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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1731-Nina felt her consciousness fading when she heard that. To remain conscious, she clenched her hands into tight fists so her nails would dig into the flesh of her palms. “In your dreams! Pierre Mallory, why do you think I dared to appear here? It's because it's that time of the month for me. So you can continue dreaming about doing whatever your heart desires with me!"

"What?" Pierre did not get the message and knotted his brows together as he asked.

The bargirl sitting beside him got the memo and whispered to him, "Mr. Pierre, she means a woman's time of the month."

Pierre immediately understood everything. His brows were furrowed together. He wanted Nina, but not under these circumstances. novelbin

Nina glared at him. She seemed to want to say something else, but the drugs paralyzed her and rendered her unable to say even another word aloud. Finally, she lost consciousness and collapsed to the floor.

Pierre ordered, "Put her on the couch."

When the two bargirls heard him, they stood up and walked toward Nina. Nina had a petite frame, which meant the two bargirls only needed to exert a little bit of strength to pick her up and place her on the couch.

As Pierre stared at the unconscious woman, there was no sign that he was going to do what he had just threatened to do to her previously. All the excitement he felt had vanished after hearing what she said just now.

"You two, go check if what she said is true," he said.

The two bargirls had astonished expressions on their faces as they said, "Mr. Pierre, is it necessary for us to check something like that?"

"What? Are you saying that I should go instead so I can lose interest completely?" As Pierre stood, he said, "I'm going to the washroom. You two conduct a check on her. This woman's very calculating.

There's a 90 percent chance that she's lying to me."

As the two bargirls watched Pierre walk toward the washroom, they had no choice but to check if Nina was lying.

Several moments later, Pierre returned from the washroom and asked, "So, what's the outcome?"

"Mr. Pierre, she really is on her time of the month..." the bargirl replied.

An ugly expression appeared on Pierre's face. He had anticipated that Nina would turn him down and rather choose death than obey him, which was why he specially prepared a drug for her. He had thought that he had prepared for all possible scenarios, but he did not expect her to have one last trick up her sleeve.

That was a miscalculation...

Pierre was furious. He gazed at the unconscious woman in front of him and ordered, “Take her to my car."

Awkward looks appeared on the bargirls' faces. One of them said, "Mr. Pierre, why don't you get the servers outside to do that? Both of us are girls. It'll be a little difficult for us to carry her."

Pierre had an ugly expression on his face as he took out a stack of dollar bills from his wallet. He did not want any of the men outside to touch Nina's body!

He had already tolerated enough during the years Nina was together with Percy. He was no longer willing to see any men stand beside her and come into any form of physical contact with her.

"If you two carry her to my car, all this cash will be yours," he said generously.

A sparkle appeared in the bargirls' eyes when they saw the stack of money. Without discussing it between themselves, they both said, "Alright, Mr. Pierre. We'll make sure we carry her to your car."

When Pierre heard that, he strode ahead of them and pushed the door open so he could leave.

The two bargirls hurriedly pocketed the money and picked up Nina so they could leave. They would never be able to earn such a large tip even if they accompanied customers to drink for the entire night.

They both carried Nina and followed Pierre. They heaved a sigh of relief when they placed the unconscious woman in his car.

Pierre gazed at the unconscious woman and fastened the seat belt for her so that she would not bump or scrape herself when still unconscious. Finally, he closed the car door and drove off into the night.

As the two bargirls stood by the curb and watched the car leave, one of them asked, "Oh, right. Mr. Pierre had quite a bit to drink as well, didn't he? Will he be alright driving in this state?"

"Why are you so worried? It's not like this is the first time he's driving after drinking. Even if he gets caught, the police will avoid him when they realize who he is," the other bargirl replied.

"You're right. And we've already earned more than enough today. Come on, let's go split the money between us," the bargirl stopped worrying about him and left with her companion.

When Percy finished working, he drove over to Nina's apartment.

He counted the number of floors in the apartment and noticed that the lights in Nina's apartment were not switched on.

"Is she asleep?" Percy asked in a low voice as he picked up his phone and tried sending Nina a text.

The morning after the night he slept with her, he had secretly taken her phone, unlocked it, and unblocked his number. Then, he had deleted any traces of evidence he left behind so she would not find out.

He knew Nina's habits. If she were asleep, her phone would be on silent. Thus, even if she were asleep now and he sent a text, he would not have to worry about waking her up.

Percy waited for five minutes and still did not receive a reply from Nina.

"Looks like she really is asleep," he said as he gazed at his phone with a gentle look in his eyes.

“But I want to see you," Percy continued saying as he took out a copy of Nina's keys from his pocket. Luke had used his connections to help him get this set of keys.

Before this, he had not made sense of his feelings for Nina and did not think too much about them, chalking them up to feelings of possessiveness. However, he realized after that he was not being possessive. Nina had taken ownership of his heart and feelings.

However, no one had told him what he should do if he was in love with someone. Thus, for a long time, he made a lot of mistakes and hurt Nina. Although she chose to stay with him, the damage had already been done and they still separated in the end. He had no idea how he should make things up to her.

Even now, he still felt like he was in the wrong.

The guiltier he felt, the more he wanted to treat Nina well.

He had just been doing it the wrong way all this while.

Percy sat and pondered for a long time before he finally decided to put the keys away. "Never mind. You must be tired too. I'll let you rest well today."

He drove off after he finished speaking.

The next day.

When Percy woke up, he realized that Nina had not replied to his text. He wondered to himself if he had been blocked again.

Thus, he tried sending her another text. No red exclamation point appeared after sending the text, but Nina still did not reply to his text.

Percy had a nagging feeling that something was not right, so he tried calling Nina. When his call was connected, he was informed that her phone had been switched off.

Nina would put her phone on silent when she went to bed, but she would also charge her phone after putting it on silent. She would never turn it off. If it was turned off now, did that mean she was in trouble?

He hurriedly got out of bed, washed up, and drove as quickly as he could toward Nina's apartment.

As for what was happening elsewhere.

Luca had just finished making breakfast for herself when the door opened from the outside.

Surprise did not show on her face as she watched Luke walk in, because he had told her he would be sleeping at the office after working overtime last night. He had also told her to prepare breakfast for him when she made hers this morning.

Thus, she was not the slightest bit surprised to see Luke walking in.

"Breakfast is ready, Mr. Crawford." Luca did not bother saying hi to him and merely told him that she had finished making breakfast.

"Okay. Let me use your bathroom for a bit," Luke said as he nodded.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1732-“Use anything you like. I haven't touched any of the products before," Luca replied. After a few times, she had come to terms with the fact that Luke would abruptly appear at her apartment to have meals with her and stay with her...

Luke took out a suit that had never been worn before from the maid's bedroom and walked into the bathroom.

Soon after, he finished washing up and walked out.

Luca was sitting at the dining table. When she noticed that Luke's tie was crooked, she said, "Mr. Crawford, your tie isn't tied properly."

Luke lowered his head and looked at his tie. He had done it on purpose. Walking over to her, he said in a low voice, "Help me."

"I'm not good at tying ties. You should do it yourself," Luca said as she lowered her eyes, her hands clenching into fists unconsciously.

There was a moment when she wanted to reach out and help him put on his tie properly.

However, she immediately returned to her senses. She knew she could not do that.

Luke glanced at the breakfast spread on the table. She had prepared an English-style breakfast today, and there were plenty of different dishes. He grabbed a slice of bread and said, "My hands are greasy. Help me."

A confused look appeared in Luca's eyes. She had no idea what the man in front of her was trying to do.

It seemed like he was acting so shamelessly just so she would help him fix his tie.

The slice of bread he was holding had a layer of butter slathered on top of it, and it was true that he would not be able to fasten his tie unless he washed his hands clean because the tie would get greasy.

Luca raised her head resignedly. As their eyes met, she put on a reluctant expression on her face as she helped him fasten his tie.

Even though she deliberately kept her distance from him, she could feel Luke's body leaning forward slightly. It seemed like he was trying to close the distance she had placed between them.

Luca wanted to get it done as quickly as possible, but it had been a while since she last helped anyone fix their ties. Moreover, longer ties like his were not as easy to tie as Tommy's and Lanie's shorter ties. The more she wanted to speed things up, the more she struggled with tying it properly.

"Don't panic," Luke said in a low, comforting voice when he sensed her anxiety.

Luca slowed down slightly. Soon, she managed to tie a beautiful Windsor knot.

"All done," she said as she took a step backward, heaving a sigh of relief when she saw the beautiful knot.

Luke took a look at the tie and nodded in satisfaction. "Well done."

Luca was stunned, and she felt her face turning red because of what he had just said. She pulled a chair out and said, "Let's have breakfast, Mr. Crawford."

Luke sat down and noticed that Luca had chosen a seat far away from him. He did not say anything about that.

The more she avoided him now, the more difficult it would be for her to escape in the future.

Halfway through breakfast, Luca's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and noticed it was a number she did not know. However, she could tell from the numbers that the person calling was either rich or royalty.

Luke might know who it was.

When he noticed Luca was not answering the phone, Luke asked, "Why aren't you answering the phone?"

"Do you know whose number this is?" Luca asked as she extended her phone toward him. There was only one seat between them, which meant he could see her phone if she reached it out to him.

Luke immediately recognized the number. "That's Percy's number."

"Mr. Mallory? What is he calling me for?" Luca was initially worried that it was a call from Abel, but now that she knew it was from Percy, she answered the call and put him on loudspeaker. "Good morning, Mr. Mallory."

Percy did not bother with greetings and immediately asked, "Is Nina with you?"

"Nina? No, she's not with me. What's going on?" Luca had a confused look on her face as she exchanged looks with Luke. Deep down, she had a feeling that something was very wrong.

"Nina is missing," Percy said, "She might have been missing since last night."

He recalled what had happened when he went over to Nina's place last night. Nina was usually a night owl, so she would be awake whenever he dropped by. However, last night, the lights were switched off.

If he had chosen to head upstairs and take a look then, perhaps he would have realized what was going on earlier.

"I just spoke to Nina on the phone during the day yesterday, so she should have been fine during the day. Don't worry, Mr. Mallory. Nina's brother has been discharged from the hospital, so perhaps she's gone to the apartment nearby," Luca said. She reckoned that Nina was just busy.

After all, she had no enemies, and there wasn't anyone who would want to hurt her intentionally. Unless...

Luca thought of Pierre.

"I'll go check it out." After Luca's reminder, Percy began wondering if Nina had returned to her mother's apartment. Thus, he left Nina's apartment and immediately began racing toward his next destination.

When Luca heard the busy signal, she said worriedly, "Mr. Crawford, I think Nina is in trouble."

"Why do you say that?" Luke asked. He did not have any relationship with Nina, but she was friends with Luca and also in a relationship with Percy, which meant he cared about her too.

“I received a call from Nina yesterday morning, and she sounded really dejected. But she didn't say what was going on when I asked her about it. I didn't continue asking questions because I was really busy and had to end the call quickly." Luca recalled. She would never be able to be at peace with herself for the rest of her life if anything happened to Nina.

"If anything has happened to her, Pierre would definitely be the person behind it." Luke knew about how Pierre was constantly pestering Nina and instantly concluded.

"Besides Pierre, I'm also worried about the rest of the Mallory family and the Johnston family." Luca voiced out her worries, "Mr. Mallory's mother came to speak with Nina previously and spent the whole conversation hinting to Nina that she should stay away from Mr. Mallory. Mr. Mallory has been meeting

Nina almost every day lately. If the Mallory family has been spying on Nina, they probably already know..."

When Luke saw the worried look on her face, he said comfortingly, "If Nina really is missing, I'll go look for her with Percy. Have some breakfast first." novelbin

Luca nodded and continued eating her breakfast absent-mindedly.

Luke picked up his phone and sent Percy two texts, telling him to ask for help immediately if he needed it. Then, he continued eating breakfast.

Percy had no time to read his texts as he drove to Anna's house.

He rang the doorbell once but no one opened the door. Then, he rang it several more times, but still, no one opened the door. Taking a look at the time, he guessed that Jean would not have left the house so early. Hence, he began banging on the door.

After several minutes of knocking, a voice rang out from behind the door. "Who is it? Who's knocking like crazy this early in the morning? What sort of rush are you in?"

Jean was stunned when he opened the door and saw Percy standing at the entrance. Immediately, the annoyed expression on his face vanished into thin air as if someone had put a spell on him.

"Mr. Mallory, what are you doing here?"

"Is Nina here?" Percy asked as he stared intently at Jean's expression. If Nina was really missing, it was highly likely he had something to do with it.

Jean felt his heart sink to his stomach. Nina was missing?

He knew that if Nina was missing, then it was definitely Pierre behind it. After all, she was tricked into meeting Pierre to discuss a deal last night.

However, he could not tell him that because he had taken money from Pierre. "Why would Nina be here? Mr. Mallory, don't you think that you've come looking in the wrong place?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1733-"Nina's not here?" Percy squinted and looked behind the door to confirm whether Nina was really not here or if she was just avoiding him. He wondered if Nina had gotten Jean to lie on her behalf because she did not want to see him.

He thought about it for a few seconds and felt that it was impossible.

Jean was the kind of man who wanted to make a fortune off his sister. He would never help her to hide. If Nina was here, Jean would offer her to him with both hands.

"She's not here, Mr. Mallory. Nina has been living with you for the past few years and now looks down on our old house. How can she be here?" Jean said innocently. He spread out his hands to indicate that she was not there.

He used these subtle movements to hide his panic.

He thought that Pierre would just be having a chat with Nina. He did not expect him to be hiding her.

A promiscuous woman came to the door and held Jean's hand, "Darling, who is it?"

"A friend," Jean explained cheerfully. He wanted to pull out his hand but the woman held it tightly.

Percy glanced at the provocative woman, frowned, and said, "If Nina comes back, call me."

"Okay, Mr. Mallory." Jean was secretly relieved when he saw that Percy did not push further.

Between the two Mallory brothers, one of their auras could make someone breathless without lifting a finger while the other was barbaric in his ways.

It was best not to piss off either of them.

As it happened, the two brothers were fighting for Nina. Jean could not do anything about it.

The woman watched Percy leave, her face unable to contain her excitement. "Honey, is that the CEO of Mallory Corporation? I've seen him on the news. You know such a powerful person?"

"Didn't I tell you? It's just that you didn't believe me before this. I not only know Percy but Pierre as well. The two brothers are deeply in love with my sister. Do you believe me now?" Jean said cheerfully. He was pleased that he had won himself some brownie points in front of the woman.

"I believe you, dear. You're so high-toned." The woman looked at him adoringly.

"It's just... she has to choose one of the two. Why can't my sister take both men into her arms?" Jean said. If the two agreed to share, he would not have such a headache.

"I think Percy Mallory is a good choice. He's the CEO of Mallory Corporation," the woman said to herself.

"However, Mr. Pierre is more generous to me, his future brother-in-law." Jean disagreed. He was happy to side with whoever gave him the most money.

He closed the door with his arms around the woman. The matter of Nina's disappearance was set aside.

In Jean's mind, Pierre loved Nina, so she would not be in danger. At most, she would just physically suffer a little if she did not obey him.

If she went with Pierre's every command obediently, she would not suffer and would be the happiest woman in the world.

At least, that was what Jean thought. He was not at all worried or guilty.

Percy got back into the car and texted Luke: [She didn't go back to Anna's apartment. I'm going to look into Nina's schedule yesterday.]

After a while, Luke replied: [Arrange it immediately.]

After Luca cleared the table, she heard Luke's cell phone ring. "Did Mr. Mallory text you? Did he find Nina?" novelbin

She tried to call Nina just now but her phone was switched off.

"He hasn't found her," Luke said and frowned slightly. He was instructing Rain and Gale to investigate Nina's movements from the day prior.

He asked them to find out both Nina and Pierre's schedules.

It was highly possible that Nina was under Pierre's control now.

Luca saw that he was busy on his phone and knew that he was occupied trying to find Nina, so she did not make a sound.

After Luke gave the orders, he put away his phone and said, "It's getting late. I'll give you a ride to the office."

"Okay," Luca nodded and agreed because she was worried about Nina.

If there were any updates about Nina, she would find out as soon as possible with Luke by her side. Even if she did not go to work, she could not do anything about the current situation.

If Nina was with Pierre, it may be fruitless even if she went to look for Pierre.

After all, with what happened prior, Pierre had learned his lesson and would not be so stupid to let others find out where he was hiding Nina.

Luca followed Luke's car to work. His phone did not ring throughout the journey.

She pursed her lips as she knew that it was not an easy matter to deal with. There would not be any updates any time soon, but she could not help but get worried since there was no news at all.

When they arrived at the company's parking lot, there was still no news.

Luca did not want to ask questions, so she got out of the car in an uneasy mood.

Luke could sense her worries and melancholy, so he promised her. "If there's any news, I'll notify you as soon as possible."

Luca was stunned. She did not expect him to make such a promise to her. She nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Crawford."

"You're welcome." Luke's gaze was deep. "Nina is your friend and also my wife's friend."

Luca was filled with emotions when she heard what he said. She kept quiet.

On the other hand.

Nina woke up and immediately noticed that she was lying on a big soft bed. For some reason, she felt sore all over her body.

She was wary when she was reminded of Pierre. 'Could it be that Pierre has such a unique taste that he was willing to make a move on me even though I'm on my period?'

She dared to meet him last night because she was on her period and thought that Pierre would not be interested.

When she thought that she might have been assaulted by Pierre, Nina sat up shaking and noticed that her clothes had been changed.

A woman wearing maid clothes opened the door, walked in, and said with a smile on her face, "Good morning, Ms. Nina."

"Who are you? Where am I?" Nina looked around. The interior was luxurious. She looked at the person in front of her.

"This is Mr. Pierre's house. I'm the maid and housekeeper here. Moving forward, I'll be responsible for your day-to-day life here," the maid explained.

When Nina heard that Pierre was trying to lock her up here, she frowned and asked, "Where's Pierre? Ask him to come!"

"Mr. Pierre left after he sent you here yesterday. This house is in the suburbs, so Mr. Pierre doesn't usually stay here," the maid explained. She was not curious about Nina's identity.

After all, Pierre had brought many women here before. The women all came and went.

This was where Pierre hid his women.

Nina blinked when she heard what he said. "He left yesterday? My clothes..."

"I changed them for you. Mr. Pierre said you fainted last night because you were sick. You happen to be your period, so he told me to change you into a set of clean clothes," the maid replied with a smile.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1734-Nina breathed a sigh of relief. Although she was imprisoned by Pierre, she was glad that her clothes were changed by the maid in front of her.

He did not stay, which meant that he did not touch her.

Nina suddenly felt alive, and the despair in her heart disappeared. She grabbed the sheets and looked at the maid. "I want to leave."

When the maid heard that she wanted to leave, her expression did not change. "Ms. Nina, breakfast is ready. Do you want to eat here or in the living room?"

Nina frowned. Although Pierre did not hire a few burly men to keep guard of her, the maid in front of her was not easy to deal with as well.

She repeated herself, "I said, I want to leave!"

The maid looked at her with a frown. Many women wanted to be with Pierre for the rest of their lives and were willing to do so even if they would not be acknowledged in public.

The woman in front of her was an exception.

The maid remembered that she was carried in by Pierre yesterday and realized that she might be here against her will. Nevertheless, she said sternly, "Mr. Pierre said that you'll be staying here for the foreseeable future. This is your home now. My only duty is to serve you well. I can't make a decision on other things beyond that."

Nina was fuming when she heard that. She got out of bed and found that her shoes were gone. The only thing that was around was a pair of new slippers beside the bed.

She put on the new slippers and got out of bed. "Where's my stuff?!"

"What stuff?" The maid pretended not to understand when she saw that Nina wanted to pack up. "When you came yesterday, you didn't have anything on you. We have everything you need in the villa. You can use them as you please."

"Don't take me as a fool. I didn't choose to come here. You're falsely imprisoning me. If you don't let me leave, you'll be sent to jail when my family and friends find me.” Nina warned her. She opened the drawer of the cabinet in the bedroom but did not see her bag.

Pierre had probably hidden everything because he did not want her to leave...

Nina did not continue to look for her things and planned to leave immediately. Although she did not know where she was, as long as she could escape, she could find her way back.

"I don't know if your friends will find you but trust me when I say that you won't be able to leave," the maid told her patiently.

Nina turned her head and looked at her. "What do you mean?"

"In this villa, there's no one else apart from me and you. However, outside the villa, there are people hired by Mr. Pierre stationed there. You can't leave unless you get Second Young Master's approval," the maid said. Percy did not plant any guards inside the house because he wanted Nina to be happy, but it was a different case outside.

The outside of the villa was surrounded by skilled security guards from his security company. Others could not get in, and she could not get out.

Nina's eyes widened when she learned how determined Pierre was to trap her here for his entertainment.

She got lucky because she was on her period, but that would only last for five days. If he was willing to drug her to force her into submission, he would surely drug her again to get his way with her.

"Damn it!" She clenched her fists and shouted in anger.

The maid was surprised that Nina did not wish to go along with Pierre's commands. Nevertheless, she did not have the slightest sympathy. After all, this was work. Personal emotions were not worth mentioning. On top of that, she did not know what had happened. She just thought that Nina was someone who did not know chalk from cheese.

A woman who was chosen by Pierre did not have to worry about food and clothing. Even if they broke up, their lives after that would be smooth. The maid had no idea why Nina was resisting Pierre.

The maid was not bothered that Nina was angry. She nodded and said, "Ms. Nina, it seems that you don't want to go out for breakfast. I'll bring breakfast to your room, then. Please wait."

Nina stopped the maid. "Wait a minute. I can stay here but can you please return my things to me?"

"You didn't bring anything with you when you came in yesterday, so I don't know where your things are. If you need anything, let me know and I'll prepare it for you," the maid said. Pierre had instructed her as such.

"I want a phone," Nina said without a second thought. Even though she did not have her phone with her, she still remembered a few important phone numbers.

She could ask them for help in critical moments as such.

The maid shook her head and replied, "That's not possible. Second Young Master said that we can give you everything except for a phone."

"I want a computer, then!" Nina continued talking, "If you can't give me that, you can get out!"

"I can get you a computer, but I need to remind you that there's no internet connection. If you want to watch any TV series or play any games, I can help you download them," the maid said. Pierre had it all planned out to ensure that Nina would be trapped here.

"You..." Nina looked at the maid, who would not budge no matter what she said or did. She was speechless.

She thought to herself that she had to escape no matter what. However, she did not have a phone or computer. There were people keeping guard outside too. It would be difficult for her to leave.

Seeing that Nina had stopped talking, the maid smiled and said, "If it's alright, I'll go and bring you your breakfast."

"No, unless you let me go, I'll never touch any of the food here." Nina intended to protest with a hunger strike.

If Pierre acted so cruelly and insisted on imprisoning her, she would rather be dead than give him what he wanted.

The maid frowned and kindly reminded her, "Ms. Nina, you're on your period now and your body is weak. Considering that you're already so thin, if you go on a hunger strike, your body will give out."

"So what? You're illegally imprisoning me here. I'm not happy and it's better for me to just die." Nina turned around. She knew that she would not be able to last long on a hunger strike but she still wanted to make a fuss.

The maid shook her head helplessly and replied, "If you insist on going on a hunger strike, Second Young Master will have his ways to replenish the nutrients in your body. I'll bring you breakfast. If you don't want to eat it, you'll be the one who suffers in the end. Do think about it."

With that said, the maid left and shut the door.

Nina turned around and looked around the bedroom. She scanned the entire bedroom and found that there was a camera flashing in the corner.

No wonder the maid walked in right after she woke up.

After a while, the maid walked in with breakfast and put it on the coffee table beside her. "I don't know what you like to eat for breakfast, so I made a little of everything. Have some if you're hungry. The boss won't restrict your movement around the villa. You can walk around freely, and I'll bring you lunch as soon as it's ready."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1735-Nina was so stubborn that she did not even bother to look at the breakfast on the coffee table.

The maid did not say anything. She did not think that she needed to worry because Nina would certainly eat when she got extremely hungry. If Nina refused to eat, she would just report it to Pierre.

After the maid left, Nina put on her shoes and opened the bedroom door.

There was no one at the entrance. She walked to the end of the corridor and arrived at the stairs. She went down the stairs without a second thought.

After she arrived at the living room on the first floor, she found that there was still no one around.

Nina did not wander around. Her goal was clear, so she walked directly to the door.

She walked out of the door and saw the garden. It was not big. Nina turned around and glanced at the villa. She had been in the architectural design industry for so long, so she knew at a glance that she was in a small villa in the suburbs. It was not luxurious, but it was perfect as a vacation home.

It was away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Others might not find out where she was being held hostage. As for the neighbors...

This kind of suburban villa was mostly busy only during the holiday season. As such, Pierre allowed her to walk around the villa because he knew that no matter how much she tried to ask for help, no one would find her.

Nina was desperate. She saw someone when she arrived at the gate of the villa.

When the security guard saw her approaching, he said with a straight face, "Ms. Nina, please go back in."

"Who are you to imprison me? I want to leave! Open the door!" Nina tried to fool him with her tough tone.

However, the other party was hired by Pierre, who had given him a set of instructions. "Ms. Nina, please don't make things hard for us. Mr. Pierre has instructed that you're not to leave the villa."

Nina clenched her fists. Two security guards were standing at the gate. If she went rampant, she would not be able to get out and it would only alert Pierre.

She thought that it was not worth it to do so.

The most important thing for her was to escape, but she could not risk alerting Pierre. She was afraid that if the man got angry, she would not even have the right to walk around freely.

"Bastard." Nina cursed softly and walked to the garden beside the gate.

When he saw that, the security guard reminded her not to mess around. "Ms. Nina, we have men guarding the surroundings. Don't bother trying. You can't escape."

Nina turned around and glared at him. These security guards were as annoying as Pierre.

She had thought about going over the wall but it was just a thought. She knew that she would not be able to do so without some equipment. After all, she was not nimble

Nina walked around and could not find a way to escape. With no other options, she returned to the bedroom and locked herself in.

At noon, the maid opened the door and came in with her lunch.

Nina sat up when she saw her. "How did you come in?"

"I have a set of keys so that the door can be opened in the event of an accident," the maid explained.

Nina glanced at the bunch of keys in the maid's hand and suddenly felt hopeless.

The maid put the plate down, glanced at the breakfast that was not touched, frowned, and persuaded her. "Ms. Nina, sooner or later, you'll find out that the boss is doing this to show his love for you. I don't want you to suffer, so please have a bite of something."

"Get out!" Nina screamed. She would not usually treat others like this but her personality had undergone a 360 change because of Pierre.

The maid knew she was angry and said nothing. She picked up the breakfast tray and left.

Nina heard the sound of the bedroom door closing. She lay back down on the bed and did not even bother to look at what the maid had brought in for lunch. She just stared at the ceiling dumbly.

After learning that Pierre had not touched her, she felt like she survived a disaster.

That disgusting, hopeless feeling was instantly swept away.

She suddenly thought of Percy. She did not feel the same way after he touched her.

Her heart was full of helplessness...

The huge psychological difference had Nina deep in thought.

...

On the other hand.

Luca was worried about Nina's situation and worked absent-mindedly all morning. However, she still did not hear from Nina.

Luke had promised that if there was news on Nina, he would notify her as soon as possible. However, she still had not gotten any updates.

It seemed that Nina's whereabouts had not been found...

Luca was worried but could not ask Luke what was going on, so she had to endure the anxiousness she felt.

When it was lunch break, Luke walked into her office. She anxiously stood up and asked, "Mr. Crawford, is there any news regarding Nina?"

"Gale and Rain are still investigating," Luke said.

Gale and Rain were his right-hand men who he brought back from the Island of Despair. Luca knew that he was trying his best to track down Nina's whereabouts, but he could not find her yet as the person hiding her was too cunning.

As they spoke, Percy walked in.

"Is there any news from your men?" he asked, his expression worried and his tone hurried.

"No, I haven't found her yet." Luke was quite surprised by his appearance. However, after he thought about it, he knew that Percy's feelings for Nina were no different than his feelings for Bianca.

"No news from my end either." Percy frowned.

Luke analyzed the situation, saying, "If it's Pierre who kidnapped her, after what happened the last time, he'll probably be more cautious this time. If he's hiding her, he'll likely hide her in one of his properties. You can steer the investigation in this direction.”

"He has secretly done a lot of things behind my back over the years. Our family doesn't know much, including how many properties he has," Percy said. When he realized that Pierre was problematic, he also found that it was difficult for him to control Pierre now.

Luke patted him on the shoulder reassuringly. "It'll take some time but we'll find her."

Luca listened to their conversation and roughly understood the situation. If they found all the properties under Pierre's name and checked place by place, they would find out if there was any abnormality.

"He's working at the office as if nothing has happened. I'm worried that Nina won't be able to stand it," Percy said. He was worried that Nina was not in the best condition.

"I think in addition to investigating Pierre, perhaps we can find out something from Jean too." Luca put forward her idea. "If Pierre wants to imprison Nina, he only has a handful of people he can threaten. Mr. Mallory, you went to Anna's house today. Did you find anything?"

"I only saw Jean with a hooker," Percy said.

"Jean wasn't acting abnormally?" Luca continued to ask.

"His face was swollen and bruised as if he had been beaten up." Percy recalled.

"I'm guessing that Pierre did that to threaten Nina. I think we can start from Jean," Luca said. Her intuition told her that this matter had something to do with Jean.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1736-Listening to Luca's analysis, Percy frowned even more.

Whenever Jean faced him, he was always submissive. It was the same when he saw him that day.

If they did not employ special means, it was difficult to find out more.

However, Jean was Nina's brother. He did not want to use those special methods to extract a confession from Jean if it was not necessary. If he did so, it might alert Pierre.

"Jean acted normal. There was nothing out of the usual," Percy said.

Luca shook her head and replied, "You can't get information from him through normal means. Why don't I give it a try?"

She was in a hurry to find Nina, so she offered to help.

She had an organization behind her, but to be on the safe side, she could not make use of those resources. As such, she could only help through these means.

"No." Luke objected without a second thought. He knew that Jean had bad intentions toward Luca.

If she took the initiative to approach Jean to investigate this matter, she would be sending herself into the tiger's mouth.

Although Jean was a coward and Luke was confident that he could protect Luca, Luke was unhappy when he thought of how she may be taken advantage of by such a man.

After what had happened, she still had not learned her lesson. She had been in danger several times because of Jean, yet she still dared to...

Luca was surprised to hear Luke's objection.

She did not understand why he would object.

"Mr. Crawford?" Luca called out to him. There were doubts in her eyes.

Luke realized that his reaction was a little big. He unconsciously changed his posture and explained, "Jean is not a good person. It's too dangerous for you to approach him."

"I can protect myself. The most important thing right now is rescuing Nina. Mr. Crawford, don't worry. I’ll do what I can and not push it." Luca listened to his worries, her heart was touched and at a loss.

‘Under what circumstances would a person like Luke, who isn’t emotional, express his concern so strongly?’

She did not dare to think further.

Seeing that she insisted and considering that this matter had nothing much to do with him, he knew he could not stop her. Hence, he reminded her. "Jean is interested in you. Luca, if you insist on getting close to him to investigate this matter, it'll be just like sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth."

"I've thought about this. I believe in my ability. Jean won't get what he wants so easily. At the same time, since Jean is interested in me, I can get more out of him if I go, no?" Luca said. If she approached him, maybe she could tear down Jean's walls and find out about Nina's whereabouts.

"Jean doesn't necessarily know where Nina is." Luke reminded her. He thought that it was too big of a risk.

If Jean was not fooled by her and told Pierre about it, he was worried that Pierre would work with Jean to deal with Luca.

"We have to do something, no?" Luca had already made the decision. No matter what Luke said, she would not change her mind.

Seeing this, Luke went silent.

Percy knew what Luca meant to Luke. Even if he thought Luca's proposal was feasible, he still left the decision in Luke's hands.

It was very difficult for him and Nina, but it was even more difficult for Luke and Bianca. They knew each other's identities and had to continue to hide and pretend not to know. Nevertheless, they loved each other deeply.

Luca looked at the two men who did not speak and came to a decision. "Mr. Crawford, Mr. Mallory, I've decided to approach Jean. I once heard Nina mention that after Jean was released from prison, he would go to a bar to drink every night. I'd like to ask you to help find out which bar Jean will be in."

She planned to have a chance encounter with Jean. Since it was a chance encounter, she had to act a little so that the other party would not notice.

That way, she could find out more from Jean.

Percy glanced at his friend, whose expression was as cold as ice. Nevertheless, Luke did not continue to object.

He said, "I'll find someone to find out which bar it is and tell you. There'll be people around to protect you. If something goes awry, they'll step in to help you."

"Thank you." Luca wanted to tell him that she did not need protection since she would just be facing Jean. She was on the losing end last time because she was not as strong as him.

However, things were different now. She could easily knock down two Jeans as long as she paid more attention during the mission.

Percy nodded. Seeing that Luke still did not say anything, the plan was set.

He turned around, walked out of the office, and instructed his subordinates on the next steps.

Luke and Luca were the only ones left in the office.

She looked up at the man's expression. He looked serious as if he was still dissatisfied with the decision she made.

She was Luca, not Bianca. She took a deep breath and assured him, saying, "Mr. Crawford, don't worry. I won't put myself in any danger."

"I'll ask Rain to protect you." Luke's voice was stiff. Since she insisted, that was the best he could do.

Seeing that he gave in, Luca nodded in agreement and responded, "Okay."

With Luke's and Percy's people protecting her, Jean would not be able to have things his way no matter how cunning he was.

Luke was still mad because of the danger she opted to put herself in, so he said, "Let's go. Let's grab lunch."

Luca noticed that it was already halfway through their lunch break. They did not notice how much time had passed as they were engulfed in the planning. She nodded.

The two walked out of the office one after the other. Percy walked over after he had made the necessary plans. He saw them leaving the office and said, "I assume neither of you had lunch? Let's go. It's my treat."

Luca had to follow them.

They did not go very far. They chose to eat at a restaurant near T Corporation.

When the food arrived, Luca noticed that Percy was drinking coffee by himself and had no intentions of eating. She understood why Percy did not have the appetite. After all, Nina was still missing.

However, he should not starve, so she said, "Mr. Mallory, have a bite?"

Percy looked at the dishes in front of him. His worries did not diminish the slightest. He said, "If Nina is kidnapped, she wouldn't eat or drink."

Nina was a tough cookie. When they had a difference in opinion and he pissed her off, she would refuse to eat or drink.

She could starve for several meals. There was once when she fainted after not eating for a few days. When the family doctor came to give her a nutritional injection, he even scolded her.

If Pierre kidnapped her, she would replicate this method to hurt herself and make him compromise so she could escape.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1737-However, he was well aware that Pierre would never compromise because of her actions.

Percy was worried that if Nina hurt herself like that, Pierre would double his efforts...

"I'll find out Nina's whereabouts as soon as possible," Luca said. Her gaze was as firm as her tone.

Percy looked at Luca and nodded.

Into the night.

Luca got off work, dressed up, and was on stand-by in the apartment. She was ready to head out as soon as she found out which bar Jean was in.

After a while, Percy texted her a location.

Luca glanced at the bar and frowned.

Although this bar operated with a license, it was also infamous in A City. Those who frequented this bar did not go there to drink.

Everyone who went in had an ulterior motive as the bar had in-house hookers and pimps.

The men were the ones who paid for the hookers, while the women who went in were voluntarily selling themselves.

This bar was not a fancy one either.

Luca frowned. She did not expect Jean to frequent this kind of bar. If she was incapable of protecting herself, she would be shredded to pieces as soon as she entered the bar.

She guessed that Luke's previous objection was because the bar that Jean went to was not a proper place.

Nevertheless, she thought that the most important thing at hand was to find Nina. She dressed up to go to the bar. It was a 360 from how she usually dressed.

After Luca sent Rain the location, she went downstairs to get the taxi and headed straight to the bar.

45 minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the bar. Luca waited in the car and confirmed with Percy's men that Jean had entered the bar. She handed the money to the driver and got out of the car.

As soon as she got out, she caught the eyes of the men by the door. They were ready to approach her.

The people who came here were mainly regulars. It was the first time they had seen such a beautiful woman at the bar.

Luca noticed the excitement in the eyes of the men watching her. It was as if they would come up to ask for her price as soon as she stepped into the bar.

She could not help but feel disgusted in her heart.

On the Island of Despair, many men were obsessed with her but she was relatively lucky. Abel tortured her all the time but he gave strict orders not to let those men touch her. As such, she remained untouched.

Luca did not go in straight. She stood at the side of the road, waiting for Rain.

Several men were disappointed when they saw that she did not go in and wondered if they should approach her. After all, it was a rare opportunity for them to meet such a gorgeous woman.

One of the men walked over confidently and said, "Hello, do you want to go in for a drink?"

Luca did not even bother to look at him.

The man touched his chin. He was unwilling to give up and said, "If you don't want to drink, we can go straight to the hotel opposite to have a rest. For one night, I can pay you whatever you want."

The man was so bold because the women who were in the area were not expensive.

Luca glared at him coldly and said, "Scram!"

The man clenched his fists. He was unwilling to give up. He wanted to say something but backed off when he met her gaze. He could not do anything but walk into the bar while feeling embarrassed.

A BMW was parked opposite the bar. Luke was inside watching all this secretly. His unhappiness quickly spread to his entire chest.

If he had not known what Nina meant to Luca, he would not have agreed to her plan.

After ten minutes, Rain arrived.

She saw Luca and did not go over to say hello. She just nodded.

Luca nodded as well as if to return the greeting. Then, the two walked into the bar together.

The eyes of the men at the entrance who were still looking at Luca lit up when they saw them walk into the bar. They had never seen two high-quality women walk into the bar at the same time.

When Luca walked into the bar, she noticed several men following behind her.

She exchanged glances with Rain, and they sat in separate seats.

Luca sat at the counter, the most conspicuous spot, while Rain chose the booth. The reason why was that she did not want Jean to see that someone was accompanying Luca.

Although he was interested in Luca, Rain's presence would make him more vigilant.

That was why the plan was for them to sit in separate seats.

Luca put on the Bluetooth earphones so that they could communicate.

"Dr. Craw, the target person is 45 degrees behind you. Do as you see fit," Percy's men informed her.

Luca replied with a hum and ordered a drink.

45 degrees... Jean would be sure to notice her as soon as she made a move.

The bartender put the drink in front of her and whispered, "Miss, you don't look like someone who would come to this kind of bar."

"Everyone has times when they're forced to face reality, no?" Luca's words caused a commotion among the several men around her.

'Doesn't that mean she needs money? If I can pay her, I can get this beautiful woman and spend a wonderful night with her.'

"This is not a high-class place," the bartender said honestly. He knew the rough pricing of the hookers in the bar.

"Thank you for the reminder." Luca raised her glass and took a sip.

Seeing that she did not intend to leave, several men gathered around her.

The bar became very lively all of a sudden. Luca did not push these men away but also did not pay any attention to what they were saying.

The men did not give up. They continued to try to chat with Luca.

Jean noticed the situation on Luca's side and asked curiously, "What's happening?"

The woman next to him rarely saw a scene as such. She laughed and said, "There's probably someone new who showed up and these good-for-nothings want her."

"Someone new?" Jean raised an eyebrow. Things would not become like this even if there was someone new here.

Unless that woman was hot.

The voice of Percy's subordinate sounded through Luca's earphones. "Dr. Craw, the target has noticed what's happening on your end."

When she heard that, she stood up with her glass, finished it, and said coldly, "Please give me some space."

When the men heard that, they had to make way.

As Luca walked away from the group of men, Jean recognized her at a glance. "It's her?"

He blinked as he was afraid that he had seen it wrongly. Nevertheless, the person in front of him was indeed Luca.

'Luca is a hooker?'

He did not believe it.

Even if Luca was going to sell her body, she would not choose this bar.

Jean stood up. The woman beside him quickly grabbed him and asked, "Jean, what are you doing? Are you going over?"

Jean watched the woman hold him as though she was his girlfriend. He frowned and shook her hand off him.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1738-The woman looked in the direction Jean was walking to and knew that he had been bewitched by Luca.

She was jealous when she saw Luca. 'She's beautiful, but who isn't if they're willing to spend a little money?!'

"B*tch!" The woman scolded as she knew that Jean would not return to her. The big fish she finally caught had gotten off the hook. The woman stood up, finished her drink, and turned around to leave.

Luca was still paying attention to Jean even when she was surrounded by the men. She knew that he saw her when she saw him stand up.

Jean came over with an eager gaze. He changed how he would usually greet her to get closer to Luca. "Luca, why are you here?"

Luca acted surprised. She looked at Jean and said, "I have a lot of things stressing me out, so I just picked a bar at random to drink, but these people..."

She looked helplessly at the men around her, acting like she did not know anything.

Jean did not have much doubt and believed her. "Of course, you wouldn't know since you just returned to A City but this bar is not just for drinking. You want to drink, right? I'll take you to another bar."

Luca went along with his wishes. After all, there were too many wolves eying her in this bar and it was not easy to have a conversation here. Rain told her through the earphones that sometimes, men fought for a woman in this kind of place. She told her to be careful not to cause a scene.

It was not a bad idea to head to another location.

Luca nodded and pretended to look inadvertently at the other corner. She saw that Percy's men and Rain had already stood up. They got the bill and were leaving.

She knew that they would follow her, so she turned her head and walked over to the counter.

Jean was worried that she was going back to her seat. After all, there were so many men around her and it was only a matter of time before they fought for her. He asked, "Luca, don't you want to leave?"

Luca smiled gently and replied, "I have a glass of wine that I need to pay for. I'll go settle the bill first."

A man heard that and said quickly, "Miss, I'll settle the bill for you. Come with me. I'll take you to a better bar to drink."

Jean gave the man a vicious look and said rudely, "No, this is my friend. I'll settle the bill for her."

Seeing him say that, Luca did not fight to settle the bill and left it to Jean.

Before that, she was not on the best of terms with Jean, so it would not be as easy to manipulate him for information. Hence, she deliberately had him settle the bill for her so that they could get closer.

Jean settled Luca's and his bill before turning to Luca, saying, "It's too messed up here. Shall we go somewhere else?"

"Okay." Luca nodded in agreement, and the two left the bar together.

As they walked out of the bar, Luca asked, "Why did you say this bar is messed up?"

Jean looked at how innocent she seemed and gave an indirect reply, "Everyone who goes in this bar is into something dodgy."

Luca showed a surprised expression and said, "Something dodgy? I didn't know that..."

"Why did you come here?" Jean asked.

Luca had already prepared a reply as she anticipated that he would ask such a question. "I was walking around the neighborhood and when I saw a bar, I felt like drinking."

"Why did you suddenly want to drink. Is there something on your mind?" After listening to her explanation, Jean's doubts were almost gone.

Initially, he was a little suspicious about why she appeared at the place where he was. ‘Could it be that her superficial beauty was obtained by selling her body?' After he spoke to her, however, he believed that she did not know what the bar was infamous for.

Jean took Luca to another nearby bar.

Luke sat in the car and was stark raving mad when he saw Luca walking side by side with Jean. He immediately picked up his phone and instructed Rain to keep a close eye on Luca.

After they walked into the bar, Luca found that it was a normal one. There were not as many people here as the bar they were at earlier.

Luca guessed that Jean was eager to craft a good image in front of her, so he chose a bar like this.

"By the way, why were you at that bar just now?" Luca asked intentionally after they sat down at one of the booths.

Jean's expression showed that he was stunned by her question. He could not tell her that he went to drink with the woman he hooked up with the night before. His mind was spinning quickly as he thought of an excuse. "My friend brought me there. The environment in that bar is not the best and I'm not a big fan of it. When I feel like drinking, I would usually go to bars like these. The bartenders in this bar are good. You should try their cocktails.”

"Are you going to buy me a drink?" Luca blinked and pretended to be cheeky.

"Of course. I invited you here, so it's my treat," Jean said. The bar drinks were not cheap but he got some money from Pierre, so he was feeling generous.

Luca picked up the menu and ordered a glass of the cheapest cocktail. Jean noticed that, so after the waiter left, he asked, "Luca, why didn't you order a signature cocktail?"

"I'm not familiar with cocktails. I'm okay with anything as long as it contains alcohol. I don't need to order an expensive one. I just need it to relieve my worries," Luca explained, "Nina told me that you've just recovered and your mother is still in the hospital. It's not easy for you to have to fork out so much money. To be honest, I'm happy enough that you're willing to accompany me for a drink.”

Jean liked her more and more when he thought that she was being kind to his wallet. His feelings for her doubled. Although he did not understand why Luca had such a bad attitude toward him before, it seemed that her attitude toward him now was not the same as before.

Maybe it was because of Nina.

Jean attributed it to Nina. He thought that she spoke ill of him in front of Luca, so she was so cold toward him before this.

However, something had changed. He thought that it must be because she had a few to drink and no one to rant to. He knew he had to seize this opportunity.

Luca was no other ordinary woman. If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to get another chance.

"Is something bothering you?" Jean asked, seizing the opportunity.

Luca shook her head with a smile. She was not ready to talk because she knew that Jean would be suspicious. She did not have enough to drink yet.

If he helped Pierre to kidnap Nina, Pierre must have given him something for it.

In front of money and women, he needed the former more.

She only had one chance. If she failed, Percy could only use traditional methods to track and investigate in order to find Nina. If they were lucky, they would find her in a while. If they were unlucky, it would cost them significant money and time.

Every single day that passed where Nina was by Pierre's side was dangerous for her. Even though Luca was disgusted by Jean, she resisted the urge to throw up and chatted with him to find out Nina's whereabouts.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1739-Jean asked with concern seeing that she refused to share her troubles, "What's the matter?"

Luca shook her head, smiled slightly, and just said, "It's nothing."

Jean noticed that she had frowning eyes, and it was as though they contained endless sadness. Unfortunately, she refused to talk and instead looked at him without saying anything else.

Two glasses of cocktails arrived at the table. Luca took a sip and said, "This bartender is great at what he does. The cocktail is delicious."

"If you like it, drink more. When you can't express the sadness in your heart, you can be more free and easy after a few drinks," Jean said as he ordered Luca an extra drink without asking her.

Luca did not stop him.

Before she set off, she took a drug that would help keep her sober regardless of how much she drank. Seeing that he had ordered another drink for her, she raised her head and chugged the drink in her hand.

Jean blinked, not expecting Luca to be so bold when it came to drinking.

"Luca, it's easy to get drunk if you drink like this." He pretended to advise her but was secretly hoping that Luca would get drunk.

Luca put her elbows on the table to support her chin, blinked, and said, "I'm not very good at drinking, so it's easy for me to get drunk. However, if I don't get drunk, I can't help but think about my problems."

"What's troubling you?" Jean asked.

"It's... No, you can't help me even if I tell you about it." Luca stopped just as she was about to speak.

Jean was ill at ease. He saw the waiter bring the cocktail over and pushed the glass in front of her. "Maybe you can tell me. I studied abroad and have quite a broad range of knowledge."

Luca looked at him, shook her head, and said, "I'm worried about Nina. Aren't you and her not on the best of terms? Forget about it. You can't help me."

Jean was wary when Nina was mentioned, but he still wanted to chat with Luca. Hence, he asked, "Did you get into a fight with Nina?"

"No." Luca shook her head, raised her glass once again, and finished the second drink.

Rain, who was sitting in the corner, saw that and quickly reported to Luke, "Boss, Dr. Craw has already had her third glass of cocktail. The drinks here are quite strong."

After Luke heard what Rain said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to keep a close eye on her. If Jean dares to cross the line, we'll forget about the plan."

"Understood," Rain replied.

Jean asked, "So... What happened?"

"I don't think that life has been easy for you or Nina, so how did the two of you end up in this situation?" Luca deliberately avoided his question and asked him another question instead.

Jean took a sip of his cocktail when his relationship with Nina was mentioned. "Will you believe me if I say that it's not my fault?"

Luca said, "It's not a question of whether I believe you or not. I just met Nina but it feels like we've known each other for a long time, so I believe in what she says. However, after spending some time with you, you're not too bad either. At least, you took me away from that messed-up bar and didn't takenovelbin

advantage of me. That's why I thought I should put away any misunderstanding I had of you before and get to know you once more. However, your relationship with Nina..."

"I'm her brother. I would never harm her even though she has always ignored my kind will and always stands on the other side when something happens. As it went on, the crack in our relationship grew," Jean complained.

Luca nodded and acted like she believed what he said.

When she saw Jean finish his glass, she did the same.

Jean ordered more drinks.

The two drank a few more drinks. Luca said, "Sometimes, I also think that Nina is too stubborn. Two days ago, I turned her down and now I can't contact her. I even paid a visit to her apartment today but it was useless. Jean, can you help me get in touch with Nina?"

When he heard that she wanted him to contact Nina, Jean felt cornered. He could usually use Anna O'Reilly as an excuse to make Nina appear but considering that she was in Pierre's hands, she could not escape even if he wanted to be in contact with her.

Luca looked at him silently and seized the opportunity to ask, "What's wrong? Did something happen to Nina?"

"Nothing happened. She's in a safe place," Jean said as he shook his head.

"Is that so? That means that she's mad at me! Otherwise, why would she not respond to me when I reach out to her?" Luca acted sadly and continued talking, "She's my only friend here, but she misunderstood me. I can't believe that she's not even going to give me a chance to explain myself."

"What happened between the two of you?" Jean continued to ask.

"Remember how I was there last time you went to Nina's apartment?" Luca said.

Jean nodded.

"She asked me over to accompany her to prevent Mr. Percy from coming in. I stayed with her for two days but I had a banquet to go to one night. I drank a lot that night and felt very uncomfortable, so I went back to my apartment to rest. Next thing I knew, I couldn't contact her anymore!"

Jean was stupefied.

Luca continued talking, "Maybe she thought that I didn't accompany her on purpose, but she doesn't know that I was feeling extremely uncomfortable that night. That's why I went back to my apartment to rest. I felt horrible. I went to knock on her door the next day and she didn't respond. Jean, I regard Nina as my best friend. Why is she so cruel to me?"

Jean was speechless. He knew that Nina was not angry with Luca for that reason.

However, he did not know how to explain it. All he could do was to comfort her. "Maybe she just has something to attend to. She'll come to you when she's done with her work."

He thought that Pierre would not keep Nina imprisoned for long. He would surely let her out after he tamed her.

Luca took Jean's hand and pressed him for more information like a drunkard. "Do you know where Nina is? Please tell me. I want to explain myself to her."

Jean lost all rationality after he was held by her soft hand. He said, "She's with a friend and will be back soon. I believe she's not the kind of person that would hold on to such petty matters."

When Luca heard that, she understood what was going on.

Jean did know where Nina was.

"I'm worried. You're her brother, so you must know where she is. How about this? If it's inconvenient for you, please help me send her a message," Luca said.

"Okay." Jean was overwhelmed by her coquettish behavior and nodded quickly in agreement.

Luca knew that her goal had been achieved but it was not enough. She asked, "You mentioned that Nina went to her friend's place. Is she still in A City, then?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1740-Jean took a sip of his cocktail and was in a good mood because he finally had a chance to get closer to Luca. "Yeah, she's still in A City."

"I'm happy to hear that she's fine." Luca acted relieved.

The drinks were getting to his head. Jean looked at Luca with eyes full of fascination.

Luca was beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. All the conditions at that moment were excellent, so he knew he had to grasp the opportunity. "Come, cheers!"

Jean ordered another cocktail for her. Although his plan was deplorable, he had to do it to win over Luca. If he had some blackmail material, someone like Luca would have to obey him.

Luca took a sip of the cocktail.

Jean was satisfied. He was surprised at how submissive she was.

"Don't stress about it. Nina is not a child. She's fine. There's nothing to worry about." He comforted her.

Luca looked at Jean. He made it seem as though he knew everything about Nina. She felt confident and held her chin.

The move was a signal for Rain to indicate that she was almost done and could retreat at any time.

Rain whispered, "Got it."

At that moment, Jean noticed that Luca had been wearing earphones, so he asked curiously, "Luca, why do you have earphones on?"

"Oh, my earphones? I wore it at work and forgot to take it off," Luca explained with a smile but had no intention of taking it off. She raised her glass and changed the subject. "Thank you for telling me about

Nina. I can't get in touch with her right now, so I'll need to trouble you to help me get in touch with her later."

"No problem." Jean agreed. Even though he knew he could not get in touch with Nina, he needed to have a grasp over Luca.

Luca continued to drink with him. No matter how well Jean could drink, he was no match for Luca, who had taken the special drug. After three rounds of drinking, he was already drunk.

"Luca, you're so beautiful."

Luca listened to his compliment, smiled, and pretended to be drunk. "I can't drink anymore. That's it for me tonight." "I'm also there. I didn't expect you to be so good at drinking. You're not bad. You can even compete with me." Jean burped, called for the waiter, and then handed over his credit card to settle the bill.

Luca looked at Jean's bright red face and felt a lot of emotions in her heart. After all these years, his rotten roots had not been eradicated.

He said that he liked her, but in the end, all he had in his mind were dirty thoughts...

"I've been in Russia where it's a norm to drink. That's where I trained myself to drink," Luca explained as she took her last sip.

Jean smiled and raised his thumb in praise. "Impressive. You're the only woman I know who can drink as much as me. You deserve to be admired by me."

After he finished speaking, Luca fell on the table and pretended to pass out.

She did not want to hear what Jean said nor did she want to respond to it.

Jean shook her arm. "Luca? Are you drunk?"

Luca closed her eyes, motionless.

Jean muttered to himself, "Looks like she's drunk. That's good. I'll get a room in the hotel above. If you don't mind, I'll bring you up."

Luca kept quiet.

Jean took her silence as consent. After all, that was what he wanted as well.

The waiter returned with the bill and his credit card. After he settled the bill, Jean staggered over and tried to carry Luca.

At that time, Rain pretended to walk past and took a look.

"Dr. Craw?" she said.

Jean looked at the woman next to him and asked, "Who are you?"

Rain ignored him and stepped forward to pretend to confirm Luca's identity. "It's really you, Dr. Craw!

Why are you so drunk? Dr. Craw, I'll take you home."

As soon as Jean heard that, he knew that his plan to roll in the hay with Luca was about to be intercepted. He quickly blocked Luca from Rain and shouted, "Who are you? Does she know you? Why do you want to take her away?"

"I'm her subordinate. Who are you?" Rain asked. She glanced at the messy table and said, "You got Dr. Craw drunk, right? What's your intention of getting her drunk?!"

There were not many people in the bar and because Rain's voice was very loud, many suddenly looked at them.

Jean's face was flushed after drinking. He felt like he was losing his reputation in front of the crowd. He explained, "I am also friends with Luca and we bumped into each other tonight. What's wrong with two friends catching up over drinks?"

"I don't think your intentions tonight are just to drink with her. I heard that you want to take her to the hotel upstairs? Take a good look at yourself! You want to bag Dr. Craw?!" Rain replied. Although the bar was not high-class, it was obvious that there was a certain difference in status between Jean and Luca.

Jean was dumbfounded by her words. He was about to ask the waiter to help prove that Luca was drinking with him voluntarily when Rain picked up the drunk Luca.

"What are you doing?" Jean asked quickly.

"Dr. Craw is drunk, so, of course, I'm going to take her home. I can't leave her here with a toad like you," Rain said. She then picked up Luca's arm and intended to leave.

Jean hurriedly positioned himself in front of her. "Luca was drinking with me. I should be the one sending her back."

"Nice try. Do you think I don't know what you want to do to her?" Rain said and left with Luca.

Jean glanced at Luca and got anxious. He threw all caution to the wind and made a move.

Rain looked at his raised hand, blocked it, and held his hand with a backhand.

Jean felt pain and shouted, "Ah, ah, let go of me!"novelbin

"Good-for-nothing." Rain let go. She snorted coldly when she saw Jean's hands swell up. "Someone of your caliber wants to take advantage of Dr. Craw? Get out of my way!"

Jean had experienced her arm strength and dared not stop her anymore.

Even if he wanted to do something to Luca, he did not dare to provoke the woman in front of him.

Rain took Luca out of the bar without any hiccups.

Luca wanted to stand up straight after they left the bar but Rain reminded her. "Dr. Craw, don't move.

That man is still watching from behind."

Luca did not dare to move when she heard that.

Rain helped Luca to cross the road, then opened the door to Luke's car and put her in the passenger seat.

Luca felt like something was wrong. She opened her eyes, saw Luke, and was stunned. "Mr. Crawford, why are you here?"

Rain replied on his behalf, "Boss was worried about you facing that man wh*re alone, so he's been waiting. He parked his car here and has been waiting for you since you went into the first bar."

Luke listened to Rain explaining the situation cheekily and said with a cold expression, "Enough with the tittle-tattle."

"Sorry, Boss. I'll make a move now. I have something to do." Rain closed the car door with a smile on her face. Even though Luke seemed bitter, she knew that his bad mood had nothing to do with her.