Ch. 1811..1820
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1811-Luca held her phone in her hands after hearing the beeping sound. She glanced at the time. It was still early.
She put down her briefcase and looked at the messy apartment. Then, she started cleaning the place up.
An hour later, Luca had already finished cleaning up the apartment, but Amur was still not home yet.
Luca had no idea if he was on a mission, so she dared not to call him again lest she disturbed him. She picked up a piece of paper, left a note for him, and left the apartment.
After she left the apartment, she hailed a taxi to go back to the villa.
It was already 11 o'clock at night.
Luca walked into the living room. No one was there. She figured that the children must have gone upstairs to sleep at this hour, but Luke...
She bent down and changed into a pair of slippers. Then, she crept her way up the stairs. As expected, the second floor was quiet as well.
Luca walked to her bedroom door and glanced at the room opposite her. The door was closed tightly. She could not see if the room was lit, so she did not know if Luke was still awake.
However, based on her past experiences, Luke must be working now. He would not have gone to sleep so early.
Luca planned to put her briefcase down and go over to check on him. As she pushed her bedroom door open, the door opposite her room was pushed open at the same time too.
She turned around when she heard the sound. “Mr. Crawford."
Luke nodded and glanced at the time, pretending to ask her in an aloof manner, "The Norman family made you stay until now?"
Luca shook her head and explained, "No, I went to the apartment just now."
Apartment?
Amur?
Luke's face darkened in a split second. He refused to see Luca have too much contact with Amur.
"Why did you go there?" Luke's voice sounded even more gloomy.
Luca noticed the changes in him. She knew what kind of situation she was in now.
Luke had told her that he had feelings for her. Previously, she refused to believe it, thinking that he was probably feeling lonely. However, the possessiveness and jealousy that he was expressing now were indeed reflective of his behavior when he was in love with someone.
She had no choice but to come clean about it to deal with his unhappiness.
"The Norman family wanted to know where I was staying. They suspect that there's something unusual going on between you and me. I couldn't let them know I'm staying here, so—" Luca looked down. Perhaps it was better to let him misunderstand her. That way, he would be able to give up on her.
However, she refused to drag Amur into this. Moreover, she loved Luke as well. If it were not for the obstacles, she would have acknowledged him and her children by now.
Luke's expression brightened up when Luca was willing to explain herself to him. He held his mug in his hands and turned around.
Luca realized that he was going downstairs. She put her briefcase on the dressing table in her bedroom, then turned around and followed him down.
Luke walked into the kitchen and picked up the mason jar filled with coffee beans. He put it down again when he remembered what Luca told him. He opened the fridge, took the milk out of the fridge, and poured it into his mug.
Luca came into the kitchen and happened to see that. She reminded him, saying, “It's getting cold. You'll feel more comfortable if you warm the milk before drinking it.”
Luke heard her. He turned around and opened the door of the microwave.
Luca saw him planning to put the mug filled with the milk into the microwave. She walked toward him and said, "Let me do it."
Luke handed her the mug.
Luca opened the cabinet door and took a microwavable bowl out of it. She cleaned the bowl and wiped the remaining water on the bowl with paper towels. Then, she poured the milk in the mug into the bowl and placed it in the microwave.
"How troublesome." Luke could not help but make a comment after watching her.
Luca chuckled. He had never paid attention to such small details when doing things. Of course, he would think it was troublesome.
Luke had been taken care of since he was born. When did he ever warm up the milk by himself?
If it was not that late, the maid would have done everything for him.
"Mr. Crawford, I have something to tell you," said Luca as she watched the microwave's glass plate slowly spin inside. She turned around and looked at him.
Luke knew she must have something to tell him when she followed him down. He nodded and waited for her to speak.
"When I was having dinner with the Norman family today, Mr. Norman told me that he had asked a friend of his to help to look for your wife, Bianca," said Luca.
Luke raised his brows. Mr. Norman was looking for Bianca?
Luca knew she had not made it clear enough, so she explained, "They received a parcel a month ago and said that it was Bianca who sent it. There's an address on the parcel, so they think that Bianca is currently staying there. Hence, Mr. Norman asked his friend in New York to head to the address to inform Bianca that they're thinking of heading to New York to celebrate the new year with her."
Luke nodded.
He was the one who got someone to send the gift. It was the house address of one of his subordinates working in his company in New York. Jason had arranged everything at that time, but he did not expect there to be such a big loophole.
The address on the parcel was not hidden.
“I got it." Luke nodded.
Luca pondered for a moment and reminded him again, saying, "I also heard that their friend is currently unavailable, but they'll go over there to contact Bianca tomorrow."
She wanted to remind Luke that he had to act fast if he was going to handle the matter.
Luke nodded. Just then, the microwave let out a ding. Luca turned around, turned off the power switch, and opened the microwave door. She carefully took the warm milk out of the microwave.
The milk was not too warm. The temperature was just right to drink it, and it would warm the stomach instead of burning one's mouth.
Luca poured the warm milk into the mug and handed it to Luke. "Mr. Crawford, here's the milk."
Luke took the mug of milk from her and looked at her.
All the things that Luca had told him tonight meant that she still cared about him. Otherwise, she would not have told him about the Norman family's plans.
Luke's eyes darkened. She cared about him, but she could not reveal her identity. Was she not upset about it?
The two of them loved each other, but they could not be together.
Luca noticed that Luke did not intend to leave after he took the mug from her. Instead, he kept staring at her. They were standing so close to each other too. After she noticed that, she lowered her head, took a step back, and said, "Mr. Crawford, I'm going upstairs first."
"I left your document on your desk," said Luke.
"Thank you." Luca thanked him and quickly went upstairs. She went to get the document in the study. Then, she trotted back to her bedroom.
After she closed the door, she held the document in her arms and leaned against the door while taking deep breaths.
When she looked at Luke's facial features just now, she had a strong and sudden urge to kiss him.
What would happen if she really did that? How would things turn out between them?
That would fulfill Abel's wish. Hence, she was not allowed to do that in order to protect him and the children.
Luke took deep breaths to slow down her heart which was beating rapidly. It took her a while to calm herself down. Right then, her phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at her phone. It was Amur who was calling.
Luca answered the call and said, "Amur, is that you?"
"It's me." Amur's voice was slightly hoarse. She frowned when she heard his voice.
“Have you been drinking?" she asked. There was a hint of drunkenness in his voice when she heard him speak. Moreover, it seemed like he had drunk a lot judging from his hoarse voice. He did not come back to the apartment while she was there either. Had he gone out to drink?
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1812-“I drank some when I was on the mission." Amur found an excuse to cover up the fact that he was drowning himself in alcohol. He had been going out drinking for a few nights now.
He could not calm himself down at the thought of Luca staying with Luke, and he had never stopped thinking of bringing her back to his side.
However, Luca would not allow him to do so. Therefore, Amur had no choice but to drink his sorrows away.
Luca frowned as she listened to his hoarse yet slightly slurred words. "Amur, is something bothering you lately?"
Amur remained silent for quite some time.
He so badly wanted to tell her that she was his biggest worry, but how could he say something like that to her?
Luca only saw him as her younger brother.
"No. Stop overthinking." Amur looked down. He dared not to say anything like that to her.
If Luca knew he had feelings for her, she would convince him to forget about her and return to the Island of Despair.
Now that she was surrounded by danger, he could not just go back to the Island of Despair and leave her alone in A City. Abel hated her so much. Even if she was still useful to him, Abel would not save her if she encountered any danger.
Luca knew he was not telling her the truth. However, Amur was already an adult. Even though Luca knew he was not being honest with her, there was nothing that she could do about it either. She let out
a helpless sigh and reminded him, saying, "Drinking too often is bad for your health. It's late. Get some rest."
"Thank you for cleaning up the apartment for me today." Amur hung up right after he said that.
If he had known Luca would be coming today, he would not have gone out drinking no matter what.
As Luca listened to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, she wondered if it was because Amur had been outside for too long and that was why he was acting weird.
Actually, he did not have to stay in A City to protect her.
If he headed back to the Island of Despair, Eler would be able to look after him. At least things would not have to be this way. As Amur was out of the Island, he would often be assigned missions. He did not even have time to rest.
Luca let out a sigh. There was nothing else in her mind now. She was only thinking about formulating the antidote so that she could try to reduce the harm that would be brought upon Luke.
The sound of someone walking came from outside her door. She thought it might be Luke making his way up the stairs and heading back to his bedroom.
Sure enough, she heard the sound of a door closing.
Luca glanced at the time. It was late. She did not have a good night's sleep last night, so she had started feeling sleepy.
She looked at the white folder. Even though she was supposed to finish translating the documents today, the workload was not much and the documents were not urgent. It would be fine if she did them tomorrow.
At the thought of this, Luca grabbed her pajamas and headed to the washroom to clean herself up. She then turned off the lights and lay down on the bed.
Before she closed her eyes, she heard someone opening a door.
Was it Luke?
Luca did not open her eyes and kept them closed. She listened to the noises outside the door.
She heard nothing else other than the sound of the door opening earlier.
Luke was standing with his back leaning on the wall outside the door. He was staring at Luca's bedroom door quietly.
He would be able to see her face once he pushed the door open.
However, he did not do so even though he knew she was Bianca. He would not do anything that would hurt her before she truly accepted him.
Even though he would be doing it out of love and it would not hurt her, he still would not do it.
Luke gazed at the door quietly for a long time as though he could see Luca in the bedroom through the door. He only went back to his bedroom and continued with his work when there was no sound coming from her bedroom. The night darkened and it got even quieter.
Before Luca was kidnapped, he had thought of seizing the chance to train Lanie so that he could take over the company when he graduated. Then, he would bring Bianca to travel around the world.
However, all he had in mind now was to find out the truth as soon as possible. Then, he would ask Luca to return to his side. novelbin
He slowly took out his phone at the thought of this. He made a call.
The issue of the package's address had to be handled immediately because of his subordinate's negligence. Hence, he did not feel sorry for calling him in the middle of the night.
The following day.
Queenie called Luca when she was busy with her work in her office.
"Hello, Mrs. Norman." Luca cradled her phone between her ear and shoulder, while her fingers were still typing on the keyboard. Her eyes were focused on the computer screen.
Queenie fell silent for a few seconds when she heard the sound of Luca typing on the keyboard. Then, she asked carefully, "Luca, are you busy?"
"No, I'm not. Mrs. Norman, what's the matter?" Luca replied to her and glanced at the documents to confirm the text at the same time. Then, she continued to translate.
Queenie could hear that Luca was still typing on the keyboard on the other end of the call. She realized that she had acted recklessly by making this call.
"It's nothing important. We'll talk about it again when you're on your break," Queenie said.
When Queenie received the call from Jack, she could no longer suppress her excitement. She called Luca right away without considering if Luca was busy at this moment.
"It's okay, Mrs. Norman. Just say it. I'm listening." Luca stopped typing on the keyboard to show that she would put all her focus on listening to what Queenie had to say.
Queenie thought of hanging up the call before she heard Luca say so. Hence, she asked, “Luca, will you be available at noon or later in the evening?"
"Yes, I'm available. What's the matter? But I'm not sure if I have time in the evening. After all, my workload can increase anytime," replied Luca. She had no idea why Queenie was looking for her. Could it be that she was still trying to make her talk?
She recalled the package's address at the thought of this. She wondered if Luke had listened to her and solved the problem.
She did not want Mr. and Mrs. Norman to find out the hard truth.
"Let's meet at noon, then. I'll be waiting for you in the cafe downstairs of your office. Is that alright?" Queenie made an appointment with her.
"Sure. But Mrs. Norman, can I know what's going on?" Luca could sense that Queenie seemed to be anxious about it, so she decided to ask.
"Didn't I tell you that we'll be arranging a blind date for you last night? When Jack came back home today, he told me he had found a nice man for you. He's handsome and has a bright future. That's why I'm in such a hurry to introduce him to you and let you two get to know each other," said Queenie. After Luca agreed with her suggestion last night, she had been rushing Jack to hurry up and settle the matter.
If Luca got into a relationship with someone else, then they would not have to worry if there was anything going on between her and Luke.
Jack thought so too. He began screening all his subordinates after Luca left last night.
After Jack talked to the man today, he agreed to meet Luca. Hence, Queenie could not wait to call Luca and make an appointment with her.
Luca felt a tingling on her scalp as she listened to what Queenie said.
She had only agreed to it to assure them. However, she did not expect that they would act so quickly.
They were even faster than those professional matchmakers.
Luca felt like she was being driven into a corner. There was no way she could turn back now. She had no choice but to bite the bullet.
She could not reject their offer. If she refused to see the man they wanted to introduce to her, they would think that she did not mean what she said.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1813-They would still suspect her when the time came.
Although Luca felt embarrassed, she still agreed to it and said, "Alright. I'll be there at noon."
"Alright. Then I'll leave you to it." Queenie sounded happy when Luca agreed to it as though the matter would be settled once the two people met each other.
Luca was an outstanding woman, and the man Jack recommended was a fine, young man. When the two of them met each other, they would certainly catch each other's eyes.
Moreover, Luca agreeing to go on a blind date indicated that there was probably nothing going on between Luca and Luke.
After Queenie hung up the call, Luca put her phone aside.
Luca thought they were just testing her, but she did not expect that they would really make arrangements after she agreed to their suggestion.
She thought her parents were not the kind of people who enjoyed arranging blind dates for others. However, they were doing it to her now.
Perhaps they were worried that she would steal someone's husband...
Luca felt a pain in her neck all of a sudden. She picked up her mug and stood up. Then, she headed to the office pantry.
Tina was in the pantry too, making some coffee. She saw Luca come in and smiled, saying, "Dr. Craw, would you like to have some coffee? I just made some."
"No, thank you. Plain water is fine for me." Luca walked toward the water dispenser and filled her mug with water.
Tina added some milk to the coffee. She turned around and noticed that the mug that Luca was filling with water was nearly overflowing. She reminded Luca, saying, "Dr. Craw, it's almost overflowing."
Luca snapped back to her senses, picked up her mug, and took a sip. The water was cold. "Why is it so cold?"
"You filled your mug with cold water just now," said Tina. Tina felt there was something wrong with Luca. She was too absent-minded. Her mug nearly overflowed just now, and she did not even realize she had been filling her mug with cold water.
"Oh." Luca came back to her senses and poured half the mug of cold water into the sink. Then, she pressed the button to dispense warm water.
"Dr. Craw, what's wrong with you? It seems like something's bothering you. Are you facing any difficulties at work?" Tina asked with concern.
Luca let out a sigh helplessly. She held her mug and hesitated, wondering if she should tell Tina about it.
"Don't worry. I'll forget about it after you tell me. I won't tell anyone about it." Tina promised.
"I'm not afraid of you telling the others about it. After all, everyone might be able to see it for themselves later on,” Luca said with a helpless look. Queenie had her own reason for choosing to meet her at the cafe downstairs. She knew why even if Queenie did not tell her.
Although it looked like Queenie chose the cafe downstairs for her convenience, it was to leave Luca with no choice but to agree to the date. That way, she could head back to her office immediately after
lunch.
However, the cafe downstairs did not have any private rooms. In other words, she would be seen by other employees on her blind date. Then, the news would spread like wildfire in the office.
Luke would probably know that she was going on a blind date.
It was a great chance to kill two birds with one stone. Queenie had meticulously made the arrangements. Luca knew that she was once an independent woman too. If it had not been for Jack, she would not have chosen to stay behind the scenes and become the woman behind her man.
"So what is it?" Tina got even more curious when Luca said so.
"I was arranged to go on a blind date with someone," said Luca.
"Blind date? That's not a big deal. Last week, I went on a blind date too. That guy was sort of pervy. I'm not interested in him. Sigh, ever since I met your younger brother, I've been thinking about him. How nice would it be if my date could be as handsome as your younger brother," Tina said as she let out a sigh.
Luca smiled and shook her head. "He's nice, but he's not as good as you think he is."
After all, the people from the Island of Despair all had blood on their hands.
"Let's not talk about this. Isn't it just a blind date? Do you seriously have to be this restless over it? If you don't feel like seeing him, then don't." Tina did not continue to talk about Amur. She changed the subject back to Luca's matter.
"The woman who arranged the blind date for me is someone I respect very much. I don't want to let her down. Besides, she'll get upset if I refuse to go on this blind date," said Luca.
"Then you can just get it over with it. You can tell her that he's not suitable for you after meeting the guy, but that way, she might arrange more blind dates for you in the future." Tina had more experience in going on blind dates.
"Hmm, how do I explain this? She can't wait to see me meet up with this guy, so she arranged for the blind date to take place at the cafe downstairs of our office. I don't think it's the right time for me to go on a blind date now, but I can't turn her down. So, I have no choice but to go for it," Luca said helplessly. "I understand what you mean. So, that's why..." Tina took a sip of her coffee and patted Luca's shoulder. "There's nothing I can do to help you either. Good luck, then."
Luca took a sip of water, let out a sigh, and said, "Yes, I need all the good luck I can get."
Luca left the pantry after that.
Tina watched Luca leave from behind. She shook her head helplessly and muttered to herself, "So, why do people go on blind dates anyway? Can't a woman enjoy staying alone?"
Luca walked back to the office with her mug. She saw Jason bringing two folders over to her. He said, "Dr. Craw, we need your help to translate these two folders too." "Alright. Sure thing," Luca replied. She was only taking up translation work, so it was considered easy for her.
Luca sat at her office desk. Although she was not in the mood to continue working, there were still piles of documents she needed to translate. She could not be distracted now and continued to throw herself into work.
At noon, her phone rang.
Luca glanced at her phone. Sure enough, it was Queenie calling her.
She had no choice but to answer the call. "Hello, Mrs. Norman."
Queenie was satisfied listening to her polite tone. She said gently, "Luca, I've arrived at the cafe below your office with Enoch. When will you be coming down?"
Luca glanced at the time. It was already lunchtime. She stood up and said, "I'm coming down now. It's the cafe right below T Corporation, right?"
"Yes, we're here. You can come over now. Do you mind if I order some dishes for you first?" Queenie knew Luca was busy with her work, and that was why she requested to do so.
"Sure. Thank you, Mrs. Norman." Luca hung up the call and shook her head helplessly.
There were many cafes and restaurants around her office, but Queenie chose the cafe only because there were no private rooms there...
It did seem like Queenie was planning to let the others, including Luke, see her on a blind date.
It was a hint.
Luca put on her jacket, picked up her phone, and left the office. She glanced at Luke's office and could vaguely see that the door was closed.
Jason happened to come out of his office. He ran into Luca. He smiled and asked, "Dr. Craw, are you going down for lunch too?"
"Yes, what about you?" Luca glanced at Jason and headed to the elevator.
"Yes, and I'll be getting the boss' lunch too. I have to go down to get it," Jason explained
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1814-Luca nodded. She knew Luke was in his office based on what Jason had told her. He was not planning to go down for lunch.
That would be great. That way, he would not find out that she was going on a blind date.
Jason and Luca got into the elevator together. He pressed the button for the first floor and asked Luca, "Dr. Craw, where are you going for lunch? Would you like to join us?"
“I have a lunch date.” Luca shook her head and rejected Jason's offer.
Lunch date?
Jason raised his brows. Luca was only closer to Tina in the office, and she was considered a lone wolf. Who could she possibly have a lunch date with?
Could it be that younger brother of hers? It would be a disaster if Luke found out about it. A jealous man was the scariest. When Luke got jealous, that was even more terrifying.
"Are you having lunch with your younger brother?" Jason asked immediately.
Luca shook her head and replied, "No."
"I see..." Jason still wanted to ask her who she was having lunch with, but she refused to say another word. He could not say anything much about it either.
Luca and Jason walked out of the elevator together when they reached the first floor.
Jason looked at Luca and asked, "Dr. Craw, where's the person you're having lunch with? I can give you a ride if it's not far away from here. My car is in the parking lot out there.
"It's not that far. We'll be having lunch in the cafeteria. It's alright. Thank you," said Luca. She wondered why Jason seemed to be curious about her affairs.
Was it because of Luke?
That did not sound good. If Luke found out she went on a blind date, he would probably fly into a rage.
Now, Luca really believed that Luke had fallen for her. However, such feelings were too shallow in her eyes, as though it would only take a gust of wind to blow everything away.
Luke was just lonely.
"Alright." Jason nodded. He planned to find out who Luca was having lunch with after buying Luke's lunch.
Luca walked out of the building of T Corporation with Jason, and they separated when she headed to the right while Jason went to the left.
Jason turned around and glanced at her. Luca had already entered the cafe next to the office building. Only then did he turn around and continue to walk forward.
Luca saw Queenie waving at her once she entered the cafe. There was a man sitting opposite her.
Queenie had chosen a table located at the corner of the cafe, but it was near the windows. If someone was to pass by there, they would be able to see her immediately. The location was very visible, but it was a nice place to talk because it was located at the corner of the cafe. No one would be able to disturb them.
Luca thought to herself that Queenie had planned this every step of the way.
Queenie was putting in a lot of effort to secure Bianca's position.
Luca smiled, walked toward her, and greeted Queenie, “Good afternoon, Mrs. Norman."
"Good afternoon, Luca. Come on, let me introduce you to Enoch Campbell. He's one of the civil servants working in the provincial capital. Enoch, this is Luca Craw, the one I mentioned to you before. Luca is currently working in T Corporation." Queenie was smiling brightly while she introduced them to each other.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Campbell." Luca greeted the man sitting opposite her politely. Those who were able to win Jack's and Queenie's favor were usually good-looking.
Luca was secretly rejoicing. Queenie did not simply choose any man for her. At least, she arranged this handsome-looking guy named Enoch for her.
Luca could see that although Queenie refused to see Luca and Luke having too much contact with each other, she was not careless when she was choosing a date for her.
She was unlike other matchmakers...
Perhaps they were really looking out for her.
While Luca was lost in thoughts, Enoch, who was sitting opposite her, put on a satisfied smile on his face. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Craw."
Queenie looked at the two of them. She was so delighted as if she could already see the two of them getting married. She said, "Why don't both of you talk to each other? I should leave first."
Luca grabbed Queenie's hand and said, "Mrs. Norman, it'd be better if you stay for lunch. It's lunchtime. Don't starve yourself."
"Yes, starving is bad for your health." Enoch, who was sitting opposite her, added.
They were on a blind date, but it was different from old-fashioned blind dates. Hence, Queenie did not need to leave them alone.
"Oh, okay." Queenie thought the two young people were embarrassed. She sat down at the table again. Luca let out a sigh of relief when Queenie was willing to sit down again. If Luca was seen by her colleagues sitting opposite each other with Enoch alone in the cafe, they would misunderstand.
However, if Queenie was here too, they would not easily think that something was going on between Luca and Enoch.
Queenie smiled when she noticed Luca and Enoch not talking to each other. She started a topic for their conversation, "Oh, why don't you two get each other's contact details? Isn't it great for young people to hang out more often? Perhaps both of you can have dinner and watch movies together?" novelbin
Luca listened to her, and she knew she had no choice but to get Enoch's contact details.
Enoch agreed with her. He picked up his phone and asked, “Ms. Craw, can I have your contact details?"
Luca knew there was no way she could reject him. She picked up her phone, opened her Facebook QR code on her phone, and said, "Of course. Oh, you can call me Luca."
"Then you don't have to call me Mr. Campbell either. I prefer being called by just my name," Enoch replied humorously while he scanned Luca's QR code and sent her a friend request.
Luca accepted his friend request and left a remark.
Queenie, who was watching them, could not help but exclaim in her heart. Although the two of them were still keeping a distance from each other, judging from the situation, there was a high chance that they might get together.
Before the dishes were served, Enoch and Luca were talking about some of the matters in the pharmaceutical industry.
Luca was surprised to find out that the date Jack had chosen for her was quite remarkable. Although Enoch was a civil servant working for the government, he knew a lot about the pharmaceutical industry.
It was not easy...
Luca thought Queenie and Jack had simply arranged someone who was more outstanding than her, but it seemed like they had put in a lot of consideration when they were picking her date.
Although the pharmaceutical industry was not within the scope of his interest, he was still able to continue their conversation. Hence, they had more and more topics to talk about.
Queenie smiled and remained silent while she watched the two of them. The more she listened to their conversation, the more she thought they were a perfect match.
After the waiter served their lunch, they stopped talking and began to eat.
On the other hand.
After Jason ordered food for Luke, he did not forget that Luca was having a lunch date. Therefore, he headed to the cafe and glanced around. Before he entered the cafe, he saw Luca sitting at the table beside the window.
Queenie was sitting beside her, while another man was sitting opposite Luca.
Jason was pretty sure that this man was not an employee of T Corporation. Who was it?
If standing outside the cafe and taking photos with his phone was not considered strange, Jason would have taken out his phone and taken a photo.
After all, it was a serious matter that his lady boss was having lunch with another man.
Jason rubbed his nose when he saw Luca and Enoch having fun together. He turned around and walked into T Corporation. Should he inform Luke that Luca was having lunch with another man now?
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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1815-If Jason told Luke about it, normal employees like them would probably have to deal with a hot-headed boss for the whole day...
However, if Jason chose to not tell Luke, what should he do if some other man was stealing the lady boss from Luke?
Jason was in a dilemma.
He ran into Tina when he entered the office. Tina was carrying a lunch box. It seemed she had gotten a takeaway as well. “Tina, you didn't dine in for lunch?"
“I was late when I came down. There wasn't a seat left in the cafe next door, so I ordered takeout instead," Tina said helplessly.
"You ordered takeout at the cafe next door?" Jason glanced at the takeout packaging she was carrying. It was indeed from the cafe next door.
"Yes. I even saw Dr. Craw's date just now. He's quite handsome. If someone introduced me to such a cute guy for a blind date, I wouldn't have to be pressured by my parents for not getting married yet." Tina put on a love-struck expression on her face. She had been sizing Luca's date up when she was ordering her food.
However, she was too embarrassed to disturb them. She only watched them from far away without disturbing them.
“Blind date?" Jason's heart skipped a beat. No way, his lady boss was on a blind date? Then what about his boss?
Was Luke getting dumped?
"Yes. Dr. Craw told me about it when we were in the office pantry today. She said someone arranged a blind date for her, and she couldn't reject it." Tina did not understand why Jason looked so surprised.
Even though Luca was good-looking, it was normal for young women around her age to go on blind dates.
"Oh sh*t, oh sh*t!" Jason cried out. Although Jason wondered why Queenie was there with them, he thought they were just friends. He had no idea that Luca was on a blind date.
It was a mess.
“What's wrong?" Tina could not help but panic when she saw Jason reacting like this. "Mr. Doyle, don't tell me—"
"What?" Jason did not look at Tina's expression. Jason's mind was filled with thoughts of whether or not he should tell Luke about this.
Although Luca was probably forced to go on a blind date and it seemed like the guy was no match for Luke, it was still a dangerous situation for Luke. Luca might get stolen by someone else. After all, she was not Bianca now.
Should he be honest and tell Luke about this? novelbin
If Jason told him what happened, everyone might have a tough time until the project ended.
"You're not interested in Dr. Craw, are you?" Tina asked in a low voice.
Jason shivered with fear. He looked at Tina with a stern expression on his face. "What makes you think so?"
"You look nervous after finding out that Dr. Craw is on a blind date as though someone is stealing your loved one," Tina explained innocently.
"There's no such thing. I'm worried about someone else." Jason was frustrated. If he told Luke about this, those who were working in the secretary's office would be in trouble too.
"Really.." Tina still doubted him, but she knew Jason and Sue loved each other very much. If Jason was worried about someone else, then who could it be?
Could it be Jason was worried about their boss?
It was probably him...
Tina was secretly pondering. Although Luke did not express his love for Luca in front of the others, Tina could see how much he cared about Luca and how he had been giving her special treatment. Hence, after she thought about it, it seemed their boss did really have feelings for Luca.
That was why Jason was so nervous when he knew Luca was on a blind date. It was because everyone would be in trouble if their boss knew about it.
Tina put on a long face right away and looked at him, "Uh, Mr. Doyle, you won't tell the boss, right?"
"I'm going to tell him." Jason knew Tina was thinking the same thing. He pulled a straight face and replied to her.
"Can you not tell him about it? Although that guy is handsome, he's no match for our boss. He's not even close. Dr. Craw wouldn't fall for him—" Tina wanted to stay out of trouble. After all, she was already busy enough. If something pissed Luke off, everyone in the office would get even busier with work. They probably would not even have the time to go home to rest.
"What if Dr. Craw falls for him, then?" Jason questioned her. He knew Luca was trying to avoid Luke. If Luca took things too seriously and got together with that man to forget about Luke, it would be too late to make things right then.
Tina thought the latter option might be even more serious. Tina let out a sigh and said, "Then try to put it mildly when you tell him about it. After all, Dr. Craw didn't volunteer to go on a blind date. She had a helpless look on her face when she talked about the blind date. I could see that she didn't want to do it. She wouldn't have agreed to it if it wasn't because the person who arranged it is a person she cares about."
"Really?" Jason confirmed with her.
"Of course, it's true. Do I look like I have the guts to lie about this?" Tina confirmed with him. "So, you have to keep the boss calm when you're telling him this. Dr. Craw isn't the kind of woman who'd admire a bad-tempered man."
"Do you want me to tell the boss your exact words?" Jason looked at her expressionlessly.
Tina shook her head instantly. It would already cause an uproar if Jason told Luke that Luca was on a blind date. If Jason said these words to him too, Tina would probably get fired.
"Don't tell anyone about this first. I have to find the right time to tell him." Jason reminded Tina when he noticed that the elevator had reached the first floor. He then entered.
Tina muttered to herself in a low voice, “I think you should tell him as soon as possible. I saw many colleagues having lunch at the cafe when I went in just now. If you don't tell him now, it's just a matter of time before the boss finds out.”
"How troublesome!" Jason was frustrated at the thought of this.
Tina hunched up her shoulders. She was glad that she was not Luke's assistant. Otherwise, she would be the one who had to tell Luke about it. She had no idea what she would have to face if that really happened.
After all, jealous men were scary. It would be even scarier if it was someone like Luke.
On the other hand.
After Luca finished her lunch, she noticed it was about time to get back to work. She told them that she had to leave and head upstairs to continue her work.
Enoch stood up and said enthusiastically, "Luca, let me send you."
Luca was startled for a moment. She did not expect Enoch to become so enthusiastic when they had just talked to each other for an hour. She was unprepared for such changes.
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient for you?" Enoch noticed the changes in her expression.
Luca nodded and explained politely, "The corporation has a very strict system. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the office. You'll have to register and go through stuff like that. It's troublesome."
It was not troublesome. Luca was one of the senior managers in T Corporation, so she only had to inform the security guards after he registered as a visitor.
However, Luca did not want Enoch to send her there.
Not only did Luca refuse to let Enoch send her there, but she was even thinking of cutting ties with him after their lunch.
Although she had a great time talking with Enoch, they were talking about professional knowledge most of the time. Besides, those were not Luca's interests. Therefore, they did not really hit it off.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1816-Enoch nodded his head understandingly. “Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's alright. You work in a different industry, so it's normal for you to be unaware of some practices here. Anyway, I'll head back to work now." Luca let out a sigh of relief when Enoch did not insist on sending her upstairs. Queenie did not say anything either.
Luca had no idea how she was going to reject Enoch if he insisted on sending her there.
However, he seemed like a generous man. He would not do things abruptly. Luca would just distance herself from him after this. Enoch would understand what was going on even if she did not spell it out for him.
Luca accepted Queenie's arrangement, but there was nothing Queenie and Jack could do if Luca and Enoch did not click well with each other.
"Sure. I'll keep in touch with you through Facebook," Enoch added. It had been such a long time since he met a woman who caught his eyes, and that was why he wanted to go for it.
Luca nodded, turned around, and left.
Queenie smiled as she watched Luca leave, then she asked Enoch, "Enoch, what do you think of Luca?" "I like her. I'm hoping to get to know her better." Enoch expressed his admiration for Luca unabashedly. Enoch was born in a political family. He was surrounded by different types of women since he was young. However, none of them had ever caught his attention.
It was because he had nothing in common with them.
Enoch was interested in many things. If he was not a filial son who listened to his parents' arrangements and continued to be involved in politics, he would be working in the pharmaceutical industry just like Luca.
"That's great. I didn't expect you to like her so much. Luca is a good woman. She's beautiful and has a good personality. Uncle Jack and I can promise you that. It's wonderful that you're willing to get to know her better." Queenie did not expect everything to go so smoothly.
Queenie had only arranged the first blind date for Luca, and this guy was already interested in her.
It seemed like Luca was charming, indeed. She could not let such a charming woman like Luca stay close to Luke. Otherwise, things would get out of control in the future.
"Luca is different from any woman I've known before. I'm definitely not going to reject getting into a relationship with her if she agrees to it too," said Enoch. There were traces of his admiration for Luca in his words.
"I was observing you two just now. I think you left quite a good impression on Luca too. Besides, Uncle Jack told me that your ability and courage are the best among the younger generation, so you'll surely have a bright future," said Queenie. Although she was in a hurry to find Luca a boyfriend, she did not do things carelessly either.
Queenie could not help but dig into Enoch's family background when Jack planned to introduce Enoch to Luca.
His family had been involved in politics for three generations. Although Enoch's grandfather and father did not hold high positions, they had been honest and fair their whole lives. A child educated by such a family was certainly not that bad either.
Moreover, Jack told her that Enoch had a bright future. If he was willing to keep up with his work with a down-to-earth attitude, he would not stay in his current position as a civil servant for long.
A man like him was considered outstanding, and he would be a great match for Luca.
That was why Queenie made such arrangements. When she brought up the topic of a blind date to Enoch, he agreed to meet Luca. At the same time, Luca had agreed to meet him as well.
The two of them looked harmonious when they were talking to each other just now. It seemed like they had left a good impression on each other. It was as though Queenie was able to envision Luca and Enoch dating, then getting married and having kids.
"Thank you for introducing me to such an outstanding woman." Enoch was truly satisfied with Luca. It was great if his partner was working in the profession he was interested in.
If they really got married, he did not have to worry that there was nothing they could talk about even if they were working in different fields.
“Don't mention it. What the future holds for you all depends on you and Luca now. You'd better seize the chance. If this works, you'll surely receive a wedding gift from us.” Queenie encouraged him.
Enoch nodded confidently. He lowered his head and sent Luca a message: [I had a great time talking to you. If you're not busy, why don't we meet again at a later date?]
Luca got into the elevator and massaged her aching forehead. She let out a sigh as she watched the elevator go up.
She did not expect it to be so tiring to deal with Queenie.
Her heart belonged to someone else. How could she be interested in another man?
However, she had no choice but to respond enthusiastically to a man she had no interest in for Queenie's sake. She was trying to show that she was interested in him too. novelbin
Well, putting on a show was tiring...
Luca was not a professional actor. It was already tiring enough when she had to conceal her feelings when she was facing Luke. Now, she had to deceive Queenie and Enoch with her poor acting skills.
There were no other employees in the elevator as lunch break was almost over.
Luca leaned her head on the elevator wall wearily and let out a helpless sigh. She wanted to look for a shoulder to cry on or go somewhere she would not have to pretend and put on a show.
She wanted to lean on Luke's shoulder the most. However, she still had to put on a mask when she was facing that man.
There was no place for her to relax.
Luca covered her face with her hands. She felt exhausted. Then, her phone in her pocket vibrated. She took her phone out and looked at it. It was a message from Enoch.
Luca let out a sigh and stared at the keyboard for a long time. She thought of finding an excuse to brush him off, but considering that he might be sitting with Queenie now, she replied to him: [Sure.]
Luca walked out of the elevator when it arrived on the floor. She ran into Jason, who had just gotten out of the office pantry. She smiled and greeted him, "Mr. Doyle, have you eaten your lunch?"
Jason's expression was a little strange. He nodded and replied, “Yes, Dr. Craw. How was your date?”
“I was just having lunch with my friends. I don't think it's considered a date,” Luca corrected him. She was reluctant to mention the words 'blind date'.
“I see. I'm going back to my office to work first,” replied Jason. Then, he headed to his office.
Jason was still on the fence. He had yet to tell Luke that Luca had gone on a blind date.
After all, everyone in the company was stressed enough. If Luke got furious and wanted them to speed up the progress of the project, then they would be out of luck.
Jason had been working for him for years and knew his boss' temper well.
If Luke was mad at something, he would work continuously to release his anger.
The workload of the employees would increase if Luke's workload increased.
Although it was tiring for Luke to handle everything in the company alone, he was able to endure it more than others as though he was Superman.
However, his employees were merely ordinary people. They would not be able to do so much work.
Luca looked at Jason's figure from behind. She noticed Jason was acting a little weird, and the way he looked at her was odd too.
Could it be that Jason had found out about her blind date?
It was not a big deal if he figured it out. However, if he knew about it, Luke must know about it as well.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1817-Luca shook her head. What would happen if Luke found out about it?
If Luke was really bothered about her blind date, then everyone in the office would get into trouble...
Luca glanced at the time. There were two minutes left until lunch break was over. She trotted over to clock in.
Luke walked out of his office and saw Luca clocking in. Then, he walked toward her.
Luca turned around and saw the man in front of her. She could not help but be startled for a moment. She lowered her head unconsciously, avoiding his gaze.
She had no idea why she had this guilty feeling when she saw Luke.
It was as if she had done something wrong and was caught.
However, she was Luca now, not Bianca. The identity Abel had given her was a single, unmarried woman, not a married woman.
“Mr. Crawford, I'm going back to work now," said Luca.
Luke frowned when he noticed Luca was running away from him like a mouse running away from a cat. He asked, "Why are you so late?"
"I was having lunch just now and lost track of the time." Luca noticed that Luke was still talking normally. He just sounded a little serious. She figured that he probably did not know that she had gone on a blind date, so she told him a white lie.
"Alright, then." Luke did not put her on the spot. Even though Luca was lowering her head as though she was hiding something from him, he did not force her to tell him anything.
Luca nodded and trotted back into her office.
She sat down at her desk and took her phone out, noticing that Enoch had sent another message to her: [Are you available this weekend?]
When she saw this message, Luca muttered to herself, "Oh no."
Looking at the situation now, it was clear that Enoch was interested in her.
It was not because Luca was narcissistic, but a man must be interested in a woman when he could not wait to ask her out again right after seeing her.
Although Enoch was a good man, she had no feelings for him.
Luca shifted her eyes and replied to him: [I'm swamped with work recently. I'm not sure if I'm available this weekend. Why don't we talk about this later?]
Enoch replied to her message soon: [I'm sorry. I didn't consider that you might be busy with work. Then we'll talk about it later.]
Luca's head hurt again when she read the last sentence of the message—'We'll talk about it later.' She kept massaging her temples.
Luke saw her when he was passing by her office. He stopped and stood at the door to look at her without entering her office. "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Luca stopped massaging her temples. She looked at him with confusion and shook her head. "No."
"Then why are you massaging your temples?" Luke asked again.
Luca glanced at her desk and explained, "It's nothing. One of the sentences I'm translating is a little harder. I'm just thinking of how I should translate it."
Luke stepped into her office and walked toward her desk. "Which one?"
"I've already figured out how to translate it. Thank you, Mr. Crawford," Luca replied immediately. She did not expect him to come in because of this.
Luke's eyes darkened. He felt that something was wrong with Luca.
However, he could not tell what it was.
Luca met Luke's deep eyes that carried a lot of wisdom. She was worried that Luke might see through her, so she picked up the document and said, "I'm getting back to work."
Luke nodded. He reminded her with a cold expression on his face, saying, "You can ask me if you need any help in translating."
"Alright, Mr. Crawford," replied Luca.
Luke did not say another word. He turned around and walked out of her office.
Luca let out a sigh of relief when she watched him leave.
She really could not figure out how Luke was feeling now. Previously, Nina told Bianca that Luke's emotions were manipulated by her.
However, she was Luca now, not Bianca.
Even though Luke had feelings for her, he would not have fallen so hard for her. Then what were all his emotions about?
Luca sighed as she looked at the piles of documents. It was tough for Luca to stay beside Luke.
It felt better to be Bianca.
At least when she was still Bianca back then, she never had to handle anyone's mood swings. There were only the occasional times when Luke accidentally pissed her off...
On the other hand.
When Nina was busy handling the documents at Brillant, Sue pushed her office door open and dashed into her office with a panicked look on her face.
Nina was startled by her actions. "Sue, what happened?'"
Sue looked at Nina's rosy cheeks. Ever since she made up with Percy, her mood had been getting better day by day. Her cheeks had turned rosy too. When Sue was on her way to the office this morning, she was exclaiming how different women looked when they were in love.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Nina touched her face curiously. novelbin
Sue remembered what she wanted to tell Nina. She handed her phone to Nina and said, “No. Look at this. Something's happened."
"What's going on?" Nina took Sue's phone from her curiously.
There was a video app opened on the phone. Nina's face turned pale white when she glanced at the title.
"What is this?" Nina asked.
"It's Madison Johnston. She got engaged with Percy back then. She hosted a live stream to show her jumping off a building," Sue explained.
"Why is she..." Nina was startled. She widened her eyes as she looked at the video.
Madison was holding her phone herself while doing the live broadcast. Nina could only see a pair of legs hanging in the air. The crowd who was watching her from below looked tiny.
She could see how tall the building was.
"She said the Johnston family is doomed in her live steam. And she claimed that the man she loves isn't in love with her. He's together with another woman now. She thinks there's no point living in this world anymore." Sue explained.
Nina's hand trembled. "No way. She can't jump off the building. No way. Where is she? I have to go there."
She stood up suddenly. The Johnston family fell from grace because Percy had secretly plotted against them, causing their family to face huge difficulties.
Madison was talking about Percy when she said she got dumped.
It was because Percy had gotten together with Nina that he fought against the Mallory family publicly. That was how the news spread. Madison must have found out about this, and that was why she could not take it anymore.
"Nina, calm down. The live stream has already ended!" Sue held down Nina's shoulders as Nina was acting so hysterically that her shoulders were shaking.
"Then what happened to Madison.." Nina's voice was trembling when she asked the question.
"Don't worry. Madison is alright. When she started the live stream, the firefighters had already launched a rescue attempt. Madison is fine and she's not hurt. But she was sent to the hospital by the firefighters to receive treatment because of her emotional issues," Sue replied. She only dared to show Nina the video was because she was sure that Madison was safe now.
She could not hide this from Nina because it was only a matter of time before Nina found out about it.
"I'm glad she's okay. What a relief." Nina had yet to recover from the shock. It made her go weak in the knees as she slumped in her chair. It was as though she was the one sitting on the 20-story high building.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1818-Sue could not hold back when she saw her in this state. "That's right. She's fine. You don't need to be worried."
"How can I not be worried..." Nina was still in shock as she lifted her head to look at her best friend. "If anything were to happen to her, I can forget about living a good life."
Sue felt a pinch in her heart. No one would have thought that Madison would attempt suicide. Looking at her trembling made Sue utterly heartbroken. She hugged her tightly and comforted her, saying, "This has nothing to do with you. She was the one who isn't in her right mind, causing her to take the wrong path."
Nina was in Sue's arms and thought of Percy. If it were not because he wanted to be with her, he would not have caused so many problems without her knowledge and even gone against the Johnston family.
Despite knowing that the Johnston family had been having problems for a long time and it was only a matter of time before they would be targeted by others, it remained a fact that Madison would not have attempted suicide if not for Percy.
From the very start of it all, she felt that she was responsible for Madison's suicide attempt.
"Sue, if it weren't for Percy, the Johnstons wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state and Madison wouldn't have fallen into depression," she muttered. The light in her eyes was gone as she tried to reduce her feelings of guilt.
"You can't force a relationship. You're not to be blamed. You and Percy both love each other. Even if he hadn't thought of a way to take down the Johnston family, he would've still come up with ways to get together with you and provide you with a bright future. Madison took it too hard." Sue had watched the entire live stream. Madison did not mention anything about the Johnston family and kept asking why she was dumped.
Although she did not state it explicitly, everyone understood.
She had yet to see the news on the internet, but she did not need to. Currently, public opinion was inclined toward Madison. Currently, all she hoped for was for Percy to settle it as soon as possible.
After all, according to the timeline, Nina was the first to arrive at the scene.
"But I. I hurt her." Nina lowered her eyes that were brimming with tears.
She thought that after all the things she had gone through with Percy, she would never shed a single tear because of their relationship again. However, the reality was always cruel.
Madison jumping off the building had dealt her a huge blow.
Madison must have heard about Percy going against the Mallory family for my sake. Hence, Madison started having negative thoughts.' "It's alright, Nina. What are you thinking about? It wasn't easy for you to find your true love. Yet, you're now thinking of unnecessary things because of this? If Mr. Mallory finds out about this, he'll definitely get angry. Madison will be fine. Besides, both of you don't need to obtain her approval to be together. As long as you're happy, you can just ignore the naysayers, right?" Sue softly patted her back.
"Which hospital is Madison in now?" Nina suddenly lifted her head. All this while, she had never thought that her relationship would hurt another innocent woman.
It was the Mallory family who protested her being together with Percy. Madison was innocent.
'It must be because I've gotten together with Percy that she started having all those negative thoughts."
"What are you planning to do?" Sue lowered her head to look at her. She quickly shook her head the next moment and said, "Madison's emotions are still very unstable right now. Besides, the paparazzi
will definitely be at the hospital to get first-hand information. If you go there, you might agitate Madison and get photographed by the paparazzi. It'll only bring about adverse effects."
Nina bit her lower lip. She was the one at fault. Even so, she could not help but want to know about Madison's current condition. novelbin
"How about this? I'll send someone over to get information on Madison's condition. So, don't go showing up over there. Just let Percy handle it. Have faith in his abilities. He'll certainly handle it perfectly." Sue was unable to remain firm when she saw Nina's disappointed look.
"Alright." In the end, Nina nodded her head in agreement because she was worried her appearance would agitate Madison. She was also worried that others might misunderstand that she was there to show off.
Sue patted her head and said, "If it isn't because my parents are sick right now, I would love to get both of them to take care of Kari and Teri. That way, we can go on vacation together."
Nina smiled gently. "Going on a vacation is not a priority right now. We can talk about it once the kids have grown up, or when Mr. Doyle is not that busy and has the time to look after the kids."
Sue nodded and thought back to the past. In the beginning, Bianca was the happiest of them all. Both she and Nina were clueless about their future relationships and had no idea how they should face their partners.
However, later on, with the help of Bianca and Nina, Sue found her direction in life. Besides, her relationship with Jason had improved and she even learned to trust him.
Currently, Bianca was in a foreign country, and there was no news about her. Meanwhile, Nina thought that her life would settle down and she would soon get her happy ending. However, Madison showed up. The thought of it made her have a heartache.
"Alright, stop letting your thoughts stray away. I'll go arrange for someone to get news of Madison's condition." Sue tapped on Nina's head as if to remind her silly self not to worry over this issue anymore.
"Alright." Nina nodded. With Sue's comfort, she felt much better now.
Sue left and closed the office door.
Nina sighed.
Her emotions were not stable. The thought of Madison attempting suicide because she had gotten together with Percy made her hands tremble.
Looking at the silent screen of her phone, she had the urge to listen to what Madison said during the live stream.
However, she did not dare to click into it.
'If she was really going to commit suicide, she wouldn't have kicked up such a big fuss.' Hence, Nina knew that Madison did not have the intention to commit suicide at all and was just placing her last bet.
She wanted the public to know that Percy had betrayed her and make the public misunderstand that Nina was the third party...
She was not worried about all those matters because Percy would handle them.
'But what if Madison really wanted to commit suicide?
'She sat on the balcony of such a high floor. Wasn't she scared?'
Nina took a deep breath. She had never thought that her appearance would harm others, but it was clear that she had indeed hurt someone this time.
Besides, this situation seemed to have gotten much more complicated.
'Why won't she let me off the hook?'
The more Nina thought about it, the more frightened she was. Her phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw that it was an Instagram message from Percy.
She placed her phone aside and did not click into it.
After knowing Madison had attempted suicide, she no longer knew how she should face Percy.
She loved him, but after going through so many things for such a long time, her love for him had been mixed up with other things.
Nina touched her warm forehead, wondering if it was caused by her overly agitated emotions. She placed her hand down and muttered, “Percy.
"We'll be together forever, right?"
No one replied to her. Sue, who was outside, was very busy searching for someone to investigate which hospital Madison was admitted to.
In the end, she got to know which hospital Madison was admitted to through Jason and Johann.
"This world is so small. Do rich people love to gather in hospitals?" Sue wondered.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1819-Nina's mother, Pierre, and Madison were all receiving treatment in the same hospital.
After giving it a thought, she asked Johann for a favor.
Considering that she had a connection to Luke, coupled with the fact that Jason and Johann were both her friends, Nina asked him to help check on Madison's condition.
Johann agreed to it.
After finishing his rounds, Johann sauntered toward the psychiatric department while yawning. Before arriving, he saw Pierre walking out with two people trailing behind him while carrying two suitcases in their hands.
'Has he been discharged?'
Johann raised his brows. 'It seems that Luca really knows how to deliver a heavy blow.' Back when Pierre was first admitted, he was in so much pain. After being in pain for two to three days, it seemed that he had returned to normal and could be discharged.
He smiled and walked over. "Mr. Mallory, have you been discharged?"
Pierre knew that Johann was one of Luke's people, so in other words, he was on Percy's side. He just took a glance at him and said through gritted teeth, "Yeah. It's all thanks to you."
"No, no, don't say that. I didn't do anything. I didn't manage to find out what was wrong with your body, but it seems that you can walk freely now and you're fine.” Johann placed both his hands in his pockets. He knew the truth, yet he put on an act as though he was clueless.
Pierre clenched his fists. At this moment, he just felt like beating up anyone related to Luke.
"I'm fine." He snorted.
"But you look a little pale. Are you sure you're alright? Why not stay for one more night?" Johann suggested.
Pierre snorted and continued straight ahead with a darkened expression, ignoring Johann. Since noon that day, he was no longer in pain.
He did not need any more painkillers and had recovered naturally.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Johann shook his head as he watched Pierre leave. He picked up his phone and sent two messages.
The first message was to Luca. [As you said, Pierre recovered today and has been discharged. You should be careful in case he tries to get back at you.]
The second message was to Luke. [Pierre has been discharged. Take good care of your woman.]
After sending both messages, he then continued to make his way to the psychiatric department.
He headed to the nurse's station. Johann frowned and said, “Why are there so many reporters here? Go get the security guards to chase them away."
The matron said with a bitter look, "I've already informed the security guards. Three batches of guards have already come over and chased away these reporters, but they keep sneaking in. They're just like flies. It's impossible to chase them away."
"Is it because of Madison?" Johann asked. He knew long ago that Madison was admitted here.
However, he was not interested in those who had nothing to do with him. If it were not for Sue asking him for this favor, he would not have made his way here.novelbin
The matron nodded her head.
The current lifestyle in the city was very stressful, so many would easily have negative thoughts. Hence, there were many patients in this department seeking treatment. However, none of them had ever brought so many reporters here before.
Their department was different than others. Some of the patients here would have their emotions triggered whenever they saw strangers pacing around and suffer a relapse in their illness. This time, due to these reporters who lingered around without any intention of leaving and who were determined to get first-hand information, a few patients had broken down.
Currently, both nurses and doctors were thrown into turmoil. They could not care less about any other things.
Johann turned around and looked at the reporters, asking, "Want to settle this hassle?"
The matron's eyes glittered as she immediately nodded her head. "Of course. Our patients are extremely sensitive. They'll go mad if they see this bunch of reporters."
"Have the Johnstons come over to settle it. Just say there are lots of reporters loitering here. It'll do no good to Madison's privacy and mental health. Tell the Johnstons that the reporters are targeting Madison. This will chase the reporters away. Even if they're not willing to leave, the cops will forcefully chase them away. But if the Johnstons are not concerned about Madison's health, the reporters will continue to stay here." Johann proposed a plan while wondering if it was the Johnstons who plotted this.
After all, the Johnstons were currently being cornered by the Mallory family. It would be worthwhile for them to pull any tricks they could think of or sacrifice someone to protect the Johnston family name.
The matron nodded and said to Johann, "Dr. Park, can you stay back here to help out for a while? I'll go and speak to the Johnston family."
"Alright." Johann nodded and did not insist on following.
He did not need to be personally involved to know the truth. He would just have to rely on the nurses to understand the situation here.
Besides, psychiatry was not his field.
Johann just stood there lazily at the nurse's station and looked at the reporters, preventing them from entering.
Deep in his heart, he was thinking that if these persistent reporters were placed here as part of the Johnston family's plot, then he would really have to take his hat off to them.
'In order to protect the Johnston family name, they're pulling all sorts of tricks under their sleeves.'
When he was staring at the reporters, Tia came out of the elevator. When she saw Johann lazily standing at the nurse's station, she got curious and walked to him. "Johann? What are you doing here?"
Johann was shocked to see her and raised his brows. "I work in this hospital, so of course, I'll be here. But you... Who called you here?"
Tia knew in an instant when she saw his reaction. "Enough. You're here to get some insider information, right?"
"Nonsense. All departments in this hospital welcome me. There's a patient here who's suffering from a disease, so they invited me over to check on them. But now, just look at these reporters. They're
keeping the nurses and doctors here so occupied. Hence, everyone is ignoring me and no one is here to tell me where that patient is. I can only remain standing here, so I might as well stop the reporters from entering." Johann just simply blurted out a reason.
Tia was slightly suspicious. "Really?"
"What about you? Did the Johnston family send you here?" Johann softened his voice. Only the Johnston family could hire a psychologist like Tia.
Even though the Johnston family was in crisis, they could still fork out some cash to pay for Tia's expensive medical fees.
Besides, with so many reporters here, perhaps they could gain valuable insider information if they saw Tia entering the department.
It seemed that the Johnstons were determined to create big waves out of this news and have the Mallory family be in chaos.
"Just keep your mouth shut if you know about it. I have to keep my patient's details confidential." Tia turned a blind eye against him.
Johann burst into laughter. "If you really wanted to keep your patient's details confidential, you wouldn't have walked over so grandly. Now, all the reporters have their eyes on you."
Tia turned around and saw the reporters gathering at the elevator. They were sneakily taking photos of her. "I had no idea that there were so many reporters here. Can't the hospital do any better than this? Why aren't you guys chasing them away?"
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1820-"We can't chase them away. It's obvious that the Johnston family has arranged for them to stay here,” Johann told her while shaking his head.
Tia suddenly felt that something was off after hearing this.
'Any psychiatric patient would want to keep a low profile, yet this patient is openly receiving the reporters' attention. It seems that the Johnstons are trying to make a big deal out of Madison's attempted suicide.'
"This is interesting. Help me find out which ward she's in," Tia asked.
Johann put on a helpless look on his face. "I'm not a nurse."
"Then why are you standing here?" Tia glared at him helplessly, then turned to look at the reporters beside her while feeling glad that she had put on makeup before leaving her house today. Otherwise, she would have a rough road ahead if the reporters saw her without makeup.
Johann smirked. "I'm enjoying the scene. It seems that you do enjoy being photographed by the reporters."
Tia retrieved her gaze and cursed inwardly. Johann was very observant. Despite psychology not being his field of study, he was more observant than any other psychologist.
Indeed, she enjoyed having the reporters take photos of her. With that, she would be on the papers and Luke would be forced to take note of her.
"Oh, right. I heard that you've accepted Luke's mother, Ms. Tanner, as your patient?" Johann asked.
Tia tapped on the table. "Do you want to change your profession? You sure love gossiping. The systems in hospitals are all the same. Hurry and help me check which ward she's in."
"Didn't those people tell you the ward number when they hired you?” Ultimately, Johann sat on the chair and still helped Tia.
Just by typing Madison's name on the keyboard, he would be able to see all the hospital's records about her. After hitting the enter button, he raised his brows. It seemed that Madison did have a very fragile body. There were several of her records in their hospital.
"I just happened to forget. You're such a nuisance. All I'm asking is for you to help me check her ward number." Tia was complaining because Johann was being slow. After she accepted the case, she immediately started elaborating on her fees in detail. She also recorded everything that her client told her about Madison's condition.
The only thing she forgot to ask for was Madison's ward.
If she were to just ask around, she would certainly look unprofessional.
"Found it. Just walk until you reach the end and the ward is on your right,” said Johann.
"Are you trying to confuse me? Why can't you just tell me the ward number?" Tia's eyes were brewing with anger as she was very dissatisfied with his response.
"It's all the same. Just listen to my instructions and open the door once you're there. You can head in immediately,” Johann spoke while looking at those reporters.
The security guards from the ground floor had arrived.
They were just standing aside, having already given up on chasing the reporters away. After all, there were lots of people in the hospital. With just the blink of an eye, the reporters would sneak in again using other methods.
Hence, the security guards just stood there so that the reporters would not trespass into the department and ward area.
Tia still doubted Johann of fooling with her even after seeing his expression. “It'd better be the correct ward, or I'll get back at you."
"Men don't like fierce women." Johann shook his head. Back when Tia did not have a crush, she would obey all his commands and even wanted to be with him.
However, he was not into her.
Currently, Tia had a new crush and would only listen to Luke. As for other men, she did not bother to treat them gently at all. In her opinion, men she could not take advantage of were useless to her.
Johann sighed. 'Women are sure quick to change their minds.'
As soon as Tia took two steps forward, she turned around and glared at him. "I'll file a complaint against you if I find out you're spouting nonsense.'
Johann shrugged his shoulders. If complaints were effective, he would have long been transferred to another hospital.
He sat down and glanced through the information in the system. His eyes gradually darkened. 'Perhaps all of this information can help Percy.'
Johann closed the information and waited for the matron to return.
After some time, the matron came back and shook her head helplessly when she saw those foolish reporters.
Johann saw her and asked with a smile, "How did it go?"novelbin
The matron sneakily gave him a thumbs up. "Dr. Park, it's just as you predicted. 90 percent of those reporters were sent by the Johnstons."
"How's Madison doing?" Johann continued to question.
The matron replied, "She's not doing too well right now. Her emotions seem to be unstable. Initially, Dr. Leo wanted to inject her with a tranquilizer but the Johnstons objected to it. They claimed that they've hired a psychologist outside of the hospital to help stabilize the patient's emotions. That professional psychologist has just arrived."
"It's Tia," Johann added.
"You just met her, right?" The matron smiled. Of all the doctors in this hospital, Johann was the most capable one and also the easiest to communicate with.
“Yes. Oh, right. Earlier, I used the computer because she didn't know which ward to go to. So, I checked it for her," said Johann.
"No problem at all." The matron was easy-going as well.
Johann nodded and spun around to leave. He picked up his phone and sent Percy a message about what he had just seen. [Regarding the issues with the Johnstons, I think the information in the hospital's system can help you.]
Percy replied quickly: [What information?]
[This is confidential. As a doctor, I can't just simply reveal it. You have to find out for yourself.] Johann did not explicitly say anything. After all, he still had the morale of a doctor.
As long as he was not the one who revealed a patient's confidential information and it was Percy who hired a hacker or someone else to obtain the information to reveal it to the public, no one could blame it on him.
After some time, Percy replied? [I'll treat you to beer after this is over.]
[You might as well invite me to your yacht. I'm sure you haven't sailed your yacht during this time. Let me use it.] Johann was being greedy.
Percy replied: [As you wish.]
After working hours, Luca also learned the news of Madison attempting suicide by jumping off a building.
She looked at the documents on the table that were already done. She had already completed all her work for today and was planning to call Nina.
Just when she was about to give Nina a call, Percy called her first.
Luca was surprised as Percy would not just casually give her a call. She answered the call and said, "Mr. Mallory?"
"Dr. Craw, I'd like to ask you for a favor," said Percy.
"It's about Nina, right? What is it?" Luca could guess it immediately.
"I'm guessing you've seen the news of Madison jumping off the building, right? Now, the world is blaming it on Nina. I'm in the midst of handling this issue and I can't leave, but I'm worried the Johnston family might target Nina using public opinion. Hence, I want to ask you to take care of her. Don't let her mind stray during this period of time," Percy pleaded with Luca. He knew Nina's character well. She was to type to shoulder all the blame herself, and it would certainly be the same with this incident.
"Alright, no problem." Luca agreed readily as she had already been planning on comforting Nina.
It was not easy for Nina and Percy to open up their hearts to each other and be together, but Madison had suddenly stirred trouble.
As everything happened in such a short time, Nina would definitely blame herself for Madison's attempted suicide.