Ch. 1601..1610
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1601-"Yes." Luke put his hands in his pocket, maintaining a certain distance from Luca.
He looked at her beautiful face. He could not imagine what she had gone through for the past three years. Why did she change her looks and return here?
She did not acknowledge him when she came back. She still loved her children, but she was willing to treat the kids like how a stranger would.
Why did she become like this...
Luke wanted to question her so badly, but it was not the time yet. He could only keep her close and figure out who was the mastermind behind her.
Even though three years had passed and things were no longer how they used to be, he still believed that the woman in front of him had never changed. She must have a reason for becoming like this.
"But my research has reached a critical stage now. I can't leave." Luca declined. She had to accomplish the mission, but she could never deceive Luke.
Although she had been lying to him all this while, she could not bear to do this to him as it was related to the whole corporation.
It was especially so when she found out how beneficial the project would be for T Corporation to achieve its yearly target during the meeting just now.
"I can get you another two assistants if you need help. You'd only have to assign them their tasks. As for the research, you may leave it to the others to complete. It won't delay the launch of the new drug," replied Luke.
The more she tried to run away from him, the more he would try to stop her from escaping.
Luca was startled. Did he just say he was going to hire an assistant to take over her job?
He left her with no choice.
Luke added, "The project has started. I'll need someone who knows how to speak Russian to follow me around to do some diplomatic interpretation or translation jobs. Do you have any problems with this arrangement?"
"..." Luca remained silent. Everything he said was reasonable and made sense. Even though Luke could find a temporary translator or interpreter out there, the problem was that the person he hired could not be exposed to the confidential information.
Come to think of it, she was indeed the most suitable candidate. After all, she had translated the document, so she might as well just finish the job. It was a matter of course.
“Is there anything wrong?" Luke asked.
"No." Luca shook her head. She had no choice but to accept his arrangements.
"And someone will be heading to your apartment to clean it up. Did you change the passcode to the door lock?" Luke asked again.
"No." Luca remained stiff but her brain was quickly churning. Why was he sending someone to tidy up the apartment?
Luke spoke again before she managed to ask the question, "Alright, that should do it. Change the passcode after they finish cleaning up. Tell me the passcode after that."
"Why?" Luca finally asked.
"It's an important project. I might stay in the apartment temporarily," Luke explained. He was looking for an excuse to approach Luca. "Don't worry. I'll stay in the maid's room. You can still sleep in the master bedroom."
Luca was shocked. He was going to stay in the maid's room?
"Mr. Crawford, I can make room for you and move back to my apartment. My apartment has been tidied up." She politely declined.
Although the culprit behind the security guard's murder was still at large, they had lifted the ban on the site. She had sent someone to clean the apartment so that she could move back in.
It was just that she did not move back as it was more convenient for her to stay in Luke's apartment.
She should return the place to him now since he wanted to stay there. After all, it was not her apartment.
"That's unnecessary." Luke noticed she was refusing to get closer to him. He frowned as he felt unhappy about it.
Could it be that she had someone else in her mind?
It did not seem like it. He guessed that Luca was controlling her emotions, and she still cared about him after everything that had happened in the past.
"There's no need to. I told you I've given the apartment to you, so it's yours. I'll be busy, and you'll be busy with your things too. It'll be easier for you to stay in that apartment when you work overtime."
Luca was at a loss for words. He was making her stay in that apartment only because it was convenient when she had to work overtime?
It also seemed like they did not interact with each other except when it came to work.
Luca was convinced. She thought that Luke would take care of the kids no matter how busy he was. He would probably only sleep over at the apartment occasionally, and that was why he was willing to sleep in the maid's room. It was unlikely that he would bear to separate from the kids for days.
"Alright," Luca replied, "Mr. Crawford, I'm going back to work if there's nothing else."
"Sure. Your office downstairs will still be there. You'd still have to return to your office after the project ends. I've sent Mr. Doyle to decorate the new office for you. Tell him if you need anything." Luke had already done so many things for her that would violate the articles of association.
The research project that Luca was in charge of would be able to generate a huge amount of profit for T Corporation after it was launched. However, compared to the design project, the profit gained from her research was far from enough.
Hence, although what he did was unreasonable, he had his reason to keep everyone quiet.
"Alright." Luca realized she had no other better words to say.
Luke looked at how reserved she was. He reckoned that she would never have thought he would arrange things this way. He opened his mouth a little as the words were at the tip of his tongue. Eventually, he held back the doubts in his heart and said in a cold voice, "Go back to work if there's nothing else."
"Yes." Luca looked down. She could feel a subtle change in her emotions when she thought about running into Luke in the apartment in the future.
She was hoping to see Luke more often. She was satisfied even if she had to look at him from a distance.
However, now it seemed like they were getting closer and closer to each other. They were even about to stay under the same roof...
Luca turned around and heard Luke's voice from behind. "And try to get the minutes done as soon as possible. You can pass the document to Mr. Doyle once you're done."
"Yes, Mr. Crawford."
When she trotted out of the office and walked toward Jason's office, she saw a cleaner already cleaning the other empty office.
Jason was standing near the door, arranging something.
"Mr. Doyle." Luca walked toward him.
"Dr. Craw, here you are. Oh, Boss said that this will be your office in the future. Tell me if you have any special requests for the decorations. I'll get someone to prepare the things," Jason smiled as he said.
Luca shook her head. "Just keep it simple."
"The project is not going to end that soon. We should get your office ready and nicely decorated so that you can work comfortably." Jason reminded her.
Luca looked at him and asked, "Mr. Doyle, did you know about Mr. Crawford's arrangements before this?"
"Ah? I didn't." Jason picked up his phone and said, "I only knew when I returned to my office after the meeting. That was when I knew that the office had already been arranged for you. As for the cleaning, Boss ordered me to handle it before he came to the office."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1602-Luca did not expose Jason when she listened to his explanation. It would be difficult to change anything once Luke had made his decision.
“Mr. Doyle, I'm going downstairs," said Luca. The office was still in the midst of being cleaned. She had no choice but to head to the office downstairs to organize the meeting minutes.
"Alright. They'll finish cleaning the office today. Dr. Craw, you may come upstairs to work tomorrow morning." Jason smiled politely. Although he had no idea why Luke made this arrangement, nothing would ever go wrong if he listened to his boss.
"Sure." Luca nodded.
She went back to her office downstairs. She received an email from the company after a while.
It was her transfer letter.
Rhett knocked on the door and entered. He had seen the transfer letter as well and wanted to ask what had happened.
"Dr. Craw, are you busy?" Rhett was wondering if he would be disturbing her when he saw her with her earphones on and her fingers continuously typing on the keyboard.
Luca stopped what she was doing and pressed the pause button on the recording pen. Then, she looked at him. "What's the matter?"
"Well, I saw the transfer letter. I'd like to know what's going on," answered Rhett. Who would be leading their research if Luca was transferred upstairs?
Luca was the one who guided the research team. It would be unfair to Luca if someone took over her job.
"Have all of you seen the transfer letter already?" Luca took off her earphones.
"Yes, everyone is confused. That's why they wanted me to ask you." Rhett was not a gossipy person, but he had to find out what had happened this time.
It was unfair to Luca if someone took over her job, and was the project going to be put on hold if no one was taking over?
Of course, they would not want the project to be put on hold after all the hard work they had put in. Moreover, their research on the new drug boasted the fastest progress in the company.
"Don't worry. The project will go on as usual, and I'll still be guiding the research. But I'll have to manage both sides. Oh, I'd like to promote you to assistant manager. Mr. Crawford will be sending a few assistants here in a couple of days. You'll be managing things here most of the time. And you can head upstairs to look for me if there's any major problem," said Luca. The new assistants would be here to take up some of her work responsibilities. She would not have to worry about passing her job to Rhett and letting him lead the whole team either.
“Me? Dr. Craw, I can't do that." Rhett shook his head immediately, thinking that he would not be capable enough for this.
After all, even though it did not take him long to achieve such a good performance in this industry, it was all because Luca had been guiding him.
"You can. You're capable. And it's not like I'm leaving. I'm busy with the current project that the company is currently handling, so I'll need your help to watch over the team for me. If anything happens, I'll handle it." Luca tried to convince him. She had done such projects before, so she knew that this tender project would keep her busy.
She thought that Rhett would not have to manage the research team for too long. She would be able to leave the job to the Russian translator after she came back.
Rhett had no choice but to agree.
Luca put on her earphones again and switched on the recording pen after he left. She continued to listen to the recording and transcribe the meeting minutes.
She checked the document thoroughly for any spelling mistakes after organizing the minutes. Then, she sent the document to Jason's email.
Luca let out a sigh of relief and put away the recording pen.
She looked at her current office. Luke had prepared this office for her with a security camera installed.
Would he install another security camera when she moved into the other office?
Luca's phone notification rang. She glanced at it and saw a string of numbers.
She translated the message, and it was asking her how things were going now.
Luca replied to the message with the number code as well. She told them that everything was going smoothly.
Then, she received another string of numbers. They were warning her not to play tricks with them. She would be punished if she could not get the tender document.
After she saw the threat, Luca leaned on the office chair and was lost in thoughts.
She was not afraid of being punished. Instead, she was afraid that she might disappoint Luke...
Luca had a plan in mind when she thought of this.
Jason called her to inform her that the office was ready when it was about time to get off work. He asked her to come upstairs to take a look if she needed anything more.
Luca was going to say there was no need to. She was fine with anything, but she could not take Jason's persuasion. Hence, she could only head upstairs and look at the office.
She ran into Zoey when she walked out of her office.
Zoey was carrying a form in her hands and walking toward her. "Dr. Craw, here's a document I need you to sign."
"What document is that?" Luca asked.
"It's for the expenses of the office supplies in the office. It's not a big deal. All you have to do is sign it," Zoey smiled as she said. "Won't you be working upstairs from tomorrow onward? That's why I advanced funds for the office supplies expenses in the next quarter. You can just sign it."
Luca glanced at it. It was indeed the document for advancing office supplies expenses. She briefly looked at it and checked if there was anything wrong with it. Then, she signed her name on the paper and handed the document back to Zoey.
Zoey took it from her. It looked like she had something to say but she did not know how to start.
"What's the matter?" Luca knew she had something to tell her, so she took the initiative to ask.
"Dr. Craw, everyone in the office knows about your transfer letter now." Zoey hesitated for a moment but eventually still chose to tell her. After all, Luca was a good superior. Although she was not close to her, there was no harm in telling Luca about this.
"Yes," Luca replied. She knew that the transfer letter had been sent to everyone. Since she received it, everyone in the office would have as well.
"Although it's hard to tell whether this is a promotion or not, it's good to be working directly under the boss. However, many people may find it hard to accept. It's best if you keep a low profile for the next few days." Zoey reminded Luca.
"Alright. I got it. Thank you for reminding me. Off you go now. I have to go upstairs." Luca knew the transfer was going to arouse a lot of suspicion and confusion. However, she had always been keeping things low. The matter would not have attracted so much attention if it had not been for Luke.
Zoey had no idea if Luca would really keep what she said in mind. After everything she had told her, Luca would listen to her if she understood what she meant. If Luca did not get her meaning, then she could not do anything about it either.
Luca took the elevator and went upstairs. She walked toward the office and saw a cleaner carrying something that looked like a sleeping bag into the office.
A sleeping bag?
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1603-"Dr. Craw, come over and take a look. The office table is placed here, and the computer is here. Is that fine?" Jason asked when he saw her come in.
"I'm fine with anything. The sleeping bag..." Luca pointed at the sleeping bag on the couch. It was her first time seeing a sleeping bag in the office.
“Oh, about this, you might need to work overtime. You may have to stay in the office when it gets busy. A sleeping bag is a lot more comfortable than sleeping on the couch,” said Jason. He was a detail- oriented person.
Luca nodded. She would indeed be busy. However, she would always just rest her head and arms on the desk whenever work got too busy. It was nothing like this. There was even a sleeping bag in her office now.
The cleaner left after cleaning up the office.
Jason said, “Take a look around. Tell Tina if you need anything else."
"It's well-prepared. Thank you, Mr. Doyle." Luca glanced at the office desk. Nothing was missing.
"Don't mention it. It was the boss' orders." Jason brought up Luke, then he added, "Oh, I'll need to get the rest of my work done if there's nothing else. I'll be right beside your office if you need anything."
"Alright." Luca nodded.
She was enthralled looking at the office. It was different from the one downstairs.
The office downstairs was safely secured because of the confidential research data. There was a safe to keep the data in her office. However, it was different here. There was only a filing cabinet here, but it felt more like an office.
She looked around the office with her naked eyes. She did not spot any surveillance cameras.
However, that did not mean there was none installed. Luke probably hid the surveillance camera in a corner somewhere.
"Are you satisfied with the office?" Luke's voice came from behind.
Luca was startled. She snapped back to her senses and saw the man standing at the door. His footsteps were so quiet that she did not even hear them.
"Mr. Crawford.." She looked at the man with glazed eyes. How long had he been standing here?
"Are you satisfied with the furnishings and decorations?" Luke asked again.
"It's good enough for a temporary office." It took Luca a second to reply as she looked down. She could feel butterflies in her stomach.
Was he starting to care if she was happy with things?
Luke raised his eyebrows. Temporary?
Indeed, he had told her that this arrangement would last until the project was over. However, it would take a year or so to finish the project.
Furthermore, he would never let her go even after the project was over. She would be in the office downstairs if she left, and he felt that she would be too far away from him.
He had to keep her close to him.
Luke glanced at the time. It was time to get off work. He said, "You should clock out. After you do that, do me a favor."
“Huh? What favor?” Luca lifted her head and looked at him with a puzzled look on her face.
“You'll know about it later. I'll be waiting for you at the parking lot downstairs.” Luke left right after he said that.
Luca looked at him from behind. She was stunned for a moment. What kind of favor would it be?
She did not want to keep Luke waiting. She carried her briefcase and left after clocking out. Many employees were driving out of the building when she reached the basement parking lot.
They would be busier with their work soon. Hence, they were not working overtime today. The parking lot seemed to be congested at this time.
Luca stood there for some time. The transfer letter was just sent out. She might get into trouble if other employees saw her getting into Luke's car.
After ten minutes when most of the cars had left, Luca slowly walked toward the parking lot that was reserved for Luke.
He got out of the car and walked across the front of the car when he saw her coming. He opened the door to the passenger seat for her.
Luca was surprised by his gentlemanly act. She looked around her to make sure no one saw her. Then, she trotted toward his car and got in.
The moment she sat in the passenger seat, she lifted her head and thanked the man outside the door. “Thank you.”
Luke raised his eyebrows when he looked at her acting like a thief, afraid of being seen by someone else.
Indeed, it would get her in trouble if someone saw her.
It was because she was not Bianca now. She was Luca...
Luke replied to her stiffly, “You're welcome.” Then, he closed the car door.
Luca frowned. He had closed the car door a little too hard just now. Was he angry?
She did not do anything wrong, though.
It seemed like he did not cherish the car much.
Luke got back into the driver's seat. He drove the car and left right away after fastening his seat belt.
Luca watched him drive the car down the street after he went out of the parking lot. Luke did not mention where they were going or what kind of favor he needed from her.
She had no choice but to ask, “Mr. Crawford, where are we going?”
Luke remained silent. He switched on the radio instead.
Luca rubbed her nose. She felt embarrassed being like this, but she insisted on asking, “Then, can you at least tell me how I can help you?"
"Are you always this impatient?" Luke did not answer her question. Instead, he glanced sideways at her.
The radio and Luke's voice overlapped in Luca's ears. She almost thought she misheard him.
Impatient?
Why did she feel like something was hidden behind those words?
However, she had not done anything recently...
"No..." Luca let out a sigh. She had no idea what she did to piss him off. She could sense his impatience.
Luke kept silent.
Luca listened to the financial news being broadcasted on the radio. The announcer mentioned there would be a stable bullish trend in the share prices of T Corporation. She knew Luke had already spread the news that he would be participating in the project.
However, the others would have known about it even if he did not spread the news.
Luca shot a glance at Luke as she listened to the radio. He had an amazing side profile.
Even though he barely had time to sleep and was busy with work every day for the past three years, he had not aged even a little. It seemed like it was his blessing.
Luca's hand slowly clenched into fists, and she put them on her knees. She looked at Luke with mixed feelings in her heart.
Luke knew she was looking at him, but he did not expose her. She quickly moved her gaze away when he glanced sideways at her.
They had been driving on the road for 20 minutes, and they finally reached Hotel Viking.
Luca looked at the hotel in front of her and turned to the man with a look of surprise. "Mr. Crawford, what are we doing here?"
"Don't get the wrong idea. I only need you to help me try out the dishes here." Luke parked the car and unfastened his seat belt.
Luca was startled and followed what he did unconsciously. She unfastened her seat belt too.
Why did he bring her to try out the dishes here?
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1604-Luca pushed the car door open. She was still confused as to why he would bring her here to try the dishes.
Would it not be better if he brought the old master or his children here?
They were a family, after all. They would know what each other's preferences were.
Luke got out of the car and closed the car door. He walked toward her side.
He stood tall beside her. It made her feel like she was protected standing next to him. She would be happy if it were in the past, but now she felt stressed standing beside him.
She probably felt guilty for lying to him...
Luca tried to behave naturally, but she still felt stressed. The man's aura was too strong. She might just tell him everything right now if he questioned her.
Luke shot her a glance and sensed her anxiety.
She was probably wondering why he chose to bring her here, right?
Before this, she was responsible for organizing Old Master Crawford's birthday every year. The old master loved everything she arranged for him, be it the venue or the meal.
Old Master Crawford even told him that no one in the family could do it better than Bianca.
Hence, when Luke found out that Luca's real identity was Bianca, he brought her here without any hesitation.
“The old master has tried your cooking before, and he told me that it suits his taste. He likes the food you cook, so I brought you here to try out the dishes. He'll probably like what you choose," Luke
explained. Old Master Crawford had held his birthday at Hotel Viking before. However, the hotel's chef was a different person now. He could not cook the dishes that the previous chef made.
With Luca here, she would be able to pick the dishes that Old Master Crawford would like.
"So that's how it is." Luca was relieved after she knew the reason. She could set her mind at ease after he explained it to her.
Both of them walked into the hotel's lobby. The hotel's manager came up to welcome them. "Welcome, Mr. Crawford!"
There was no expression on Luke's face when the manager and the female receptionists greeted him passionately. Luke glanced at Luca before saying, "Are the dishes ready?"
"Don't worry. The kitchen has finished preparing the dishes. We were just waiting for you to try the dishes and make your selection," the manager replied enthusiastically. They could gain a significant amount of profit if the Crawford family decided to hold their celebration at their hotel.
Luke nodded and said to Luca, "Let's go."
Luca nodded as well.
The hotel manager shot a glance at Luca. She did not look like Mrs. Crawford, whom he had seen in the magazine. Who was this?
However, it would be impolite if he asked. He could only smile and lead them to the private room. "Mr. Crawford, Miss, we're here."
Luke and Luca walked into the private room.
The private room was spacious, while the decorations were resplendent and magnificent. There was a big dining table in the middle of the room and a rotating top table on top.
The two of them would not need such a big private room.
They were only here to try the dishes. The hotel would serve them their specialties and let them pick.
Luke sat down, and Luca sat opposite him.
Luke frowned when he noticed the distance between them. He stood up and walked toward her. He pulled out the chair beside her and sat down.
"Mr. Crawford..." Luca looked at him, puzzled. Even though it was considered a normal distance, they seemed to be too close to each other in such a spacious private room.
Luke took a sip of the tea, and he said in a soft voice, "It's more convenient for us to communicate this way."
Luca was at a loss for words. What did he mean by that?
It would be convenient to communicate with each other even if he sat opposite her. After all, the private room was a fixed space regardless of how big it was. It was not a hall, so how could it be difficult for him to communicate with her if he sat opposite her.
Luca thought that in her heart, but she dared not say it out.
The manager who stood beside them asked respectfully, "Mr. Crawford, shall we serve the dishes now?"
"Sure." Luke took another sip of tea and shot a glance at the woman beside him. It seemed like she was unwilling to sit beside him.
That was not how she used to be. Three years had gone by and she seemed like she was afraid of him.
Luke could not help but feel depressed. He had always been kind to her. How did things turn out like this?
Luca took a sip of tea too. The hotel had specifically prepared the tea for them. It was for them to cleanse their palate. They were about to try out a variety of dishes, so they needed a palate cleanser. The manager bowed and said, "Alright. Please give us a minute."
He started to give instructions to the waiters in the kitchen through the walkie-talkie. After a while, a few waiters carried plates of dishes over and stood in a circle. They served the dishes on the rotating table top on the dining table.
Luca looked at the colorful, aromatic, and tasty dishes on the table. She realized she did not know where to begin. She naturally turned to look at Luke.
Luke was looking at her too. The moment their eyes met, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Luca shook her head, telling him that there was nothing wrong. "Mr. Crawford, which one should we start with?"
"Let's start with the appetizer," replied Luke after thinking for a moment. An appetizer certainly had to be the first course of the meal, and Hotel Viking provided a variety of appetizers.
Luca watched the waiter fill the plate with different appetizers before serving it to them.
She picked up the spoon and tried all the appetizers.
Luke tried them out too.
They had to choose the appetizer first. The manager asked politely, "May I know which one you prefer?"
"Sweet potato salad."
"Sweet potato salad."
The two of them said it at the same time.
Luca's heart skipped a beat when she heard that Luke had chosen the dish as her. She liked the dressing of the sweet potato salad, and he liked it too...
Although there was nothing odd about it, she felt guilty and as though they should not be doing this.
She explained to Luke, "The dressing of the sweet potato salad tastes better. And it's almost autumn now. It suits the autumn season."
Luke nodded. "Then sweet potato salad it is."
The manager was happy to hear them give the same answer. It meant that they did not have to take too long to decide.
"Alright, so the appetizer will be the sweet potato salad?" He jotted it down on his notes as he asked.
They continued to try out the other dishes after picking the appetizer.
Luca only took a bite of each dish because of the variety of dishes. She would take another two bites to taste the dish again if she tasted something good. Luke secretly remembered all these small gestures of hers.
She used to be like that, and he did not expect she would still keep this habit of hers.
She would then tell him about the dishes that she had taken a few bites of.
They were finally done trying out all the dishes that the hotel served after an hour.
Luca handed Luke a piece of paper, saying, "Mr. Crawford, these are the ones I recommend. I find them suitable to serve at a birthday banquet."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1605-Luke picked up the piece of paper with the course meal written on it and glanced at it. He handed it to the manager without making any changes to it. "We'll pick these for the banquet."
Luca was startled. Had he made his decision?
Was Luke not going to consider it again?
The manager did not expect Luke to make his decision so quickly. He confirmed with him after glancing at the piece of paper. "Mr. Crawford, are you sure you want this course meal and there are no further changes?"
"Yes." Luke ordered, "Leave the dishes we selected her and take the others away."
The manager replied to him and hurriedly asked the waiters to take the other dishes away.
After three minutes, only the dishes that Luca picked were left on the table.
This was the first time the manager saw someone picking the dishes so quickly. He said happily, "Enjoy your dinner."
He left the private room with the other waiters.
Luca and Luke were left alone in the private room. Luca stopped and looked at the man.
"If there's anything you'd like to say, just say it." Luke sliced a piece of steak. The meat had a light cherry appearance. It looked juicy and tender.
Luca shook her head and remained silent. She was almost full after trying out all the dishes. She put down her spoon after taking two bites.
"You don't eat much?" Luke frowned. That explained why she was so skinny.
Three years had gone by, and Bianca finally showed up again. However, she came back with a different identity this time. Something had changed in her, but somehow, she was still the same.
"I have a poor appetite." Luca picked up the tissue and wiped her mouth. She did not put on makeup, hence it saved her the trouble of touching up her makeup after dinner.
She thought it would be rude if she urged Luke to quickly finish his meal while she looked at him.
"Do you want desserts?" he suddenly asked.
Desserts were not listed in the course meal for the banquet. Hence, they did not try any desserts earlier.
Luca shook her head and said, "Never mind. Thank you, Mr. Crawford."
"You don't like desserts?" Luke asked intentionally.
Luca furrowed her brows with embarrassment. It was not because she did not like desserts but she only wanted to end the dinner.
Although he claimed that he brought her here to try out the dishes, there were only two of them in the private room now. It looked like they came here on a date instead of trying out the dishes.
“No, it's not that I don't like it. I'm trying to lose weight these days," replied Luca.
“You're skinny. You don't have to lose weight." Luke picked up the spoon and thought of refilling her plate. Then, he realized that her identity had changed. Even so, he picked up the serving spoon and refilled her plate. “Have some more."
Luca could sense he had been giving her special treatment. She forced herself to suppress the uneasiness in her heart and lowered her head to finish everything on her plate.
Luke was satisfied. He picked up the napkin on the table and wiped her mouth with it when he saw the stain at the corner of her lips.
Luca was startled. She widened her eyes and looked at him with her mouth slightly opened.
Why on earth did Luke do that?
Luke noticed that she was dumbfounded. He put the napkin aside and explained, “You had something on the corner of your lips."
"T-Thank you." Luca picked up the napkin and hurriedly wiped her mouth. She looked down and wondered what his gestures meant just now.
Luke would never do that to a stranger. Even though she was not a stranger to him, he had no reason to do that to her.
Luca's mind was all over the place now. After she finished eating, she took out her phone and casually scrolled on it to distract herself from the chaos in her mind.
They left the hotel after dinner.
Luke stood at the hotel's entrance and glanced at the dark sky. Before Luca said anything, he made the decision and said, “Let's go. Let me send you home."
“Mr. Crawford, you don't have to. I'll take a cab back home. You can go home earlier." Luca wanted to be alone after experiencing the strange feeling in her heart just now.
Luke stared at her and recalled what he had done today.
Luca had returned with a hidden identity on purpose. What he just did was not something he would usually do. She must be panicking now.
He was being too impulsive.
Luke nodded and replied, “Sure. Off you go. Go to the new office for work tomorrow." He walked toward the parking lot after that.
He was impatient just now. After knowing that Luca was Bianca, he even had the urge to bring along the DNA test report to question her why she was concealing everything from him and the children.
What was the reason behind her actions?
Luca watched him from behind. There was sadness in her eyes.
'I'm sorry...'
Luca apologized to Luke in her heart. She had let him down, but she could not tell him about it.
She turned around and left in the other direction.
While Luca was waiting for the taxi at the roadside, her mind was full of how unusual Luke's behavior today was. He did not say anything, but everything he did told her that he was trying to get closer to her.
Luca was lost in thought. She did not notice that a small van was approaching her. It quickly stopped in front of her, and someone pushed the car door open.
When she noticed that she might be in danger, two masked men had already come out and covered her head with a gunny sack.
"Ah!" Luca shouted as she was dragged into the car by the two men.
The people around took a step back when they saw what was happening.
The two men pushed Luca to the back of the car. One of them grabbed a knife and warned the others who were waiting for their rides. Then, he closed the door and drove away.
Some of them quickly realized that it was a kidnapping. They wanted to call the police, but they realized the van did not have a car plate number when they looked at it.
Luca's head had accidentally knocked on the seat when she was dragged into the car. She felt the world spinning. A moment later, she could feel the car engine start.
She was pushed and forced to sit on the car seat while her hands were held by someone else.
"Who are you?" Luca tried to calm herself down. She did not have a conflict with anyone. She had no idea why someone would kidnap her.
The two men exchanged glances and remained silent as they continued to restrain Luca's hands.
Luca could feel that her hands were tied with a piece of cloth. She turned her face away. She could not see anything with the gunny sack covering her head. Hence, she could only figure things out with her ears.
"Do you think you're going to be fine by not talking? You'll regret kidnapping me." She warned them. She would threaten them no matter if they had gotten the wrong person or not. It would be best if she could frighten them, then she would be able to make them talk later.
After all, she had not offended anyone other than Pierre Mallory...
Still, did Pierre have to take things so far and kidnap her.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1606-If she were some other woman who got kidnapped and was threatened with a knife, she would have been so frightened till she started begging for mercy or she would just pass out.
However, Luca was unusually calm. She did not cry or ask for forgiveness even when someone was holding a knife in her face, which was covered by a gunny bag.
She was different from the others.
The man who held the knife was slightly surprised. He sneered and kept the knife away.
Luca could sense that the knife was kept away. She said, "I can't breathe with the gunny bag over my head."
“Cut the nonsense. Believe it or not, my brother and I will kill you right now!” Another man was feeling uneasy because of her unusually calm demeanor. He was trying to frighten Luca with his loud voice.
"I know both of you don't want me to see you, that's why you covered my head with a gunny bag. I'm guessing you're also wearing masks right now. How are you going to explain to the mastermind behind you if I run out of breath?" Luca was not afraid of his loud voice.
"You!" The man was pissed off after she got on his nerves.
"Enough. Take the gunny bag off of her," another man said with a deep voice. They had put on masks before they took action to prevent people from seeing their faces.
The gunny bag was meant to make the woman lose her sense of direction.
There was another simple reason behind their action. It was because the mastermind told them that the woman in front of them was good at kicking. She was not an easy target.
The man heard him and took the gunny bag off Luca's head while cursing.
Luca looked down, only to see that her hands and legs were tied together. Even though she was pretty good at kicking, she would not be able to break herself free anytime soon.
"Were you sent by Pierre?" She tried to sound them out.
One of the men sneered while another stuck a piece of cloth into her mouth. "I didn't take the gunny bag off your head to listen to your bullsh*t. Shut up."
Luca did not struggle when the man shoved the cloth into her mouth. It was useless for her to struggle now.
She turned to look at the windows.
The man noticed her gesture and hurriedly pulled the curtains. Luca turned around and shot him a cold glance with a menacing look in her eyes.
The man shivered for a moment when he saw the look in her eyes.
The woman's gaze was terrifying, and there was a hint of menace in it. It seemed like she was not a woman who could be messed with.
The man felt a little regretful, but he came back to his senses all of a sudden. It was merely a glance, and there was nothing to be afraid of. Why should he regret doing this?
The mastermind behind them was a rich man. They would receive a reward with a huge amount of money if they handled this well.
Luca noticed the van was still new and clean. Why were they using such a good van to kidnap her?
Even if it was not Pierre, it looked like the mastermind who was behind this was a wealthy person. Otherwise, they would not have been able to use such a good van.
However, if Pierre was not the one behind this, who was? Why did they kidnap her?
She was just an ordinary person in A City.
Luca could not figure it out.
On the other hand.
Luke drove back to Crawford Manor. Tommy came to him the moment he stepped into the house. “Daddy, what did you do today?"
“I tried out some dishes," replied Luke. He took his coat off, which the maid took from him.
Luke looked at his youngest son as he pestered him. He knew the child would throw a tantrum if he did not explain to him.
"Why didn't you bring me along to try the dishes? I want to eat something delicious too." Tommy looked upward with a greedy look on his face while wondering why his father did not bring him along.
Luke stroked the back of his head and thought of the DNA test result. "Where's Lanie and Rainie?"
"They're reading upstairs," Tommy answered honestly. However, he felt unhappy and pouted his mouth.
"Ask them to head to your bedroom. I have something to tell all of you," said Luke.
Tommy nodded as he broke into a run and headed upstairs.
Old Master Crawford, who was sitting in the living room, asked curiously, "What are you going to tell the kids? Can I join too?"
"Grandpa, it's about them." Luke decided not to tell him.
The old master had always wanted him to have a normal family. He would do something if he knew that Luca was Bianca.
Bianca was still hiding her identity now. Hence, it would be inappropriate to tell the old master the truth.
"Alright. You should care more about your children. Lanie and Rainie's class teacher came to visit today. She told me about how the kids are doing at school. Rainie is obedient and behaves herself at school. She enjoys having fun with the other kids. But the teacher told me Lanie seems to be an asocial person." Old Master Crawford told him what the children's class teacher had told him.
Luke raised his brows. Lanie's personality was similar to his. He was cold and quiet, but not completely unsociable.
Lainie just thought that the things taught in school were too simple for him, and his classmates were too childish. It was not a big deal.
He was the child's father, so he naturally knew about it.
If it were not because Rainie was studying in the same class as him, he would have let Lanie skip a grade.
Although Rainie was good in her studies, she was not as smart as Lanie. She would not be able to catch up if she followed her brother and skipped a grade.
Luke chose not to let Lanie skip grades so that both of them could be together. The children understood why he did so too.
"Alright. I'll talk to him," said Luke.
Old Master Crawford shook his head as he knew it would be useless.
It was because Luke had behaved like that too when he was young. Like father, like son. Lanie resembled his father in some ways.
Furthermore, Luke raised Lanie all by himself since the child was young. It was normal for him to resemble his father.
Luke went upstairs and entered Tommy's bedroom. The three of them were sitting on the rug, waiting for him.
"Daddy, Tommy said you have something to tell us. What are you going to tell us?" Rainie's voice was sweet and lovely. She gave him a smile and showed her little teeth.
Luke looked at his daughter. He noticed that she resembled Bianca a lot. She was a mini Bianca.
However, Bianca's looks had changed now. If he told them Luca's real identity, would they be able to accept that?
Would they be able to accept that their mother had come back with a different appearance and approached them with a different identity? Could they accept the fact that she lied to them?
Luke hesitated for a moment.
Tommy sat there and looked at his Daddy. Then, he said, "Daddy, did you take my hair for a DNA test that day?"
Luke looked at his youngest son. He was usually so innocent, but he was always smart when it mattered most.
Lanie and Rainie looked at him. "Daddy?"
Tommy had never mentioned it, so they did not know about it. They got even more curious after finding it out. Who did their father do the DNA test on using Tommy's hair?
Luke closed the bedroom door. Then, he sat on the rug for the first time.
Usually, he would not sit on the rug when he was spending time with the kids. He would choose to sit on the chair. It was because he thought that such sitting posture was bad for him.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1607-The three of them sat on the rug while staring at Luke. They did not say a word.
“I took Tommy's hair for a DNA test." Luke nodded and admitted that he took the child's hair for a DNA test.
The three of them suddenly got excited.
Lanie asked, "Daddy, did you find out where Mommy was?"
"Yes." Luke's gaze fell upon the three of them as he looked at their faces one by one. Be it Lanie, Rainie, or Tommy, Bianca had spent a period of time away from their lives.
Lanie and Rainie were still fine with it. He raised them all by himself since they were young. Hence, they were only upset after Bianca was kidnapped. It was not hard for them to get used to it.
However, Tommy was raised with Bianca around him. He cried so much and it took a lot of time for him to get used to her absence.
Luke spent so much time keeping him company to cheer him up.
"Is Mommy back?" Tommy looked at him with a look of disbelief.
"Your Mommy has always been around you. It's just that her looks have changed, and she didn't choose to reunite with us. But I believe that it's not her intention. She must have her reason for doing that. Can you understand?"
Tommy had someone in his mind once he said that. He looked at his father straight in the eyes and asked, "Daddy, is Ms. Luca our mommy?"
Luke nodded his head. "Yes. She has already come back to us."
Tommy stood up in dismay, refusing to believe what he heard. "Daddy, you're telling us that Ms. Luca is our mother?"
"Her looks and her identity might have changed, but not her DNA." Luke looked at his son. Although he was still young, he should have understood what he said. All of them must have understood.
Tommy was shocked. He sat there and recalled the first time he met Ms. Luca. He found her familiar and instinctively wanted to approach her.
Even though she was a stranger, his instincts told him that she was not a bad person.
Tommy recalled the smell on her body and the taste of her dishes.
He could still remember that it was their mother's smell although it had been a few years. He thought he was willing to approach Luca because of these things, but he did not expect that she was actually their mother.
“Daddy, why is mommy doing this to us..." Rainie was upset. Why did their mother come back but did not reunite with them?
Was it because they had misbehaved? They had been behaving themselves, though. They had not done anything wrong, but why was their mother doing this.
Why did Luca hide her identity and refuse to reunite with them?
Luke knew her daughter was upset. He stroked her head and spoke on behalf of Luca, "She probably has her own reason that's forcing her to do this. Even though she's hiding her identity, she still loves all of you. She treats you all kindly, doesn't she?"
Tommy nodded his head, agreeing with what Luke said.
Luca was kind to the three of them. Although she did not come clean to them and tell them that she was their mother, she still adored them very much. She protected them well when they were outside too.
Rainie asked again, "Daddy, what reason could Mommy have to act like this?"
Luke thought for a moment. Then, he shook his head and said, "I don't know yet. But no matter what, your mommy has returned. I won't let her leave us this time."
Tommy clenched his fists. "Mommy can't leave us anymore."
Lanie looked at his younger brother, then he turned to look at Luke. "Daddy, can we acknowledge her as our mommy now?"
This was what mattered the most. The mother and her children were not allowed to reunite.
Luke looked at his children and let out a sigh. "She doesn't know that we've found out about this. I need to figure out why she's doing what she is. So, you're not allowed to reunite with her for now."
Tommy put on a disappointed expression once he heard that. "But I want to live with Mommy every day."
Luke knew how much they wanted to be with her. He wanted her to be back as much as they did.
However, Luca could not reunite with them for the time being.
"Tommy, Mommy returned with a different appearance, and she has yet to reunite with us. She must have her reasons. Spare Daddy some time. Let him investigate it." As the eldest son, Lanie helped to advise Tommy too.
Rainie nodded and said, "We should be happy that Mommy came back alive and she still loves us like how she used to. We shouldn't be in a hurry. Let Daddy handle this."
Luke turned to look at Tommy while listening to what they said.
Tommy hesitated for some time, but he decided to listen to what his elder brother and sister said. He nodded and said, "Alright. I'll listen to Daddy."
Luke smiled after convincing the three of them. Luca probably thought that she could hide it well from them. She had no idea that they had already found out the truth.
"Act like how you always have when you run into her next time. Don't be kick up a fuss, and don't throw a temper tantrum. Do you understand?" He reminded them.
Tommy nodded and asked, "Daddy, can I call Mommy like how I used to?"
"She's still Ms. Luca for now." Lanie corrected him, afraid that Tommy would make it a habit and give it away in front of Luca.
"Yes." Luke stroked his head. “You have to pretend you don't know anything about it. That'll help me figure things out regarding why she's doing this."
Tommy nodded and exchanged a quick smile with his brother and sister.
Although they could not reunite with their mother now, they were happy to know that their mother had returned safely.
Their mother had come back to them safely, and she was still kind to them like how she used to be back then.
Luke asked the children to keep it a secret and not tell the other members of the Crawford family.
The three of them nodded their heads to show that they knew what to do.
After the short meeting ended, Tommy picked up his small tablet. The first thing he wanted to do was to talk to Luca. He sent Luca a video call request.
Luca was still in the vehicle as it was peak traffic hour at night. The van stopped from time to time. It was obvious that they were stuck in traffic.
Luca's phone was in her bag when it rang. One of the men picked up her bag and took the phone out. He glanced at it. Then, he handed it to Luca and let her see it. After that, he rejected the video call request.
Luca felt helpless when she saw that Tommy was sending her a video call request.
The man mumbled in a low voice, “How troublesome." Then, he switched off her phone.
After that, he threw it back into her bag.
Tommy frowned when his request was rejected. "What's Mom. Ms. Luca doing..."
He waited for a while to see if Luca would call back. Then, he sent her another video call request again.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1608-Tommy got even more depressed when she did not pick up the call. It was nothing like last time. There was not even a loading page this time.
He sent Luca an audio message. “Ms. Luca, are you busy? I miss you. Please send me a message after you're done with your matters."
Tommy put down the tablet after the message showed that it was successfully sent. He walked out of the bedroom looking depressed.
The excitement when he knew Luca was his mother a few minutes ago had disappeared all of a sudden after she rejected his video call request.
Mr. Griffin saw Tommy and came to him. He asked with concern, "Young Master Tommy, what happened? Did someone bully you?"
Tommy lifted his head and looked at the butler, complaining, "Mr. Griffin, Ms. Luca isn't picking up my calls!"
"Ms. Luca?" Mr. Griffin was wondering who Ms. Luca was. Was it Dr. Craw?
"Yes. I sent her a video call request just now. She didn't pick it up. Sob, sob, sob. Does that mean she doesn't like me anymore?" Tommy rubbed his reddened eyes. Although he was not crying, he looked like he could burst into tears anytime with that pitiful look.
The butler immediately comforted him. "How could she not like you? Young Master Tommy, you're everyone's favorite. You're handsome and cute. She's probably busy with something important and that's why she rejected your video call request. It's alright. She'll call you back when she's free."
Tommy blinked his eyes and looked at him. "Is that true?"
"Of course. I never lie." Mr. Griffin cheered him up.
Tommy thought so too. Luca usually cared for him so much. She would never ignore his calls. She must be busy with something else, and that was why she could not accept his video call request.
She would call him back when she saw his missed call.
"Then I'll wait for Ms. Luca." Tommy was happy again. He nodded with an innocent look on his face.
The butler nodded his head. He remembered why he came upstairs after cheering up the child. "Oh, Ms. Nancy made some desserts. Hurry up and get some for yourself, Young Master Tommy."
Tommy cheered and ran downstairs immediately once he heard there was something for him to eat.
On the other hand.
Luca watched them take her phone away and rummage through her bag. They said disdainfully, "What? You wear such glamorous clothes but there's nothing valuable in your bag. Are you trying to deceive others?"
Another man laughed mockingly and threw Luca's bag to the back of the van. “We'll have money once we finish this. Do we still need to take money out of her bag?”
"That's true. This woman will be our cash cow." The two men gave each other a fist bump and laughed hysterically.
They thought it would be hard to kidnap Luca, but they did not expect it to be so easy.
A woman who knew how to fight was so easily taken into the car. It was clear that she was pretty unaware of the danger around her.
Luca glanced at them coldly and watched them cheer before they even succeeded. If it was not because she was busy thinking about what had happened in the hotel, they would not have had the chance to catch her so easily.
The van stopped after driving for some time.
Luca could hear the vehicle's engine switch off. She knew they had reached their destination.
One of them lifted the curtains to check if they had reached their destination. Then, he took out a dirty- looking blindfold and wrapped it over Luca's head. "Don't let her see the building."
Luca only caught a few glimpses of the scene outside the window the moment he lifted the curtains.
The place was clean, and the plants on the roadside were nicely trimmed. It looked like a fancy place.
The van that was used to kidnap her was luxurious too. The place where she would be kept captive was fancy too. It seemed like the mastermind behind them was not a simple person.
She had yet to figure out why they wanted to kidnap her.
Luca was held by two men on both sides. One was on her right and one on her left. She was blindfolded when she got out of the van. She could not see anything, but her ears and nose had become more sensitive.
She could smell the fragrance of lilies in the air. Lilies were planted around this place, and they had already bloomed.
She even heard footsteps that did not belong to the two men. It must be the driver.
Luca walked for quite some time. She did not struggle. She knew she would be the one to suffer if she thought of struggling now.
The man who was on her left sneered and said, "Looks like you know what's good for you since you're not struggling or trying to escape."
Luca could not say anything as a piece of cloth was still stuffed inside her mouth.
The man on her right chimed in, "This is my first time kidnapping such a cooperative woman."
The man on her left made an evil grin. "And she's a beauty too. Do you think we can have some fun with her for a while?"
"Don't even think about it." A stranger's voice came from behind Luca. She reckoned that it was the driver's voice.
"Boss has told you that you won't receive any money if you dare to touch this woman. You might even lose your lives." That voice continued to warn them.
Of course, the man on Luca's right knew the consequences of touching her. He sneered and replied, "We can't be bothered to touch this kind of woman either. She has the looks but she's not our cup of tea. Is there any woman we can't get once we have money?"
“Yes, we won't do that. We're just talking big.” The man on the left instantly went along with him.
Luca was brought into a house. She was sure that she had walked into a house. It was because she could feel the difference in the floor. Moreover, it was already dark outside. She could not sense any light with the blindfold on her when she was outside.
However, she could catch some streaks of light after walking into the house. It seemed like the house was brightly lit.
“Leave her here in the house. Untie the rope on her legs, but not the one on her hands. Keep an eye on her 24/7. Don't even think about getting the money if anything happens. Boss will make sure you pay for it.” The man behind her spoke again.
Luca could feel that she was being pushed onto a bed.
She was unable to sit steadily as she was blindfolded. After she sat down properly, she felt someone untying the rope on her legs. The other man grabbed something cold and put it on her legs.
They were cuffs!
Luca could feel them...
The moment the rope was untied, her legs were cuffed.
"What are you doing?” the man who ordered them asked.
"Didn't you tell us that the woman is good at kicking? Of course, we can't be that careless. She can walk around in the room with the leg cuffs on, but she won't be able to kick. She won't be able to escape either." The man pointed at the iron balls chained to the leg cuffs.
She could manage to walk with the iron balls chained to the leg cuffs. However, she could not lift her leg and kick to attack someone.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1609-Luca was secretly upset when she heard what he said.
She thought she might have a chance to escape once her legs were untied, but although she was able to walk freely now, she could not get out of here.
The blindfold was taken off as well. Luca looked at her legs. Indeed, there were two big iron balls chained to her feet. She was always cuffed with two big iron balls when she underwent physical training on the Island of Despair back then. Hence, such weight was nothing to her.
However, her hands were tied up. There was little chance for her to escape.
Luca did not look around. She stared directly at the three masked men in front of her. She knew they would not simply touch her after listening to their conversation. She was still safe for now.
She had been behaving herself to let their guard down.
Indeed, the three men left the room when she did not say anything or struggle.
They kept a light on for her even though they had left the room.
Luca looked around the room and noticed that there were no splendid decorations here. However, based on the paint job, the house must be beautiful and majestic.
She did not continue to look at the decorations. Instead, she began searching for tools that could cut the rope on her hands.
At last, her gaze fell on the edges of the bed.
It seemed like this was the only thing that could grind and cut the rope around her hands. She would need some time to grind and cut the rope. She did not know when those men would come in again, so
she had to wait till the middle of the night.
Luca sat down on the floor and leaned beside the bed to take a rest after she made her decision.
The reason why she did not sit on the bed was simple. How was she supposed to carry her legs up onto the bed with two iron balls chained to her feet?
She would alert the two men if she lifted her legs onto the bed and lay down.
Luca had not figured out what was the purpose of them kidnapping her. Hence, she had to be careful in everything she did.
The two men sat in the living room. No noises were coming from the room. After a while, they felt uneasy and pushed the door open to check on her.
They saw Luca was sitting on the floor and taking a rest. The man sneered and mocked her in a low voice, saying, “She's taking it very well."
He returned to his seat and said to his boss, "She's asleep."
“She's still able to fall asleep?" The other man raised his brows and asked.
"Yes, but her legs are cuffed. She's sleeping on the floor. I wonder what's with that woman. She's taking it so well. She's not even crying or yelling. She even fell asleep like a normal person. Doesn't she realize that she's been kidnapped?" The man scoffed.
"It's good that she's not shouting. That saves us the trouble. Come get some supper."
On the other hand.
Nina had just walked out of Anna's ward. She headed straight to the supermarket after she got off work to prepare some soup for Anna and Jean. Anna criticized her unhappily after she sent the food to the
hospital. It was because she could not deliver her three meals a day. Anna could not get used to the meals in the hospital, and she complained they tasted awful.
Nina explained to her that she had to go to work, so there was no way she could prepare three meals a day for Anna. She got scolded after that.
Hence, she left the ward right away without bringing the thermos bottle along with her.
Anna was in poor health. Nina did not want to quarrel with her, but she also refused to listen to her complaints.
She came to the hospital's outdoor car park. She no longer dared to park her car in the basement parking lot after she got stalked. She was worried that no one would be around to help her if she was kidnapped.
She was all alone now. She had to learn how to protect herself.
However, she ran into the last person she wanted to see on earth at the parking lot.
It was Pierre Mallory.
Pierre was leaning on her car, waiting for her.
He put on a bright yet mischievous smile on his face when he saw Nina walk toward him.
Nina met his eyes under the light. She felt that something was wrong...
“This is my car. Please step aside. Otherwise, don't blame me for being aggressive." Nina showed a cold face. She was already in a bad mood, and now she had run into Pierre, this *sshole. It made her feel even worse.
Was this world going against her? Why did the person she did not want to see the most show up in front of her? All the things that she did not want to happen were happening to her!
“Why are you talking like that? Don't you want to see me?" Pierre grinned. The more she behaved like that, the more he wanted her.
Nina rolled her eyes. “Why did you even show up when you know you're not welcome here? Get lost! I don't want to see anyone from the Mallory family!"
Pierre stroked his chin. He was not frightened by what she said. He frowned and replied, “Why? Is it because my brother dumped you? You can't blame me for that."
Nina sneered. Neither of the Mallory brothers was a good person. If she were not living in a society of rules and laws, she would have hit the accelerator after she got into the car. She would have crushed Pierre's body with the tires by going back and forth a few times.
She walked to the driver's seat and prepared to pull the door open. Pierre grabbed her hands instead. “I came here for you today. Don't be ungrateful."
Nina was startled by what he did. She shook his hand off, trying to stay away from him as though he was an infectious person.
"We're at the hospital. I'll scream and tell them that you molested me if you dare to do anything to me. You'll be on the front page of the newspapers tomorrow." She warned him viciously. Their previous encounter took place at the apartment where no one else was around, so she could not use this method to warn Pierre.
It was different now. They were in the parking lot of the hospital. People were walking to and fro around them. If she screamed, she could definitely attract their attention.
Pierre belonged to the Mallory family. He could not risk humiliating himself. He would get scolded so badly if he was on the front page of the newspapers.
What she said made Pierre behave himself a little. He glanced at his hand that she pushed away and warned her, "You'll regret it for getting rid of me now."
"Then make me regret if you're capable of doing so. I've got nothing to lose. You're the one who's always driving me crazy. I'll die with you. It'd be great if you can be my scapegoat before I die." There was a look of insanity in Nina's eyes as she spoke.
She had become like this today all because of Pierre.
Pierre gave her a thumbs up when he looked at the hints of insanity from the depths of her eyes. "Sure. Very well, you've completely offended me now. You want to make things difficult for me, right? Then I won't make things any easier for you. Wait for it. I'll kill everyone around you even if I can't screw you over."
"Then go ahead. They're in the ward. They won't be able to fight back either. Go ahead and do it. I'll have to thank you for that!" Nina thought he was talking about Anna and Jean. She pointed at the hospital building and said, "If you dare to do that, I'll visit you every day!"
Pierre saw her madness, and he sneered. He patted off the dust on his sleeves and left. "You'll regret it!"
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1610-Nina did not stop worrying even as she watched Pierre leave. She leaned beside the car door helplessly, watching the man's back. Although she could not see his face, it seemed like she was still able to imagine how ruthless his expression was at this moment.
This was insane...
Nina felt uneasy. As she recalled the vivid images in her head of him threatening her, he must have done something.
Still, what had he done?
A worried expression appeared on Nina's face when she thought of his treacherous means. She was not afraid if Pierre were to do something to her. However, she was afraid that Pierre would hurt the people around her.
It was because he was a vindictive man.
Nina suddenly thought of Luca. The only person around her who had offended Pierre before was Luca.
She would be the one to suffer if Pierre wanted to do anything.
Nina took her phone out of her bag at the thought of this. She dialed Luca's phone number, planning to tell her to watch out for herself.
When she called her, however, she was informed that Luca's phone had been switched off.
“Did her phone run out of battery?" Nina muttered to herself. After all, Pierre had just warned her. It was unlikely that he had taken action that quickly. Therefore, she left a message for her on Instagram, asking Luca to call her after she charged her phone.
Late at night.
Luca opened her eyes. There was only a dim lamp in the room where she was being kept.
One of the men came in and switched off the other lights an hour ago.
Even though Luca had been resting with her eyes closed, she had been alert the whole time. She was aware of all the noises going on outside. Hence, she could tell when they were coming in.
She continued to listen to the noises outside. It took a while before everything became silent. She slowly sat up straight.
She dared not make any big moves with the two big iron balls chained to her feet. The iron balls would roll, and that would alert the two men outside the room if she moved even a little.
Luca knew that there could be a chance for her to escape if she behaved herself.
She was alone in A City. No one would come looking for her even if she went missing. She had to keep calm when facing this kind of situation.
Luca slowly moved after glancing at the bed. At last, she crouched beside the bed and placed her hands on the edge of the bed. Then, she slowly started to grind away at the rope on her hands.
She could not turn to look at her back, so she could only follow her instincts. The edge of the bed was not sharp enough, but she made up her mind and strengthened her resolve. Hence, she would feel bouts of sharp pain sometimes when she accidentally grazed her hands.
Luca endured it as she continued to move her hands. At the same time, she was focusing on the situation outside the door.
She got up and immediately sat on the bed. She looked in the direction of the door when she heard noises coming from outside.
The door was being pushed open. A masked man walked into the room and saw that Luca's gesture had changed from lying on the floor to sitting on the bed. He lowered his voice and asked, “What are you doing?"
Luca replied frankly, "I didn't feel comfortable sitting on the floor, so I'm sitting on the bed. Am I not allowed to do so?"
The man thought that the bed was placed here to let her sleep. There was nothing wrong with what she was doing. He checked around and found nothing odd. He was about to turn around and leave.
Luca said, "Can you take off the iron balls on my feet at night?"
"No." The man rejected her without hesitation. When a person wanted to escape, there was no differentiating day and night. Furthermore, the mastermind behind them had told them to be careful of the woman.
"I want to lay down on the bed to sleep. But the iron balls are getting in the way," said Luca. The iron balls rolled whenever she moved her feet.
The man stared at the iron balls on the floor that were hanging on her slim ankles. She indeed looked pitiful.
However, when he had to choose between beauty and money, he would surely choose the second option. He replied in a cold voice, "Go to sleep. Stop talking nonsense."
"I don't want you to hear noises and come in every time." Luca looked down and moved her legs graciously. The iron balls rolled a little. "I can't lift them. They're so heavy."
"Don't pretend to be weak. You're clearly capable, so don't try to play tricks here." The man left right after he gave her a warning.
Luca watched him close the door. The kidnapper was very cautious. He did not forget to wear his mask before coming in. It seemed like they were not planning to hurt her.
That also indicated that she had a chance to escape. It depended on what the mastermind had in his mind and his mood.
Luca listened to the noises outside. There was dead silence after the man went out. She went back to her crouching posture and continued to grind the rope.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open.
The man standing at the door saw what she was doing.
He was startled when he saw her grinding the rope. He came over and lifted her hands to look at the rope. Indeed, the rope had worn off a little.
The man got furious. He lifted his hand and slapped her in the face. “I was wondering why you were behaving so well! Are you trying to escape? Not a chance!"
Luca's head tilted aside and knocked on the columns of the bed.
A sharp pain spread across her forehead. She could feel something wet streaming down her head.
The man did not manage to control his strength and hit her head hard.
Luca lifted her head to look at the man. She could not see his face clearly with that hideous mask on his face. She only heard him calling his partner.
Another man walked in and saw what had happened. He asked with surprise, "What happened?"
"This b*tch was trying to escape. Grab a few more ropes here. Let's see how she's going to escape after this." The man did not care when he saw blood on Luca's forehead. He ordered his partner to do as he instructed right away.
The other man immediately grabbed a few more ropes from another room.
The man cruelly tied the ropes around her hands. "Let's see how you'll escape after I tie you up like this. You're thinking of cutting the ropes? Alright, then spend the rest of your life cutting them!"
The blood on her forehead slowly streamed down her eyes. Luca could only close her eyes to prevent blood from getting into them.
After the man tied the ropes, he said, "Go get some tissue and help her stop the bleeding. We won't be able to explain it if something happens to her."
"How troublesome. You can hit her if you wanted to, but why did you injure her? What if our boss kidnapped her for some other purpose? He'll blame us for leaving her with a scar." The man who came in after that drew some tissues out of the tissue box and pressed harshly on Luca's forehead. He was holding pressure on it and complaining at the same time.
"How am I supposed to know that she'd knock her head?" The man who got criticized sounded impatient.
Luca listened to their conversation, and a thought crossed her mind. Would she be able to find a way to escape if she was injured or about to die?
However, it would be better not to hurt herself...
Luca was not afraid of death. She was only afraid that she would not be able to see her children and Luke anymore after she died.
Therefore, she must stay alive. She would only use that method as a last resort.
The man had been applying pressure on her forehead for half an hour to stop the bleeding. He looked at the pile of blood-stained tissues on the floor. He was worried. "Is it okay for her to lose so much blood? Do we need to get a doctor to take a look at her?"
"Don't be silly. Won't we be exposing ourselves if we call the doctor now? Well, the bleeding has stopped now. She should be alright. Go to the pharmacy to get some Merbromin for her at the crack of dawn."