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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1791-Pierre did not expect Percy to have found out about everything.

Moreover, Percy had already completed the investigation a while back and had been hiding it from everyone. He only opted to uncover all that he knew at the perfect timing. It seemed that they had been keeping a close eye on his whereabouts for some time now...

"Enough with the hogwash. Today is about you wanting to be with Nina. Don't get me involved in this mess." Pierre refused to talk about it.

Madam Mallory said, "Yeah, be careful with what you're saying. Even if Pierre is ambitious, he won't put the Mallory family in such a situation."

"If this information is released to the public, how many people do you think will come to pick on the Mallory family?" Percy asked in a low voice.

Madam Mallory shut up.

She had not seen the evidence, so she did not know how serious things were. Nevertheless, she had a rough idea based on Old Master Mallory's expression. Hence, she did not dare to answer Percy's question.

"Ah..." Pierre cried out in pain when he saw that the situation was not in his favor.

Madam Mallory dashed to his side and looked at him anxiously. "Pierre, is it hurting again?"

"Call the doctor..." Pierre was in too much pain to even gasp for air. It would only hurt even more.

Madam Mallory immediately pressed the call bell.

Nina turned around and looked at Pierre. His face had turned blue and white due to the pain. He, who had always been arrogant and self-obsessed with how he looked, was now a poor man tortured by illness.

Her heart remained unmoved seeing Pierre's tragic state.

She did not have any mercy for him, nor did she rejoice at Pierre's misfortune.

Her gaze was calm as if the person in front of her was a random stranger.

Pierre was in pain and looked at Nina, trying to find some indicator that she cared about him. However, he found nothing.

It was as though she was looking at a stranger.

Pierre was frustrated that his pain did not cause any fluctuations in emotions for her. He was nothing but someone she hated with all her heart.

'How can she look at me like I'm a stranger?! I care so much about her...'

Pierre was unable to accept this.

The doctor came in, heard Pierre's wailing, frowned, and asked, "Why? Is it hurting again?"

"Yeah, Doctor. What kind of painkiller did you prescribe him? Why did the effects stop only after a while?" Madam Mallory looked at her son worriedly. She thought he was pretending to be in pain to avoid Old Master Mallory's questioning. However, when she saw his forehead break out in a cold sweat, she knew that he was not acting and he was really in pain.

"It shouldn't be. The effects of this drug usually last six hours. It wouldn't lose its effectiveness in such a short time..." The doctor walked over to check on Pierre. Except for his terrible complexion and the cold

sweat on his forehead that could not be faked, it seemed that everything was normal.

He looked at the nurse beside him and said, "When was the last time he took the painkillers?”

The nurse glanced at the chart and replied helplessly, "An hour and a half ago."

"It's only been an hour and a half?" The doctor's frown grew deeper. "No, he can't take another round of painkillers now. If he goes on like this, he'll be addicted to them."

Pierre slammed his hand on the bed when he heard that the doctor did not intend to give him more painkillers. "Give me the medicine or I'll have someone bulldoze your hospital!"

The doctor shook his head helplessly. He wanted to explain to Pierre why taking so many painkillers was a bad idea and the side effects it could bring to his body.

However, Madam Mallory interrupted the doctor. "He's in a lot of pain. All you have to do is help him relieve the pain. Why are you circling the matter? Do you not want to help him? If you won't do anything, I'll go straight to the director."

The doctor looked at the arrogant pair of mother and son. He shook his head helplessly, knowing that he could not afford to piss them off. He said, "I'll prescribe the painkillers for the patient right now. Give me some time. I'll have it delivered to you in ten minutes."

After he said that, the doctor and nurse left the ward.

At the same time, Cecilia, Pierre's fiancee, arrived. She looked at the hospital bed, and there was a flash of surprise in her eyes before her gaze quickly returned to normal. She dashed to the side of the hospital bed and looked at Pierre worriedly. "Pierre, they told me that you're sick. Are you okay?"

Pierre did not look at her. He kept staring at Nina.

Nina felt awkward being stared at, so she said to Percy, "Why don't we go?"

"Mm." Percy was annoyed when he saw that Pierre would not stop staring at Nina. Even at this point, Pierre still refused to give up on her...

In an instant, he grabbed Nina and walked out of the ward door.

Old Master Mallory watched Percy leave and did not stop him. Pierre's health issues were more serious. He wanted to wait for Pierre to recover before they dealt with the matter at hand.

Pierre saw Nina take Percy's hand when they walked away and screamed out in pain.

"How terrifying." Nina was walking along the corridor away from the ward, but she could still hear Pierre's cries.

Percy acted aggrieved. "Don't waste any time thinking about him."

"I'm just saying. Don't be jealous." Nina held his hand tighter. Since she had confessed her feelings for him, she no longer resisted being intimate with him.

She thought of how she had acted in the past and sighed about how unnecessary it all was.

When they passed by the nurse's station, Nina heard the nurse who had just come out of the ward discussing Pierre's situation with the doctor.

"Painkillers wouldn't go ineffective so quickly. I think he's already addicted to painkillers," the nurse complained to the doctor while filling out the form. "I just got a prescription from the doctor who was on duty last night an hour and a half ago. The patient said that he took the medicine an hour and a half ago, but I think that might not be the case."

"We have no choice. We have to stop his pain." The doctor looked helpless.

"It's not good to take too much of this painkiller." The nurse frowned. She suggested using vitamins instead of painkillers, but it would not reduce the pain and she did not dare to bear the consequences.

"How about this? I'll switch to another painkiller. The effects should be better." The doctor sat in front of the computer while typing on the keyboard. He was communicating with the pharmacy to dispense Pierre's medicine.

Nina and Percy walked past the nurse's station to the elevator.

She murmured, "Luca is amazing."

"She's amazing." Percy rarely complimented others, but he had seen Luca's ability first-hand time and again.

Luke's current wife was worlds apart from who she was in the past.

Nina said, "However, the person she offended is Pierre. I'm afraid that Luca will be the first to be picked on after he recovers."

She had seen how much pain Pierre was in and also heard what the doctor said. She was worried that Pierre would take revenge on Luca.

"Don't worry. He won't have the time for it for the time being," Percy said confidently. The document that Luke sent him had helped him, which meant that it would also help Luca.

"Why?" Nina squeezed his palm. She was slightly puzzled.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1792-Based on what Percy knew about Old Master Mallory, he would soon be looking into the authenticity of the document.

The elevator doors slowly opened, and Nina walked in holding Percy's hand.

Percy took care of her every step of the way. After he pressed the button to go down, he stood guard in front of her while she stood in the corner of the elevator.

"Enough about him. What are you going to do?" Nina looked up and saw his chin. He had a five o'clock shadow after spending the whole night taking care of her in the hospital. Percy would always keep himself neat. However, he did not ask anyone to bring his daily necessities over, so he looked out of the ordinary.

He appeared sexy and lazy.

"I'll be fine." Percy patted her head to comfort her.

Nina rested her head on his shoulder, knowing that he only said that to keep her from worrying.

‘Are things really going to be fine?'

If Percy left Mallory Corporation, he would have to start over from scratch.

She did not have any doubts about his abilities, but she was certain that Old Master Mallory would not make his life easy. 'If they're determined to ostracize him, how will he survive in A City?'

Percy looked at the woman in her arms who stopped talking. His heart was filled with warmth when he felt her leaning into his arms.

"Why did you stop talking?"

Nina smiled slightly and replied, "I'm thinking about something."

"What are you thinking about?" There were a lot of people in the elevator, so Percy hugged her tighter.

"I was thinking that if you become jobless, I'll work hard to support you." Nina hugged his waist. She expressed her love for him openly even if it was in front of so many people.

"It seems that I have to work harder so that you won't have to think about how to support me." Percy pinched the tip of her tiny nose. He was filled with happiness that he had never experienced before.

"It's not difficult to support you. You'll have to quit drinking, though. The bottles that you drink are too expensive. I can't afford them," Nina complained cheekily.

"Yes, Madam!" Percy promised her, saying, "If you don't like me drinking, I'll quit for you."

On the other hand.

The nurse gave Pierre another dose of painkillers, and after a while, the medicine took effect. His complexion gradually returned to normal.

"Pierre, do you feel any better?" Madam Mallory asked with concern.

Pierre's breathing had eased a little. He glanced around the ward and found that Old Master Mallory had left, presumably because he was annoyed at how noisy and loud he was when he was screaming earlier.

His fiancee, Cecelia, and Madam Mallory were the only ones left.

"I'm fine," Pierre said with a livid expression as he struggled to sit up.

"Your body is weak now. Stop moving around," Madam Mallory said immediately. She put her hands on his shoulders to try to stop him from moving.

The nurse on the side chimed in and said, "He's doing much better. Let him sit up. The physical examination shows that his body functions are all normal. There's no need for him to lie down like other patients."

Pierre looked at the nurse with a stern expression. His gaze was sullen as if he was going to swallow her whole. "What do you mean by that?"

The nurse was updating his chart and was taken back when she saw his fretful stare. She was stunned and uttered, "What?"

Pierre sat on the hospital bed. After the pain passed, he seemed to have forgotten how abashed he was just half an hour ago. He threatened the nurse viciously, saying, "Are you saying that I'm not sick and I'm just pretending to be?"

"I didn't mean that..." The nurse knew that he had misunderstood her and wanted to explain that she believed that his pain was real. However, she could not deny that it was also a little strange.

They could not find out the root cause, the pain was inexplicable, and the effectiveness of the painkillers was rapidly reducing. His symptoms were completely different from other patients they've seen.

"What did you mean, then?" Pierre did not intend to let her off easily. He planned to vent out all his anger on her.

The nurse put down the chart and tried to explain herself, "Mr. Mallory, what I meant was that your body has no obvious wounds or any signs of internal bleeding, so you can sit up—"

"So, what you're saying is that I'm just pretending to be sick?" Pierre continued to be aggressive with the nurse.

Seeing how her son was reacting, Madam Mallory knew that he was disconsolate because of what Percy had done and wanted to vent his anger on others. She quickly stopped him. "Pierre, the nurse didn't mean that. Are you thirsty? I'll pour you a glass of water."

Pierre looked at his mother.

"Uh, I have other patients to check on. If you feel unwell, just press the call bell." The nurse quickly put down the chart and walked out of the ward.

Cecilia watched as the situation unfolded and looked at the person on the hospital bed worriedly. She asked with concern, "Aunt Karen, what's wrong with Pierre?"

Madam Mallory shook her head with a helpless expression on her face. "The doctor can't find out why, so he can only rely on painkillers to relieve the pain."

"It's that serious? My father is close with the director here. Why don't I ask him to come over and have a look at Pierre?" Cecilia looked at Pierre with concern. She was staggered that a man who had always appeared strong could have such a serious illness.

She had to keep an eye out. If Pierre went on like this, she would never marry him.

Seeing that their wedding date was approaching, even though Cecilia liked him a fair bit, she would definitely have her father break the engagement if Pierre had any hidden illness.

Madam Mallory wanted to let it go since even the best doctor could not find anything. However, she did not want to be a wet blanket seeing that Cecilia was eager to help Pierre solve his problem. She said, "Okay, that sounds great."

Cecilia looked at Pierre and recalled how badly in pain he looked just now. That hideous appearance had completely ruined his perfect image.

She said, "I'll head out and make some calls, then."

"Go ahead," Madam Mallory said.

After Cecilia left the ward, Pierre still seemed stern. "Why did you ask her to do that? Isn't it just a waste of time?"

"Cecelia cares about you, so you shouldn't turn down her goodwill. With her gone, we can talk about what happened. Come on, be honest with me. Are the things your brother said true?" Madam Mallory asked. As long as he admitted the truth, she was ready to jump in and help him solve this situation.

It was more difficult for him to deal with these problems seeing that he was still lying in the hospital bed. Only she and his father could help him. If Pierre refused to tell her the truth, he would land himself in some serious trouble when Old Master Mallory found out that this matter was true.

Pierre turned his head around and refused to discuss the matter.

He thought that he could easily solve this matter if he was not lying in bed.

"If you don't tell me the truth, no one can help you," Madam Mallory said earnestly. "Be honest with me. As your mother, of course, I'll help you. If you tell me the truth, I promise that Old Master Mallory won't find anything."

"Mom, leave me alone. I can handle this on my own." Pierre was a little impatient.

"You can handle it on your own? You're lying on the hospital bed now and you don't even know how long the painkillers' effects will last this time around. How are you planning to deal with it? Your grandfather may have already started investigating the matter. I'm trying to help you; I'm not doing the opposite," Madam Mallory said to him while frowning.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1793-Pierre kept silent for a moment and chose to believe her.

All along, Madam Mallory had cared more for him than Percy. However, their grandfather, Old Master Mallory, had always favored Percy. He knew that the only one who could help him was his mother.

He told her everything he did.

After Madam Mallory heard everything, she shook her head and shouted, "Pierre, how could you do such a thing?!"

"If I'm not lying here now, I could have done more and they still wouldn't have found anything." Pierre gritted his teeth. He thought of Luca and did not expect that she could be so terrifying.

With only her bare hands, she hurt him so badly that all he could do was lie here. Even the doctor could not figure out what was wrong.

He had no direct evidence, so not only could the police not help him but even the doctors and nurses in the hospital thought that he was addicted to painkillers...

"They won't be able to verify the document in a day and a half. Have you ever thought about the consequences and the kind of situation that you're putting the Mallory family in?!" Madam Mallory did not expect him to do such absurd things behind the scenes. She could not help but scold him a little.

It seemed that she had pampered him too much. Otherwise, how could he do such a ridiculous thing when he had a good business in his hands?

Pierre stayed silent. He was careless for underestimating Percy's and his friends' capabilities.

Madam Mallory could not bear for him to be bollocked by the family. She said, "Okay, I'll help you deal with this. Focus on taking good care of yourself. When you recover, there'll be a lot for you to attend

to."

Pierre nodded. Percy had brought Nina over and laid it all out on the table.

As long as he could handle the matter well, the Mallory family would be his moving forward.

However, he wanted more than that. He not only wanted to rule the Mallory family, but he also wanted Nina.

He lay down, his hands clenched into fists when he thought of Nina's face.

'She thinks that she'll be happy with Percy? It's not so easy to be happy. I'll never allow her to stay with Percy!'

On the other hand.

After Cecilia left Pierre's ward, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was off. She walked to the nurse's station and wanted to ask about Pierre's condition, but she overheard the nurse discussing how Pierre might be dependent on painkillers.

Her expression changed, and she left quickly. novelbin

Doctors and nurses would not discuss the patient's privacy at will, so she had to confirm whether what they said was true. If it was, she would break off their engagement.

Cecilia was selfish. She had no plans to be by Pierre's side through thick and thin.

...

On the other hand, when Luca was done with work, it was already evening.

She conducted a series of studies in the lab throughout the day.

With her help, there was a breakthrough in the research.

Luca said to Dr. Albus, "This is all I can do to help. I'll have my hands full for the months to come. If you have any questions, you can drop me a text. I'll reply to you when I'm able to but maybe not right away. "

Dr. Albus had heard about her holding several jobs in T Corporation. He said gratefully, "Dr. Craw, thank you for your help. I can finally breathe easy."

He had been stuck for a while, so he had not rested for several days.

Luca smiled and replied, "You're welcome. I still have something to attend to. I have to make a move."

"Oh, is that so? I wanted to buy you dinner." Dr. Albus thought that it was a pity. After all, she was of great help, so it was normal for him to want to buy her dinner.

"Don't worry about it. I have something to do. Please swipe your access card for me, else I won't be able to get out," Luca said. When she came, she found that the security facilities had been perfected.

Abel had given her the chance to learn about the security system, but it was also because he wanted her to know that it was difficult to extract any internal information from here.

Since she did not work there and did not have an access card, she could not get in.

Hearing that, Dr. Albus immediately swiped his card and said, "Dr. Craw, I'll ask Ms. Stone to send you your access card some other day."

"I have an access card?" Luca was stunned. She no longer worked in the building and was surprised as to why she was entitled to an access card.

"Yeah, you signed a contract with Watson Biopharmaceuticals. You were originally an employee of Watson Biopharmaceuticals, so why wouldn't you get an access card? Although you're not doing research here, when your research is launched to the market and you're done with your work in T Corporation, you have to come back. It makes sense to prepare an access card for you." Dr. Albus walked her out of the office.

The company's security measures were done well. Since Luca did not have an access card, she could not enter the elevators nor leave the company.

Luca walked into the elevator and lowered her eyes slightly. After Dr. Cole's scheme was revealed, although he was not fired, he was no longer the head of the department.

Although Luke had not appointed the head of the department even after some time, everyone has tacitly agreed that it was going to be Dr. Albus.

Aside from Dr. Cole, Dr. Albus was the most senior employee in the entire company. He was well- known in the industry.

Therefore, he could indeed arrange an access card for her.

Luca thought that he took the initiative to offer her an access card because she was an employee of Watson Biopharmaceuticals, or perhaps it was also because he was from the Island of Despair, so he wanted to make it easier for her to execute the next step in her plans?

"Dr. Craw?" Dr. Albus called out to her seeing that she kept quiet.

Luca looked up and smiled. "It's nothing. I'll just come here to get the access card when it's ready."

"That works as long as you don't mind the trouble." Dr. Albus had no objection.

With the help of Dr. Albus, Luca arrived at the entrance of Watson Biopharmaceuticals. She watched Dr. Albus swipe the door with another card, and the door slowly opened.

She walked out of the office, said goodbye to Dr. Albus, and prepared to head back to the villa.

She walked slowly toward the taxi stand as the kids were all having dinner with Old Master Crawford at Crawford Manor today.

Her phone rang.

Luca glanced at it and found that Nina was calling.

She answered, "Nina, have you been discharged from the hospital?"

Nina's tone was pleasant as she said, "Of course. I was discharged this morning."

"Sorry, I've been occupied the entire day so I didn't have the time to go pick you up, but..." Luca heard the joy in her tone and presumed that it had something to do with Percy.

She recalled that Nina's tone was always unhappy because she did not want to stay by Percy's side and also because of the miscarriage. However, her tone had changed since she realized her feelings for Percy.

Luca was relieved when she thought of that.

Nina wondered. "But what?"

"I guessed that Mr. Mallory would be by your side the entire time, so I didn't want to be a third-wheel," Luca said, teasing her.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1794-"Stop it. Stop teasing me." Nina's words showed the pamperedness of a woman in love. "It's obvious that I don't hold a place in your heart, so you didn't come to the hospital to pick me up."

"If I had shown up, wouldn't it ruin your fun time with Mr. Mallory?" Luca listened to the tone of Nina's voice and knew that something must have happened.

Otherwise, Nina would not be speaking in this tone. novelbin

Her words seemed to be covered with honey, which made Luca both relieved and envious.

Nina snorted and said, "I don't care. I was discharged from the hospital today and you didn't come to pick me up, so you must accompany me for dinner."

"Now?" Luca glanced at the time. It was not too late.

"Of course, there's no time like the present. Today's Sunday. I've informed Sue and booked the restaurant. The two of you must have a meal with me today." Nina shared her ultimate goal.

In the past few years that she and Percy were on and off, Sue and Bianca were the ones always by her side. Later, Bianca's personality changed and Luca appeared, seemingly replacing Bianca. Luca had been silently accompanying her, so Nina had to treat her to this meal.

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner to celebrate you finally finding a good match, and at the same time, to celebrate you being discharged from the hospital." Luca agreed.

Since there was no one to go back to in the villa tonight, it was not a bad idea to spend some time with Nina.

When she thought of that, she could not help being stunned. ‘When did I become so accustomed to Luke and the kids being by my side?'

It took a lot of time for her to accept that they would no longer be around. However, it had only been two days since they were not in the villa and she was already not used to it. She even felt a little bored.

Amid the feelings of boredom, there was also a feeling of not wanting to go back to the villa alone to face the silence there.

Nina was a little embarrassed and said, "I said I was going to treat you for a meal."

"We can decide it later. Will Mr. Mallory let you out of the house, though?" Luca continued to tease her in an attempt to get rid of the discomfort she felt internally.

"It doesn't matter. I'm a person, not an object." Nina blushed and looked at herself in the mirror as she said that.

Luca got it right. It took some persuading before Percy let her have dinner with Luca and Sue. He eventually promised not to follow her.

"After all, you're in your honeymoon period." Luca went to the taxi stand. There were no taxis around to pick up passengers because it was the weekend.

If it were a weekday, there would be more taxis waiting in line for people to get on.

"Honeymoon period? Mm, I'll talk to you later. I'll send you the address via text. I'll see you there." Nina blushed hard from Luca's teasing and hurriedly hung up the call.

When she heard the busy tone, Luca put her phone back in her pocket.

She looked at the gradually fading sunset in the distance and could not help but enviously say, "How great."

She envied that Nina could get her happiness and grieved for her own unclear future.

Luca looked away. After waiting for some time, she still did not see a taxi coming, so she had to use a ride-sharing app to get a taxi. She rushed to the restaurant Nina had booked.

She walked into the restaurant, mentioned Nina's name, and was brought to a private room by the waiter.

Since the restaurant was relatively close to Sue's house, Luca saw the other two already sitting there when the door of the private room was opened.

When she saw Luca walk in, Nina smiled and said, "You're late. You have to drink for making us wait."

"I'm okay with drinking, but won't you ask me why I'm late?" Luca pulled out a chair with a smile and sat down.

"Why?" Nina went with her and handed over the menu.

Luca took it, glanced at the dishes the two of them had ordered, then closed the menu. She said, "I don't have anything to add on. These are fine."

"Don't you want to order a little more?" Nina persuaded her.

"The dishes you've ordered are already to my taste. Why should I add any more?" Luca said with a smile and explained why she was late, "I was working overtime at Watson Biopharmaceuticals and couldn't get a taxi, so I'm late."

"You have to work on weekends? Or did you have to go back to Watson Biopharmaceuticals for something? Luke is a horrible boss," Nina said with a frown. Weekends were meant for resting. If Luca had to work overtime, she should just have to go to T Corporation. Why would she still need to work for Watson Biopharmaceuticals?

Watson Biopharmaceuticals was at a remote location.

"It's not because of Mr. Crawford. I promised to help a colleague," Luca explained.

"Is that so?" Nina glanced at Sue and said, "By the way, Sue and I are planning to travel. Do you want to come with us?"

"Is it soon?" Luca asked.

"Yeah, next weekend." Nina nodded.

Luca shook her head helplessly to indicate that she could not go. "I have a lot of work recently."

"I told you." Sue took a sip of tea and said, "Luca is a busy person in T Corporation. I heard Jason say that she's involved in the new project. She's very busy."

"That's a pity." Nina held her chin. She wanted to go on a trip with Luca.

"Let's talk about it some other time," Luca said and took a sip of tea.

"Yeah, Sue isn't able to take time off either. Mr. Doyle is just as busy, so there's no one to take care of Kari and Teri." Seeing that they had no time, Nina could only give up.

After the three of them had dinner, they sat there and enjoyed tea for a while. Even though they said that they would drink, none of them had a single drop of alcohol.

It was almost nine o'clock at night when Nina's and Sue's phones rang at the same time. Only then did they want to leave.

Luca wanted to get the bill.

However, Nina grabbed the bill and said, "I said that today is my treat, so how can I let you pay?"

Luca looked at Nina and did not follow her to settle the bill.

When they walked out of the restaurant, they saw Percy and Jason standing there. Nina and Sue walked toward them. They then held hands with their partners and waved at Luca.

"Luca, why don't we send you home?" Nina turned around and said.

“Don't worry about it. It's convenient to get a taxi here. I'll take a taxi, so go home." Luca shook her head and turned down her offer.

Seeing this, Nina did not press on and left with Percy.

Luca waited for them to leave before she slowly walked away.

She was not sure if Luke had gone back to the villa with the kids...

Based on experience, Luke was usually too lazy to run around. She guessed that he would spend a night at Crawford Manor with the kids.

Even if she went back, she would still be alone.

After two tumultuous days, Luca suddenly did not feel like going home. She took a deep breath as she looked at the streetlights and the cars that came and went.

She hated being alone. It was not a good sign.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1795-Luca sighed and looked at the hot air she breathed out. She could not help looking at the streetlights on the side of the road.

It turned out that, unknowingly, the weather was already so cold. The breath exhaled was misty.

Taxi could not stop where she was, so Luca could only continue walking.

Her phone rang, and Luca, who was immersed in recollecting her past memories, was startled as she took her phone out of her pocket.

It was a string of unfamiliar numbers.

Luca frowned. She was unfamiliar with the number, but when she saw the numbers eight and nine, she knew that whoever was calling was rich.

She answered, "Hello."

"Is this Luca Craw?" There was a proud female voice on the other end of the line.

Luca could not see her expression, but she could imagine the disdainful look of the other party. "Who's calling?"

The woman on the other end of the phone did not expect her to ask such a question. She was stunned, then she said, "You're Luca Craw, right? I have something to talk to you about. Come to the cafe on the top floor of International Center."

"If you don't say who you are, I won't be there, Ma'am. I'm sorry." Luca finished speaking and hung up.

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded slightly different because of the transmission methods, but Luca could still tell that it was Percy's mother who called.

The reason she called her probably had something to do with Pierre.

Johann had informed her about Pierre's condition, so she knew how many times he had taken painkillers, what painkillers he took, and how long the effects lasted each time.

A minute after she hung up, Luca's phone rang again.

Seeing that the number was still the same, she curled her lips slightly and answered the call.

The other party did not wait for her to speak this time. She directly stated her identity, "I'm Pierre's mother."

Luca knew that she would not have gotten it wrong. When she heard her say that, it confirmed her suspicions.

"Mrs. Mallory, what can I do for you?" Her tone was neither humble nor servile. She was even a little arrogant, which made Madam Mallory furious.

"There's something you can do for me. I want to meet you," Madam Mallory said. Percy was madly in love with Nina, while Pierre was lying on the hospital bed, unable to move.

If she wanted Pierre to get better, she had to find this woman.

"It's not convenient for me to go there because I don't have a car. How about you come here?" Luca did not plan to go to International Center seeing that she was asking to see her. Hence, Madam Mallory should be the one traveling.

"You..." Madam Mallory was surprised. This was the first time she was being ordered around.

With her status in A City, as long as her assistant made a call, there would be many who would be willing to go to where she was to please her.

However, Luca did not know chalk from cheese. novelbin

Sure enough, those who hung out with Nina were just as annoying.

Luca did not wait for her to vent her anger. She looked around, chose a cafe, gave Karen the address, and hung up.

Not wanting to be harassed by Percy's mother, she simply blocked the number, walked into the cafe, found a window seat, ordered a glass of juice, and sat down.

She knew that Madam Mallory would definitely show up.

Madam Mallory would not do it for anyone else but she would most definitely do it for Pierre.

After what had happened, Luca could see clearly that Madam Mallory favored Pierre.

Luca couldn't help but sigh. Even though the children were all biological, there was a more preferred distinction. She did not know what Percy thought about that, though.

Luca would not be partial to any one of her children. She would give them the same amount of love and would not make them feel like they were not liked by their mother.

However, she could only be with the children as Ms. Luca. It might be difficult to hear them call her 'Mommy' again.

The waiter brought her the juice she ordered, and Luca thanked him. She held the juice cup and waited for Madam Mallory to come.

On the other hand.

Madam Mallory was fuming after Luca hung up the phone for the second time. She tried to call her again only to find that she had been blocked.

She was irritated as she put down a few hundred-dollar bills. She then stood up and walked out.

She did not want to waste her time on Luca, but after she got in the car, she was reminded of how much pain Pierre was in. Hence, she decided to endure it. She told the driver the address that Luca had shared.

Half an hour later, Madam Mallory found the cafe Luca mentioned. She frowned when she saw the quality of the cafe.

'What's so special about this place? How could Luca disrespect me and invite me to such a cheap place?'

Madam Mallory stood at the entrance and struggled for half a minute before she walked into the cafe. It was all for Pierre.

The smell of coffee flowed into her nostrils. It had a good smell, but Madam Mallory thought it smelled cheap. Hence, she took out a handkerchief to cover her nose.

When the waiter saw what she did, he was curious as to whether she found the place disgusting.

"Welcome, Madam. Please come in." Regardless, the waiter greeted her warmly.

Madam Mallory rolled her eyes, walked in, and saw Luca sitting by the window. She said to the waiter, "I'm meeting someone here."

"Okay, Ma'am." The waiter still followed behind her.

Madam Mallory walked up to Luca and looked at her proudly. "I'm here."

Luca had already seen her outside the window. She looked up, nodded, and said, "Have a seat, Madam Mallory."

Madam Mallory snorted coldly and called Luca an uneducated bitch in her heart before sitting down.

The waiter handed her the menu.

Madam Mallory did not look at it and said directly, "Don't give it to me. I don't drink such low-quality products."

The waiter's expression turned ugly. ‘Why did she come in if she thinks that our cafe is low-end?'

Madam Mallory moved the menu to the side in disgust and was the furthest from a noblewoman that she could be. "The drinks include saccharin, right? I don't want anything."

"Since she doesn't want anything, please bring her a glass of lemonade." Luca helped the waiter.

"Okay." The waiter put away the menu and left.

Luca looked at the arrogant and critical woman, asking curiously, "Has the Mallory family always been rich?"

"Why are you asking this?" Madam Mallory frowned at her irrelevant question.

Luca smiled softly, her eyes wandering. "Madam Mallory, you don't seem like you have suffered much, so I asked that. I've seen the news, and it seems like you're involved in a great deal of charity work? You also funded Hope Primary School, so you should've been there in person, right? The conditions there should've been worse than here. How did you get by at that time?"

Madam Mallory clenched her bag tightly. She had a murderous look in her eyes because she knew that Luca was mocking her.

What a sharp tongue!

"I didn't expect that you would be so clever with your words. No wonder the police can't do anything to you." Madam Mallory sneered. She thought that someone must have helped Luca escape jail time.

She had heard that Luca and Luke were very close.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1796-Luca picked up the glass and took a sip of the juice, ignoring her sarcasm.

"The police didn't arrest me, so what's there for them to do to me? I just cooperated to help with the investigation. There's no evidence to point out that I hurt anyone." She smiled and thought of how this woman's mouth had once spat out extremely vicious words to Nina. She was thinking about how she could get even with Madam Mallory.

"There were surveillance cameras that captured what you did. How dare you say that there's no evidence? If you didn't touch him, my son wouldn't be lying in the hospital now!" Madam Mallory was raving mad that the police released Luca, saying that there was no direct evidence to link her to Pierre's injuries. The hospital could not issue an injury report either because they found nothing. They could not take action on Luca.

"I barely grazed him. Mrs. Mallory, I'm nothing but a weak woman. How could I cause your son to lie in the hospital?" Luca raised her hand deliberately. Although she had been doing experiments, the skin on her hand was delicate and she had long fingers. It did not look like a hand that could beat up a man.

Madam Mallory wanted to tear off her sharp mouth. She asked, "What did you do to Pierre?!"

"I didn't do anything." Seeing how mad Karen was getting, Luca held the juice in her hand so she could not splash it on her.

"Don't act dumb in front of me. If you didn't do anything, how did Pierre get knocked to the ground just like that?" Madam Mallory narrowed her eyes. If Luca refused to tell her what had happened, the doctor would not be able to find the root cause. Taking painkillers five to six times a day would not lead to Pierre getting any better.

"There are many people who fake accidents in this world. Maybe Young Master Pierre wanted to stage an accident involving me?" Luca drank her juice leisurely. In the past, she would not be bothered to

waste time on people like Madam Mallory.

However, she did not want to go back to the empty villa, so she was there to waste time with Madam Mallory.

Madam Mallory did not care about her image at that moment and scolded, "Who do you think you are? Why would Pierre waste any time staging an accident involving you?!"

"Yeah, you're right. I'm nothing. However, Young Master Pierre still wanted to kidnap me. How did a kidnapper escape the punishment of the law?" Luca deliberately mentioned the kidnapping incident.

"Who are you calling a kidnapper?!" Madam Mallory slammed her hands on the table and stood up.

"Stop spewing nonsense! The police have no evidence to prove it!"

"Aren't you spewing nonsense as well? Since you and I are talking nonsense, there's no need to continue the discussion." Luca stood up and saw the waiter bring the lemonade. She took out two hundred dollars from her pocket and said, "Can I get the bill? Don't worry about the change."

The waiter was not sure how to react, so he put the lemonade on the table, looked at the money, and then at the two people.

The two of them did not look like ordinary women. However, the situation felt awkward as though they were about to break out in a fight.

Luca looked at the woman whose face had turned blue with anger and smiled. When she was about to leave, she received a call from Luke.

She stepped aside, worried that she would be splashed when she was not paying attention.

She answered the call, and Luke's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Aren't you home yet? You're still working at Watson Biopharmaceuticals?"

"Mm, I'm still out. Aren't you and the children staying at Old Master Crawford's place?" Luca was a little surprised that they were not spending the night at Crawford Manor.

"It's too noisy over there. It's not suitable for the kids to rest there," Luke said. Susan and Allison quarreled as soon as they met. Even when Old Master Crawford was around, they would still be cynical and sarcastic with each other. It was not good for the children, so he left with them after dinner. They did not expect Luca to still be out.

"Where are you?" Luke asked.

"I'll be back in a little while. I still have some stuff to deal with now." Luca looked at Madam Mallory and knew that their conversation was over. However, Madam Mallory was still standing there, seemingly insistent on figuring out what was going on with Pierre.

"What do you have to deal with?" Luke frowned and looked out the window. The temperature at night was lower than that during the day. It was cooling down even further. He wondered if she was staying warm.

"Mrs. Mallory came to look for me," Luca said feebly.

"Because of Pierre?" Luke raised his eyebrows. Percy had already made the documents public. They should now have their hands full dealing with the mess Pierre made. ‘How can they still have time to trouble Luca?'

"Yes. Pierre is still in the hospital and it seems that he's not doing well," Luca answered honestly. After all, Luke already knew everything.

"Give me the address," Luke said. novelbin

"No, I can deal with it myself." Luca did not think of asking him for help. If he sided with her in front of the Mallory family, the rumors surrounding them would never be wiped out.

"I believe you can deal with it on your own. I'll just go to pick you up. I won't interfere in the matter," Luke said. He opened Luca's bedroom, dug through her closet, and took out a coat.

When Luca heard that, she told him her address.

Luke wrote down the address and said, “I got it.” Then, he hung up.

Luca put her phone away.

Madam Mallory sneered at her when she saw her reaction. "Why? Are you scared?"

"What?" Luca raised her eyebrows. When she saw Madam Mallory hold the glass of lemonade, Luca knew that if she was not alert, the glass of lemonade would be splashed on her face.

"You feel guilty and are looking for help. Let me tell you, if you don't tell me the truth today, don't even think about getting out of this cafe!" Madam Mallory then moved to splash the glass of lemonade on Luca's face.

Luca immediately dodged to the side.

All the lemonade was spilled but none of it got on her.

Madam Mallory was fuming and shouted, "How dare you dodge to the side?!"

"It's a pity... This is such a nice chair but it was ruined by you." Luca glanced at the wet chair and said calmly, "Why shouldn't I dodge it? Madam Mallory, I'm going to repeat myself once more. If you want to

take action against me, show me some evidence and get the police involved. Otherwise, don't falsely accuse me. If you go on spewing nonsense, I'll have evidence to sue you for slander."

"You!" Madam Mallory's eyes widened. 'She wants to sue me for slander?!'

"When the time comes, it won't look great for the gracious Madam Mallory to be brought to court for slander, no?" Luca smiled and took out a few bills. She then placed them on the tray the waiter brought over. "Sorry, you may need to take this chair out to dry before you can use it again.”

"Ma'am, no need," the waiter responded quickly. After all, it was lemonade, not coffee.

Luca shook her head and left the cafe.

Madam Mallory stood there. Her series of actions had made her the center of attention.

Several couples were on a date in the cafe. They took photos of what had happened with their phones. "Who is this person? Why is she so arrogant?"

"At first glance, I can tell that she's the wife of some rich man. Did you see her bag? It's so rare that there are only ten of them in the world."

"Another drama among the rich and powerful?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1797-"I overheard their conversation. I don't think it's some drama among the rich and powerful. This woman is so unreasonable, right?"

"Yes, it's fortunate that the young woman dodged quickly. Otherwise, she'd be freezing in this cold weather."

Madam Mallory saw that everyone was siding with Luca. She glared at them and warned, "Are you taking photos of me?! If you post them on the internet, a lawyer's letter will be coming your way!"

When the crowd heard that, they put down their phones and pretended as though nothing happened. They continued to chat while drinking coffee.

Madam Mallory left the cafe angrily. She watched as Luca stood on the side of the street with squinted eyes. It seemed that Luca would not spill if she did not put Luca in her place.

‘Let's see if she'll still be such a prick when she falls into my hands!'

Madam Mallory got into the car on the other side of the street and called her subordinates.

The driver heard what she ordered her subordinates to do and quickly asked, "Madam, what do you want to do?"

"I want to catch that bitch in front of me!" Madam Mallory had resentment in her eyes. She had never been so humiliated in her life.

She had always appeared in public as an intellectual and generous person. However, she failed to maintain that image in front of Luca. She was fuming that Luca pissed her off in front of everyone with just her words. She would never forgive her easily for embarrassing her.

"Madam, you have to think twice. The matter with Young Master Pierre has not been resolved. If you do something like that, you might get into trouble with the Crawford family..." The driver reminded her.

When Pierre kidnapped Luca, it was Luke who came forward to solve the matter.

The entire Mallory family knew about it.

If it were not for Pierre holding a trick or two, he would have been sent to prison by Luke.

As such, everyone in the Mallory family knew that Luca had Luke's backing. If Madam Mallory wanted to mess with Luca, she was inevitably picking a fight with Luke too.

"No matter what, I won't let go of this matter so easily. Pierre will never recover if that woman doesn't talk," Madam Mallory wanted to avenge herself and Pierre.

"Madam, do think twice..." The driver sighed and glanced at Luca, who was still on the side of the road. It seemed that she was waiting for her ride.

If she did not leave soon, she would be in grave trouble.

"Enough chit-chat. You're being annoying." Madam Mallory had a stern expression. She was in an irritable mood because of what happened with Percy and Pierre. She wanted to ask her husband for help, but she could not get in touch with him no matter how many times she tried calling.

She had been running around all day for Pierre. She had not tailed someone before, so it felt difficult for her.

She was extremely tired from doing all these. As such, when she was triggered by Luca, she went completely irrational.

The driver had no choice but to shut up. He knew that her mind was set.

He looked at Luca, who was not far ahead. He hoped that she would leave before Madam Mallory's bodyguards arrived.

After a while, a Mercedes-Benz drove up and stopped in front of Luca.

The driver kept watch of Luca and saw her open the door to the front passenger seat. She got in, and the car quickly left.

He was secretly relieved and said, "Madam, that woman has left."

Madam Mallory had also been paying attention to Luca. When she saw what happened, she glanced at the Mercedes-Benz. It was not a particularly luxurious car, and the license plate was not prominent. Hence, she said, "Follow her."

"Ma'am, is that a good idea?" The driver did not expect that Madam Mallory would want to chase after Luca even after she left.

"Do you want to lose your job? Do you want me to repeat myself?" Madam Mallory watched as the Mercedes-Benz left. She was feeling a little anxious.

In any case, she had to make Luca talk and get her to admit that she hurt Pierre so she could send her to the police station.

The driver hurriedly started the car and stepped on the accelerator.

Madam Mallory picked up her phone and talked to the bodyguards who were rushing over. She got these bodyguards so that she could get Luca under control.

‘No way will I let her leave!'

Madam Mallory's expression was hair-raising. “Bitch, you'll soon find out that I'm not one to mess with!" The driver shivered and did not say anything. He followed closely behind the car that Luca was in.

Luca sat in Luke's car and gave him an overview of what had happened in the cafe.

Luke frowned and replied, "Looks like she's got a lot of energy."

"What do you mean?" Luca was puzzled. ‘Is he talking about how she still has the time to pick on me when she's supposed to be taking care of Pierre?'

When she had dinner with Nina, she briefly mentioned Pierre's current situation and that Madam Mallory had been taking care of him by his side.

"Percy asked me for a document that contains evidence of what Pierre has done behind the Mallory family's backs. If the document is sent to the relevant authorities, the Mallory family will be in big trouble. Pierre is lying in bed, and Mrs. Mallory is the only one who can help him deal with his problems.

While she's doing that, she still has time to look for trouble with you. Doesn't it seem like she has too much energy?" Luke did not hide his feelings from her because she was Bianca.

Luca nodded, indicating that she understood him. Madam Mallory did it all for Pierre. No wonder she could not maintain an elegant appearance.

It seemed she was trying to get Pierre to get better soon so that he could take care of these problems and she could keep her place in the Mallory family.

She glanced at the side mirror next to her and noticed that there were three cars following behind.

It was normal for three cars to follow behind them on the road, but Luca noticed that one of the cars belonged to Madam Mallory.

When she was in the cafe earlier, she saw Madam Mallory get out of the car, so she had an impression of it.

"Madam Mallory is following us," Luca said.

"I know." Luke noticed that Madam Mallory was following them earlier than she did. After Luca got into the car, Madam Mallory had been following closely behind. At first, it was only one car that followed them, but soon, there were two more. The three cars remained a certain distance from them, so he quickly noticed them.

Luca nodded. When Luke was driving, even while talking, he would be vigilant and observe the road around him. It was normal that he had noticed it long ago.

"She's not giving up," Luke said. He got mad when he thought about what Pierre had done to Luca and how Madam Mallory was still going after Luca.

It seemed that Percy was not stern enough. These people still did not know what fear was.

In that case, they could not blame him for what he was about to do.

"Sit tight," Luke said to Luca.

Looking at his peevish profile, Luca guessed that it was because he was pissed off by Madam Mallory's relentless pursuit. She nodded and silently held onto the door handle.

Luke stepped on the accelerator, and the black Mercedes-Benz flew like an arrow. It instantly put some distance between them and the three cars behind.

Luca was paying attention to the cars behind. When the other party realized what was happening, they immediately sped up to keep up with them.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1798-"They're still following us." Luca reminded him.

"I know." Luke continued to step on the gas, turned a corner at the road ahead, and headed for a wider road.

Luca initially thought that he wanted to get rid of the cars following them. However, after seeing what he did, she knew that he did not want to get away. Rather, he wanted them to stop their cars.

The cars behind saw the Mercedes-Benz going onto a wider road and felt that their opportunity had come. They immediately overtook Luke's car.

Luca looked at the rearview mirror and noticed that the three cars behind them were desperately pressing on the accelerator, gradually getting closer to their car.

“They're about to go past us..."

Luca muttered to herself and noticed that Luke was slowing down.

He deliberately slowed down so that when those people overtook them, they would not hit their car because they were going too fast.

Luca was impressed at how thoughtful Luke was while she watched the two cars pass the Mercedes- Benz and then stop at the side of the road.

Luke braked slowly. Without too much impact, their car came to a slow stop behind the two cars.

Luke looked at the four or five people coming down from the two cars that were blocking their way with calm eyes. 'Are they planning to kidnap Luca?

'How dare they think of touching my woman? It seems that none of the Mallories are reasonable except for Percy.'

"Get out of the car." Luke did not plan to be involved yet. If Madam Mallory saw him, she would naturally give up her plans. He would stay in the car just to see what Madam Mallory was up to.

"Okay." Luca knew what he was thinking even without too much verbal communication. She unbuckled the seat belt, opened the door, and got out of the car.

A bodyguard looked at her and said indifferently, "Luca Craw, come with us."

"Why?" Luca held the door, not wanting to leave with them.

"Madam Mallory wants to see you. If you don't comply, don't blame us for having to use force," the bodyguard said with narrowed eyes. He ignored the person in the driver's seat of the Mercedes-Benz.

Even if she had someone with her, there were five of them there, plus the drivers of the two cars. There were seven of them in total. Why would they be afraid?

Luca smiled and glanced at the parked car on the other side. Madam Mallory had no intention of getting out.

She said loudly, "Mrs. Mallory, are you kidnapping me?"

"As long as you cooperate with them, that doesn't have to be the case." Madam Mallory opened the car door but did not get out. She just looked at Luca arrogantly.

No matter what, Luca was nothing but a vermin in her eyes. She could have Luca obediently fall into her hands with the help of a few men.

If Madam Mallory was willing to put in a little effort, she could make Luca disappear from A City.

Luca looked at her haughty appearance. It turned out that no matter how nice a person seemed in public, if they decided to be hysterical, they were the same as the women one would find yelling in the market.

If she had not seen it with her own eyes, Luca would not think that Madam Mallory could act as such.

Madam Mallory was sitting in the car, looking like a mob boss as she ordered her underlings around.

"What if I don't agree?" Luca raised her eyebrows and said. She was confident that she had a chance of winning against the five bodyguards as long as they carried no weapons with them.

"Don't blame me for being impolite, then. All of you, get her!" Madam Mallory said to the bodyguards. "No matter what happens today, I want her caught."

"Who dares to touch her?" As soon as Madam Mallory finished speaking, Luke's voice came from inside the car.

Luca watched him open the car door, stand up, and put one hand on the roof of the car casually. He seemed laid-back but his aura was strong.

His headlights were shining brightly on the bodyguards. He looked at them with a frosty gaze as if he was warning them not to mess around.

Madam Mallory's eyes widened. She did not expect that the person in the driver's seat was Luke. She thought it was just an ordinary driver...

"Luke, why are you..." Madam Mallory knew Luke since he was a child, so she was more affectionate in how she called him.

"Aunt Karen, it's me. Why did you stop my car?" Luke retracted his hand, put them in his pockets, and leaned against the door to look at Madam Mallory, who was still in the car.

Madam Mallory glanced at him, then at Luca.

It turned out that it was Luke in the car. No wonder Luca was so arrogant and did not seem to be intimidated by her bodyguards.

It was already late, but Luke was still driving her around. Madam Mallory did not believe it if they said that there was nothing going on between them. She put on a gentle smile and said, "Luke, Ms. Craw hurt Pierre. I wanted to get her to explain what she did to the doctors so that they can treat Pierre."

"That's it?" Luke said blankly.

"Of course! Please convince her to get in the car, lest my men accidentally hurt her and it harms the harmony between us." Madam Mallory guessed that Luke would not ruin the peace between the two families because of Luca.

Luke glanced at Luca, and she was also looking at him. She expressed her trust toward him without saying a word.

She gave him the power to make the decision, showing that she believed that he would not hurt her.

Luke turned his head and said, "You said that Luca hurt Pierre. Is there any evidence?"

"Of course!" Madam Mallory had also seen the video. Luca touched Pierre twice and he fell to the ground in pain.

"Why didn't the police do something if there's evidence?" Luke asked.

Madam Mallory did not speak. She just squinted at him. 'Is he protecting Luca?'

Sure enough, birds of a feather flocked together. Nina had bewitched Percy and he was willing to give up all his achievements over the years for her. Now, Luke was also enamored by Luca.

The point was, Luke still had a wife.

When she thought of that, Madam Mallory could not help but feel resentment. She hated mistresses more than anything. 'How could Luca be so shameless?!'

"Since the police didn't do anything, that means there's no evidence. How can you say that Luca injured Pierre?" Luke continued to press.

Madam Mallory squinted and looked at them. "Luke, are you saying that I'm framing Luca? Today, no matter what, I'm going to take her with me so she can give my son an explanation. If you stop me, you'll be making it clear that you're determined to take a stand against me. Do you want to take a stand against the Mallory family?"

"Aunt Karen, are you sure that everything you say represents the Mallory family's stance?" Luke asked.

Madam Mallory was taken back. With Old Master Mallory around, she could never represent the Mallory family.

"After Pierre's men kidnapped Luca, Old Master Mallory said that he would not pick on Luca for no reason. Are you sure you want to take Luca with you?" Luke reminded her while showing her enough respect.

Of course, Madam Mallory knew that she did not speak on behalf of the Mallory family.

However, Pierre was half-dead on the hospital bed. She clenched her fists and scowled at Luca. She knew that she could not do anything to Luca now.

"Okay, I won't take this woman with me, but today, your actions have made it clear that you're announcing war against the Mallory family!" Madam Mallory wanted to have the final say before she left.novelbin

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1799-Luke kept silent and just stared straight at her.

Madam Mallory thought that it was because Luke was thinking about something. However, he did not speak even after a full minute.

Madam Mallory thought that Luke was looking down on her. She was fuming that he did not seize the opportunity even when she gave him an out. She said to the driver with a stern expression, "Drive."

The driver heard her and hurriedly started the car.

Madam Mallory slammed the door and left.

When the bodyguards blocking the road saw that, they got into their cars as well and left.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief. Her nerves were tense, but it was not because she was afraid that Luke would betray her for the sake of maintaining the harmony between Crawford and Mallory families. She was just worried that Madam Mallory would try to force Luke.

Madam Mallory's men certainly would not be able to hurt Luke, but it was hard to say whether he would get hurt trying to protect her.

After the Mallory family's bodyguards retreated, Luca looked at Luke, who was just standing there. The night wind blew. She could not help shivering from the cold.

Luke retracted his gaze and happened to see Luca shivering. He remembered that he had brought her a coat. He said, "I noticed that the temperature dropped, so I brought you a coat. It's in the backseat."

Luca nodded, opened the rear door, and saw a bag.

She picked it up and inside was one of her long coats.

'How thoughtful of Luke...' She picked up the coat, put it on, and instantly felt a lot warmer.

"Next time, you must keep me in the loop if you encounter such things. You shouldn't have been dragged into this mess with the Mallory family." Luke said. Madam Mallory acted like that because she had no one else to pick on. As such, she went after Luca.

"I was the one who provoked her first." In front of him, Luca admitted to what she did truthfully. After all, she was the one who made the first move on Pierre.

Luke shook his head helplessly when he heard what she said. Nevertheless, he did not ask her to keep her temper in check.

After all, Pierre needed a spanking, and Luca just dealt with Pierre before he and Percy did.

Moreover, she did nothing wrong. In fact, she did a good job...

"Let's go home. Tommy and the others won't go to bed until you're back," Luke said and returned to the driver's seat.

As soon as Luca heard that, she did not dare to delay any longer for fear that it would affect the children's rest. She got into the passenger seat, closed the door, and fastened her seat belt.

Luke drove back to the villa.

The children gathered around Luca when they saw that she was back. "Ms. Luca, are you cold? It's cold outside tonight."

Luca looked at how caring Rainie was, shook her head, smiled, and said, "It's not cold, not cold at all."

Tommy smiled and said, "Ms. Luca won't be cold with the coat that Daddy brought her."

Luca scratched his nose. ‘What a cheeky one, I wonder where he learned it from...' She said, "It's getting late. Why are you still up?"

"We were worried about your safety, so we waited for you to come back," Lanie replied obediently. Whenever he was with his mother, his temperament would shift from being cold-hearted to talkative.

Luca glanced at the clock on the wall. Usually, the children would have already returned to their respective bedrooms at this hour to get ready to sleep. She urged them, saying, "Okay, go to bed now. It's getting late."

The kids nodded and walked up the stairs.

Luca glanced at Luke, who was still standing there. If it were before, they would go upstairs together. If he was busy with work, she would stay downstairs and make him a glass of milk. If he was not busy, they would go upstairs and walk into the bedroom together.

However, things were different at that moment...

Luca nodded toward him, then said, "Mr. Crawford, if it's alright, I'll head to bed now."

"Mm." Luke did not ask her to stay.

After Luca went upstairs with the kids, he was the only one left in the huge living room. novelbin

Luke sat on the sofa and called Percy.

Percy was being lovey-dovey with Nina. When he heard his phone ring, he was slightly annoyed. However, when he saw the caller, he resigned himself to fate and sat up to answer the call.

"Luke, do you know that disturbing people's sleep in the middle of the night is a terrible sin?"

Luke heard Percy's dissatisfied voice on the other end of the phone and knew that he had ruined his and Nina's fun time together. Nevertheless, he did not feel guilty. "You can go ahead with your plans anytime you want, but there's something I need to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Percy pinched Nina's face. There was not much meat on her face, so it did not feel the best. He secretly vowed to make sure that Nina was well-fed.

"Your mother wanted to kidnap Luca tonight," Luke said.

"What? How dare she do that?" Percy frowned. He did not expect Madam Mallory to be so irrational.

He thought that only Pierre would dare to do such a thing in the Mallory family. He did not expect that Madam Mallory would be such a roughneck as well.

She was not mindful of the overall situation. All she was doing was causing trouble for the Mallory family.

"You're not relentless enough." Luke reminded him. Percy had more compromising things in his hands that could be used against Pierre.

If he had gone with a firmer approach, it would not give Madam Mallory time to plot against Luca.

Percy glanced at Nina, who was also looking at him worriedly. "I see. I'll take care of this."

"I've dealt with the matter, but I can't guarantee that she won’t badger Luca again. I don't want this matter to involve her any more than it already has," Luke said. Even in front of his best friend, he was imperious in protecting his wife.

Luca was his everything. She was a woman he could not bear to bully himself, so how could he allow her to be bullied by another person?

"Got it." Percy hung up.

Nina took his hand and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

"My mother went to badger Luca today and wanted to kidnap her." Percy wondered if his mother was crazy. Otherwise, why would she do such an impulsive thing?

It was lucky that Luke was there, or it would have been a big mess.

"How is that possible. Isn't Luca..." Nina suddenly stopped talking and thought that Madam Mallory must have made a move on Luca after she and Sue left. "Is she okay?"

"Luke happened to be by her side then, so she's fine," Percy told her.

"Luke?" Nina's brows furrowed deeper, and her emotions were complicated. On the one hand, she was glad that Luca was fine. On the other, she wondered why Luke was by Luca's side so late at night.

"Can you promise me one thing?" Percy brushed through her long hair lightly.

Nina looked at him. A lot was on her mind.

"You've always regarded Bianca as a good friend, but can you promise me to stay out of Luca and Luke's relationship?" Percy said.

"Why?" Nina frowned. She had always felt that these two men were hiding too many things from her.

However, no matter how many times she tried to ask, they refused to say anything.

"You'll know why in the future. Just trust me on this," Percy said. Luke had not figured out the truth, so Nina's blind involvement would only make his investigation more difficult.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1800-Nina looked at him. She had something to say, but she hesitated.

She wanted to ask him why.

'Why is he asking me to leave the matter alone when it's something that everyone would know is wrong without having to think twice? Could it be that there's a secret behind all this?'

Luke should never have betrayed Bianca, even if there was another reason behind it.

Even if he no longer loved her, he should end the relationship with her righteously. However, Bianca was exiled abroad, while Luca was by his side.

It was not that Nina thought that Luca was bad. She just thought that it was wrong for her to intervene in Luke and Bianca's relationship.

However, Percy told her to stay out of it...

Percy held Nina in his arms seeing that she was staying silent. "There are many things that the fewer people know, the better. I promise that when the timing is right, I'll tell you everything."

Nina knew that there must be a plan in motion, so she did not continue to pursue the matter. However, she asked, "Will your plan hurt Luca?"

It was inappropriate that she was involved in Luke's marriage, but she should not be hurt either. After all, she was a genuinely nice person.

"No." Percy promised.

"That's good. it's getting late. Let's go to bed." Nina held his arm, her voice was soft.

Percy wanted to deal with the matter involving the Mallory family, but seeing that it was almost midnight, he knew that Old Master Mallory had already fallen asleep. As such, he had to wait until the next day.

"Okay, let's sleep." He hugged Nina as they lay down.

The night was long. Some whispered about love, while there were some who could not sleep for various reasons. ...

The next day.

Luca came downstairs with dark circles under her eyes to prepare breakfast.

The maid was occupied and working in the kitchen. When she saw Luca walk in looking like she had not slept all night, she said in surprise, "Ms. Craw, did you not have a good rest?"

"It's alright. My mind was occupied with work, so I only got a few hours of sleep," Luca explained and touched her face. Her skin was not in the best condition because of her insomnia.

Last night, she thought about everything and anything, causing her to have insomnia.

It was the first time she could not fall asleep even after taking sleeping pills. Luca felt that her current life had made her more and more anxious.

"You look terrible. How about I make you a cup of warm milk to make you feel a little better?" the maid asked, concerned.

"Don't worry about it. I'll just get some sleep tonight." Luca picked up the apron beside her and put it on.

The maid noticed that Luca was going to prepare breakfast for the children, so she said thoughtfully, "Actually, let me do this. Would you like to go back to sleep? You can still sleep for an hour or so."

"It's alright. I can't fall asleep right now. I can prepare breakfast while you can go ahead with your other tasks.” Luca shook her head, opened the refrigerator, and took out some ingredients.

Tommy and the others liked the breakfast she made. If the maid prepared it, they would be able to tell the difference.

Therefore, Luca wanted to make breakfast for the kids when she still could.

She did not want to leave any regrets. She cherished any time she could be part of their growth, even if it was only for one day.

Seeing that Luca insisted on making breakfast for the children, the maid nodded, took off her apron, and walked out of the kitchen.

Luca worked agilely to prepare breakfast for the children. She then went upstairs and put on some light makeup to hide her haggard face.

By the time Luke and the kids got up and went downstairs, Luca had already brought the breakfast she prepared to the table.

Tommy's gluttonous eyes lit up when he got a whiff of the aroma. He dashed to the dining table and looked eagerly at the breakfast on the table.

"Ms. Luca, I'm hungry." He turned his head and looked at Luca, who was pouring milk into a glass.

"Sit down and dig in, then," Luca said, putting the cups of milk in front of the children's seats. In front of her and Luke's seats, she placed two cups of coffee.

Luke would usually have a cup of coffee in the morning, while she would usually drink whatever the children drank for breakfast. However, she did not sleep much last night and had to have some coffee to deal with her high-intensity workload.

The children took their seats, and Luke sat next to them.

He looked at the coffee in front of him, then at the coffee in front of Luca. He was a little puzzled and asked, "Since when do you drink coffee in the morning?"

In the past, she would drink milk or juice.

Luca put the toasted bread in front of the kids and responded to the man's question, "I like to switch things around from time to time."

The maid heard her but did not say anything.

After breakfast, Luca stood up. She did not need to clean up the plates on the table, so she went upstairs to change and prepared to head to the office.

After the maid saw her going upstairs, she whispered to Luke, "Sir, Ms. Craw didn't sleep well last night, so she needed coffee."

"Mm." Luke nodded. Although Luca did not say anything, he could guess what happened.

Her life was stable, and she paid great attention to taking care of her health. She would not drink coffee if she did not have to.

"She's wearing makeup now, but when she came downstairs to prepare breakfast for everyone, her complexion was terrible. If you can, please have her rest more." After the maid finished speaking, she brought the dirty dishes to the kitchen.

Luke glanced at the kids. They had all heard what the maid said.

"In the future, whether the food is prepared by her or the maid, you have to finish everything obediently. Don't be picky eaters," he ordered the kids.

Luca went downstairs to make breakfast for them even when she did not have enough rest because she knew that the kids liked her cooking.

Tommy also felt sorry for Luca, so he nodded obediently in agreement.

After Luca changed her clothes and went downstairs, there was no sign of the three children in the living room.

"Let's go." Luke picked up his briefcase and got up from the sofa.

‘He wants to send me to work?'

They worked in the same building, so Luca understood why he wanted to send her to work. She did not turn him down and nodded. She then asked casually, "Where are Tommy and the others?" novelbin

"Zander is sending them to school," Luke said. When Old Master Crawford found out that he was living with Luca with the kids, he arranged for Zander to drive the kids to and from school.

He did that so it would allow Luke to focus more on the company.

"Zander?" Luca wondered. 'Doesn't Zander work in Crawford Manor? Won't Old Master Crawford have a problem now that Luke is having him come over to pick up the kids every day?'

"It's Grandpa's arrangement." Luke knew the questions in her mind.

Luca looked up at him and suddenly wanted to ask him if Old Master Crawford knew that he was living with her after he moved out.

If Old Master Crawford knew, he would never agree...

That was because Luke had a spouse, even if just legally.