“Sure.” Leia and Mandy finally reached an agreement. “Then I’m going back now. Wait for my good news. As your friend, I’ll help you to get the highest price. After all, life has been hard for you too.” Mandy pretended to have sympathy for Leia, but honestly, did she have anything to do with Leia’s life or death?If it were not for the money, Mandy would not have come here again and again.After Mandy left, Leia shot a glance at the drip solution. It was almost done. Then, she pressed the patient call bell.The head nurse pushed the door open, came in, and asked, “What’s the matter?”“The solution has finished.” Leia had already calmed herself down.“Okay. Wait a minute.” The head nurse turned around and left. After a while, she came back and removed the needle from Leia’s arm. Then, she injected some saline solution into the vein catheter and sealed it. “Everything that Johann told me… Is it true?” Leia looked at the head nurse and asked.After the nurse disinfected the vei
However, Luke did not think he returned to Russia. “He won’t bring Mandy along with him if he’s going back to Russia.”He knew Matysh was a person who discriminated against people because of their race. Matysh knew what it meant to bring a foreign woman back to Russia. Mandy was merely a woman he paid to satisfy his desires. Rationally speaking, she did not deserve to stand beside Matysh. Luca bit her lower lip. She thought Matysh had given up the thought of getting her the moment she heard Matysh had checked out of the hotel.“Then, he’s…” Luca could not understand.“We don’t know his destination yet. My men are following him. Don’t worry. Everything will be fine,” Luke comforted her.Luca believed in him. She nodded and said, “Mr. Crawford, I’m leaving for work.”“Okay. Even though Matysh has checked out of the hotel and we haven't tracked him down yet, don’t let your guard down,” Luke reminded. He was worried that Matysh was distracting them, and his purpose was to make t
Matysh was pushed into the car by Mandy.“Is this the best transport the holiday resort could provide to its customers?” Matsyh looked at the chauffeur in front of them and asked disdainfully. “No, sir. If you’re dissatisfied with our transport, you may choose a more luxurious car. But you’ll have to pay more.” The chauffeur could sense the contempt in his voice. Hence, he smiled and recommended another option for him.“Do I look like I can’t afford it?” Matysh asked querulously. He thought the chauffeur was being snobbish.The chauffeur followed the principle of 'the customers are always right' and explained to him, "The car I'm driving now is only available for the basic package as you've reserved a villa in our resort. If there are no upgrade requirements, we'll provide our customers with the transport for the basic package. If you'd like to upgrade the package, you may inform the reception when you're checking in." “What’s the best transportation provided?” Matysh shrugged
Noontime.Jason carried a lunchbox to Luke’s office. The door was left ajar. He knocked on the door and said, “Boss, Aunt Neile came to deliver lunch for you and Dr. Craw.”“Bring it in,” said Luke. He was waiting for Marcos’ reply. Ten minutes ago, Marcos told him that he would call Matysh to find out what he was doing.Therefore, Luke was waiting for the result. Jason gently placed the lunchbox at the corner of the desk and said, “Boss, I’m going downstairs for lunch if there’s nothing else you’d like me to do.”“Go ahead.” Luke’s gaze had never left the phone screen.After Jason left his office, Luke’s phone vibrated. Luke unlocked his phone screen. It was a message from Marcos: [He’s not planning to go back to Russia yet. He’ll be staying for another half a month at least.]Luke’s eyes darkened. Matysh had not given up yet!Luke sneered. Since Matysh was not planning to go back home, then he would make sure Matysh could not go back.[Thanks. I’ll inform you once there
“Leia refused to accept the liver Dexter donated at first,” said Luke. Luca looked at him. Queenie did not mention that to her.“Was it you and Dr. Park who made her accept it?” Luca reckoned that if Leia had refused to accept Dexter’s liver, there would be no transplant surgery on the day after tomorrow.“Not me. It was Johann’s idea.” Luke ate his lunch. Previously, Johann had promised that as long as they found the liver, no matter how much Leia was against it, he always had a way to make her listen to him. Luke thought Johann was just bluffing. He did not expect Leia, who was reluctant in the beginning, would eventually agree to it.Not only was Johann a skilled doctor, but he was also full of ideas. Luke knew Luca would be worried about Queenie, so Luke asked, “Are you going to the hospital that day?”“I’ll see. Now that the research is entering the final stage of the clinical trials, I’m going to be busy,” Luca was surprised that Luke would ask her such a question. Sh
If something happened to Luca, she would have no choice but to ask for help from the stronghold of the Island of Despair in A City. However, that way, Abel would know everything she did. There was no doubt that it was a sign…Luca furrowed her brows as her nerves jangled. She rose to her feet and headed to the women’s toilet. Then, she said, “Don’t worry about me.”“I’ll try to get out of there again.” Amur was worried about her being alone in A City. “It’s alright, Amur. If he wants you back on the Island of Despair, just go back. Eler must miss you too,” Luca shook her head. She did not want Amur to take the risk. If Abel really agreed to let Amur out, he would assign difficult missions for him. Luca did not want Amur to get injured again just because of her.“But…” Amur paused for a moment. He wanted to stay by her side. If he was asked to return to the Island of Despair, he would miss Luca and worry about her. After all, Luca was not safe here."Help me look after N
Luca turned around and walked into the kitchen when she remembered that Tommy was craving custard tarts yesterday.Luca took out the defrosted puff pastry that she had taken out yesterday. She made the custard paste to prepare yummy custard tarts for the kids.Luca took the custard tarts out and placed two of them on a small plate. Those were for Luke.Although Luke did not like sweet food, he would always eat everything she made back then. Hence, she handed the small plate to Aunt Neile and said, “Aunt Neile, please bring this upstairs. Then leave the rest to me. Go and get the child.”“Okay, Ms. Craw. Thank you!” Aunt Neile was delighted. She had already informed Luke and gotten his permission. If she went to get her grandson now, her daughter-in-law would not be late for work. That would be for the best. Aunt Neile brought the custard tarts upstairs. She knocked on the bedroom door and entered, “Mr. Crawford, these custard tarts were prepared by Ms. Craw. Would you like to h
The operating room was colder than the outside. Luca was worried that Queenie would catch a cold if she sat there for a few hours.Queenie shook her head, refusing to change her seat. She stared at the operating room and said, “I’ll just sit here.”“Mrs. Norman, Ms. Norman will need you to take care of her after the surgery. You have to take care of yourself. You’ll catch a cold easily…” Luca knew she was not easy to convince. She knew Queenie must be thinking of being the first to stand up when the doctor was calling for Leia’s family. Luca had no choice but to use Leia as an excuse.Sure enough, after Queenie listened to Luca’s reasonable words, she stood up and moved to the seat beside her.Jack, who stood far away, saw them and let out a helpless sigh. “Luca is the only one who can convince her.”Luke was watching the two of them too. “Mother looks pale.”“Although we’ve found the donor, Queenie was so nervous that she stayed up all night knowing that Leia was going for the
If Shanks’ prescription could help Hera sleep earlier, that would not be a bad thing.“Then I need to be treat…” Hera paused for a moment, realizing she could not say the word treatment. That would imply she was sick, and she could not let people know that. Instead, she corrected herself and asked, “How long will I need to take this herbal medicine?”“You can stop when your test results are back to normal,” replied Luca as she picked up the medical waste and headed out of the room.Gerald followed closely behind and asked with curiosity, “Ms. Craw, how long is that?”“How long is a standard treatment cycle?” Luca asked in return.Gerald pondered for a moment. “Usually about a month?”“The average endocrine cycle for women is three months, so the minimum duration for proper regulation is three months,” explained Luca.Although Abel could take action at any time, there was no way Hera could endure three full months of treatment. However, until Abel made his move, she would have
Luca’s head was slightly tilted, her cheek burning with pain.Abel had not held back at all. The force of his slap was merciless. A numbness spread across her face at an alarming speed.From the next room, someone peeked out again and asked in a low voice, “You okay?”“I’m fine.” Luca’s expression remained calm. This kind of injury was nothing to her.Back on the Island of Despair, she had endured far worse during training. She survived, did she not?Without another word, Luca pushed open the lab door and stepped inside.The man watching shook his head. Her face was already that swollen, and she still said she was fine… What a tough woman. She took a slap that hard and brushed it off like it was nothing.Shanks lifted his head when he heard the door open. When he saw it was Luca and noticed how swollen the side of her face was, his brows furrowed.“Abel did this?”“Who else?” Luca let out a bitter laugh, only to wince as the movement tugged at the pain. She sucked in a sharp b
“No.” Shanks’ tone was cold and firm with no trace of hesitation.Abel still looked doubtful.Shanks added, “Would you like to see her medical report?”Abel was startled for a moment. How did Shanks know he had been thinking about that report?Now that Shanks brought it up, the idea lost its appeal.Abel shook his head. “Even if you showed it to me, I wouldn’t understand it. Shanks, Kassy’s life is in your hands. If you can give her a second chance, I’ll provide as much research funding as you need."Shanks remained silent. He could save Kassy. In fact, his research had always been for Kassy.However, he did not expect Abel to be so ruthless as to insist on using a living person as a donor for Kassy. That was something he could not accept.Kassy’s condition could be treated with organs from a brain-dead patient. Why destroy a perfectly healthy life?Shanks was not acting out of mercy. He simply refused to go against his medical ethics.He was not someone who had to save lives
“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