The door opened five minutes later. Nina thought that the caretaker had returned with breakfast. She continued to pack her bag without looking back. "Thank you, Ma'am. You can put the breakfast on the table." She did not hear any reply after a while. When she lifted her head, she was utterly shocked. The person who had entered her ward was Pierre Mallory, the man whom she never wanted to see again. Every time she saw him, there was nothing but trouble! Nina's body started trembling as she recalled the things that he had done to her. She did not want to show her weakness to him, but the fear was borne from a primal instinct. She feared that devil of a man! The wounds that he had inflicted on her had never healed. Whenever she saw that pair of sinister eyes, she would feel as though her body would break out in blisters from which foul blood flowed! "Heh, you're really in the hospital. No wonder that crazy b*tch Bianca Rayne came to look for trouble!" Pierre was satisfied when
"Bea!" Nina collapsed at that instant, and the sound of glass crashing on the floor made her tremble. If Bianca and the nurse had not come in, the shard of glass would have pierced her neck.Pierre squinted and looked at Nina who was holding Bianca and crying. He felt as though a needle had stabbed his heart.A security guard pushed him and said impatiently, "Why are you still standing here? Do you want us to send you to the police station?"They would usually give them a warning, note down their appearance, and prevent them from entering or leaving the faculty. If the person was a repeat offender, then they would send them to the police.Pierre retracted his gaze, squinted at the rude security guard, and said, "Do you know who I am?"The security guard looked at the man who was dressed in branded clothing. He was not afraid of Pierre. After all, they had seen a lot of men who dressed in counterfeits show up in the wards. He thought that Pierre was one of those fools. "I don’t c
After they were done with groceries, Bianca drove Nina home. She planned to cook, so she parked the car in the villa.Nina got out of the car and stared at the Maserati in a daze."Nina, what's the matter?" Bianca also noticed the Maserati, which she knew was not Nina's car.Nina had a complicated look on her face. "He's here.""Who?" Bianca was puzzled and glanced at the numbers on the license plate. The license plate ended with three eights. The person who owned the car was well to do. Bianca immediately knew who the car belonged to.Percy Mallory."Master Percy of the Mallory family." Nina retracted her gaze. Percy had not called her for a while. She thought that he had gotten bored with her and did not expect him to appear out of the blue.Percy treated her place like a hotel. He came and left as he pleased.Bianca frowned, grabbed the groceries, and held Nina's hand. "Don't be afraid, I’ll go in with you."Nina smiled gratefully at Bianca. She was not afraid, but consider
Bianca was gentle and lovely. Luke felt a surge of warmth in his heart from her words. He nodded and said, "Yeah."Bianca looked into his eyes and touched the screen. She had been doing it a lot recently. As long as they were video calling, she could not stop her hand from touching the screen. It was as if she was trying to touch Luke.She missed him more and more with each passing day. If she were not caught up with her responsibilities in A City, she would not hesitate to buy a plane ticket and fly to New York to be by his side.Before she was together with Luke, she had never thought of herself as a clingy person. At that time, she lived alone and did not rely on anyone.However, she realized that she loved being near him after they got together.Bianca saw Jason appear in the video and asked, "Do you still have work to attend to?"Luke looked back at Jason and asked, "What's the matter?"Jason realized that he had disturbed Luke and Bianca’s catch-up. He shook his head quick
"Dad, Mom, Sister, why are you so early?" Leia knew that Queenie had invited Bianca over. Although she was unhappy about it, she did not show it. She had to behave with poise in front of the Hiltons.Brody greeted them, "Uncle Jack and Aunt Queenie, good afternoon."Jack saw the two but did not see the rest of the Hilton family. He put away his smile and turned serious. He handed Bianca’s phone back to her."Good afternoon." After greeting them back, Queenie glanced at Jack, stood up, and took Leia's hand. "How did the check-up go?"Leia paused, and her face quickly turned pale.Upon seeing this, Queenie was concerned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"Leia shook her head, returned to normal, and said with a smile, "Mom, I’m just messing with you. The check-up went well, there’s no problem.""Cheeky! You're going to be a mother but you're still so naughty. Sit down." Queenie nodded at her and pulled the chair out for Leia.Leia smiled and felt inexplicably guilty.
Leia touched her belly and said coquettishly, "This is your grandson. We have to at least wait until he’s born..."After three months, her pregnancy was deemed stable but she was still very cautious. She did not allow Brody to touch her even when he wanted to, so she was not willing to take the risk with Julius as well.The Hilton family only agreed to let join their family because of Brody's persuasion and the role that Julius played. He had persuaded Tania to agree to the marriage by bringing up the baby.Leia, on the other hand, had used herself to persuade Julius.Men like him looked like great husbands on the surface, but in fact, he had cheated on Tania behind her back more than once. All she needed to do to win him over was to go along with his likes. Julius's gaze was aggressive as the corners of his mouth curved into a lazy smile. He did not care about the baby at all. "I’ve been waiting for too long.""Can I interest you in other offerings for the time being? What do y
After she was done laughing, Bianca began to worry about Luke. It was early morning over there and he was still working hard. She quickly replied: [You’re still working?]Luke quickly replied to her: [Yeah, there’s a lot to attend to.] Bianca sighed. She knew that he was working hard so that he could come back soon. She replied: [Work can never be finished. Get a good rest and continue tomorrow.]Luke replied: [Okay, my love.]Bianca put down the phone and stopped replying for fear of interrupting his work.She turned on her laptop and searched for recipes that were good for those who worked into the night. She planned to cook for him when he came back.Three days later.Bianca received news that Luke was coming back tomorrow and excitedly asked for his flight number. She wrote it down in case she forgot.Later that night.Bianca checked the ingredients in the refrigerator. She would have to go grocery shopping to prepare for Luke’s return.His flight would arrive early in t
The next morning when Bianca woke up, she saw that Luke was still asleep.He needed the rest after a week of high-intensity work.Bianca turned her head and looked at him. He was a light sleeper. In the past, any movement from her would lead to him waking up and hugging her tighter. However, she turned over and Luke was still asleep. He must be exhausted.After she saw the dark circles under his eyes, Bianca tiptoed off the bed without disturbing him.When she walked out of the bedroom, she gently closed the door. Tommy was walking out of his bedroom at the same time. When he saw his mother, he excitedly wanted to greet her.Bianca immediately stepped forward and covered his mouth. She hugged him in her arms and said softly, "Shh, Daddy is still sleeping.""Daddy?" Tommy followed along and lowered his volume, his big eyes filled with curiosity as he asked, "Mommy, isn't Daddy coming home later?"Bianca gently opened the bedroom door and had Tommy take a look.When Tommy saw Luk
“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