Ch. 1921..1930
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1921-Amur sat in the car, picked up his phone, took several photos of Enoch, and sent them to Luca.
He texted: [He came to T Corporation to wait for you again.]
He then put the phone away.
Meanwhile, everyone from T Corporation eventually found out that Enoch was waiting for Luca downstairs with a big bouquet in his hands.
Tina frowned when she found out. "He's so annoying!"
Alya, who was sitting behind her, heard her and could not help but chime in, "I don't think he's annoying. I think he's very romantic. Dr. Craw is too lucky to be pursued by a civil servant. He even brought flowers. I'm jealous."
Tina glanced at her and could not help but roll her eyes. "Alya, you're already married. Why are you so easily caught up by little tricks like those?"
"He's being romantic! My husband does nothing. He's not at all romantic like this man who's pursuing Dr. Craw," Alya said. She was envious.
"Life is all about the seemingly mundane days. Your husband has been there for you for everything. How long do you think the man downstairs can continue to be romantic? When the actions are not appreciated, they're harassment. Fortunately, Dr. Craw hasn't been in office for a few days," Tina said.
"I agree with what Tina said. After all, it can be quite annoying to deal with romance that you don't want." Zoey, who came up to deliver documents, heard what Tina said and agreed with her.
Tina smiled and continued to work.
Jason called her on the office phone. Tina answered the call and asked, "This is the CEO's secretaries' office. I'm Tina. What can I help you with?"
"Tina, come to my office," Jason ordered.
"Okay, Mr. Doyle." Tina hung up the phone, left the secretaries' office, and walked to Jason's office. "Mr. Doyle, what can I do for you?"
"That man downstairs, uh, E... something?" Jason frowned in distress as he was unable to remember Enoch's name.
"Enoch." Tina reminded him. She remembered the names of those she disliked.
"Yeah, Enoch. You know him as well, yes?" Jason asked.
"I won't say I know him that well. He tried to harass Dr. Craw in the streets and I defended her and scolded him. The second time was when he came to cause a scene in the company's lobby, which you already know about," Tina said anxiously. She distanced herself from Enoch.
Whoever knew a man like Enoch would be unlucky.
"Okay, please go shoo him off. If it doesn't work, call the police," Jason said. After all, since something like that had already happened in the past, it was appropriate for Tina to take action again.
"Okay, I'll be the bad guy." Tina pouted. She agreed although she was reluctant.
"How about this? I'll treat you to breakfast tomorrow," Jason said cheerfully. If Enoch were not waiting in such an obvious spot, he would not have been bothered.
"Breakfast is not enough. I'm about to offend him, Mr. Doyle. How about lunch too?" Tina jokingly negotiated with him.
"Okay!" Jason agreed.
Tina nodded and went downstairs cheerfully.
On the other hand.
Amur got out of the car and leaned against it to see when Enoch would give up. novelbin
He knew that Luca was not in T Corporation. Although Luca did not mention it to him, he knew about Luke's car accident and how she had been taking care of him in the hospital.
Luca never told him anything, but he knew.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to chase Enoch away. He was not from T Corporation, so he had no power to do anything.
Tina went downstairs and saw Enoch standing at the door. She brought two security guards with her.
Enoch recognized Tina and was immediately impatient. However, he remembered that Luca seemed to be close to the woman in front of him. He did not throw his temper but instead acted politely and asked, "Hello. What time does Dr. Craw get off work? "
"What does that have to do with you? Please leave. You're on T Corporation's property. Unrelated individuals such as yourself aren't allowed to enter," Tina said viciously. She did not care about being polite since she had already gone all out the last time she saw him.
There was no point in being polite to a stalker like him.
Enoch did not expect a female white-collar worker to say that to him.
He glanced at the floor tiles. He was indeed on T Corporation's property. He took two steps back and said, "I'm not on T Corporation's property now. Can I, an unrelated individual, stand here?"
Tina was fuming at his provocative actions and gaze, as well as his arrogant words. She wanted to teach him a lesson.
However, she knew that he was a civil servant. She might mess things up no matter what she did.
Enoch was not doing anything to harm the interests of T Corporation.
"You're affecting our company's image. Please leave or I'll call the police," Tina said.
"Call the police, then. The police won't say anything when they get here. This is a public place, not your company's property. I have every right to stand here," Enoch said provocatively.
Tina lost. He was right.
Security guards only had authority until that point. If they went any further, they might be sued.
They knew that, and so did Enoch.
Tina looked at the large bunch of flowers and felt inexplicably helpless.
'Why is this man so desperate? Luca is not at all interested!'
"Okay, stay here if you want, but you'll never get Dr. Craw. Enoch, you're doing the opposite of what you should do. You had a chance when Dr. Craw didn't have a bad impression of you, but you destroyed it yourself. You're stalking her. If I were you, I would leave quickly. If you have time to pester Dr. Craw, you might as well go on another blind date. Maybe you can meet someone better," Tina sighed and said to him while laughing at herself in her heart.
She knew that Enoch would not listen, so she did not know why she said so much.
Enoch's gaze was firm. Even though the bouquet in his hand was heavy and he was a little tired, he was keen on waiting for Luca. "I've made my choice and you have no say in it. Since I'm not occupying the territory of T Corporation, there's nothing that you can do to me."
"You!" Tina pointed her finger at him. She was annoyed.
She tried to play nice, but he did not seem to appreciate it. He did not seem to think that his behavior was causing trouble to others.
"Do you want us to call the police?" the security guard on the side asked.
Tina glared at him and said, "Stand here all you want, Enoch. Guards, go back to your station and keep a close eye on him. If he steps into T Corporation's property, shoo him off immediately."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1922-"Yes." Since Tina could not do anything about it, the security guards went back to their stations and stared at Enoch.
Tina returned to the lobby and spoke to the front desk before walking to the elevator. novelbin
Before she went upstairs, she glanced at Enoch, who was still standing by the door. She shook her head helplessly.
Fortunately, Luca was not here, so he was standing there in vain. Although their boss had been discharged from the hospital, he was still working from home and Luca was with him. Enoch would not see Luca for some time.
After Tina left, Enoch still stood on the side of the road to wait for Luca.
He believed that as long as he continued to wait, he would be able to see Luca.
Amur, who was standing across the road, looked at Enoch who did not seem like he was about to give up. He picked up his phone and saw that Luca had replied to him.
She asked him to leave Enoch alone.
Amur squinted his eyes. It was a dangerous situation. How could he let things be?
He had to be involved since he was aware of it, but it was not the time to take action.
Amur got back into the car, waiting for Enoch to leave. He was looking for an opportunity.
Enoch stood there for half an hour but he still did not see Luca.
'Doesn't she know that I'm waiting for her here?'
Enoch wondered. There must be other fire exits in such a large office. What he was worried about was that Luca had left through other safety exits after learning that he was waiting at the main entrance.
If that was the case, his waiting here was meaningless.
Enoch thought about it and stepped forward.
When the security guard saw him step into the area, they blocked him with a stern expression. "Sir, you can't come in without an appointment."
"Everyone else can come in without an appointment. Why can't I?" Enoch sternly said.
"Others are not on T Corporation's blacklist, but you are, so you can't come in." The security guard looked at him blankly. He was a little sick of this man.
If it were not for this man, both of them would not need to stand guard here.
"What blacklist? Why don't I know about it?" Enoch's eyes widened. He did not expect such a big group to do this.
"You were already blacklisted when you harassed our company's employee in the lobby. If you don't leave, I'll call the police. You're standing on T Corporation's property now." The security guard scolded him with a cold expression. If Tina had not told him not to use brute force unless necessary, they would have thrown Enoch out long ago.
"Do you know who I am?" Enoch frowned.
"I don't know, but I know that you're not a business partner. I'll go call the police." One of the security guards was not afraid since he knew that Tina would back them up.
Enoch, at first glance, did not seem like someone of high status.
Enoch became a coward when he heard that they wanted to call the police. He immediately walked back and stood on the side of the road.
The security guards could not call the police anymore.
It was getting late and cold. Enoch stood on the side of the road, stomping his feet in the cold.
He did not leave.
He waited for some time and realized that the employees of T Corporation were all working overtime, so not many people had clocked out.
It was not until nine o'clock at night that people started to get off work one after another.
Enoch saw that people kept coming out of the elevator and got excited. He began to scan through the crowd to see if Luca was there.
In the end, he did not see Luca.
Tina stepped out of the elevator. She was a little surprised that Enoch was still waiting at the door.
‘Has he been waiting for hours? How is this man so obsessed with Luca...'
Tina pursed her lips. She had told the front desk that if he did not act excessively, the front desk did not need to keep her posted. She did not expect him to have stood there and waited for a few hours...
However, Tina was not moved by his persistence. She felt that this man was scary.
If Jason had not told her to do something about it, she would not have bothered to pay any attention to him since he would never be able to see Luca today.
At that point, she did not want to talk to him.
Tina walked out of T Corporation's building.
Enoch saw her and stepped forward immediately. "Where's Luca?"
"How do I know?" Tina walked to the side impatiently. 'Is there something wrong with him? Why is he asking me?'
"How could you not know? I know you're close to her!" Enoch looked at her. He had been in the cold wind for a few hours, so his face was very dry. She could see some blood on the corners of his cracked lips.
"I'm not in the same department as Dr. Craw. I'm not her boss or her subordinate. How would I know where she is? Please step aside. I have to get off work," Tina said with a cold expression. She was annoyed that she had to deal with a man as such in the cold weather.
Enoch clenched his fists. He was not going to let her go.
"I'm going to call the police if you don't stop." Tina stared at him.
Enoch did not want to go to the police station. It would have a bad impact on his future. It was indeed his fault for this matter. He would be on the losing end if they went to the police.
In desperation, he had to give way.
Tina left arrogantly, walked to a taxi stand not far away, stopped an empty taxi, and left.
Enoch watched the taxi leave. His gaze was gloomy as he quickly got into his car and drove away.
Amur, who was sitting in the car, saw this scene. His gut feeling told him that something would happen, so he also followed behind Enoch's car.
The three cars were driving at a certain distance away from each other.
Tina was sitting in the taxi and replying to work emails. She did not notice that there was a car following behind her taxi.
When she arrived at her destination, she got out of the car.
She still had to walk on a path that was about 100 meters before she got home. Tina had moved houses due to problems at home. Her current house was in an urban village, so she had to cross this path. Since most cars could not pass through, she could only walk in.
After walking about ten meters, she felt that something was wrong. It was as if someone was following her...
When she realized that, Tina took out her phone, turned on the flashlight function, and turned around. She saw Enoch standing not far behind. She was stunned and uttered, "Why are you here?"
She screamed, suddenly realizing something. She continued to ask, "Are you following me?"
Tina's scream made Enoch nervous. He waved his hands and said hoarsely, "I want to see Luca. Help me call her."
"You can't call her yourself?" Tina calmed down her frightened heart. He was a civil servant. It was unlikely for him to act too inappropriately.
"I can't get through to her! You're her friend, so help me contact her. Otherwise, don't blame me for what I'm about to do!" Enoch threatened Tina, whom he thought was easy to scare. He would never make a move.
He wanted to contact Luca, but no matter which phone number he used, Luca seemed to know that he was the one calling.
The first time, he would be able to get through to her but no one would answer the call, and Luca would simply decline it. The second time, it would say that the other party was on the call or that he had been blocked.
"Psychopath! What you need is not Dr. Craw but a psychiatrist." Tina rolled her eyes and continued walking.
Enoch clenched his fist and punched the wall. He shouted, "You're forcing my hand!"
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1923-There was a sudden sound. Tina suddenly turned around and saw him withdraw his hand before angrily rushing toward her.
She could not help but back away. "What are you going to do?"
"I just want you to call Luca! Give me your phone!" Enoch reached out and asked her for her phone.
Tina was frightened. She was worried that he would hurt her if she did not do as he said.
She trembled as she took out her phone from her bag.
Enoch's eyes lit up the moment he saw the phone. When he wanted to use it to call Luca, he was pressed against the wall by a force and was unable to move.
"Who did that?!" Enoch shifted his gaze from Tina, only to see a man who was one head taller than him holding onto him. He waved his hands, trying to get away. However, the man was extremely powerful. "Who are you?"
Amur had followed him here. It was obvious that Enoch was stalking Tina.
He wanted to wait for Tina to go back and find a chance to teach Enoch a lesson but did not expect him to attack Tina.
He knew that Luca and Tina were close, so he had to make an early move.
"You don't need to know who I am. If you harass her again, I’ll make you regret it for the rest of your life!" Amur could not do anything but warn him since Tina was still around.
"When did you see me harassing someone?" Enoch felt the pressure on him getting stronger. He was almost out of breath.
"You’re not only harassing her but also Luca. If you harass them again, you won’t see the sunlight tomorrow." After Amur warned Enoch, he let him go. Before Enoch could react, Amur roared, "Leave!"
The man in front of him was tall, strong, and powerful. Enoch knew that he could not fight Amur. When he was let go, he immediately scrambled to leave.
Tina looked at the embarrassed state Enoch was in and shook her head helplessly. She then cast a grateful look at Amur. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Amur glanced at the narrow alley. Although there were street lights, there were not many people around. He urged her, saying, "Don't take this kind of path at night." "Oh, it's close to home. I didn't expect to be followed by this person. By the way, you are..." Tina squinted and looked at Amur carefully. She thought that he looked familiar.
"A passerby." Amur did not reveal his identity and turned around to leave. He was not bothered that she could not remember who he was. He only followed Enoch to warn him not to harass Luca again. He just ended up helping Tina.
Tina remembered that he had mentioned Luca's name and suddenly recalled who he was. She walked around him and said happily, "I remember! You're Dr. Craw's younger brother!"
Amur frowned. In the eyes of outsiders, he could only be Luca's younger brother.
He was unhappy with his identity.
"What's wrong?" Tina noticed the displeasure in his eyes.
"It's nothing. It's getting late. You should head home," Amur said.
"Are you here because of Dr. Craw?" Tina did not seem to hear him. Rather, she was concerned about whether he had eaten dinner.
"Mm, she said that she was being harassed by a man recently, so I went to see who it was. I happened to see what happened." Amur did not explain much.
"Is that so? Thank you very much for your help. If it weren't for you, I don't know what else he would have done." Tina thanked him while following behind him.
"It's not a big deal. Go home." Amur did not plan to continue chatting with her.
Tina acted as if she did not hear what he said. She asked, "By the way, have you had dinner?"
"Not yet," Amur answered honestly. Enoch made a move before office hours, so he followed him and kept watch since then. He did not have time to have dinner.
However, it did not matter to him whether he had dinner or not.
In the past, when he was on a mission and it was at a critical moment, it was common to skip meals.
"I haven't had dinner as well. I know a good pot pie shop nearby. Let's have dinner together?" Tina invited him.
"No, thank you." Amur continued walking toward the intersection.
Tina grabbed his jacket and walked toward the intersection as well. "You said you haven't eaten, right? I happen to be hungry too. Let's eat together. It's my treat as my thanks to you."
Amur watched her slender hand grab him. He thought it would be wrong if he pushed her hand off, so he had to follow her.
Tina took him to a pot pie shop at the intersection, greeted the owner of the pot pie shop, and sat at a table with Amur.
"This is an urban village, so the interior of the shop is relatively ordinary. But the pot pies in this shop are delicious. I grew up eating them. The price is cheap, and the portion is fair. Trust me, if you try it, you'll definitely like the pot pies here," Tina said.
He looked at the pot pies on the menu and could not help but say, "The pot pie she makes is delicious too."
"Who?" Tina was taken aback by what he said.
Amur lowered his gaze and replied, "Luca."
During the new year last year, Luca had made pot pie for Nyla, Eler, and him on the Island of Despair.
It was the first time he had pot pie. He thought it would not taste good, but after he ate the ones prepared by Luca, he found that they were very delicious.
Every dish she cooked was delicious.
She also told them that the new year was meant to be spent with the whole family.
Amur knew that they were family when they were on the Island of Despair, but back in A City, Luke was her family.
"Dr. Craw makes pot pies? That makes sense. The soup she made the last time was delicious. Isn't Luca your sister? Why do you call her by her name?" Tina asked curiously.
Amur still kept his gaze down, so no one could see what he was thinking. "I'm not related to her by blood."
"Oh." Although Tina felt that Amur acted a little strangely, she did not take it to heart.
The owner of the store placed the hot pot pies in front of them.
Tina said, "Try it, it's delicious!"
Amur picked up his utensils, got a pot pie, and put it into his mouth while she looked. He swallowed it slowly and enjoyed the taste of the pot pie.
The taste of this pot pie was different from the one he remembered. After all, it was not made by Luca.
Not everyone could cook as well as Luca.
Tina looked at him expectantly. She hoped this handsome man in front of her would like the food that she liked. "How is it? Is it delicious?"
"It's not the same as I remember it," Amur said after he tasted it.
"Is that so..." Tina nodded and added some chili sauce to her pot pie. "It's normal for food that was prepared by different people to not taste the same."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1924-"I know." Amur noticed that Tina seemed a little disappointed, so he added, "Although it's different, it tastes good."
Tina showed a smile and raised her eyebrows as he commented on the pot pie bluntly. "I knew that this pot pie would be able to conquer your taste buds."
Amur also added some chili sauce to the pot pie as she did.
Tina wondered, "Do you also like spicy food?"
"I eat whatever she eats," Amur said. In the three years that they spent on the Island of Despair, his preferences had been influenced by Luca. He liked whatever she cooked.
Tina understood that he was talking about Luca.
For some reason, she always felt that Amur had a secret that could not be told.
'What is this secret? We just met by chance, so it's hard to say.'
The owner went over to their table with some side dishes and put them on their table. "These are for you. Eat them with the pot pie and they'll bring out a unique flavor."
"Thank you. So many people like your pot pies. It's time to open a branch so that more people can taste your food," Tina said with a smile.
"I work alone, so I don't have the resources to expand. I'm happy here. It feels like home. If neighbors like yourself are willing to continue to support me, I won't move. Money doesn't matter. I went through 30 years without much,” the owner said emotionally.
"You don't want to see more of the world?" Tina asked. This was the first time she had a deep conversation with the owner.
"That's for young people. Enjoy the food. I'll prepare more if it's not enough." After the owner finished speaking, he went to greet the other customers.
Tina watched Amur eat the pot pie and smiled. She wanted to tell Luca what had happened tonight.
However, she instantly dismissed the thought when she thought that it might disturb her and Luke.
She dared to disturb Luca but she dared not disturb Luke.
She was thankful as long as Luke did not pick on her at work.
In the villa.
Luca and the maid helped Luke into the bathroom.
Luke was obsessed with hygiene and insisted on taking a bath.
However, he had a cast on his leg that could not get wet. The maid knew that she would not be able to persuade him, so she asked Luca for help.
Luca could not think of a good solution as Luke stared at her. With no other choice, she asked Luke to put on a bathrobe while she walked into the bathroom and observed it.
It was unrealistic to make him wipe his body without taking a bath. He had to shower before he went to bed. He was at his limit after surviving a night in the hospital.
Luca looked at the structure of the bathroom and suddenly had an epiphany. She found a large bundle of gauze and wrapped it around the showerhead.
It was a fixed showerhead, so no matter how hard she tugged on it, it would not fall off. Two long gauze pieces hung down.
Luca measured it according to his height and length, then did a stimulation to gauge the angles.
After confirming that there was no problem, she breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the bathroom.
At that point, Luke had changed into his bathrobe.
"Mr. Crawford, I'll wrap a layer of plastic wrap around your cast, okay?" Luca asked for Luke's opinion.
"As long as I can take a shower," Luke said. He had reached his limit. Even though he had wiped his body last night, he still felt that something was wrong. It was as uncomfortable as not having a bath for more than ten days.
"I promise you, as long as you wrap it in plastic wrap, you'll be able to take a shower," Luca assured him.
"Happy to do it your way." Luke did not know what she was up to but decided to trust her anyway.
She was Bianca, so she naturally knew how seriously he took cleanliness and how tortured he felt not to be able to take a bath.
Therefore, she would not make a fool out of him.
Luca nodded and walked to the kitchen.
The maid followed behind Luca and asked worriedly, "Ms. Craw, is it enough to just wrap the plaster with plastic wrap? The water from the shower is so strong that it's easy to get it wet. Do you want to consider other methods?"
The maid's concern was justified. Once the plaster was wet, the doctor's previous effort was likely to be in vain. He may have to go to the hospital to get it fixed. They had to make sure that the injury was not infected as well.
"It's okay, I have double protection measures." Luca found the plastic wrap from the cupboard and asked Mrs. Nancy, "Can I use all of this?"
"Of course," Mrs. Nancy nodded and said yes.
Luca smiled, walked out with the plastic wrap, and then came to Luke's side. She squatted down and wrapped layers of plastic wrap around the plaster.
"Okay." Luca wanted to laugh when she saw the plastered leg wrapped in plastic. However, she did not laugh out of consideration of his feelings.
"Is this alright?" Luke looked at the plaster that was well wrapped. Luca took the task seriously.
"No, let's go in for the rest. Mr. Crawford, do you want to walk in or be pushed in?" Luca asked.
"Be pushed in in my wheelchair," Luke said smugly.
Although he could jump into the bathroom with one foot, it felt too degrading. Hence, he opted for the wheelchair.
"Okay." Luca nodded, then pushed the wheelchair to the bathroom.
Luke noticed the gauze wrapped around the showerhead and asked, "What's this?"
"Gauze," Luca replied as she walked to the edge of the bathtub and put his toiletries next to the bathtub so he could use them later.
"I know, but what's the use of it?" Luke frowned. When the gauze was hung like that, it looked like he was going to hang himself.
"Don't you want to take a bath? You can prop up your injured leg here. You should sit in the bathtub with your leg suspended here. The plastic wrap ensures that it's waterproof, so it can protect the plaster well. It'll be comfortable for you to take a shower this way," Luca explained. She tugged at the gauze again and said, "Don't worry, this is strong."
"Is this the only option?" Luke looked stern.
"This is the only way. Otherwise, you can wipe your body with a towel." Luca was not sure how to react when she saw the reluctance in Luke's eyes.
"I'll do it," Luke said helplessly.
Luca nodded. She knew that he would agree to it no matter how much he hated it because he would not allow himself to not take a shower for another night.
"I'll help you into the bathtub?"
"Okay." Luke nodded. With Luca's help, he stood up and sat in the bathtub.
Luca carefully placed his plastered foot on the gauze.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1925-Seeing that the gauze was stable even with the weight of his leg, Luca breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Luke who was sitting in the bathtub and said, "Mr. Crawford, have a nice shower. I'll be waiting outside the door."
"Mm," Luke nodded. Although it was a bit awkward to take a shower like this, it was a better option than wiping his body with a wet cloth.
Luca left the bathroom and closed the door for him. She did not lock it from the inside because she would have to come in later.
The maid came over and asked softly, "Ms. Craw, are you done?"
"Yes, somewhat. Getting Mr. Crawford out of the bathroom after his shower is a big task," Luca said. After Luke was done, she would first drain the water from the bathtub so that his injury would not risk getting wet.
If he deliberately did not wear a bathrobe...
Luca's face warmed at the thought that she might see something she should not.
"I'll stay and wait for Mr. Crawford to finish his bath." The maid was worried that Luca would not be able to do it alone.
After the maid said that, Luca noticed that it was time for the maid to get off work. The weather outside today was not the best. It might snow. She said, "It's getting late. I can deal with it alone, so you should head home and be with your family."
"What about..." The maid hesitated.
Luca knew that Luke did not like to be seen by other people in a state like that. Even if the maid was here, he might end up ordering her to wait outside. There was nothing the maid could contribute if that was the case.
She said, "I can do it alone. I have experience in caring for others. Don't worry."
"Okay, I'll head home, then." Seeing that Luca was insistent, the maid decided to get off work.
Luca thought that Luke would probably wash his hair, so she said, "By the way, is there a hairdryer downstairs? Can you help me find it?"
"It's for guests. I'll find it for you." The maid nodded, turned around, and walked out of the maid's room. After a while, she returned with a hairdryer and said, "Ms. Craw, I'll put the hairdryer on the table."
"Okay. Get home safe," Luca said.
The maid smiled warmly and nodded. "Ms. Craw, you're so kind. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." Luca nodded.
After the maid left, she was the only one left in the bedroom. She heard the sound of water in the bathroom.
Luca figured that Luke had turned on the showerhead.
She glanced at the documents on the desk, which were all about the project...
Abel's words rang in her ears.
Luca clenched her fist. She knew that it was a crucial point for the project. The designs should have been decided...
She could not make up her mind whether to steal them...
Luca took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and looked away. She could not do it and could only drag it out.
It was difficult to divert her attention, so she grabbed her phone and scrolled through relevant information about what she had been drugged with.
Half an hour later, Luke's voice came from the bathroom. "I'm done."
Luca put the phone back in her pocket and approached the bathroom door. When she was about to open it, she suddenly remembered that Luke might not be wearing any clothes. She stopped and asked, "Mr. Crawford, are you dressed?"
Luke, who was sitting in the bathtub, raised his eyebrows. ‘If I'm not dressed, she won't come in?'
She acted as if their relationship never existed even though she had given birth to three of their children...
"No. What should I do?" Luke asked.
Luca found it a little hard to breathe. If she opened the door and went in without thinking, she would see a PG-18 scene.
"Mr. Crawford, drain the water in the bathtub and wrap yourself in the bathrobe I put at the side." Luca urged him. She was prepared for this.
Luke glanced at the bathrobe next to him and raised his brows. He thought it was something Luca had prepared for him to change into. Unexpectedly, she prepared it because of this.
He fumbled around, found the drain, and pressed it.
The water from the bathtub rushed down the drain. novelbin
Luca stood at the door and heard the sound.
After a while, she heard Luke say, "Okay, you can come in."
Luca opened the door and glanced tentatively inside the bathroom. Luke was still sitting in the bathtub. His upper body was covered by his bathrobe, while his injured leg was still hanging on the gauze.
"I'll help you." She walked over and gently placed Luke's feet on the tub.
Although the bathtub was no longer filled with water, it was still a little wet. The plaster was covered with plastic wrap, so the water did not affect it.
Luca raised her hand to grab Luke's armpit.
Luke put his hands on the side of the tub and sat on the edge of the tub.
Luca watched him sit firmly before she brought the wheelchair over.
When the wheelchair was near him, Luke stood up on one foot and swayed slightly.
Luca did not dare to delay for fear that he might fall, so she helped him to get into the wheelchair.
"Are you okay?" she asked in a soft voice.
"I'm alright." Luke closed his eyes and opened them again, his expression indifferent.
Luca nodded, pushed him out of the bathroom, then turned around and walked back into the bathroom. She took out a dry towel and said, "Mr. Crawford, since you washed your hair, do you need me to dry it for you?"
"I'd appreciate it." Luke's hair was still dripping wet. He lowered his eyes, not intending to do it himself.
Luca had no choice but to wipe the water droplets from his hair with a towel.
When the moisture in his hair was almost absorbed by the towel, she brought him to the office table and said, "I'm going to unplug your phone's charger."
"Mm." Luke closed his eyes, enjoying her tenderness.
Even though she was still cautious, she was still tender.
Luca plugged in the hairdryer, turned it on, and aimed it at Luke's hair.
She knew that he did not like it when his scalp was burning, so she moved the hairdryer farther away. When she raised her hand, she pulled on the muscles around her waist. It was uncomfortable.
Luca did not say a word. She silently dried his hair for him, then turned off the hairdryer and whispered, "Mr. Crawford, I've already helped you put your pajamas on the bed. Please change into them."
"Got it." Luke glanced at the computer that was on sleep mode and moved the mouse. The lock screen was on display.
He did not hide and entered the password in front of her.
Luca noticed that the password was her birthday.
She lowered her gaze and kept the hairdryer without making a sound.
He said that he liked her.
That was to say he had no feelings for Bianca anymore. However, his current password was still her birthday.
‘Does he really like me? Or is he just lonely and sees me as a way to pass the time?'
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1926-Whatever it was, Luca felt uncomfortable.
She left the maid's room with the hairdryer and closed the door for Luke.
She then stood by the wall and took a few deep breaths.
Luke heard the sound of the door closing, turned his head, and looked at the door. The tightly closed door separated him and Luca.
He had deliberately entered his password in front of her.
Up until now, he was sure that Bianca was back, but she refused to admit her identity. She was controlled by others who had an ulterior motive.
The other party might be going after him and T Corporation.
Therefore, he deliberately entered the password in front of Luca to let her know that he had not changed his passwords over the years.
His passwords were all related to her birthday.
Since she knew his passwords, she might make a move. All he had to do was wait.
Luke retracted his gaze and clicked on the software on the computer.
He had installed surveillance in the entire house where necessary, but he did not install cameras in areas where privacy was needed.
Although he wanted Luca to return to his side, he was not a pervert, so no surveillance was installed in other rooms except his bedroom.
He installed surveillance in his bedroom so that he would know if Luca had any plans.
Everything about her was in his hands.
Luke doubled the speed of the playback, set the time back to the night before, and started watching.
He wanted to see if Luca had been in his bedroom and touched anything.
When it was the early hours of the morning, Luke saw the surveillance footage of Luca walking into his bedroom.
Luke slowed down the playback.
Luca looked a little flustered.
She stood in the middle of the bedroom, looked at the safe for a few seconds, but did not go over. Instead, she walked to his desk, opened the drawer, and took out some documents.
She knew exactly where his important documents were. She had not changed at all over the years. She had always been attentive to him.
Luke lowered his gaze and watched Luca leave the bedroom on the monitor. He then accelerated the playback speed again.
He adjusted the time to yesterday evening when she said that she came back to get something.
Luke looked at the surveillance footage in the whole house. He watched her walk from outside the house to the inside, then to the bedroom. After a while, she came out with a bag. When she passed by his bedroom, she did not go in.
She did not enter his bedroom at all except for a brief visit late last night...
Luke's eyes darkened even more. novelbin
‘Is Luca here to steal data?'
At the moment, she did not look like she was here to steal data. It was more like she was here to take care of him.
However, Luke was not tricked. If Luca came back with no strings attached, she would have admitted her identity.
Even if she was angry with him, she could settle down someplace else instead of staying by his side so deliberately.
Presumably, what she was going to do would hurt him a lot, so she kept staying put.
If her mission was successful, she may be threatened. She was reluctant to lose him and her children.
Luke picked up his phone and looked at Jason's text from two hours ago. Jason told him that Enoch had waited for Luca at the door of T Corporation from before six p.m. until nine p.m.
He lowered his eyes, saved the video that Jason sent, and sent it to Jack.
After he was certain that Jack had received it, he called him.
"Father-in-law." It was a private call, so Luke did not address him by his title.
Jack glanced at Queenie, who was watching TV, stood up, and explained to her, "I'm going to pick up a call. It's about work."
"Okay." Queenie nodded and handed an apple to Leia. "Leia, come and eat an apple. The doctor said you need more nutrients now."
Leia glanced at Jack and took the apple from Queenie.
It was not until Jack went upstairs that she said, "Mom, do you think Dad is acting weird?"
"What's so weird about him?" Queenie picked up an apple and took a bite.
"Dad avoids being in the same room as you when he takes a phone call. Isn't that weird?" Leia had bad intentions and wanted to make Queenie have a fight with Jack. If there was a gap in their relationship, it was more likely that Queenie would pay for the organs that she desperately needed from the black market.
"It's a work call. Most of his work calls are kept secret. It's normal. Don't make random guesses." Queenie trusted Jack a lot.
He sometimes had to keep things secret even from his family members, so it was normal for him to step aside to answer his calls.
Leia pursed her lips and replied, "Mom, don't be careless. Although Dad is old, he's still attractive to the foxes outside. You'd better be careful." "You're talking nonsense. If your dad hears you say that about him, he'll scold you. Your dad is very dissatisfied with you now. Be careful about what you say and do. Don't make him angry.” Queenie persuaded her patiently.
Leia was not bothered and continued watching TV.
'Jack must be hiding something from us. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be so careful.'
If she found out what he was up to, she might be able to break up the couple.
On the other hand.
Jack went upstairs, cleared his throat, and asked, "Luke, why are you calling so late at night?"
"I sent you a video. Have you watched it?" Luke asked.
Jack was startled and replied, "I haven't had time to watch it yet. What video is it?"
"The video of Enoch standing at the door of T Corporation waiting for Luca to get off work. My employee sent it to me today." Luke mentioned this matter in a gloomy tone. He could not believe that Enoch would not let it go even after Luca had turned him down.
He also thought of Julian, the man who ruined his time with Luca.
Therefore, he had no mercy for him.
However, Enoch had no compromising materials and was also Jack's subordinate. He had to consider their relationship, hence he did not plan to deal with it rashly.
"What?!" Jack was surprised. He suddenly remembered that Enoch had left early today. "No wonder this kid said that he had to leave work early for something. I didn't think that he would go to find Luca.
That's outrageous! He didn't do anything to Luca, right? "
"No, Luca has been taking care of me and didn't go to the company today," Luke replied. He expressed his thoughts directly, "Father-in-law, this person has caused trouble for me and Luca. There are so many places in the country. I hope he can be transferred somewhere else, a place where he can focus on his career development
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1927-Luke's words made Jack determined. "I've been considering a position for transfer recently and Enoch was shortlisted. I know what to do."
Jack considered that Enoch was a local, and his whole family was involved in local politics.
Even though he was on the dispatch list, he was still thinking about whether to transfer him.
However, Jack did not have any second thoughts now. He decided to transfer Enoch.
Enoch had no one to blame. After all, as a father, Jack had done very little for Bianca. He had to do something for her now.
Moreover, Enoch's transfer was also a promotion. It was good for his future development.
"Yeah." Luke did not say anything after he heard Jack's answer. He knew that Jack would do what was necessary.
When he was about to hang up the phone, Jack checked in on how he was doing. "By the way, Luke, are you okay?"
"It wasn't great at first, but she's by my side and I'm fine now." Luke's words made Jack smile.
Luke did not express much love for Bianca in front of him, but this sentence was enough to show the place that Bianca held in his heart.
"That's great to hear. Your mother-in-law and I will visit you another day," Jack said.
"It's alright. I'll visit you two with her another day. Father-in-law, I still have work to do. I'll have to hang up," Luke said. novelbin
"Okay." Jack hung up the phone too.
He walked out of the study and saw Leia standing not far from the door. His expression darkened as he shouted, "Were you eavesdropping?"
"I didn't. Dad, your study door was closed. How could I have eavesdropped..." Leia showed a flattering smile, but there was slight awkwardness.
She wanted to eavesdrop, but the soundproofing was too good, so she could not hear anything.
She only heard him calling Luke's name.
Hence, the person who called him was Luke, not a civil servant.
‘Why did he say it was a work call?'
Luke was in business, while Jack was in politics. The two should have no working relationship.
"What are you doing here, then?" Jack's expression was still stern. After he realized that Leia was not responsible, he had no feelings toward her.
The reason why he did not sever their father-daughter relationship was that Queenie was reluctant.
"I'm here to check in on you, Dad. You've been upstairs for so long, so I wanted to ask you to come down to have some fruits." Leia showed a well-behaved look, but it was useless against Jack.
He went straight downstairs.
Leia glanced at the study and followed him.
Queenie was sitting on the sofa and watched them walk down the stairs one after the other. She raised a gentle smile and asked with concern, "Were you talking about something that I can't know about?"
Jack glanced at Leia, walked over to Queenie, and sat down. "There's nothing that you can't know about.”
"Well, I don't know." Queenie laughed cheekily.
Leia sat next to her and said, "Mom, Dad won't hide anything from you, right? Dad?"
Jack met Leia's gaze. He was displeased looking at those big, round eyes.
In the beginning, the two of them liked Leia's eyes. She was articulate in the welfare agency and was good-looking, so they decided to adopt her.
However, the same eyes were too tainted now. They were no longer pleasant to look at.
Leia touched her face and felt a little out of place when she saw Jack just staring at her without answering. "Dad, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something dirty on my face?"
"I don't lie to your mother, but have you lied to us?" Jack asked. He knew a lot of what Leia had done. She had only admitted part of it.
Leia was startled. She did not expect him to bring up such a sharp question.
Ever since Bianca came back, all he cared about was Bianca. He treated her as though she did not exist at all. Otherwise, why would he keep bringing up the past?
He should let it go.
Queenie realized that something was wrong. She tugged on Jack's sleeve and whispered, "Dear, what are you doing?"
"I'm curious." Jack continued to stare at Leia. ‘When will she admit to the things she did? When will she learn to apologize to those who have been hurt by her?'
"Dad, I know I've messed up a lot of things and done some ridiculous things as well, but didn't we agree to leave all of that in the past?" Leia tugged on Queenie's sleeve.
She was broke and had to please her. Otherwise, she would have nowhere to live if she was kicked out of Norman Residence.
"Yeah, Leia knows that she's in the wrong," Queenie spoke up for Leia. Now that Bianca was not by her side, her only hope was that the family could live in harmony and that there would be no more troubles for them.
Leia glanced at the time and immediately said, "Yes, I know I was in the wrong. I'll stay by your side in the future, take good care of you, and be filial to you. By the way, it's almost time for your daily news, Dad. I'll help you change the channel."
She picked up the remote control, turned the channel to the news program, and took the opportunity to change the subject.
Queenie held Jack's hand and rubbed it lightly. "She knows that she did something wrong. As parents, we should let it go."
Jack looked at Queenie doting on Leia. It was her doting and his neglect that turned Leia into what she was.
If it were not for Leia, Bianca would not have suffered so much.
However, that was all in the past. No matter how angry he was about the events of the past, Bianca had already gone through plastic surgery. She was now forced to stay by Luke's side.
This was a fact that could not be changed.
The news officially began. Jack looked away from Leia and looked at the TV.
As the news played, Leia pretended to be watching TV with them. However, she was not at all interested in the news.
That was until the economic channel reported that T Corporation was going to participate in the Russian project.
She instantly paid attention to the news.
The Russian project, if successful, would help T Corporation garner a lot of profits...
Leia was jealous that Luke's future was bright. Not only did she fail to get together with him, but she also lost so much in the process.
"Luke is getting more and more capable." Queenie looked at the news and could not help but sigh. She was proud that Luke was their son-in-law. She regarded him as half a son.
"Yeah, if they win the bid for this project, his company's future development will be even better." Although Jack was in politics, he also understood the economic and business impact of this project.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1928-“Wow, then Brother-in-law must be a great person." Leia listened to his analysis as she deliberately exclaimed.
"Of course. Luke is very capable," Queenie joined the conversation. Her voice was filled with admiration for Luke.
Leia felt depressed when she heard Queenie say so.
How could an outstanding man like Luke fall into Bianca's hands if it were not because they refused to help her and favored Bianca over her?
However, Bianca did not appreciate Luke either.
"There must be many women who have their eyes on such a capable man like Brother-in-law. Sis still hasn't come back yet. Could it be that she doesn't care about him anymore?" Leia pretended to mention Bianca unintentionally.
Queenie's smile disappeared when Leia mentioned Bianca. It had been three days since Queenie received Bianca's call.
"Your brother-in-law isn't someone like that. Stop talking nonsense." Queenie held Leia's hand and squeezed it gently, hinting her to stop talking about it.
Bianca's matter was a knot in Jack's and Queenie's hearts.
"A man will always have women surrounding them even though Brother-in-law is loyal to Sis. Perhaps one day... Mom, you know what I mean. The people in the industry are all the same. They're exposed to a bigger world. And it's been a long time since Sis came back. She might have forgotten about her husband." Leia was trying to pick the thorn in their flesh.
Jack slammed the coffee table and glared at Leia. "Aren't you the reason why Bianca ended up like this today?"
"Dad?" Leia widened her eyes as she did not expect Jack to say something like that to her.
"I'll make sure you get the hell out of here if you dare to say something like that again. You'll have nothing to do with the Norman family when that happens, regardless if you're dead or alive!" Jack leaped to his feet and left without continuing to watch the news.
Leia was stunned.
Queenie glanced at Leia, then stood up as well. "You shouldn't have said those things. Go upstairs and get some rest."
After that, Queenie headed upstairs together with Jack.
Leia smirked after she watched both of them make their way up the stairs.
She deliberately mentioned Bianca to shift their attention to that woman who was nowhere to be found. That way, Leia would be able to carry out her plans later.
Leia's purpose was to take over the Norman family's possessions.
Queenie and Jack entered their bedroom together after Queenie followed him upstairs. Queenie let out a sigh when she saw that Jack was still angry. He sat down on the sofa. She came over and massaged Jack's shoulders gently. “Leia didn't mean it. Don't be mad."
Jack replied in an irritated tone, "She did it on purpose. Bianca wouldn't have ended up like this if she hadn't conspired with those people."
"Did something happen to Bianca?" Queenie could sense that something was wrong with his words.
Jack was startled for a moment. He was angry and suddenly reminded of Luca's current situation, as well as what she had gone through.
Bianca would not have been kidnapped and forced to change her appearance if it had not been for Leia. Bianca would not be forced to return to their side while hiding her true identity.
However, there was no way he could let Queenie know about this.
Jack had no choice but to lie to Queenie. "It's just that Bianca lost her memory, and she can't remember anything. That's why she chose to study abroad. Tell me, would Bianca have to go through all those terrible things that made her go mad and lose her memory if it wasn't for Leia? Honestly, I regret it now. I regret adopting Leia at the orphanage!"
It got Jack thinking about it after everything they had been through. He even thought that it was only a matter of time before Leia bit the hand that fed her and took advantage of him and his wife!
Jack would never let such things happen when he was still able to stop Leia!
Queenie let out a sigh as she massaged his shoulders gently. "Alright. It's over now. There's no point talking about what happened in the past. Jack, we should move on."
Jack looked at her and let out a sigh. He wanted to move on too, but he could not forget about those things as he was often reminded of the hardships that Luca might have suffered.
After all, Luca was their biological daughter, while Leia was only an adopted child raised by them.
Luca did not live with them when she was young and had never been showered with their love just like Leia.
However, it was impossible to ignore their blood ties. Besides, Leia had been getting out of control in the last few years. It became even more obvious when she was compared to Luca.
"Alright, my dear. Leia didn't mean to say those things. She has learned from her mistakes." Queenie was worried that Jack would really kick Leia out of the house, so she continued to put in good words for Leia.
"You shouldn't be spoiling her. She's going to be a lost cause if she continues to behave like this!" Jack felt helpless.
Queenie smiled and went along with what he said. "Alright. Leia has learned her lesson after everything that she's been through. So, stop talking about what she did in the past. At least we have a daughter who's keeping us company now. We can only count the days until we get to see our daughter again if Leia isn't here."
Jack heard what Queenie said, and he realized that he had said too many things that would remind her of the past.
Jack stood up and held Queenie's hands. "Bea is doing fine. Come on."
Queenie lifted her head and looked at him. “Why did you suddenly say that? Is there any news about Bianca lately?”
Jack wanted to tell Queenie that Luca’s true identity was Bianca, but Luke’s warning kept repeating in his mind. He could not tell her.
"No. Bea would usually contact you first. How can I possibly talk to her when you can’t even reach her?" Jack had no choice but to continue to conceal the matter. Before Jack found out the truth, the person Luke had arranged would only contact Queenie. Luke told him that it was because he was afraid that Jack would realize something was off.
The person who pretended to imitate Bianca’s voice hardly contacted Jack after he found out the truth.
The hope in Queenie’s eyes faded away when Jack told her that he did not know anything about Bianca.
"It’s late. Go clean yourself up and get some rest." Jack had no choice but to ask Queenie to do something else to distract her attention when he saw how upset she was. Jack felt annoyed. He should not have mentioned their daughter.
Leia was the one who annoyed him, and that was why he accidentally blurted it out.
"Alright." Queenie walked into the bathroom absent-mindedly.
Jack pulled a straight face and turned his phone to silent mode. He watched the video Luke had sent him for a while. After that, he closed the video after confirming that the person in the video was Enoch. Then, he sent a message to Luke.
[Ask the person who’s pretending to be Bea to send a few messages to your mother-in-law when you’re free. She’s been missing Bea a lot lately.]
Jack deleted the video and the message after he sent the message to Luke.
He was cautious enough to prevent Queenie from finding out.
Moreover, Leia was with them now.
Jack had finally realized it today. Leia was someone to worry about even though she was sick. She would plot against him when her health was in a better condition.
He had to keep an eye on her.
Jack put his phone down and connected it to the phone cable to charge it. He waited until Queenie came out of the bathroom, then he brought his pajamas along with him and walked into the bathroom.
Leia told her that Jack must be hiding something from her when he hid from her to pick up the call earlier.
Queenie was not worried that Jack might be having an affair. They had been a couple for so many years, so she knew what kind of person Jack was. She was sure that he was not that kind of person.
She was just worried that Jack was hiding Bianca's matter from her.
Queenie took a deep breath. She decided to walk toward the bedside table and pick up Jack's phone.
Queenie tapped on the phone's screen. She needed the passcode to unlock Jack's phone, and she knew his passcode. She glanced in the direction of the washroom and chose to key in the passcode. After that, she opened his messages. The chat conversation pinned on top was with her.
Queenie continued to scroll down. Other than the office group chats, the latest message was from Luke.
She tapped on the message with trembling hands. Luke had replied to him: [Alright, Father-in-law.]
Queenie scrolled up, but those were the old messages. She quickly went through the char records but did not find out anything related to Bianca. The messages were mostly about work, as well as some conversations with the seniors and juniors.
Some of them were the audio messages sent by the kids using Luke's phone.
The sound of the running water in the bathroom became softer. Queenie quickly returned to the home screen and continued to charge the phone.
Queenie waited until Jack came out of the bathroom. She looked up and said innocently, “Dear, your phone rang just now. I was curious, so I picked it up and took a look at it."
Jack remained calm when he noticed there were not many changes in Queenie's expression. "Whose message was that?"
"It was Luke's. I opened the chat knowing it was Luke. What did you tell him? Why did he reply to you with just an 'alright'?" Queenie asked. The messages that had been read would not appear in the notifications again. That was why she needed to look for an excuse to tell Jack that she had opened Luke's message. She also wanted to take the chance to see if the two were keeping secrets from her.
"Oh, I called him but he didn't answer the call. So I left him a voicemail telling him that you're missing Bea. I reminded him to ask Bea to give you a call and have a chat with you to cheer you up when he's able to contact her." Jack had been working in the officialdom for more than ten years. It was easy for
him to make up a story.
He did not intend to lie to Queenie, but it was better for her this way.
“I see." Queenie nodded and apologized, “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to look at your phone. I just happened to see it—"
"It's alright. We've been a couple for years. There's nothing on my phone that I wish to hide from you. You can look at it anytime you want." Jack knew what Queenie was thinking, but he did not expose her.
He reckoned that Queenie must have opened his messages. Otherwise, she would not have noticed Luke's message.
Queenie was not dumb either. After all, she had been in the corrupted environment of the entertainment industry back then. Even though she had protected herself well all these years, she still knew a lot of things.
“I'm tired. I'm going to rest first." Queenie let out a sigh when Jack did not blame her for looking at his phone. She would not have done this if it had not been for Leia encouraging her to do so.
Queenie lay down on the bed and tucked herself in. She closed her eyes so that Jack would not notice the complicated feelings in her eyes.
Jack secretly let out a sigh as he watched Queenie close her eyes. Fortunately, he had immediately deleted the messages. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain it to her if she saw the conversation.
The following day.
Luca woke up and touched her waist. She could not help pursing her lips.
Luca could feel the pain in her waist by just pressing on the wound gently. She knew her wound infection had worsened without needing to check it.
The wound had yet to heal until now. Abel must have done something to the knife that he used to stab her. He had no particular reason. He just wanted to see Luca in pain.
Luca had so much work to do now. She hardly had the time to figure out what kind of drug Abel used and how to recover from it...
Luca frowned as she walked into the bathroom and lifted her shirt. Then, she removed the bandage wrapped around her waist. After Luca removed the bandage layer after layer, she noticed that the inflammation on her wound was worse than yesterday.
“As expected." Luca picked up a cotton swab to clean up the pus oozing from the wound and put it in a test tube.
Luca had prepared the tools before she slept last night. It was to make it convenient for her to collect the sample and figure out what was going on.
She took out some more cotton swabs and swiped the liquid on her wound. Then, she cleaned her wound with iodine. The last step would be to dress the wound and wrap the bandage around her waist.
It took her fifteen minutes to finish doing everything.
Luca quickly cleaned herself up as she would have to prepare breakfast for Luke later.
She came to the first floor after getting washed up. The maid ran into her at the stairs.
“Ms. Luca, you're awake. I thought you overslept and was planning to look for you upstairs," the maid smiled and said to Luca.
“I woke up a little late today. Oh, is Mr. Crawford awake?" Luca looked in the direction of the maid's room. Luke was very particular about his food and environment.
Luca wondered if Luke was able to rest well in the maid's room.
"Mr. Crawford is up. I just pushed him into the bathroom to let him wash up just now." The maid headed to the kitchen after answering Luca.
Luca nodded after she heard that Luke had already freshened up. Then, she followed the maid into the kitchen and began to make breakfast.
The maid saw that Luca was preparing breakfast, so she stayed near Luca to help her. She could not help but exclaim while looking at Luca's side profile. "It's getting colder every day. In the previous years,
it would have already snowed by now, but the first snowfall of the year has yet to come."
"Yes. Perhaps it'll be late this year." Luca continued the conversation while she beat the eggs.
Luca suddenly remembered that the kids were not here when she was about to grab a few more eggs. There were only three people in the villa—Luke, Luca, and the maid. novelbin
Luca put down the eggs she had just picked up.
The maid noticed Luca's gesture. She tried to contain herself, but she could not help letting out a chuckle. "I'm sorry, Ms. Luca. I didn't mean to laugh at you."
Luca shook her head and replied, "It's alright. I've gotten used to making the children's breakfast too."
"It's become a habit." The maid sighed. "Previously, the villa was filled with the kids' laughter when they were still here. It has become so much quieter since the kids were sent back to Crawford Manor."
Luca nodded. Indeed, the house felt lifeless without the kids' laughter and cheerful voices. Luca was not used to it either.
However, Luke and Luca had been busy with work lately. She could not find the time to take care of the kids when the wound on her waist still hurt.
Even though Luca missed them, she did not take the initiative to suggest to Luke that he bring the kids back here—unless Luke mentioned it first.
Anyway, she would not be able to take good care of them.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1930-Luca was reminded of the situation at Crawford Manor when she thought about the kids.
Although Allison was in South Korea now and the situation at Crawford Manor would not be as belligerent as before, Susan would not want them there.
The kids would probably suffer there if Old Master Crawford was not there as well...
Luca secretly let out a sigh, hoping that she could recover quickly so she could ask Luke to bring the kids back here. Luca knew that her remaining days with them were numbered.
Luca would have to appreciate every moment she spent together with her children.
Once Luca was done preparing breakfast, Luca brought the food and headed to Luke's bedroom.
Luke was already sitting at his office desk and working early in the morning. He seized every second and minute to handle his work. Luca could not help but feel inevitably nervous.
Luca looked at the pile of documents stacked up high on his table. She walked toward him and put the breakfast down on Luke's desk. “Mr. Crawford, have your breakfast first."
"Alright." Luke took his breakfast from her. It smelled so good that it dispelled his earlier thought of skipping breakfast. He took the plate of scrambled eggs from her and took a bite. The warmth of the eggs was just perfect. It was good as usual, but he could smell that there was something different with the eggs.
"This doesn't taste the same," said Luke.
Luca explained, "I added some fresh herbs. It's good for your health."
Luke did not continue to ask as he knew Luca would not do anything to harm him. She would have done so if she really wanted to physically harm him. She would not have waited until now.
The first chance she had was when he was in New York.
Luke would have died if it had not been for her. His nerves might have gotten affected, causing him to be disabled.
However, Luca tried her best to save Luke, and that was why he knew he would never harm him using a method like this.
Luke finished the bread after he finished eating the scrambled eggs.
Luca watched Luke finish his breakfast, then she placed a pack of pills beside him. She said, "Mr. Crawford, remember to take your medicine half an hour later." "Are you going out?" Luke raised his eyebrows.
“Yes. I've finished working on the documents. I have to go back to the office," said Luca. She had worked overtime last night and finally finished translating the documents Jason brought over. Hence, she had to return to the office.
Luca thought of following up with the research going on downstairs. On the other hand, she wanted to get the new documents too.
"Mr. Doyle will be coming later. You don't have to go back to the office," replied Luke.
Luca had no choice but to nod her head. Well, it might be a good idea for her not to go out. She could work on studying the liquid that oozed from her wound while waiting for Mr. Doyle.
"I'm leaving first if there's nothing else." Luca carried the tray, turned around, and left.
Luke watched Luca leave, then continued with his work.
Luca had a few bites of breakfast after she placed the tray in the kitchen sink. Then, she turned around and headed upstairs. She brought the test tube with her and walked into the study.
She had all her facilities in her study. Luca did not say anything since Luke and the kids had moved in to stay with her. The study was solely hers.
Luke, who used to separate his bedroom from his study, cooperated with Luca. He gave Luca the study, while he chose to work in his bedroom. The kids would not come into the study to play either.
Luca believed that Luke must have instructed the kids prior to that.
Luca held the test tube, extracted the liquid out of it, and began to study it.
She had to figure out what kind of drug Abel used on her as soon as possible so that she could recover.
The maid knocked on the door after a while.
"Ms. Luca, are you inside?"
"Yes." Luca put the test tube away, took off her glasses, and stood up. Then, she walked toward the door to open it.
The maid smiled and said, "I was knocking on your bedroom door just now but you weren't there. Mr. Crawford told me that you should be in the study. And he's right indeed."
"What's the matter?" Luca asked.
"Ah, yes. Mr. Crawford asked me to inform you that Mr. Doyle is here." The maid passed Luke's message to her.
"Alright. I'm going down now." Luca nodded and closed the door of the study. Then, she headed to her bedroom, carried the files in her arms, and trotted down the stairs.
Luca was about to head to the maid's room when she reached the first floor. However, the maid winked at Luca. Luca stopped and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Mr. Crawford was yelling just now. Something bad must have happened. Ms. Luca, it'd be better for you to wait here so that you won't accidentally offend Mr. Crawford when you go in." The maid gave Luca a kind reminder while she was still holding the rag in her hands. She had planned on cleaning Luke's room.
However, the maid just stood where she was and dared not to move when she heard Luke yelling angrily in the maid's room. She was afraid that she would offend the person in the room by making a sound and get herself fired.
Luca stopped and stood there together with the maid.
Luke was angry?
Luca fell silent and listened to the noises in the room.
She heard nothing.
"Did Mr. Crawford really get angry just now?" Luca asked suspiciously.
“Yes. Mr. Crawford was yelling just now, and he said something harsh like he would ask Mr. Doyle to resign immediately if he couldn't handle the matter well,” The maid nodded and said in a soft voice, afraid that she would be heard by the people inside.
"That's serious." Luca was startled. She stared at the door to the maid's room. The door was closed, and the noises inside had gotten softer. She could not hear anything.
Luca wondered if it was regarding the matter that had happened in Watson Biopharmaceuticals.
It was either something had gone wrong with the application procedure for Dr. Albus' product launch or the company project. Only those two things could make Luke lose his temper.
However, the project seemed to be going smoothly, and she had not received any bad news about it...
Hence, Luca suspected that there must be something wrong with Dr. Albus' research.
Luca took her phone out of her pocket and opened the group chat for Watson Biopharmaceuticals. As expected, the group chat was bombarded with messages. Luca had muted the group chat, so Rhett would always keep Luca informed when there was something related to her and her job. That was why she did not find out what had happened in the first instance.
Luca found out that Dr. Albus' application for the patent and product launch had been turned down through the conversation in the group chat.
The reason was that a biopharmaceutical company with foreign investments had already applied for the patent using the same research findings and formula. There were rumors that they would be launching the product in two days.
The company's commissioner had already discussed the market price of the product with the Food and Drug Administration. That was why Dr. Albus' research was not approved. Furthermore, he might be accused of stealing someone's research.
Luca lowered her eyes when she read those messages.
She felt guilty, but there was nothing she could do now.
Luca was no longer looking at the messages in the group chat. It would not change anything even if she read those messages.
Luca had stolen Dr. Albus' research and given it to Abel. She watched Abel sell the research to someone else, and there was nothing she could do about it. She even got stabbed twice.
Luca lowered her head and smiled bitterly.