Ch. 2051..2060
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2051-After they reached the hospital, Luca watched Luke take her medical records out of his briefcase. Luca knew he did not suggest she do a medical check-up out of the blue. Luke had already decided on behalf of her without getting her permission.
Even if she refused to go, Luke would do whatever it took to send her to the hospital.
Luca followed the nurse and headed to the examination room after they handled the formalities and paid the fees.
Luke watched the curtains of the examination room get drawn. Then, he glanced at Jason and asked, “How long has the plaster cast been on my leg?"
Jason was startled by the question. He counted on his fingers and answered, "Two more days until it's a month."
Luke nodded and said to him, "I'd like to remove the cast now. Arrange it for me."
Jason nodded and replied, "Alright, Boss. Please wait for a while."
Jason trotted off to arrange it immediately.
Removing the plaster cast was not something difficult, so after Jason communicated with the doctor, Luke was brought to get an X-ray. He would be able to remove the cast if there was nothing wrong with his leg.
Luca walked out of the room when she was done with her check-up. She saw Jason standing outside alone and asked with confusion, "Mr. Doyle, where's Mr. Crawford?"
"Mr. Crawford would like to remove the plaster cast on his leg, so he went to get an X-ray," answered Jason.
Removing the plaster cast?
Luca secretly counted the days and said, "But there are two more days until Mr. Crawford can remove the plaster cast, right?"
"We're asking for the doctor's advice. If there's nothing wrong with his X-ray, then he's allowed to remove it," replied Jason. "Dr. Craw, how's your result?"
"The wound is healing well. The stitches can be removed tomorrow," said Luca. The doctor could not help but exclaim in surprise when she was checking Luca's wound.
The doctor who examined her wound was the same person who helped debride and suture her wound. She told Luca that it was her first time seeing such a serious wound healing so quickly when she was examining it. She complimented Luca for having good health.
Such compliments could not cheer Luca up.
It would be great if it was really her health that was speeding up the healing of the wound. However, it was because of the drug in her body. She had to take the antidote every month. How could she be happy about it?
Jason did not expect Luca to be able to remove her stitches that soon. He said without thinking, "That's fast. Dr. Craw, your ability to heal is very strong."
Luca gave him an insincere smile.
Jason noticed that Luca seemed like she did not like people saying such things to her, so he stopped and said, "Dr. Craw, Mr. Crawford is just right there taking the X-ray. Let's wait for him there."
"Sure." Luca followed Jason to the radiology department and stood there while waiting for Luke to come out of the room.
The door slowly opened. Luke was sitting in the wheelchair as the nurse pushed him out.
Jason stepped forward and asked immediately, "Boss, how is it?"
"I'm allowed to remove the plaster cast," answered Luke. He had talked to the doctor when he was in the room just now and asked him to remove the plaster cast on his leg that had been hindering him. Luke turned to look at Luca and asked caringly, "What did the doctor say?"
"The wound is healing. The stitches can be removed tomorrow," Luca answered honestly. Then, Luke's leg condition came to mind and she said, "Mr. Crawford, there are only two days left until it's a month. You can remove your plaster cast then. Is it necessary to remove it today?"
Luca trusted Johann more. She thought Luke could just wait two more days and remove his plaster cast after they returned to the country.
"The reporters will be there for the signing ceremony tomorrow. I'd rather not sit in a wheelchair," said Luke. If he could stand, why not?
Marcos was tall, and Luke's height was more or less the same. If he were to sit in a wheelchair in front of the cameras, it would seem slightly off.
Luca listened to him and understood immediately.
She nodded and said nothing.
The nurse came forward and spoke to Luke in Russian, "Mr. Crawford, let me take you to the room to remove your plaster cast. Is that fine?"
"Yes." Luke nodded. The nurse gave Jason a signal to let her push the wheelchair.
Jason nodded and took a step back.
The nurse pushed Luke into his wheelchair and entered the treatment room.
Luca and Jason waited for him outside the room.
Ten minutes later, Luke walked out of the treatment room. The plaster cast on his leg had been removed, and he was able to walk properly now.
Luca looked at Luke's tall figure. It had been almost a month. She had gotten used to Luke's height when he was sitting in the wheelchair. Now that he could stand and was back to his usual height again, Luca could hardly get used to it.
Luke's aura was so strong that people could not help but notice him even if he were among a bunch of tall Europeans.
Luca had to admit that she was stunned.
Jason cleared his throat and looked at the two of them as they exchanged glances with each other. The bystanders around them were being ignored. Jason mustered his courage and asked, "Boss, are we going back to the hotel now?"
“Let's go back to the hotel first.” Luke looked away and handed Jason his credit card.
Jason understood what Luke meant right away. He trotted to the hospital payment counter. After he paid the medical bills, he asked the driver to drive the car to the hospital entrance.
The three of them got into the car and returned to the hotel.
Luke received a call from Ray when he had just arrived at the hotel. He said, "Luke, I'm done. Can you come over now?”
"What a coincidence. I'm done here too. Hold on." Luke looked at Luca and said, "I have things to do, so I'll have to go out. You can go back to the suite first."
"Alright." Luca did not ask what Luke was up to. She got out of the car right away.
After the hotel's car drove Luke away, Jason, who got out of the car together with Luca, said, "Dr. Craw, let's go in. It's cold."
Luca lifted her head and stared at the sky. She felt a little melancholic and muttered to herself, "Yes. It's really cold."
"It must be snowing in the capital, right?" Luca asked.
"Yes. It started snowing two days ago in A City. I heard that the trees are all covered with snow and it's a beautiful sight," Jason said happily. He would make time to video call the kids every day. Kari and Teri were calling him two days ago that they had gone outdoors. They wanted Jason to take a look at the snow.
The two girls showed their father the snow in the capital. Sue then told Jason that the two kids were overexcited and played crazily in the snow. They ended up catching a cold after that.
Jason was worried after he found out about that. However, he was abroad now. He felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do. He had no choice but to remind the maid to take good care of Sue and the kids.
Luca looked at the snow and recalled how she had always accompanied Luke and her three children during the first snow of every year.
However, now...
She felt helpless, but she was left with no choice.
"Dr. Craw?" Jason asked with confusion when he saw her standing there.
Luca came back to her senses and smiled. "It's really cold out here, but the snow is beautiful."
"Let's go in," said Jason.
Luca took her laptop out when she returned to her room. Then, she took out the photos Shanks had given her. She looked at Nyla, who was smiling in the photos. Her face was much paler than the others as she could hardly see the sun.
Luca picked up her phone and looked at the conversation between her and Tommy. The chat history stopped on the day she traveled to Russia. After that, Tommy never sent her any messages again.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2052-She had not heard anything from the kids...
Luca knew the kids were worried that they might disturb her while she was working. That was why they did not send her any messages. She assumed that Luke had probably given them a reminder.
Although Luca missed the kids, she did not disturb them. After all, the kids were getting ready to sleep at this hour.
Luca read the previous messages between her and Tommy. She could not help but smile. It was a happy and blissful smile with a hint of bitterness.
On the other hand.
Luke arrived at Ray's villa. He did not ask the driver to drive him into the villa as the house was heavily guarded. Instead, he chose to get out of the car and asked the driver to return to the hotel. Then, he walked into the villa.
Ray knew Luke had arrived, so he quickly sent Hansen to welcome him.
Hansen received the order and drove his car out. He saw Luke was traveling on foot. Hansen could not help but feel impressed.
The security system was upgraded once more because of the man who broke into the house. It would be difficult for someone who had never come here to figure out the security measures here.
Hence, if there was a visitor, Ray would ask them to wait outside the entrance to be picked up. It was to prevent them from bringing their drivers in.
However, Luke did not inform Ray in advance, nor did he ask the driver to drive him in. He simply chose to walk.
If it were not for the security guards at the entrance who reported it to them, they would not have known that Luke had arrived.
That explained why their boss was willing to be friends with Luke, who was attentive and thoughtful.
After all, aside from benefits and interests, Ray valued loyalty the most. Many dignitaries were interested in getting to know Ray, but Ray could not be bothered to deal with them.
“Mr. Crawford, has your leg recovered?" Hansen drove the sight-seeing car and came to a halt beside Luke. He got out of the car and looked at Luke happily.
After Luke got rid of the wheelchair, he could see that Luke was tall like a European noble. Even a man like himself could not stop praising him, not to mention women.
There were barely any other men with an appearance that could compare to Luke's gorgeous and charismatic appearance.
"Yes." Luke nodded.
Hansen drew the curtains and invited him, "Boss sent me to pick you up. Please get in."
Luke did not reject his offer. He bent down and got into the car.
Hansen closed the curtains and got back into the driver's seat. Then, he headed to the villa.
A few minutes later, the sight-seeing car stopped at the entrance. Luke got out of the car, and Ray came into his sight.
Ray was surprised to see Luke being able to stand up and no longer needing the wheelchair. He could not help but ask, "You've recovered?"
"I went to the hospital to remove the plaster cast just now," answered Luke.
"That's great. The cook has prepared some warm coffee. You can drink it now. Let's talk inside." Ray smiled. He was happy to see Luke recover.
During the last incident, Luke would not have alerted him if it were not because he was sitting in the wheelchair and it was inconvenient for him to move around.
However, Ray thought it was right that Luke had asked for his help.
Luke nodded and walked into the villa together with Ray.
The maid served some coffee and Russian desserts when they were in the living room.
"Try this coffee. It's a new variety nurtured in my coffee estate. This is the first batch of coffee beans we harvested," said Ray. Ray was especially fond of coffee, which was why he bought an estate for his coffee plantation.
Luke was not in a hurry to get straight to the point. He leaned forward to pick up the cup of coffee and took a sip.
The coffee had a smooth texture, and the subtle sourish and bittersweet taste lingered in his mouth. There was a hint of floral and fruity smell on the palate. The taste was slightly different from coffee beans that were well-known globally. However, it was a good cup of coffee.
"It's good." Luke put down the coffee cup.
Ray smiled and said, "I'm flattered. Should I keep growing the coffee beans and start selling my homegrown produce?"
"Sounds great. Save the first batch of coffee beans for me," replied Luke. He was not complimenting the coffee beans for Ray's sake. They really did taste good.
"No problem." Ray put down his coffee cup and began to get down to business. "I found out something from the police."
"Are those people from the Island of Despair?" Luke did not ask Ray what kind of information it was. He asked him what he wanted to know the most.
"Yes." Ray gave him an affirmative answer.
It was no surprise that Luke would suspect that group of people of being from the Island of Despair. After all, there were people from the Island of Despair lurking around him.
"As expected." Luke sneered as he listened to Ray.
"And the weapons they carried are some of the latest firearms in the global black market. They have a long range with a decent rate of fire. Only small quantities are produced now. You can hardly find one no matter how rich you are. But they had four of them. It looks like the organization that had disappeared in the past few years can't be underestimated," Ray analyzed the situation.
It was only now he realized how financially strong the Island of Despair was.
At first, Ray thought the Island of Despair was merely a re-established organization, and they would not have any financial resources.
Ray realized that he was wrong now. The wealth of the Island of Despair was so great that it was unpredictable. After all, these were weapons that one could not even get with money, yet the organization was able to get four just to deal with Luke...
“I'm afraid they've accumulated a large amount of wealth over the years,” said Luke. He had been caught by the people from the Island of Despair before, so he knew the situation there.
They were constantly completing the missions assigned to them and making shady deals to accumulate their wealth.
Luke had looked into some of the world's most famous people who were assassinated. He reckoned that the unsolved cases were mostly done by the people from the Island of Despair.
No one would believe that such an organization could not accumulate such wealth.
"Yes. It seems like we'll have to keep an eye out for this organization." Ray was troubled. The man who was locked in his cellar refused to say anything. He could not get any information about the Island of Despair.
That man insisted on ending his life, saying that he would rather die.
Ray had no idea how to deal with someone who longed for death. Even if he wanted to find out more information, there was nothing Ray could do to him.
Luke agreed with him. He knew there was no way he could find out any information about the organization and its stronghold. He was unable to destroy the organization just like last time.
"Is the man still reluctant to say anything?"
Ray let out a sigh and shook his head. "He has a death wish. He simply refuses to talk. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on any longer if Hansen continues the interrogation."
Hansen, who was standing beside, heard Ray and replied with dissatisfaction, "Boss, I've never met someone so stubborn before even after following you for so many years. You can't blame me for not getting anything out of him."
The impostor Bianca came across Luke's mind. When she got caught, she did not say anything either.
When she was about to speak, she fell ill. Then, she could not say anything.
Vivian happened to hear their conversation when she was making her way downstairs. She walked toward them and smiled as she looked at Luke. "Brother Luke, has your leg recovered? That's wonderful."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2053-“Yes. It has recovered." Luke noticed that Vivian's condition was much better compared to a few days ago.
"Brother Luke, stay for dinner. I've just learned to cook two Western dishes. Why don't you taste them for me and rate them?" Vivian invited him.
"Sorry, maybe some other time," Luke recalled that Luca was still in the hotel. He did not know if she would have her meals on time if he was not there.
Although Luca did not show it on her face, Luke still noticed that something was wrong with her emotions.
He thought that it must be related to the Island of Despair.
Vivian did not say a word.
Ray's subordinate came up from the basement and headed to the living room. He reported to Ray helplessly, "Boss, that man still refuses to talk."
It was just as Ray expected.
"Take turns to interrogate him. Don't let him sleep. Let's see how long he can last." Ray gave his orders.
Hansen clenched his fists and said aggressively, "Let me do it this time. I'll teach him a lesson if he still refuses to talk."
Vivian saw Hansen's attitude and wondered if he was trying to kill that man.
"Ray, let me try to talk to him," said Vivian. She would like to try the trick that she had learned from Luca. Someone happened to be locked in the basement now. If the trick worked on him, they did not have to take his life. She thought the man might tell her something if he could no longer stand the pain.
"I've never heard of such a technique." Ray frowned. Vivian had come back and told Ray that she had a way to make the man confess yesterday.
However, Ray thought it was not going to work.
After all, Ray had never seen the technique being used before and thought it was impossible.
"You never know if something is going to work or not if you don't give it a try, right?" Vivian insisted. Then, she turned to look at Luke and said, "Brother Luke, Luca taught me this technique. You believe in her abilities, right?"
Luca taught her?
Luke asked with curiosity, "What is it?"
Vivian stood beside the coffee table so that they could see her gestures. She practiced the posture that Luca taught her and said, "That's how it is. Pinch here and he'll be in pain for a few days. It won't take his life, but he'll be in pain for a few days. Taking painkillers might be able to ease the pain for a while, but it'll become excruciating over time. Eventually, no painkillers can ease his pain."
"What harm does it cause to him? It's not life-threatening and there are no injuries. How is it possible to make him suffer from pain?" Ray thought it just did not make sense. Those who had some medical skills would have thought that it was impossible too.
Although there were various acupuncture points on the human body in naturopathy, they would need to continuously stimulate it to have the effects.
It was impossible to just pinch that certain part for a while and have the person be in pain for a few days.
"This technique..." Luke picked up his cup and took a sip of the coffee.
Vivian and Ray turned to look at him at the same time.
"Luca had done this on someone before—the second young master of the Mallory family, Pierre Mallory. He had messed with her back then, so she used this technique on him. He couldn't do anything about it and was admitted to the hospital for a few days. He took painkillers and shots to relieve his pain. He even got the most expensive painkillers, but they didn't work. But the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with his body," Luke said calmly.
Luca had undergone training when she was on the Island of Despair. That was why there was no doubt that she knew about these things.
Vivian could not help but secretly rejoice. She looked at Ray and said, "I told you. Such a technique does exist. Even Brother Luke had seen it for himself. Just let me try. If I do it wrongly, we can still ask Luca to come over and help.."
Ray was still a little doubtful after listening to Luke, but he did not blame him.
After all, Luca might have lied to Luke too. Perhaps she had drugged Pierre when she was dealing with him.
"Ray," Vivian called out his name when Ray did not respond.
Ray chose to compromise in front of Luke. It would be better if he stopped doubting Luca. There was nothing to lose even if there were no effects on the man after Vivian tried it.
"Hansen, bring Ms. Vivian down," said Ray.
"Alright, Boss." Hansen would like to see if it was as effective as Vivian mentioned. He did not expect Ray to give him the chance to see it for himself. He felt excited as he brought Vivian to the basement.
Luke watched the two of them leave and asked, "Aren't you following them down there?"
"Honestly, I'm still doubting it," Ray smiled bitterly. "I'm not doubting you, but the technique. Is there such a technique in this world?"
"I believe in Luca. And do you know why?" Luke suddenly lowered his voice.
'Is it because you like her?' Ray thought to himself, but he dared not to say it out. After all, he could clearly see how Luke felt for Bianca back then.
If he was in love with Luca now, would that not mean that he had fallen for someone else while married?
"I have no idea," Ray spoke in a depressed tone. There was no way he could make any judgments about the relationship matters of others. Otherwise, he would not have let Vivian and Gordan end up in this state.
“Tell your men to clear out and I'll tell you,” said Luke. It was hard to keep one's mouth shut. Ray could keep it a secret, but not the others.
Ray made a gesture, signaling the maids and bodyguards in the living room to leave.
"You can tell me now."
Luke was still cautious. He picked up his phone and typed on the phone screen.
Ray did not rush him as he knew Luke was careful. Hence, he let Luke take his time and type on the phone screen.
Luke typed out a message for Ray: [Luca's real identity is Bianca. She was kidnapped by the people from the Island of Despair. They changed her appearance and arranged for her to be placed by my side. I've been trying to figure out how she's being manipulated by the Island of Despair. That's why I haven't exposed Luca's identity.]
Ray widened his eyes when he saw this. "Is that true?"
"Yes." Luke took his phone back and deleted everything that he had typed. "I don't have a reason to lie to you. At the same time, I hope you can keep this a secret for me."
"Of course." Ray still felt surprised, but everything seemed to make sense after Luke told him about it.
The reason why Luke was concerned about Luca was simple. Luca was Bianca...
Luke rose to his feet and said, "I'd like to see what's going on down there."
"Let's go together." Ray stood up too. Although Luke believed in Luca, Ray still doubted if that technique would work.
The two of them came to the basement together.
Vivian took the towel and wiped her hands when they walked in.
"You haven't started?" Ray asked.
Vivian shook her head and replied, "It's done."
"Then." Ray glanced at the man with his head down, not saying a word. Was this even a sign of him being in pain?
"Don't worry. Luca told me that this technique can't be used for self-defense as it's not going to work immediately. You'll have to wait for a few hours," said Vivian.
Although Vivian had no idea if she did it right, she did what Luca told her.
Ray looked at the bodyguard who was guarding here and instructed, "Keep an eye on him. Report to me immediately if there's anything unusual."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2054-"Alright, Boss," the two bodyguards replied at the same time without taking it seriously.
They had been interrogating this man for days, and he was still reluctant to open his mouth. Would he talk with just a pinch from Vivian? It was nearly impossible.
Ray looked at Luke and assumed that he had something to ask the man. Then, he said, "Perhaps we should wait outside?"
"There's no need." Luke took a step forward and looked at the man with his head down. The man must be fatigued after being questioned for the past few days. He should be in a state of mental and physical exhaustion.
However, he refused to say anything even though he was exhausted. It seemed like the Island of Despair must have something on him. Otherwise, he would not have asked them to kill him.
There might be another reason behind this.
He failed his mission, and there was no way he could stay alive even if he told them everything. This was what Gale and Rain had told him before. Before they left the Island of Despair to carry out their missions, they were forced to drink some kind of drug. They would have to take the antidote regularly to stay alive.
If he told them everything now, he would be left to die on the streets if he did not return to the Island of Despair. Likewise, If he returned to the Island of Despair, the mastermind of the organization would not spare his life. He would end up losing his life either way. His life was in the mastermind of the Island of Despair, and he had no choice.
"I'd like to ask you one question," Luke spoke slowly.
The man lifted his head. His eyes were red as he had been unable to get any rest for such a long time. His eyes were bloodshot like the eyes of zombies in those movies. It was terrifying to see.
"Just kill me," the man laboriously spat out the words.
Luke ignored him and asked, "Is the stronghold of the Island of Despair in Russia?"
The man shuddered for a moment and repeated the words he said, "Just kill me."
"You shuddered." Luke reminded him that he had been exposed.
The man widened his eyes and looked at Luke with an undisguised murderous gaze. "I don't know what you're talking about!" "The stronghold of the Island of Despair is in Russia," Luke said affirmatively. He turned around and said to Ray, "That's all."
Ray nodded and the three of them left the basement together.
After they walked away far enough and made sure that the man was unable to hear them, Ray asked, "Why didn't you ask more?"
"I only want to know if it's in Russia. But Russia is big. I won't get any answers from him even if I keep on asking," said Luke.
Ray knew that too.
However, he did not expect Luke to be able to trick the man into telling the truth.
“You're still the better one when it comes to questioning,” Ray complimented him.
"Perhaps Vivian is better than I am,” replied Luke. He decided to stay and see if the man would be in pain after a few hours.
"Oh yes, I've figured out what you asked me to investigate the last time," said Ray. He had been worrying about things lately. He almost forgot about the favor Luke had asked of him.
"Is it about the hotel?" Vivian was with them, so Luke said obscurely.
"Yes." Ray nodded. "Let's head to the study."
"Sure." Luke agreed with him.
Vivian listened to the two of them talking in riddles. She could not help but wonder what they were talking about.
However, there were some things Ray would not allow her to interfere with. Letting her deal with the man this time was a concession he made, so Vivian did not continue to ask.
Ray and Luke headed upstairs when they arrived at the living room. Vivian did not follow them. She turned and walked into the kitchen.
Vivian assumed that Luke would stay for dinner tonight, so she headed to the kitchen and prepared dinner.
In the hotel room.
Luca was staring at her child's photos.
She did not know what to do, and she had no idea what she was supposed to do now. After she was brought to the Island of Despair, she was confused and lost. The path to her future was misty white. She could not see it.
Her phone vibrated. She was receiving a call.
Luca glanced at it. It was a string of numbers.
Was it Abel or Shanks?
If it was Abel who called her, she reckoned that he came looking for her because of the assassination.
Luca answered the call uneasily.
"Where are you?" The voice that came from the other end of the line belonged to Abel.
"I'm still in Russia," answered Luca. It was him, and he sounded unfriendly. He must have come to look for trouble.
"I'm in the hotel you're staying at. Room A351. Come over now." After that, Abel hung up the call without waiting for Luca's response.
Luca did not expect Abel to book a room in this hotel just to meet her. Was he not worried that he would be seen by Luke's men?
The day the gun shooting incident happened, Rain had blocked her way. That was when Luca found out that they had followed Luke to Russia too.
Luca walked out of the suite. Room A351 was on the same floor as her room. She did not even have to ask the attendant to swipe the elevator card to head to the room where Abel was.
Luca lifted her hand when she was standing outside the door of Room A351. She took a deep breath, but something kept her from pressing the doorbell.
She had to face him sooner or later.
Luca pressed the doorbell as she pondered.
The one who came to open the door was not Abel but Abel's subordinate. He glanced at Luca and made way for her to get into the room. "Come in. Boss is waiting for you."
Luca concealed her uneasiness and walked into the room with a cold expression.
"What's the matter?" Luca looked at Abel who was sitting on the sofa and asked coldly.
"You betrayed the organization." The simple words that Abel uttered pointed out Luca's mistake.
"I didn't," Luca replied calmly.
Abel threw the cigar he was holding onto the floor and said, "Ivana, how dare you say you didn't? The man who was assigned to assassinate Luke told me that you had just finished taking the antidote when they were assigned the mission. You heard their conversation and headed to the scene. They saw you there. Are you going to deny it still?"
Luca kept silent. She did not expect those men to recognize her.
Luca was worried about Luke's safety at that time. Hence, she could not be bothered about other matters. She took the risk of being discovered as all she could think about was protecting Luke. She wanted to know if Luke was injured even after the police officers had arrived and gotten the situation under control.
Many problems would occur under circumstances like that.
It was just like what was happening now...
Luca knew that if she had been able to control her emotions well at that time and protect herself, Abel would not have found out about this.
Her emotions had taken over her then, but there was no way she could face the situation calmly knowing that Luke might be in danger.
"You're the one who placed me by Luke's side. Isn't it normal for me to show up nearby when he's in danger?" Luca continued to deny it.
"Then how are you going to explain that Luke seemed to have known that something would happen as he had arranged Ray's men to wait for the men I sent?" Abel questioned her.
Abel thought there was hardly anyone beside Luke. That was why he only sent four men to kill him.
They would be able to retreat even if the mission failed.
However, he did not expect Luke to know about their operation in advance. He arranged for more than ten people to pretend to be the customers in the restaurant to ambush them. His men eventually failed the mission and did not manage to get away.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2055-After failing to retreat, his men and weapons were all taken away on the spot.
Although Abel had received three million dollars from Pierre, the amount of money spent on the weapons was enough to break his heart.
Abel had put in so much effort to get those firearms, but four of them fell into the police's hands...
That would mean that not only did the mission not earn him anything, but he even lost a few men.
It got on Abel's nerves when he found out about it. He sent someone to investigate the matter. They brought back the news that someone had tipped Luke off, and the one who tipped him off was Luca.
Hence, he got out of the Island of Despair and came looking for Luca to settle the accounts.
“You didn't send people to assassinate Luke and end his life, right? Did you take someone's money? You weren't planning to let him fall into your hands that easily." Luca did not explain herself and questioned him instead.
Abel narrowed his eyes and replied, "So what? What difference does it make? Luca, do you have any idea how big of a loss you've cost me for tipping him off?"
Abel did not intend to kill Luke. He was only carrying out the mission.
However, his subordinates had been caught by the police. Abel was not afraid that they would expose him because he had something on all of them.
Even so, those firearms.
Abel felt bad for the loss of the firearms.
"You didn't intend to let him die anyway, and he's still alive. Isn't that what you want? Besides, you can implement your next plans," Luca continued. Was he not planning on making Luke's life a living hell?
That was not something that could be done with just one bullet.
"You know me very well. But your actions have caused me a great loss. No one has ever spoiled my plans since the Island of Despair was established, nor has anyone tipped off a target. How dare you?! I want you to pay the price today!" Abel took a gun out of his pocket and aimed it right at Luca's head.
Luca lifted her head and looked at the black muzzle. There would be a bloody hole in her head once he pulled the trigger.
Was it going to end this way?
Perhaps this was a good way to end it all.
There was no need for her to go against her will to deal with Luke.
Luca smiled. The moment the muzzle was aimed at her, she actually felt relieved. “I didn't do anything wrong. You told me that you won't let Luke die easily. I was just carrying out the mission you've assigned me."
Abel thought Luca would beg for her life. He did not expect her to be so calm when he was aiming the gun at her.
"Ivana, do you really think I don't have the guts to kill you?" Abel narrowed his eyes and looked at her. The expression on her face made him feel sick.
It was as though pulling the trigger would be fulfilling her wish.
"Pull the trigger." Luca closed her eyes.
"You don't fear death, but if you die, your daughter Kathryn will be dead." Abel's expression was hideous. He was dying to put a bullet through her mouth.
Every word she said was on behalf of Luke!
Luca's body trembled when Abel mentioned her youngest daughter. What he said was true. Her youngest daughter would suffer after Luca died.
If her youngest daughter happened to reunite with her after going to heaven, it could be considered a good ending too. Still, what if Abel trained her daughter to become an assassin with his twisted and brutal ways? What if he wanted her to kill Luke and her brothers and sister?
Luca knew everything that she thought of would cross Abel's mind too.
Besides, a twisted mind like Abel's would have definitely thought of this...
Luca began to feel afraid.
She opened her eyes and looked at Abel.
The moment she opened her eyes, Abel knew he had won. The look of courage to face death in Luca's eyes was gone. Fear had taken over now.
Luca was not afraid of the muzzle pointing at her, but she was afraid that Kathryn, who was in Abel's hands, would face a fate worse than death.
"Abel, what are you doing?" Shanks spoke.
Abel's gun was still pointing at Luca's head. He turned and looked at Shanks, who was walking toward him. "This b*tch betrayed me and cost me a huge amount of money. I'm dealing with her. Can the organs inside her be taken out immediately if she's dead?"
"She drank your poison. They're worthless," Shanks reminded him coldly. He saw the anxiety in Luca's eyes, and he knew it was because of Nyla.
This woman was not afraid of death, but she began to feel frightened after knowing that her daughter might get tortured by Abel.
Were all mothers in the world the same?
A blurred figure flashed across Shanks' mind. It seemed like she was the same too.
"Well, killing you won't help me to get my money back." Abel's gaze was gloomy. He wondered how he could recover his losses.
"Put the gun down. She'll be dead if the gun goes off." Shanks sat on the sofa, reminding Abel with his cold tone.
“Why? Do you care about her? You're not having feelings for her, right?" Abel raised his brows and looked at Shanks.
"There's no such thing." Shanks denied it. "I only need her to continue to search for the ingredients for me."
"Can't you ask someone else to look for the ingredients? Why do you have to save this woman?" Abel narrowed his eyes and looked at Shanks. He wondered if Shanks felt anything for Luca.
"You mean those worthless people on your island? They can't even differentiate the ingredients, so how are they supposed to look for them? Keep in mind that once the ingredients are found and my research succeeds, you're still the beneficiary," Shanks reminded him.
The one who benefited the most was Abel even though Shanks was the one who did most of the drug research.
Abel pursed his lips. Indeed, none of the people on the island, regardless of their gender, could inherit the skills Shanks taught them.
It was not because Shanks refused to teach them. They simply had no talent for it, and they could not differentiate the types of drugs.
It seemed like Luca was the only one who could help Shanks.
"You'll have to wait for that. What I want to see the most for now is quick profit. Do you know how much money I spent to get those guns?" Abel said furiously. He felt sorry for the money.
No one had ever used those guns before, but they were locked in the police station's evidence room the first time they were put to use.
"You want the guns? It's easy. It's nothing more than just an evidence room in the police station. I'm pretty sure your men can sneak into it." Shanks looked at Luca. He could see Luca was not afraid now by looking at the expression on her face.
Other than Abel, the only thing that could put the fear of God in Luca was her children.
This was already in Abel's plans, but he was still unable to get over it.
It was the police station, after all. If his men entered the police station, they might be able to retrieve the guns, but there were chances that they might get caught too.
It would be great if they could bring the weapons back, but he would lose a few more men if they got caught.
Abel looked at Luca and said, "Fine. I'll change my mind if you manage to get the weapons back."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2056-"Me?" Luca frowned.
Abel kept his gun and sneered, "You're the one who caused me the losses. Of course, you should be the one to carry out this mission. If you can get my guns back, I'll go easy on you for what happened. Otherwise, you'll have to make up for my losses with your life!"
Shanks thought something was wrong. Before he could say anything, Abel stopped him.
"Stop speaking up for her. If you go any further, I'll have to ask you if you've fallen for this b*tch. If that's true, I'll send her back to the island right now and you can marry her. Then you can become a father.
You're very fond of her daughter, right?"
Shanks shook his head and shut his mouth.
That was all he could do for Luca.
Luca had to depend on herself to retrieve the guns and get them out of the police station.
"I can't do this alone." Luca knew she had no other choice, so she could only ask Abel to send some help.
She had never come in contact with Russian police officers before. There was no way she could explore the whole police station alone.
"I'll send help. And the goal is to retrieve the guns." Abel took a cigar out. He lit the cigar and took a deep puff.
"What if I can't get them back?" Luca asked. She was not certain about this.
"If you fail to get them back, you can either pay me back the money spent to get those guns, or you can search for the same firearms and return them to me. Otherwise, you'll have to pay for them with your life!" Abel gave her a few options. Then, he rose to his feet and walked into one of the rooms.
Luca stood there, looking at Shanks.
Shanks reminded Luca when he made sure Abel had left, "That batch of firearms are the latest weapons developed by arms dealers in the black market. They have high damage capacity and a long shooting range. They're brand new weapons. Many people are looking to have them and there's a high demand but not enough supplies."
Luca pursed her lips. She did not expect Abel to spend so much money to purchase advanced weapons to assassinate Luke.
"Is he really thinking of killing Luke?" Luca asked.
Shanks sneered. “How am I supposed to know about that? Perhaps he is. You should go back. He'll be back soon."
He was talking about Luke.
Luca nodded. It would be difficult for her to explain to Luke if he saw her walking out of this room.
Luca headed to the door.
Abel's subordinate called out to her before she left, "Ivana, Boss said you should make your move around one a.m. He'll send the information about the police station to your email. Make sure you figure it out in a few hours!"
Luca's hand, which was holding the doorknob, clenched tightly. She had to do this for the sake of her child and Luke.
She did not have that much money to pay Abel back.
Shanks stood up and walked to Abel's room after Luca left. He pushed the door open. Abel was smoking inside.
He could see the fierce look on Abel's face. It seemed like he was still annoyed.
Abel had been poor since he was young. That was why he was exceptionally concerned about money. The only thing that Abel would be willing to spend a huge amount of money on without asking for anything in return was Kassy.
As far as he knew, Abel's parents died because of poverty, disease, and war. Before Abel was left to die with his parents, he was adopted by Robert.
Robert, as the former boss of the Island Of Despair, had countless resources and wealth. However, Abel did not change his way of thinking because of this.
Abel thought money could give him the strongest sense of security. Hence, he saw money as something particularly important even when others were promoting the idea that money would come and go.
He would do whatever was necessary to make money. That was one of his goals too.
Therefore, he would do the same this time.
Something happened that made him realize how important money was. That was why he became worse and took money even more seriously.
It was when Kassy got tricked by Luke, then she was caught and imprisoned. Abel thought of rescuing her that time, but most of the forces told him that they would only get her out if he could pay them. Otherwise, there would be no deal.
Back then, all the resources of the Island of Despair had been taken by the Russian government. Abel had no money.
Hence, he missed out on the chance and perfect timing to get Kassy out of prison. Those who went to rescue her after that did not manage to save her.
"Why are you here?" Abel sounded a little depressed. He could not be bothered that much just now. All he wanted was to kill Luca.
"Were you really planning on killing Luca just now?" Shanks asked.
"Are you really interested in that b*tch? What a pity. She'll only love that man wholeheartedly. No matter how kind you are to her, she'll turn her back on you like a snake. Just a reminder, if you really like her, you'll have to do it the hard way and make her willing to stay beside you. Otherwise, you'll regret it one day." Abel took a puff on his cigar and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.
"I'm not interested in Luca."
Abel mocked him and said, "But you keep helping her."
"She's the only one who has picked up my skills. If she dies, I'll have to train another person again. It's too troublesome," replied Shanks.
Abel let out a laugh without saying anything. He would be stuck in an endless argument with Shanks if he continued.
Shanks did not continue talking about Luca. After all, there was nothing he could do to help her with what she had to do later. It was up to Luca, and her situation had nothing to do with him.
He had already saved her from getting shot by Abel.
"I've already bought tobacco and the other ingredients. I'll return to the island later," said Shanks.
"Alright. If there are too many things for you to carry, ask someone at the stronghold to help you to carry them back," replied Abel.
"There aren't many of them. Most of the things are just your tobacco. I'll ask your men to send that back. I'll bring the rest myself. Those men of yours are pretty ignorant. I can't leave the others to them without worrying about them."
Abel could not help but mock him, "Speaking of which, I was wondering... If the medicinal herbs and Luca are placed in front of you and you're only allowed to save one of them, who would you choose to save?"
Shanks looked at Abel without an expression on his face and replied, "The herbs."
"You're not saying that against your will, right?" Abel was observing the expression on Shanks' face. However, it seemed like Shanks was pretty sure about it.
"The herbs are the most important." Shanks turned around and closed the door. The room was filled with a strong tobacco smell. He could not stand to be in the room for another second. It made him feel uncomfortable.
Abel shook his head. Shanks was pretty interesting.
He was the only one who dared to save Ivana and her daughter in front of him.
He was not as ruthless as the others on the Island of Despair, but he enjoyed hiding on the Island of Despair to do his research.
Honestly, it would be difficult for the Island of Despair if they were to lose someone like Shanks. That was why Abel would not go against Shanks if it did not involve the benefits and interests of the
organization.
Besides, Ivana.
Abel did not truly want her dead. Even so, he needed someone to make up for the losses.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2057-Luca walked back to the suite absent-mindedly.
She recalled the day the shooting happened. If she had been more careful, Abel would not have something on her. She had no choice but to listen to him now.
However, would she be able to retrieve those weapons from the evidence room in the police station successfully?
Although the people from the Island of Despair were capable enough, they never dared to confront the police officers.
If she was careless, she would expose herself in front of the police officers...
Luca turned on her laptop which was on standby mode. She entered the password and logged into her email.
There was indeed an email sent by Abel in her mailbox.
Luca downloaded the document. At the same time, a notification sound came from Luke's phone.
Luke picked up his phone and frowned, “What's this?"
“What's the matter?" Ray asked with curiosity while he sat opposite him.
"Hold on." From the app, Luke saw that Luca was downloading a document from her email. The app automatically downloaded the document on his phone at the same time, but it was slow because of the poor signal.
Half an hour later, the document was done downloading.
Luke opened it and frowned once he saw the contents of the document.
He handed his phone to Ray and said, “Take a look at this."
Ray took the phone from him and glanced at the contents. He was able to figure out what kind of floor plan it was from the keywords stated on the document, such as interrogation room and evidence room. Ray raised his brows and asked, "Why do you have the floor plan of the police station?"
“Someone sent Luca this," answered Luke.
“Most people won't be able to access this floor plan. Why did they send it to Sis—Luca?" Ray corrected himself immediately. He had promised Luke not to tell anyone that Luca's real identity was Bianca. Hence, Luca would still be Luca. She had nothing to do with Bianca.
“She's being manipulated by the Island of Despair. I think they must want her to do something." Luke speculated. Besides, this mission must have something to do with the police station.
“Could it be that they're after the weapons?" Ray said. He was planning to wait after this matter was settled and see if he could pull some strings with his connections to get the weapons from the police station. He would like to know the structures of the firearms so that he could produce them too.
"I think so." Luke had thought about it too.
Ray could not help but frown. It did not matter if the goal was to retrieve the firearms or to get those people out of the detention room. This was mission impossible.
The Russian police were no joke...
Asking a weak woman like Luca to carry out such a mission. How could she possibly succeed.
"She's being forced to do something like this because of me," said Luke. Everything that Luca did and every suffering she ever went through was all because of him.
"It's too dangerous. What are you planning to do?" Ray asked.
Luke knew how dangerous it would be. If Luca was detained by the Russian police, there was nothing Luke could do to help her.
Luca's identity was Russian American. If she broke Russia's law, then she must be sanctioned in Russia.
"I'm going to help her." What Luke could do now was to help Luca.
Ray frowned and reminded him, "I think helping her is quite a dangerous thing to do. It's better to stop her from doing such silly things—"
"No," Luke interrupted him. "Luca wouldn't be willing to do such things, but she's keeping quiet and accepting it. She's risking her life to carry out this mission. It must be the Island of Despair who asked her to do so. And her only choice is to follow their orders."
There were many things she did not get to choose.
Luke wanted to know why Luca had no choice but to listen to them. However, there was too much he had yet to find out behind this. Luke had not dug deep enough. That was why he was still unable to figure it out.
Ray shook his head helplessly when Luke insisted on doing so.
Luke loved Bianca so much. Even if she were to do something that could make him fall off his high position, he would support her nevertheless.
Ray remembered that he had misunderstood Luke. After finding out Luca's true identity, he realized that the person Luke loved the most had never changed.
"I can help," said Ray.
Luke shook his head. Ray had already been of great help when he sent his subordinates to protect Luke back then. Luke said, "Let me settle this myself."
"You don't have any men in Russia. Besides, even if you do, those people won't know the situation in the police station better than I do," said Ray. "Luca can take the stuff, but she can't set those people free."
"Thank you." Luke did not reject Ray's offer to help.
Sure enough, Luca would be able to succeed with Ray's help.
Ray asked again, "Did they mention when they're making the move?"
Luke glanced at the time and answered, "One a.m."
“Let me make some arrangements." Ray stood up and headed to the basement. Hansen was there. Ray only had to leave the mission to Hansen. He would not have to worry about the rest.
After all, it was dangerous for Luca to do this. However, it seemed like it would not be a big deal with Ray's help.
Vivian walked out of the kitchen. She asked with confusion when she saw that Luke was alone in the living room, "Brother Luke, where did Ray go?"
"He went to the basement," answered Luke. He saw that Vivian had tied her hair up and was wearing an apron. She was cooking.
"Oh, then do you mind helping me to ask him later when he's back if it's alright for him to have some Western food? If he's okay with it, then I'm not going to prepare any Russian food." Vivian smiled as
she asked Luke to help her deliver the message.
"Sure." Luke agreed to it and lowered his head to look at his phone screen. He wanted to see if he could obtain any useful information from the document downloaded.
Ray and Hansen arrived in the living room when Luke was still reading it.
Luke put down his phone. Knowing that Ray had left this to Hansen, he nodded and thanked Hansen, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it, Mr. Crawford. It's an honor to be able to help. I'm off to make some arrangements now." Hansen left the living room after that.
Ray returned to his seat, crossing his slender legs. "Don't worry. Just leave it to Hansen."
"I'm assured that your men can do this." Luke expressed his trust in Ray. Then, he recalled what Vivian had asked him to do. He said, "Vivian was asking if it's alright to prepare Western food without any Russian food."
"It's not a problem. She enjoys it, so let her be. She's going to further her studies in A City anyway. She won't starve if she's able to prepare a few dishes of Western food herself." This time, Ray had decided to let Vivian go pursue what she wanted in her life.
"Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on her in A City," said Luke. He picked up his phone and finished reading the last page of the document.
"Did you manage to find out anything else?" Ray changed the subject of the conversation back to Luca.
"Her target isn't those who got detained but the weapons in the evidence room," replied Luke. He was pretty sure about it after reading the whole document.
Most of the information and the floor plan was about the structure and layout of the evidence room.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2058-Knowing that Luca's mission was to retrieve the weapons, Ray said, "It's easy. Leave it to Hansen."
Luke knew the special connections between Ray and the Russian police. Hence, it would be best to leave the matter to them
At the same time, they were also the ones who could ensure Luca's safety.
Luke nodded. He sent a message to Luca, telling her that he would have dinner at Ray's place and she did not have to wait for him.
Luca did not reply to his message.
Luke reckoned that she must be worrying about the mission.
Luca was good at fighting, but how was she supposed to fight against the police officers?
The maid walked toward him and said respectfully, "Young Master, Mr. Crawford, dinner is served. Please make your way to the dining room."
Ray nodded and stood up. "Come on. Let's go have dinner."
"Alright." Luke rose to his feet.
The two of them were about to head to the dining room when Ray's subordinate ran toward them hurriedly and said, "Boss, that man, he—"
Ray frowned as he looked at his subordinate who was in a panic. He reprimanded, "Slow down."
The man took a deep breath. He did not mean to speak in such a way, but he was so surprised that he had run upstairs. Hence, he was gasping for air. "Boss, the man from the Island of Despair said his body is aching and he feels uncomfortable."
Vivian stepped forward and heard what the man said. She was delighted and asked, "Does it work that fast?"
Ray shot a glance at Vivian in disbelief. He did not believe that such a technique could cause pain, but what was happening at this moment was unexplainable.
"Let's go and take a look." Ray decided.
"Alright. You guys go ahead first. I'll ask the maid to put the dishes back so that the food won't get cold." Vivian was happy with her decision. After all, she had been able to help Ray with something.
It could be considered her contribution to this family. Besides, although that man was in pain, his life would not be in danger. She thought to herself and did not think that she had done something terrible.
After trying the technique herself, Vivian was truly impressed with Luca.
Luca knew a lot, and Vivian thought she had to learn from her. Furthermore, the imperturbable calmness Luca had was truly likable.
Luke followed Ray to the basement.
Before they arrived at the door, they could hear the man shouting in pain, “Ah! Ah!"
It sounded like a beast roaring. Luke and Ray exchanged glances with each other.
The two of them could feel the man's pain just by listening to the sound. After all, they were still some distance away from the basement. The soundproofing here was good enough. If they could hear his voice from such a distance, it seemed that the person inside was unable to stand the torture of the pain he was feeling. That was why his screams were so loud.
Ray could not help but feel impressed with Luca. There was actually such a technique, and Vivian learned it well.
After days of interrogation, Ray thought this man was not afraid of pain. This endless pain brought about by Luca's technique would not cause any harm to his body. It was the easiest way to break down the man's defense mechanism.
If it were not because Ray was worried that his subordinates would torture the man until he was unable to take it and die, Ray would certainly have chosen to use the traditional method. That was to let his men take turns to continuously torture the man.
Vivian had been a great help to Ray this time.
Ray and Luke walked into the basement together.
The man heard footsteps and looked at them with bloodshot eyes. He grimaced as he was in pain. He asked angrily, "What did you do to me?"
"The pain will be gone if you're willing to tell us the truth," Ray said expressionlessly. Vivian had mentioned that painkillers would take effect and help manage the pain.
"Hell no! You wish!" The man spat at them. However, the pain struck and he could feel his energy being drained away. He could not even spit at the people in front of him.
“If you're not going to tell us, then you can enjoy the continuous pain. The torture will last for 24 hours. How much longer can you endure the pain?" Ray narrowed his eyes. He did not expect the man to still refuse to tell him anything about the Island of Despair even though it was so painful that it had contorted his features.
The man lowered his head and kept shouting. It was as though screaming like that would make him feel better.
It only took a few minutes before his voice became hoarse because of the yelling.
"Let's go," Ray looked at Luke and said. He thought that the man would not say anything unless he had a taste of the long hours of pain.
"Wait." Luke parted his lips and reminded him, saying, "Put a gag in his mouth."
He was worried that the man could not stand the pain and end his life.
"Put a gag in his mouth," Ray instructed. Although he refused to believe that the man would commit suicide, he did what Luke told him to.
If that man attempted to kill himself, he would have done that in the past few days. He did not have to wait until now.
Ray's subordinate picked up the dirty cloth beside him and put it in his mouth.
“If you feel like telling me, then shake your head as hard as possible. He'll inform me." After that, Ray left the basement.
Luke looked at the man who was in pain. He did not feel pity for him, and he knew Luca's technique worked effectively.
The two of them met Vivian after they left the basement.
"Ray, Brother Luke, why did you come back so quickly?" Vivian asked in confusion. Should they not be taking the chance to interrogate that man?
"He's not going to talk to us anytime soon," replied Ray.
Vivian understood that torturing someone to extract information from them would take a long time, but...
"Did he pass out? Why isn't there any sound?"
"He's been gagged. He can't shout," explained Ray.
"I see. Let's go upstairs and have dinner. Brother Luke can have a taste of my cooking." Vivian turned around and walked in front of them.
The three of them returned upstairs and headed to the dining room.
Vivian instructed the maids to serve the food that she had prepared.
The Western dishes were served one after another. Vivian asked Luke to taste every dish passionately.
Luke fulfilled Vivian's wish and tasted every dish served on the table. The taste was okay, but it was far behind the food that Luca made.
Luke was craving it when he was reminded of Luca's homemade food. He missed Luca.
He missed her, her food, and everything good about her.
After dinner, Luke suggested that he should leave as he was worried about Luca.
Vivian tried to make him stay. Ray stopped her from asking Luke to stay by giving her a meaningful look.
Ray arranged a car for Luke to return to his hotel.
The sister and brother watched Luke leave.
Vivian looked at the car that had driven far away, then turned to look at Ray. She said, "I have this feeling that Brother Luke has something else on his mind."
Ray shook his head and replied, "He's managing T Corporation alone and carrying the weight of the whole company as well as the Crawford family on his shoulders. How could he not be preoccupied?"
"That's true. Brother Luke must be burdened. Ray, you must be feeling the same too, right?" Vivian looked at him. This younger brother of hers had been protecting her so that she could grow up in a peaceful environment.
There were many times when Vivian was dressed up beautifully in white, but Ray would show up in front of her all covered in blood.
Ray had sacrificed too much for his family, Vivian, and his men.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2059-The brother and sister were emotionally connected. Ray knew what was on Vivian's mind. A gust of cold wind blew past them after they sent off Luke. Vivian had not put on any coats or hats. Her hair was messy now.
Ray took his coat off and draped it over her shoulders.
"Stop overthinking. I decided to take over the family matters. This is what a man should do. And all you have to do is live your life," said Ray. The brother and sister were supposed to carry the responsibilities of their family on their shoulders.
However, Vivian was not the kind of person who could take a firm stance with others. She would get bullied if she were to take over their family matters.
Hence, Ray started to take charge of various kinds of matters from the elders of the family after he graduated.
It felt warm to have the coat on, and Vivian smiled. It seemed like she had gotten over the heartbreak of leaving Gordan.
Although she still missed him, she was doing much better now.
“Let's go into the house. It's cold out here." Vivian knew Ray was not a sentimental person, but he comforted her again and again. He wanted to lighten the burden in her heart.
"Sure." Ray nodded. The brother and sister turned around and returned to the house.
In the hotel suite.
Luca looked at the full bodysuit in her luggage, then she glanced at the floor plan on the laptop.
When she came to Russia, she had brought a full bodysuit along with her after remembering that this was where the main stronghold of the Island of Despair was. Hence, she might be assigned a mission. Wearing other clothes would get in her way and cause inconveniences.
She came fully prepared, but she did not expect that she would really need the bodysuit...
Luca glanced at the time. Although she would only start at around one a.m., she was not the only one on this mission. She would have to discuss with the others how they were going to carry out the operation.
Luca picked up the clothes and changed into them. Then, she put on a thick, warm-down jacket to keep herself warm. When she was about to leave, Luke pushed the door and walked in. He had come back from Ray's place.
“Mr. Crawford, you're back." Luca did not expect Luke to return this early. After all, Ray had caught someone from the Island of Despair after he broke into the house. She thought Luke must have headed to Ray's place because of this matter.
After all, Ray had a strong influence in Russia. She believed that he had already figured out the identities of the four people who were caught and detained in the police station.
Although Ray was unable to know everything about them, he had the solution with him now. He should have known that those people were from the Island of Despair.
"Are you going out?" Luke asked when he saw that Luca was all dressed up. Her mission was supposed to take place around one a.m., right? There were a few more hours left. She was going out that early?
"Yes. A friend in Russia knows that I'm here, so she said she'd like to meet me," Luca lied to him.
Luke did not expose her lies and said, "Do you need the hotel car to send you there?"
Luca shook her head. It would only make things difficult if she asked the hotel's driver to send her. She said, "There's a subway station near the hotel. I'll just take the subway. The subway in Russia is quite convenient."
"Alright." Luke did not insist, and he walked into his room.
Luca let out a sigh of relief when Luke did not continue to question her. She carried her bag and left the suite.
Luke's door was left unlocked. He could hear the sound of Luca leaving the suite. He informed Gale to follow behind Luca immediately.
Ray told him to leave everything to Hansen and Hansen would handle everything well.
However, Luke would go the extra mile when it was about Luca's matters. Even though someone else would get it done, he was still worried.
After a while, Hansen shared Luca's location with Luke.
Luca headed to the subway station after she left the hotel. She found herself a place to stand and wait after she got into the subway.
Luke was keeping a close watch on Luca's whereabouts.
Luke opened the map of Russia on his phone. He could see Luca getting closer to the police station according to the location.
Luke thought that she should not be acting alone this time. She must be meeting those who would be carrying out the mission with her.
After Luca reached the subway station near the police station, she left the subway and headed to an inn. She told the receptionist the number of the room, and the receptionist threw the room card at her while muttering, "What the hell are you guys doing? Why are there so many people staying in one room?" Luca did not answer her. She took the room card and headed to the elevator. She swiped the card, and the elevator moved upstairs.
Luca arrived at the room and swiped the card to enter. Before she could see the people in the room, one of them came throwing a punch at her.
Luca was swift in response. She stopped the person from punching her with her elbows. She was able to get a glance at the person who attacked her. She realized it was the woman who led her the way when she was in the beauty salon.
The woman looked at her resentfully and scolded, "You b*tch! Go to hell!" Luca refused to let her get away with it. The woman attacked her with another hand. Luca lifted her leg and kicked her. “Are you nuts?!"
The kick sent the woman flying, and she fell to the floor. She lifted her head. The fury in her eyes was so overwhelming that it almost took over her.
"Jake wouldn't have gotten arrested if you hadn't betrayed the organization! I'm going to kill you!" The woman would rather risk death just to tear the woman in front of her into pieces.
Abel had already informed everyone in the organization that Luca had betrayed the organization. Everyone knew that the reason the mission failed this time was because of Luca's betrayal.
The organization did not plan to rescue those who were caught. They were only asked to gather here to retrieve the weapons in the evidence room at the police station.
The four of them who were arrested were bound to be abandoned by the organization.
Hence, the woman got very emotional. She was dying to kill Luca, who was in front of her.
Luca frowned. She had no idea who Jake was.
However, she reckoned that he was among those four people.
Luca shot the woman a cold glance and denied it. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"You're still denying it? Boss already told us that it's your fault!" The woman rose to her feet, thinking of charging at Luca. She had gone through the training too, but she did not expect Luca to be quick on the uptake. She got careless, and that was why she was defeated.
The man who stood beside her stopped her. As an onlooker, he realized that Luca's ability and skills were better than the woman's. The woman could never win against Luca even if she charged over one more time. He said, "Enough. Boss didn't ask her to come here to fight with you."
"Then how about Jake?!" The woman looked at the man who stopped her with her bloodshot eyes.
"The mission failed. Jake has no choice but to consider himself unlucky. We're only going to do whatever the organization wants us to do!" the man reminded the woman with a stern expression on his face.
This was all Abel's arrangement, and she was not allowed to do anything crazy.
"The organization isn't even thinking of saving Jake!" The woman said, "You're Jake's brother. How can you let this pass so easily?"
The man furrowed his brows. Jake and the others were carrying weapons with them. They could have chosen to retreat safely when they realized that more than ten people were protecting Luke.
Even so, Jake and the others had weapons in their hands, while Luke and his men did not. They got careless. That was why they were caught by the police. There were witnesses and evidence at the scene. Not even the lawyers could bail them out now.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2060-"What did I tell you when we were on our way here? It's all Boss' arrangement. If you insist on taking revenge, then you should consider leaving. You can seek revenge on her after this." The man stared at Luca.
Who was she?
She betrayed the organization, yet she was still standing here, unharmed.
According to past practice, those who betrayed the organization would end up dead. Even if the betrayer managed to escape from the Island of Despair, they would not be able to live for long.
However, their boss gave her a chance to make up for her mistake instead of going after her and killing her.
That was why the man dared not to do anything to her.
The woman glared at Luca with hatred.
She dared not to mess things up when the man mentioned Abel. She showed Luca an obscene hand gesture and said, “Wait for it. I'll seek revenge on behalf of Jake."
Luca remained calm as she looked around the room.
The inn was nothing like a five-star hotel. She was able to see the end of the room with just a glance.
Other than the man who stopped the woman from fighting, there was another man who was sitting on the sofa. He was only watching them, not concerned about what had happened.
There would be four of them including Luca.
"Is everyone here?" Luca ignored what the woman said. It was not the time to provoke each other now.
"There are only four of us this time. Everyone is here. I'm the commander of the team for this mission. My codename is Wolf." The man came over and glanced at Luca.
He had been assigned to carry out missions around the world over the years. He was not sure about Luca's identity.
The others were not sure who Luca was either and why Boss had given her another chance.
"Ivana," Luca introduced herself as she sized the man in front of her up.
Although the members of the Island of Despair all used fake names, those who had a codename had a higher rank.
The rankings on the Island of Despair were sorted based on the number of missions and their difficulty. When a person had accumulated a certain number of completed missions, their name would be listed in the world's killer organization. Then, they would give them a codename.
This time, Abel even sent such a character here to join the mission. It looked like he was determined to retrieve those weapons in the evidence room.
Perhaps it was not only just the weapons...
Luca thought that many things in the evidence room might be useful to Abel. Perhaps he was only using the excuse of retrieving the weapons back to get something else.
Otherwise, why would Abel send a hotshot here?
Wolf nodded. As the commander of the mission, although his team members were lacking unity, he introduced to her, “This is Klein, and that's Eira."
Luca nodded without greeting them.
They could not be bothered to greet each other even if they were on the Island of Despair.
"Everyone is here. Let's start planning," said Wolf. As the leader of the team, he had to make his team members who were dissatisfied with each other listen to his instructions.
Otherwise, something could go wrong easily.
“Brother Wolf, you should be careful. This woman doesn't look like someone who can be messed with. If she can betray Jake, then she's going to betray you too. Perhaps she has already discussed it with the police officers and they're waiting for us to go over. We'll end up like sitting ducks." Eira looked at Luca scornfully, refusing to let go of her clenched fists.
If it had not been for the mission and Wolf stopping her, Eira would have torn this woman into pieces to seek revenge for Jake.
Wolf turned to look at Luca.
Luca did not intend to start a fight or explain herself even though Eira spoke ill of her.
Wolf could not help but be vigilant. After all, if this woman could betray Jake, she could betray them as well.
Although Jake and the others got caught, they were brought back to the police station with their hands cuffed because of their arrogance.
This time, their target would be the police station. There was a chance that they might end up like Jake and the others no matter how careful they were.
Wolf thought to himself that even though Boss had assigned him the mission and arranged for Luca to join the team, he still had to stay on guard.
"Alright. Stop doubting. This was how Boss arranged it. Let's just each pull our weight." Wolf was working on the computer, projecting the image of the floor plan of the police station onto the wall.
"This is the floor plan of the police station. And here are the photos of the surveillance cameras. The surveillance cameras in the evidence room and the security facilities are here too. What do you think?" Wolf was trying to gather their opinions.
Luca found herself a chair and sat down, keeping a distance away from them. She remained silent.
She did not propose any ideas. It was because no matter what she said, the three of them would never believe her.
She had betrayed the Island of Despair after all...
Wolf glanced at Klein and his cavalier attitude as though he thought that the mission would be easy this time. He did not seem to be taking it seriously.
As for Eira, she kept on staring at Luca.
Luca sat there and gave him a look that seemed to say she would leave the decision to them.
Wolf had no choice but to say, “Since no one has any idea about it, then I'll share my plan. Listen."
On the other hand.
After Gale followed Luca into the inn, he gave the receptionist some money and made up an excuse.
The receptionist told him which room Luca had entered.
Gale asked the receptionist to give him the room next to the one where Luca was.
After he walked into the room, he informed Luke about it.
Luke replied to him after reading his message: [Eavesdrop.]
Gale looked at the wall and frowned. How was he going to eavesdrop. He did not get the equipment ready in advance.
The man beside Gale asked, "What did Boss say?"
"Boss asked us to eavesdrop on their conversation. But we didn't prepare the equipment in advance. Even if the soundproofing here is bad, we probably can't hear anything," said Gale. He opened his backpack and took a listening device out of his bag.
As he did not make advanced preparations, he could only make do with this.
Gale placed the listening device on the wall and listened to the situation next door.
He could only hear someone talking, but he could barely hear what the person was talking about.
Gale shook his head.
"Let me do it," said the man. He took the listening device from Gale and placed it on the wall.
Gale left it to him and opened the curtains to look at the surroundings.
The police station was diagonally opposite them.
Gale recalled what Luke had instructed him. Luca would be carrying out her mission here tonight, and Ray's men would be secretly helping her. However, they had to be on standby here to intervene when necessary.
It would be fine to intervene. They had strongholds in Russia too.
Although they were nothing compared to Ray's forces, at least it was Luke's intelligence network. How bad could it be?
Gale said to the man, "Stay here and listen. I'm going downstairs to check out the situation around here."
"Alright." The man leaned against the wall and gave Gale an 'OK' hand sign.
Gale put on his cap and mask, then he left the room.
When he headed downstairs and passed by the reception, the staff member working at the reception counter asked, “Sir, you're leaving so soon? What about your wife?"