Luke and Johann walked out of the bedroom. The two were sitting on the sofa and smoking cigarettes. Johann suddenly remembered something. He smiled and asked, "Does your family have any great news?” Luke frowned suspiciously. "What's the great news?" Johann was not someone who gossiped regularly. He only randomly mentioned it because he was bored. He took a puff and said, "I saw that movie star, your wife's sister, going for an appointment with an obstetrics and gynecology specialist in our hospital. A man accompanied her for the examination. I heard that she’s been coming to the hospital for several months." Bianca walked out and heard what he said, so she asked, "Who’s pregnant?" "The second daughter of the Norman family, your sister," Johann replied and was curious why both of them seemed to know nothing about it. Although Bianca and Leia were not related by blood and had a little conflict because of Luke, their relationship should not be so
"… Stuffed pancakes." Luke had never felt so defeated in his life. As he took his hand out of the mixing bowl, pancake batter dripped from his gloves. He furrowed his brows, feeling slightly disgusted. Bianca tried hard not to laugh when she removed the gloves from his hands and washed her hands. "Let me do it." Luke knew that he was not going to succeed, so he stepped aside. Bianca put on the gloves and mixed the pancake batter. Luke had added too much water, so Bianca had to add more flour. Luke wanted to do something instead of just standing there. He cleaned up the chopping board and prepared the stuffing. Soon, the bowl of thin pancake batter was at the right consistency. Luke could not help but be impressed. After that, Bianca chopped up some chives. "Why do you want to make stuffed pancakes instead of normal pancakes early in the morning?" "I heard Tommy talking in his sleep last night." Luke was a light sleeper, and he would easily wake up if he heard any no
At the hospital, Bianca took the elevator and went to the top floor. She noticed that aside from Luke's bodyguards standing outside the door, there were also two police officers. She frowned and quickly walked forward. "Did something happen to Riley?" The bodyguard replied, "There was a small accident, but the doctor said that it's not serious." "Then the police…" Bianca shot a glance at them. "Ms. Riley had asked for them to come," the bodyguard said. Bianca was puzzled. Why would Luke agree to Riley's request? Unless… She opened the door to the ward. Riley was bawling while sitting on the bed, and Johann was bandaging her forehead. "What's going on?" Bianca asked as she walked over. Johann finished bandaging Riley's head and told the police officers, "She's fine. You can record her statement." "Alright. Thank you, Doctor." The police officers went beside Riley. "Have you been here all this while, Ms. Riley?" "Yes," Riley sniffled and continued to answer the qu
Bianca was reminded that the injury on her forehead had almost healed. It was time to remove the stitches. She nodded and smiled. "I'll look for you in your office then. "How about me, Doctor? Will it leave a scar?" Riley touched the bandages on her forehead. It was still hurting a little. She was worried that it might leave a scar. "Your injury isn't too serious. If you don't want a scat, don't touch it for the next few days and watch what you eat." Johann left after saying that. "Sorry to trouble you again, Rain. Please make sure that Ms. Riley is safe," Bianca said to Rain courteously. Rain smiled. "Don't worry, Madam. It shall be done." "Thank you." Bianca was very polite toward Rain. Without her, Luke would not have managed to escape from the Island of Despair. Her respect for the woman grew after knowing that they had nearly lost their lives protecting Luke during the escape. She left the ward, put on the mask, and went to Johann's office. Bianca knocked on th
"That woman is dressed in luxury clothes. Who knows, she might be his wife," another receptionist said as she took out her phone. "I remember seeing her face online." She searched around the Internet for pictures of Bianca. "See? That really is his wife." "I'm surprised that they still have the mood to make out in a hotel. I read in a forum earlier that someone is offering a bounty of a thousand dollars if they could provide Bianca Rayne's location. I don't think the couple will leave that soon, so…" "Don't you know that she's hated online now? Who's going to take responsibility if the hotel is mobbed? I don't think the manager will forgive us. We'd better mind our own business." … In the room, Luke pinned Bianca on the door. She pushed the man's chest and said softly, "I wasn't wearing a mask earlier, and someone might recognize me. How about we go home?" The police might have found out the truth, but they were not going to act so quickly. "No need to be afraid," Luke
Luke got Gale to find several bodyguards that Riley was not familiar with. They wore masks and lurked within the hospital with prop knives. In the next examination, Johann told Riley that she should walk around to aid in her recovery, and he also told her that she could be discharged in two days. Riley could not wait to be free from that closed environment. She begged Rain to let her take a walk in the garden downstairs. Rain initially refused her request, as the plan dictated. Then, Riley name-dropped Bianca, which made Rain comply. Rain pretended that she was helpless against Riley's request. She arranged two bodyguards who were in the plan to escort her. Riley went downstairs with the bodyguards. She was happy but remained cautious, wearing a mask so that she would not be recognized. The bodyguards that were lying in wait pretended to harm her. To make her not suspect anything, they had to injure her a little. They bumped into Riley's forehead, though her bodyguards
The servant instantly pinched Melissa's philtrum. Melissa felt dull pain on her face, but she dared not react. The only chance for her to escape was to feign unconsciousness. The police officers looked at each other. How were they able to bring her back to the police station? If they brought her to the hospital, they could not place her in the custodial ward before Melissa was found guilty. Seeing that the police officers were not of any help, the servant took Melissa's phone and dialed for emergency services. The ambulance arrived very quickly and brought Melissa to the hospital. The police officers followed along to see what Melissa wanted to do. They had been police officers for many years, and they had seen suspects try to wiggle their way out of arrest by pretending to pass out. However, the Lerches were an influential family, so they had to be careful too. … Late at night. Bianca sent Tommy to sleep, went out of the bedroom, and noticed Luke making a call at t
Wildflowers grew along the lakeside. Rainie was restless when she saw those beautiful flowers and grasses. "Alright." Bianca fed Tommy the last piece of apple and watched him chew it happily. She wiped her hands and asked, "Shall we go and pick some flowers with Rainie?" Tommy shook his head. "That's girl's stuff." Bianca was caught in a dilemma. She could not leave Tommy alone there, but she did not want to let Rainie wander off on her own either. Tommy stood up and pointed at where Luke and Lanie were. "I want to go and see the fishies, Mommy." Bianca smiled, held his hand, and brought him to Luke. "Daddy! I want to see the fishies!" Tommy said coyly as he hugged his father's arm. Luke was attaching the bait to the hook. When he saw his youngest son grinning at him, he put the fishing rod away and brought him to his lap. "Alright, but you can't make any noise," he said. Tommy did not understand. "Why can't I make any noise?" "The fish won't bite if you make noise!
“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