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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1571-Susan dared not speak after being scolded.

Luca was looking down. Her heart was in a mess with roiling waves when she heard Mrs. Nancy say Luke had specifically ordered her to prepare this.

It was just a minor injury...

Old Master Crawford went along with what Mrs. Nancy said and said caringly, "Ms. Craw, why didn't you tell us that you're injured? I'm sorry to have troubled you to come back and forth. You had to take care of the children too.”

“It's just a minor injury. It's not a big deal.” Luca shook her head gently and took a sip of the stew. She savored the rich taste of the stew.

There was more than just ginger and turmeric in the stew. There were also herbs that were good for health.

Luca scooped a spoonful and smelled it. She was sure that tonic had been added to the stew.

Young people like her were fine with drinking such nutritious stew. Elderly folk like Old Master Crawford should only take tonics at appropriate times to nourish their bodies. Taking tonics too often would be too much for their bodies to handle.

Luke was watching that small gesture of Luca's. It caught his attention.

Luca did not notice that Luke was watching her. She thought that Mrs. Nancy had been working for the Crawford family for years, so she would never think of harming Old Master Crawford.

However, even if Mrs. Nancy had many years of working experience, there were some things that she might not know.

Tommy, who was sitting beside Luca, took a sip of the stew. His brows furrowed at once. He tugged on her sleeves and complained, "Ms. Luca, it tastes bad. Why are you drinking this?"

Luca replied to him in her heart, 'I don't want to drink this. It's Luke who's making me drink it.'

Did he have anything to do with the herbs added into the stew?

Luca soon dispelled her doubts.

Even though Luke looked indifferent, he loved and cared about Old Master Crawford. He was the one who raised Luke. Hence, he would never do something like that.

"The stew is nutritious. Although it tastes awful, it's good for young people. Hurry up and drink it," Luca deliberately emphasized that.

Whoever added the herbs into the stew would feel guilty once that person heard her say that.

Susan felt guilty at once when she heard Luca.

Luca mentioned young people and herbs just now. What else did she know?

She shot a glance at Luca while she was feeding Tommy the stew. She was feeding him patiently spoonful after spoonful.

Susan let out a sigh of relief. It was probably a coincidence that she said something like that.

After Luca finished feeding Tommy the stew, she drank her bowl of stew and ate her dinner.

She did not say anything throughout the dinner. She was struggling with whether she should tell Luke about it.

The reason why she was in a dilemma was simple. If the tonic was added once in a while, it would not affect Old Master Crawford's health much. However, it would probably affect him if he had it every day.

She was not sure if the tonic was usually added to the stew.

Luca was planning to leave after dinner.

Old Master Crawford spoke up when Mr. Griffin asked Uncle Zander to send Luca home, "Zander is having a cold. Let him rest. Luke, please send Ms. Craw home."

Was he asking Luke to send her home? When Luca was about to reject his offer, Luke said, "Alright."

He stood up at once.

Luca looked at him. She had no choice but to follow him.

Tommy followed Luca's pace and walked out of the living room with her while holding her hand. He said, “Ms. Luca, can't you stay here tonight? There's room for you on my bed. We have many guest rooms here too if you think it's too much of a squeeze.”

Luca smiled when she heard the kid trying to make her stay. She stroked his head. “I've disturbed all of you for the whole day now. I'm not staying anymore. Be good. I'll come and see you again."

Tommy listened to her as he watched Luke slowly drive the car toward them. He replied, "Alright. Ms. Luca, you'll have to remember to tell us the rest of the story."

Luca had not finished telling them the story yet. She promised the kids that she would record the story down with a voice recording pen and hand it to them.

“Sure." Luca pinched the kid's chubby face as she glanced at the car that had stopped in front. She headed to the passenger seat, opened the door, and got into the car.

Luke drove and left Crawford Manor.

Susan stood beside the French window as she watched Luke drive the car away. She sighed. "Dad, Uncle Zander didn't catch a cold. Why are you doing this?"

Old Master Crawford shot her a nasty look and sneered. "Why do you care?"

"Can't I be curious?" Susan was a little aggrieved after he told her off so harshly.

"Mind your business. I heard that Louis is moving his company recently. If you have nothing better to do, you might want to consider helping him." Old Master Crawford was fed up with her gossipy behavior.

Susan sneered when he mentioned Louis' company. "I don't want to. It's such a small company. He can manage it himself."

Old Master Crawford shook his head helplessly at her attitude.

She was unhappy that Louis left T Corporation and started his own business. She had even advised him many times to return to work for T Corporation.

It was just that Louis' studio was getting better and better. He refused to listen to her, so the mother and son's relationship remained taut to this day.

Old Master Crawford chose to ignore her.

In the car.

Luke was driving the car. He glanced sideways at the woman who was sitting in the passenger seat. She said nothing and remained quiet since getting into the car.

He broke the silence first. “Did you find out anything during the dinner?"

Luca was startled. Did he notice that small gesture of hers?

"It's nothing important," she replied. Although he threw her such a question, she was still hesitating whether she should tell him or not.

"Tell me." Luke already knew that she had discovered something. Even the subtlest changes in Luca's expressions and gestures could not fool him.

"I noticed there were other herbs added into the stew. The herbs won't affect young people much. But for the elders, it'll burden their bodies in the long term. Their bodies can't handle that much nutrition," said Luca. "I don't know if the tonic is frequently added into the stew, so I was wondering if I should say it out loud."

"What tonic is it?" Luke grabbed the steering wheel tightly.

"Blood tonic. It's consumed to produce more blood cells in the body," Luca answered.

"Alright. Thank you." Luke thanked her after listening to her.

Luca's heart fluttered a little when she heard him thanking her. She picked up her phone and searched for a picture of the blood tonic online. Then, she sent it to his Facebook and said, "I've sent the photo of the tonic to you. You may investigate it first to confirm whether it's frequently added to the stew or not. It's alright if it's not."

"Sure," Luke replied and did not say anything more.

He did not know much about medicine. Mrs. Nancy had been the one preparing all the stews for more than ten years, and there had never been a problem with it. Hence, he was not too worried about it.

However, if Mrs. Nancy had been adding blood tonic into the stews all this while, she must have something personal against Old Master Crawford.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1572-Luke drove back to Crawford Manor right after sending Luca home.

He parked the car and walked into the house. He saw Mr. Griffin in the living room and said, “Follow me."

"Yes, Young Master Luke." Mr. Griffin nodded and followed Luke into the kitchen.

"Where do they usually keep the dried foods and supplements?" Luke asked.

Mr. Griffin opened one of the cabinets and said, "All the dried foods and supplements are kept in here."

Luke squatted down and took out the dried foods that were packed in bags.

Mr. Griffin was puzzled when he saw him doing that, so he asked, "Young Master Luke, may I know what you're doing?"

"Open them all," Luke said nothing else and ordered Mr. Griffin.

Mr. Griffin nodded and opened all the bags one by one. Mrs. Nancy saw them when she walked in and asked immediately, "Young Master Luke, Mr. Griffin, what's the matter?"

Luke took out the last bag and stood up. He looked at Mrs. Nancy. "The dried foods and supplements are all kept in here?"

"No, I keep some of them in the cabinet beside that one too. But they're mostly supplements and tonics. Young Master Blanche, Young Master Tommy, and Young Miss Rainie usually like to eat snacks, so I always prepare some iced tea for them to cool down their bodies," said Mrs. Nancy as she opened another cabinet.

Luke squatted down again and took everything out.

"Young Master Luke, what are you looking for?" Mrs. Nancy asked hurriedly when she saw him acting strangely.

Luke did not say anything. He opened every bag that he took out. At last, he saw a bag of blood tonic and looked at Mrs. Nancy. "What's this?"

"It's blood tonic." Mrs. Nancy looked at it to make sure.

"Do you normally add this in the stew?" Luke asked. He glanced at the blood tonic and looked at the photo that Luca sent him.

"Yes. This helps to boost blood levels. It's good for adults and children. Young Master Luke, is there anything wrong with the tonic? Madam Crawford bought these back and asked me to add some in every time I made stews. She said it's to nourish the body." Mrs. Nancy looked at Luke's gloomy face and thought she was probably in trouble, so she told him everything.

Indeed, blood tonic had such effects. She made sure the blood tonic had such effects before she added in.

Hence, Mrs. Nancy could not understand why Luke was behaving this way.

"Don't add this in the food anymore." Luke took some blood tonic pills and held them in his palm. Then, he walked out of the kitchen.

"Young Master Luke, why? Did I do something wrong?" Mrs. Nancy did not know pharmacology. However, she had done some research online when Susan gave the blood tonic to her. The effects of the tonic were exactly like what Susan had told her.

Susan would also drink the stews. That was why she added the tonic in without worrying much about it.

"It's not suitable for the elderly to have this every day. Leave the tonic here. Don't throw it away, and don't tell Madam Crawford," Luke ordered.

Mrs. Nancy nodded hurriedly. It was not suitable for the elderly?

Old Master Crawford had been taking it for some time...

Mrs. Nancy was so shocked that she broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, the old master's health was in good condition.

It dawned on Mr. Griffin as he listened to Luke. He remembered that Old Master Crawford had been complaining about not being able to sleep well at night. He did not feel sleepy when it was time to go to bed. He even planned to ask for some sleeping pills from Dr. Cairn.

Luke went to the tea room to look for Old Master Crawford after he left the kitchen.

The old man was brewing tea.

He walked into the room and smelled the strong fragrance of floral tea. He felt relaxed at once.

Old Master Crawford took a sip of tea. When he saw Luke coming in, he asked, "Did you send Ms. Luca home?"

"Yes." Luke sat opposite him. "The tea you're drinking today is different from usual."

Old Master Crawford nodded and took another sip. "I'm not used to drinking this tea. But Mr. Cairn said drinking more of this tea will help me sleep. He wants to see if it's effective, then he'll decide whether to give me sleeping pills or not."

"You haven't been sleeping well these days?" Luke had heard him mention it before. Indeed, he had been busy. He could not even handle the kids, not to mention the old master.

"Yes. I haven't been able to fall asleep recently, and I don't know why. But Mr. Cairn said it's normal for old people to have poor sleep quality," said Old Master Crawford.

Luke handed him the blood tonic pills he was holding in his hand. "It's because of these."

"What are these?" Old Master Crawford had no idea about it. novelbin

"Blood tonic. They're for blood nourishment. Mrs. Nancy said that it was Mother who asked her to add some in every time she made stews, so Mrs. Nancy followed her instructions. The tonic is good for young people. But it's too much for the elderly to handle if the tonic is taken frequently, and it can cause health problems." Luke assumed that the blood tonic was what caused the old master to lose sleep.

Old Master Crawford took one of the pills and frowned.

"She asked Mrs. Nancy to add this?"

“Yes. Mrs. Nancy doesn't know much about pharmacology. She thought it was good for your health," replied Luke. Mrs. Nancy had been serving the Crawford family for more than ten years. They had been kind to her. Hence, she would not have waited until now to come up with such a wicked idea to go against the old master.

He believed in Mrs. Nancy.

"Hah, it looks like someone in the house can't stand me anymore." Old Master Crawford narrowed his eyes. There was a hint of astute in his cloudy eyes.

The tonic was not considered a poisonous drug. However, based on what Luke said, his health would not improve but deteriorate if he took it frequently.

When the time came, his body would be too weak and she could take control of the family.

Old Master Crawford knew what Susan had in mind. She did not like him because she was under his control.

However, he did not expect her to make such a move. She was not brave enough to feed him poison, so she fed him this blood tonic instead.

“Grandpa, I'll leave this to you to deal with." Luke did not plan to deal with this matter. The old man was not muddle-headed, and he had a mind of his own. Moreover, Susan was the madam of the household. He should at least show some respect to her.

"Sure. Just pretend you don't know any of this. And about Mrs. Nancy..."

"I've told her about it. Don't worry." Luke took a sip of the flower tea. It was indeed refreshing. He was feeling a little sleepy now. "Blood tonic was added to the stew today. You should be able to slowly improve your sleep after tomorrow."

The old master loved having stews, so it would be served for dinner every day.

Old Master Crawford should be able to get back to his sleeping routine after stopping the tonic intake.

"It was Ms. Craw who told you, right?" Old Master Crawford asked.

"She noticed it when she had the stew." Luke helped the old master refill his cup of tea. It was fortunate that they had found out about it earlier and that Old Master Crawford's health was not yet affected by the tonic.

"It looks like it was the right choice to invite her here. She's amazing. Also, she treats the children sincerely. She's beautiful and gentle too. Luke, you might want to consider her. I like her more compared to Tia." Luca had left quite a good impression on Old Master Crawford.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1573-If it were not for Luca, he did not know how much longer he would have continued to drink that tonic.

"Grandpa..." Luke was speechless. No matter if it was Luca or Tia, he approached them only because he suspected that both of them had something to do with the Island of Despair.

His suspicion toward Luca had lessened for now.

Although she was similar to Bianca in some ways, there was no tattoo on her body. Even though the Island of Despair was involved in illegal business deals, the members were disciplined and organized. Hence, there was a specific tattoo on everyone's body.

Luca did not have any.

Luca showed up before the fake Bianca was discovered. If the people of the Island of Despair needed to train someone to approach him, they would need some time for that. She would have that tattoo on her if she was one of them.

After all, the fake Bianca previously lurked beside him for three years. She had a tattoo on her body too. They would not have been able to do things so meticulously and find a member without the tattoo to approach him. Before this, she still had to imitate Bianca's behavior and gestures.

On the other hand, Tia seemed to be more suspicious.

“It's hard to tell if Bianca is still alive in this world. Luke, I know you love her very much, but you have to be responsible for your children. I can tell the kids like Luca very much. Why don't you try to approach her more often? It's a good thing. The kids were so delighted to see her when she came.” Old Master Crawford recalled the children's smiling faces. They were the kind of smiles that never appeared even when he bought them the toys they wanted most.

Luke stood up. He was not going to listen to the old master's suggestion. “Grandpa, I'm leaving for work first.”

"Go ahead.” Old Master Crawford knew Luke was stubborn. He did not continue talking about it.

However, he could see the changes in Luke.

He asked Mrs. Nancy to prepare a stew that would be beneficial for Luca when he knew she was injured. Apart from Bianca and the kids, would he pay such close attention to anyone else?

It was only because Bianca had filled up most of the space in his heart, so he did not realize another woman slowly creeping into his heart.

The following day.

Old Master Crawford ordered the butler to prepare some gifts.

Susan asked curiously when she came downstairs and saw the scene before her. "Are you going to visit someone today? You've prepared so many gifts."

She glanced at the gifts and picked the expensive ones. Those were the things she normally used, so she thought it was exceedingly generous to be gifting them out to others. She felt uncomfortable about this.

Mr. Griffin smiled and replied, "Yes, Old Master Crawford is going to visit Ms. Craw later. That's why he prepared all these."

"He's going to the woman's house?" Susan raised her eyebrows. "Why did he prepare so much? Aren't all these things worth a few months of her salary?"

Mr. Griffin replied, "Isn't this about thanking Ms. Craw?"

"What did she do? Why is Old Master Crawford thanking her?" Susan started her gossipy behavior. She saw how Old Master Crawford had treated Luca indifferently last night but he was now so passionate all of a sudden.

Luke and Luca would get together sooner or later if even the old master agreed to them being in a relationship. If that was the case, her plan would most likely fail too!

No way. She had to find out what the hell was going on.

Mr. Griffin felt some contempt for her in his heart as he knew that she had been secretly harming Old Master Crawford. However, he still answered, "Old Master Crawford wants to thank her for taking care of the kids."

Susan frowned. "She only took care of the kids for one day and she's receiving such expensive gifts. What good benefits."

Mr. Griffin felt unhappy when he heard what she said. He despised her after he knew what sort of dirty tricks she was using to deal with Old Master Crawford.

If Old Master Crawford had not told him to act normally and not expose Susan, he could never have let it go like that.

Old Master Crawford saved his life.

He had been loyal to Old Master Crawford all this while.

"It's up to Old Master Crawford to determine whether it's worthy or not." Mr. Griffin smiled. "After all, the old master adores his great-grandchildren. That's why he's giving Ms. Craw all of these. It's understandable."

"I don't understand him. He can give me some of these things if he thinks he has too much money. I can cotton up to those rich wives. It'll be beneficial to T Corporation too. It's so much better than giving all these to a witless young woman," Susan said and walked toward the dining room.

Mr. Griffin shook his head as he watched her from behind.

How someone behaved when they were younger was how they behaved when they were older. She used to behave like this in the past, and she had not changed even a little to this day.

When he remembered that Luke's mother, Allison, was about to be released from prison, he knew that the family would not be able to have peace of mind.

Old Master Crawford came forward with his walking cane and asked, "Has everything been prepared?"

Mr. Griffin nodded and replied, "Old Master Crawford, everything has been prepared as per your orders. Do you want to take a look at the things?"

"There's no need to. I'm sure you did it well. Find someone to get those things into the car and get ready to depart," said Old Master Crawford.

"Yes," Mr. Griffin asked the maid to carry the things and put them in the car.

Old Master Crawford got into Uncle Zander's car and asked him to head to Luca's place.

Luke did not see the old master when he came downstairs for breakfast. He entered the dining room and did not see him either. He asked the butler, "Where's Grandpa?"

"Old Master Crawford went out this morning. He said he's going to visit Ms. Craw to thank her personally," Mr. Griffin replied. He wanted to follow him there, but the old master did not let him. He told him that he would be fine with Uncle Zander's company.

Luke was speechless when he heard that.

He believed that the old master truly wanted to thank Luca, but at the same time, he might have another purpose.

The old master had already departed, so Luke could not do anything about it but let him go.

The employees of T Corporation would officially go back to work tomorrow. The old man was unlikely to come up with any other plans for now.

"She just took care of a few kids for a short while. Is it necessary to visit and thank her personally? Luke, your grandpa has nothing else better to do." Susan could not help interrupt when she heard their conversation while she was having her breakfast.

Luke shot her a glance and said expressionlessly, "If there's anything grandpa wants to do, just let him do it. He's still healthy enough to go wherever he wants to. It won't be a problem."

Susan found it strange after listening to what he said. However, she did not feel like continuing the conversation with that cold voice of his.

On the other hand...

Luca thought about how this was her last day of holiday after she woke up. She decided to take a rest even though she had a lot on her mind.

A good day started with breakfast.

She headed to the kitchen. After she came back last night, she used the errand service to have someone get her fresh ingredients from the grocery store. She was planning to make herself a sumptuous breakfast.

Since she was able to run away from those missions now, then she would continue to avoid them for a while longer.

Luca walked into the kitchen and took the ingredients out. She was getting ready to make her breakfast. Just then, the doorbell rang.

She was wondering who would be here at this hour.

The doorbell rang again. She could only head to the door while tying the apron.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1574-Luca opened the door, only to see Old Master Crawford and Uncle Zander standing outside the door.

She asked with surprise, “Old Master Crawford, you're here?"

Old Master Crawford smiled and entered the house. He looked like he was familiar with the place as he immediately walked to the couch and sat down. He looked around at the furnishings in the house. "What a nice place you have here, Luca."

Luca stroked the back of her head. She was a little confused about what was going on now. "Uh, it's Mr. Crawford's house." novelbin

"It was Luke who made it the employee residence for you, right?" Old Master Crawford pointed at the coffee table in front of him, signaling Uncle Zander to put the things here.

"Yes," replied Luca as she watched Uncle Zander move bags of stuff to the coffee table. What was going on?

Old Master Crawford said, "Since Luke let you stay in here, then it's considered your house. Oh, come over and sit here. Take a look at what I got you."

Luca sat down. She was a little uncomfortable with the old master treating her so enthusiastically. "Uh, Old Master Crawford, you could've just visited without bringing so many things..."

"These are for you. They're not much. Luke has already looked into what you told him yesterday, so I'm here today to send you some gifts. I owe you a favor, after all." Old Master Crawford took some imported fruits and other supplements out from the bags.

"I noticed Louis' mother usually takes these to nourish her body. You can have some too." Old Master Crawford was enthusiastic. He took everything out and put them on the table.

Luca smiled awkwardly when she saw the supplements all over the table.

Old Master Crawford asked when he saw her wearing an apron. "Are you making breakfast?"

"Yes. Have you eaten?" After being reminded, Luca remembered that she was supposed to make a sumptuous breakfast to reward herself.

Old Master Crawford had breakfast before he came here, but he recalled Tommy mentioning that Luca was pretty good at cooking.

"I came out too early and haven't had breakfast. Why don't you make a portion for me too?" he smiled and asked.

Uncle Zander was standing there trying hard to not laugh out loud. It had been a long time since Old Master Crawford behaved like this.

Previously, he always put on a serious expression on his face to call the shots in the Crawford family. He made everyone afraid to speak another word. It seemed like he was more relaxed when he was talking with Luca.

Luca did not expect the old master to make himself at home here. Although it had been three years, she remembered that Old Master Crawford always woke up early. Hence, the cook in Crawford Manor would always prepare breakfast for him quite early in the morning.

He should have already eaten breakfast at this hour.

However, since the old master said so, Luca stood up and smiled gently. “Sure. Please sit here with Uncle Zander for a while. I'll prepare breakfast."

"Ms. Craw..." When Uncle Zander heard that she was going to make breakfast for him too, he was about to tell her not to. However, Old Master Crawford interrupted him and said, "Alright, alright."

After Luca walked into the kitchen, Uncle Zander lowered his voice and said, "Old Master Crawford, I've had breakfast."

"I know." Old Master Crawford picked up the remote control on the coffee table and switched on the television. "I heard this woman has impressive culinary skills. Let's have a taste of her cooking together."

"Alright, Old Master Crawford." Uncle Zander let out a sigh in his heart. He realized for the first time that Old Master Crawford was such a gluttonous person.

Luca stood in the kitchen and looked at the ingredients in the fridge. She had to make breakfast for another two people. The ingredients that she took out just now were certainly not enough.

Fortunately, she had bought more ingredients since she used the errand service last night. Hence, the fridge was filled with ingredients.

Luca took some of the ingredients out. She knew Old Master Crawford's preferences. She made him a Western-style breakfast and some sandwiches for herself.

She was craving sandwiches today.

She served breakfast on the table and called out, "Old Master Crawford, Uncle Zander, breakfast is ready."

Old Master Crawford stood up and came to the dining table. He looked at the sumptuous breakfast and gave her a thumbs up. "It looks great. I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking at such a young age. That explains why Tommy loves your cooking."

Luca served a bowl of oatmeal for the old master, then she gave Uncle Zander a bowl too.

"I added some fruits to the oatmeal. Try some and tell me what you think," she explained. The oatmeal she made was different from the ones outside.

Normally, only cow's milk or yogurt would be added to the oatmeal, but she added some almond milk. It would make the oatmeal taste better. She took into consideration that the old master might have weak teeth, so she intentionally cooked it for a longer time so that it would be softer and easier to chew.

Old Master Crawford took a mouthful of it. The texture of the oatmeal was good when paired with the fruits. He did not need to chew much and the oatmeal would just melt in his mouth.

"It's good. It has a good texture too. It's different from how the others cook it. Very good. Even someone like me who can't chew a lot can have this too." He gave his review. At first, he thought it would be inconvenient for him to eat this when he saw Luca making this, but it was surprisingly suitable for him.

"You can have more if you like. There's some left in the saucepan. Oh, here are some fried eggs. And there are some pancakes too. Enjoy your breakfast." Luca placed the pancakes in front of the old master.

Old Master Crawford looked at the yummy-looking pancakes. If he had not noticed the flour on her hair, he would have thought that she bought them at the grocery store or some breakfast restaurant and reheated them.

“Impressive. What a virtuous woman you are!” Old Master Crawford exclaimed. He cut off a small bite of the pancake and put it in his mouth. His eyes brightened up at once. "Yummy!"

"Have some more if you like it. Why don't I make some more pancakes so that you can bring them back?" Luca thought the kids would love them too if even the old master approved of her culinary skills.

She knew how to make pancakes and waffles. However, she had little time to spend with the kids. She did not have as many chances to make pancakes and waffles for them.

"It's alright. These are enough." Old Master Crawford slightly regretted having taken his breakfast before coming here. Even though the breakfast she made was good, he could only eat that much. He could still eat, but he could not eat much.

Luca smiled. She sat opposite them and took a sip of milk.

Old Master Crawford asked, "Why don't you have some oatmeal too?"

"I've been making oatmeal for the past few days. I wanted to have some sandwiches today. Old Master Crawford, do you want some of my sandwiches?" asked Luca.

Old Master Crawford shook his head. He preferred having pancakes.

The old master thought even higher of Luca when he saw how capable she was. It would be great if Luca and Luke could get together.

At least, she could help him take care of his kids and family.

However, how much longer did Luke need to realize that?

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1575-After Old Master Crawford had his breakfast, he left the gifts there and left with Uncle Zander.

He refused to bring the gifts back no matter what Luca said to him. Luca looked at the supplements on the table. She would not normally take these.

Moreover, she had a strong and healthy body.

Luca thought of returning them. Hence, she called Luke.

Luca took a deep breath after the call was answered. Then, she told him why she called. "Mr. Crawford, Old Master Crawford gave me a few boxes of supplements. Can I return them to you?"

Was she going to return the supplements that were given to her?

Luke raised his eyebrows. Others would have given the supplements to their family or friends if they did not take them. Some would have sold them back to the outlet. It was rare to see someone like her who would return the supplements.

Luca realized he was not saying anything, so she added, "I can't accept such expensive gifts from the old master. And I'm strong and healthy. I don't need to take supplements."

“You should accept the gifts. Don't return them. The old master gave them to you as a token of appreciation,” replied Luke. Old Master Crawford sent so many things to her to thank her.

Luca felt that she was being inappropriate after listening to what he said.

After all, it was the old master's thought that counted.

"I'm sorry. I was being careless." Luca apologized.

"No worries. How is your waist now? Does it still hurt?" Luke asked.

Luca could feel a touch of concern for her in his calm voice. Her heart skipped a beat and she said, "It's not hurting anymore. I can go to work on time tomorrow."

"You know how to speak Russian, right?" Luke questioned.

"Yes." Luca had been on the Island of Despair for years. She was somewhat fluent in the language now.

"A partner from Russia will be coming to talk business tomorrow. You should come and be the interpreter," Luke ordered.

"Huh?" Luca was surprised that she had to become an interpreter...

"Mr. Crawford, don't you know how to speak Russian too?" she blurted out. He was smart, and he knew how to speak a few foreign languages.

Luke raised his eyebrows and stared out the window of the study. The oak tree was swaying slightly in the wind.

It was Bianca's favorite tree.

“How did you know about that?" Luke asked.

“It's written on your personal information. It can be found online." Luca hurriedly covered up her mistake ingeniously. She was still wondering why he would ask her to become the interpreter if he knew how to speak the language.

“I can't possibly entertain them throughout the whole process. Eventually, I still need an interpreter. There's no one else except you who knows how to speak Russian in the company. Can you please help me entertain them?" Indeed, Luke was aware that his personal information was published online.

It was stated there that he knew how to speak several foreign languages. However, he was not sure whether Russian was mentioned or not.

"Alright. I'll do it." Luca took a breath. He would not be there all the time. It was reasonable for him to need an interpreter.

Luca remembered that T Corporation had never cooperated with any companies in Russia before. Was this the first time?

She suddenly remembered the tender document that she was assigned to steal. Although the company's headquarters was in New York, they had a branch in Russia.

This time, the project was mainly focused on Europe. Could it be that the branch company in Russia would be responsible for the project?

Then...

Luca had been feeling upset as she did not know how she should find the chance to steal it. However, the opportunity came knocking on her door.

Even so, she was not happy about any of this.

Luke ended the phone call after she agreed.

After the call ended, Luca picked up two bags of supplements and thought of giving them to Nina.

Some of them were suitable for Nina's mother to consume. Meanwhile, Nina could take the rest of them to nourish her body. She was too skinny, so she would need to take some supplements to replenish her health.

Luca contacted Nina, and after knowing that she was on her way to the hospital, Luca carried the bags and immediately went out without saying a word.

After she reached the hospital, she found out where Anna's ward was by asking the receptionist.

It was an ordinary ward. It seemed like Nina had made up her mind not to appease Anna anymore. Luca walked to the door of the ward. She was pleased to see that there were three people in the ward. However, their conversation did not sound pleasant.

"You'll have to undergo the surgery. I told you that I'll pay for the medical expenses. Is there anything else that you're not satisfied with?" Nina's voice traveled into Luca's ears.

“I told you that the amount of money you gave isn't enough to cover the medical expenses. You'll have to give me more." Anna's voice was high-pitched, but she sounded weak too.

It looked like the sickness could not be delayed any longer.

"I've asked the doctor." Nina's voice sounded a little grumpy. “I won't transfer the money into your account. I'll accompany you to the hospital for consultation every month. You'll take the medicine and I'll pay for them. You won't have anything to say about that, right?"

Anna hurriedly grabbed Jean's arm when she heard that she was not going to receive any money from Nina. “I have to take care of your brother. Give me more and I'll go for the surgery as you wish."

Luca rolled her eyes while she stood at the door.

If it was Jean who was taking care of Anna, she had no idea if Anna would be able to see the sun the next day.

She walked in.

Jean looked Luca straight in the eye the moment he saw her coming in. After finding out where Luca was staying, he had wanted to visit her. However, he was stopped by the security guard at the entrance. They told him that no one was allowed to enter without the tenant's permission.

He had been busy with Anna's affair these days. Hence, he had temporarily stopped looking for her.

Jean felt like he was given a chance when he saw the woman he had longed to see appear in front of him.

“Luca, why are you here?" Nina did not expect to see her here. She unconsciously shot a glance at Jean. Darn, this man was certainly going to pester her.

“I'm here to visit Aunt Anna. And I got you something." Luca could feel their gazes on her as she came forward.

Anna looked at Luca as if she was looking at her daughter-in-law.

Jean stared at Luca while harboring some malicious thoughts in his mind. Nina was the only one who was worried about her.

Luca handed the two bags to Nina. "These are for you. They're to strengthen your body. And these are for Aunt Anna who'll be going for surgery. It'll be good for the body after the surgery."

Nina's expression was complicated when she accepted the things from Luca.

She had not solved the problem here. Anna refused to undergo surgery, and with Luca showing up here now, Jean now had the chance to get away with it.

“Ah, are you Ms. Luca? You're a beauty," Anna smiled and said.

Luca looked at Anna and her sallow appearance. Based on her condition now, her health would be in danger if she delayed surgery.

She did not expect Anna to be so hard on herself. She did not take her health seriously for the sake of money.

She refused to undergo surgery if Nina did not give her enough money. She was willing to do anything for that prodigal son of hers, Jean.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1576-Jean rubbed his hands and wanted to take a step forward. "Ms. Luca, how sweet of you. Let me help you carry those."

Nina blocked his way and gave him a stern look. “There's no need to. How shameless of you!”

Jean was embarrassed. Nina was not helping him even though he was his sister. She even wanted to stop him.

If he won Luca's heart, would he still need to depend on her?

Nina turned around and handed the things back to her. "Luca, I can't accept these.”

"I've already brought them here. Take them. These are good for Aunt Anna." Luca looked at Anna and decided to lend Nina a hand. "Aunt Anna, I remember you've been staying in the hospital for quite some time. Why aren't you having the surgery?"

Anna looked at Luca. She was plotting something in her heart. She wanted Luca to help her and matchmake Luca with her son.

"Sigh, I won't recover even if I go for the surgery. I'd still have to take medications. I can't afford to pay the medical expenses. I don't think I'll go for the surgery. I'd rather die." She cried while trying to take advantage of Luca's sympathy.

Nina inwardly accused her of being conscienceless after listening to what she said.

"How's that possible? Don't you have your son and daughter with you? Each of them can pay half of your medical expenses. That won't be too stressful for them," Luca replied. She could see Anna was trying to gain her sympathy.

If Anna wanted her to convince Nina, then Anna could not blame her for dragging Jean into this.

Was he going to be responsible for half of the medical expenses? It was not what they had planned in the first place!

He was even planning to ask for more living expenses from Nina. However, he did not expect that he now had to pay for half of the medical expenses. He wanted to say that he did not have any money on him, but he was too embarrassed to say that in front of Luca. He still had to take care of his image in front of her.

Jean could only bite the bullet and said, "Yes, Mom. Don't you have both of us? Trust me. Don't worry and just get the surgery."

There was a slight curve at the corners of Luca's lips. She glanced at Nina and said, "Aunt Anna, I know a little about medicine. Why don't I check your pulse for you?"

She knew Anna did not mean the things she said. She only wanted to keep Nina beside her.

Anna was surprised to hear that. Her sickness was not that serious. It was just that Nina refused to give her more money. She reached out her hand when she heard that Luca had some medical knowledge. “Do you really know medicine? Please check for me."

Luca placed her fingers on her wrist. There was a gleam in Jean's eyes when he heard that.

Doctors made a lot of money. He did not expect she would know medicine. He thought he had hit the jackpot.

Luca took her hand back after a while. She intentionally put on a stern expression on her face.

"Aunt Anna, there's not much time left. Your liver will be a heavy burden to your other organs if you keep delaying treatment. If the surgery is done later rather than sooner, it'll probably cause permanent damage to the other organs. It'll only do more harm than good," Luca said.

Anna's expression changed when she heard that. She unconsciously doubted what Luca said. "You're not fooling me, right?"

"What I said is the truth. The problem with your liver is that it can't maintain your body's basic operational requirements any longer. Eventually, your other organs will take a toll as well from having to share the burden," Luca earnestly explained to her.

She was not fooling Anna. She was telling the truth.

Anna was deeply shocked that she could not react. She looked at Jean. "Son, what should we do now?"

Although Jean was using Anna to ask for more money from Nina, he had never thought of putting Anna at risk. After all, Nina would not give him his living expenses if Anna passed away.

He immediately replied, "I'll contact the doctor now. We'll arrange to have you go for the surgery tomorrow."

Jean walked out of the room after he said so.

Nina let out a sigh of relief and looked at Luca gratefully when she heard that.

Fortunately, she had managed to hold on. She did not give up because of Anna's health condition. Moreover, she did not ask for them to improve their characters and be better people. She only hoped that the situation would not get worse.

She would not be able to afford it if Anna and Jean demanded more money.

Nina signed the consent form for surgery as Anna's daughter and Jean's sister under the doctor's assistance after Anna agreed to undergo surgery.

The surgery would be done the next day.

Nina let out a sigh of relief after she helped admit Jean into the hospital and signed all the documents.

Luca told Nina that she had to leave after watching Nina handle all of it. Jean wanted to send her off, but Luca did not give him a chance to. She pretended to be understanding and convinced him by saying, "You still have to donate your liver to Aunt Anna tomorrow. Get some rest."

She left arm in arm with Nina after that.

Nina let out a sigh of relief when she left the ward. She held Luca's hand and thanked her. "Luca, thank you for everything today. I'm glad that you were here."

"I didn't help much. I was only telling the truth. Your mother won't be able to hang in there any longer if she doesn't go for the surgery." Luca smiled and shook her head, indicating that she did not help much.

Nina smiled bitterly. “If you weren't the one who told her about it, they'd still think that I'm colluding with the doctor to put on a show. She's risking her health for money."

Luca felt bad for Nina. She reached out and stroked her head. "Everything is going to be alright."

"Yes." Nina nodded. She need not worry since Anna was willing to undergo surgery now. There were still obstacles ahead of her, but at least she had overcome one of them now.

"You took a cab here, right? Let me send you home."

Luca nodded. She did not reject her. She thought it might be nice if she could keep Nina company for a little longer.

Anna asked Nina to return to the hospital after she drove Luca back to her apartment.

Nina hit the accelerator and drove back to the hospital quickly.

Nina felt helpless when she saw Anna and Jean watching television and eating fruits upon walking into the ward.

"Mom, why did you ask me to come back here? What's the matter?" Nina sounded tired. She was burnt out from coming to the hospital every day.

Anna did not seem to care about how tired Nina was. She signaled to Nina arrogantly and said, "Pour a glass of water for me."

Nina pursed her lips, poured Anna a glass of water, and reminded her. "The doctor said not to eat anything after ten o'clock for the surgery tomorrow."

"Shut up." Anna rolled her eyes, while Jean cleared his throat.

Nina knew why Anna asked her to return her even if she did not say anything. It was about Jean.

"Mom, let's talk about it after the surgery," said Nina.

"It's the same if I say it now or later. I'll just be straightforward. Your brother has a crush on Luca. Why don't you try setting her up with your brother since you're her best friend?" Anna spoke as soon as she received her son's hint

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1577-Setting Jean Up With Luca?

Nina was not insane. She would never lead her friend into danger, and she wanted to immediately reject them. However, when she thought how Anna was going for surgery the next day, she might mess everything up if she rejected them right away.

She thought about it for a moment and said, "You have surgery tomorrow. We'll talk about it after this."

Jean narrowed his eyes and pondered when he heard her say so. It was much better than her rejecting him from the get-go. He had his ways to see Luca even if Nina rejected him after the surgery.

He had seen Luca with Nina a few times. She seemed to hang out around Nina a lot.

Hence, he only had to keep Nina by his side, then he would certainly get to see Luca. She would probably agree to whatever he asked her to do.

“No, you have to promise me now, not after the surgery. Look at your brother. He's old enough. When will I get to see my grandchildren if you refuse to help your brother?!” Anna did not have as many considerations as Jean. She forced Nina to promise her.

“Mom, Luca is busy right now. How can I just give him her contact details? What about this? I'll talk to Luca after your surgery ends tomorrow. I can't just give someone else her contact details without getting her permission, right?” Nina felt irritated. She was the youngest in the family, but she was the one who had to bear most of the responsibility.

Anna thought what she said was reasonable too. She took a bite of the apple and sneered. "Alright. I'll leave this to you to handle tomorrow. Ask Luca to come over and take care of your brother tomorrow."

Nina rolled her eyes right away. How could Anna say something like that?

“I've already found a caretaker for him. Luca has work to do. Don't trouble her," replied Nina. She had talked to Luca while she was sending her home. She knew Luca was going to be busy after this.

“Yes, Mom. Don't trouble your future daughter-in-law with such petty things. I'm fine having just a caretaker." Jean had his ego too. He was not going to let Luca see him lying on the ward bed like that if he was going to pursue her.

The patient on the ward bed beside them could not help but roll their eyes and sneer mockingly when they heard their conversation.

How hilarious this pair of mother and son were. How did an outsider just suddenly become her daughter-in-law and his girlfriend?

Nina was mentally exhausted after it was over. She walked out of the ward and went to the restaurant, thinking of getting herself a cup of coffee. However, she ran into the daughter of the Johnston family in the restaurant.

She was startled for a moment as she looked at the glamorous woman in front of her. She felt uncomfortable when she saw her. She reminded her of Percy Mallory.

Nina turned around and left.

The daughter of the Johnston family recognized her after what had happened previously. Although Nina had nothing to do with Percy now, it would be better for the both of them not to see each other.

It was because they had recognized her as the mistress.

Nina thought she was strong enough to deal with this. However, she was still overwhelmed by the rumors.

The following day.

Luca put on something more formal than usual as she was going to meet foreign guests today. She contacted Jason, and after knowing that the guests would be arriving around noontime, she knew she still had time to do her job.

Everyone in the department was slacking off a little after traveling for a few days. Luca held a meeting and rearranged their tasks.

Rhett came to her after the meeting ended and asked caringly, “Dr. Craw, are you feeling better already?"

"I'm fine. Oh, I might be busy these few days. Help me follow up with the research data. Send me a message if there's anything wrong." Luca tidied up the meeting materials. The drug research and development had reached the critical stage, yet she had to assist with some other matters. Hence, she could only ask Rhett to help her.

"Alright. I got it." Although Rhett had no idea what she was busy with, it was his superior's order. He would only have to follow her instructions and carry them out.

Luca looked at the time. Knowing that it was about time to get ready and head to the airport, she returned to her office and took off her lab coat. She put on her suit coat and headed to the building's first floor.

She was in charge of fetching the guests at the airport with Jason. Both of them had agreed to meet up on the first floor. novelbin

Luca got into the car when she saw Jason driving Luke's car heading toward her.

There was only Jason and her in the car. Luke did not come along.

Luke would not usually show up on such occasions, and Luca knew that. She asked, "Mr. Doyle, how many of them are coming? Is there enough room for everyone?"

"Don't worry. One more of our cars is on the way to the airport. Dr. Craw, fasten your seat belt. We're heading out now," Jason said gently.

Luca nodded. Jason would always arrange everything meticulously when it came to such things. She fastened her seat belt, and they headed to the airport.

Both of them managed to successfully pick up the Russian guests at the airport.

There were four people on the team. There were three men and a woman. They looked arrogant.

Luca did her job as an interpreter after greeting everyone. Jason had good language proficiency. However, when it came to the Russian language, he could only understand a little. He did not know how to speak Russian.

Luca guided them into the car after some small talk. Then, they headed to the hotel.

“Mr. Doyle, will Mr. Crawford be coming later?" Luca asked.

"Boss has to attend another international meeting later around noon. He probably won't turn up. However, we'll be officially welcoming the guests tonight. I guess he'll show up tonight." Jason thought so since Luke had already let him be in charge of everything for the first half of the day.

"Alright." Luca nodded. Those guests did not look friendly. She could feel that two of the men were up to no good when she shook hands with them.

She was not a fresh graduate who had just graduated from the university. She understood what they were hinting at.

Although she was disgusted with it, they were the T Corporation's guests, after all. She had a mission to carry out as well. Hence, she could only put up with it.

Luca and Jason invited them for lunch after sending them to the hotel.

The Russians were heavy drinkers. Jason opened a few bottles of red wine for them. They drank as much as they liked since they had nothing to do in the afternoon.

They made Luca drink a lot as well.

Jason had encountered countless scenes in the business world. He was able to hold his liquor, but he still could not drink as much as they could.

Luca had been tolerating it. Jason and she let out a sigh of relief when those men could no longer drink as much.

Jason turned to look at her as he watched them stagger into the elevator. "Dr. Craw, are you alright?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1578-Luca shook her head. She felt even dizzier now. She was not a light drinker, and she was given medicine when she was on the Island of Despair. Drinking should not be a problem for her.

Even so, signs of getting drunk would still appear.

She replied, "I'm fine. Mr. Doyle, are we going back to the office?"

Jason took a few deep breaths. He could even smell the alcohol in the air when he was breathing. He answered, "I think we should just go back to the office. Boss is still waiting for me to report to him. I've called the designated driver. He'll be here soon."

"Let's wait at the parking lot," said Luca. She noticed that Jason's condition was not any better than hers.

Being the gentleman he was, he had even taken a few drinks on her behalf. He had probably reached his limit.

"Alright." Jason burped. After the both of them got into another elevator, he said slowly, "Dr. Craw, I'm sorry for what happened just now."

He noticed that some of them were harassing Luca. He had tried his best to stop them from touching her. Even so, she was still taken advantage of.

"It's nothing. There are always such people at business events." Luca recalled when she had just started her own business. Many of them dared not touch her out of respect for Luke. However, a few of them would still try their luck.

In the end, Luke taught them a lesson, and they ended up getting themselves in big trouble.

Jason could not help but sigh when he listened to her generous words. Then, he said, "I heard what you were talking to them about just now. You seem to know about architecture design?"

Luca was surprised. She sobered up a little all of a sudden despite all that drinking. "Uh, do you understand Russian?"

"I can only understand a little. But I can't speak the language." Jason felt uncomfortable standing up. He leaned on the elevator wall. He was risking his life to talk about business with these Russians at the drinking table.

He would have to drink again tonight, and he had to drink on Luke's behalf...

Jason felt like vomiting at the thought of drinking again.

"Yes. I know a little about architecture. I used to be interested in it back then," said Luca. She walked out of the elevator once it reached the parking basement.

The designated driver called. Jason was looking for Luke's car and telling the designated driver his location at the same time.

After a while, both of them got into the car and asked the designated driver to send them back.

Luca returned to her office. She had rested for a while in the car just now, but it did not make her feel any better. She felt even more light-headed. How careless of her.

She did not expect those people to drink that much at noon.

Luca closed her eyes and took off her coat. She could not be bothered about the surveillance cameras anymore. She unbuttoned the top two buttons of her shirt. Then, she lay down on the couch.

She could not be bothered even if Luke could see her graceless acts now. She only wanted to take a nap. She would feel more comfortable after the alcohol smell went away.

The top floor.

Jason endured the uneasiness in his stomach and walked into Luke's office.

“Why are you like this?" Luke frowned and asked. There was a strong alcohol smell in the air when Jason entered.

"Boss, can I sit down and talk? I can't stand up anymore." Jason pointed at the chair and asked.

"Sit down." It must be those Russians who made him drink that much.

Russians enjoyed drinking. However, Luke did not expect that they would start drinking in the daytime...

"Thank you for understanding, Boss." Jason let out a burp. Although he wanted to take care of his image, he could not be bothered now. He was feeling uncomfortable.

He sat down and took a few deep breaths. Then, he reported everything that had happened at noon.

The Russians were cunning, and they were unwilling to cooperate. They were only thinking about how many benefits they could get. Hence, T Corporation would have to pay more attention if they wanted to work together with them.

Luke nodded as he listened to his report. "Look at how drunk you are. What about Luca?"

"Dr. Craw drank a lot too. She got harassed. Boss, those Russian men are bastards. They were thinking of taking advantage of Dr. Craw. Maybe you should consider finding a male interpreter instead?" Jason asked.

Luca was working in their pharmaceutical company. She was not supposed to deal with these.

It was only because she knew how to speak Russian that she was asked to help them.

"She was harassed?" Luke frowned. His voice was even colder than before.

Jason nodded. "Two out of the three guys are perverts. I can't handle both of them. It's unfair to Dr. Craw."

"Alright," replied Luke. Then, he opened the surveillance software.

The image appeared on the screen after a few seconds. Luca was shamelessly lying on the couch. She had not even taken off her shoes. One of her legs was on the couch, while the other one was hanging in the air.

She was drunk.

"Boss, do you need me to find a Russian university lecturer to help?" Jason asked. All he had in his mind was to rest now, but he could not take a rest before he finished handling everything.

“Do they know about architecture?" Luke questioned.

"I'm not sure about that..." Jason's mind was working slowly because of the alcohol. He replied slowly, "Boss, did you know that Dr. Craw studied architecture? How did you know that?"

Luke did not say anything. It would be too careless of him if he had not noticed that there were books and magazines about architecture design in Luca's house after being there so many times.

Luca knew how to speak Russian, and she knew a little about architecture design. That was why Luke assigned her the task.

"Alright. You don't have to work this afternoon. Take a good rest. Let's continue tonight," Luke said without answering his question.

Jason replied to him and walked out of the office.

Luke picked up the phone and dialed the internal number. He informed Tina to prepare two glasses of honey water for Jason and Luca to get rid of their hangover.

Tina was fast. She quickly made two glasses of honey water. She handed one of them to Jason, then she held another glass and headed to Luca's office.

She knocked on the door.

Luca was lying down on the couch with her eyes closed. She heard the knock but she did not want to open the door.

Tina knocked on the door again, and she asked, "Dr. Craw, I made you a glass of honey water. Can I come in?" novelbin

Luca sat up on the couch with her brows furrowed. She had locked the door from inside to prevent herself from being disturbed. She did not expect Tina to send her honey water.

She felt dizzy when she stood up, and she had to hold onto the couch for a while. Then, she walked toward the door and opened it.

"Tina, how did you.." Luca frowned and looked at the person at the door.

Tina could instantly smell the strong alcohol in the air. She said, "Boss knows you had too much to drink so he asked me to get you some honey water to get rid of your hangover. Dr. Craw, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Luca shook her head and took the glass of honey water. "Thank you."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1579-Tina looked at Luca's face that had turned red because of the alcohol, but her skin seemed pallid at the same time. Tina asked in concern, “Dr. Craw, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Luca's stomach was full of alcohol now. Although she did not feel like drinking the glass of honey water, she knew it would be beneficial for her.

She furrowed her brows as she finished the glass of honey water.

Tina took the glass from Luca after seeing her finish the honey water. Tina said, "Go home and rest if you're not feeling well. I can help you ask for leave."

"No thanks. I'll be fine after taking a rest." Luca knew she had to attend another business dinner tonight.

It was because the matters that Luke and those Russians were about to discuss tonight would be the highlight.

Tina looked at how determined she was. She nodded and excused herself so that she would not be disturbing Luca's rest any longer.

Luca lay back down on the couch after Tina left. She glanced at the surveillance camera and wondered if Luke was watching her.

Probably not...

He could not be that bored.

While Luca was thinking about it, she grabbed the coat that was on the floor and covered herself. She had to get some rest now in preparation for tonight.

She rested until four in the afternoon. The effects of the alcohol had gone, and she felt much better. She sat up on the couch and glanced at the time. She still had time.

Her clothes reeked of alcohol. It could not be covered up even after she sprayed some perfume on herself. It would be inappropriate for her to follow Luke to the business dinner tonight like this. novelbin

Luca thought about it for a moment. Then, she took her phone and purse before leaving the office.

She hailed a ride and came to a shopping mall nearby. She found a shop that was selling office attire. The shop assistant welcomed her passionately. She took a set of conservative office attire and told her what size she was wearing when she was about to recommend some clothes to her.

The shop assistant nodded her head and found the right size for her immediately.

Luca headed to the fitting room and got changed. The clothes suited her and were not exposing. She paid for everything and left with the clothes on her.

Luke called her when she was on her way back to the office.

“Where are you?" Luke asked.

“Mr. Crawford, my clothes had a strong smell of alcohol on them. I came out to get some new clothes, and I'm on my way back now," said Luca. She glanced at the clothes in the bag.

She never thought that she would have to attend a business dinner one day. Otherwise, she would have prepared another set of clothes in her office.

Luke asked after listening to her, “Where are you now? Let me pick you up."

Luca replied instantly when she heard he was coming to get her. “It's alright. I'm almost there."

“Come to the parking lot when you reach the office. I'll be waiting for you there." Luke hung up the phone after ordering her to do so.

Luca put down the phone after she heard the busy tone on the other line. She let out a sigh. Did he not feel even the slightest tenderness for her?

It seemed like he took pity on her from those heart-warming gestures of his. However, he sounded particularly cold to her when he talked to her.

Luca got out of the car after she reached T Corporation. She went to the basement parking and found Luke's car.

Luke was sitting in the back seat of the car. Jason was in the car too, and he was sitting in the passenger seat. There was a young man in the driver's seat. Luca thought he might be the designated driver they hired.

“Dr. Craw, get in the car. They're waiting for us at the hotel." Jason felt much better after resting in the afternoon. He smiled and greeted Luca.

Luca looked in the car. There was only one seat left in the car, and it was beside Luke.

She bit the bullet and got into the car.

Luke smelled something sweet and nice, so he asked, “Are you wearing perfume?"

“Yes. The smell of alcohol is on my hair too, so I sprayed some." Luca unconsciously ran her fingers through her hair. She did not have enough time to wash her hair and get back here.

She bought a perfume with a lemon and tangerine scent earlier and sprayed some on her hair.

Luke smelled the scent on her. It was not strong, but it was nice to smell and it covered up the alcohol smell perfectly.

He did not like women who wore perfume.

However, he was not disgusted by the scent that Luca was wearing. He even thought that it was a pleasant smell...

Something was wrong. Something was definitely wrong.

Luke noticed his unusual thoughts and turned around to look out the window. Then, he ordered. “Let's go."

“Yes, Sir." The designated driver started the car engine once he heard him.

Luca let out a sigh after noticing the slight change in Luke. She opened her bag and took a small bottle out. Then, she handed it to Luke.

“Mr. Crawford, do you want some?" she asked.

Luke turned his head and asked, “What's this?"

"It's a hangover cure," said Luca. She made it herself. The effects were better than the ones on the market. Although the Russians claimed that they had drunk too much at noon, they were still conscious and thinking clearly.

Luke would have to get them drunk and stay clear-headed to talk business with them.

The hangover cure would probably help him. Although it could not dissipate all the alcohol in the body, it was still effective.

She had a hunch that they would be drinking much more tonight compared to when they drank together at noon.

Luke asked, "How many pills should I take?"

"One is enough," replied Luca.

Jason, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard her and turned around. He asked, "Dr. Craw, you had such goods, so why didn't you take this out just now?"

"I didn't know we'd drink that much at noon. And you have to take this hangover cure half an hour before drinking for it to work," Luca explained helplessly. She was trying to tell him that it would not work even if she took the hangover cure out in the middle of the drinking session earlier.

"Can I have one?" Jason asked. He did not want to get drunk again.

"Of course." Luca handed the medicine bottle to Jason after she watched Luke take a pill out and swallow it without drinking any water.

Jason took one out and swallowed it without drinking any water too.

Luca took the bottle back and took a pill. She tried to swallow it down like how they did. However, she did not expect the pill to get stuck in her throat.

"Cough, cough, cough..." She started coughing. She tried hard to swallow it.

Luke handed her a bottle of drinking water.

Luca took it, opened the bottle cap, and mindlessly drank a mouthful of water. Then, she was able to swallow the pill that was stuck in her throat.

She took a deep breath after she swallowed it. She looked at the water in the bottle. She realized she had finished half of the bottle.

Did she drink that much just now.

That could only mean Luke had drunk from this bottle before.

"Mr. Crawford, I'm sorry, I.." Luca was wondering how she should explain that she did not mean to share a drink with him.

"It's alright." Luke had no idea why she was apologizing to him all of a sudden.

It was merely the same bottle of water.

Did they not share a bottle of water when they were stuck on the mountain?

"Thank you.." Luca thanked him stiffly when she realized that it did not matter to him.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1580-The atmosphere was a little awkward in the car. Jason changed the subject when he realized that. “Oh, Dr. Craw, are your hangover pills effective?"

"It can neutralize half of the alcohol in the body," Luca said, but she did not have the exact numerical value.

She made this for herself to make it convenient for her to attend certain occasions. She was able to stay sober after drinking.

"That's awesome! Dr. Craw, you can earn quite a huge amount in patent fees for providing the formula of the medicine you carry with you," said Jason. He knew about a few of the miraculous medicines that Luca had made. The effects were better than the ones on the market.

Luca shook her head. "That's too troublesome."

"Why would it be troublesome? Aren't your medicines finished products? It's just that they're not FDA- approved to be sold on the market. You'd only have to go through the procedures to produce them," Jason said. He was excited about Luca's medicine.

How lucky his boss was to have such talent working for him.

"I studied and made these medicines myself. They haven't gone through clinical trials. I made them for myself only because I thought they would help. Hence, it'd be troublesome to produce them," said Luca. She did not tell him that the medicines she had been making were not based on the formulas that were used in the market. The others in the industry had probably never heard of some of the ingredients she used.

"No clinical trials? Then how do you know that they're effective?" Jason smacked his tongue.

"It worked on me after I took them," answered Luca. Although the medicines had not gone through clinical trials or anthropometric data, she noted down the formula when she thought the medicine was effective after she took it.

"Uh..." Jason muttered to himself in his heart about how Luca had carelessly made these medicines...

Luca could tell what he was thinking, so she said, "Don't worry. A few friends of mine have taken this hangover cure before. It worked on them, and there are no side effects."

"Dr. Craw, can you kindly spare me one bottle of your medicine when you're free to make some more? Mr. Crawford and I will need it whenever we're attending business meetings." Jason was no longer worried after she gave him her assurance.

Luca shot a glance at Luke, who was sitting beside her. He sat there without a word, but his aura was still strong.

She was impressed with Jason's courage to ask her for something right in front of his boss.

"Alright. But it'll take some time." Luca thought no one would dare to ask Luke to drink, so Jason would be the unlucky one who had to drink. It would be nice if she could make a bottle for him.

Luke spoke when he heard her agreeing, "Make one a bottle for me too."

Luca smacked her tongue. She had just thought that no one would dare to get Luke drunk, yet he was now asking her for a bottle of the hangover cure medicine?

"Mr. Crawford, do you need it too..."

"I have to attend business meetings too," Luke spoke with his hands crossed in front of his chest. There was nothing wrong with his expression.

Why could he not ask for it when Jason could?

Luca nodded her head and replied, "Sure."

Jason sat in the passenger seat. He dared not to talk anymore. He noticed something was wrong the moment Luke asked for the hangover cure.

Did his boss get angry because he had asked for something from Luca?

He made a mistake.

He should not have asked for it in front of Luke. Would it not have been better to ask her personally?

Jason knew he should not talk about it anymore. There was silence in the car again.

The car stopped in front of the hotel. Luke gave orders to the young designated driver. "I've already booked the rest of your time through the platform. Wait in the car until I'm done dealing with my affairs."

"Alright, Sir." The designated driver smiled and replied. Of course, he would be willing to sit in the luxurious car without going anywhere while making money doing it.

Luca and Jason got out of the car together. Then, Luke got out of the car too.

A woman called out when the three of them were about to enter the hotel. "Luke?"

Luke turned around and saw the woman who called out to him. It was Tia.

Tia trotted forward when she saw it was him. She lifted her head and smiled, "Luke, it's you. Why are you here?"

They were at a hotel. Showing up here only indicated that they were attending a dinner or a business meeting—or staying in the hotel.

Tia pulled a long face when she saw Luca standing beside Luke. However, she let it slide when she saw Jason there as well.

She reckoned that they were here to attend a business meeting. Luke was certainly not going on a date with Luca. After all, he would not bring his assistant along if he was going on a date.

"I have some work to do," replied Luke.

Tia nodded. "Yes, you're probably here for a business meeting. I thought you came here for dinner. I was thinking of going with you. Too bad.."

It would be shameless for her to follow Luke if he was attending a business dinner. She intended to give it a go by saying that. She wanted to know whether Luke would bring her along with him.

After all, he was bringing Luca along with him. How could he not bring her along with him?

Luke nodded. He stopped and looked at Tia when he was about to enter the hotel.

“Luke, what's the matter?" Tia was delighted to see him looking at her.

“Do you know how to speak Russian?" Luke asked. It was written on Tia's personal information that she knew how to speak several foreign languages, but he did not know if she knew how to speak Russian.

"Yes, I've learned Russian." Tia needed to master different languages in this industry. She had learned many different kinds of language to communicate with her patients from different nationalities. One of the languages she knew was Russian.

"Come attend the business dinner with me," said Luke.

"Really? But I don't really know how to..." Tia pretended to be shy for a moment.

"It's alright as long as you can speak Russian," Luke replied. He took his phone out and sent a message to Jason, asking him to prepare some things.

Jason cleared his throat after he received the message on Facebook. He said, "Boss, I'll go prepare the things first. I'll be right behind you."

“Sure." Luke nodded and looked at Tia. "I need a woman who can understand Russian to accompany me to the business dinner."

"Sure!" Tia agreed at once as she was afraid that he might take his offer back. She stood beside him triumphantly.

Luca was upset when she saw this.

Luke took the initiative to invite Tia to accompany him to the business dinner.

If that was the case, what was she doing here?

She could probably leave.

However, she dared not to mention it. She was on a mission. Luca followed behind them as she watched Tia and Luke walking together.

She was not Tia. She had no right to stand beside him.

Luca let out a sigh in her heart. She did not say a word even though she felt uncomfortable with this arrangement. She knew it was wrong, and it was not like she had a choice either.

Jason booked three rooms at the hotel's reception. Then, he quickly kept up with their pace.