Ch. 2111..2120

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2111-“Yes. They've finished their work in Russia. Of course, Dr. Craw is back." Zoey took a step backward and said, "Ms. Lynn, you may go for lunch first. I have to order takeouts for Dr. Craw and the others."

Jenni was not planning to let her go. She grabbed Zoey's hand and asked, "Haven't you heard?"

"About what?" Zoey was dumbfounded. She pulled her hand back, pretending she did not know that Jenni wanted to gossip about Luca.

"I wonder if you really don't know about it or you're just pretending that you don't know about it. Luca slept in the same suite as Boss when she was in Russia. Now you know why she was able to become the professor of the department and why she was able to come to T Corporation. She did it by sleeping with the boss." There was a trace of resentment hidden in Jenni's tone.

Zoey looked at the jealous woman in front of her helplessly.

Although Jenni claimed that she hated women who could get everything easily after sleeping with the boss, she was willing to offer herself to Luke more than anyone else.

It seemed like Jenni was not done yet and added, "Shame on her for seducing a married man!"

Zoey looked at Jenni's face. She believed that Jenni would be more tempted to sleep with the boss if she had the chance.

"Ms. Lynn, we're at the office. We shouldn't be talking about our superiors' matters." Zoey glanced at the time helplessly. The other would miss their lunch break if she did not order the takeouts now.

Jenni glanced at the office. No one was inside. She let out a sardonic laugh and said, "Look at how frightened you are. What's the matter? Are you afraid of getting caught for doing such a thing?"

Zoey turned around and immediately walked back to her seat.

"What's wrong with you?" Jenni looked at her, puzzled. Was she not the one who was usually interested in gossiping?

"Ms. Lynn, I have to order takeouts for them now. You'd better hurry out and have your lunch." Zoey did not turn back. She swiped the card and went straight into the office. novelbin

Each floor had its own independent system in the building, so there was no way Jenni could use her employee card to enter this office. Jenni grunted. She thought that Zoey was behaving like that only because she was afraid of offending Luca.

After all, everyone in the company knew that Luca had Luke on her side. Many of them would not dare to offend her.

Zoey ordered the takeouts based on the number of employees who were currently having a meeting. She hung up the call, turned around, and glanced at the door. Jenni was no longer there.

She let out a sigh of relief.

Jenni was obviously jealous of Luca. It would be better if she stopped talking to her. Otherwise, she might be dragged into the mess.

Half an hour later, Zoey picked up two big plastic bags downstairs and carried them up.

The moment she stepped out of the elevator, the door of the CEO's private elevator opened as well.

Zoey paused and glanced at it.

Luke strolled out of the elevator.

“Good afternoon, Boss," Zoey greeted him with a serious expression.

Luke nodded, then he noticed that she was carrying two bags. He could not see what was inside.

"What's that?" Luke asked while looking at the bags.

Zoey lifted the bags and answered, "Boss, these are takeouts. Dr. Craw and the other researchers are having a meeting in the meeting room. They haven't had lunch yet, so I ordered takeouts for them."

Luca had not eaten her lunch yet?

Luke frowned, "Did Dr. Craw ask you to order these?"

"No. Dr. Craw didn't ask me to do so, but..." Zoey hesitated for a moment.

"What?" Luke asked.

"It seems like there's something wrong with the experiment data this time. Dr. Craw doesn't want the research done earlier to be wasted, so she's leading the whole team to look for the problem now. And that's why I ordered takeouts for them, but I don't think I should bring them in and interrupt their meeting," answered Zoey. She was planning to leave the takeouts on top of the fridge in the pantry. Then, she would inform them when their meeting was over.

After all, Luca's expression was stern and serious during the meeting. Zoey, who was merely an assistant, dared not to interrupt them.

Luke frowned and instructed her, "Open the door."

Zoey nodded. She put down one of the bags, swiped the card, and opened the office door.

Luke walked ahead of her. After he got into the office, he asked again, "Which one is Dr. Craw's?"

Zoey got down and looked for Dr. Craw's takeout in the bags.

Dr. Craw was the research professor, so her meal allowance was higher than the other researchers. Zoey ordered the takeouts according to their meal allowances.

"This one." Zoey took it out.

Luke took Luca's lunch box from Zoey and instructed, "Inform Dr. Craw that I'll be waiting in her office."

"Ah, okay." Zoey nodded.

"And let the other researchers have their lunch first. Tell them it's my instruction." Luke headed to Luca's office after that. He pushed the door open and walked in.

Luca was not the kind of superior who would exploit her subordinates. The research must not be going well now, and Luca was busy with the M Group's project earlier, causing a delay in their research. That was why she was racing against time to catch up with the progress.

As the boss of the company, Luke did not even rush them, yet Luca was in a hurry to complete the research.

This was not a good sign.

"Yes." Zoey carried the two bags and headed to the meeting room.

She was not afraid of interrupting the meeting since the boss had instructed her to do so.

Zoey knocked on the door. Then, the meeting room's door swung open. There was a pile of documents in front of everyone's seat, including Luca.

Luca lifted her head and glanced at Zoey without saying anything. She continued to read the documents.

"Dr. Craw, Boss wants you to meet him in your office," Zoey reported.

Luca lifted her head and looked at Zoey.

Zoey nodded and pointed outside, telling Luca that Luke was out there.

Luca rose to her feet and said, "I'll be right back."

The moment she trotted out of the office, she heard Zoey reminding her as she was worried Luca might head in the wrong direction. Zoey deliberately reminded her, "Dr. Craw, Boss is in your office."

"Okay. I got it." Luca walked out of the meeting room.

Zoey carried the bags, walked into the meeting room, and said, "I've brought lunch for everyone. Eat it when it's still warm."

"But Dr. Craw told us to continue..." said Rhett.

"That's what Boss said. Have your lunch first before you continue. Besides, Dr. Craw won't exploit her subordinates. You'll need energy to work. I ordered this based on your preferences. Come on." Zoey took out the lunch boxes and handed them to everyone according to their names on the lunch boxes.

After Luca left the meeting room, she pushed the office door open and saw Luke sitting on the sofa. There was a lunch box on the coffee table in front of him.

She had smelled the aroma of food lingering in the air when she passed by Zoey just now.

"Mr. Crawford, how may I help you?" Luca walked into the office without closing the door.

"Close the door and sit down," replied Luke with a cold expression on his face. He did not let Luca know what he was up to.

Luca had no choice but to close the door behind her. She sat down on the other end of the sofa, waiting for him to speak.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2112-Luke handed Luca the lunch box and said, “I have something to discuss with you. Anyway, eat your lunch first."

Luca understood what he meant. If she did not eat her lunch, there was no way they could discuss the matter.

She opened the lunch box. All her favorite dishes were inside the lunch box.

"Ms. Davis bought it for you," said Luke, "You can order something else if the food doesn't suit you."

"I'm fine with it." Luca was not a picky eater. There was nothing she disliked in the lunch box. Hence, it did not matter.

Luca shot a glance at Luke and realized he was watching her.

Luca felt embarrassed and said, "Mr. Crawford, I can't eat my lunch with you staring at me like that."

"I'm looking at you like how I do when we're at home," said Luke. Still, he picked up his phone and checked the documents in his email.

Luca thought that things were different when they were at home. How could it be the same when they were in the office?

How they were in the past and now...

Previously, she thought it was not a big deal when she fell asleep and woke up in Luke's arms.

Everything seemed natural, and she found it heart-warming as well. However, when she woke up in his arms now, all she thought about was how she would explain it when he woke up and found out about it.

She even thought of running away from him.

Luke was no longer looking at her. Luca started to eat.

She had no appetite when she thought of the problems with the data in their research and Amur having gone missing.

However, Luke was still beside her, so Luca took a few mouthfuls of food.

Although Luke was not directly looking at her, he was able to glance at Luca, who was eating quickly, out of the corners of his eyes.

"Slow down. No one's stealing your food," Luke reminded her.

Luca almost choked on her food when he said that. She picked up the soup beside her and took a sip of it. After she calmed herself down, she put down her lunch box and said, "Mr. Crawford, I've finished eating. What would you like to tell me?"

Luke glanced at her lunchbox. There was more than half of it left.

“Have you had enough to eat?" Luke asked.

“Yes. I'm stuffed," replied Luca. She noticed that Luke's gaze shifted and fell on her again, so she added, "The food's a little too greasy for me."

“Let me order another takeout for you." Luke opened the food delivery app. He normally would not use these apps, but sometimes when he was looking after the kids, they would want to eat something different. Hence, he would need the food delivery app. That was why Luke had downloaded it on his phone.

“It's alright, Mr. Crawford. I'm not hungry, and I have no appetite today." Luca stopped him.

Luke kept his phone and looked at her.

Luca said in a helpless tone, “I really don't need it."

“What happened?" Luke asked.

“Ah?" Luca did not know what he was talking about.

“What made you lose your appetite?" Luke made it clearer.

Luca was stunned for a moment, and she replied, “It's because of the research. I can't find out where the data went wrong. That's why I have no appetite."

Using work as an excuse was a good explanation.

Luke crossed his slender legs, and his brows were furrowed. “Stop giving yourself so much pressure. And I've figured out Dr. Albus' matter."

Luca's heart skipped a beat. Had Luke figured it out?

Did he find out that the money that came out of nowhere happened to show up in Dr. Albus' bank account? Did he believe that the sum of money was not as simple as it looked? Did he continue to look further into the matter and the clues brought him to her?

Otherwise, why would he come looking for her first instead of issuing a notice at the first instance?

Even though T Corporation had won M Group's project, people were still concerned about Dr. Albus' matter.

“Mr. Crawford, what did you find out?" Luca's heart trembled uncontrollably when she asked that question.

Luke put down his phone while looking at Luca's expression. He gave her a reply, “Dr. Albus has a bank account in Switzerland. Someone deposited a huge sum of money into his account after what

happened. I'm sure Dr. Albus has something to do with data leakage."

Luca did not feel relieved even after listening to him. After all, she knew that Dr. Albus was innocent. It was unlikely that Luke would easily believe in this piece of evidence.

After all, there was no other evidence that could support his suspicion toward Dr. Albus other than that sum of money.

"But if someone had set Dr. Albus up..." Luca carefully reminded him. She had completed her mission, but she could not bear to see Dr. Albus getting hurt.

Dr. Albus had contributed a lot to the medical field. All the contributions that he had spent half of his life making and his future would be wasted once the news spread.

Moreover, Dr. Albus had nothing to do with the medicine Kassy took or what kind of medicine they gave to Kassy when she was in prison.

Abel was against Dr. Albus because of this. Dr. Albus was wronged.

“The evidence all points to him, except for the money. Besides, Dr. Albus brought the important information out of the lab before," said Luke.

Luca was startled. They were not allowed to bring any important information out of the lab. Otherwise, there would be a risk that the information could be leaked anytime.

It was unlikely that Dr. Albus would not know about it after being in this field for years.

Luke looked at Luca. She kept quiet as though she did not believe that Dr. Albus was the one who did this.

However, Luca would only feel relieved after they found someone to take the blame for this matter as soon as possible.

"That was Dr. Albus' hard work. I don't think he'd do something like that," Luca muttered in a low voice.

"Didn't he tell you before?" Luke asked.

"What?" Luca looked at him. She did not understand what he meant.

"Dr. Albus' wife is sick. They visited many hospitals because of her illness. They were told that there's a hospital in Washington that might be able to treat her. So, Dr. Albus needed the money," replied Luke.

Luke knew Dr. Albus was wronged, but even if no one had set him up and no such thing had happened, there was still a chance that Dr. Albus might sell the drug's formula to the others. novelbin

However, it was hard to tell how he would sell it.

Gale had looked into it before. Dr. Albus had contacted other pharmaceutical companies before, but it seemed like the plan did not work out.

Dr. Albus would be rewarded with a bonus if the drug was launched on the market.

Although it was a huge sum of money, it was far from sufficient for the cost of treatment.

Besides, Dr. Albus had signed a contract with the company. Although he had the patent right to the drugs, his profits would not be as much because of the contract.

If someone were to offer him a higher price for the drug, the profits that he would make would be much more than the bonus he would receive.

"I didn't know about it..." Luca's expression was complicated as she grew more uncomfortable.

What would happen to Dr. Albus' wife if he lost his career and reputation?

"Although I don't know how he managed to contact those people, Dr. Albus did get in touch with other companies," Luke added as he dropped a hint.

Luca turned to look at him helplessly. "Mr. Crawford, what are you planning to do?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2113-“Business is business." Luke made it very clear.

Luca knew what Dr. Albus would be facing, but there was nothing she could do about this. She felt sorry for what she had done to Dr. Albus, but she could not step forward and admit it.

"Watson Biopharmaceuticals' PR department will be making an announcement this afternoon," Luke added. This matter had been dragged on for too long, and it was time to end it.

"Will Dr. Albus be sued?" Luca asked.

"Watson will do things according to their rules and regulations," answered Luke. He did not feel sorry about sacrificing Dr. Albus for Luca's sake.

After all, Luca was his priority in his heart. Even though she had done something wrong, he would defend her and be on her side.

Luca looked down. Perhaps Dr. Albus had the intention to sell the information, but he eventually chose not to do it.

Even though there was a huge sum of money in his Switzerland bank account, he probably could not withdraw it either.

After all, he would be held accountable by the company and would have to face his legal responsibilities in the future.

Luca felt sorry for him at the thought of this.

Luke was helpless when he noticed how upset Luca was.

She refused to tell him the truth. Hence, he had no choice but to come up with such a decision.

Luke's phone rang. He glanced at his phone without answering the call right away, and he said to Luca, "I'm going back to my office."

"Alright, Mr. Crawford." Luca rose to her feet. She was at a loss for words. She let out a sigh after watching Luke leave.

She felt sorry for Dr. Albus...

Even though she knew she had done something wrong, what made her feel helpless the most was she had no idea how she could make it up to him.

Luca picked up her phone after Luke left. She thought of helping Dr. Albus, but she suddenly remembered that Amur was not in A City. That was why she was not sure what kind of illness Dr. Albus' wife was suffering from.

She had no choice but to put her phone back in her pocket. Then, she left her office and headed to the meeting room.

Everyone in the meeting room was having their lunch. When they saw Luca come in, they stood up, thinking of throwing their lunch boxes away and continuing with their work.

“Finish your lunch first. We'll continue the meeting after this." Luca stopped them.

She was so desperate that she forgot that these researchers were human too. They needed to fill up their stomachs and rest.

"Thank you, Dr. Craw." A few researchers thanked her, sat down, and continued eating their lunch.

On the other hand.

After Luke stepped into the elevator and pressed the button to close the door, he answered the call, "Yes."

"Boss, Mr. Pierre is here," reported Jason. The receptionist downstairs had called him through the internal phone line just now. When Jason was about to inform Luke about it, he realized Luke was not in his office. That was why he called Luke on his phone.

"He's here?" Luke raised his brows. He had only sent Old Master Crawford to look for him last night, yet he came here looking for him today. He did not expect Pierre to be that fast. It seemed like Old Master Mallory forced him to do so.

"Yes. He's waiting downstairs. The receptionist didn't dare to let him in as he did not make an appointment," answered Jason.

Even though it was Pierre, there was no exception. Everyone in T Corporation knew that Pierre had his own company, and he was one of T Corporation's competitors.

"Bring him to the lounge on the second floor," said Luke.

"Okay," replied Jason. There were quite a few lounges in T Corporation. Those who were familiar with the company would know that the higher the floor of the lounge, the more welcomed the guest was.

Asking Pierre to head to the lounge on the second floor was the greatest humiliation.

"And ask the guard to lead Mr. Pierre there," added Luke. He looked at the numbers that gradually went up as the elevator rose. He was not planning to go down.

Since Pierre wanted to come, then Luke would let the security guard of T Corporation entertain him.

"Alright, Boss." Jason held back his laughter. After he hung up the call, he delivered every word that Luke had told him to the receptionist.

The receptionist received the instructions and called the guards. Then, she told the two security guards who were on duty what Luke had instructed them to do. The guards nodded and walked in front of Pierre together. "Mr. Pierre, this way."

Pierre looked at the two men who were in guard's uniforms and frowned. "Where's your boss?"

"Boss told us to lead you to the lounge first," replied a guard.

"Fine. To the lounge, right? Which floor?" Pierre asked while he walked toward the elevator.

One of the guards replied, "The second floor."

Pierre paused as his face turned green. "What?"

"Boss ordered us to lead you to the lounge on the second floor," said the guard as he pressed the elevator button.

Pierre's face darkened. How dare Luke have him wait for him in the lounge on the second floor. What did Luke take him for?

If it were not for Old Master Mallory's instruction, he would never have come here today!

Pierre did not know what got into Old Master Mallory. The old master insisted that he came here today to give Luke an explanation about the bidding document. He even asked him to apologize to Luke. The old master told him that he owed Luke an explanation.

Above all, the old master even sent his assistant to follow Pierre and instructed him to keep a close eye on Pierre so that he would do everything as he was told.

Old Master Mallory's assistant listened to their conversation and could roughly understand what was going on. It was indeed inappropriate to ask Pierre to wait for Luke in the lounge on the second floor as

it did not match Pierre's status.

However, there was a reason behind this, and the old master's assistant could understand.

“Mr. Pierre, it'd be better not to get yourself into trouble. Let's go up," Old Master Mallory's assistant reminded him.

Pierre gave him a dirty look. If it were not for the old master's assistant watching over him, he would have turned on his heel and walked away.

Old Master Mallory's assistant made a hand gesture, inviting him into the elevator.

Pierre had no choice but to walk into the elevator.

Old Master Mallory's assistant followed him into the elevator.

The two security guards followed them into the elevator too. Then, they pressed the button for the second floor.

"Why are you following us?" Pierre saw them pressing the button, indicating that the guards would be heading to the second floor too.

"Boss told us to follow you." The guard stressed the word 'follow'.

Those who understood knew that Luke was guarding himself against Pierre, so he had asked the security guards to keep an eye on him instead of asking the receptionist to follow him. It was as though Luke was watching his back, guarding against him like a thief.

"Your boss has gone too far!" Pierre warned in a low voice as he clenched his fists.

"Mr. Pierre!" Old Master Mallory's assistant reminded him to keep his temper.

They came to apologize today, not to cause trouble. No matter how unhappy Pierre was, he was not allowed to explode with anger now.

Otherwise, they would have come all the way here for nothing.

"Shut up!" Pierre expressed his dissatisfaction.

Old Master Mallory's assistant reminded him, "Don't forget what the old master reminded you today."

Pierre fell silent and walked out of the elevator with a sulky look on his face.

The guards noticed that Pierre was heading in the opposite direction and said, "Mr. Pierre, this way."

"..." Pierre said nothing. He turned around and followed behind the two security guards. Then, he saw the words 'Housekeeping Department' on the wall. His face turned gloomy.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2114-This floor was where T Corporation's housekeeping department was located. Pierre looked into the office. There were a few middle-aged women who were wearing their uniforms sitting there.

The housekeeping department was the department with the least secrets in every corporation, and the people received the lowest pay.

It was clear what Luke wanted to tell him by asking him to wait in the lounge of this department.

Pierre could not help but mock. “Very funny. Is Luke Crawford worried that I'd steal your company's confidential information? How dare he ask me to discuss matters with him in the lounge of the housekeeping department?"

The security guards who were walking in front of him remained silent. They could not help but secretly judge him. How shameless Pierre was. Some things were better left unsaid, but this man was blurting everything out. Was he not ashamed of himself?

A guard pushed the door open when they arrived at the entrance of the lounge and invited them, "Mr. Pierre, please come in."

Pierre looked at the humble-looking lounge and sneered. "What kind of lounge is this? Those who see this would think T Corporation is a small company. Is this all T Corporation has? Didn't the company just become partners with M Group? Is the company short of money to decorate the lounge?"

The guards were secretly complaining while they listened to Pierre's sarcastic remarks.

Why were they the ones to take over the receptionist's job?

They came with the thought of watching Pierre making a fool of himself while they followed Pierre. Now that they were feeling helpless from getting provoked by Pierre's words, there was nothing they could do.

"Mr. Pierre, that's up to them." The assistant could no longer bear it. If Old Master Mallory knew this was how Pierre was acting when he was supposed to make things clear and apologize to Luke, he would burn with anger.

Although it was Luke's fault for making such arrangements, anyone would have done the same thing.

It was already kind of Luke to be willing to see Pierre. After all, stealing a bidding document was no small matter. If not for Luke's document, would Pierre even have the chance to join the bid for the project?

Hence, Old Master Mallory's assistant thought that Pierre should endure it.

Pierre shot the assistant a cold glance. After he walked into the lounge, he could not help but mock. "Those who don't know you would think that you're one of them."

"I'm Old Master Mallory's subordinate," the assistant emphasized.

Pierre sneered, knowing that the assistant was reminding him that he was instructed to keep an eye on him.

Pierre sat on the sofa and said to the guards, "I'd like a glass of wine."

The guards exchanged glances with each other. There was not much funding for the housekeeping department. How could they have wine here?

"Are you telling me that a big company like T Corporation doesn't have any alcoholic drinks?" Pierre said disdainfully.

"T Corporation doesn't have any wine here. If you'd like to have a glass of wine, I guess the Mallory family's manor would have tons of it." Luke's voice came from the door. The two guards let out a sigh of relief. They made way for Luke to enter the lounge immediately.

Pierre stared at Luke, who came walking in.

Luke looked spirited, and the prideful look on his face reminded him of the scene during the signing ceremony.

Pierre had watched the live stream of the ceremony online. All he wanted to do was rip Luke into pieces!

"Really? There's no wine here? I heard that you're a wine collector. What's the matter? Is it because you don't feel like taking any out and sharing it with me? Then why don't I buy it from you?" Pierre mocked.

Old Master Mallory's assistant, who stood behind Pierre, shook his head helplessly. With that attitude, it looked like Pierre came here to look for trouble instead of to apologize.

"Not really. But my company isn't anything like your company, where drinking is allowed during working hours. So, we don't have wine here, not even a bottle. If you'd like to have a drink, I can ask someone to buy it for you. What would you like to drink?" Luke sat opposite him with his legs crossed. He placed his hands on his thighs, and he looked like he was sitting down for a negotiation.

The arrogant look on Pierre's face turned gloomy once Luke deliberately taunted his company. "No, thank you. I didn't come here just for a sip of wine."

"Oh, really? I thought you came here to have a taste of the wine here. Sorry to let you down. But I wonder if you're encouraging the employees of your company to drink while they're working if you keep wine in your company? Will that affect the efficiency in the workplace?" Luke questioned him with a string of words without waiting for him to answer. Then, he added, "I guess it has affected the efficiency. Otherwise, your company's employees wouldn't have ended up stealing the bidding document I eliminated just because they can't write a bid proposal."

Pierre clenched his fists. If it were not for the man behind him, he would probably throw a punch at Luke's face right now.

Old Master Mallory's assistant noticed that there was something wrong with Pierre's expression, so he reminded him with a low voice, "Mr. Pierre..."

Pierre let go of his fists and clenched them tight again.

Pierre tried to put up with him, but what Luke said was provocative. The employees in his company were all graduates of famous universities.

However, due to the company's insufficient funds, he could only hire those who had just graduated.

The fresh graduates who just graduated from university had the knowledge, but they did not have any experience. That was why they would ask for lower pay.

The employees who had just joined the company were the first batch of employees, and no one was there to guide them. There was no way they could write such a complicated bid proposal.

Pierre had thought of outsourcing, but someone showed him another way, claiming that he had a way to get T Corporation's bidding document.

Pierre agreed to it as he was overpowered by his hatred for Luke. He thought of using T Corporation's bidding document to bring Luke to a dead end.

However, he ended up being framed.

“It was my mistake for trusting the wrong person. I came here to apologize to you today." Pierre forced a smile. There was hatred in his eyes, and even his resentment for Luke came through in his words.

"Apologize? Wasn't it you who gave the instructions to steal my bidding document?" Luke asked.

"It certainly wasn't me. But I made a mistake in trusting someone else. As the boss, I'd like to apologize." Pierre clenched his fists even tighter.

He wanted to punch Luke in the face, but he was not allowed to do so under such circumstances. novelbin

Luke nodded and looked at him, waiting for him to continue talking.

Pierre did not say a word. There was dead silence in the lounge.

Old Master Mallory's assistant had no choice but to remind Pierre, "Mr. Pierre, aren't you going to apologize?"

Anger rose in him like a tide. Was it not enough? Pierre looked at Luke, rage pulsing through his veins. It nearly consumed him, burning the last bit of his rationality.

However, Madam Mallory told him that he had to endure it. Otherwise, this matter would end terribly!

Hence, Pierre tried hard to put up with it.

"Mr. Crawford, I apologize for what happened. I'm sorry," said Pierre.

Luke could see how reluctant he was, so he asked, "Mr. Pierre, have you found anything about the person who stole the bidding document?"

"I'm still on it," replied Pierre. He would need some time to look for someone to take the blame for him.

After all, Old Master Mallory claimed that he would hand this person over to the police.

Once this matter was left to the police, that would mean the person would be charged for breaking the law.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2115-That was why Pierre was unable to find someone to take up the responsibility in such a short time.

Money could solve his problem, but the scapegoat would have to face imprisonment. He reckoned that it would be hard to find someone to take the blame no matter how much money he offered.

“I don't have much patience left to deal with this matter. Old Master Crawford went to the Mallory family's manor to make a clear statement that he would bring this matter to the police station and the court. So, Mr. Pierre, you'd better hurry." Luke urged him with a cold voice, "I can ask my men to look into it if you can't figure it out."

Pierre's face turned pale. It seemed like Luke was asking Pierre to get a move on the matter, but the truth was, Luke was dropping a hint about Pierre's incompetence.

"Don't worry. I'll find that person and give you an explanation." Percy clenched his jaw and replied. If Pierre was allowed to do so, he would have ripped the arrogant and condescending man in front of him into pieces and fed his flesh to stray dogs.

Pierre and Luke grew up in wealthy families. Speaking of their bloodline, the nobility of his blood was much higher than Luke's.

After all, Pierre's mother was the first wife, while Luke's mother, Allison, was merely a mistress.

Luke was a mistress' son, but he was running such a big company. At the same time, he was sitting on a sofa that cost a few thousand dollars, but he looked so comfortable sitting on it. It made Pierre feel sick.

"Mr. Pierre, I need you to hurry up, then. Besides, I'd like to give you a suggestion." Luke clenched his hands together and placed them in front of his jaw, sizing Pierre up.

"Are you going to teach me how to find that person? There's no need to. I believe my men can figure it out." Pierre gave Luke a dirty look. He did not need Luke's kindness, and he knew that Luke would not give him any good suggestions either.

Luke was not surprised that Pierre would reject his offer.

Luke looked at Pierre's gloomy face and said, "Perhaps you may consider telling me who you got the bidding document from. It'll make things much easier."

Luke believed that Pierre played a leading role in this matter. After all, Pierre's employees were mostly fresh graduates who had just stepped into the society except for his assistants. Those people would not have the chance to know anyone from the Island of Despair.

Luke wanted to give Pierre another way to settle things easier. He wanted to find out the identity of the person who was manipulating Luca to carry out further investigations.

“Mr. Crawford, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand you?" Pierre curled his lips. At the end of the day, everything that Luke had done was to find out who was the one against him.

The more Luke wanted to know who it was, the more Pierre wanted to keep his mouth shut.

Firstly, if Pierre told him the truth, that would mean he admitted that he had partnered up with someone else to steal the bidding document. He would end up in deep trouble.

Secondly, he did not want Luke to get what he wanted. He felt great to see Luke being kept in the dark.

Moreover, Abel was not someone Pierre could offend, and Pierre was aware of that. Although he was fooled by Abel twice, he dared not to mess with him.

The expression on Luke's face was icy cold. Luke could tell Pierre had no intention of telling him about it.

Percy had used the hard way on Pierre before. Now, Luke was doing it the easy way. If nothing worked on Pierre, then he could not blame Luke for making things difficult for him in the future.

Luke leaped to his feet and locked his cold eyes on him. "Mr. Pierre, you'd better bring that person to the police station as soon as possible. I don't have that much patience. If I don't receive any updates on this matter, I'll issue a press release to the media that you stole my bidding document and submitted it."

"I refuse to believe that you'd have the guts to do something like that," Pierre said with a cold expression on his face. If Luke did such a thing, he would be telling the public that he had made an enemy of the Mallory family.

"You have to understand what matters the most to Old Master Mallory. It's not his grandsons, or you," Luke reminded him with a cold voice.

The biggest difference between Old Master Mallory and Old Master Crawford was how much they valued their family.

Percy insisted on getting together with Nina, and Old Master Mallory was against it. He thought Percy would be embarrassing the Mallory family, and he always tried to do something about it. Madam Mallory took action openly and went aboveboard, while Old Master Mallory was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Now, Old Master Mallory realized Percy was the most suitable person to become the successor. Pierre was not capable enough, and that was why the old master dared not to leave the company to Pierre even after he found out that Percy and Nina were engaged.

He could not take the risk. The mess Pierre had caused was not completely solved yet.

Luke put his hands in his pockets and shot him a cold glance. Pierre's reputation would be ruined if he announced it to the public. Old Master Mallory might draw a line between Pierre and the Mallory family

for the sake of their interests.

At the same time, Mallory Corporation would surely be taken over by Pierre. It was unlikely that it would change no matter whether Pierre married Nina or not.

If it were not for Luca, Luke would never have given Pierre another chance. He would make sure Pierre got what he deserved and destroyed his company.

However, he needed to find out who was manipulating Luca now. That was why he did not act on impulse.

Percy understood him as well.

Luke's words made Pierre's face turn green at once.

Pierre knew very well what Luke was talking about. If Pierre's reputation was ruined, he would become the abandoned son of the Mallory family.

The company would still be in Percy's hands regardless of everything that he did, including getting engaged to Nina. Meanwhile, Pierre would lose his company and everything he had.

Perhaps Madam Mallory would pity him, but what could Madam Mallory do for him?

Pierre made up his mind. He would never let such a thing happen to him!

“Don't worry. I'll find out who it was and bring them to the police." Pierre left with a sulky expression on his face.

Old Master Mallory's assistant shook his head helplessly as he watched Pierre leave angrily without showing any magnanimity as the second young master of the Mallory family.

He was way too spoiled. novelbin

The assistant looked at Luke and apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford. Mr. Pierre came here to apologize to you today."

In the end, Pierre did not look sorry at all and even gave Luke attitude.

"He doesn't feel sorry at all." Luke turned and looked at the door. Pierre must have felt threatened. Luke only had to ask someone to follow him to see what he was going to do next.

"Yes, I'm terribly sorry about that. I'd like to apologize on behalf of him." Old Master Mallory's assistant lowered his head and apologized to Luke for Pierre.

Luke looked the assistant in the eye and shook his head. "It's not your fault or Old Master Mallory's fault. Please send my regards to Old Master Mallory."

"I will." The assistant nodded and left too.

Luke looked around the lounge. Honestly, it was his first time stepping into this lounge. The funding for the housekeeping department had always been lesser. That was why the lounge looked so humble.

However, it was a great place to receive guests like Pierre.

Jason stood there and saw Luke looking around the lounge. He asked in a low voice, "Boss, do we need to ask the manager of the housekeeping department to clean up this place?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2116-"There's no need to. It's a good place to receive guests like Pierre," replied Luke as he walked out of the lounge.

Jason rubbed his nose and took a deep breath. Why would he think that Boss sounded devilish?

It seemed like there was some progress between him and Luca. That was why he was in a good mood.

Jason hurried over and kept up with Luke's pace as he left.

Pierre climbed into the car after he left T Corporation. He asked the chauffeur to start the car immediately. He would be tempted to blow the crap out of this place if he remained here for another second.

The chauffeur looked at how furious Pierre was and reminded him in a low voice, "But Old Master Mallory's assistant hasn't come out yet."

"Drive the car if I instructed you to do so. What's the matter? Are you my chauffeur or his chauffeur?" Pierre was very unhappy with the assistant. He had asked him to endure everything, which made Luke step all over him!

"You're my boss," replied the chauffeur. He immediately started the car engine and drove off.

The assistant walked out of the T Corporation's building and saw Pierre's car driving away, leaving a puff of smoke behind. He shook his head helplessly.

The assistant did not catch up to the car, considering his status. Instead, he stood still and called Old Master Mallory.

The call went through, and he reported to Old Master Mallory immediately, "Old Master, things didn't go smoothly. Mr. Pierre didn't apologize to Luke when he was in T Corporation. Luke also gave him an

ultimatum. If Mr. Pierre doesn't find the person who stole the bidding document soon, he'll issue a statement to the media."

Only a few people knew that the bidding document that Pierre submitted belonged to T Corporation. If the media found out about this matter, the Mallory family's name would be disgraced.

"Did he really say that?" Old Master Mallory sounded unhappy.

The assistant replied, "Yes, I heard it myself. Besides, Luke had planned to ask Mr. Pierre to admit that he stole the bidding document. What he meant was he wouldn't hold Pierre accountable for what happened if Pierre was willing to tell him who handed him the bidding document. But Mr. Pierre insisted on finding the person responsible."

Old Master Mallory sneered while he listened to him.

"He got that right. Come back here. You don't have to follow Pierre anymore."

"Alright, I got it." The assistant hailed a taxi and left after he hung up the call.

He was not Pierre's subordinate. If it were not for the old master worrying that Pierre would lose control and talk smack in front of Luke, the old master would not have asked him to follow Pierre.

The assistant sat in the car and recalled everything that happened just now.

If he were Pierre's assistant, he would feel like crying for having to deal with such a difficult boss.

In the afternoon.

Luca was still looking for the problem in the research data. Rhett picked up his phone and glanced at her. He pondered for a moment and said, "Dr. Craw, the company has issued a press release."

"Is it about Dr. Albus?" Luca did not lift her head. Luke had told her that the announcement would be made today.

"Yes." Rhett quickly made a guess when he noticed that Luca was not even curious about it. Luca must have heard something when she was beside Luke. Otherwise, how could she not be curious about such a big issue?

"Get your job done," replied Luca. She was not planning to comment anything about Dr. Albus' matter.

The other researchers heard her and exchanged glances with each other.

Although there was a certain competitive relationship between their laboratory and Dr. Albus' laboratory, they worked for the same company. Luca seemed to be indifferent about this matter.

Luca noticed the silence that hung thickly in the air. There was not even the sound of pages turning. She lifted her head and looked at them.

A few of them lowered their heads.

Luca pressed her hands on the documents and said, "I know what's on your mind. Dr. Albus' matter isn't something that can be solved by conducting investigations or speaking up for him. That's why I hope everyone can learn from this experience. Important data should be left in the office, and you should never leak information to anyone else. If something like this happens in our team, all of us will be in deep trouble."

"Understood," the researchers replied at the same time.

"Let this be a lesson to all of us. After all..." Luca paused for a moment. "He had brought important information and documents out of the lab."

Everything was explained in the announcement, so there was nothing they could say.

"We'll have to find out what caused the data error as soon as possible. Drugs have great impacts. The drug can't be launched on the market if there's data conflict in the research. Well, I'd like to thank you for being here with me. Let's work hard together. That way, everyone can get a good bonus after the drug is launched."

"Yes." Everyone pulled themselves together once Luca mentioned the bonus.

They had made it this far, and they had worked hard for the research.

Furthermore, the drug that they had been studying had great therapeutic effects. There would certainly be an overwhelming response once the drug was launched.

By the time they received the bonus, it would be much higher than the other research teams.

After all, this was not a drug that could cure minor sickness. Drugs like this might take up to ten years to develop successfully if they were unfortunate.

If it were not for Luca bringing the research into the company, the company would not be treating them well today.

Everyone focused and continued to look for the data information.

Luca felt a little uneasy when she saw everyone focusing on their jobs.

Luca was not emotionless, and she had something to say. However, she did not know where to start...

She glanced at the time and said to Rhett in a soft voice, “I have to leave the office around four in the afternoon. Ask everyone to get off work on time later."

"Dr. Craw, aren't we supposed to hurry up and find the error?" Rhett asked in a low voice. They were prepared to work overtime when Luca came back to work.

"Let them rest today. We'll continue tomorrow," replied Luca.

"Alright, I got it." Rhett nodded.

Luca left the office earlier at four o'clock in the afternoon.

She did not drive as she was heading to the place the Island of Despair had arranged. She hailed a taxi instead.

As usual, Luca took two rides before she reached her destination.

This time, the location was near the Western suburbs. There were run-down buildings everywhere with traces of time left on them.

Luca found the building and pressed the doorbell.

The door swung open. A woman narrowed her eyes and sized Luca up. Then, she asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm Ivana," replied Luca.

"You're Ivana?" The woman frowned. "But you looked like a local."

"You're the one who sent this message, right?" Luca showed her the message.

The woman who looked to be from A City checked and said, "Show me your tattoo.."

"I don't have any tattoos on me. I'm carrying out a special mission," said Luca, "if you refuse to believe me, then I'm leaving."

"Wait." A man marched out of the house, shot Luca a glance, and said, "Come in."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2117-“There's no way she can prove her identity. And Ivana sounds like a Russian name," the woman reminded the man.

Luca shot a glance at the man and turned to look at the woman, then she said, "You have the face of someone from A City too. Could it be that you're using a name from A City too?"

"How could that be? We all use titles." The woman thought Luca was suspicious. Although she got the name correct, there were a few questionable points that aroused her suspicion.

The main problem was that Luca did not have the tattoo of the Island of Despair on her.

"Fine. I shall leave since no one believes in me," said Luca.

There was no way Luca could prove her identity other than showing the message on her phone. She did not even bring the weapon she got from the Island of Despair along with her as she had gone to work earlier.

A knife was held to Luca's neck in a blink of an eye. "You can't leave."

Luca slightly cast her eyes down and saw the blade that was against her neck. Her skin would cut open and her flesh would tear if she took a step forward. Then, her veins would burst.

"What do you want?" Luca remained calm even though someone was holding a knife to her neck.

Luca was good at fighting, but she did not intend to start a fight.

"It'd be great if you're one of the members of the Island of Despair. Everyone can take it as a misunderstanding. If you're not, then we'll be exposed. That's why you can't leave," the man explained as he pulled Luca into the building and locked the door behind her.

"She's certainly not one of us. Perhaps she has already killed that person. Then, she came here on behalf of her. Her purpose is to go against us," the woman said with confidence.

"Believe it or not, I'm the only member of the Island of Despair without a tattoo." Luca glanced sideways to look at that woman.

"How's that possible? The tattoo is our mark, and everyone has it on their body. You'll have the tattoo if you're someone from the Island of Despair," said the woman resolutely. Then, she said to the man, "This woman isn't as simple as she looks. We can't let her go now. Otherwise, we should..."

The woman made a throat-slitting gesture and said, "Kill her."

"Why did you ask me to come here?" Luca was not the least bit frightened when she heard that the woman was planning to kill her.

“How can I tell you? You probably have a listening device on you." The woman scowled. The man who was holding a knife to Luca's throat never once moved it.

"Then you should be able to tell me who assigned the mission to you, right?" Luca asked.

"I can't tell you that either." The woman knew how to keep a secret well.

Luca looked at her helplessly. "Was it Abel or Shanks?"

The woman's expression changed once Luca mentioned the two names.

No outsiders would know the names of the pivotal figures of the Island of Despair. Luca actually knew them, and she made no secret of the fact that she knew them by calling out their names...

The knife held at Luca's throat slightly loosened once the man heard what Luca said.

Luca looked around her and saw something like a sack at one of the corners. Then, Luca recalled what Shanks had told her before.

"It's probably Shanks, right? He's the one who instructed me to check the herbs, huh?"

The woman snarled at Luca while listening to her. "How much did that betrayer tell you about us?"

"Tsk. Hand me your phone. Let me give Dr. Shanks a call, then you'll know how much I know about the Island of Despair," said Luca.

The woman was dubious about the idea. She gave the man a look when she handed her phone to Luca.

If this woman dared to call for help, he would be able to kill her immediately.

Luca entered a string of numbers on the phone in front of them.

The expressions of the man and woman changed at the same time.

The call was answered after Luca tapped on the call icon. "Who is this?"

Shanks' voice came from the other end of the line.

"It's Luca," replied Luca.

Shanks was surprised. It was the first time Luca contacted him since she left the Island of Despair. "Have you found what I wanted?"

"No. I'm being held hostage now just because I don't have a tattoo on me.." Luca said in a helpless tone and shot a glance at the woman.

The look on the woman's face changed after she heard Shanks' voice coming from the other end of the line.

"She doesn't have a tattoo on her." Shanks proved her identity. "Let her take a look at the herbs. Deliver them to the island if they're genuine."

"Yes, Dr. Shanks," replied the woman immediately. The knife held at Luca's throat was moved away at the same time.

"I'm sorry." The man apologized. "I was just being cautious."

"I understand." Luca hung up the call and relaxed her neck. Then, she asked, "Where are the herbs you found? Let me take a look at them."

The woman carried over the two sacks of herbs. "They're all here. Some of them are packaged, and there are names labeled on them."

As Luca opened the sack, she was greeted by the herbs' pungent smell.

However, herbs were not the only things that had such a smell. Sometimes, sun-dried branches or leaves would smell like this too.

“Let me take a look. Don't mind me." Luca grabbed a stool and sat on it. She began to distinguish the herbs.

Although Luca told them not to mind her, the man and the woman stood beside her and watched her.

They were like children waiting for their exam results. They waited for Luca to tell them whether the herbs were genuine or not.

Some of the herbs that Shanks was looking for were difficult to find. Even an experienced physician would tell them that he had never heard about the herbs.

If it were not for Shanks' superb clinical skills, they would have wondered if they were being fooled.

The woman frowned while she watched Luca separate the herbs into two piles.

There must be a pile of genuine herbs and another pile of fake herbs, but the woman had no idea which pile was the one with genuine products.

As the woman watched one of the piles of herbs grow bigger, she became worried that those were fake herbs. She would get scolded by Shanks for not taking her job seriously.

Luca looked and smelled the herbs she held in her hands. It did not take long for her to finish identifying all the herbs.

"These are fake. You'll have to keep looking for them." Luca pointed at the bigger pile of herbs.

The man frowned, "That much?"

They had collected the herbs from the villagers and physicians who stayed in the deep mountains and forests. It was unlikely that there were so many fake herbs and medicines in those places.

"Yes." Luca dusted off the scraps of the herbs on her hands and rose to her feet.

"How's that possible? It took us a lot of effort to collect all these. We even compared the herbs with the photos that Dr. Shanks had sent us." The woman refused to believe it, and she thought Luca was making things difficult for them on purpose.

"You compared them with the photos? Do you know anything about medicine?" Luca asked.

The man and woman shook their heads.

"There are many plants that look alike in this world, but their efficacies differ greatly. Some of these are just wild grasses that look similar to the herb. They have no medicinal properties in them. To put it bluntly, you've been fooled," Luca said coldly without feeling sorry for them.

She knew how much money the two of them had spent and how much effort they had put to look for these herbs.

Still, the money belonged to the Island of Despair, so there was nothing to be sorry about.

Their efforts were wasted, and there was nothing she could say about it.

"Miss, I know we made a big mistake for treating you like that just now. But can you go through them again?" The man and woman had the same thoughts and asked Luca in a kind and polite manner.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2119-Luke, who was on the other end of the line, remained silent for a few seconds. He knew Luca was only looking for an excuse. Whatever she was doing now must have something to do with the Island of Despair.

Luke did not ask anyone to track her down because Rain and Gale were busy with their work. He could not trust the others.

Luke felt a little annoyed for not being able to ask someone to follow Luca after knowing that Luca was doing something the Island of Despair had instructed her to. Then, he asked, “What happened to Amur?"

"Nothing. He's recuperating his health lately and needs some herbs. It's a little difficult to find them. Someone called me and I went to take a look," said Luca. She looked down and thought that she used to be bad at lying to Luke, but she was getting better at it now.

"Have you bought them?" Luke asked caringly.

"No. The herbs were fake. I'll continue to look for them," replied Luca. She looked up and looked at the scenery outside the window.

There was another round of silence at the other end of the line. Then, Luca heard the ringing tone of the phone.

When she thought Luke had ended the call, she heard him say, "What herbs are those? Johann might be able to help."

"It'd be better not to trouble Dr. Park. I'll look for them myself," answered Luca. Even if she asked for Johann's help, it was unlikely that Johann would be able to find them.

Johann was a doctor, but he was not a specialist in naturopathy.

Besides, the medicinal herbs that Shanks was looking for were almost extinct, so Johann might not know about them.

Luke knew what Luca meant. She wanted to solve this herself. Even though Luke knew it was an excuse, he could not help but say, "Just tell me if you need any help."

"Thank you, Mr. Crawford." Luca could only thank him in a polite and aloof manner.

Luke's eyes darkened at once, and he asked, "Lanie, Rainie, and Tommy will be sent here tonight. Will you be coming back home for dinner?"

"Yes, I'll go back for dinner," said Luca. She missed her children.

The telephone in Luke's office was still ringing. Luke was annoyed. He had so much he wanted to say, but he eventually just said, "Come back earlier. Stay warm and take care of yourself out there."

Luke hung up the call after that. He picked up the receiver and asked, "Yes?"

"Boss, the press release about Dr. Albus' matter has been released to the media," Jason reported. He felt a little nervous as he was sure that he had heard an impatient tone in Luke's voice when he answered the call.

Situations like this usually happened when Luke was doing something important and Jason’s call had disturbed him.

"Just take care of the matter. There’s no need to report to me." Luke hung up the call after that. He did not leave any way out for Dr. Albus. Not only did he inform everyone in the company, but he even issued a press release.

It did not matter if it was Dr. Albus’ matter or the bidding document. He had to sacrifice one person.

That person could not be Luca.

Luke fixed his gaze on the computer screen. It showed that he had received an email, and it was about the person Luke had asked Ray to investigate.

This man was the man whom Luca met at Ray’s hotel.

The information stated that this man was a doctor. He did not become a doctor after he graduated but became an ordinary white-collar worker.

It was suspicious that an ordinary white-collar worker was able to afford to stay in Ray’s hotel.

Luke looked at the photos and narrowed his eyes. He was pretty sure that this man was someone from the Island of Despair.

However, he had never met this man before when he was held captive by Robert on the Island of Despair back then.

He speculated that this man was the doctor of the Island of Despair. However, he was not the one who treated Luke and hypnotized him back then...

Luke took a screenshot of the man’s photo and sent a message to Gale and Rain, who had been on the Island of Despair for a longer time.

It did not take long before the two of them replied to his message. They told him that they had never seen anyone like that on the Island of Despair.

"Bea." Luke mumbled to himself while looking at the man’s photo.

Did she learn those clinical skills from this man?

Luke studied the information closely. The information about this man studying in a medical school was detailed, and his graduation photos were attached too. Hence, Luca probably learned her clinical skills from his man.

Luke clenched his fists while he looked at the man in the photo.

He would never let them get away with it!

Evening time.

Luca returned to the villa earlier than Luke did.

She had just stepped into the house. Before she could take off her coat, Tommy came forward and wrapped his arms around her thigh. "Ms. Luca, you’re finally back. I missed you so much."

Luca smiled, crouched down, and looked at Tommy, "Really? How much did you miss me?"

“I missed you very much. This much!" Tommy moved his hands far apart and made a big hand gesture to illustrate how much he had missed Luca.

Aunt Neile brought some fruits out. She smiled at Luca and said, "Ms. Craw, Young Master Tommy has been looking for you since he finished school."

Luca smiled and stroked Tommy's head.

Tommy held Luca's hand and said, "Ms. Craw, I'm stuck on my homework. Can you teach me, please?"

"Sure, no problem." Luca took off her coat and hung it. Then, she made her way up the stairs together with Tommy.

Tommy strolled into his bedroom. After he climbed up on the chair, he patted the chair beside him and said, "Ms. Luca, sit here."

Luca sat down and asked, "Which one?"

"This, this, and this one." Tommy pointed at a few questions where the answers were blank.

Luca glanced at the questions. These were simple Mathematics and English grammar questions.

Although Tommy was not as hardworking as Lanie was, these were the basics. It was unlikely that he did not know how to do such questions.

After all, Luca had signed off on the kids' homework before. Those questions were much harder than these, and there were even harder ones. Tommy could answer all the questions himself and even got them correct.

However, he was now telling her that he could not understand these questions?

Luca looked at the child and asked, "Do you really not know how to answer these?"

Tommy felt guilty after Luca looked at him. He knew the answers, but he was pretending that he did not know them.

He was trying to make Luca stay.

After Tommy discussed with his brother and sister, he decided to play dumb so that Luca would not bear to leave them. They were her children, after all. If her children could not finish their homework themselves, they would end up getting bad results. Their father did not have the time to look after them, so doing this would make their mother stay.

However, Lanie and Rainie told him that it would not work. Tommy refused to believe them, so he tried it out today. novelbin

Luca stared at the kid for a while, then her lips curled into a smile as she pinched Tommy's chubby face. She said, "Let me teach you."

"Alright, Ms. Luca." Tommy let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Luca did not see through his attempt to play dumb.

Tommy dared not to go too far. He was able to answer the questions himself after Luca explained the questions to him.

Although he left many blank answers, he managed to finish them all with Luca's help.

Tommy handed his homework to Luca and said, "Ms. Luca, please check and sign it."

"Mr. Crawford is coming home today. It'd be better to let him sign your homework," said Luca. Then, she picked up Tommy's exercise book and checked it for him.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2120-Luca thought that if she helped Tommy to check his homework, then Luke could sign on the last page of the workbook after he came back.

That could relieve his burden just a little.

Tommy took candy out of his pocket as he watched Luca help him check his homework. He said, "Ms. Luca, this is for you."

Luca looked at the chocolate candy and stroked Tommy's head. “No, thank you. You can keep it for yourself. But don't forget you can only eat this after dinner.”

“Lizzie gave this to me. She told me that yummy candies should be given to our favorite people. So, I'm giving this candy to you, Ms. Luca." Tommy insisted on stuffing the candy into Luca's hands.

Even though Tommy loved eating chocolate candy, he insisted on giving it to Luca.

Luca smiled and asked after listening to Tommy, "Who's Lizzie?"

"She's my classmate. Her nickname is Lizzie," answered Tommy.

"I see. It seems like you're popular among your friends at school." Luca looked at the chocolate candy in her hands. Her child resembled Luke, so it was normal for him to already be popular among the girls at such a young age.

"But I don't like them. They keep following me, and I can't play with the others," said Tommy. He urged Luca, saying, "Ms, Luca, come on. Eat the candy and see if my love tastes sweet."

The kid had poured his affection for Luca into the candy, and Luca thought she would be wasting Tommy's effort if she did not eat it. Luca opened the wrapper and put the candy in her mouth. "It's sweet."

"Really? Love tastes like candy." Tommy was delighted. He smiled so happily that his eyes turned into adorable crescents.

"Yes, that's why Lizzie gave you the candy. Then Lizzie must be..." Luca teased him.

She was not afraid of exposing her kids to love matters. They were still young, after all.

Besides, it was not good for the kids if parents avoided talking about these things with them.

"Ms. Luca, what are you talking about?" Tommy interrupted Luca. "There's always snot hanging from Lizze's nose. It's ugly. I like pretty, gentle girls like Ms. Luca. And girls who are good at cooking."

Luca smiled and stroked the kid's head. It felt wonderful to be able to stay by her child's side and keep him company.

Yet, times like this would disappear anytime.

Downstairs.

Luke walked into the house with his briefcase. Rainie and Lanie, who were in the living room, saw him and surrounded him immediately. “Daddy, you're back."

Luke nodded. He was surprised to see that Tommy, the naughtiest child, was not with them. He asked the brother and sister, "Where's your younger brother?"

"Tommy's upstairs. He's asking Ms. Luca to help him with his homework," replied Rainie. They saw Luca tutoring Tommy and helping him with his homework when they finished their homework and left their rooms.

"Does he need tutoring?" Luke raised his brows. Although Tommy was not as hardworking and studious as Lanie was, Tommy was not a slow-witted child either. He was able to handle the difficulty of

the homework given.

"He's just playing dumb," Lanie explained to him.

"Playing dumb?" Luke raised his brows. He could not hold back his laughter at the thought of Tommy pretending to be dumb.

"Yes, Daddy," said Lanie. "Tommy came up with the idea of playing dumb. Besides, Daddy doesn't have time to tutor us. He thinks that if he does that, Ms. Luca can't bear to leave us anymore."

Luke listened to his son's explanation and shook his head helplessly.

Tommy was willing to play dumb to make Luca stay...

However, their mother was not dumb either. How could she not see through the trick at a glance?

Yet, Tommy still did such a thing.

"Then why are the two of you here?" Luke looked at the brother and sister.

"Ms. Luca isn't stupid, and we don't want to play dumb," said Lanie while trying to act cool. He told Luke what he was thinking about.

Luke's smile turned into a grin after he heard Lanie say that with contempt.

It was true. Luca was not stupid. How could she not know that Tommy was just playing dumb?

Tommy was so eager to make his mother stay, and that was why he came up with such a quirky idea.

"Well, Daddy, you'll have to play along with us later," said Lanie. Old Master Crawford had assigned the kids a mission when they were staying at Crawford Manor.

"What should I do?" Luke stared at his eldest son. He wanted to know what Lanie was up to.

Lanie was about to tell Luke his plan, but he saw Luca holding Tommy's hand and making her way down the stairs. Lanie had no choice but to say, "You'll know later."

Luke shot a glance at Luca and knew that this had something to do with Luca.

They had only been at Crawford Manor for a night. Why did they become so full of ideas after coming back here?

Luke reckoned that it must be Old Master Crawford who said something to them.

"Have you finished your homework?" Luke asked Tommy.

Tommy was pleased, and it was written all over his face. He smiled at Luke, "Of course. I finished my homework with Ms. Luca's help. Ms. Luca even helped me to check my homework. Daddy, all you have to do is to sign your name on the last page of my homework."

Luke shifted his gaze to Luca and said, "I'll leave it for you to sign next time."

"Mr. Crawford, you're the children's father. It'd be better if you sign it yourself. Besides, I'm not good at imitating your signature." Luca rejected. She thought that the teacher might have noticed that there was something wrong with the signature.

The teachers would probably have asked to meet the parents if it were not for the kids not knowing how to write something like that.

Lanie shook her head helplessly when he heard what Luca said.

Their father told them that there was a reason why their mother was behaving this way, and he asked them to be patient. He had to figure it out before they cleared the air between them.

However, Luke must feel upset too. Their mother was always trying to keep a distance between them.

Aunt Neile came out from the kitchen and reminded them, “Dinner's ready. Mr. Crawford. Would you like to have dinner now?”

"Let's eat,” said Luke as he shot a glance at his son. He would like to know what they wanted him to do later.

Aunt Neile nodded and served the dishes on the dining table.

Tommy was holding Luca's hand. He smiled and said, "Ms. Luca, come on. Let's eat." novelbin

Luca nodded and headed to the dining room together with them.

Aunt Neile prepared many dishes for dinner. Tommy could not wait to start eating when he saw them.

Lanie and Rainie exchanged glances with each other. Although they did not manage to tell their father about their plan, they believed in their father. He was smart, so they were sure he would be able to figure out what their plan was later.

Rainie spoke when they were having their dinner, "Daddy, are you available this weekend?"

"Why?" answered Luke. He knew the show that Lanie and Rainie mentioned was about to start.

"Last night, we were having dinner together with Great-grandpa. He told us he's not feeling comfortable these days. But Uncle Clement can't seem to find anything wrong with him. Mr. Griffin also said that Uncle Clement suggested that Great-grandpa should head to the hospital for a medical check-up. But Great-grandpa is stubborn and refuses to go. Daddy, why don't you bring Great-grandpa to the hospital for a check-up?" said Rainie.

Luca, who was sitting beside them, could not help but frown. Was Old Master Crawford feeling uncomfortable?

"I'll bring him there this weekend." Luke played along with Rainie.

"Daddy, Great-grandpa doesn't like going to the hospital. Can you find a better doctor to give him a diagnosis?" Lanie suddenly spoke.