you think you should attend to the wound on your hand…" Luke wagged his hand at him and dialed a phone number. "It's me, Bea…" The man's icy voice instantly became warm and gentle. Bianca told him all about Old Master Rayne, and Luke's expression became solemn like never before. "Don't worry, wait for me at home. I'll go back this instant." … As Luke drove at full speed, he thought about how to capture Robert and, at the same time, wondered how he could bring Bianca out of Russia safely. The Russian government had found and destroyed the League of Shadows's headquarters, but Robert, the mastermind behind the organization had escaped. As long as Robert roamed free, he would pose a threat to Luke and
Luke knew that Robert was a cunning and dangerous individual who had always been careful to leave no traces. Otherwise, why would the Russian government not have evidence of his crimes for so many years? Moreover, Ray and Percy had not managed to stop him, which was further proof of his insidiousness. It would be risky for Bianca and Luke to leave Moscow now, but Old Master Rayne might not be able to wait. They had to return to A City as soon as possible. If Luke had to choose between staying and leaving, he would not hesitate to choose the latter. "I'll have to bring Bianca back to A City tonight no matter what, Ray. According to my estimates, Robert should be most likely in…" Luke discussed discreetly with Ray. He closed his eyes, hoping that his information would be helpful to Ray and Percy in capturing Robert. … Meanwhile, in a secret room in Robert's mansion. The atmosphere was fraught with hostility. A tall and muscular man with graying hair, dressed in an extra
Robert looked at his subordinates sprawled all over the ground. They were shot in the heart and died instantly. A devilishly handsome man stood not far away from him, smiling brazenly. His gaze was sharp as a knife as they stared at him as though he was prey. Soon, Robert came to his senses. He knew that the man in front of him was Percy Mallory, the underworld crime lord of A City. However, they never had any interactions with each other because their territories were so far apart. Why was Percy in Moscow pointing a gun at his head? Robert smiled superficially and said arrogantly, "So it's you, Mr. Mallory. How unexpected. I don't remember having any grudges between us, so I don't understand why you're pointing a gun to my head." Percy was not surprised that Robert recognized him. "I don't need a reason for you to die!" Percy said coldly as he continued to point the gun at Robert's head. Robert laughed out loud. "So many people want me dead. Do you think you can do i
“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