Ch. 1931..1940
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1931-Luca felt sorry for Dr. Albus and herself.
She was like a puppet being toyed by Abel.
Luke had approved a huge amount of money for Dr. Albus' research. The money that Luke invested was all in vain...
It was a heavy blow to the company no matter how financially strong they were.
Luca lowered her head. The maid saw this and said, “Ms. Luca, you can leave the documents here if you're afraid. I can help you pass them to Mr. Doyle."
"It's alright." Luca shook her head and continued to stand there, waiting for Luke.
Mr. Doyle hurriedly came out of the room after a while. He was startled for a moment when he saw Luca. "Dr. Craw."
"Mr. Doyle, can I talk to you for a minute?" Luca asked. She noticed that Jason seemed to be in a hurry, so it would be better not to hold him up. That was why she asked him first.
"Yes, but only for a short while. Boss is getting changed now. We'll have to depart once he's done," replied Jason.
Luca handed the folders to him and said, "These are the translated documents. I've emailed the text files to Alya. And did you bring the documents that need to be translated today?"
"Yes. They're on Mr. Crawford's desk. The two folders on the leftmost are yours." Jason nodded as he took her folders from her. Then, he said, "Dr. Craw, I'll go start the car first if there's nothing else."
"Sure." Luca nodded and glanced at the maid's room. She let out a sigh in her heart and walked into the room.
Luke was putting on a sweater. His gestures were a little clumsy as he was sitting in a wheelchair.
"Mr. Crawford, let me help you." Luca stepped forward and helped Luke to pull the sweater down.
The sweater swept past Luke's hair and created some static electricity. Luca reminded Luke, "Mr. Crawford, your hair."
"Comb my hair for me." The look on Luke's face did not look good. He picked up the long jacket on his thigh and put it on.
Luca nodded and trotted into the bathroom to get his comb. Then, she walked out and combed Luke's hair.
"I guess you should already know about what happened in Watson Biopharmaceuticals, right?" Luke asked.
“I just saw the group chat and found out about it just now." Luca's voice was a little soft. She dared not to say too much about it. Guilt and remorse filled her heart every time she talked about what had happened to Dr. Albus.
According to Abel's next instruction, Dr. Albus would be taking the blame for someone else. He would be held accountable and forced to resign. It would be difficult for him to continue working in this industry again once his reputation was destroyed.
Even if Dr. Albus would like to return to lecturing in universities, it was impossible for him to do so.
After all, the universities had high requirements for their professors' virtues. It was just like Dr. Cole. He was fired after what had happened.
Dr. Cole lost his job as a university lecturer after the situation grew bigger.
Everyone was avoiding him. Dr. Cole, who once enjoyed his glorious position in the industry, fell into the abyss in the twinkling of an eye.
What Luca did caused T Corporation to lose a lot of money and was hurting another person...
Luca could still comfort herself by saying that she was serving justice as a vigilante if that person was a wicked person who had committed a heinous crime. However, Dr. Albus did not do anything harmful other than being snobbish.
"What do you think?" Luke maneuvered the wheelchair, moved himself to the dressing mirror, and tied his tie in front of the mirror.
Luca looked at their two figures in the mirror. "I have no comments. There seems to be something fishy going on."
"It's fishy, indeed. It's either Dr. Albus stole someone's research or someone stole his research and sold it to others," Luke said as he tied his tie. He was also paying attention to Luca's expression.
The company was doomed to suffer a loss no matter which possibility it was. novelbin
Besides, there were rumors about Watson Biopharmaceuticals flying around now.
Even though Watson Biopharmaceuticals was a company built with the support of the government, the company's reputation would be ruined now that it had encountered such an issue. That was why many people had different explanations for this.
It was not just about the loss now. It was also about the reputation of T Corporation and Watson Biopharmaceuticals.
This would lead to a crisis if they did not handle this well.
Luke did not want to let the fallout continue. That was why he planned to handle this himself.
Luca nodded stiffly. She was well aware of the situation, but she was not allowed to say anything.
"I have to go to Watson Biopharmaceuticals," Luke said to her after he tied his tie like a husband reporting his whereabouts to his wife.
Luca nodded stiffly. Something came across her mind, and she said, "Mr. Crawford, wait a minute." Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and turned around to face her, thinking that she had something to confess to him.
"What's the matter?"
"It's cold out there. You didn't put on enough layers, especially on your legs, so you should at least cover yourself with a blanket," Luca said. Luke was unable to put on another layer of pants as his leg was still in a cast.
It was warm in the house, but it must be cold out there.
Luca was worried that Luke might catch a cold. Hence, she opened the closet and found a blanket. She remembered the maid had put a blanket here when she was tidying up his clothes yesterday.
Luca carefully placed the blanket on Luke's thighs after she found the blanket.
There was warmth in Luke's eyes when he watched Luca place the blanket on him.
Luca cared about him...
However, this was not the time to enjoy this heartwarming moment. Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and headed outside after Luca stood up straight. "Your folders are on the leftmost of my desk."
"Alright, Mr. Crawford." The feelings in the depths of Luca's eyes faded in a second.
Luca found the folders that she had to work on, then walked out of the room following behind Luke.
The maid hurried over to Luke's side when she saw him maneuvering the wheelchair himself. She said, "Mr. Crawford, let me help you."
Luke turned around and glanced at Luca, who was wearing thin clothes. He nodded, saying, "Sure."
Luca stood in front of the French window and watched the maid push Luke to Jason's car. Luke then got in. Luca let out a sigh, which left the vapor of her breath on the mirror.
Luke would be even busier after this.
Luca had prayed that they would take things slower, but she did not expect them to strike so quickly.
Dr. Albus would have grabbed the chance from them if they had acted slowly.
Abel was not that dumb.
Luca watched the car leave, then she lowered her gaze.
The maid returned to the house and saw Luca in such a state. She asked with concern, "Ms. Luca, you don't look too good. Did you get scolded by Mr. Crawford just now?"
"No." Luca shook her head. Luke did not say anything to her just now. He only made a simple analysis of the situation with her.
However, Luke not saying anything just made Luca feel more uneasy about it.
It felt like Luke's eyes could see through her.
The maid did not say another word about it and just asked, "Oh, I forgot to ask Mr. Crawford if he's coming back for dinner." "Just prepare his portion," said Luca. Even though she knew it might take some time for Luke to handle this matter and he probably would not come back early tonight, she still asked the maid to prepare his dinner.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1932-"Alright. I'll do some cleaning first, then I'll prepare lunch. Ms. Luca, is there anything you'd like to have for lunch?" the maid asked.
"No. Anything will do," replied Luca as she carried the folders in her arms and made her way up the stairs.
Luca pushed the bedroom door open and placed the two folders on her dressing table. She opened the folders and glanced at the documents. There was not much content to be translated. novelbin
Luca opened another folder with some confusion and realized there was not much content in this folder either.
The documents that needed to be translated should increase when the project was reaching the final stage.
Why were the documents getting fewer?
Luca thought she would be able to finish translating these by afternoon. Hence, she put the folders aside and returned to the study. She wanted to continue her experiment by separating the components in the sample.
On the other hand.
Jason drove Luke to Watson Biopharmaceuticals.
Everyone in the office tensed up the moment Jason pushed Luke into the office. They had already found out about Dr. Albus' matter, and they knew how serious it was when they saw their boss come to the office himself.
The manager of the company came out to welcome Luke. He was so nervous that there were beads of sweat on his forehead when he saw Luke and Jason.
"Boss, this way." The manager saw the cold look on Luke's face. It was much colder than the cold, blustering wind out there. Even though Luke was sitting in a wheelchair, he still had an imposing aura on him. The manager did not even dare to take a deep breath when he was standing beside him.
Jason pushed Luke to the elevator.
The manager quickly pressed the button.
The elevator was already waiting on the first floor. The doors slowly slid open the moment he pressed the button.
Jason pushed Luke into the elevator, while the manager followed behind them. He pressed the floor where the meeting room was at.
The doors closed, blocking the gazes of the other employees in the lobby.
The manager did not feel any better after entering the elevator.
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and shot a glance at Jason.
They usually got along with each other well, and Jason was usually lenient with others. However, the expression on Jason's face was serious now.
The manager looked at the numbers that gradually went up as the elevator rose. He was wondering why such a thing happened when he had only taken over the manager position for two months.
What rotten luck!
“Has anyone looked at the surveillance footage?" Jason asked first. Luke remained silent and gloomy. Hence, Jason was the one who started asking questions.
"The security department is already going through the footage. We'll screen through any suspicious people and start investigating," the manager answered immediately. The moment such big trouble was exposed to the public, he followed Dr. Albus' advice and initiated the investigation right away.
However, there were too many surveillance cameras in the office building. It would take some time to get to the bottom of the case.
Besides, there were more than ten researchers on Dr. Albus' research team. The researchers were also within the scope of the investigation.
After all, they participated in the whole process of the research. They might be the ones who sold the research data to someone else.
"Any clues?" Jason asked again.
The manager pulled a long face, shook his head, and replied, "The scope of the investigation is still too big, and the relevant personnel is still investigating it."
"It's too slow." Luke, who had been keeping silent, spoke in a dissatisfied tone. "Ask Gale to conduct the investigation."
The manager blinked his eyes. Gale? It was only when Jason replied that he realized Luke was not talking to him.
Gale was going to be involved in this matter. It seemed like Luke was taking it seriously.
Jason picked up the phone and sent a message to Gale. Jason briefly told him what had happened and asked him to head to Watson Biopharmaceuticals now.
The elevator reached the floor where the meeting room was on.
Jason pushed Luke's wheelchair and walked out of the elevator.
Dr. Albus and a few professors were standing outside the elevator waiting for them.
Dr. Albus stepped forward when he saw Luke walk out of the elevator. "Boss, please, you have to get people to investigate this matter and clear my and my team's names!"
Dr. Albus knew that he would have to bear the brunt of this situation if the outcome of the investigation was bad. What he would be facing then was an unbearable price that he would have to pay for the rest of his life.
Hence, Dr. Albus could not be bothered to find out who the culprit was. He wanted to prove his innocence first, then continue with the rest of it.
Luke did not say anything. It was not that he had never seen such a scene before.
T Corporation had always been making people green with envy. Many of them wanted to steal T Corporation's confidential information to gain some benefits. This was not the first time such things happened.
However, this was the first time that it had caused such a big loss to T Corporation.
This whole time, there were no cases of confidential information and research data being reported stolen. That was why Luke did not expect this to happen. Of course, the losses could not be avoided.
“Start the meeting," said Luke in a cold voice.
Jason heard Luke and pushed him to the meeting room immediately.
The professors did not follow Luke when they saw this. They talked in low voices to each other instead. "It looks like the boss isn't in a good mood. We'd better keep our mouths shut."
"Can he be in a good mood after everything that has happened? It's a huge loss. Dr. Albus, good luck to you." Another research professor said to Dr. Albus.
Dr. Albus looked depressed.
The manager who was standing beside them urged them, saying, "Stop talking about it here. Hurry up and go in. Otherwise, everyone will have to suffer if the boss continues to be in a bad mood."
The professors trotted to the meeting room once he said that.
The meeting started with dead silence in the room.
Luke looked at them with his sharp eyes. They were usually very talkative when they were asking for funds for their research. They kept asking for more to fund their research.
Now, everyone was keeping silent after something had happened.
"Tell me. What are you going to do about what happened this time?" Luke asked. Although he said more words now, his tone of voice still sounded cold and eerie.
Although the meeting room was warm enough with the heating, it felt as though the windows in the meeting room were open. The cold, blustering wind was blowing in, making them shiver in the cold.
The manager noticed that the professors were not speaking at all. As the manager of the company, he had no choice but to stand up. "Boss, in my opinion, other than finding out the identity of the person who disclosed the research data, the most important thing is to figure out what we're going to do next. Some professors' researches are already at the stage of clinical trials. We shouldn't make any more
mistakes this time. We have to implement a measure to make sure all research data is strictly confidential."
The look on Luke's face became even darker after listening to such a typical response. He turned to look at Dr. Albus. "Dr. Albus?"
The person who was named stood up immediately and trembled for a moment, "Yes, Boss. I'm here."
"Your team's drug research had the highest funds among all the research teams. What do you think about this? How are we going to deal with the losses?" Luke asked again.
Dr. Albus trembled again and replied, "Boss, it seems that apart from finding out who's the whistleblower, we'll have to launch a new drug in the market as soon as possible to shut down the rumors and stabilize the company's development."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1933-Luke stared at the laptop screen and said, “Dr. Albus, can you prove that you did the research yourself?"
Dr. Albus handed the papers in his hands to Luke and replied, "Of course. Boss, I'm pretty certain about this. And I have evidence too. I made several mistakes before I managed to complete this research.
Besides, our company has an incentive program. I wouldn't have to go through all those things if I really bought the research from someone else. And I would have also just launched the product before the other party did."
"Then it must be someone in the company who sold the confidential information," Luke concluded.
"Boss, someone must have stolen my confidential information and sold it to the other party. They beat us to it by forging the trial data and results, then they applied for the product launching. Boss, you must find out the truth!" Dr. Albus went along with Luke. He had not been able to eat or sleep from the day his application for the product launch and patent was rejected. He had been asking people to find out what happened. He would not stop until the truth came out.
Luke did not say anything. He was tapping on the meeting desk with his index finger.
Dr. Albus glanced at Dr. Feron, who was a close friend of his. Then, Dr. Albus gave Dr. Feron a meaningful glance, asking him to speak up for him.
Dr. Feron did not want to get involved in this. However, Dr. Feron had benefited greatly from Dr. Albus in the past. He had no choice but to stand up and speak up for Dr. Albus. "Boss, Dr. Albus is right. Not only do we need to find out who's behind this, but we'll also have to handle the PR crisis as well. The best way is to ask for Dr. Craw's help to speed up the research and apply for the product launch."
Dr. Albus previously held a one-hour press conference before the research was ready to be launched in the market. It was the first drug by Watson Biopharmaceuticals to launch on the market. Hence, the reporters had all written articles about it.
Now, not only were they facing internal problems, but they had to handle external issues as well.
Luke swept his piercing gaze across everyone in the meeting room when Dr. Feron mentioned Luca's name.
They lowered their heads whenever Luke's gaze fell on them, not daring to say another word.
"Dr. Craw is helping me to work on the project now. And all of you want Dr. Craw to bear the responsibility and help you to clean up the mess you've made?" Luke questioned.
The professors noticed that something was wrong with Luke's words.
Luke was saying that it was a mess they had made instead of Dr. Albus' mess alone...
That would mean Luke was not planning to let a specific research team bear the responsibility for this matter alone. All of them would be involved...
The manager was shocked to hear this. “Boss, how could you say that? Isn't Dr. Albus' research team responsible for this matter?"
"Those who have access to enter the labs in this company are suspects," said Luke.
The manager glanced at the others. They were either shocked or showing looks of disapproval, but no one dared to say a word.
Since the professors dared not say anything, then he was the only person left. "Boss, the research information was kept by Dr. Albus and his team members. If I had to make a guess—"
"Everyone has to be placed under investigation," Luke interrupted him.
Investigating everyone in the company was the most efficient way. After all, anyone could have stolen the information.
Everyone fell silent, while the manager cried out bitterly in his heart. This meant that their workload would increase a lot in the near future.
After all, other than checking the surveillance footage, everyone's recent whereabouts had to be investigated. That was how they could prove a person's innocence—or guilt.
The research department alone had more than ten employees, and there were also other employees working in other departments who had access to the research department. According to what Luke said, these people would be placed under investigation too.
Dr. Albus took a deep breath and mustered his courage to ask, "Dr. Craw also participated in my research. Does she need to be investigated too?"
The way Luke looked at Dr. Albus grew colder. Luke fell silent for a few seconds and eventually said, "All those involved have to be placed under investigation."
Jason's phone vibrated in his pocket.
Jason took his phone out and glanced at it. It was a message from Gale. novelbin
Jason bent down and whispered in Luke's ear to remind him, "Boss, Gale is already downstairs. He doesn't have the permission to come in."
Luke turned to look at the manager and said, "Go downstairs and bring my guest to my office."
"Me?" The manager looked at Luke and quickly nodded. "Alright, Boss."
The manager hurriedly left the meeting room as though he was running away from something.
Luke looked up coldly and said, "That's all for today."
The professors in the meeting room exchanged glances with each other. Were they ending the meeting without discussing a plan?
Jason pushed Luke's wheelchair and left the meeting room. Dr. Albus made sure that Luke had left before asking, "What now?"
"He's the boss. Boss didn't say anything about what we should do now. We'd better get back to work," replied Dr. Feron. He tidied up his laptop and documents before standing up.
They had not reached a conclusion after the meeting. Dr. Albus had no choice but to stand up and leave the meeting room as well.
Dr. Albus, who was the company's rising star, had fallen into an unfavorable position because of this matter.
Luke had not said anything either. No one knew how to fix this. Dr. Albus had a bad feeling about this.
Noontime.
Luca glanced at the time while she was waiting for the machine's results. It was already noon.
There was dead silence, and the entire villa became quiet without the kids playing around and making noises.
Luca stood up as she thought of going downstairs. Just then, her phone rang.
Luca glanced at it and noticed that it was a call from a string of numbers. She pursed her lips and answered the call.
“You answered the call quickly this time." Abel reckoned that the phone had just rung once and it was already answered. He guessed that Luca must have found out about what happened to Dr. Albus and was probably feeling upset about it.
"What's the matter?" There was still not a hint of respect in Luca's tone.
"I told you to make everyone suspect that Dr. Albus is the one who did it. It's time for you to make a move now." Abel's voice sounded creepy. She could already tell that he was smiling on the other end of the call.
Luca thought Abel knew that Luke must be facing some difficulties now. That was why Abel was smiling. "How do I do that?"
Luca had no choice but to listen to him now that things had come this far.
Even if Luca listened to him, she still had to suffer. If she did not listen to him, the consequences were even larger.
"I have a sum of money now. Deposit the money into Dr. Albus' Swiss bank account," said Abel.
"You can do this yourself." Luca frowned. She had already handed the research information to Abel. Now, he wanted her to frame Dr. Albus.
Did Abel harbor a grudge against Dr. Albus?
"Of course, you have to be the one to do it. That'll make it more interesting. Oh, the guy named Albus doesn't have a Swiss bank account. You'll have to open a bank account for him and then deposit the money into the account," said Abel.
"I can't do this. I don't have such skills!" Luca rejected him. Abel was too malicious for coming up with such a dirty trick.
If Luca forged fake evidence, Dr. Albus would be put into a much more difficult position. At least right now, there was no evidence against him.
If she forged evidence and Luke investigated the matter, the consequences Dr. Albus would have to face later were not as simple as being forced to resign from the company. He probably had to be held accountable for this, and he might end up in prison...
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1934-“No, you don't. But someone around you can help you do this." Abel gave Luca a hint.
Luca was startled for a moment. She suddenly realized that the person Abel was talking about was Amur...
"Can you not involve the innocent in this?!" Luca clenched her fists. She did not want Amur to be involved in this matter as this was not a good thing.
"He decided to stay by your side, so he's destined to be involved in this. I'll send you the bank account number and password. You'll deposit the money into that account after this. You know very well what you'll face if you don't complete the task," said Abel.
Luca did not say another word. She did not have the chance to reject Abel's instructions.
The silence on the other end of the phone made Abel feel smug. Abel grinned and said, "Do you think that you don't have to accept the mission if you stop talking? Luca, keep this in your mind. You were destined to be my puppet three years ago. And stop thinking about finding a chance to escape!"
Luca lowered her gaze. She would have escaped if it had not been for her child. Being constantly threatened by Abel made her life a living hell.
"I'll arrange it," Luca replied. Abel was right. The moment Amur decided to stay here to help her, there was no way he could stay out of it.
Abel sneered. He was dissatisfied with Luca submitting to him all of a sudden.
"Is there anything you'd like to say apart from this?" Abel continued to ask.
"No." Luca knew what Abel wanted to talk about. Also, she knew that Abel would not tell her what she wanted to know even if she asked.
"It seems like you've found out that something's wrong with your wound. But I'm surprised. You're aware of it, but you're not saying anything about it. Why? Are you planning to find the cure yourself?" Abel remembered her wound that had yet to recover and the bloody scene that night. He could not help but feel excited.
Abel regretted not taking a photo of that scene. Otherwise, it would help brighten his day whenever he looked at it.
"You won't tell me even if I ask you, so I'll save my breath. I have to go." Luca rolled her eyes. She could imagine the look on Abel's face now without even thinking about it.
Abel hated Luke. That was why he hated everything and everyone that was related to him.
The happiest person to see Luca wounded was Abel. It was because she used to be Luke's woman.
Luca hung up the call and lifted her head to look in the mirror on the dressing table. Then, she smiled bitterly.
Luke's ex-wife...
This was the only identity that Luca had now that was directly related to Luke.
The phone that Luca was holding in her hand vibrated for a second. She held it up and saw that it was a message sent from the string of numbers. Luca opened it and memorized the bank account number and password before deleting the message.
Then, she called Amur.
The phone rang five times. Only then did Amur pick up the call. Amur's confused tone came from the other end of the call. "Luca?"
“Did I wake you up?" Luca noticed that there was a hint of drowsiness in Amur's voice. She thought that he was still in bed.
From what Luca remembered, Amur's lifestyle had always been normal except when he was on a mission. Could it be that Amur had been up all night just because of Enoch's matter?
Luca felt a little guilty. She did not reply to Amur's message when he sent her a message yesterday as she was busy looking after Luke.
"No. It's time for me to get up anyway." Amur sat up on the bed and rubbed his forehead that stung a little.
Amur had left the place after eating pot pie with Tina last night. He thought of getting some drinks before returning to the apartment. Thus, he went drinking at the bar until the bar closed. It was only then he went back to sleep.
That was why he had been sleeping until now.
Luca listened to Amur's slightly hoarse voice and said helplessly, "I was assigned a mission, but I need your help. Can you meet me today?"
Luca knew Amur was tired, but she could not wait until tomorrow.
Luke was at Watson Biopharmaceuticals now, and he must be investigating this. Luke's men were capable. It would be difficult for Luca to accomplish the mission assigned by Abel if she did not do it today.
"No problem. You can come over now." Amur pulled himself together and stood up. He walked out of the room and saw the messy living room. His face darkened. "I'll wait for you at home."
Amur hung up Luca's call and started hurriedly cleaning up.
Luca was startled to hear the busy tone on the other end of the call. Amur did not even ask what mission she was on and immediately promised to help her.
Amur had been helping her the entire time, while Eler was looking after Nyla on the Island Of Despair. Luca owed the brother and sister a favor.
Luca returned to her bedroom. She put the translated folders into the briefcase. Then, she made her way down the stairs.
The maid was already waiting for Luca in the living room. "Ms. Luca, would you like to have lunch now?" "Is Mr. Crawford coming back for lunch?" Luca asked.
“Mr. Doyle called just now to say that Mr. Crawford won't be coming back for lunch," replied the maid. Although the maid wondered why Jason would make a call just to inform her of such a matter, she understood immediately when Luca asked her.
It must have been Luke's order. He asked Jason to tell Luca not to wait for him and that she should have lunch first.
"Alright. Can you please pack two portions of lunch for me?" Luca said to the maid as she placed the briefcase on the sofa. Then, she picked up the coat on the clothes rack and put it on.
"Sure. Are you planning to deliver lunch to Mr. Crawford?" The maid smiled as she thought about how close they were.
"No..." Luca shook her head and continued, "I'm going to my brother's place. He probably hasn't eaten lunch, so.."
The maid knew she had misunderstood Luca. She came back to her senses. "Oh, but the lunch might get cold if I pack it. Why don't you have lunch first?"
"Just pack it. I'm in a hurry," said Luca. Then, she sat beside the shoe rack. She put on her socks and changed into a pair of warm winter boots.
The maid nodded and headed to the kitchen. She packed two servings of lunch for Luca in the thermos container. Then, she carried it out and handed it to Luca. "Ms. Luca, will you be back for dinner, then?"
"It depends on my work progress. I'll give you a call later." Luca took the thermos container and the briefcase before heading outside.
A cold gust of wind blew on Luca's face. Luca lowered her head and walked to the garage. She got into the car and left.
Luca thought there was no need to hide her tracks as she was looking for Amur. She was not going anywhere else.
Amur was her brother. It was normal for her to look for him.
It would be strange if Luca deliberately covered her tracks.
Luca headed to the apartment after she drove the car out of the villa.
The maid pondered for a moment as she watched Luca drive the car and leave the villa. Ultimately, she made a call to Luke.
"What's the matter?" Luke did not reject the call when he saw that it was the maid calling him.
"Mr. Crawford, Ms. Luca has just left the house. She said she's going to her brother's house, and she brought two servings of lunch together with her," the maid told him honestly.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1935-Luke listened to the maid reporting to him about Luca's whereabouts. He raised his hand and interrupted Gale while he was analyzing the situation. He asked the person on the other end of the phone, “Did she say what she's up to?"
“No, she didn't tell me about the details. But it looks like it's something serious. Oh, she even told me that she won't be coming home for dinner if she can't settle it," the maid answered.
"Okay." Luke's eyes darkened. He did not like the thought of Luca contacting Amur.
Although Luca treated Amur like her little brother, Amur did not seem to see her as his elder sister.
"Send me a message when she's back home."
"Alright, Mr. Crawford." Luke hung up the call after the maid said so.
Gale was sitting with his legs crossed opposite Luke, and he deliberately asked, "Luke, haven't you handled Sister-in-Law yet? And you're still keeping an eye on her?"
"This has nothing to do with you. All you have to do is to investigate the matter for me. It's up to you to decide how much manpower you need." Luke refused to give Gale the chance to mention Luca and shifted the topic back to the main subject.
Gale nodded and replied, "It's hard to tell whether it's difficult or not since I haven't started investigating. I might put the brothers who are doing their mission abroad to use if there's a need to do so."
"Feel free to do so," replied Luke. Gale had Luke's complete trust.
Even though Luke and Gale's friendship had not lasted more than 30 years like Percy and Luke's friendship, Luke was still able to trust him with his life.
"Alright then. I was gonna head to the control room to get the related footage away, but I don't have permission now. Mr. Doyle, sorry to trouble you." Gale stood up and turned to look at Jason. Gale needed Jason to accompany him to the control room.
After all, the company's security measures were strict.
Hence, Gale thought that it was unbelievable to have such important research data stolen and sold off to someone else under such circumstances.
"Sure." Jason glanced at Luke and followed Gale out of the room.
Luke was left alone in his office.
He turned the wheelchair and stared outside the window.
Why was Luca looking for Amur?
Was there any connection between them and what happened this time?
Luke was truly hoping that Luca had nothing to do with this...
Luca drove to the apartment. The security guard who was familiar with Luca greeted her enthusiastically when she drove into the residential area. “Ms. Luca, did you buy a car?"
"It's the company's car," answered Luca as she held up the access card against the long-range reader.
The entrance barrier gate was opened.
The security reminded her, "Oh, the other resident staying in your apartment owns a car too. He took your parking lot. You probably have to park your car in the visitor's parking lot."
"Alright. I got it. Thank you for reminding me." Luca wondered when Amur got a car. Why was she not informed?
It was cold, so there were barely any visitors. There were many available spaces in the visitors' parking lot.
Luca headed to the apartment after she parked her car.
She carried the thermos container in her arms, afraid that the cold wind would cool the food.
Luca was polite and did not open the door directly when she reached the apartment. She knocked on the door instead.
Amur came to open the door. He was surprised to see Luca and said, "Why did you knock on the door? Did you forget to bring the keys?"
"I brought the keys, but I still thought it'd better knock on the door first," Luca smiled and explained. She walked into the apartment and looked around. It was not as messy as she thought it would be.
It seemed like Amur still cared a lot about his hygiene.
"You're the owner of this house. Don't bother with the usual courtesies." Amur felt unhappy when Luca said so. It was as though she was treating him like an outsider.
Luca placed the thermos container on the dining table and said, "I don't think you've had anything to eat yet since you just woke up, right? I brought lunch. Care to join?"
"Sure." Amur nodded. It warmed his heart when he saw the thermos container.
Luca still cared about him and even brought him lunch.
Luca walked into the kitchen and noticed that there was dust on the cooking counter. She reckoned that Amur had never cooked here before.
Amur did not know how to cook either.
Luca took out two sets of clean cutleries and walked out of the kitchen. She placed them on the dining table and opened the thermos container.
The fragrance of the food filled their noses immediately.
Amur sat at the dining table and watched Luca fill a plate with macaroni and cheese. Then, she placed the plate in front of Amur. Amur could not help and ask, "How have you been lately?" "I'm fine. I have a maid to look after me. The maid prepared all these for lunch. What a sumptuous meal, right?" Luca did not tell Amur the troubles that were on her mind.
Amur could hear the implication in her words and replied, “Your cooking still tastes the best no matter how sumptuous the meal is."
"Why? Are you craving it?" Luca placed the buffalo wings in front of him.
Amur usually worked out, and his body needed more calories. Hence, Luca had specially brought some meat for him.
"Yes. I had some really good pot pie last night. It's located in an urban village. Although it doesn't taste as good as the one you make, it's still flavorful. Let me bring you there when you're free," said Amur.
Luca nodded and replied, "Sure. Let's go there after I'm done with the work on hand. I'll prepare lots of good food for you too."
"Sounds great." Amur smiled. He noticed that Luca was only having some salad. He quickly took two buffalo wings for her and placed them on her plate. "You've lost weight. You should eat more."
"Alright. You too." Luca took a bite of the macaroni and cheese. She imitated him by helping him take two more buffalo wings.
Amur was not blinded by the happiness in his heart. He remembered why Luca came looking for him, so he asked, "Oh, the mission you mentioned—"
"Let's enjoy our lunch first. We'll talk about it after lunch." Luca did not answer him directly. She refused to be disturbed by the damned mission while she was enjoying a moment of peace.
Amur nodded.
After the two of them finished their lunch, Luca carried the plates and thermos container into the kitchen. She told Amur about the mission only after she cleaned everything up.
Amur fell silent after he listened to her. He stroked his chin and concluded, "So, I have to use Albus' identity to open a Swiss bank account for him?"
"Yes." Luca nodded.
"Do you have his personal information?" Amur asked again.
"I didn't dare to pry as things aren't in my favor now. I might need you to use some methods to get that person's personal information," said Luca. It was not that she could not access the personal information of the employees in Watson Biopharmaceuticals, but if she looked into it now, she would make herself a suspicious target.
"I got it. Let me dig into it." Amur nodded.
Luca reminded him, "Don't try to access T Corporation's and Watson Biopharmaceuticals' systems. It's easy to get caught now."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1936-Amur took his laptop out of his bedroom after that.
Luca watched him sit down beside the dining table. He turned on his laptop and started looking for Dr. Albus' personal information. She frowned slightly and asked, “This has nothing to do with you. Are you sure you want to help me?"
After all, once Amur started, he would be dragged into this.
"I told you before. Your matters are also my matters. Don't worry, I'll be careful. They won't be able to capture my traces as long as I don't leave any behind." Amur comforted Luca. He was confident with his skills.
"Alright." Luca fell silent as she watched Amur open the software and start working. She took the documents that needed to be translated out of her briefcase and began translating.
Amur glanced at her and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Work documents. I have to translate them," replied Luca. She forgot to bring her laptop with her when she came out just now. Hence, she could only look at the documents on the side and work on her phone.
Amur could not help but shoot another glance at her. "Russian?"
"Yes. They're related to the project in Russia," answered Luca.
"Is Abel thinking of targeting this project?" Amur's long fingers were typing on the keyboard. He was writing the codes while finding out what was happening.
Luca let out a sigh.
Amur took the hint and said, "It looks like he is."
"He asked me to steal confidential information and hand it to him," Luca said helplessly.
"What's your plan?" Amur did not ask Luca whether or not she was willing to do it. He knew she was reluctant to do so without a second thought.
However, even though Luca refused to do so, Abel would never be considerate of her. He would still force Luca to do it.
"I don't know either. I'll just take it one step at a time." Luca let out a sigh. She would not conceal her troubles when she was in front of Amur. She looked outside the window with her soulful eyes. "Amur, there's not much time left for me." "You have plenty of time. It's just... There are some things we don't get to choose." Amur corrected himself. "Even though Luke is not beside you, you still have me. and Eler."
Luca nodded. Apart from Luke, she still had them, but deep in her heart, everything else she could have could not compare to Luke.
Luca had a crush on Luke since she was a teenager. They got together and eventually got married to each other. During this time, she always felt as though she was dreaming. However, she was well aware that it was not a dream. Everything she was going through now, including living a life while being constantly threatened by someone, was a nightmare.
Sometimes, Luca wished that she was still lying on the bed in Crawford Manor when she woke up in the morning. Luke would be waiting for her beside her, speaking gently to her and telling her that she had been sleeping for a long time...
"Let's focus on what we're doing here now. That's what you taught me." Amur saw the melancholic look on Luca's face. She was reluctant to accept all the arrangements made for her. He had no choice but to
comfort her.
Luca came back to her senses and nodded. Then, she continued to work on her translation.
Half an hour later, Amur cracked his knuckles and turned to look at Luca. He said, "I've found Raymond Albus' personal information."
Luca looked at the laptop screen. Abel was impressive. He managed to find out Dr. Albus' identification number."
"Next."
Amur continued, "Next, we'll create a Swiss bank account for him."
"They have a strict system. Be careful." Luca reminded him.
"You don't have any talents in this regard. That's why you've never come into contact with any of this. But I've been trained to do this ever since I started taking information technology training. The passing requirement to proceed to another level is to create a Swiss bank account for ourselves without getting noticed by the system." Amur was certain that he could accomplish the mission.
Luca remained silent. She would feel uneasy if things went too smoothly.
In a blink of an eye, Amur was already getting busy. His fingers were quickly dancing on the keyboard as he keyed in the codes.
Luca watched him break into the bank's system layer after layer. She could not help but break out in a cold sweat as she was worried about him.
Amur was fast. He skillfully used the program that he had developed to his advantage and avoided all the security systems
Another half an hour later, he had successfully created a bank account for Dr. Albus.
Amur created a password while he looked at the information bound to the bank account.
Even though it was Dr. Albus' bank account, he was the one who was controlling it now. The last thing they had to do was to deposit the amount of money that Abel had given into the bank account. Then, it would be considered a done job.
"Write down the password to the bank account on a piece of paper. I'm getting another laptop," said Amur.
Luca nodded. She picked up the calendar placed on the coffee table and tore a piece of paper. Then, she picked up a pen and wrote down the bank account number and password that she had memorized earlier on the paper.
Amur glanced at the bank account number and searched online. After he made sure what bank it was, he created a new IP address with another laptop. Then, he logged in to the bank account online.
Although Luca did not know much about computers, she was still able to understand what Amur was doing. "You're meticulous."
“I have to be. Luke has a few computer geeks with him. If he happens to investigate this and if I use the same laptop, they'll probably find out something. I'm pinning the IP address to another country. Even if they suspect that it's a setup, they won't find out that I'm behind it," explained Amur.
Luca nodded as she watched him log into the account Abel gave them. Then, she watched him operate it and deposit the money into the new bank account he created just now.
After Luca saw the words 'Transaction Successful', she knew that she had completed Abel's instructions.
There was no way out for them, and Abel got what he wanted. Dr. Albus would be in deep trouble.
Luca frowned. “There's something I don't understand. Why must he set Dr. Albus up?"
Although Dr. Albus had a certain reputation in the biopharmaceutical industry, it was not significant enough to affect Abel's interests. That was why Luca could not understand why Abel would go against Dr. Albus.
“Do you want to know why?" Amur closed the webpage and changed the IP address back without giving the opposite party the chance to track him down.
Luca nodded. “Yes. He wouldn't do it for no reason."
“I can figure it out," said Amur. Then, he got busy once more.
Luca continued to work on her documents on the sofa while waiting for Amur's results.
It was a little difficult to figure things out. However, Amur managed to find out the reason two hours later.
Luca happened to finish his work at this time. She put the documents back into her briefcase.
“Found it."
"Is there any connection between them?" Luca was surprised. She did not expect someone like Dr. Albus, who had a clean family background, to have something to do with Abel.
“Do you still remember Kassy?" Amur reminded her.
Luca nodded and replied, "Previously, this woman planned to harm me and my children to get Luke... After that, she got thrown into prison. Abel was in love with her at that time."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1937-“Kassy refused to listen to orders when she was in prison. She was considered a dangerous inmate. Even though she was held in a single cell, she would still find different kinds of excuses to attack the others. That's what's written on the report by the prison," said Amur. After Amur could not find the connection between Abel and Dr. Albus, it came to his mind that Abel was taking revenge on the people who were directly or indirectly related to Kassy. That was why he looked into something else. He did not expect that he would find out about this.
“And then?" Luca did not understand how this woman would have any connection with Dr. Albus.
Luca had seen Dr. Albus' personal information before. Dr. Albus was a great academic and a bioresearch professor. He had published a few journals and developed several drugs.
How could a person like that have anything to do with Kassy?
"Her behavior put the prison officers on the spot. They even held a meeting and consulted the relevant department. In the end, they thought Kassy was suffering from a mental disorder. They decided to give her an injectable drug that could reduce her violent and aggressive behavior. This kind of drug could affect a human's nervous system and movement behavior, causing that person to be unresponsive. Well, there's a side effect too. Even when the drug's effects subsided, their body would feel weak. The drug is mainly used to control a person, and it's usually used in psychiatric hospitals. The drug that they gave Kassy happens to be a drug developed by Dr. Albus' team."
Luca came to her senses and frowned. “And that's the reason why he's getting rid of Dr. Albus?"
Amur shook his head and let out a sigh.
“Why? Is there something else?" Luca asked.
"Yes. Abel had once initiated a rescue plan, but it failed. It was because Kassy had been given the drug. The delayed side effects were too strong. Kassy was weak and could barely walk. Most of them who went to rescue her were taken down by police officers. Therefore, Kassy was locked in a heavily guarded cell with advanced facilities. Abel lost the opportunity, and he could only watch Kassy die in the prison." Amur found out what had happened and finally understood why Abel was going against a professor in biopharmaceuticals.
Luca fell silent. Dr. Albus was only doing his job. He was not the one who decided to give Kassy the drug. However, Abel was taking revenge on Dr. Albus for Kassy's death.
Then, did the people who decided to give Kassy the drug face the risk of his revenge as well?
“The biggest coincidence was... Previously, Kassy had ordered some psychotropic medications developed by Dr. Albus. Perhaps she ordered those from him when she was trying to get rid of you a few years ago." Amur said as he turned off the laptop.
Luca shook her head and said to him, "That's impossible. Dr. Albus' research should all be legal. The psychotropic medications Kassy wanted to give me back then were deadly. Dr. Albus couldn't have developed those drugs." "Kassy has a team behind her. They can process the drugs again, turning them into deadly ones. Dr. Albus is indeed innocent. But there's nothing we can do about it." Amur believed that it would not take long before Luke's men found the money in Dr. Albus' bank account.
Dr. Albus would never be able to explain this when the time came.
Luca held her hands. She felt sorry for Dr. Albus. Although he was snobbish to the others, that behavior came from his own pride and achievements.
He had never done anything harmful...
"Amur, are we going to keep on taking the lives of the innocent if we continue to be manipulated by Abel for the rest of our lives?" Luca asked.
Amur knew what Luca meant, and he comforted her. "Don't worry about it. No one knows what's going to happen tomorrow."
"Yes. No one knows what tomorrow holds, but we've already seen Dr. Albus' future." Luca felt desolate. She did not feel happy about accomplishing the mission Abel had assigned her.
Amur felt sorry when he saw Luca in such a state. He secretly made up his mind to become stronger and get rid of Abel.
Luca would be able to live a life of her own when the time came.
However, getting rid of Abel would not free them right away. After all, they had taken the drug he gave them.
Amur was reminded of Luca's wound at the thought of it. Then, he asked, "Oh, has your wound recovered?"
Luca touched her waist and replied, "I'm afraid not. Abel admitted that he poisoned me."
"I'm going to look for him to get the antidote." Amur immediately got angry. He did not expect Abel to use such a dirty trick to make Luca suffer more when he was already manipulating her.
Luca grabbed Amur's hand before he stood up. "He admitted it, but that doesn't mean he's going to give me the antidote. Even if you get to see him, you'll only end up becoming a pawn in his game. He'll have you help him accomplish those missions. Now that you're on a break, you'd better enjoy the peaceful days. I can deal with the wound myself."
"But this can't be delayed.." Amur frowned. He would have accompanied Luca if he knew she was going to hand over the information herself.
However, Luca would never tell him unless she was unable to handle something herself. Sometimes, it would be too late.
"I know my condition well. Besides, I'm taking other medications too. It helps to slow down the effects. Don't worry. Didn't you say you'd like to have a taste of my cooking again? There's some time left, so why don't we go and get some groceries? I'll make a nice dinner for you." Luca changed the subject of the conversation. She did not want Amur to worry about her wound.
"You're still wounded, and you should rest. But I'm not good at cooking. Let's order takeout.." Of course, Amur was more than willing to have a taste of Luca's cooking again. However, he rejected her when he thought of her wound.
"It's not going to take a lot of energy to cook. And haven't you been craving my food since last time? Why don't we order some ingredients online and I'll prepare the meal?" Luca knew Amur was worried about her wound, but she was no longer the person she used to be. She was not that weak anymore. "Don't worry. I know myself very well."
Amur had no choice but to nod when Luca insisted on doing so. “Let me help you.”
“You don't even know how to cook. And you'll only cause me trouble if you help me. Just wait until the food is served.” Luca picked up her phone and began to order the ingredients using the app.
"I'm learning," Amur replied hurriedly when Luca refused to let him help.
"The kitchen is clean. It doesn't look like you're learning how to cook. But if you're really learning, I can provide you with a cookbook full of my secret recipes. It feels great knowing how to cook when you're
living alone. It's much healthier than having takeouts," said Luca. She had chosen all the ingredients, filled in the address, and checked out her shopping cart.
Amur wanted to say that Luca would still be by his side in the future anyway.
However, how could he say such things to her? He had no choice but to nod stiffly and reply, "Sure."
"Help me get the ingredients downstairs when they're delivered. I'll take that as your help." After that, Luca opened the document on her phone and started proofreading the translated content.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1938-"Alright." Amur agreed and looked at the tender look in her eyes. He was full of unwillingness.
He was selfish and hoped that these unpleasant issues would be resolved as soon as possible.
With that, he would be able to return to the Island of Despair with Luca. Even if their days there were unpleasant, they could at least free themselves from the troubles here.
Luca did not realize that Amur had thought things through. After she was done comparing the documents, she then sent the maid a message, telling her that she would not be returning for dinner.
The maid replied: [Alright, Ms. Luca.]
Luca placed her phone down and ignored the message. She turned on the TV and watched it.
After having dinner, it was already eight at night.
Amur glanced at the scenery outside. It was pitch-black, and he was worried that it would be dangerous for Luca to return alone. He wanted to have her stay back. "It's getting late. Why don't you just stay here for the night? I've always been sleeping in the second bedroom, and the things in the master bedroom haven't been touched. You can sleep there."
Luca shook her head as she did not wish to spend the night here. She thought of Luke.
Even though he was handling issues regarding Dr. Albus, she was clueless about whether he would return to the villa. If he did return to the villa, no one would be there to look after him. It would not be convenient for him to do anything, including bathing.
"I think it's best if I return. Someone will come here to collect these documents. That way, I won't have to rush,” said Luca. She looked at the clock. "Besides, it's not that late yet."
"Alright then. I'll see you off downstairs." Amur was aware of her feelings. He knew that she was rushing back because of that man.
Luca nodded her head.
They walked to the elevator. Her phone rang, and she picked it up to have a look only to see that it was a call from Luke.
Luca answered it, "Mr. Crawford." novelbin
"Are you still at your brother's apartment?" Luke immediately asked.
Luca looked at Amur and answered honestly, "I'm about to leave."
Amur, who was next to her, kept quiet. He felt that something was going on between both of them. It was only eight at night and the man was already calling her.
Luca was not his woman now!
Amur did not say a word and just silently endured the dissatisfaction within him.
"I'm at the entrance downstairs. I can't go in. You'll have to come out," Luke said as he glanced at the security guard who was stopping him.
The incident that happened previously had made the security in this small area become stricter. Strangers without the permission of the tenant would not be allowed to enter.
"Ah, alright." Luca was surprised that he would come here.
The elevator arrived at their floor, and Luca stepped in. She looked at Amur and said, "You don't have to send me off, Amur. You can go back and take a rest."
"It's best if I send you down," said Amur, feeling determined. He pressed on the first floor when he entered the elevator.
Then, the elevator doors closed.
Luca could vaguely sense that he was not in a good mood but just went along with him.
After they arrived on the first floor, Luca headed toward the entrance of the small area. She wanted to know why Luke would show up here.
Amur grabbed her elbow. "Did you park your car outside?"
"No..." Luca shook her head and answered him honestly, "Luke is at the entrance of the small area. Maybe there's something urgent. I'm heading over to have a look."
"He's here?" Amur frowned and spoke in a disgusted tone.
Luca knew he despised Luke. Hence, she made up an excuse for him, “Maybe it's about Dr. Albus. That's why he's here."
"I always do things carefully. His men shouldn't have been able to find him. I'll follow you to meet him," said Amur in a determined tone. He wanted to have a look at what was Luke up to.
Luca could not stop him and followed him to the entrance.
The headlights of the car were on, and Luke saw Luca slowly walking toward him.
Jason was sitting in the driver's seat and noticed that Luca was coming over. He reminded, "Mr. Crawford, it's Dr. Craw."
"Get out," Luke said.
Jason was astonished. "Sorry?"
"Get down from the car," Luke said concisely.
Jason unfastened his seatbelt and got out of the car after pushing the car door open.
Luca arrived before the car and saw him. She was not surprised that Jason was here too. Wherever Luke went, he needed someone to follow him. "Is Mr. Crawford in the car?"
"Yes. Please enter the car," said Jason with a smile. He looked at Amur and noticed the latter's dark expression under the car's headlights.
'His gloomy expression is almost on par with Luke's.
'So, this is Luca's brother whom Tina mentioned?'
That day in the company, Tina had blurted out the incident that occurred yesterday. After complaining, she mentioned Luca's younger brother. Since then, he became curious about this person.
Looking at him now, Amur was dressed in a thin shirt despite it being winter. From his casual attire, his muscular figure was made obvious.
'No wonder Tina said he's agile. One look and I know he practices martial arts.'
Luca nodded and walked to the front passenger seat. She knocked on the car window after thinking that the man in the car would be cold if she opened the car door.
Luke wound the car window down. He lifted his hand and pointed at the driver's seat. "Get in the car."
The simple statement made Luca stunned. He had never talked much in front of others. Before she was able to speak, Luke wound the car window back up.
She could only see the side profile of his determined face.
Feeling helpless, Luca had no choice but to go around the car and walk to the driver's seat. She opened the car door.
"Luca." Amur felt a pinch in his heart. He was not happy seeing her entering Luke's car.
Luca just responded with a faint smile. She bent down and climbed into the driver's seat. She immediately closed the car door, afraid the cold wind might enter. "Any orders, Mr. Crawford?"
"Where's your car keys?" Only then did Luke speak a little more.
Luca took out her car keys from the office bag. Before she could pass them to him, the latter took them away.
Luke wound the car window down and shouted, "Jason!"
Jason quickly went to the side of the car. "Any orders, Mr. Crawford?"
Luke tossed the car keys to him. "Go drive Dr. Craw's car back."
"Alright." Jason caught the car keys and smiled while waiting for Luke to wind up the window. He then stood straight up.
Luca looked at his actions, astonished. "Mr. Crawford?"
"Start driving home," Luke said.
"But the car..." Luca looked at Jason. He stood at the front of the car, waving at them.
"Jason knows what to do," Luke said. He adjusted his seat to a comfortable angle.
Luca felt very helpless and had no choice but to fasten her seatbelt and start the car. She then slowly reversed the car.
'He really is domineering. The security guards didn't let him in, so he parked right at the entrance of the small neighborhood without considering whether there would be others entering or leaving the place.'
Amur took a step forward when he saw Luca slowly reversing the car. However, Jason grabbed his arm. "Hey, don't go any farther. Luca is driving back home."
"Why should she drive that man back?” Amur was angry and shoved his hand away.
Jason shrugged his shoulders helplessly. "It's Mr. Crawford's request, and Dr. Craw accepted it. That's the reason."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1939-Amur could not refute Jason's statement and could only watch Luca drive the car away.
Jason could sense the abnormal aura coming off Amur and added, "Stop looking. They've gone far away."
Amur looked at him. Even though Jason had not introduced himself, Amur knew who he was.
'I think Luca had mentioned him before. It seems that he has helped her out numerous times in the past.'
Hence, Amur did not plan to be petty and just turned around.
Jason felt that this pair of siblings was interesting. This man always had a cold expression, but when he saw Luca, his eyes sparkled.
It was just the same as Luke.
Of course, he knew that Amur and Luca were not biological siblings. They just claimed to be siblings.
They both came from the same organization.
Hence, he knew the reason why Amur treated Luca in such a way and did not blame Luke for being hostile to this man.
After getting to know that Luca was here, Luke quickly finished his work and headed straight there without even taking dinner.
It turned out that he was afraid that Luca might be snatched away by this man.
Jason glanced at Amur with a critical gaze and thought to himself that it was only normal for his boss to feel threatened. After all, Amur was a decent man...
Amur was walking back. After noticing that Jason was following behind him, he asked coldly, "What are you doing?"
"I have to help Dr. Craw drive her car back, but I'm not familiar with this place. Do you know where Dr. Craw's car is?" Jason asked.
The parking spot in the apartment had been occupied by the car he was renting. Hence, Luca could only park her car in the visitors' car park. She would definitely have chosen the car park nearest to the apartment block.
He pointed in that direction.
Jason inwardly tsked, but he kept quiet and did not say a word.
They were heading in the same direction. Jason followed beside him and asked, "Hey, what's your job?
I've never heard Dr. Craw talking about you."
Amur glared at him coldly. Was he trying to sow discord?
Was Jason intentionally telling him that Luca did not have much concern for him?
Jason noticed Amur's cold gaze. He felt that Amur might have thought too much into the meaning of his words.
Actually, Jason did not mean that. It was just that the weather was too cold, and Amur was cold too, so Jason was just trying his best to chat with him.
Jason walked to the car park. After looking around for the car plate number, he managed to locate Luca's car.
It was actually Luke's car. Even though it was not expensive, he was able to recognize the number plate immediately and tested it with the car keys. Indeed, it was the car he was looking for.
He opened the car door and said to Amur, "Thanks. I'll take my leave now."
Amur suddenly spun around and walked to Jason's side. He looked at the latter coldly. "You're going to drive her car back to the place she's staying, right?"
"Yeah. Dr. Craw normally drives this car out." Jason nodded.
"I'll tag along." As he spoke, Amur opened the door to the front passenger seat.
Jason was shocked. He wanted to go there too?
Earlier when he saw Luke with Luca, Amur's expression was obviously not good. If he saw Luca entering the villa with Luke, perhaps Amur might even attack Luke.
He quickly shook his head and said, "I'm just following orders. Please don't put me in a difficult position."
"I'm not troubling you. Let's go." While talking, Amur bent down and got into the car.
Jason was troubled and had no choice but to negotiate with him. "My boss won't entertain you."
"I'm just looking for Luca." Amur sat in the front passenger seat and did not intend to get out of the car. The person he was looking for was not Luke. Hence, he could not be bothered about whether or not Luke would entertain him.
Jason saw him being so determined. It left him with no choice but to resort to a harsher method. "If you insist on staying in the car and not leaving, I have no choice but to drive the car back to my house. It's
not too late for me to drive the car back to Dr. Craw tomorrow. Besides, even if Dr. Craw can't drive this car to go to work, my boss has tons of other cars.”
Amur heard this and clenched his fists. If it were not for Jason having a good relationship with Luca, he would have punched Jason in the face.
Jason noticed that his mood had changed and knew his words had taken effect. He said, "So, as I was saying, do you still want to sit in this car? If you're interested in going to my house, I can bring you there. I have a guest room."
"No thanks!" Amur immediately got out of the car and closed the car door ruthlessly.
Jason let out a breath of relief as he had finally managed to chase Amur out.
He quickly sat in the driver's seat and locked the car before Amur had the chance to change his mind. He then ignited the car and left the apartment.
When he left, he looked in the rearview mirror and confirmed that there was no car following him. In other words, he was only relieved to drive to Luke's villa after confirming that Amur was not following him.
When he arrived at the villa, Luca had already pushed Luke into the bathroom and was still following the method from yesterday.
Jason passed the car keys to her.
Luca received them and said, "Thanks, Mr. Doyle."
"You're welcome. I had to come here anyway. Oh right, is Mr. Crawford's mood any better?" Jason asked. Previously, whenever Luke was in a foul mood, he would feel better upon seeing Luca.
This time, he wondered if Luke's mood had improved.
"He still has a dark expression. It seems like he's in a foul mood. What's wrong?" Initially, Luca thought it was because Luke had seen her with Amur, which was why he had a dark expression. After all, Luke had always been hostile toward Amur.
From the current looks of it, things were not that simple.
"It's because of Dr. Albus' issue. For the time being, we can't find anything. The earlier we investigate this issue, the higher chance we'll have of minimizing the company's losses. That's why Mr. Crawford's mood is very bad," Jason explained.
Luca understood and nodded. "So, that's the issue..."
"Normally, Mr. Crawford's mood will be better when he sees you. But today, something is off. I'm guessing it's because he saw you with your brother." Jason hesitated.
Luca knew what he wanted to say. She said with a flat tone, "Amur and I are siblings. Mr. Crawford is making our relationship more complicated than it really is.”
Listening to her explanation, Jason smiled helplessly and even shook his head.
Luca was curious when she saw his reaction. "What's wrong?"
"Earlier when I found your car and was about to drive it here, your brother sat in the front passenger seat and insisted on following me here. I told him that if he didn't get out, I'd just drive the car back to my house. If I hadn't said that, he would be here now,” Jason said. After observing Luca, he knew that Luca really just treated Amur as her younger brother.
It was not an issue to tell her about her younger brother's antics, right?
Perhaps the elder sister could lecture her younger brother about this matter.
"Is that so?" Luca was surprised. She thought that Amur would not do anything silly.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1940-f"It's the truth. I saw that you have a dashcam in your car. It would have recorded our conversation.” Jason immediately made it clear that he was not being suspicious out of the blue.
Even though he was on Luke's side, there was no need for him to frame someone he was not even familiar with.
"I got it. Maybe he needed something. Thanks for telling me this." Luca expressed her gratitude. Even though she was clueless why Amur would do such a thing, she thought to herself that perhaps it was because she had been neglecting Amur recently. She was just too busy.
Her feelings for Amur had always been that of siblings. Hence, as the elder sister, she had to show her concern for him.
"I'm done." Luke's voice was heard coming from the bathroom.
Jason touched his chin and asked, "Do you need my help, Dr. Craw?"
"It's alright. I can handle it myself." Luca shook her head and believed that Luke would not like it if others saw him in an embarrassing state.
If it were not because using crutches was troublesome, she believed that Luke would have chosen to use crutches over a wheelchair. He would do it just to maintain his image.
"Alright. In that case, I'll return to the office to settle some stuff," Jason said, afraid that he might see something that he should.
Luca did not see him off. She turned around and walked into the maid's room and pushed the door of the bathroom open.
It was the same as last night. Luke had wrapped himself in a bathrobe.
Luca helped him up into the wheelchair. When she was about to push him out and let him wear his clothes, she heard him saying, "I've yet to eat my dinner."
Luca's back was facing him, and her footsteps came to a halt. "What do you want to have for dinner?"
"The pasta you make," said Luke. Thinking about how Luca had two meals with Amur made him uncomfortable. 'This woman really knows how to get my blood boiling.'
He was not willing to have other men be in contact with her too often.
"I'll go to the kitchen and prepare it for you." After Luca spoke, she left the bathroom and headed to the kitchen. She opened the fridge and took out the ingredients she needed.
The maid had stocked up lots of food in the fridge as it was not convenient to head outside to buy groceries due to the cold weather. Besides, it could snow anytime.
Luca thought to herself, 'Perhaps he didn't have lunch either and just had breakfast.' Hence, while choosing the ingredients, she chose the ones that were high in nutritional value.
After preparing the ingredients, she started cooking pasta for Luke.
It was a piece of cake for her to cook for Luke. She was very familiar with his preferences.
After 25 minutes, Luca had turned the ingredients into a bowl of pasta. She carefully placed the bowl of pasta onto a tray and brought it to the maid's room.
Luke had already changed into a set of casual attire and was sitting in front of the desk working.
The moment Luca entered, the aroma of the pasta wafted over and immediately attracted Luke's attention.
Luke looked at Luca while she placed the pasta at the side of the desk. She said, "I don't know what toppings you wanted, so I just casually prepared these."
Luke saw that there was beef and egg in the bowl. His eyes gleamed with satisfaction. "It looks good.”
Luca nodded. "Enjoy your meal. After this, you'll still have to eat your medication."
He had left in a hurry that day. Both of them forgot to bring his medications along.
Luke held her up. "Why don't you have some too?"
"I'm not hungry. You enjoy your meal." Luca shook her head. She recalled past memories when they were both hungry at night and would share a bowl of pasta. They were unable to go back in time nor experience these moments again.
Luke took a glance at the sumptuous bowl of pasta. When he lifted his head, Luca had already left the room.
She was only always like this, unwilling to stay in the same room as him. Whenever he extended an invitation to her, she would always choose to stay far away from him.
Luke picked up his cutleries and took a mouthful of pasta. It tasted the same as how he remembered it.
Before this, Luca would change her cooking methods and recipes so that her food would taste slightly different than when she was Bianca. This time, however, she had not changed anything. She had followed her old recipe to cook this bowl of pasta.
It tasted good.
Luca did not head upstairs immediately as Luke would have to take his medicine later on. Instead, she sat on the sofa in the living room and watched the international news while waiting for Luke to finish his
pasta.
After 16 minutes, Luke came out while maneuvering the wheelchair. The tray was placed on his lap.
Luca immediately got up and walked to his side. She lifted the tray. "Did you have enough, Mr. Crawford?"
"Yes," Luke said.
Luca looked at the bowl. He had finished all the pasta and toppings, including the sauce.
"I've brought you a cup of water, and the temperature is just right. Here's the medicine. You can take it now.” She carried the tray and walked into the kitchen.
Luke looked at Luca's departing back figure, and his eyes gleamed darkly.
She said she did not know him well and did not care about him, but from her actions, was she not showing him concern and care?
Luke was not bothered about the trivial issues in life, especially when it was related to himself.
If the one who was sick was Luca, he would definitely study and memorize the dosage of the medications. He would learn about the side effects of each medicine before allowing her to take them.
However, if he was the patient, he would not care much.
Right now, it was Luca who was concerned about him.
She was still concerned about him.
Luke picked up the pills and water from the coffee table, immediately swallowing them.
Luca was washing the dishes in the kitchen. The sound of the water running made him recall the incident in Watson Biopharmaceuticals. He moved his wheelchair toward the entrance of the kitchen. "There's something I'd like to talk to you about."
Her hands that were washing the dishes paused. She turned around and looked at the man. "Please go on, Mr. Crawford."
"It's about the things happening in Watson Biopharmaceuticals," Luke said.
Luca nodded. She had gotten to know from Jason that there was no progress in the investigation. She did not continue to ask after that.
Luke continued, "I got Gale to investigate this issue. Everyone related will need to be investigated, including you."
"Got it." Luca nodded. If Luke did not investigate her, she would feel that something was off.
"You won't overthink it, right?" He was concerned about her thoughts. He was worried she might be uncomfortable with the formal investigation.
"Not at all. I played a small role in Dr. Albus' research, so it's reasonable for me to be investigated as well." Luca was not mad. Besides, if she followed Abel's orders, she would not be busted.
"It's good that you can understand." Luke nodded. Seeing that there were no changes in her expression, he asked, “Are you done with the documents for today?"
"I've completed them and sent them to the translator, Alya." Luca made it known that she did not delay her work for Amur.
"Great. If you have time, come help me out with some documents." After Luke spoke, he maneuvered his wheelchair back to the maid's room.
Luca placed the dishes that were cleaned into the disinfection cabinet. She wiped off the water droplets on her hands.
He seemed to have given her a choice, but it did not feel like she had an option. She had to head over to the maid's room.
When he heard the footsteps, Luke lifted his eyes to look at her. He pointed his chin to the corner of the maid's room. "Have a seat."