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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2021-“Just tell me if you need anything," said Luke. He thought that the reason why Vivian chose the Capital was mostly because of Gordan.

Although she had made up her mind to leave Gordan, she still missed him in her heart.

"Alright. I'll not hesitate to ask for help if I need it." Ray nodded. Vivian was the one who could decide where she would be going. He could not interfere.

Ray had friends all around the world, after all. Even if Vivian wanted to travel to some state in Africa, he would still be able to make arrangements for her.

However, he did not encourage Vivian to head to countries that were lagging behind other countries as she would suffer there. That was why Ray agreed right away when Vivian chose to head to Luke's country, and he had already begun to make arrangements.

Ray glanced at the time. It was late. Luke was his guest, so he should not be taking up his time to chat with him. Hence, Ray said, "It's late. Let me ask the maid to bring you back to your room."

"Sure." Luke did not reject him. He knew Vivian had arranged different rooms for each of them. He would like to return to his room as soon as possible to see what Luca was doing.

The maid pushed Luke's wheelchair and sent him back to his room.

Luke asked the maid to leave as he did not need her to serve him.

The maid turned around and left.

Luke had asked where Jason's and Luca's rooms were. Jason's room was opposite his room, and his room was right beside Luca's.

Luke maneuvered the wheelchair closer to the wall.

There was no sound from the other side.

Perhaps the soundproofing was too good, or Luca was already in bed. Luke could not hear a thing.

Luke picked up his phone and sent a voice message to Gale, "They don't have to keep an eye on her tonight. Let them rest earlier."

Gale had arranged for his men to keep an eye on Luca to prevent her from disappearing all of a sudden. Thus, there were still people following them even when Luca was just beside Luke.

However, they were currently in Ray's villa. The security here was good, and Luca was unfamiliar with the environment here. Even if she wanted to leave in the middle of the night, it was unlikely that she could leave without alerting the security guards.

Luke looked at the pajamas Vivian left on the sofa. It was a brand new set of pajamas. He quietly changed into pajamas without showering this time.

He had showered at the hotel before he came here. That was why he did not feel uncomfortable even if he did not shower here.

Luke held onto the armrest of the wheelchair and stood up slowly. He landed steadily on the floor with just one leg. Then, he slowly turned around and sat at the bedside.

He had become familiar with doing this while experiencing the inconveniences of his injury after the car accident.

Luke lay down on the bed and tucked himself in.

His ears were still listening to the movements in the next room. However, he did not hear anything until he fell asleep.

Luca did not sleep well.

She felt something was wrong in the middle of the night.

Luca opened her eyes and looked around her in the dark. She sat up on the bed with beads of sweat on her forehead.

Due to the restless sleep, not only was her forehead full of sweat but her body was sweating too.

There were footsteps and noises. Those people were gabbling away in Russian as though they were after someone.

The noises were far away, and Luca could barely catch any information.

Someone had broken into the villa.

Danger!

Luca turned on the lights immediately and looked around her. She was afraid that she might be taken away while she was asleep. That was why she hung a cup on the door handle before she slept. The cup was still hanging on it. No one came in.

Where were Luke and the others?

Luca climbed out of bed right away. She was worried about Luke.

Ray was a famous leader of an underworld organization here. The person who dared to break into his house must be as powerful as he was. Luke was defenseless now, and he had an injured leg. It would be dangerous if he was taken by those people who broke into the villa.

Luca could not be bothered that much. She ran to open the door barefooted, thinking of rushing to Luke's bedroom to protect him.

Luca had just opened the door when she saw Jason standing behind Luke's wheelchair in front of her room.

“Mr. Crawford, are you alright?" Luca asked caringly.

"I'm fine. Are you okay?" Luke woke up earlier than she did. That was why he managed to hear more about what was happening. The person who broke into the villa was hiding somewhere, and Ray's subordinates were checking every room now.

Luke was worried that the person who came was the man manipulating Luca, and he was also worried that she might be taken away. Hence, he asked Jason to push him here to guard her room.

Luca pushed the door open while Luke was hesitating if he should open the door.

“I just woke up..." Luca glanced around her and realized that she could hear the noises clearer after she pushed the door open. However, they were some distance away. She asked, "What happened?"

"Someone broke into the villa and triggered the security system. Ray is looking for the intruder now. Is there anything strange in your bedroom?" Luke asked. He was not worried that Ray's enemy would come looking for him. After all, Ray had many men with him, and he could solve this. Luke was only worried about the person who was manipulating Luca.

"I'm fine. The windows are locked. No one came in." Luca let out a sigh of relief when she saw Luke was safe and sound.

She was glad that Luke was alright.

The moment Luca knew someone broke into the villa, she worried about Luke's safety the most. Now that she knew that Luke was safe, she set her worries aside.

"Okay. Ray's men are looking for the intruder. Stay in your bedroom, close the door, and lock it. Don't open the door if it's not me asking you to open it," said Luke. Luke was assured knowing that Luca was alright. He planned to look for Ray and find out what was going on.

Luca listened to his words and frowned. "Mr. Crawford, are you going over there?"

"I'd like to see if there's anything I can help with," replied Luke. Ray's villa had always been peaceful. It was only after they spent the night here that someone broke into his villa. He was afraid that this had something to do with them or Luca.

Luca was about to say something, but she hesitated and looked at Luke.

Luke was good at fighting, but he was injured now. What could he do?

Luca selfishly thought of asking him to stay in the room together with her and stop him from risking his life.

Before Luca managed to say anything, she saw Vivian walking toward them hurriedly with two bodyguards behind her.

"Brother Luke, are you alright?" Vivian saw the three of them standing outside the door. The expression on her face was serious. It was obvious that it was her first time encountering such a thing.

Previously, even though many were against Ray, those people were not dumb enough to send people to break into his villa and assassinate him. After all, it was not a guaranteed success.

That was why the villa had always been safe.

"We're alright," said Luke.

"That's great. Ray told us to stay in a room together until he finds the intruder," said Vivian. Then, she glanced at Luca's bedroom and said, "Let's just stay here."

Vivian knew nothing about this. The only thing she could do was not to cause trouble for Ray. Taking his word for it would be the right choice.

"All of you stay here. I'm going to look for Ray and see if there's anything I can help." Luke looked at the two mighty-looking bodyguards. He was assured that having them guard the door would be enough to stall things for a while even if someone came for Luca.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2022-"Brother Luke, it'd be better for you to stay here." Vivian stopped Luke immediately. It made no sense to ask a guest to help catch an intruder. "Trust Ray. He can handle this well. Besides, the villa is more than a hundred years old. The person who broke in will get lost easily even if he has the map. And your leg is still injured. We should stay here."

Luca went along with Vivian's words and said, "Mr. Crawford, I think we shouldn't cause any trouble for Mr. Ray."

Luke slightly frowned. Although the current situation did not look too good, Luke could feel Luca's love for him.

She was concerned about him...

Luke stared at Luca for a while. It was indeed inconvenient for him to go look for Ray now. He could only come up with a few ideas for Ray, but he could not be of much help.

Ray would still have to ask someone to protect him if something happened.

His staying here would not cause any trouble for Ray, and he could also make sure that Luca was within his sight.

Luke decided at once and nodded. "Let's go in."

Vivian and Jason let out a sigh of relief, but it was obvious that Luca was the one who felt the most relaxed now.

They walked into the room together.

Vivian asked her security guards to come into the room too. Then, she closed the door and locked it carefully.

Vivian glanced at her phone and said, “Ray will call me if there's any news. Don't worry.”

"Alright. Thank you," Luke nodded and said.

Vivian felt embarrassed. She said, "Brother Luke, don't mention it. I invited you to spend the night here, but something like this happened. You couldn't even sleep well. I'm really sorry for what happened."

"They're probably after me," said Luke. Otherwise, why would they choose to break into Ray's house tonight?

Although the underworld scene in Russia was in a mess, why would they choose tonight, when the group of them was staying over, to make a move?

Luca fell silent when she heard what Luke said.

There was a chance that they were after Luke, but the only person who was after him was Abel.

However, if Abel was behind this, he would not have called her to ask about it just now.

Therefore, Luca thought it was not Abel.

Luke had not offended anyone in Russia. If it was because he won the bid and someone was jealous of him, it was unlikely that those people would break into Ray's villa just because of that.

After all, Ray's name was well-known among the underworld organizations in Russia. Who would be willing to mess with him?

As for Pierre Mallory...

No matter how capable he was with the Mallory family supporting him, he would not be foolish enough to mess with Ray now.

Luca remained silent as she was secretly analyzing what was going on. This probably had nothing to do with her and Luke.

There was dead silence in the bedroom. The guards were keeping a close eye on the door, preventing anyone from breaking into the room.

Although they were in the safest place, everyone was nervous while listening to the noises outside. No one even dared to make a sound.

Half an hour later, the noises out there got even louder. Vivian went closer to the door, trying to figure out what they were talking about outside.

Those people were talking in Russian. Although Luca understood Russian, the soundproofing was too good. In her eyes, the voices kept breaking up. After a while, the noises got softer. Luca reckoned that the matter should have ended.

It was either Ray had caught the person who broke in, or that person had already escaped.

After a while, Vivian's phone rang.

“It's Ray." Vivian glanced at the phone and told everyone. Then, she answered the call, “Ray, how is it?"

“I caught him. Everyone can come out now," said Ray.

"Alright." Vivian took a deep breath and hung up the call. Then, she said to everyone in the room, “The man has been taken down by Ray. Let's go out."

Everyone was wide awake after what happened. Luca stood up and glanced at Luke.

Luke's expression was serious. Luca had no idea what Luke was thinking about.

Usually, she would be able to speculate it, but ever since she saw Pierre submitting the bidding document, she did not know what Luke had in his mind.

Jason pushed Luke's wheelchair and walked out of the room, while Luca followed them.

Vivian came up to Luca and apologized in a soft voice, "I'm sorry, Luca. You must be shocked."

"It's alright." Luca shook her head.

They headed to the living room and saw Ray sitting there smoking his cigar with a stern expression on his face.

It quickly became clear that although the person was caught, the trouble had yet to be solved.

"How are things?" Luke asked.

Ray looked at Luke, then glanced at Luca and Vivian. He eventually said, "Take a seat first."

Vivian and Luca sat down on the sofa, while Jason locked the brakes on Luke's wheelchair beside the sofa. He sat down as well.

“We got the person, and he's being locked in the cellar now," said Ray. There was a cellar in the villa, and the cellar had only one door with reinforced walls surrounding it. It was meant to lock up these kinds of people.

"Did he say anything?" Luke asked again.

"I haven't questioned him. I think I'd need your help," replied Ray. He needed Luke's help this time.

"No problem. Let's go." Luke nodded and agreed to help.

Luca's gaze fell on Luke.

Ray noticed that Luca was feeling perturbed by the look in her eyes. He reminded Vivian, "Vivian, take care of Dr. Craw and Mr. Doyle."

"I got this. Don't worry." Vivian smiled and ordered the maids who were waiting at the side to get Luca and the others a cup of warm tea.

After everything that just happened, they needed a cup of warm tea to warm themselves up and comfort their souls.

The maids acted fast. They immediately served a warm cup of tea to each of them.

"Luca, have a cup of warm tea. It can calm you down," said Vivian.

"Thank you." Luca took it from her unconcernedly. Her mind was full of thoughts of what would happen in the cellar.

She would like to take a look at the person who sneaked into Ray's house if she could.

Vivian served Jason another cup of warm tea. Then, she looked at Luca. She comforted her while knowing what she had in mind. "Stop thinking about the cellar. Ray and Brother Luke will handle it well."

"I know." Luca looked down. She just wanted to know who the person came after.

After all, she only had her analysis. Whether or not her analysis was correct still depended on what that person would say.

In the cellar.

Luke was sitting in his wheelchair. He moved out of the elevator with the help of Ray's bodyguard.

The path to the cellar was narrow, and the wheelchair could barely make it through.

Ray walked in front of him and explained, "The path was specially designed and made. It has two layers of sound-absorbing panels. Hence, it has a strong soundproof system, but the path became narrower because of this."

"I see." Luke looked at the brightly-lit path without saying another word.

The bodyguard pushed Luke's wheelchair and stopped outside a door.

"Open the door," Ray said to the bodyguard, who was keeping watch at the door. The man pushed the door open.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2023-The bodyguard pushed the door open.

Ray walked in front, heading into the cellar.

Then, the bodyguard pushed Luke's wheelchair and walked in as well.

The cellar was not as dark as he had imagined. It was brightly lit, and he could see everything clearly.

A man was chained to a steel bar that was as thick as an adult human.

The clothes on the upper half of the man's body had been taken off. There were fresh bruises on his body. Just by looking at them, it was obvious that it was Ray's men who beat him up after they found him.

“This is the man who secretly broke into my house."

The man lifted his head and glanced at Ray when he was talking. The expression on his face was evillooking. Then, he lowered his head. Not a word of pleading escaped his mouth.

Even though he was being held as a prisoner now, he was still arrogant.

Luke looked at the man in front of him. He had blonde hair with a Western appearance. Even though he had been captured, his expression was still prideful. He had this evil look in his eyes.

"What do you think?" Luke asked Ray. It was Ray's villa. That was why he should not be interfering with the interrogation.

"I have to go on with the interrogation first," said Ray. Even so, he knew that he would not be able to get any answers from this man.

Luke nodded without saying anything.

Ray's subordinate grabbed a chair for him. Ray sat on the chair. He left Hansen responsible for the interrogation session.

"Who sent you?" Hansen asked.

The man who was tied up kept silent and gave him a dirty look.

Hansen was pissed. He punched the man in his stomach right away. Everyone there could hear the loud and clear thud of his punch landing on the man's stomach.

"Speak. Who sent you?"

The man lifted his head and sneered. He looked at Ray instead of Hansen. "Aren't you a big shot? Find it out yourself, then."

Ray was toying with the cigar in his hands with a cold expression on his face.

After all these years, this was the first time someone dared to break into his villa. Fortunately, he was able to capture the man. Only a few of his men were injured, so it was not very serious.

However, if Ray had not managed to capture that person and the news spread out in the underworld scene, everyone would start thinking they could trample all over him.

When the man realized that he had failed to provoke Roy, he continued, “Well, I thought you were better than this. But this is all there is to you, huh?"

A loud smack sounded right after he said that. A hand slapped him right across his face.

Hansen gave him a slap, and the man's face was all red.

The man puckered his lips and spat out a mouthful of blood. A tooth was knocked out by the slap. Then, the man said angrily, "Finish me off if you have the guts to do so. Even if you kill me, I'd rather

die than tell you who sent me!"

"Do you really think we won't dare to do so?" Hansen rolled up his sleeves and lifted his fist.

"Wait," Ray interrupted Hansen.

"Boss! He's asking for it. We should teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he'll think we don't have the guts!" Hansen clenched his fist and yelled as he was eager to give this man a piece of his mind.

It had been a while since they fought, but that did not mean that they were to be messed with.

Ray had been asking them to train themselves, and they had never missed any training sessions. If they were to fight, they were unlikely to lose.

"What's the point of beating him to death?" Ray rolled his eyes at Hansen. He had to at least figure out something. He needed to know if the man was coming after him or Luke, as well as who was the force behind him.

The man heard their conversation. Even though his face was still red and swollen, he sneered and said, "You're just a coward, like I said."

"Do you wanna get beaten up again?" Hansen was still tempted to beat him up even though Ray had stopped him.

"Come on, then! You'll never know who's coming after you if I'm dead and when he's going to make his next move!" The man provoked him. He had never thought of returning the moment he got captured.

He only came to carry out his mission. It was a relief to him no matter if the mission succeeded or not.

Hansen could not help but think of beating him up.

"Stop!" Ray yelled.

"Boss, if we don't teach him a lesson, he'll think we don't have the guts to do anything to him!" Hansen loosened his grip and clenched his fist again as he could not hold himself back any longer.

Ray stared at the man and asked, "I'm giving you another chance. Who's after me?"

The man lifted his head and glanced at Ray. Then, he lowered his head and sneered, "Don't you have any idea who you've offended?"

Luke, who was listening to their conversation beside them, frowned.

The man deliberately said so to arouse Ray's suspicion and make him suspect the underworld organizations that had disputes with him before.

After all, Ray's family had existed for more than a century in Russia. It was normal for his family to have some disputes with other organizations.

Even so, everything had been stable thus far regardless of the disputes between them.

No one would be willing to ruin the peaceful situation now, given the benefits that they had been receiving all this while. After all, current society was governed by law. There were many things that were inconvenient for them to do.

“Ray, I'd like to have a word with you," said Luke.

Ray threw the cigar on the ground and nodded. Then, he signaled the bodyguards behind him to push Luke out of the cellar.

Ray lowered his voice and warned the man after Luke left, "I'm giving you another half a minute. Think about whether you'd like to tell me or not."

After that, Ray left the cellar.

Luke asked the bodyguard to continue pushing him in his wheelchair until the people in the cellar could not hear their conversation. Then, he asked the bodyguard to stop and wait for Ray.

Ray caught up with him not long after that. He asked, "Luke, did you find anything out?"

"When I was listening to him just now, it seemed like he was trying to start a war." Luke believed that Ray had sensed it too.

"Yes. He's trying to pass the buck to the organizations that my family had conflicts with before." Ray was not dumb, and he refused to believe what that man was saying.

Although there was a possibility that he was sent by one of the organizations, he told Ray to confuse him.

However, that might be a lie too.

Ray could not draw conclusions recklessly for the sake of his subordinates and family business.

"Ask your men to check his body and see if there are any tattoos on him. Also, get someone in your family who knows how to make the potion according to the formula that I gave you last time," said Luke. He suspected that the man was someone from the Island of Despair.

They had done such things back then as well.

Perhaps the mastermind behind the Island of Despair thought the forces in Russia were too peaceful, and that was why he sent someone to break into Ray's villa and wreak havoc.

Ray was probably not the only one who came across a situation like this. The others might have encountered such a thing too.

However, it was not dawn yet. The news had yet to spread out. Hence, this was only his speculation.

"You're suspecting the Island of Despair?" Ray frowned.

"Those who made a mess at your domain lately are probably them too," Luke reminded him of what they had discussed before.

"I'm getting it done now," said Ray. He turned to look at his subordinate and asked, "Where's Winson?"

"Boss, Winson is in New York now. Have you forgotten about that? He asked for a leave. He said that he'll be taking an advanced course," the bodyguard reminded Ray.

Winson was the family's pharmacist. Most of the medicines were prescribed by him.

He was a talented person with a high education level. Therefore, Ray allowed Winson to take up an advanced course abroad. He even supported him financially.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2024-"At this crucial moment!" Ray frowned as he could no longer keep himself calm.

The man Ray caught was probably drugged and was like a time bomb. If the man was unable to accomplish the mission or return, the drug would probably attack his body.

It would be difficult to interrogate the man by then.

"Are there no pharmacists left?" Luke asked.

“There were two of them. But they followed Winson there." Ray grabbed his hair. He had no idea whether the man locked in the cellar had swallowed any pills or not.

"I know someone who can help—Luca," said Luke. "She can prepare the potion according to the formula as long as the materials are prepared."

"Yes. We still have Dr. Craw." Ray clapped his hands and said to the bodyguard, "Head to the living room and ask for Dr. Craw's help. Just say I'm the one who needs her help. I'll send the formula to Vivian.

She'll know what to do."

"Alright, Boss." The bodyguard left immediately.

Then, Luke added, "Before the potion is made, you can check the man's body to see if there's a tattoo on him. If there is, then we probably won't need the potion."

"Come on. Let's go together." Roy pushed Luke's wheelchair himself.

Luke lifted his hand to stop Roy when they reached the cellar's entrance.

"What's the matter?" Ray asked.

"I'm not interested in man's body. I think I'll leave it to you and your subordinates to check him." Luke told Ray that he did not intend to go into the cellar.

"Sure. You're a decent businessman, after all. I can understand that." Ray locked Luke's wheelchair's wheels after that. "Wait here. I'll be back soon."

Then, Ray pushed the door open and entered.

The man looked at Ray who just came in and sneered, "Why? Have you found out who's your enemy now?"

Ray ignored him and ordered Hansen, "Take his pants off and see if there's a tattoo on his body. Be sure to check carefully."

"Yes, Boss." Hansen heard Ray and did what he asked him to.

The man sneered when he heard that Ray intended to check if he had any tattoos on him. He took it easily.

Ray knew at once when he heard the man's response. No matter how hard Hansen tried to find the tattoo on his body, he would end up with nothing. Hence, Ray left the cellar.

Luke raised his brows and asked when he saw Ray push the door open and walk out of the cellar. “That fast?"

"I'm not interested in men either." Ray shrugged his shoulders and leaned on the wall. "I think there's probably no tattoo on him."

"Then let's wait for the potion," said Luke.

On the other hand.

The bodyguard delivered Ray's message to Luca.

At the same time, Vivian also received the formula Ray sent to her and she said, "Luca, sorry to trouble you this time."

Luca knew it must be because of Luke when the brother and sister came to ask for her help.

There was no way she could put it off as she felt slightly uneasy about it in her heart.

Could it really be Abel's man who sneaked into the villa?

Abel really wanted to take her away?

"Luca?" Vivian called out Luca's name softly when she noticed that Luca did not respond. "What's the matter? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No. I just have to prepare the potion, right? Let's go. Bring me to the laboratory." Luca came back to her senses and shook her head.

In any case, now that the man had been manipulated, she wondered if he was sent by Abel to take her away. However, there was no way she could be taken away now.

"Let me lead the way," Vivian held Luca's arm and said passionately.

The two of them came to the laboratory. Vivian entered the password and said, "This is the lab. There's hardly anyone who uses it. The equipment here is valuable. That's why we need the password lock."

The password lock unlocked as Vivian explained to Luca. Luca pushed the door open and looked at the laboratory with advanced equipment.

Vivian asked, "Is it alright to do it here?"

"It'll be fine as long as we have the materials," answered Luca. She picked up the disposable gloves, head cover, and lab coat skillfully.

"The formula is right here." Vivian handed her the phone.

Luca glanced at the formula and turned to look at the medicine bottles on the shelves. "Let me see if they're complete."

She found the medicines needed on the shelf according to the formula given.

The equipment provided here was advanced, and the medicines were complete too. After a while, Luca found all the medicines and began to mix them up according to the formula given.

Vivian looked at Luca with admiration.

She realized that the names of the medicines were more or less the same when she was looking at the formula. However, Luca was able to differentiate the medicines with just a glance. Besides, she could pour the exact dose needed perfectly. She began to mix.

It was impressive.

Half an hour later, Luca was done mixing the potion according to the fixed formula.

"Done." Luca handed a full bottle of potion to Vivian.

“Luca, you're amazing. It'll be great if I can become as awesome as you are in the future." Vivian took the medicine from her. She could not help but feel impressed.

“Practice makes perfect. These are the basic skills of a pharmaceutical scientist," Luca said lightly. She remembered how much effort she had put in just to differentiate the medicines correctly and familiarize herself with them back then.

Not only did she have to remember the medicines' names but also the ingredients and functions of every type of medicine.

That was the result of the hell training that Shanks gave her.

“You're too humble. You're really awesome, you know!" Vivian exclaimed. She held the potion in her hand while she walked out of the laboratory together with Luca.

The laboratory's door was closed. Luca asked, “Are you going to deliver the potion to them now?"

“Yes. Ray told me that he needs it now." Vivian nodded.

“Can I go there and take a look? I'm curious what the potion is for." Luca knew what the potion was used for. She was pretending that she did not know it. She wanted to know whether or not the man who broke into the villa was from the Island of Despair.

“I'm not sure either. But just follow me since you're curious about it," said Vivian. Luca was not a bad person. It was alright for Vivian to bring Luca together with her.

Luca nodded and followed behind Vivian.

After they got into the elevator and headed to the basement, Luca followed Vivian and walked through the long corridor. They came to the cellar's entrance.

Luca reckoned that the cellar was probably built under the garden instead of the house itself. She could not differentiate if it was under the front yard or the back yard.

Luke was not surprised to see Luca come along with Vivian.

After all, she was curious about it.

“Thank you, Dr. Craw," Ray said politely as he took the potion from Vivian.

“It's nothing. I'm glad to be of help," replied Luca. Her eyes inadvertently swept across the entrance of the cellar. It seemed like the man who broke into the house was locked behind this door.

The soundproof system here was good. There was no way anyone would be able to hear a sound on the first floor even if someone was tortured in there.

“Take this. Have Hansen pour some of the potion on a towel and be sure to wipe every inch of that man's body skin," Ray gave his orders.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2025-“Yes, Boss." The bodyguard took the potion from Ray and entered the cellar.

Vivian looked at them with confusion. The bodyguard had entered the cellar, but they did not intend to go in. She thought of following them into the cellar to see what was going on. She asked, "Ray, why are you standing here?"

"Nothing." Ray shook his head.

Vivian replied when she saw this, "I'd like to go in."

Ray stopped her and said, "No, you can't."

Vivian frowned and looked at him. "What's wrong?"

"He's naked now. What are you going to do there?" said Ray. He had no intention of seeing that man's naked body, not to mention letting Vivian be exposed to that sight.

"I didn't know..." Vivian paused when she heard that. There was an awkward expression on her face.

Ten minutes later, Hansen walked out of the cellar. He could barely hide the excited expression on his square-jawed face. He even forgot to put down the towel in his hand. "Boss, there is one."

"Make it clear." Ray felt in his bones that there was a tattoo on that man when he saw Hansen's reaction.

It seemed like Luke got it right.

"There's a tattoo hidden on his lower back. It showed on his skin once I wiped it with the potion." Hansen took a deep breath and reported everything that happened to Ray.

Luke frowned, then he lifted his head and exchanged glances with Ray. He was from the Island of Despair, indeed.

"That man." Ray hesitated.

"Boss, he has his clothes on now." Hansen knew what Ray was trying to avoid after years of following him.

"Come on. Let's go in and take a look." Ray took the lead.

Luke maneuvered the wheelchair and intended to follow Ray in too. Luca noticed that and quietly came over to push the wheelchair in.

Luke did not stop her.

Vivian followed them into the cellar too.

The moment the man who was tied up saw Ray walking in, he began to go crazy. “Kill me! Why are you tying me up here? Just kill me!"

Ray frowned. How did the man who was mocking and provoking him just now suddenly change into another person?

Hansen, who was standing beside, said in a low voice, "Boss, he's been acting like this since I found out about the tattoo. Perhaps it's because he failed to sow discord between us and knows that there's no way he can go back now. That's why he wants to die."

It quickly became clear to Luca when she heard what Hansen said.

The man in front of her was not here to take her away.

She thought that Abel must have deliberately sent his men to sow discord between the underworld organizations here, trying to ruin the current stable situation. Abel would be standing behind and only step out to take advantage of the situation once they fought with each other.

When the man realized that he had failed the mission and exposed his organization, he went crazy.

Luca pursed her lips and thought to herself that there was no need for him to react this way. The worst thing would be him losing his life.

The man behaved this way only after his organization was exposed. Luca thought that Abel might be manipulating something more than just the man himself.

Most of the people on the Island of Despair now were taken by Abel and his men back then. Some of them were closely related.

That was why the man acted this way.

Luca felt sorry for the man who was almost going mad in front of her. She also felt sympathetic for the others on the Island of Despair.

Although some of them volunteered to join them, there was a reason behind it. They were abandoned by society, and they could no longer live with the law. That was why they volunteered to join the Island of Despair, it was to seek asylum.

However, most of them did not volunteer to join the organization.

Those who were capable would probably be valued, but the missions assigned to them were even more dangerous. No one could guarantee their safety, so all they had was themselves.

Those who were not good enough would be at the lowest level of the hierarchy on the Island of Despair. They got bullied and were forced to make sacrifices.

"Kill me! Don't you have the guts? Just kill me!" The man's eyes reddened, and his eyes were bulging. He looked pretty insane.

Ray ignored the man and said to Luke, "Why don't we take a look at the tattoo?"

"Sure." Luke nodded. Although he had yet to see the pattern of the tattoo, with the knowledge that the tattoo only showed up after wiping the skin with the potion, he was able to determine that it was the symbol of the Island of Despair.

"Take a photo of the tattoo," Ray ordered.

"Yes, Boss." Hansen picked up his phone and walked toward the man.

"Back off. Get away from me." The man looked at Hansen's phone. He flew into a rage as he moved his hands and legs. However, his hands and legs were tied up. He was unable to break himself free no matter how he moved them. The clinking sound of the chain and steel bar colliding against each other

was ear-piercing.

Hansen pressed his palm on the man's head and pushed it down so that the man could not struggle. Then, he quickly took photos of the tattoo.

Then, he handed the phone to Ray and said, “Boss, these are the photos."

Ray glanced at them. There was a slight difference compared to the previous tattoo that represented people from the Island of Despair, but it was almost the same.

"Is this the Island of Despair?" Ray handed the phone to Luke.

Luke glanced at the photo. The tattoo on the man was exactly the same as the one on impostor Bianca.

"Yes."

After Ray got his confirmation, he turned to look at the crazy man and asked, "Everything that's been happening lately was caused by the Island Of Despair?"

The man stopped struggling and remained silent with hatred in his eyes.

"Who's the boss of the Island of Despair now?" Ray continued to ask.

"I don't know. I have no idea what you're talking about. Kill me, kill me!" The man went crazy again.

Ray kept the phone in his pocket and said, "It seems like we'll have to investigate this."

Luke looked at the man, then frowned and reminded him, "The Island of Despair is good at manipulating people with their drug. Try to ask as many questions as you can now. Even though your men didn't beat him up, he'll probably die soon."

"That's cruel." Ray frowned.

"That's the Island of Despair," Luke reminded him.

He had been taken away by the people of Island of Despair before. If it were not for Kassy, who fell in love with him, he would probably have to face the endless torture and drugs that could manipulate him. If it were through his own efforts, it would not have been easy for him to escape.

Despite the fact that Kassy fell for him, they used drugs and hypnotized him to make him surrender himself to the organization. It was to make him forget his true identity and become a pawn of the Island of Despair.

Ray nodded and replied, "I got it. You may head downstairs to get some rest first."

Vivian heard him and said immediately, "Yes. It's two hours till dawn. You've suffered enough for tonight. Let me bring you upstairs. Get some rest first, then you can have your breakfast."

Luke knew Ray wanted to interrogate the man alone. Hence, he left first.

He did not expect such a thing to happen today, and it directly verified his speculation.

Someone had really reestablished the Island of Despair, and that man was very ambitious. He intended to mess up the Russian underworld forces and make this place his stronghold to do his monkey businesses.

Luca noticed that Luke agreed to leave, so she pushed his wheelchair and left the cellar with him.

Vivian could not stand to see those bloody scenes, so she followed behind Luca and left together.

The following day.

The news that Ray's villa was broken into spread and reached the ears of various organizations.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2026-At the same time, Gordan heard about the news too.

"Are you sure about that?" Gordan looked at the man who sat in front of him. The man was his friend, and he had his own organization in Russia.

"It's everywhere now. Why? Aren't you related to Ray? How can you not know about it?" Owen swirled his wine glass and asked Gordan.

It caught Owen's attention after what had happened. After all, it was Ray's villa. The other organizations would not have the guts to send someone to sneak into his house.

However, he would never talk to Ray, and that was why he had no choice but to ask Gordan.

It reminded Gordan of Vivian when he mentioned Ray. He was unable to contact her all this while. The divorce papers were still in his hands, and he had yet to send them to the court. Hence, he was utterly depressed about it.

"I have nothing to do with his family's affairs." Gordan sounded aggressive.

Owen noticed that there was something wrong with Gordan's tone. He thought that something must have happened between Gordan and Ray again. He did not continue to ask him questions.

Gordan realized that Owen only drank his wine and remained silent after that. He asked, "Who else knows about what happened?"

"We don't know about the specific situation. But I heard that Ray had invited the CEO of T Corporation to his house for dinner when that happened. He spent the night there because of the snowstorm. Hence, he probably knows the details. Aren't you friends with him?" Owen asked. He knew well about Gordan's connections.

Luke Crawford?

Gordan frowned. He knew that Luke and Ray were on pretty good terms.

Ray helped Luke look for Bianca when she got kidnapped back then. Although he did not manage to find her, they did get closer to each other.

Owen's phone rang. He glanced at his phone, put down the wine glass, and stood up. "I've got something to do. I'm sorry, I can't continue our drinking session. Oh, remember to inform me if you find out anything else. The situation in Russia isn't that peaceful lately."

"Got it," said Gordan impatiently.

After Owen left, Gordan folded his legs and sat on the sofa as he looked at the scenery outside the window. He looked far into the distance while he held his wine glass and swirled it from time to time.

Who would have the guts to break into Ray's house in the middle of the night?

Besides, Luke was there too?

Did the person who break into Ray's house after Luke or Ray?

The current situation in Russia was not too good, and Gordan knew about it too. He reckoned that the person was after Ray, and Luke happened to be there when it happened.

Gordan put the wine glass down. He stood up and informed the driver to drive him somewhere else.

He wanted to find out what happened.

It was impossible to head to Ray's house. Ray would certainly find an excuse to stop Gordan if he headed there now. He might get lectured by him too. Gordan was not silly. He would not walk right into this.

That was why Gordan was planning to head to the hotel.

On the other hand.

Ray had yet to figure out about the matter, and Luke did not plan to disturb him. It was no longer snowing heavily after Luke was done having his breakfast, so he suggested that he return to the hotel.

Ray was certain that he was the target this time and it had nothing to do with Luke. Thus, he did not ask Luke to stay.

Ray arranged for his driver to send Luke and the others back to his hotel.

Vivian came forward to him after everyone left, asking, “Ray, are things getting tense lately?"

"Yes." Ray nodded. He would never take the initiative to talk about these with Vivian. That was why Vivian never knew anything about it. "That's why I was so eager to send my men to look for you when you chose to leave Gordan back then. I was worried that something had happened to you."

"I didn't know about this..." Vivian thought that Ray deliberately made a big deal out of it to persuade her to go home.

After what had happened this time, Vivian realized that Ray was not trying to scare her. He was telling the truth.

"You don't have to worry about this. Aren't you planning to further your studies abroad? Get ready for it. Let me handle these," said Ray.

It was always the men who took over the family business. That was why after Vivian was born, her mother got pregnant again and gave birth to Ray.

It was because women would only have to enjoy the wealth and prosperity that the man brought to their families.

Hence, no matter how Vivian looked or how ignorant and incompetent she was, Ray would always protect her.

"Alright." Vivian was moved. The best thing in her life was to be Ray's elder sister.

When she was about to say something, Hansen came up and said, "Boss, the man would like to tell you something."

"Let's go and see what he'd like to tell me." The look on Ray's face became cold at once. Then, he headed to the elevator.

Vivian did not follow them. Instead, she returned to her bedroom and prepared for her studies abroad.

She had decided where to go, and Ray had found his connections too. She only had to pass the entrance exam. Then, she would be able to start her classes.

Although Ray had a way to let her get into the university without taking the exam, Vivian wanted to know how far she could make it.

She had been wasting her time on her relationship all these years. The knowledge she learned in school was for nothing back then.

However, she was not someone who would give up easily. She was willing to start over and learn everything again after forgetting it. She wanted to earn the right to get into the university herself.

On the other hand.

Ray's driver sent Luke and the others back to the hotel.

Jason pushed Luke, who was sitting in his wheelchair, into the hotel's lobby. He could see Gordan from far away.

He reminded Luke, whose head was lowered as he looked at his phone and handled his work, “Boss, it's Mr. Norton."

Luca looked in the direction where Jason was looking. It was really Gordan. He looked a little paler after not seeing him for a few days.

Was it because of Vivian's matter?

Gordan's face should not be getting paler if it was really for Vivian's matter. After all, he had always wanted to leave Vivian.

Gordan saw them too. He glanced at the car parked outside the hotel's entrance. It was Ray's car. He thought to himself that what Owen told him was right.

"Brother Luke, you're back," Gordan came forward and said politely.

Luke looked at how slovenly Gordan was. His stubble was unshaved, and he had bloodshot eyes. He looked pale and awful as though he had been staying up for a few nights. Luke nodded and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing. I was in a hurry and forgot to shave." Gordan stroked his chin. His stubble was out, and it was prickly.

Luke looked at Gordan and wondered if he was feeling upset because Vivian had left him and that was why he ended up like this. "You came here to look for me?"

"Yes, but the hotel's receptionist told me no one picked up when she called your room. I thought you might be out there, so I waited for you here." Gordan nodded. There was a reason why he did not call

Luke.

If Luke was not in his room, then he must be at Ray's house. Gordan was worried that Ray would be beside Luke when he called him.

Gordan refused to let Ray know that he wanted to ask about what had happened last night. Hence, he would rather wait for Luke in the hotel's lobby than give Luke a call.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2027-"Alright." Gordan nodded and entered the elevator together with Luke.

Jason swiped the room card when they reached Luke's room. Then, he returned to his room after sending Luke back.

Luca knew that they had something to talk about, so she said, "Mr. Crawford, I'm going back to my room first. Just knock on the door if there's anything you need."

"Okay." Luke nodded.

Luca walked into another room and closed the door while Gordan looked at her.

Gordan's jaw dropped as he was startled. As a subordinate, Luca was staying in the same suite as Luke. Although they were staying in different rooms, it was still inappropriate to do so.

Gordan would not be so surprised if Jason was staying in the next room beside hers.

Luke noticed the oddness in his eyes and said calmly, "Let's go into the room and talk about it." "Alright, Brother Luke." Gordan took the initiative to push Luke's wheelchair and walk into the room. After he closed the door, Gordan could not help but ask, "Brother Luke, why are you staying together with Luca?"

"Is there a problem?" Luke noticed the gossipy look on Gordan's face and wondered if Gordan came here to gossip about this.

Gordan pondered for a moment. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with it.

Previously, he could sense that Luke seemed to have unusual feelings for Luca.

Gordan shook his head and replied, "No..."

"It's convenient for her to take care of me if she stays here." Luke glanced at his leg and gave Gordan a hint.

"Oh, so it's because of your injured leg," Gordan deliberately drawled, indicating to Luke that he refused to believe it.

Luca could take care of Luke, but Jason could do that too. However, Luke chose Luca. Did that not prove that Luke had feelings for her?

"I'm not interested in being taken care of by a man." Luke knew what he was thinking about, so he explained it with a cold expression on his face.

Luke was trying to hit on Luca, but he felt rightful about it because Luca was his wife.

Was there any problem if he was trying to hit on his wife?

"What a coincidence. I'm not interested in that either. It's better for a pretty woman to take care of me. So, Brother Luke, you don't have to explain it to me. I understand." Gordan acted like he completely understood why Luke did that.

Luke did not take his words seriously and asked, “What would you like to know?”

“Brother Luke, you know me too well." Gordan sat down on the sofa and clapped his hands. He looked Luke in the eyes and said, "There are some things I'd like to ask you."

"I heard about you and Vivian. You can ask me anything other than that. I'll tell you if I know about it," said Luke. He could see how protective Ray was over Vivian, so he was not planning to interfere with Vivian and Gordan's matter.

Gordan shrugged his hands and said, "I'm not planning to ask about that woman either."

Luke raised his brows. It seemed like he really hated Vivian. If he knew Gordan had been upset all these years, he would have asked Gordan to cut one of his arms off for Ray.

"I heard that someone broke into Ray's villa. What's going on?" Gordan asked.

Luke was not surprised that Gordan had found out about it as he deliberately asked someone to spread the news.

Luke did not answer him immediately. Instead, he raised his brows and looked at the man in front of him.

Gordan added immediately, "Don't worry. I'm not asking you about Vivian's situation. I'm just curious about what happened last night and which organization sent someone to sneak into Ray's house. I'm asking this not because I'm worried about Vivian's safety. You know what my job is. I have to keep myself in the loop of things."

"The man who broke into the villa last night is from the Island of Despair," said Luke. Ray would announce the news soon, so he did not conceal it.

"Island of Despair? That's impossible." Gordon refused to believe it. Would an organization wiped out by Luke be able to stand up again?

"It's not the first time. It's been chaotic these days. I'm guessing those who caused trouble previously are people from the Island of Despair too," Luke told him his speculation.

Gordan's brows furrowed even more. "Is there any evidence?"

"There's none for the previous incidents, but we have evidence this time. The man who broke in injured two bodyguards. He eventually got caught and we found a tattoo similar to the tattoo of Island of Despair on his body. It's just that there's a slight difference in the middle of the tattoo. The rest are

more or less the same. I've seen the photo. Not only is the Island of Despair planning to mess things up here, but they've even arranged and placed someone by my side. I've dealt with that woman. She had the same tattoo on her," said Luke. He did not tell Gordan that the person who was placed by his side looked exactly like Bianca.

"So, it's the Island of Despair..." Gordan stroked his chin. It pricked a little after not shaving his stubble for days. He withdrew his hand and said, "No one noticed that the organization was rebuilt back then. Besides, they always had an army and satellite surveillance at their strongholds. It's unlikely that they would go back to the same places, though. Where are they now?"

"I'm not sure either." Luke was confused too. They had been keeping a close watch on the previous strongholds of the Island of Despair and also the islands near Russia. Still, there were no traces of them.

However, the Island of Despair had its way of quietly sneaking into a place.

Therefore, Luke was not concerned about where their strongholds were. What confused him more was the mastermind's identity who was in charge of the organization. Although Luca did not have any tattoo on her, there was still a chance that she might be related to the organization.

"I'll have to look into this. But I wonder why no one suspected it was the Island of Despair behind what happened not long ago. Brother Luke, you're impressive," Gordan complimented him.

Luke shook his head. If it were not for the imposter Bianca, how could he possibly know so much about it? "Everyone from the Island of Despair has the same tattoo on them. The tattoo might be on different parts of their body. They would also use a special material to conceal the tattoo. They'll need to use a specific potion to clean it up. Hence, it's difficult to know if someone is from the Island of Despair."

Gordan could not help curse but when he heard that. "They're way too f*cking insidious."

"You're a carefree man. The Island of Despair won't target you." Luke glanced at Gordan and took his phone out of his pocket.

Gordan agreed with him and nodded. There was not much he could do alone. Even though he was informed of the latest things that were happening around here, it would not affect the benefits and interests of the Island of Despair.

They would place someone beside Gordan if they were really targeting him, but he was no Luke Crawford.

Arranging and placing a qualified spy by his side was one of the least useful things they could do.

Gordan noticed that Luke was already looking at his phone screen. He knew the conversation was coming to an end.

Luke told him that he would not even mention Vivian's matter, and he really did not say anything about her.

Gordan could not help but feel depressed.

He suspected that Vivian was brought back by Ray's men. Although there was no precise evidence for that, Gordan was still pretty sure that was what went down.

Gordan thought of worming some information out of Luke starting from what happened last night. However, he did not expect that Luke would so skillfully dodge the questions.

Hence, Gordan only managed to find out what happened last night.

"Brother Luke, do you mind sending me a photo of the tattoo?" Gordan asked again.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2028-"Sure, but what do you need this for?” Luke asked while holding his phone. He pulled up the photo of the tattoo and sent it to Gordan's phone.

Gordan looked at the photo he sent over and explained, "Although I'm an inconspicuous person, I often take commissions. I'll definitely be able to use this in the future."

Luke put the phone down.

Gordan also kept the phone in his pocket and held out his hand. "Brother Luke, I've yet to congratulate you on your company getting the project. Congratulations."

"Thanks." Luke shook his hand.

Gordan rubbed his chin and looked around. He got what he wanted but could not bring up the thing he intended to ask. There was no point in staying around any longer, so he said, "Brother Luke, rest up. I still have some things to do, so I'm taking off. I'll still be in Russia for the time being, so call me if you need anything."

"Okay. It's inconvenient for me to see you off downstairs, so I won't. Close the door when you leave," Luke said while opening the laptop on the table with no intention of seeing him off.

"Got it. I'm taking off then." Gordan did not think anything of his response. This was basically how the two of them got along. He pushed open the room door to the empty living room of the suite.

It seemed that Luca was still in her room.

Gordan whistled as he turned to leave and closed the door of the suite on his way out.

Luke shook his head. He had been working on the project since he came back from the hotel yesterday and had no time to tell Percy about the events here.

He sent an email to Percy to tell him about the Island of Despair as well as Pierre's participation in the project bidding with the bidding document he had specially prepared.

He had no plans of letting Pierre get away with it.

However, no matter what he wanted to do, he still had to tell Percy in advance. After all, he was Pierre's brother.

After a while, Percy gave Luke a call from overseas.

"Did that brat, Pierre, really do that?"

"Yes, the bidding document was deliberately prepared by me and my assistant..." Luke glanced at the door before continuing, "We intentionally left it for Luca to see if she would take it."

"There's no way Luca could have given the bidding document to Pierre," Percy assured him that they were not on good terms. Pierre was dying to strangle Luca, and because of Nina, Luca did not like him very much either. The chances of anything happening between them were zero.

"Well, there was a middleman involved. I'm guessing it's the one who's controlling Luca. Gale is already looking into it. I'm just giving you a heads-up," said Luke.

"Got it. This is T Corporation's business, so do what you have to do. Other than that, if you need anything else, just ask." Percy felt a little guilty. He was Pierre's brother, yet he had no idea Pierre had secretly done so many illegal things.

Moreover, these things were all related to his brother.

It was a good thing that Luke had come up with a plan, so Pierre's actions did not cost T Corporation anything.

Otherwise, he would not know how to face his friend of over 30 years.

After ending the call with Luke, Percy called Pierre.

The call went through, but it was hung up by Pierre after two rings.

Percy could not help but curse. He then called him again.

This time, Pierre's phone could no longer be reached.

Percy frowned. "What the hell? I'll teach him a lesson when he comes back from Russia."

He did not believe that Pierre would never return. After all, his company was still here. There was no way he would abandon the company he worked so hard to set up.

On the other hand.

In Pierre's suite.

He looked at the burly man pointing a gun at his forehead with a gloomy expression.

"Mr. Abel, is this how you're going to treat me?"

He looked at the man sitting on the couch across from him. As soon as he opened the door, a gun slammed him onto the sofa, which made him unable to move.

Without any of his people around, Pierre knew that even if he moved the slightest bit right now, he would be shot in the head.

He had made a misjudgment.

Pierre did not expect that a mere pharmaceutical company owner would have such power. He walked in and out of places in Russia with a gun. Furthermore, he held it to his forehead whenever he wanted.

Hence, he finally understood that Abel was not an ordinary businessman.

"Aren't you the one who's looking for me? I saw that you were trying so hard to find me, so I came. What is it, Mr. Pierre? Why are you looking for me?" Abel took a puff of his cigar and sneered.

Hera searched for him all day. When she finally got in touch, she informed him of the situation. Long story short, someone named Mallory was looking for him.

Abel did not need to investigate further to know that it was Pierre.

Since Pierre wanted to come see him, he personally went to Pierre instead.

Besides, no one outside knew that he was the boss of the Island of Despair. It was still easy for him to get around.

After his subordinates found out on which floor of the hotel Pierre stayed, he had them book a room under their name. He managed to come up successfully.

They did not alert the security downstairs or the local police. Everything went smoothly.

Pierre glanced at the shiny black muzzle. Once it went off, he would die on the spot.

Being held at gunpoint, it would be a lie to say he was not afraid. However, in order to face Abel, he had to toughen up no matter how afraid he was.

"There's a reason why I came to find you, but the gun..." Pierre looked at the sloppy man.

The fact that he dared to hold a gun to his head in a hotel meant that Abel was not easy to deal with. If Pierre still went with his previous plan, the unlucky one would not be Abel but himself.

He figured that if he demanded Abel bring out the money he previously took, he might not be able to walk out of this hotel alive.

"My subordinates misunderstood that you wanted to negotiate with me. Hence, the gun. Don't worry, the gun has been modified. It won't go off. It's also equipped with a top-notch silencer. Even if it does go off, it won't disturb the people next door," Abel said deliberately.

A silencer.

As stupid as Pierre was, he knew what that meant.

Even if he died here today, no one would know. By the time the hotel staff found out, Abel and his subordinates would have long been gone.

It seemed that Abel had a stronghold in Russia. Even if there were surveillance cameras that captured them coming in, they would still have a way to erase the footage.

These were the things that would happen after he was taken care of.

However, Pierre had no intention of letting himself die here.

"I do have something to talk to you about, but it's not a negotiation." Pierre tamed his anger and changed his words. He who fought and run away lived to fight another day.

Abel raised his eyebrows with a smug look on his face. "So, it's not a negotiation, huh? Then we have a misunderstanding, my apologies. My subordinates are used to pointing a gun at the other party when negotiating to ensure my interests. Haller, put the gun away."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2029-“Yes, Boss." The man Abel called Haller grunted coldly as he put the gun away and stood next to Abel.

Pierre looked at the rogue looks on their faces and regretted not having two bodyguards by his side. In comparison, he looked like he did not even qualify to talk to them.

"Mr. Pierre, what do you want to talk to me about?" Abel asked with a wide grin.

If it were not for Hera pestering him about Pierre threatening her, he would not have bothered coming over.

He was not afraid of Pierre, but he did not want Hera to fall into Pierre's hands. After all, she did look like Kassy in certain places. It would be a shame if she was taken away by someone like Pierre.

"T Corporation got M Group's project. I suppose you're aware of it?" Pierre knew from today's incident that Abel was not a simple person.

Previously, he thought that he was just a thief who stole other people's trade secrets without being in the public eye.

Only today did he realize that he was the one who had been underestimating Abel.

"I'm aware. You're referring to the bidding document situation, right?" Abel switched his sitting position and casually folded his left leg over his right, not taking the man in front of him seriously.

"I've also asked about this. The bidding document given to you indeed belonged to T Corporation, but no one thought that Luke had prepared another copy that was a hundred times better than the one given to you. So, it was only natural that he got the project.

He originally thought that he could cause serious damage to Luke this time, but he did not expect that he would have a card up his sleeve.

After he ended the call with Luca yesterday, he had asked two other of his subordinates in T Corporation.

They said that the bidding document they had been working on all this while was the one that was sold to Pierre.

This showed that Luca was not lying.

Luke really had his subordinates prepare a fake bidding document as bait to lure him in.

Although he was set up, he did not suffer much of a loss. All the loss was on Pierre, after all. However, he was still unconvinced.

He did not reveal any loopholes, but Luke continued to stay on guard. He did not hesitate to have all of his employees help prepare a fake bidding document, while he secretly completed one himself. It made his plan a complete failure.

Pierre clenched his fist and almost threw a fit listening to Abel shift all the blame to someone else.

Haller reached for the gun in his pocket.

Pierre forcibly restrained himself. Even if he was capable, he still could not fight someone with a gun.

"Didn't your people double-check before stealing the bidding document?" he said through gritted teeth, trying hard to hold back the rage in him.

"Luke is one cunning fella. Who knew he could even deceive those under him? The bidding document everyone thought was going to be submitted was the one you got," Abel said with an innocent look on his face.

He knew the actual reason why Pierre was looking for him, but it was impossible for him to take out the money that had already entered his pocket.

Moreover, he needed to do big operations lately, which required more money.

"So, are you just going to leave it as is?" Pierre asked with veins bulging on his forehead. No matter what, this matter must be dealt with.

If he could not start with Abel, he would start with Luke.

He could not offend Abel as he had a gun, but what did Luke have?

Abel saw the wrath on his face, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. "Otherwise, what else do you have in mind?"

"I don't expect you to be considerate enough to help me recover from the damage this caused me, but I want Luke dead!" Pierre started to have the desire to kill.

This was Russia, and it was not at all like home.

He did not bring many people with him here this time around, so if Abel were to help him, Luke may die in Russia.

He wanted Luke dead?

Abel raised his eyebrows, Pierre may not seem like much, but he sure knew how to talk big. Moreover, he also happened to share the same goal as him.

The only difference was that Pierre wanted Luke dead on the spot, whereas Abel wanted to destroy everything Luke had little by little and let him die in despair.

"Do you have what it takes?" Abel did not try to hide the fact that he looked down on him.

Pierre clenched his fist as he was upset about being belittled, but the other party was indeed telling the truth.

He did not have what it took to do it back home, and it was the same abroad.

"I might not, but you have what it takes. You can hold a gun here in Russia, so I suppose this is your stronghold. Make me an offer. All I want is Luke's life."

"I can make you an offer and I can help you, but I can't guarantee that Luke will die." Abel took out a cigar from his pocket and sniffed it.

"Why? You have people and even weapons, so why not?" Pierre looked at him with red eyes. If he could not take Luke down, then what was the point of spending that money?

The rage that he had tried so hard to calm down got fired up again in an instant as he remembered that he had spent a large sum on the bidding document as well, only for Luke to make a fool out of him.

Furthermore, he believed that Luke could tell that the bidding document he submitted was the one his company had prepared.

Presumably, he was already under investigation by his people.

“You may not know this, but Luke has a lot of friends in Russia. One of them is Ray from the underworld. You can investigate him. Two-thirds of the underworld territory in Russia belong to Ray. Although I have a stronghold here, there's no way I'll go head to head with them just for your money. If Ray decides to protect Luke, how much effort do you think I'll need to put in to take care of Luke? Can you afford to pay that much money?" Abel analyzed the situation for him.

He needed the money right now, but he also had to make it clear to Pierre about the situation.

Not to mention, he never intended to confront Ray head-on this soon. After all, it was easier to get things done in the shadows.

"How much money is enough?" asked Pierre.

Seeing how determined Pierre was, it seemed that Luke's scheme had made him lose his mind. Unexpectedly, Pierre could not stand it any longer, and this was even before Luke made him go insane.

His temperament was far worse than his brother, Percy's.

Abel took out his phone, entered a number, and handed it over to show him. "This is the price for taking action without the guarantee of success."

Pierre looked at the number and frowned. "You can't guarantee success at such a high price?"

"Your task isn't the only one my people are dealing with, so I can't assign everyone to your task." Abel put away his phone.

Pierre asked again, "What about the price of a guaranteed success?"

"I'm not accepting this one." Abel shook his head.

"You're passing up the opportunity to make money?" Pierre was surprised.

"If you really have the money, you can ask other underworld forces in Russia and see which of them are willing to go up against Ray," Abel said indifferently.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2030-Pierre looked at him speak confidently and fell silent for a while.

Abel gestured toward Haller. “Hand it over."

Haller took out a phone and a card from his pocket, placing them in Abel's hand.

Abel tossed the things in his hand onto the coffee table and stood up. "This is how you'll contact me. After you've given it some thought, just dial this number on this phone and you'll be able to reach me."

After finishing, he left with Haller.

The door of the suite opened and closed again. Pierre slowly shifted his gaze toward the door. If he had insisted on getting the money back today, his brain would have been blown out by now.

He slowly picked up the phone and card on the coffee table.

The number printed on the card did not resemble a phone number. Pierre counted the numbers, there were a total of 22 digits. They said it was a number, but they might as well call it a scrambled code.

He turned on the phone. This ordinary phone model was available on the market, but there was nothing else on the screen except for the interface to dial numbers.

Not even the basic phone settings were seen.

Pierre could confirm that though this phone might look ordinary, it was actually far from it.

He put the phone aside.

He had not made up his mind on whether to contact Abel for help as he had already spent a lump sum of money. Although he never expected the bidding document to get him the project, seeing the project fall into Luke's hands filled him with jealousy.

Pierre kept the phone and card in the drawer. He wanted to deal with Luke, but he still had to give it some consideration.

After all, Abel had provided him with useful information. Luke had connections here too.

He wanted to investigate further.

The phone he set aside rang, and he picked it up impatiently. It was Mr. Peralta.

He answered irritatedly, "What is it?"

On the other end of the phone, Mr. Peralta asked nonchalantly, "Boss, when are we returning?"

"What's the rush?" Pierre asked coldly. He would not leave until he had decided whether to deal with Luke.

Mr. Peralta could sense from Abel's tone of voice that he was in a bad mood. He held his breath and bit the bullet as he reported, “Boss, there are some matters back at the company that you need to take care of personally..."

He did not want to disturb Pierre, but after Percy called, it not only put pressure on him but the company as well.

If Pierre refused to return, things would not turn out great.

"I still have some things to deal with here. You head back first." Pierre impatiently drove him away.

There was no point in keeping Mr. Peralta by his side. Firstly, he could not help him negotiate. Secondly, he could not protect him. He should not have brought him here in the first place. If he had brought two bodyguards instead, perhaps he would not have had to suffer Abel's threats.

"But the company—"

Pierre impatiently cut him off, "Who's the boss here?"

Mr. Peralta sighed internally. Working was hard, but even more so when working for Pierre. "You are.." Mr. Peralta said embarrassedly.

"Yet you're questioning my decision?" Pierre's words were aggressive and unreasonable.

Mr. Peralta braced himself and said, "I would never. In that case, I'll return first. Let me know when you want to go back, Boss. I'll book a flight for you."

Pierre hung up the phone without giving him a reply.

Mr. Peralta sulked in his hotel room. Their bidding document did not even get chosen. He had no idea why Pierre wanted to stay.

To throw a celebration for Luke?

They were already considered lucky that Luke did not cause them any trouble.

After recalling what Percy said, Mr. Peralta hurriedly gave him a reply, "Mr. Mallory, Boss said he wishes to stay in Russia for the time being. He refuses to go back."

Percy replied in an instant, "What is he staying in Russia for?"

After hearing his question, Mr. Peralta wondered the same thing. Percy had a point. There was nothing in Russia for Pierre to do. He could only answer, "I'm not sure about that either. This is the boss's own decision."

"Then don't come back for the time being too. Keep an eye on him and see what else he's up to," replied Percy.

Mr. Peralta's face immediately fell.

He had just been chased away by Pierre, but Percy wanted him to stay here. Should he leave or not?

If he stayed, Pierre would definitely find it suspicious.

"Got it," he answered Percy after weighing his options.

He did not work for Percy, but that seemed like the only option right now.

Percy had already brought the bidding document matter out into the open. He also said that if Mr. Peralta refused to help him, Luke would hold him accountable.

Mr. Peralta did not want to throw half of his life away because of the bidding document, so he could only agree.

The following day.

Luke brought Luca and Jason with him to the hotel lobby to welcome Mr. Zac and the employees of T Corporation's legal department.

Since they were told to come to Russia on such short notice, everyone could not hide the exhaustion on their faces.

After Jason asked for their documents and assigned each one of them a guest room, everyone gathered at Luke's suite to begin preparations for the pre-contract meeting.

The suite was very spacious, so there was enough room for everyone to sit on the couch.

Luca was also among them.

Luke sat in his wheelchair and looked at Luca as he opened his laptop. He said, “Dr. Craw, there's no work for you at the moment. Go back and rest up first."

Luca was stunned. Did she really have to rest?

"I can work, Mr. Crawford." She insisted as she could not imagine the consequences if she returned to her room in front of so many people.

Jason had long known that she and Luke stayed together, so she admitted that they were staying in the same suite. After all, Jason would not misunderstand her relationship with Luke.

Even if there was a misunderstanding, he would not speak about it carelessly.

However, she could not say the same for the others.

There were five other T Corporation employees there excluding Jason, and they all thought that this was Luke's suite. If she walked into another room in front of them, there was no need to wait until tomorrow for rumors to spread in the company.

She was staying with Luke.

Therefore, Luca did not want to stir up any unnecessary trouble.

"You're not needed for the time being. You can come out when we need a translator." Luke insisted. He thought that she needed more rest as she was sick.

Moreover, she was stubbornly distancing herself from him, which upset him. Thus, he wanted to take this opportunity to teach her a lesson.

He would let everyone in the company know that they did not have a typical relationship.

His words were as straightforward as they could be, but Luca still sat on the couch with no intention of budging.

At this moment, Jason assisted by saying, "He's right, Dr. Craw. Your injuries have not recovered. You should go back to your room and rest."

Just as he finished speaking, all eyes were on Luca.