Ch. 2041..2050
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2041-Luca did not want to wait until she got back to the hotel to inform Luke because he was in a dire situation.
Abel's men were already preparing to make a move on Luke at any time, so she immediately picked up her phone and called Amur.
When the call was connected, Luca did not bother with small talk and immediately jumped straight into it. "Amur, I need your help."
"What happened? Are you okay?" Amur could not help but panic when he heard her serious and anxious tone. ‘What happened to her in Russia?’
Luca took a deep breath and let out a frosty breath. "I'm fine. Nothing happened. However, I just overheard that the Island of Despair is going to hurt Luke. I need your help."
‘It's that man again?!’
Luca was calm even when she was injured. She was so flustered only when the man was in trouble. Amur did not want to help Luke.
"I'm not in Russia. How can I help you..." he said deliberately.
He had wanted to go to Russia with Luca, but she would not let him. Hence, he could only wait for her return to A City.
"Set up a fake IP address and register a new email address with someone else's information, then send him a reminder email," Luca said. That was the only way she could think of to alert Luke.
However, she did not have the capability to do that, so she had to trouble Amur.
Amur listened to her solution and frowned.
She was willing to take the risk to remind Luke...
"Amur, they're about to make a move. Time is running out," Luca reminded him in a serious tone.
She had always known that Amur did not like Luke.
Whether on the Island of Despair or A City, he always had a bad impression of Luke because of her.
Amur heard her serious tone and knew that if Luke was not informed in time, Luca would blame him if something happened.
She always had that man in her heart. Even though he had experienced more life and death situations with her, she would only see him as a younger brother.
Amur had to admit that no matter how unwilling he was, it was what it was.
"Okay, I'll do it right now," Amur said. He hung up the call and turned on the computer.
Luca stood on the side of the road. She did not choose to go back to the hotel immediately but instead opted to wait on the spot.
If all went well on Amur's side, she would return to the hotel. If not, she was planning to stop the two men when they came out of the beauty salon.
She was willing to do it even if she had to go through hell after that.
15 minutes later, before the two men in the beauty salon came out, she received a call from Amur.
"It's done."
Luca was relieved that at least Luke was notified.
Although it was an email, she knew Luke's habits. He would not miss any email that was sent to his mailbox. Even if there were many spam emails, he would still glance at them.
"I also sent it to his assistant to be on the safe side," Amur said. He did that for fear that Luke would miss the news if he did not read the email in time.
"Amur, thank you. I'll treat you to dinner when I get back." Luca breathed a sigh of relief.
‘Treat me to dinner... Why does she make it seem like we’re strangers?’
Amur was on the other end of the phone, the corners of his mouth curling into a self-deprecating smile. It was clear to him that Luca regarded him as his younger brother. He was just the most ordinary younger brother in her eyes.
Her heart was filled with Luke.
Amur said with some anger, "No."
"Huh?" Luca did not expect him to say that.
"I want you to cook," Amur said quickly. If she really wanted to thank him, he thought that it was not a stretch to ask her to cook for him.
What he missed the most was the times on the Island of Despair when Luca cooked some exquisite dishes for him and Eler because they were tired of the Russian food on the island. Back then, every bite had brought him endless joy.
Luca agreed. "Okay, wait for me to come back."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the two men coming out of the beauty salon. She quickly softened her voice and said, "Amur, I'll have to hang up now."
After she said that, she hung up the phone, not giving Amur a chance to speak.
The men saw Luca and asked cautiously, "Why are you still here?"
"It's too snowy. I can't get a taxi, so I'm waiting for the bus." Luca made up a lie.
"There's a subway station over there." The man showed her the way. "Leave quickly. Don't stay here."
"Okay, I'll head off now." Luca walked toward the subway station.
Gale, who was watching everything on the opposite road, frowned when he saw this scene. He saw Luca walking toward the subway station and said to the person next to him, "Get off. Keep up with her and make sure that she doesn’t notice you."
"Got it." The man was skilled. He got out of the car and walked toward the subway station as if nothing had happened.
Gale stayed in the car, frowning as he watched the two men who had just come out of the beauty salon.
Luca walked into the beauty salon just now and came out after a while. After that, the two men came out and talked to her.
Not a long time passed, but it was clear that they were at least familiar with each other.
Gale could lipread. He knew that the man had taken the initiative to ask Luca why she did not leave.
It was because of this that he could be sure that they must have met inside just now.
Otherwise, the man would not have started the conversation with that line.
He could not read Luca's lips when she made a call with an anxious look on her face because the phone covered her lips.
Nevertheless, the anxiety on her face was obvious.
She hung up the phone and did not mean to leave. Instead, she looked at the beauty salon from time to time as if she was worried that someone would find out that she was looking at the beauty salon. She would look at it for a few seconds, then move her gaze away.
It was not until she took the next call that her expression was noticeably less anxious.
Gale touched his chin. His years of experience told him that something was up.
His phone vibrated.
He picked it up and saw that it was the person monitoring Luca who texted. He mentioned that Luca had entered the subway and he followed suit.
[Be careful and make sure that she doesn't see you.] Gale had nothing to say, just that one sentence.
Luca managed to notice Rain even with her excellent tracking skills, so he made sure that his men were cautious.
He had already changed two cars that day so that Luca would not notice him.
[Got it.] After the man replied to him, Gale said nothing and looked at the two men across the road.
He looked at the black rucksacks behind the two men and muttered to himself, “What's inside?"
Although he did not know who these two men were, his intuition told him that they were up to no good.
Human intuition was innate.
Gale looked at the passersby who took the initiative to stay away from the two men.
After a while, a black car stopped at the entrance of the beauty salon. The two men said something to the driver, then got into the car together.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2042-Gale could not read his lips to make out what he was saying because the car was in the way.
He frowned when he saw the car leaving. The license plate was half-covered. He picked up the walkie- talkie and said, "Is Rain there?"
"Yes," Rain replied.
"A Mercedes-Benz Unimog. The front part of the license plate number is P425, and the back part is covered. I'm following it now. Drive here and take over. I have to complete the task that the boss assigned me." Gale drove and slowly followed behind the black SUV.
"Got it," Rain replied.
Three minutes later, Gale saw Rain's car coming out of the corner.
"I'll follow them. You can go to complete your task now." Rain's voice came from the walkie-talkie.
Gale said, "There are at least two people in the car on top of the driver. There may be weapons on them. Make sure you stay safe."
"Understood. Don't worry," Rain replied.
Gale stepped on the gas and overtook the off-roader, lest they had any suspicions.
At the same time, he also paid attention to the signal of the person following Luca. He glanced at it and found that Luca seemed to be heading back to the hotel.
Gale drove to the hotel.
...
In a restaurant.
Luke was having a meal with his subordinates. He did not say a word. The private room was silent, and no one dared to say a word.
The phone on the table vibrated.
Luke picked it up and found that he received a new email. He had the habit of checking emails in time, so he clicked on the email.
At the same time, Jason's phone also vibrated. He took it out, glanced at Luke, and also tapped on his phone screen.
Jason could not remain calm after he saw the email. He immediately handed the phone to Luke. "Boss!"
Luke glanced at his phone. It was an email, and the content was roughly the same as what he received.
He handed his phone to Jason.
"Uhh..." Jason was stunned. His email told him that there was an organization that got paid to mess with Luke.
Luke's email told him that an organization had sent people to assassinate him.
Luke was very calm, which was in stark juxtaposition with Jason, who was losing it. He knew that he had to take it seriously, regardless of whether the email was a prank.
After all, this was Russia. There were people from the Island of Despair at work.
The Island of Despair had a grudge against Luke. He once took a group of people to blow up their former organization and locked up the relevant people in the strictest prison forever.
Therefore, no matter who was the mastermind behind the Island of Despair now, they must hate him.
Otherwise, they would not have sent a fake Bianca to his side.
Luke glanced at the dinner table. The others were almost done with dinner.
Mr. Zac saw the two's reactions, especially Jason's restlessness. He asked in a low voice, "Mr. Crawford, what's wrong?"
"Are you full?" Luke did not answer Mr. Zac's question.
"Boss, we're full," the other employees said.
Luke looked at Mr. Zac and said, "Mr. Zac, take them back to the hotel. If you have nothing on for tonight, rest early. We'll go to M Group to sign the contract tomorrow well-rested."
Mr. Zac obeyed his arrangement. He stood up and said, "Okay, Mr. Crawford."
The other employees also stood up. Since the boss told them to leave, even if they were not full, they had to leave.
They left the private room, leaving Jason and Luke alone.
"Boss, do you think this is a prank?" Jason asked. Nevertheless, he did not dare to take the risk.
They could not as easily mobilize manpower to keep Luke safe in Russia as compared to A City.
"If it's a prank, there's no need to send two emails. One email would be enough to take it seriously." Luke picked up the phone. What he thought about was not who wanted to assassinate him but who
notified him.
He called Ray first.
The call was connected, and he said, "Ray, someone wants to assassinate me."
Jason listened to the call and read the email again. ‘What if someone is playing a prank? But the boss' intuition...'
He stopped talking.
"Who?" Ray asked, frowning.
He was still interrogating the infiltrator from the Island of Despair when Luke told him that someone was going to assassinate him.
"I don't know. I need your help," Luke said.
"Where are you now? I'll send people over." Ray immediately jumped in to help him.
Luke gave him the restaurant's address.
"Wait there. I'll have Hansen bring some men over now," Ray said.
"Mm." Luke ended the call and sent a text to Percy. He asked him to log into his mailbox to find out who sent him the email and what the IP address was.
After he was done with all of that, he sat there without any intention of leaving as if he was waiting for the food to be served instead of assassins.
"Did you bring my checkbook?" Luke asked.
"Yes, Boss." Jason took the checkbook from his briefcase.
Luke wrote a string of numbers on the check.
"Boss, you are..." Jason wondered.
"Take this to the owner of the restaurant and tell him that I want to book out this restaurant. Get everyone outside to leave. I don't want anyone else here," Luke said.
He did not plan to go back to the hotel and wait.
After all, the distance on the street would make him an easy target.
'They want to mess with me? Let them come. Although my legs and feet aren't mobile, it's easier to hide here.'
Therefore, no one else should be at the restaurant, lest the innocent victims get dragged into it.
Jason understood what he meant. He picked up the check and walked out.
The owner was a compatriot, and there were not many people dining in the restaurant at the moment. When Jason gave him the check and told him that he wanted the whole restaurant to themselves, he immediately agreed.
After he compensated the customers from the few tables, the boss confirmed it with Jason, saying, "Sir, do you not need any waiters?"
"No need." Jason shook his head. "Please leave now."
"Okay, sir." The restaurant owner left with the staff.
Luke and Jason were the only ones left in the restaurant now.
Jason returned to the private room and said, "Boss, everyone else in the restaurant has already left. I've closed the door as well."
"Mm." Luke controlled the wheelchair to face the entrance of the private room.
"Boss, do you want me to inform Gale and the others?" Jason asked. After all, he was unsure when Ray's men would arrive.
If it were a normal day, they could delay the other party for a while even without weapons. After all, they were trained.
However, Luke's legs were injured now and he had to rely on a wheelchair. He was too large of a target.
Luke was not nimble now and could not dodge attacks easily.
"Gale and Rain aren't at the hotel," Luke said.
"Huh?" Jason was surprised.
"Luca's not in the hotel," Luke said. They would quietly follow Luca whenever she went out.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2043-Jason understood him. He stood behind Luke and was ready to push him out of there at any time.
Luke opted to put his safety aside to ensure that Luca would not leave. He even asked everyone to follow Luca to ensure that she would not disappear into thin air.
Jason could tell that his boss' love for Luca was engraved on his bones and inscribed on his heart.
All he could think about was whether Luca would leave him, not whether he would encounter any danger. Otherwise, he would not have allocated all the manpower to her and left no one by his side.
Luke's phone rang. In the private room, the ringing was like a warning bell, stimulating everyone's nerves.
Jason could not help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. It was the first time he had been so nervous.
He held his breath, watching Luke pick up the phone.
The call was from Rain.
"Boss, where are you now?" Rain asked.
"I'm in a restaurant," Luke answered truthfully. He did not plan to tell her about the email he received so that she could keep her focus on Luca.
"When we were following Ms. Craw, we found that she entered a beauty salon. She walked out after a short time and then took the subway. Two men came out of the salon not long after her. Gale thought it was suspicious and asked me to follow them," Rain told Luke her itinerary.
"Why did Gale plan it as such?" Luke frowned. Luca's anti-reconnaissance ability was strong. All was well if Gale lost her and she went back to the hotel.
He was just afraid that Luca dumped them and left.
Perhaps someone forcibly took her away on her way back to the hotel. In that case, if there was one less person to help, Luca was more likely to be taken away.
"That's because these two men are suspicious. Boss, don't be angry yet. I've been following them. I think they're heading toward you..." Rain said. That was why she called him.
She and Gale both knew about Ray. Although everyone thought that person was going after Ray, they were still worried.
Therefore, in the past two days, they had been extra alert to every movement around them.
As such, after she realized that the car in front might be heading toward the hotel, she immediately informed Luke.
Luke frowned at what Rain said. It was possible they could find out more about Luca from these two men.
He had no choice but to say, "I got an email saying people were sent to assassinate me."
Rain was shocked and almost did not stop the car in time. When she saw that the car in front of her stopped because of the red traffic light, she pressed the brake hard and stopped the car only five centimeters away.
"Boss, I'm coming over now," she said. Rain planned to cut through the next driveway and run the red light.
"No, I've asked Ray to send people over. Stay with the two men and find out their identities." Luke stopped Rain from coming over. He wanted to know if the two men were from the Island of Despair.
If yes, then he could confirm that Luca was being controlled by the Island of Despair.
In this way, he could dig deeper and save her, the love of his life, out of the fire pit.
"Boss!" Rain said impatiently. No matter what, she could not bear to leave Luke in danger.
"If you regard me as your boss, listen to what I say. Go, follow those two men. I don't need you here." Luke said. Those men might be coming to assassinate him.
As such, he planned to take a chance. He bet that God would not let him die there.
"Okay..." Rain bit her lip. The red light in front of her turned green. She stepped on the accelerator to keep up. Although she was reluctant, she had to obey Luke's orders.
In the past, she would never have been so worried, but Luke's legs were injured and he probably did not have any weapons on him.
"Don't hang up. Let me know if the car you're following is near the hotel," Luke said.
Although Ray had sent his men, this matter had to be handed to the police.
Ray had some influence in Russia. If the police handled this matter, he could find out more about the situation.
"Got it." Rain followed the car in front, keeping a certain distance from it so that the other party would not be suspicious.
She looked at the navigation. They were getting closer and closer to the hotel...
When they were one kilometer away from the hotel, Rain said, "Boss, I've been following the car. We'll arrive at the hotel after another kilometer."
"Got it." Luke. After he knew that his guess was right, he asked Jason for his phone.
Jason handed him the phone.
Luke called the police. Rain's heart clenched as she listened to him communicating with the local police in Russian.
These men were after Luke.
'There's only one kilometer left until we arrive. Can Ray's men and the police make it there in time?'
Rain did not know. She held her breath and continued to follow the car in front.
She had no weapons and was bare-handed. She would have no problem dealing with two men who were bare-handed as well. However, she was informed that they may have weapons.
'How am I going to deal with two men with weapons by myself?'
Rain looked at the back of the car and saw nothing but an iron stick.
On the other end of the phone, Luke ended the call with the local police.
Rain kept him updated about the distance. "Boss, we're about 500 meters away."
"I'm at a nearby restaurant. It's about a kilometer away," Luke said. He believed that these men would not head to the hotel to find him.
If they were from the Island of Despair, they would not act so unreliably.
Rain pursed her lips and saw that they were turning at the intersection ahead. She hurriedly followed behind them, and at the same time, she checked the map.
Sure enough, they were heading for the restaurant.
"Boss, they're going to the restaurant." Rain affirmed.
At the same time, someone called.
Luke frowned and answered, "This is Luke."
"Mr. Crawford, I'm Hansen. I've arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, but it's closed. Are you inside?" Hansen said.
"I'll have someone open the door," Luke said.
"Great."
"Ray's men are here. Go open the door," Luke said.
Jason nodded, quickly left the private room, and went to open the door for Hansen and the others.
Jason saw a dozen people standing at the entrance and immediately said, "Come in."
Hansen took the lead and walked in. "Where's Mr. Crawford?"
"The boss is in the private room," Jason said.
Hansen walked into the private room and was relieved to see Luke sitting in a wheelchair safe and sound. "Mr. Crawford, we're here to protect you under the order of the boss. We have 13 men in total."
"There aren't that many people coming for you." Rain heard Hansen and told him. Gale said that there were only two men. It was unclear whether there were other people in the car.
It was an off-road vehicle, so they were not expecting many.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2044-"Who is this on the phone?" Hansen looked at Luke, confused.
"This is my friend, Rain. She's following their car right now. Those men in the car are likely coming for me," Luke said. Although Gale and Rain always called him 'Boss', they had gone through life and death together. Hence, he did not see them as his subordinates.
Rain heard Luke and was moved. That was why she and Gale had been so loyal to him.
Hansen wondered how they knew that the people in the car were coming for him since they had not arrived yet. Anyway, Ray had given an order to protect Luke, so he said, "Okay, Ms. Rain, got it. Follow them and protect yourself."
Rain let out a hum and followed behind the off-road vehicle. She glanced at the map. They were getting closer and closer to the restaurant.
Since the men sent by Ray had arrived at the scene, they won in numbers. They were skilled too, so she was relieved.
When Hansen walked in from the door, he had observed the layout of the restaurant and found that it was relatively safe for Luke to stay in the private room. He said, "Mr. Crawford, I'll go out first and arrange my men. You and your assistant will stay here in the private room."
"Okay. Please, if you can, I want them alive. Also, I've called the police. Pay attention and don't bring any trouble to yourselves," Luke reminded them.
Hansen frowned. They could attend to this kind of thing themselves. There was no need for the police to come.
However, he thought to himself that Luke was not an ordinary person. There must be a reason why he alerted the police. They just needed to be more careful when they did things and not leave any
evidence.
"I see. Thanks for the reminder." Hansen walked out and started mobilizing his men.
Since the police were involved, they had to be lowkey when they subdued the men.
He got his men to quickly hide, intending to catch those men off guard.
After Hansen left, Jason walked over and closed the door as instructed by Hansen.
Luke said, "Call Gale and see where's Luca."
Jason stood behind the door, nodded, and called Gale.
Rain had already informed Gale about what was about to happen. He answered the call as soon as the phone rang, "Mr. Doyle, did something happen to the boss?"
"No, it's temporarily safe here. The men are still some distance away. The boss asked me to ask you where Dr. Craw is now." Jason let him know that Luke was safe.
Aside from some of those from the Crawford family and Luca, they would be next in line when it came to people who cared about Luke's safety the most.
"The tracking signal shows that Dr. Craw is now at the subway entrance. My subordinate who's tracking Luca told me that she just got out of the subway. She seems to be headed back to the hotel," Gale said.
Jason thought of the subway entrance near the hotel and glanced at Luke.
Luke said in a low voice, "Protect her."
Gale, who was on the other end of the phone, was speechless. Luke was about to be assassinated, but all he cared about was that they protected Luca.
"Boss, don't worry."
On the other end of Luke's phone, Rain followed the men until they reached the intersection of the restaurant. She said, "Boss, they're almost there."
Luke looked at Jason and said, "Okay."
At the same time, Gale said, "Boss, Dr. Craw has gotten out of the subway. The person following her said that she's not going back to the hotel but..."
He paused. After he determined Luca's location, he immediately said, "She's heading for the restaurant."
"How did she change direction?" Luke asked, not wanting Luca to get involved.
They were not aware of the weapons the men were carrying. Luca would be at risk since she came barehanded and there was a wound on her waist.
Gale replied, "She bumped into an employee of T Corporation on the way back to the hotel. I think that the other party told her that you're still here, so Dr. Craw is running over."
'She's running?'
Luke frowned because Luca was disregarding her wound! He immediately asked, "Rain, how is the situation over there?"
"I'm still in the car. Those men have already gotten out of the car. They're all carrying big black backpacks. There are four people in total. Boss, they have weapons." Rain sat in the car and observed
everything. She did not know what was going on in the restaurant and could only wait in the car so as not to startle them. "Boss, should I get out of the car now?"
"No. Let Hansen and the others deal with it," Luke said. The danger was approaching, but he was still calm as if he was not facing an assassination. The only thing he was worried about was Luca.
"Okay, I see." Rain agreed. She didn't have hot weapons, plus there were many people on the other side. She could not subdue them if she relied only on cold weapons.
"Monitor the road. If you see Luca rushing over here, even if you have to reveal your identity, you have to stop her before we settle the situation here," Luke said. This would be the safest for Luca and Rain.
"Okay, got it." Rain unbuckled her seat belt, picked up the steel rod in the back seat, and was ready to get out of the car at any time.
"Boss, they're in."
As soon as Rain said that, Luke heard noises outside.
It was Hansen talking to someone outside.
Luke did not go out. He knew that Hansen and the others would definitely not use hot weapons because he had called the police. If he went out now, it would cause them trouble.
A few seconds later, a gunshot was heard.
They could not see what was going on outside. Jason dragged the chair to place it beside him, ready to protect Luke.
Rain could hear everything clearly. At the same time, she saw Luca running over from a distance.
"Ugh..." She put the steel rod aside and immediately opened the car door to block Luca's way.
"It's you!" Luca recognized Rain at a glance. She had heard the gunshot as well.
"Don't go in!" Rain stopped Luca.
"Mr. Crawford is still inside!" Luca could not care less. She just wanted to protect Luke. After all, those people had guns.
She followed them because she knew that Luke did not have any weapon on him.
"Mr. Ray's subordinates are inside. Dr. Craw, you won't be doing anything but causing trouble if you go in right now," Rain said. She had heard that Luca was skilled. She knew she would have to take action if she could not stop her.
The gunfire was still ongoing. Luca was worried about Luke's condition.
"Those men have guns."
"There are more than ten people inside to protect the boss," Rain said. She insisted on blocking Luca's way.
Luke listened to the chaotic sounds outside and heard Luca's anxious tone. He said nothing. He was fine as long as Rain managed to stop her.
There were screams from the people outside. Luke guessed that the police were close.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2045-"I can help. You have to trust me." Luca looked anxious. She could hear everything even though they were several shops away.
The nearby businesses closed their doors in fright when they heard the gunshots.
"Dr. Craw, I'm carrying out the order given by the boss. You have to trust the boss. He can handle it." Rain still opted to stand in her way.
Luca did not think that Luke could handle it.
If his legs were not injured, it would have been fine. However, his legs were injured. He would not be able to dodge the bullets!
"I'm sorry." Luca clenched her fists and was about to hit Rain when she heard the sound of sirens in the distance.
The police were there.
Luca turned around and saw two police cars speeding past.
Rain said, "This is all arranged by the boss. He'll be fine."
Luca was worried. 'Even if Luke has planned everything, can he predict where the bullets will go?'
The gunshots sounded many times in just a few minutes. The situation inside was unknown. She could not help but get angry when she thought of how Luke might be injured and Rain insisted on not letting her in.
She stared at Rain and said, "If anything happens to Mr. Crawford, you'll never hear the end of it!"
After she said that, she jogged toward the restaurant.
Rain was stunned. She knew who Luca was. She was surprised that someone so gentle would say such mean words because of Luke.
She could not believe it. At the same time, she asked the person on the other end of the phone, "Boss, are you all right?"
"I'm fine." Luke had overheard the conversation between the two. His heartstrings were slightly pulled when he heard what Luca said.
Rain breathed a sigh of relief. She was glad that he was fine.
If something happened to Luke, she would not be at ease.
Gale hurried over and asked, "How's the situation inside?"
"The police have arrived and the gunfire has stopped. The boss is inside. I just asked and he said he's okay. I'll have to make a move," Rain said. Since she was exposed, she was unsure if Luca would remember that she had followed her to the coffee shop prior to this.
"Okay, let's go." Gale nodded, got into the car with Rain, and left.
After the police arrived, they quickly managed the scene inside.
Luca wanted to go in but was stopped by the police. She could only look inside through the glass window.
Luke was pushed out by Jason.
The Russian police asked, "Did you call the police?"
"Yes." Luke nodded and looked at the four people on the ground. Even though they had hot weapons in their hands, they were beaten up badly. Their faces were bruised, and they looked a little embarrassed.
Hansen and the others were all squatting. They did not seem to be seriously injured.
"In that case, come with us to the police station to record a statement." One of the policemen said as he gestured to the other policemen to handcuff the people on the ground.
"No problem. Except for the four with guns, the others are my friends. We happened to be having dinner here. They stepped in to protect me." Luke added.
The leading policeman understood that the others did not use illegal weapons but were acting in selfdefense. He said to his subordinates, "Lock up these four people. The others should follow the police car back to the station and give your statements."
When she saw the four people in handcuffs being taken out by the police, Luca immediately turned around and quickly walked away so that they would not notice her.
After Jason pushed Luke out, he said to the police, "Sir, can we go in our car?"
They were not prisoners and had not done anything wrong, so the policeman was fine with it. "Go for it."
Luke looked at Luca, who was walking away. His gaze was deep. ‘She cares about me, but it's also true that she's trying to escape.'
He looked at the four men who were brought into the police car and guessed that Luca walked away because did not want to be discovered by these men. As for why she did not want to be discovered by these men, it was most likely because that email had something to do with her.
She must have walked into the beauty salon, heard the men's conversation, and hurriedly sent an email to remind him after she left the salon.
She was silently protecting him.
The police car drove away, and one of the men saw Luca from the window.
'This woman...' He recognized Luca at a glance and knew that she was the one who had just taken the antidote at the beauty salon.
The hotel driver Jason summoned waited by the side of the road.
Luca slowly walked over.
"Mr. Crawford, are you alright?" Luca asked. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was unscathed. She needed to hear Luke tell her in person that he was okay.
"I'm fine." Luke looked at her face. She was obviously concerned, but her gaze was cold. No other emotions were seen.
It was like a formulaic greeting.
However, behind that blandness, Luke knew that she was trying to hide her love for him.
The hotel car slowly parked on the side of the road. Jason said, "Boss, we have to go to the police station."
"Mm." Luke nodded, letting Jason help him into the car.
After Luke got into the car, Jason kept the wheelchair and said to Luca, "Dr. Craw, the boss is going to the police station. You should go back to the hotel first."
"Okay." Luca did not leave immediately. She watched Jason get into the car and close the door. After the car slowly left, she walked back to the hotel.
When she got back to the hotel, she saw Mr. Zac, who hurried over. "Ms. Craw, you're back?"
"Yeah, Mr. Zac. Where are you going?" Luca looked at him. He seemed like he was in a hurry and was wearing thick clothes while holding a briefcase. She guessed that he was going out.
"Mr. Crawford asked me to go to the police station," Mr. Zac said. He did not know what was going on because Luke did not make it clear.
"Mr. Crawford is on the way to the police station now. He's going to make a statement. It's not a big deal," Luca said. She guessed that Luke was getting Mr. Zac involved because something had happened.
"Okay, I'll head off now,” Mr. Zac said and headed to the police station.
Luca returned to the suite and turned on her laptop.
There must be new reports in the Russian media since there was a shootout. She thought that the news would break within half an hour. In that sense, it also meant that Abel would soon find out.
She felt uneasy when she thought of Abel.
The phone rang. Luca looked at it, saw a string of garbled characters, and frowned.
'Abel found out so quickly?'
She took a deep breath and answered the phone.
"Luca?" The voice on the other end of the line was not Abel.
Luca could tell that it was Shanks. She was a little surprised. It was the first time he called her since she had been out of the island. "Mr. Shanks, what can I do for you?"
"Are you free? I want to meet you," Shanks said. He had successfully left the island and was now in the city Luca was in.
It was late, so Luca was reluctant to go out. She wanted to wait for Luke to come back.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2047-Shanks noticed that she was hesitant. If he were stronger, Luca would not even have a chance to hesitate.
He said, "You can ask someone to help, but I don't want the medicinal materials that are sent to me to be fake."
Luca understood what he meant. If those at the stronghold found the relevant medicinal materials, they had to send them to her to check. Only after confirming that they were authentic could they send them to the Island of Despair.
"No problem." Luca clenched the photos in her hand. "I have a condition, which is that I won't be asked to return to the Island of Despair."
"Abel won't have you go back as long as you don't get caught, don't worry." Shanks understood Abel.
"It's late. You should go now."
Luca glanced at the time. She did not linger and hurried back as she was worried that Luke would not see her when he returned from the police station.
She left with the photos and the list in her hand.
Gale watched Luca leave the hotel and glanced at the time. He found that she spent less than 20 minutes inside.
He could not help but make a joke. He was glad that his boss was not being cheated on.
Gales watched Luca take a taxi and leave. He hurried to keep up with her.
After Luca returned to the hotel, Gale parked the car on the side of the road and sent Luke a message. [Dr. Craw was at Galle Hotel for less than 20 minutes. She has now returned to the hotel safely.]
Luke looked at Gale's message and did not reply. Instead, he looked at the policeman and asked: [Can my friends leave?]
"Yes. After the investigation and collection of evidence, we concluded that they acted out of selfdefense when they saw that the other party had guns. They didn't cause serious injuries, so they can leave now. I have to say, your friends are great at what they do,” the policeman said. There were more people on Luke's side. Although the other party had guns, no serious injuries or deaths were caused.
At the same time, the four men with guns were not seriously injured. It was the first time he had seen such a situation after being a police officer for so many years.
Luke looked at Hansen and the others. After he made a statement, he found out about Hansen and the others.
No one was seriously injured, and only two suffered minor injuries.
Whether they were injured or not, Luke had Jason and Mr. Zac dealt with it.
Although they were Ray's subordinates and must obey Ray's orders, they would not have gotten hurt if he had not called the police. As such, he decided to compensate them.
Hansen was also an easy-going guy. Since Luke's proposal benefited him and his men, he accepted the pacification.
After they left the police station, Hansen smiled and said to Luke, "Mr. Crawford, we'll head off now."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Luke nodded and watched Hansen and the others leave before letting Jason help him into the car.
After more than half an hour, they finally returned to the hotel.
Jason took him upstairs and stood at the door of the suite. He asked, "Boss, is Dr. Craw back?"
"She's already back. It's late. Get some rest and come earlier tomorrow." Luke glanced at Jason. He did not expect such a thing to happen today, but fortunately, it did not cause any delay to the signing that was happening the next day.
"Okay, Boss." Jason helped Luke swipe the room key, and Luke controlled the wheelchair to enter the suite.
After the door was closed, Luca heard a sound and walked out of the room immediately. "Mr. Crawford, you're back."
"Mm, why haven't you slept yet?" Luke asked. He did not mention anything about Luca leaving the hotel just now.
She must have gone to look for someone, but he was pending confirmation from Ray on who she met
"I just finished washing up. By the way, do you need me to help you wash up?" Luca asked. Jason did not come into the suite this time.
"No, I'll take a shower tomorrow morning. It's late. Go and get some rest," Luke said. He did not touch on what had happened that day.
He believed that Luca knew the situation better than he did.
Luca parted her lips slightly. No matter how much she cared about him, she still did not say much.
"Okay, Mr. Crawford. You should rest early too."
She walked into the room, closed the door, leaned against the door, and let out a sigh.
‘I'm so glad he's fine...'
Luca sat on the bed disconsolately as she replayed what had happened. If she had not gone to the stronghold, she would not have overheard that the Island of Despair was going to assassinate Luke.
'If I had not notified them in time, what would've happened to Luke.' Luca did not even dare to think about it.
She lay on the bed as she thought about why Abel would attempt an assassination out of the blue. Abel had always been very patient because he wanted to torture Luke little by little.
She could not figure it out, but she did not dare to ask anyone.
The next day.
What happened at the restaurant the day before was making a lot of noise in the local news.
Luca got up early, glanced at the local news site, and saw that yesterday's incident had already made local headlines. The local police had not given many updates yet, so all kinds of gossip were spreading.
Luca lowered her gaze and thought that Abel should know by now. She did not know about his plans, nor if he would continue to mess with Luke.
Yesterday, it was just luck. She hoped that Luke would be more vigilant moving forward.
Luca opened the door after she washed up and saw Jason at the dining table with breakfast.
When he heard the door open, Jason turned around and said, "Dr. Craw, good morning. Let's have breakfast."
Luca did not see Luke in the living room and asked, "Good morning. Where's Mr. Crawford?"
"Mr. Crawford is organizing documents inside," Jason replied.
Luca glanced at the next room. The door was open. After she took two steps forward, she could see Luke in a wheelchair, putting some documents in his briefcase.
He felt someone looking at him and raised his head to meet Luca's gaze.
"Mr. Crawford, good morning." Luca hurriedly looked away. She took the initiative to greet him to avoid the awkwardness.
"Good morning. Let's have breakfast," Luke said. He put the packed briefcase on the table and steered the wheelchair out of the room.
Luca took the initiative to walk behind him and pushed the wheelchair to the dining table.
She was thinking about how the cast on Luke's foot could be removed after they returned to A City.
After he laid down breakfast, Jason sat down and reported, "Boss, what happened at the restaurant has been spread. Some media outlets seem to know your identity. I don't know if it was disclosed by the police station."
"It doesn't matter if it was. It'll be made known sooner or later anyway," Luke said indifferently as he took a mouthful of oats.
Jason was worried that this matter would affect the signing, but seeing that Luke was so calm, he could not say anything as his subordinate.
After breakfast, Luca changed into a formal suit, put on a coat, and walked out of the room with a briefcase in her hand.
Luke had also tidied up. He glanced at Luca and said, "Let's go."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2048-Luca nodded as she no longer felt anxious.
After all, the signing of the contract was a done deal.
Luca pushed Luke out of the suite. Jason and the others were already waiting for them downstairs in the hotel lobby.
There were two cars parked at the hotel entrance. Mr. Zac and the other employees climbed into another car, while Jason helped Luke to get into the backseat of the Rolls-Royce.
Luca got into the car too.
The backseat of the car was spacious. Luca sat by the window and looked at the snow outside the window. Suddenly, Luke asked, "How's your wound?"
"It's still healing. The stitches can be removed in two days," Luca said in a soft voice. She had been dressing her wound often this time and taking medicine. Her wound was able to heal quickly with the help of the medicine.
"That fast?" Luke frowned. He remembered that her wound was a mass of bleeding flesh, and there was even some rotten flesh. The doctor at the hospital had debrided and sutured her wound. He told Luke that the wound was deep and would take some time to heal. After all, some time was needed for the flesh to grow.
“Normally, surgical incisions only require seven days to remove the stitches,” explained Luca. She took the poison that Shanks developed, and that was why she had a special physical constitution.
Her wound would have healed much faster than a regular person who was wounded without the interference of the fungus.
"Let me send you to the hospital to do a check-up after signing the contract.” Luke felt that something was wrong. Ordinary people would not heal this fast. He was worried that Luca was pushing her body to the limits.
Luca knew Luke was worried for her, but she thought that it was unnecessary.
If Luca went for a medical check-up, the doctor would only exclaim that her healing ability was stronger than regular people. Hence, Luca said, "Mr. Crawford, I know some clinical skills."
"I know that too, but you delayed treatment for too long. It'd be safer to do a check-up." Luke insisted.
Luca knew Luke would pull a long face if she did not listen to him.
"Alright." Luca had no choice but to listen to him. However, the doubts in her heart were growing bigger. Did Luke not suspect her of stealing the bidding document?
If Luke suspected her, why would he still care for her so much...
Luca could not figure it out.
The only explanation that made sense was Luke had never doubted her.
They got out of the car when they reached M Group's office. Luca looked at the person who was standing at the entrance of M Group's office. It was Marcos' assistant.
The assistant came over and greeted them passionately when he saw Luke and the others. “Good morning, Mr. Crawford. This way, please."
"Thank you." Luke sat in his wheelchair and spoke politely to him.
The assistant nodded. He led them into the elevator and pressed a button.
Luca looked at the numbers that gradually went up as the elevator rose. She felt like she was dreaming.
The reason they came to M Group this time was to sign the contract. Before that, she still thought T Corporation would not be able to win the bid.
The elevator door slowly opened. Jason pushed Luke's wheelchair out of the elevator, while Luca followed behind Mr. Zac and the others as they moved forward.
The assistant brought them to the meeting room.
Marcos came in right after they sat down. His company's team was following behind him.
"Nice to see you again, Mr. Crawford." Marcos led his team to greet Luke. He reached out and shook hands with Luke.
"Likewise." The employees of T Corporation stood up while Luke spoke to show their respect to Marcos and the others.
After Marcos shook hands with Luke, he headed to the seat opposite Luke and sat down. The others found their seats behind their boss respectively.
The meeting had begun.
However, Marcos did not mention the contents of the contract right away. Instead, he said, "Mr. Crawford, do you mind if I ask you a question before the meeting begins?"
"Go ahead." Luke appeared to be calm even when Marcos wanted to suddenly throw him a question. He knew what Marcos was going to ask without even having to guess it.
"The news of a gun shooting taking place in a restaurant is all over the media and newspapers today. Although the police have yet to issue any press release about what exactly happened, some of the media stated that you were the target. I wonder if this is true?" Marcos asked.
"Yes." Luke admitted. "I was being targeted."
Marcos raised his brows and asked, "Do you have any enemies in Russia?"
"I think that's a yes. If you were to go through the news from a few years ago, I cooperated with the Russian government and police to wipe out an extremist group in Russia back then. It was considered the most dangerous group in the world back then. Almost every mastermind behind the organization was caught, but I'm not sure why this group has shown up again recently. I guess I do have enemies here."
"You mean the Island of Despair?" The Island of Despair came across Marcos' mind when Luke mentioned the extremist group that was known worldwide.
"Yes." Luke nodded.
Marcos asked again, "But hasn't the Island of Despair vanished?"
"I'm guessing there'll soon be news flying around about the Island of Despair being re-established. I believe that the man who's behind the shooting is a member of the Island of Despair. I don't have other enemies in Russia other than this organization. Besides, I don't think I made the wrong decision to cooperate with the Russian government back then," Luke explained himself to dispel Marcos's doubts.
What came into Jason's mind had come across Luke's mind too. Thus, the reason why Marcos asked such a question before the meeting was because he was worried that Luke had made many enemies in Russia and they would stand in the way during their cooperation in the project.
However, Marcos had such a big family. He did not have to worry about having one or two enemies.
Furthermore, Marcos' family was one of the few families among all the big families in Russia that had never engaged in any shady business deals since it was established.
Given all the contributions Luke had made to their country and considering how he did not have too many enemies, Marcos' family, who had been running their businesses with clean hands, would be able to accept it.
Indeed, it was just like what Luke had expected. Marcos smiled and said, “So, that's it. Mr. Crawford, I hope you don't mind me asking the question. It's related to the project, after all.”
“I understand.” Luke did not mind either.
“Then, should we start the meeting?” Marcos set aside his worries after finding out what was going on. Moreover, Luke cooperated with the Russian government to get rid of the Island of Despair. That had brought Russia peace and stability in the international financial market. Such contributions meant a lot to the capitalists in Russia and the country's citizens.
“Sure.” Luke agreed.
It was a long meeting, but the negotiation between them went smoothly. Luca sat there while she watched the other employees of T Corporation focus on the meeting. She quietly turned on her laptop and began to record the minutes.
Luke did not ask her to do anything. Hence, the only thing she could do was to record the minutes.
On the other hand.
Pierre flew into a rage when he watched the news.
“Crap! A bunch of losers!” Pierre did not expect that the huge amount of money he spent had ended up in vain.
Even though Abel had reminded him that Luke had Ray beside him and there was a chance that Pierre might not be able to succeed, Pierre did not expect that it would be a complete failure!
Pierre thought to himself that even if Abel's men were unable to kill Luke, they could at least seriously injure him. However, there was not even a scratch on Luke.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2049-Not only was Luke alive and well, but those who were protecting him were not injured either!
Pierre refused to believe that. Abel's subordinates had carried guns, but no one on Luke's side was injured. Were they blind?
Pierre suspected that Abel deliberately chose some worthless men to carry out the mission this time.
Even though the mission failed, Abel had gotten his money. Abel did not lose anything.
Pierre could not calm himself down at the thought of this. He picked up his phone and called the string of numbers.
The call was answered, and Pierre said, "I'm looking for Abel."
A woman's voice came from the other end of the line. "We don't have anyone called Abel here. You must have called the wrong number, right?"
Pierre hung up the call and verified the numbers on the name card. He did not get it wrong, so he thought they must have gotten on the wrong line. Hence, he called again.
It was the woman's voice again. "Hello?"
Pierre suddenly realized that he could never get hold of Abel anymore with the number he received.
He hung up the call and picked up the ashtray from the coffee table to throw it at the wall. "Abel, you son of a b*tch!"
Pierre grew up as the second young master of the Mallory family, and everyone was aware of his status. No one had ever dared to threaten him, not to mention to deceive him.
Now, not only had Abel threatened him before, but he even cheated Pierre of his money. It was a huge sum of money too!
Pierre was so furious that his eyes reddened. His enemy was still alive, and he had lost a huge amount of money.
He swore that he would teach Luke and Abel a lesson!
The doorbell rang.
Pierre clenched his fists. He was in a bad mood now, so he ignored it.
The doorbell did not stop ringing. It was as though someone was urging him to open the door and knew that he was in the room.
"Who is it?" Pierre yelled at the door.
There was no response from the other side of the door.
However, the doorbell was still ringing. Pierre rose to his feet abruptly. The ringing doorbell made him even angrier. He opened the door and yelled, "I'm gonna—"
Pierre stopped threatening the person outside the door when he saw who it was. He could not help but stammer, "Brother—"
It was Percy who was standing outside the door.
Why was he here?
Percy's face darkened as he looked at Pierre. "Why are you throwing a tantrum?"
"I didn't know it was you." Although Pierre was unhappy with him, he had to be humble for now. After all, his company had just lost a lot of business deals that were supposed to bring in a lot of money. He had also spent a large sum of money twice.
"Why? Do you think you can take out your anger on others?" Percy looked at the gloomy expression on Pierre's face. When Percy thought of what Pierre did, he was disappointed in him as he failed to live up to his expectations.
It did not matter if he had depended on himself to get the project fair and square.
Yet, Pierre played such a dirty trick. Why did Percy have a brother like this?!
Pierre felt impatient as he listened to Percy's lecturing tone. He replied, "No. Why did you come here?"
"I came to bring you back." Percy walked into the hotel and took his luggage out without bothering to explain.
"I came here for a vacation, and I don't feel like going back yet," Pierre said stubbornly. This was the closest place to Abel. He might be able to run into Abel if he went looking for him.
He would not allow his money to be taken away just like that.
"Vacation? Pierre, you came here for a business trip. You failed, and now you refuse to go back. Don't you feel embarrassed to stay here?" Percy shot him a cold glance. He knew Pierre must be up to something if he refused to return.
"Is it wrong for me to be here to expand my market?" Pierre's gaze turned darker. Did Percy still see him as the little brat who was always following behind him? He was no longer that kid!
Pierre wanted to build his own career and do great things. He refused to take a share of the small amount of profit given to him if he were to follow Percy. He did not want the others to only speak of
Percy, the business prodigy, whenever they were talking about the Mallory family.
Pierre's name would never be mentioned.
That was the reason why he established his own company!
Pierre thought that Percy should not interfere with his business since he had his own company now.
"You're not going back with me, huh?" Percy looked at him coldly.
"I'm no longer working in Mallory Corporation," Pierre reminded him. He was arrogant, and he refused to give in.
"Fine. You're all grown up now, huh? How dare you steal someone's bidding document and still refuse to go back? Let's see how you're going to explain this if Grandpa finds out about this!" Percy was breathless with anger. He did not tell Old Master Mallory about this to make it easier for Pierre.
Besides, only Luke, Jason, and Luca knew about this. They had not returned to the capital, so the news had yet to spread out.
Percy was looking for ways to remedy the situation Pierre was in, and he was hoping that Luke would not drag Pierre into this matter.
However, Percy did not expect Pierre to be so uncooperative.
Not only did Pierre refuse to return to their country, but even when Percy traveled here to bring Pierre back, Pierre still insisted on staying here.
“I don't give a sh*t about explaining myself. I don't understand what you're talking about." Pierre rolled his eyes and thought he might as well pretend to be ignorant.
Percy ignored what Pierre said and began to search for his passport and ID card.
"What are you doing?!" Pierre could not help but feel irritated when Percy insisted he go back. He came forward and stopped Percy without a second thought.
“I'm bringing you back." Percy pushed Pierre away and opened the drawer. He saw that his ID card was in the drawer.
Percy picked up his ID card and he was about to drag Pierre out of the room.
Pierre pushed him away forcefully.
Although Pierre was younger than Percy, Pierre did not think Percy was any better than him when it came to fighting. They used to challenge each other. That was why Pierre knew well how good or bad Percy was.
Percy narrowed his eyes and looked at him. He said, "You still refuse to go back, huh? Let me call Grandpa and tell him what you've done."
"Tell him, then. There's no evidence to prove that I stole it. It's just a bidding document. No one can prove that I took the bidding document on purpose," Pierre said coldly. At worst, he would only get scolded by Old Master Mallory, but he could still find a way to explain it.
Percy did not stop his actions of dialing a number. He said to the person on the other end of the line, "Come in."
Two men stepped into the room before Pierre could realize it.
Pierre could recognize the two men. They were Percy's bodyguards.
"Why did you bring them here?" Pierre frowned. He had a bad feeling about this.
"To bring you back home," said Percy. "Do as I say."
"Yes, Boss." The bodyguards took a towel out of their pockets.
Pierre clenched his fists and made a pose as he was ready to fight. He said, "Percy, this will be the end of our brotherhood if you do this to me!"
"I have no choice but to do this to stop you from messing things up even further." Percy did not have a soft spot for him. He intended to bring Pierre back by persuading him, but he did not expect he would have to do it the hard way.
Percy had always loved to come up with a backup plan no matter who he was dealing with.
However, he did not expect that he would be using his backup plan when he dealt with Pierre. It seemed like his brother was out of control.
The bodyguards came forward and fought with Pierre. They kicked and punched, while Percy could not be bothered to do anything. Instead, he turned around and closed the room door so that they would not disturb the other guests.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2050-Pierre was good at fighting, but Percy's subordinates were good too. It seemed a little difficult for him to fight against two men.
Percy leaned against the door and watched them, still not planning to interfere.
Five minutes later, Pierre was breathless and exhausted. One of the bodyguards quickly covered Pierre's nose with the towel while he was not paying attention.
Pierre quickly came to his senses and struggled. However, before he could get away, his arms and legs were grabbed by the other bodyguard.
He knew he was about to lose his consciousness. He struggled to look in the direction of the door. There was hatred in his eyes.
Percy knew that his younger brother was a vindictive person.
He would surely bear a grudge against Percy for how he treated him this time.
Percy looked at Pierre, who was losing his consciousness. He sneered and said, “Bring him to the wharf."
Percy was planning to travel back by plane at first, but since Pierre refused to cooperate with him, he had no choice but to knock him out and get onto a cruise ship. That way, he would not be afraid that Pierre would try to escape when he woke up in the middle of the sea.
"Yes, Boss."
"Pack his things first," said Pierre.
The two bodyguards nodded and began to pack Pierre's things.
The bodyguard opened the drawer and took a phone and card out of it. He frowned and handed them to Percy, "Boss, I found these in the drawer."
"A phone?" Percy frowned. Another bodyguard had just handed him Percy's phone just now. Why was there another phone?
Although it was normal for Pierre to have two phones, Percy knew that Pierre usually only used one.
Percy took the phone from him and ordered, "Continue to pack."
"Yes, Boss." The bodyguard nodded.
Percy glanced at the exterior of the phone. It was not a brand new phone, and it was not even close to Pierre's style. Pierre had always liked phones with futuristic designs.
Out of curiosity, Percy did not keep the phone away. Instead, he turned on the phone and realized that the phone did not have a passcode.
Percy unlocked the phone screen.
There were no other apps except for a calling app shown on the screen.
Percy held no reservations about intruding on Pierre's privacy. He opened the call history right away and realized that there were only two records. There was a string of numbers on the call history.
Percy compared the string of numbers on the phone to the one on the card. The numbers were the same.
Logically, such long numbers were never used as phone numbers in this world.
However, the weird thing was that the call durations were shown on the screen, which indicated that this phone number was in use.
Percy thought that the string of numbers was the most important point.
After Percy took a photo of the numbers, he snapped a photo of the phone and sent a message to Adrian: [You're familiar with digital gadgets. Have you ever seen this phone model before?]
Adrian soon replied to his message: [This phone has long been discontinued. The brand isn't an international brand either. It's a small brand in Ghana. Where did you find this vintage item?]
[I'll tell you when I'm back in the city.] Percy kept the phone. Now, he thought there must be something wrong with the phone.
The bodyguards were agile and fast. They packed everything Pierre had brought with him and said to Percy, “Boss, we've finished packing Mr. Pierre's things."
Percy handed Pierre's passport and ID card to one of them. He said, "Check out from the hotel, and don't tell him about the phone."
"Yes, Boss." The two bodyguards nodded. Percy was the one who hired them and paid them, so they would only listen to his orders.
One of the bodyguards carried Pierre's passport and went downstairs to check out of the hotel.
Percy said, "Lift him. I'm going to arrange a cruise ship now."
"Alright, Boss." The bodyguard who stayed lifted Pierre who had lost his consciousness and carried him on his shoulder easily.
Percy left the hotel along with his two bodyguards and the unconscious Pierre. After Percy got into the car, he sent a message to Luke to inform him that he would be bringing Pierre back home.
After a while, there was still no reply from Luke.
Percy was not worried. After all, today was the day T Corporation and M Group would be signing the contract. If everything went smoothly, Luke would be able to get it done today.
As Luke's good friend, Percy was supposed to stay here to congratulate him. After all, if everything went well and T Corporation got the project, Mallory Corporation would also benefit from it.
It was just that Percy was worried to let Pierre go back alone.
Deep down in Percy's heart, he knew how messed up his younger brother was. That was why he would rather keep an eye on Pierre himself.
M Group.
The business meeting to sign the contract went smoothly. Some detailed modifications were made in the agreement after it was discussed by both parties. At last, an agreement that both parties were satisfied with was printed out on the spot.
The agreement signing ceremony would be held in a particularly grand ceremony because of the project's large scale. Marcos and Luke had discussed it and decided to sign the contract tomorrow afternoon.
It would only take up half a day, so Luke agreed to it.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief after they left M Group. Mr. Zac said, “I didn't expect things to go so well."
Mr. Zac had handled many such project contracts before. It would usually take a few days for both parties to come to an agreement. He did not expect they would be able to finish it within a day.
It was shockingly easy.
The other employees nodded and agreed with him.
Luke did not say anything. Then, he glanced at his phone. He was attending a meeting just now, so he had switched it to silent mode. He opened his phone and looked at it now. He had received a few messages, and one of them was from Percy.
When Luke saw the text Percy sent to him telling him that he was here in Russia to bring Pierre back, he replied to him without an expression on his face: [Got it. I've just finished discussing the contents of the contract. We'll sign the contract tomorrow.]
After Luke closed Percy's message, he saw a message sent from Ray: [Reply when you're available. The police have figured out the man's identity.]
Luke did not choose to make a call as he was with other people now. He replied to Ray's message instead: [Is he one of the members of the Island of Despair?]
[You got it right.] Ray replied immediately.
[I'll meet you.] Luke read Ray's reply and knew that his speculation was right. He reckoned that his speculation about the person who informed him was right too.
Luke lifted his head and glanced at Luca, who was beside him.
[I'm in the middle of something. I'll meet you at your hotel after this.] Ray replied.
[Just inform me when you're done. I'll head to your place.] After that, Luke said to the others, "Thank you for coming today. You can spend the rest of the day doing whatever you like."
"Thank you, Boss." The employees smiled and thanked him.
Luke turned to look at Luca and said, "Let's head to the hospital."
"Alright." Luca remembered that she had promised him to do a check-up. She would be breaking her promise if she refused to go.
The cars the hotel sent arrived. Mr. Zac and the other employees climbed into one car and left. Luke, Luca, and Jason got into the other car and headed to the hospital instead of the hotel.