Ch. 1961..1970
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1961-Mrs. Laurel smiled and shook her head. “Of course not. Ms. Luca was the one who made the coffee. It's good, right? I watched her make the coffee in the kitchen this morning. She was a professional."
"It's good, but we've completed our work today. I'll have a glass of juice too, just like Tina," said Jason. That explained why the coffee had a rich taste and aroma. It was Luca who made the coffee.
"Alright. Just a moment." Mrs. Laurel turned around and returned to the kitchen to prepare juice for them.
Tina sat on the sofa and asked Jason, "Mr. Doyle, should we ask Dr. Craw to come down?"
She reckoned that Luca must be upstairs.
"Dr. Craw must be busy now. Why don't you go and ask her?" Jason could not be bothered, and he thought if Luca was still in love with Luke, she must be feeling bad after everything she did.
"What if she's in the midst of something?" Tina shook her head, afraid that she would disturb Luca.
"Then just sit here quietly," said Jason. He picked up the phone and asked, "I'm going to book a flight ticket for Dr. Craw. Do you have her identification number?"
"Wait a second. I have to ask someone to check for me on the office's computer," said Tina. She picked up her phone and asked her colleague.
After a while, Tina said, "They've sent the information to you." novelbin
"Thank you." Jason used Luca's identification number to book the flight ticket successfully.
Mrs. Laurel carried two glasses of juice and placed them in front of Jason and Tina. She asked caringly, "Have you finished handling your work?"
"Only for the time being. We still have a lot of work to do after this," answered Jason. Mrs. Laurel was from Crawford Manor, and Jason recognized her. She had been serving Old Master Crawford for a long time, and she was his favorite.
"That means Mr. Crawford and the both of you are very capable. People like you are always busy. You've worked hard. Would you like to stay for dinner? I've learned some culinary skills from Ms. Luca, and I know some herbal remedies. I'm sure you'll feel refreshed after having the food." Mrs. Laurel invited them for dinner.
She did not need to get Luke's permission on certain things.
Even if Mrs. Laurel asked them to stay for dinner, they would not do so either. Hence, Mrs. Laurel was only putting on a show.
Sure enough, Jason shook his head and replied, "Thank you for the invitation, but I'm sorry, I can't stay for dinner. Sue has been complaining that I've been busy with work. I haven't had the time to go home and eat her home-cooked meals. So, I'm planning to dine at home tonight."
Tina would not stay if Jason was not staying too. Tina chimed in and said, “Me too. I've told my family that I'm going home for dinner. Thank you."
Mrs. Laurel smiled and replied, "Alright then. Enjoy the refreshments. If you'll excuse me, I'll have to get back to work.”
"I'll leave you to it. Just leave us here," Jason replied politely.
Tina said in a low voice after Mrs. Laurel left the living room, "Mr. Doyle, do you feel uneasy?"
"We're at our Boss' house," Jason replied helplessly. It would be weird if they were able to feel comfortable in Luke's house.
"It's mostly because Dr. Craw isn't here with us," Tina said helplessly. She would feel more comfortable if Luca was here with them.
Tina was unable to make herself feel comfortable while looking at the exquisite pastries and expensive fruits in front of her. She also knew Luke was in his room.
"When did you become close with Dr. Craw?" Jason picked up a biscuit and asked.
"Close? Not really. But don't you think Dr. Craw is a nice person?" Tina smiled. She always kept a distance from most of her colleagues at the workplace. This way, she could avoid people gossiping about her and prevent herself from getting into trouble.
However, Luca was the first person she would like to become close with.
"Dr. Craw is a nice person." Jason agreed. Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and came out of the maid's room after he said that.
"Have you booked the tickets?" Luke asked.
Jason stood up immediately and replied, "Boss, the tickets have been booked. Two first class tickets, and one economy class."
"Upgrade yours to first class. And try to arrange the other two seats in the same row." Luke was generous to his employees, especially those who had contributed a lot.
When Jason was working on the bidding document, he even forged a fake bidding document. He deserved to get a first class seat.
"Alright, Boss," replied Jason. The upgrade of the seat was not something urgent.
Luke looked around the living room and noticed that Luca was not there. He asked, "Is Dr. Craw in the kitchen now?"
"She's probably upstairs," Jason answered while giving Tina the look. "Boss, since we've finished our work, we're going back to the office to punch out first.."
"Sure.” Luke did not ask them to stay as he was thinking about Luca.
Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and headed to the kitchen after Jason and Tina left together. He asked, "Is Luca not here?"
Mrs. Laurel turned around and smiled at Luke, "Mr. Crawford, Ms. Luca only came down to make breakfast today. She has been upstairs the entire time."
"Didn't she have her lunch?" Luke slightly frowned.
“No, she didn't. I went upstairs to inform her, but she said she was busy with something else and told us to go ahead and eat without her," answered Mrs. Laurel. Luca did not have lunch, and they skipped lunch as well as they were busy with work. That was why the lunch prepared was wasted.
"Okay." Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and left. Then, he came to the stairs.
Luke did not go up. He could not make his way up the stairs without a walking cane and someone to help him.
Luca must be upset now.
She was still in love with him, but she was forced to do something like this. The guilt and remorse in her heart must feel awful.
Luke clenched his fists. He had to finish what he started. He even asked Jason to go upstairs to get the fake bidding document and make some noise.
Moreover, Luke had to pretend that he did not know anything.
Everything he did was to find out who was the bastard manipulating Luca behind the scenes.
Mrs. Laurel came out of the kitchen and saw Luke staring at the stairs. She asked with confusion, "Mr. Crawford, would you like to go upstairs?"
"No." Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and returned to the maid's room.
Hold on. He still had to endure this a bit longer.
Luke had a feeling that he would be able to find out something this time.
He could find a way to get Luca out of this situation as long as he knew who was manipulating her.
Luke returned to the study and noticed that Gale had sent him an email. He opened the email and read it. He did not reply to him.
Gale had found some new evidence regarding Dr. Albus' case.
However, Luke did not plan to handle it. The case had caused everyone working in Watson Biopharmaceuticals to be in a panic. He was not planning to handle it yet. His priority was still Luca's matter....
At the same time.
Upstairs.
Luca sat on her chair in the study, reading the experiment report.
She had yet to find out what kind of drug Abel had given her based on the results.
After all, the equipment here was not enough to determine what it was.
There was no way she could analyze the contents of the drug without the advanced facilities of a laboratory.
It seemed like Abel had made up his mind to make Luca's life a living hell.
Luca clutched the sheet of paper that recorded the experiment data and took a deep breath.
She could barely suppress her impulse to kill Abel.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1962-Luca tore the report apart and closed her eyes with her hand on her forehead to calm herself down.
There was not much time left. The inflammation of the wound was getting serious day after day. It would leave an ugly tunneling wound on her waist if it took any longer for her to look for the cure.
However, she refused to ask for Abel's help even if it would leave a scar on her.
This man only knew how to make terms when talking with others. He would probably assign Luca on another mission if she went to look for him.
Luca had already placed Luke and her in a difficult position. She had no idea what Luke and T Corporation would have to face next if Abel forced her to do something else.
That was why she could only depend on herself.
Luca pulled herself together. She picked up her phone, trying to find whether there were any laboratories available for rent in A City. She needed a laboratory with advanced facilities.
There was indeed one once she searched the internet.
Luca gave Amur a call. "Amur, I was wondering if you have the time to help me with something?"
"Yes," Amur replied immediately without a second thought. As long as Luca asked for his help, he would help her.
"I need to rent a laboratory with advanced facilities for my experiment. So, I went searching on the internet. Can you please help me to go over there to take a look at the laboratory? I'd like to rent it if it's suitable," Luca asked.
Amur had been given medical training too when he was on the Island of Despair. However, he was just like Eler. They were not interested in this field. That was why Luca was the only one who continued to study this, while they were arranged to learn some other skills.
Although Amur did not learn much about this, he still knew a thing or two about the facilities.
"No problem. But what do you need the lab for? Is it because of the wound?" Amur questioned her.
"Yes." Luca let out a sigh. "It's not healing yet. I can't analyze the contents of the drug if I don't have the professional facilities for my experiment, so I'll leave it to you. Thank you."
If it had not been for the heavy workload that made Luca unable to find some time to take a look at the laboratory herself, she would not have asked for Amur's help.
"Abel's a savage!" Amur frowned. Luca's wound was not even healed yet. If it were not for her busy schedule, was she not planning to tell him about this?
“Who else can be that cruel?" Luca took a deep breath and looked down. Amur and her would not have been forced to walk on this path if Abel was not this cruel.
Everyone's pain came from somewhere, and Abel was the source of their pain.
Amur listened to Luca's disappointed tone. He could not bear to blame her for concealing this from him, so he just said, "Send me the laboratory's address. I'll head there now."
"Alright." Luca felt sad and angry at the same time, but she could not release her emotions. The only thing she could do was face the difficulties positively.
Luca sent the laboratory's address to Amur after she ended the call. She asked him to help her see if the facilities in the laboratory were advanced enough.
She planned to ask for two days' leave from Luke if the facilities in the laboratory were advanced enough. Then, she would head to the laboratory to analyze the samples and solve the problem.
Amur replied to her: [Got it]
After that, he did not reply to any of her messages again.
Luca put down her phone and opened the door of the study.
She was startled to see Mrs. Laurel standing outside the door. "Mrs. Laurel, why are you here?"
Luca remembered what she said just now. She seemed to have been speaking in a soft voice. Judging from the soundproofing of the study, Mrs. Laurel would not have heard anything.
"Ms. Luca, didn't you skip lunch this noon? Mr. Crawford found out about it and asked me to deliver some food for you. I made some porridge. Why don't you have some?" Mrs. Laurel was still carrying the tray. She remembered what Luke had ordered her, so she did not knock on the door. She had been standing here the entire time.
Luke told her not to disturb Luca.
Hence, Mrs. Laurel had been waiting for almost half an hour outside the door.
Luca looked at the porridge and took it from her. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it. Mr. Crawford told me that you have a weak stomach. You'll have to eat on time. How careless I've been," replied Mrs. Laurel. Mrs. Laurel was told that Luca would not be having lunch after informing her that lunch was prepared. She did not insist on asking Luca to have her lunch either.
First of all, Luca was an adult. Adults would have to be responsible for their own health. That was why Mrs. Laurel did not urge her to take her lunch.
Secondly, Mrs. Laurel did not expect Luke to care more about Luca's health than Luca herself.
"I'll eat it." Luca touched the edges of the bowl and realized that it was not hot.
She looked at Mrs. Laurel. The only explanation would be Mrs. Laurel had been standing here for quite some time, and that was why the porridge had turned warm.
"Mrs. Laurel, have you been standing outside the door for a long time?" Luca asked.
Mrs. Laurel smiled and replied, "Not really. Mr. Crawford told me not to disturb you, so... Please eat it first. I'm going downstairs to make dinner."
Luca glanced at Mrs. Laurel. Her words were constantly resonating in her ears, and it made her feel complicated.
Luke ordered her to do so.
Luca carried the tray back into her bedroom and placed it on the dressing table. She looked at the porridge. She finished eating the porridge even though she had no appetite.
It was Luke's kind thoughts...
Luca was unable to accept Luke's kindness in front of others. However, deep down inside her heart, she did not want to let him down.
Luke noticed Mrs. Laurel came down with empty hands.
“Has Luca finished her work?" he asked.
Mrs. Laurel answered, "Mr. Crawford, I'm not sure if she's finished her work. But she came out of the study and took the tray."
"Did you hear anything when you were waiting outside the study?" Luke asked. He had no idea what research Luca was doing.
However, he was pretty sure that her research had nothing to do with the projects at Watson Biopharmaceuticals now.
It seemed like she had been secretly doing her own research from the very start.
Luke was curious about what Luca had been researching, but he was unfamiliar with it. That was why he did not manage to figure it out even though he was curious about it.
Besides, there were only a few samples that Luca was studying. He could not steal a sample and bring it to someone else to ask about it.
These few days, she would walk into the study after she finished her work given by T Corporation. It seemed like the research she was doing was of great significance.
What could make her study it so secretly?
The equipment she had for doing research was not advanced enough. It was obvious that the research facilities here were for personal use. They were not as good as the ones in the laboratory.
It would take more time for her to study something with those research facilities.
Luke remained silent. He wondered if he had set any rules and regulations in Watson Biopharmaceuticals to prohibit researchers from using the company's facilities to do their research.
Was that why Luca was using the equipment she had to do her research?
Luke pondered. Watson Biopharmaceuticals had always encouraged employees to develop new drugs on their own and propose new ideas and plans to the company.
Not only were the research professors allowed to do so, but even research assistants were given this privilege. If they achieved good results and submitted a report to the company, the company would also allocate funds for them to do their research after examinations and approvals.
Hence, there were no such rigid rules in the company.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1963-Luke thought the only explanation that made sense was Luca's experiment must be kept secret.
The research she had been working on now was probably related to what was manipulating her.
Luke tapped his index finger on the armrest of the wheelchair. He looked like he was deep in thought.
Mrs. Laurel returned to the kitchen and continued her work without disturbing him.
At night.
Luca did not continue with her research as her equipment was not good enough. That was why she went downstairs to have dinner when Mrs. Laurel informed her that dinner was ready.
Luke would certainly ask Mrs. Laurel to bring her dinner upstairs if Luca did not go downstairs to have dinner.
Luca did not want to be given special treatment.
Neither of them spoke a word when they were having dinner.
Luca's phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at it, and after making sure that it was Amur who was calling her, she unconsciously turned to look in the direction where Luke was sitting. She said in a soft voice, “Please excuse me. I'm going to answer the call."
Luke did not say a word.
Luca took her phone and left the dining room. She did not have to conceal her conversation with Amur. Hence, she did not walk far away from the kitchen and answered the call in the living room.
"Amur, how did it go?"
"I went to visit the two labs that are available for rent. The first one has much more advanced facilities than the second one. But the price is much higher as well. Also, the owner of the first lab told me that he only rents it out on a monthly basis, so he's not accepting daily rentals. The second lab accepts daily rental," said Amur. He had gone around asking for the details as he knew Luca would only need a few days to figure out what drug Abel had given her.
Hence, it was not worth it if Luca had to rent the lab for a month.
"It's alright. Let's just go for the first one." Luca made up her mind. It did not matter how much she would have to pay as long as the facilities were advanced enough. "Can you help me to reserve it now?" "I've asked for both the owners' contact numbers. Are you sure you'd like to book the first one? I can contact the owner and get it done now. You can come over here to do the experiments once the contract has been signed." Amur respected Luca's choice.
They did not have to worry about money when they had such skills and capabilities.
"Alright. The sooner the better. Thank you," said Luca.
Amur knew she could not wait any longer to heal her wound. He agreed to help her settle this as soon as possible, then he said helplessly, "Luca, you don't have to be so polite with me."
Luca blinked her eyes. Was this considered polite?
No, it was just her manners. "Amur, this is courtesy. And I'm sorry to be troubling you."
Amur let out a sigh. "Alright. I'll call the owner now. I'll go over to lend you a hand as well."
He refused to miss out on any chances of being together with Luca alone.
Luke was busy with his work, so he would definitely not help Luca. Moreover, he did not know about Luca's wound. Therefore, Luca would probably go to the laboratory alone tomorrow.
Luca did not reject Amur's offer to help. She walked back to the dining room after she hung up the call.
Luke was still sitting at the dining table having his dinner with an indifferent look on his face.
Luca sat down and continued to eat her dinner. She did not mention anything about renting the laboratory.
Mrs. Laurel was cleaning up the table after dinner. Luca sat there with her eyes on Luke.
She had to head to the laboratory tomorrow, so she had to ask his permission to take leave.
"Do you have something to tell me?" Luke was straightforward. He could see that Luca was trying to tell him something with just a glance.
Luca nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Mr. Crawford, I'd like to take a day off tomorrow. And I might need to take another day off—"
Luke frowned slightly. Did it mean she was going to take a couple of days off?
"What do you mean by taking another day off?"
"I have to go back due to a family emergency, so I might need a couple of days to see to the family issues at hand." Luca's hands were fidgeting uneasily under the table.
Would Luke approve it?
"Your home in Russia?" Luke became alert. The reason Luca asked for a few days off was probably related to the power behind her.
"No, the one in A City," Luca replied honestly. Perhaps telling Luke that she had to go to Russia would make it difficult for him to look into it, but she did not have any family members in Russia...
"Do you need help?" Luke asked.
"No, thank you. I can handle this myself." Luca shook her head. She dared not to let Luke know about this matter.
She was unable to explain why she was wounded, and there was no way she could tell him why she had been concealing this from him.
Hence, Luca was going to deal with the matter without letting him know about it.
It was her own matter, so how could she drag Luke into this?
Luke's gaze was deep. It was as though it could see through her when he was looking at her.
Luca said, "I'll return to the office to work once I finish handling the matter. Mr. Crawford, is that fine?"
“Yes, but on one condition." Luke looked at her.
Luca was startled. On one condition?
She was merely asking for a few days off, but there was a condition?
"What is it."
"Ask for my help if there's anything you can't handle yourself." That was Luke's only condition. Bianca used to be weak and would always think of him in the first instance.
Luca was not weak now, and she was stronger than before. However, she was too independent now, which made her forget that Luke even existed.
Luke could actually help a lot.
"...Okay," said Luca. All sorts of feelings welled up in her heart.
"And one more thing..." said Luke. "No matter where you are, you'll have to put the matter aside and travel with me to Russia for a business trip three days later."
Three days later. Luca pursed her lips. She would be in a bit of a hurry to finish the research within three days.
"Any problem with that?" Luke raised his eyebrows. "I can send someone to help you if you think you can't settle everything within three days."
In other words, she must travel together with Luke three days later.
Luca shook her head and replied, "No problem."
Luca admitted Luke had made things harder for her by giving her a specified time. Firstly, they indeed had to leave for Russia on that date. Secondly, Luke was still eager to know what she was up to.
Luke realized that Luca would rather bite the bullet and agree with him than tell him what she was working on. She was determined to keep the matter to herself.
As usual, Luca helped Luke to clean himself up after she asked for his permission to take a few days off. Then, she returned to the kitchen and said to Mrs. Laurel, "Mrs. Laurel, I'm going to be busy for the next few days. I'll leave Mr. Crawford to you."
"Alright. I heard that you're going to take a few days off. Are you okay?" Mrs. Laurel asked caringly.
"I'm okay. Everything will be fine after I handle my business," answered Luca. She muttered to herself in her heart that she would be in big trouble if she could not handle it well.
Mrs. Laurel let out a sigh and said, "Remember to tell Mr. Crawford if there's something you can't deal with. Mr. Crawford is a kind person. He'll be willing to lend you a hand."
"I know." Luca smiled. Luke was a kind person, but not everyone could get his help.
However, Luke had taken the initiative to offer his help to her this time.
It was a pity that she would not need his help this time.
"The most important thing is to help Mr. Crawford clean himself up. I hung a bandage on the shower nozzle in the bathroom. You can help him to get into the bathtub if he wants to shower. You just have to lift his wounded leg and prop it on the bandage."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1964-Okay, I got this. Don't worry." Mrs. Laurel agreed to help her to take care of Luke. Looking after Luke was one of her duties too, and that was why she readily agreed with it.
Luca was assured knowing that Mrs. Laurel would be taking care of Luke.
Mrs. Laurel was better at taking care of someone, but Luke insisted on asking Luca to take care of him...
Luca pushed Luke back to his bedroom after he finished bathing himself. Then, she helped him to dry his hair and took out a set of clean pajamas for him. She did not say a word the whole time.
Luke did not say anything either.
The two of them did not feel awkward despite the silence. Luca put the pajamas on the bed and left the room.
She had finally completed her task to take care of Luke today.
Mrs. Laurel had gotten off work at this hour.
Luca left a pot of warm water in the living room. Only then did she make her way up the stairs.
She received a message from Amur when she was back in her bedroom: [I've talked to the lab owner. You can come over tomorrow.]
[Alright. I got it.] Luca did not thank Amur this time to stop him from commenting on her behavior.
[What time will you be going there tomorrow?] Amur sent another message to ask Luca.
[I'll probably arrive there early in the morning.] Luca gathered her hair and tied it up after she replied to his message. She was planning to wash up.
It was going to be another uphill battle starting tomorrow. She had to figure out what powder Abel had put on the knife within three days to get the cure.
She had no choice but to wait until she came back from Russia if she was unable to figure it out three days later.
However, she had no idea how long she was going to stay in Russia. That was why she had to make it fast.
[Okay. I'll be waiting for you there.] Amur replied to her.
Luca read his message and did not reply to him. She had to hurry up and get washed up. Only then could she get some rest.
Luca woke up early. She changed into warm clothes, picked up the sample, and headed downstairs.
Mrs. Laurel happened to enter the living room as soon as Luca reached the first floor.
"Ms. Luca, you're early." Mrs. Laurel glanced at the time. It was only six-thirty in the morning. Then, she turned around and looked at her and the warm clothes she had put on. "Are you going out?"
Luca was usually still in bed at this hour.
“Yes, I'm going out.” Luca looked at the weather out there. The snow came late this year. Although the temperature was low out there, there was no snowfall.
"You haven't had breakfast, right? Let me prepare it for you now," said Mrs. Laurel, as she put down the grocery bag.
"It's alright, Mrs. Laurel. I'll grab something to eat when I'm out there. And I'm not coming back for lunch today. You don't have to prepare my portion," said Luca. The laboratory was quite far away from the
villa, and it was near the suburbs. She thought she would probably not come home for lunch.
"Alright. Travel safe," replied Mrs. Laurel.
Luca nodded. She put on a scarf and walked out of the villa.
It was cold in the morning. She exhaled and released some breath vapor. She headed to the garage.
Luca chose to drive to the laboratory since she was not carrying out a secret mission. Besides, it was difficult for her to hail a ride early in the morning.
She would just be going to the laboratory. Luke would not be able to find out anything even if he found the dashcam video footage in her car.
Luca started the car engine and left. She was going to drive on an unfamiliar road, so she turned on the navigation and headed to the laboratory.
Not many cars were driving on the road in the morning. She drove all the way to the suburban area, and it took her an hour to arrive there.
Amur was already waiting for her at the laboratory's entrance.
Luca found the parking lot and parked her car. Then, she walked toward Amur and said, "Why are you so early?"
"I came from the apartment and arrived here faster than you did," said Amur. He deliberately departed from the apartment at five-thirty in the morning to wait for Luca here.
"Did you have the key?" Luca asked.
Amur took two magnetic cards out of his pocket, handed one of them to Luca, and answered, "This is the access card."
Luca glanced at the magnetic card and smiled, "How innovative."
"Let's go in." Amur looked around him. They were in the suburbs in a slightly remote area. However, there were some laboratories here, so there were cars parked around. Amur's eyes darkened.
"Alright." Luca nodded and entered the laboratory together with Amur.
On the other hand.
Gale frowned as he watched the two of them walk into the laboratory. He picked up his phone and called Luke.
"Where is she?" Luke answered the call immediately.
Although it was early in the morning, there was not even a hint of weariness in Luke's voice after he woke up.
“Luke, Ms. Craw has just entered a building in the suburbs. I looked it up and found out that it's a laboratory for rent." Gale reported to Luke. This place was considered a high-tech industrial development zone established not long ago.
Many buildings here were used as laboratories. There were only a few buildings that were used as residential buildings or factories.
Many technology companies that did not have enough capital would choose to rent a laboratory here to develop their products.
"Laboratory?" Luke frowned. That would match his speculation.
Luca had always been in the study doing research. Luke reckoned that she went to the laboratory because of the research she was working on now.
"Alone?" Luke asked for details.
"With a young man. He looks like her brother based on the information given to me." Gale informed him without concealing anything.
Amur...
Luke felt unhappy at once. Luca was busy with her experiments and he could not help her. However, could Amur be of any help to her?
Although Luca had no feelings for Amur, Luke could feel the possessiveness that Amur had for Luca.
Gale knew Luke was jealous when he was waiting for Luke's response for quite some time on the other end of the phone. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask him, "Luke, do I still have to watch over them?"
"Is there a way for you to get in there?" Luke asked.
Gale glanced at the building. The building was new, and there were surveillance cameras outside the building. He would need an access card to get to the first floor.
Gale pondered for a moment and said, "The building's security system is good. But there's still a way to get into the building."
It would mean Gale needed some time to break into the building.
Luke said in a cold voice, "Never mind. I'll let you get back to work."
The reason Luke arranged for Gale to follow Luca was to see if he could find out anything about the problem Luca mentioned to him.
Luke did not expect her problem to be related to her experiment. Thus, he did not gain any information.
"Alright." Gale hung up the call and drove away according to Luke's orders.
Amur stood beside the window. The building for the rented laboratory was not considered tall, and Amur was able to see what was going on down there. He watched the car leave slowly and turned around to look at Luca.
Luca took her laptop and sample out of her bag.
"Okay." Luca's expression was calm.
She already knew a car was following her after she drove out of the villa.
However, she did not take it seriously as the person following her did not use any tricks to track her down. The driver seemed harmless.
Luca thought it was someone Luke had sent to follow her and that person meant no harm.
Even if Luke did not send someone to follow her, he would be able to find out where she was from the dashcam footage. That was why she did not get rid of the car just now.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1965-Luca showed no surprise. Amur asked, “Was it someone Luke sent?"
“Yes," replied Luca. Luke would only send his men to track someone down for a purpose, and he would have made a move if it was someone else. As it was her, the person Luke sent merely waited until she got into the building before leaving.
“How dare he ask someone to follow you?!" Amur frowned with disgust. Luke's behavior was as annoying as Enoch's when he was pestering Luca back then.
“It's okay." Luca let out a sigh. Luke only wanted to know where she was.
All this time, she had been observing. She realized that Luke was unable to forget Bianca, but he was interested in her at the same time.
Otherwise, he would not have done this, which made him seem to be possessive over her.
Still, could a man be in love with two women at the same time?
“If he could send someone to follow you this time, he'll do something even worse to you next time. Are you really letting him do this?" Amur asked. He wanted to know what Luca was thinking about.
“Do you remember what happened to Dr. Albus?" Amur was giving Luca a headache. He was indignant at Luke's actions. She felt helpless, and she did not know what to say. She had no choice but to find a reason to explain Luke's behavior.
Amur blinked his eyes and replied, “Yes."
“I'm involved in that research. He asked someone to follow me to investigate the matter." Luca had no choice but to lie to Amur.
“Investigate? But didn't we get Dr. Albus a bank account? They haven't found out about it," Amur said in a muffled voice. If that was the case, then Luke's men were not that impressive either.
Did Luke not have two people who were trained on the Island of Despair by his side? The efficiency and progress of the investigation should not be like this...
“I'm not sure either. But he mentioned that everyone in the company has to be investigated," said Luca, remembering what Luke had told her before.
He would not have taken this long to find out about Dr. Albus' bank account if Luke was that capable.
However, this matter had not been settled yet. There was not even a rumor about what they had found out and whom they were investigating. No one knew about it except for Luke and his men.
Everyone working in Watson Biopharmaceuticals was in a panic now.
What if Luke had found out about something but he still had doubts about it? Was that why he decided to continue the investigation?
Luca let out a sigh.
Amur heard Luca sighing and thought she was worried about what he said just now. He apologized in a low voice, "I'm sorry. I was overreacting."
Luca shook her head, knowing that Amur believed in her explanation. She said, "It's fine. It's just that there are a lot of things going on lately. I'm going to start working on the research first."
"What can I do?" Amur did not forget that he came here to lend her a land.
"Just stay here and watch," replied Luca. Amur had never learned these. It would be impractical to ask him to help her.
However, Luca promised to let Amur stay here because she was worried that Abel would come looking for her.
Abel wanted her dead so badly. How would he allow her to work on her research smoothly here?
That was why she arranged for Amur to stay here by her side. He could help if something happened to her.
"Okay." Amur looked at the complicated-looking experiment equipment. He knew he could not help much, so he sat on a chair beside her. He took his phone out of his pocket. His phone vibrated for a while before he managed to open it.
Amur unlocked his phone screen and realized that Tina had sent him a message.
The two of them had eaten together after Amur followed Enoch and got Tina out of trouble the last time. Tina asked for his contact number before they parted.
Amur remembered that Tina was Luca's friend. He hesitated for a few seconds before eventually giving his contact number to her.
Sometimes, they would have a chat through texts.
Amur looked at the greeting Tina had sent him. He did not reply to her message. Instead, he chose to read the news.
His eyes darkened when he saw the news about Watson Biopharmaceuticals.
Even though Amur had followed Abel's instructions and did what he was asked to do, Watson Biopharmaceuticals had yet to release any news on their investigation. It allowed the outsiders to make speculations about the matter.
What was Luke up to?
He was letting the rumors fly around without releasing any official statement or announcing the solution for the matter. Was Luke not afraid that these negative influences would affect T Corporation's share prices?
Amur lifted his head and looked at Luca. She was concentrating on her research.
Amur remained silent, trying not to disturb her.
On the other hand.
Luke still preferred to work from home. Jason left after he delivered the documents Luke needed to handle.
After a while, Mrs. Laurel entered the room and said respectfully, “Mr. Crawford, your younger brother, Young Master Louis, is here."
"Louis?" Luke put down the documents and slightly frowned.
"Yes." Mrs. Laurel nodded.
"Push me out," said Luke.
Mrs. Laurel came behind Luke and pushed the wheelchair to the living room. Louis was sitting on the sofa and asked, "Brother, are you feeling better already?"
"I'm fine. What brings you here?" Luke looked at Louis. Louis was on a business trip when Luke got injured, and he had not shown up until now.
Luke knew where he had been. That was why he did not blame Louis.
"I just came back, and I thought of visiting you. You have a cast on your leg. Did the doctor tell you when you can remove it?" Louis asked caringly.
"Another month to go. You didn't come here just to show concern over me, right?" Luke put a smile on his face. Although they were not from the same mother, Luke had watched Louis grow up since he was young. He knew his younger brother well.
"It's true I came to visit you. But there's something else, indeed." Louis cleared his throat. "Grandpa asked me to come over here to see you and tell you that the problem Watson Biopharmaceuticals is facing now isn't solved yet. Besides, you're injured, and you still have projects to work on. He's worried that you might be too busy to handle everything yourself. That's why I came here to ask if you need any help."
Luke knew Old Master Crawford must have thought so.
Old Master Crawford was worried about him and the company. It was understandable, but he had underestimated Luke's capability.
"It's not a big deal except for this injured leg," said Luke.
Louis understood what he meant immediately. He widened his eyes and said, "You've settled everything?"
"I didn't do it alone. But, yes, you're right. It's all done." Luke nodded.
"You managed to solve these problems when so many things were happening at the same time. Brother, you're amazing! I knew it. Grandpa was worried for nothing." Louis was secretly rejoicing as he was not interested in T Corporation. If he had listened to Susan and fought for T Corporation's authority, he was pretty sure he was no match for Luke.
"I didn't do this alone. I had help." Luke did not forget the people around him. He would not have solved everything successfully without them.
"That only proves that you're capable. Oh, why aren't you announcing it since you've already solved the problem Watson Biopharmaceuticals is facing? The news and media are talking about it. Everyone is keeping a close eye on T Corporation!" Louis said. Watson Biopharmaceuticals was part of T Corporation. If the company could not make it through, it would directly affect T Corporation's operation.
Many investors were waiting to see how it went. They were planning to sell off T Corporation's shares if the issue was not handled properly.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1966-"They're concerned about their interests. I'm working on another project now. If this project succeeds, they'll still be able to keep their interests even if the investigation is still going on in Watson Biopharmaceuticals. That's why I'm not in a hurry." Luke knew it well. What mattered to them the most was not Dr. Albus' research being stolen. It was what would happen next and if they could get any benefits from it.
Louis understood it well. The investors were all like that. They were only concerned about their longterm interests.
Louis let out a sigh of relief when he knew Luke had already settled everything. It was just that he did not announce it to the public.
He was planning to leave the businesses in his workshop to another partner at first. Then, he would come over to help Luke to get through this crisis and put his work off until later.
However, he had underestimated his elder brother's capability. He did not expect the problems to be solved already...
"Brother, can you tell me how much losses the company suffered when the drug research got stolen?" Louis asked curiously.
"Do you want to know about it?" Luke asked.
Louis nodded and replied, "Of course, I'd like to know. Although I was on a business trip, I was paying attention to this matter every day!"
Louis would watch the news every day when he had the time. He was waiting for the investigation results of Watson Biopharmaceuticals. However, he did not expect Luke to bury the news. That was why Louis did not see any news about the Watson Biopharmaceuticals when he returned here.
"You can come back to work at T Corporation if you'd like to know how much the company has lost. Why don't you be responsible for counting the losses?" Luke said facetiously. Deep down in his heart, he knew Louis had something else he wanted to do.
"Brother, you can't be serious. I would've returned if I was interested in these things. I wouldn't have waited for you to convince me to go back there, right?" Louis shook his head. It was stressful to manage T Corporation, and he was reluctant to return there.
He thought it was more interesting to manage his workshop. First, it was his hobby and interest. He would be motivated to make money. Secondly, he could get a handsome income and it was enough for him to support his family.
"I know," said Luke.
Mrs. Laurel served some refreshments. Luke picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.
Louis picked up his teacup and took a sip too. He said slowly, "Never mind. You're capable enough to recover the losses no matter how much the company has lost. It'll be enough to shut the mouths of those old-fashioned people."
"Yes," said Luke. He was not in a hurry now. The ones who were feeling anxious were the directors of T Corporation. Once they got anxious, the others who were holding odd lots would become anxious too.
"But is there a reason behind your decision," said Louis. It was important to calm the investors down. Previously, Luke would step forward to calm the investors down whenever something bad happened that could affect the company.
He did not do so this time...
"Do you want to know why?" Luke raised his brows and looked at his younger brother. Luke had to take the wheel. Only then would Louis be able to pursue his dreams without having to worry about anything.
Louis suddenly felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
"Brother, did something happen?" Louis realized something.
Luke looked down and replied lightly, "I've just looked into and found out that someone is secretly buying odd lots. He's also secretly buying shares from the major shareholders."
"What? How is this happening?" Louis' heart skipped a beat. Someone was plotting against Luke, indeed.
This was not only about T Corporation.
That person would have the right to attend the shareholders' meeting if he had enough shares in his hands. The decisions of the shareholders were built on the interests and benefits of the company. They looked like they were close with Luke, but when someone who could pose a threat to Luke's position showed up, no one knew who these people would be supporting.
Interests and benefits could influence the connections between them.
"Do you know who's behind this?" Louis asked again. That person must be trying to harm Luke if he was capable of doing such a thing.
Now, the reason Luke was still able to sit in the CEO position in T Corporation safely was that this man had not bought enough shares yet.
"This person has been acting mysteriously. I suspect he has something to do with what happened this time. He knew T Corporation would be facing a crisis, and with the share prices plummeting, it would
be the best time for him to buy the shares," said Luke. He had already found out that someone was secretly buying the company's shares.
However, he did not know who it was, so there was nothing he could do.
"Brother, then why didn't you stabilize the share prices as soon as possible—" Louis could not understand. It was obvious that the person was waiting for the share price to drop so he could buy the shares. He would not be able to reach his goal if Luke had done something.
"If it's him who's behind all this, it'll happen another time even if I make it through the hurdle this time. The reason why I haven't made any moves is to nip the problem in the bud," said Luke.
Something came across Louis's mind all of a sudden. "You're trying to delay it and wait until those retail investors can't resist selling off the shares. Then, you'll buy the shares to consolidate the ones you're holding, am I right?" "Exactly," replied Luke. The reason why that person came up with this idea was that the shares Luke was holding in his hand were not enough.
Luke probably had to borrow the company's shares from Old Master Crawford and the other family members in the Crawford family when the time came for him to fight against the person who was behind this.
However, the Crawford family was not peaceful enough. There were chances that Susan might betray them. That was why Luke had to secure his position.
Luke needed more time to secure his position all by himself.
“Brother, why don't I transfer my shares to you?" Louis said.
“There's no need. As a descendant of the Crawford family, those were meant to be given to you. I'll just wait and buy the shares." Luke rejected Louis's offer to help. He needed more shares on the market,
not the shares that belonged to the Crawford family.
“You know someone is going against you now, yet you're still refusing to take mine?" Louis let out a sigh. Luke was an ordinary person. He was not a superhero. However, he was handling so many difficult matters.
"Although your workshop is stable now, you have limited income. You'll need the shares to make a living. Keep them for yourself. You're already helping me as long as you don't sell them," Luke said straightforwardly.
Louis's workshop income was enough for a normal family's living expenses, and there would be a surplus. He was richer than most of the families who were doing business.
However, Yuri was born into a wealthy family. Yuri did not marry Louis to make herself suffer. She had always been a spender. Besides, Louis had to support Thea too. The child's education, living standards, and hobbies would need a huge amount of money.
The company shares that Louis owned could lighten his burdens.
"Of course, I'm not going to sell the shares. But Brother, are you sure about this?" Louis asked worriedly.
"Yes. Judging from how quickly I'm buying the shares now, I'll be able to buy more until the day I announce it to the public. Besides, that person hasn't realized that I've been buying shares. I'm buying more shares than he is," said Luke. Luke had the upper hand in this matter. He had asked someone to keep a close eye on the company's shares. Therefore, he was buying the shares way faster than that person was.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1968-The maid left work after waiting for him to finish his bath.
Luke continued to sit in front of the office table and was settling his documents. The maid's room was not closed because he wanted to hear even the smallest sound from outside.
However, Luca never came back...
Only when it was one in the morning did he hear some noises from outside. novelbin
It was the sound of a door opening and closing.
Even though it was intentionally done so that there would not be much noise, Luke still heard it. 'Luca only came back now..'
Luke had a dark expression but did not go out. 'Is she that busy?'
Hearing the sound in the living room made Luke place his documents down. He sat there, not moving an inch.
Luca switched on the lights in the living room and noticed that the lights in the maid's room were still on.
She frowned. She could see that the lights were on because he did not close the door.
However, Luke usually closed the door.
Luca changed her shoes and thought for a moment but did not choose to head over. She went upstairs on tiptoes.
The night was especially quiet, and Luke could hear the sound of her heading upstairs.
'Didn't she notice that the lights in my bedroom are still on? Why didn't she come here to have a look? She just headed straight upstairs?'
Luke looked at the time and snorted coldly, feeling dissatisfied. He was like a husband who had been forgotten by his wife.
Before he met Bianca, he had never thought that such a day would come!
Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and arrived at the living room. He saw that Luca had already switched off the lights in the living room and gone to the second floor. Only one lamp was switched on in the entire living room.
He thought back to the past when he was busy and working overtime. Whenever he came home late, Luca would always leave one lamp on for him in the living room.
Even though the lamp was dim, it was warm. He also knew someone was waiting for his return.
This was the warmth from a family.
However, the lamp tonight...
That light shone on his face and revealed his frustration.
The light from this lamp was very cool and not warm, just like any street lamp outside!
Two days later, Luca was sitting on the chair in the research room. She sighed.
She had narrowed it down to a dozen or so types of fungi, but she needed to test each of them to make an analysis and compare them.
Luca was starting to regret not learning about fungi from Shanks in more detail.
Now that she was alone, there was a limit to her ability. The thought of following Luke back to Russia the following day left her feeling uneasy.
Amur came in from outside and was carrying a plastic bag in his hand. He placed the plastic bag in front of her and said, "Have something to eat, Luca."
"Just leave it there first." Luca was conducting a numerical analysis, comparing the DNA of each fungus to one another.
Amur knew she was anxious just by looking at her. He could not help but grab her hand. "Leave the research aside for now. You've not eaten breakfast. Let's eat first."
Luca sighed and looked at Amur. "I'm running out of time."
"Why would there be no time?" Amur was determined. "You still have lots of time."
"I'm going back to Russia with Luke tomorrow." Luca had not informed him of this previously. She had no choice but to reveal it at this moment.
Amur was stunned. Luca was going to Russia?
'No wonder she's been so worried for the past two days over not being able to find the right fungus.'
"How long will you be there?" Amur hated Luke. 'Not only is he useless, but he even gives her trouble. Now, he wants to occupy her time and space.'
"I have no idea, but I think I'll be there for at least two days.." Luca made a guess. Not long after they went over, the company in Russia would announce the result. She had long ago given the bidding document to Abel. T Corporation would definitely not get this partnership deal.
Hence, they were merely heading over to show their faces and would not stay for too long.
It was just that she could not tell how badly the condition of her wound would worsen in those two days.
Amur clenched his fists. At this moment, he just wanted to head over to Luke and punch him. "You have your meal for now. Don't go over to the hospital in the afternoon. Perhaps you might find the right fungus."
"Amur, how can there be such a coincidence? Besides, I can't just leave Nina's issue aside." Luca glanced over and saw that the report had yet to be ready.
"Even so, you still have to eat. Taking your meal only takes a very short amount of time compared to you helping others. Besides, maybe you're now analyzing the right fungus. Just tuck in," said Amur.
Luca sighed. Even though the machines here were very advanced, it was still a private laboratory and there was only one such machine. Hence, her progress in extracting the sample and analyzing it to getting the report was very alow...
She could not argue with Amur and picked up her cutleries to quickly take a few bites.
"You haven't filled up your stomach," Amur said. It was not a question but a statement.
Luca had no choice but to take another few bites in a rush. "I've had enough."
She placed the lunchbox down, and at that moment, the machine let out a noise. She quickly went over to check on it.
'It's not this fungus.'
She then put another sample into the machine.
She looked at the time. If she left now, she would be right on time for her meet-up with Nina.
She looked at the machine and said, "Amur, do you mind keeping an eye on it for me? If the report is out, please snap a photo and send it to me. You can help me put the rest of the samples into the machine too."
Amur had learned how to do it after observing her operating the machine. He nodded and said, "No worries. Just rest assured and go. I'll manage things here."
"Sorry to trouble you." Luca picked up her bag and left the building.
She drove to the hospital and immediately came to Tyrone's ward.
Tyrone was on the bed. At that moment, only Mrs. Hugh was there. Both Larry and Keith were not there either.
She guessed that perhaps both of them believed in her ability now, so they did not show up.
Tyrone saw Luca and slowly said, "You're here, Dr. Craw."
"Yea, I'm here. Are you feeling much better after the dry needling treatment?"
"Much better." Tyrone's response was still slow, but his pace of speech was acceptable.
Dr. Wood, who was at the side, said, "The patient has also been receiving physiotherapy in the past two days and is feeling much better. His neuro report also shows that his condition is improving.”
"Maybe his nervous system is recovering. Dr. Wood, have you seen the video?" Luca was referring to the previous video taken by Johann.
"I watch it every day," Dr. Wood replied.
"Then, you'll take over today," said Luca.
"Me? Dr. Craw, according to the prepared course of treatment, shouldn't we do it tomorrow?" Dr. Wood asked curiously.
"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, so we'll do it today. Doing it a few hours in advance won't affect the treatment. Get ready." Luca put down her bag. This time, she was not planning to conduct the treatment and was letting Dr. Wood take over.
"Alright. Can the family members leave for the duration of the treatment?" Dr. Wood said.
Mrs. Hugh and Nina left the ward together.
Luca had Tyrone lay down, then said to Dr. Wood, "You can use the hospital's equipment."
"It won't have any adverse effects, right?" Dr. Wood asked.
"No. It's just a matter of one's feel of the needles,” said Luca as she took the antiseptic beside and sanitized her hands. She then put on the sterile gloves.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1969-The needles Luca used were all specially made on the Island of Despair.
She did not bring too many needles with her, and the effects of the needles were not significant. Hence, she had Dr. Wood use the needles from the hospital instead.
Dr. Wood sanitized his hands, then put on sterile gloves.
Tyrone knew that this time, it would be Dr. Wood who would take over the treatment. From the previous treatment, he also got to know through their conversation that Luca's method of dry needling was different from the standard.
Hence, it would be Dr. Wood's first time adopting the method.
He was a little scared.
"Doctor, Please take it slow. I'm scared of pain..." said Tyrone while closing his eyes.
"Don't worry. I've practiced the method many times, so it won't go wrong. Besides, Dr. Craw is here to supervise. Don't worry." Dr. Wood comforted him. He had watched the video many times and even tried it hands-on as well. He had some confidence.
"Let's get started." Luca did not speak much to them and ordered Dr. Wood to carry on.
Dr. Wood nodded and followed how Luca had done it last time. He started pricking the needles into the acupoints.
Luca was observing from the side and would occasionally whisper to remind him if she wanted Dr. Wood to go a little higher.
After half an hour, all the needles had been pricked into the acupoints. Once they were taken out, Tyrone was ready to exercise.
Luca asked, "How did it feel this time?"
"I feel much better, but I can't say what it feels like exactly. I just think it was done properly..” Tyrone said slowly and made a gesture of opening up his palms.
Luca took note of this, and it seemed like the treatment was done really well. This could prove that Dr. Wood's treatment was starting to take effect.
Even Dr. Lance also noticed it and softly let out a breath of relief. "Thank God, it's effective."
Luca noticed that Dr. Wood was sweating. He said, "You're too nervous."
It was not hot in the hospital, so for him to be this sweaty showed that he was very anxious while carrying out the treatment.
"This is my very first time trying this new dry needling method on a patient, so I was very nervous," said Dr. Wood with a smile. Previously, he had only practiced the method on objects and was not sure whether he did it correctly. He was clueless.
After Luca gave him some pointers, he became aware of his mistakes.
"After this session, you'll have enough experience for the next session," Luca said. She looked at the time and two hours had already passed. In another two hours, the sky would start to turn dark...
She said, "If there's nothing else, I shall take my leave."
Initially, Dr. Wood had some questions to ask, but it seemed that Luca was in a hurry. Hence, he nodded and thought he would just ask her the next time.
Luca walked out of the ward.
Nina got up and asked, "How did it go?"
"It seems that the effects this time are quite good. His joint movement is much smoother now. You guys may enter," Luca said while looking at Mrs. Hugh.
The moment Mrs. Hugh heard that the treatment was effective, she revealed a smile and entered the ward.
Nina also let out a breath of relief. "Thank God."
"Yes, everything's alright. All he needs to do right now is be compliant with the treatment," Luca comforted her. As soon as she was done talking, her phone vibrated.
She picked it up and looked at it. It was a message from Amur.
Luca's heart skipped a beat. Amur's message might perhaps be a piece of good news. Her fingers trembled as she clicked into the message.
Amur sent her a photo, and there were three words in the message: [Finally found it.]
She clicked into the report and looked at the report that matched up. She was excited, and her fingers started to tremble.
Nina noticed her fingers trembling and asked curiously, "What's the matter, Luca?"
"Nothing. I have something on, so I'll leave first," said Luca.
Nina nodded and said in a concerned tone, "Please let me know if there's anything. Also, you've been looking rather pale lately. Remember to take good care of yourself."
"Got it," Luca said and headed into the elevator.
She did not speak any more to Nina. What mattered the most at that moment was the report.
Luca came to the car park and found Luke's car. She immediately drove to the research lab.
After an hour, she arrived at the research lab. She rushed upstairs, pushed the door open, and saw Amur.
"Where's the report? Let me see," Luca asked Amur for the report.
Amur handed the report to her.
"It matches. This is the fungus." Luca looked at the report and was emotional. She finally found it.
Luca had found the right fungus. She found the sample, then put it into the machine once more to analyze it again.
Amur saw her actions and asked while feeling puzzled, "You want to analyze it again?"
"To be on the safe side,” Luca said. Shanks had given her this fungus sample, and it was very special. “This fungus is very special, so I have to test it again.”
"The survival criteria for this particular type of fungus are very demanding. They can only survive in temperatures less than negative ten degrees Celsius. If they're left in warmer temperatures for a very long time, it'll be hard for them to survive. No matter how cold A City is, the temperature here won't be below negative ten degrees Celsius. There are rarely any days with a temperature less than negative ten degrees Celsius. Abel would've only been able to use the freezing equipment to bring this fungus here from the Island of Despair. He put in so much effort to bring this here just to use it on me?" Luca touched her chin. 'This fungus takes so much effort to keep alive, yet he went through all the trouble.
'With that being said, Abel must have a designated place to store this fungus. Perhaps it might be a cool store.'
Amur voiced out, "You said that it's hard to keep this fungus alive, but why do you have it?"
"Shanks gave it to me," Luca said. "But it's in its dormant state. This is just a sample. I didn't think that one day, I'd put it into the machine to analyze it."
Before she left the Island of Despair, Shanks gave her a box and said the items inside might be useful one day.
Inside that box contained all sorts of samples of fungi.
She did not expect it to really be useful...
Luca smiled coldly. Indeed, Shanks knew Abel well. At the same time, he did not wish to let her die.
After an hour, the report was out once again.
Luca looked at it, and indeed, it was a match.
Abel had drugged her with something that was extracted from this fungus.
"What should we do now?" Amur looked at the report that was a match and asked.
"This fungus is a little special. Ordinary antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs won't have any effect on it. I have to make my own medication," Luca said and was feeling grateful to Shanks deep within her.
He had also specifically taught her what to do to cure one of the effects of this weird fungus.
At that moment, she had thought to herself, 'The criteria of survival for this fungus is very harsh, so it won't have the chance to be used to harm others.' Hence, she did not really pay much attention to him
when he was explaining it to her.
"What do you need? I'll go prepare the things." As Amur was speaking, he put on his cost and was ready to head outside to buy her the items.
Luca was not anxious since she already found the right fungus. She said, "There's something that I need that must be attained in the hospital. The rest can be purchased at the pharmacy. How about this? You go back first. I can settle it myself."
"You have to head over to the hospital to settle it? Are you sure you can deal with it?" Amur said.
"Yes. I know the doctors in the hospital," said Luca. She would need Johann's help to get Amphotericin
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1970-Amur did not know of any doctors. He would not be able to help out regarding this issue.
"Alright. Then, please be careful along the way," he said.
Luca wore her coat and reminded, "Oh right, keep the research lab for now. I'll inform the owner that I won't be renting it anymore after one month."
"You still want to continue researching?" Amur asked.
"Yes." Luca nodded. The composition of the antidote had yet to be fully analyzed.
It had been quite some time and she had yet to fully analyze it. Apart from the reason being that the equipment she had was not advanced enough, there was another reason. The composition of the antidote was very complicated.
She would need the help of advanced equipment.
"Alright. You can hold on to the access card. I'll get it from you on the last day," said Amur. One month later when they decided to stop renting the lab, the access card would have to be returned to the owner of the research lab.
"Alright." Luca carried her bag and left the scene.
She drove her way to the hospital, and when she was about to reach the hospital, she contacted Johann.
Johann was still in the hospital and had not finished his shift. He immediately agreed when he got to know that Luca wanted Amphotericin B. He promised that he would prepare it for her.
After hanging up the call, he used his status to prescribe the medication and had the pharmacist send him a bottle of Amphotericin B.
The pharmacy was quick to take action. Before Luca arrived, the nurse at the dispensary had already sent Johann the Amphotericin B that she needed.
"Thanks." After Johann received it, he closed the office door.
He called Luke.
"What's up?" Luke's tone did not sound good.
Johann was thrilled. 'Is Luca giving him the cold shoulder? He's speaking in such a defeated tone...'
"Your lady has come looking for me," he purposely said so to trigger him.
Luke's tone immediately turned cold. "Why did she look for you?"
“Of course, it's because she needs my help. You, as a boss of a corporation, can't even help her out with such a small task?" Johann seized all chances to tease him and take revenge for past grudges.
"Why are you blabbering so much nonsense? Are you too free at work?" Luke wanted to know what favor Luca had asked from Johann, but the more anxious he was, the more Johann would keep him on tenterhooks. Hence, he could only pretend that he was not bothered.
"Wow, you're even putting on an act as though you're not concerned about it. Even though I can't see your expression right now, I know that you're very nervous," Johann teased him and added, "I won't tease you anymore. She asked me to prescribe her a bottle of Amphotericin B."
"What's that..." Luke was clueless about it.
"You don't know anything, yet you dare become the boss of Watson Pharmaceuticals? Aren't you afraid that your employees will turn their backs on you?" Johann shook his head helplessly. As the boss of Watson Pharmaceuticals, it was very important to learn how to manage it. He should at least have some knowledge about these kinds of things, no?
Luke clenched his fists and wanted to just push Johann against the wall to beat him up. "Are you sure you want to beat about the bush at this moment?"
"Alright, alright. I'll stop. It's an antibiotic, but it's not commonly used. Hence, you can't buy it in any pharmacy or online. Only hospitals can prescribe it. Not anyone in the hospital can simply prescribe it to anyone either. She did the right choice by looking for me," said Johann. He knew that Luca had vast knowledge of medicine. Naturally, she would have her reasons for needing it. Hence, he did not further question her and simply agreed with her request.
If Luca owed him a favor, it also meant that Luke would owe him a favor. In the future, whenever he needed a favor from Luca, she would not be able to reject it. At the same time, Luke would owe him a favor as well. novelbin
It was like killing two birds with a stone.
"What does she want to do with the antibiotic?" It was Luke's first time hearing of such an antibiotic.
"She's your woman. If you don't know, how would I know?" Johann let out a smile, his teeth sparkling and white. If Luke could see his current expression, Johann would definitely be beaten up.
At that moment, he looked very arrogant.
"I'm not too sure. She recently rented a research lab. I don't know what's she up to," said Luke. Ever since he knew that Luca had rented a research lab, he got someone to investigate the identity of the owner of that research lab. He received some information from the owner.
The research lab was rented under Amur's name.
The duration of the rental was just one month.
As for what experiment was ongoing, the owner was clueless.
"It seems like it's related to the research she's been doing recently. Don't worry, I'll try to get some information from her. If I do get something, remember to treat me to a drink." Johann seized the opportunity to extort Luke.
"If you manage to do so, I'll gift you an entire wine rack. It's no problem at all," Luke said.
Luca's location was not kept a secret, but her research was mysterious. He believed that even if Johann were to step in, he would not get any information as well.
There was a knock on Johann's office door, and he guessed that it was Luca. He said to Luke, who was on the other end of the call, "Deal. Wait for my good news."
He did not end the call and just turned off the screen before placing it on the office table. "Come in."
Luca pushed the door opened and asked, "Good evening, Dr. Park. Have you had dinner?"
"I was about to. Come in, Luca. This is what you need." Johann passed her the plastic bag that contained Amphotericin B.
Luca received it and took a glance at it. It was indeed what she wanted. "Thanks, Dr. Park. When I'm free, I'll treat you to a meal."
"You don't have to." Johann smiled while shaking his head. He only wanted the bottles of wine Luke had promised him.
"Then, how much does it cost?" Luca asked. Even though Johann bought it using his identity as a doctor, he would still have to pay for it.
"You don't have to pay me anything. Doctors have a quota. But I just have a question." Johann looked at the phone, then at Luca.
"What do you want to ask?" Luca placed the plastic bag down with much caution as the antibiotic was something that could save her life.
"Why do you need this antibiotic?" Johann asked. "This antibiotic is rarely used. A usual infection would only need penicillin or cephalosporin to treat it, but you..."
"It's the right medicine." Luca smiled and did not say anymore.
Johann knew that she was not willing to elaborate and asked, "Are you sick?"
Luca put her guard up and was not willing to tell him the truth. "It's not me but a friend of mine."
"So, it's your friend. Oh right, if this antibiotic is not strong enough, just let me know," said Johann warmly. He still wanted to get more information from her.
However, she was still not willing to say anything. "Alright. Thanks, Dr. Park. I'll not delay your work. I'll make my move now."
"Alright." Johann did not want to make her stay any longer either. If he asked more questions, she would be suspicious.
If she needed Amphotericin B again, she might choose another path to obtain it and would not choose to ask him for help again.
Luca left and closed the office door.
Johann picked up the phone and said, "You heard it? Her friend needs it."
"I heard it." Luke's eyes gleamed darkly. She claimed it was her friend who needed it, but she only had a few friends in City A.