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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2211-"Boss, are you really going to drink early in the morning?" Andy saw Marcos staring blankly at the glass of wine after he ended the call with Luke.

Marcos was not the kind of person who would drink alcohol no matter whether it was a working day or the holidays, not to mention day drinking.

Andy was worried about Marcos. After all, it must be hard for him to accept what had happened to his parents after finding out the truth. It was normal that he would behave oddly.

“Pour it out.” Marcos placed the wine glass back on the coffee table.

Marcos would not drink dirty wine, and he would not have sympathy for sinners. He poured this glass of wine only to confuse Matysh. Pleasing him and reminding him was also another way of tricking him.

"Okay." Andy picked up the wine glass and headed to the bathroom.

T Corporation.

After Luke answered Andy's call, he immediately made arrangements for his men to follow and eavesdrop on Matysh. He assigned a few more men to help. novelbin

It would not be difficult for him with Marcos helping him.

After Luke finished making arrangements, the expression on his face was stern and cold as ice. It made his employees think that he was unhappy with their reports when he had a meeting with them.

The managers asked for Jason's help after the meeting ended.

Jason knew why Luke was behaving like that. It was because of Luca...

Luke fell in love with Luca when he was in high school, and he was still madly in love with her today. Everything had yet to return to how it was before. Now that there was another man who was up to no good coming to look for Luca, it was no surprise that Luke would be in a bad mood.

"There's nothing wrong with the reports. Boss has something else in mind. Don't worry," Jason carried a pile of documents and left the meeting room after comforting them.

Jason had worked for Luke and stayed by his side longer than anyone in this meeting room. That was why he understood Luke more than the others.

Although the boss was in a bad mood today, he had gotten used to it.

Jason walked to the elevator hall, while Luke had already gotten into his private elevator and was heading upstairs.

Jason received a call from the office receptionist when he was about to go upstairs.

“Mr. Doyle, the second young master of the Mallory family is here, claiming that he came here to see Boss. But he didn't make an appointment with us..." the receptionist said as she reported to Jason. Jason had told them that Luke's schedule was full today and he would not see anyone who did not make an appointment in advance.

However, Pierre showed up at T Corporation's entrance. He brought two men who were in police uniforms, and there was another person who was in between the two officers. The receptionist even noticed that the man was cuffed.

Pierre Mallory?

Jason raised his brows, walked into the elevator, and said, "Boss isn't beside me now. Hold on a minute. Let me report to him."

"Thank you, Mr. Doyle. This is an exceptional case. Mr. Pierre even brought police officers with him.." The receptionist shot a glance at Pierre, who was standing not far away from her.

He looked impatient.

Those who had been living in A City for a few years would know that the second young master of the Mallory family was a bad-tempered and vindictive man. The people who had offended him would not be able to live their lives comfortably for the next ten years.

Those who offended Pierre had either run away from the city or apologized to him until Pierre thought they were worthy of being forgiven. Only then were they able to live their lives peacefully.

Hence, if Luke refused to see him, the receptionist was afraid that Pierre would put the blame on her. If that happened, she would not be able to survive in A City any longer.

Police officers?

There was a hint of mockery in Jason's eyes. What was Pierre up to?

How dare he pick this time to see their boss? He was in a bad mood. There was no doubt that Pierre was walking into the lion's den. If Luke agreed to meet him, it was certainly going to be a mess.

At the same time, Jason noticed that the receptionist's voice was trembling. He comforted her and said, "Don't worry. Everything will be fine. You're part of the company. Boss won't let anything happen to you."

Previously, a receptionist who quit their job told Jason about something that happened. That was when Jason knew that Luke was someone who had the power to turn the world upside down in A City.

Even though they were only receptionists, they would feel pressured to work for someone like him. At the same time, there were different kinds of people who came to find fault with Luke, so the

receptionists and security guards were the ones responsible for stopping those people outside the door.

Although these people were not as influential as Luke was, their social status was much higher than the receptionist working for Luke.

Hence, the receptionists would be worried that these people would look for them to take revenge after the trouble was settled.

Jason believed that the receptionist was worrying about the same thing too.

"Don't worry. Boss won't leave you alone. Don't let them in first." Jason comforted the receptionist. He knocked on Luke's office door after he came out of the elevator.

"Come in," Luke's voice came from inside the office.

His tone was still cold as usual...

Jason pushed the door open and stood at the door. He looked at the awful expression on Luke's face, and he thought that only Luca would be able to comfort this man.

Luke frowned and said, "Speak."

Jason came back to his senses and immediately reported, "Boss, the second young master of the Mallory family is downstairs. He wants to see you, and he brought police officers along with him. He's making a big deal out of it."

"Pierre?" The expression on Luke's face was as cold as ice. "Ask him to head to the lounge on the second floor."

"Okay." Jason knew what to do. It was just like how he did it last time.

Pierre was a scumbag. He would bite the hand that fed him when someone was kind to him.

That was why not giving him better hospitality could only make him realize that he would not be able to get any benefits from Luke.

"And ask someone to make tea for them. I need another half an hour to finish my work here. Entertain them for me first," said Luke. He was not planning to go downstairs now.

The smile on Jason's face disappeared.

Was Luke asking him to deal with Pierre and look at his sulky face?

Jason was not afraid that Pierre would seek revenge on him. After all, he was not someone who could be messed with. He also had his boss supporting him.

However, judging from Pierre's personality, he would throw a tantrum if he had to wait for Luke for half an hour. If Jason had to entertain Pierre for half an hour, he would rather read through 20 documents!

"Is there any problem?" Luke raised his brows and asked when Jason did not reply to him and remained silent.

"No, Boss. I'll do it now." Jason made his way out of the office and closed the door behind him.

It was not that he was unable to handle Pierre. He had his ways to deal with him too, but Pierre would definitely fly into a rage.

It was alright if Jason had to endure him.

The point was that Pierre's personality was truly annoying. Jason was rendered speechless when he imagined Pierre sitting in front of him. He would have to wear a smile on his face and deal with him.

Jason wondered if he had accidentally said anything wrong and offended his boss while he was on his way to the elevator. Otherwise, why was he assigned this task?

Jason ran into Tina when he was walking toward the elevator.

Tina took the initiative to ask him, "Mr. Doyle, what's with that look on your face? Did something happen?"

"Something's going to happen soon," Jason replied helplessly. How great it would be if he did not have to follow his boss' instructions.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2212-Tina could see how helpless Jason was, and she became more curious. “What did Boss assign you to do? Do you need my help?"

Of course, it would be great if someone could help him. However, it would be better for Tina not to come into contact with a man like Pierre. After all, a woman should not be getting too close with some street thug. She would be taken advantage of.

It was not that Jason looked down on Tina. It was just that he did not trust Pierre.

Jason shook his head and replied, "He's a difficult man. Let me deal with him. Anyway, there are a few documents on my desk that you need to take care of. Head to my office and take them. I'm going down.

I can't bring them to you."

"Okay, Mr. Doyle. I'm going now. You got this!" Tina made a cheer-up hand gesture to him, turned around, and headed to Jason's office.

Jason got into the elevator and came to the lobby on the first floor. He saw Pierre there. There were two police officers beside him, and there was a man with handcuffs standing in the middle of the two police officers.

Jason did not know who he was. That man could not be one of the senior managers who worked for Pierre's company.

Jason walked toward them as he put on a professional smile and greeted Pierre, "Nice to see you, Mr.

Pierre. I'm Mr. Crawford's assistant. This way, please."

Pierre shot a glance at Jason, who came to receive him. He sneered and glanced at the two police officers who were in their uniforms. He stood up and asked, "Where's your boss?"

"Boss is still busy with work. Let me lead you and the two police officers upstairs," replied Jason.

"Fine. Let's go up, then." Pierre's expression was puffed up with arrogance. It seemed like he brought the two police officers with him to look for trouble.

Jason helped them to press the elevator button. After the elevator arrived, they walked into the elevator. Jason pressed the second-floor button after the elevator doors closed.

"You're bringing me to the second floor again? Two police officers came with me today. Is this how T Corporation receives their guests?" Pierre frowned. He thought he would be treated with courtesy as it was Jason who came to receive him.

It turned out that it was all in his head.

"The lounges in our office are the same. We have other guests in the other lounges, and the second- floor lounge is all we're left with," replied Jason as he simply made up an excuse.

"Are there only a few lounges in T Corporation? So much for a well-known company in A City. That's all you have? If M Group knows that this is all your company has, I wonder what they would think about it?" Pierre took the chance and threw a nasty taunt at Jason.

Jason was rendered speechless by his childish behavior. He did not show any respect to him either. He took the chance to say, "I'm sorry, Mr. Pierre. The office has more than 20 lounges, but we have many guests today. Unfortunately, they're all full. We had no choice but to arrange for you to come to the lounge on the second floor. Plus, everyone in the office is busy now. You didn't make an appointment with us earlier. That's why you'll have to wait no matter what time you come."

Pierre's face turned gloomy as he replied, “I'm fine with that, but do you think the police officers can wait?”

The elevator arrived on the second floor. Jason walked out of the elevator first. He smiled and guided them out of the elevator. Then, he looked at the two police officers and said, "Sir, may I know what brings you here? Are there any cases in which you need our boss to cooperate with you?"

"No," one of the police officers replied.

Jason shot a glance at Pierre, then he looked at the police officers and asked, "Since you don't need Mr. Crawford's cooperation, then may I know why the two of you are here?"

Before the police officer could answer him, Pierre chimed in, "Your boss was the one who told me that I should inform him when I caught the culprit. I've brought him here now. Why? Isn't it right for him to interrogate this man?"

"It's the police's job to interrogate the suspects, not Mr. Crawford's. The two of you may leave if you have something else to do," replied Jason.

The two police officers exchanged glances with each other. They were informed to head to Pierre's company early in the morning today.

Then, they arrested the person Pierre identified as the suspect.

Previously, Pierre did not file a police report at the police station. Hence, when the police officers wanted to ask what exactly had happened, they were suddenly brought to T Corporation along with Pierre.

They had yet to figure out what was happening now.

"Why are you talking nonsense? Aren't you going to lead us the way?" Pierre glowered at him.

"Yes." Jason gave an indifferent smile as he led them to the lounge.

Jason could not be bothered that much. He was tied up with his work, but he had to finish his job since the police officers were here too. He said, "Please take a seat. I'll make some coffee for you."

"Hah, so this is how Luke Crawford treats his guests. T Corporation does make people reluctant to take a step in here after coming here once," Pierre sneered.

Jason paused for a moment and went out of the lounge, pretending that he did not hear what he said.

After all, the personality of a person decided what kind of courtesy he deserved. As for someone unlikable like Pierre, it was considered kind enough to let him stay in the second-floor lounge.

One of the police officers who looked older looked around him and glanced at the time. He could not help but ask, "Mr. Pierre, why did you ask us to bring the suspect here? We've got work to do, and we can't waste our time here."

Pierre glared at him and replied, "Am I the one who's wasting your time? You'll have to keep in mind that it's Luke Crawford who's wasting your time. The person with the handcuffs used to work for my company. I found out that he was the one who stole T Corporation's bidding document, and he pretended it was a document he made. He tried to set me up. Luke said that I have to bring the police officers and suspect here to give him an explanation after the suspect is caught. I know how the police do things. Do you think I brought the two of you and this man here for fun?"

The police officers exchanged glances with each other. They had never come across such a situation.

If Luke wanted to meet the suspect, he could head to the police station. After all, the case was related to T Corporation, and they would not put him in a difficult position or refuse to let him see the suspect.

The police officers followed Pierre here without knowing what happened. They were unable to just sit here when they still had tons of work to do in the police station.

Jason brought a few cups of coffee into the lounge. When he heard Pierre passing the buck to Luke, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Pierre, coffee's here."

"No, thank you. The company can't even afford to serve their guests premium coffee." Pierre looked at the cup of coffee disdainfully.

"Sir, have a taste of the coffee. I heard what Mr. Pierre said just now, but our boss told him to bring the suspect to the police. It was up to the police how they would deal with him. That's all," Jason clarified. Although Luke was wealthy and had high social status, he was usually kind to these law enforcement officials.

Luke followed the police's rules and regulations.

 

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2213-Pierre's expression remained the same. Even after Jason saw through his nonsense, he did not feel even the slightest bit of guilt. He turned to shout, “How can you believe him? I summoned you guys here as witnesses to prove that the bidding document incident has nothing to do with me. In fact, I'm a victim as well. As police, aren't you supposed to deal with such things?"

The officers did not utter a word.

Pierre added, "That guy, Luke, has been going to the Mallory family to give me a hard time. Now that I want to straighten things out with him face to face, he's nowhere to be seen?"

"Boss is still working," Jason stood aside and said. He thought to himself about how ruthless Pierre's tactics were and how much of a drama queen he was.

"How much longer will he take?" Pierre squinted his eyes with annoyance plastered on his face.

However, he did not pose a threat to Jason. A faint but polite smile could still be seen on Jason's face. "I'm not sure about that either as Mr. Crawford is fully-booked today, but he'll deal with the tasks at hand as soon as possible. He'll then come down here to listen to your explanation."

"Hmph." Pierre crossed his legs and glared at the man being held by the police.

He had spent a lot of money to get this man to agree to take the blame.

Jason sat down on an armchair and looked at the handcuffed man as he asked with great interest. "Mr. Pierre, what position does this person hold in your company?"

Pierre rolled his eyes and took out a cigarette from his pocket while fumbling for a lighter. "It's none of your business."

"I'm just curious. Besides, he doesn't look like one of the executives in your company..." Jason said thoughtfully while giving that man another look. novelbin

The man who was being looked at lowered his head out of guilt.

He was just a mere employee who got bribed by Pierre to become a scapegoat.

He was short of money, so he did not think twice when he agreed. However, he now realized that not only did he have to face the police's interrogation but also Luke and others.

Just by looking at the assistant in front of him, he could tell that he was not to be trifled with.

Pierre searched everywhere, yet he could not find a lighter. As if he did not hear a word Jason said, he sat up and asked the two police officers, "Do you have a lighter?"

The two police officers shook their heads simultaneously.

Pierre would not ask Jason for a lighter, so he put the cigarette back and looked at his phone screen.

Jason noticed that he did not say anything, so he continued to stare at the handcuffed man and asked, "What's your name?"

"A-Archie Abbott," the man stuttered. Even though Jason had asked him the question with a smile, his aura was rather imposing. Archie felt like he would not be able to handle it if Jason asked more questions.

"Mr. Abbott, what position do you hold in Mr. Pierre's company?" Jason continued to ask.

Archie bit his lip without answering. Instead, he looked at Pierre.

Pierre had not explained to him what he should do beforehand, so he was not clear on what to say and what not to say.

Pierre met his gaze and raised his eyebrows. "What are you looking at? Just answer his questions. Sooner or later, the police will ask you the same things anyway. Since someone's curious, just answer."

Archie nodded and looked at Jason as he replied, "I work in the planning department..."

Jason nodded and had no intention of inquiring further.

Archie let out a sigh of relief. It was a good thing that Jason did not ask any further, but he could not help but be a little worried.

Jason was only an assistant, yet holding a conversation with him was already so stressful.

Luke was well-known to be grim. How was he going to mask his guilt and fear when facing Luke's interrogation later?

Silence filled the reception room, and after 20 minutes, Pierre asked impatiently, "What is Luke putting on airs for? Is he coming or not?"

"Mr. Pierre, wait a moment. I'll check with my boss. If he can't make it, then I'll have you come over some other time." Jason stood up.

"Some other time?" Pierre was grim-faced. He had waited there for more than 20 minutes. Not only did Luke not show up, but he had to come over again?

"Let me check for you," said Jason while ignoring Pierre's anger.

At that moment, the police officers stood up and looked at Pierre. "Mr. Pierre, we can't stay for long as we have matters to take care of in the police station as well. If you have things to deal with, you can go to the police station to do them. We're on standby 24 hours a day."

Pierre was furious. Just as he was about to burst into a rage, the door of the reception room was pushed open.

The few of them looked toward the door.

Jason breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Luke walk in. He knew that facing Pierre alone would not be easy.

"Boss!" Jason's voice was resounding. Then, he explained the current situation to Luke, "Mr. Pierre brought two policemen over. He said that he wanted to explain to you about the theft of the bidding document."

Luke nodded slightly with a cold expression. He did not even look at Pierre but at the two police officers and lastly, he looked at Archie. "I only have five minutes to spare."

Pierre snorted and turned to look at Archie. "Say it. Why did you steal T Corporation's bidding document?"

Archie trembled and said, “I actually didn't know it was T Corporation's bidding document..."

“You didn't know?" Pierre echoed his words.

"After the manager assigned tasks, I was put in charge of the bidding document. But I have little experience, so I thought that buying a copy online would do. However, I couldn't find a suitable one, so I offered a reward. Someone then came to me with that bidding document. After paying, I got it," Archie uttered the words Pierre had told him to say in a panic.

Luke's gaze was terrifying.

After he finished, Luke still did not say a word. Archie spoke again, "There was no title that indicated it was T Corporation's bidding document. It was empty. After purchasing it, all I had to do was fill in my company's name to use it. I didn't expect the manager to actually submit my bidding document, then submit it to M Group.."

"The person who sold the bidding document to you, who was it?" asked Luke.

Archie shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. The transaction was done online. That person gave me a QR code, and I scanned it to make the payment. It cost me almost 2,000 dollars.."

"Do you still have their contact information?" Luke continued to ask without exposing him.

The person in front of him was not very well-dressed. He did not look like he would have 2,000 dollars to spare to buy a bidding document.

If Pierre's company actually got M Group's project, a chunk of the company bonus would fall into his hands. However, the chances of getting the project were low, so there was no way that this wishy- washy man would risk spending 2,000 dollars for Pierre's company.

 

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2214-Luke saw through him, yet he did not say a word.

The police officers were here, and there was no way Pierre would admit it. Hence, he went along with Archie and continued to ask questions.

Archie shook his head and lowered his gaze out of guilt. “I don't have the other party's contact information. I didn't know that the bidding document was from T Corporation..."

Luke did not ask any further. He stood up and said to the police, "Please get to the bottom of this."

"Got it. We know what to do. We'll take the man back first." The two police officers stood up at the same time when they heard Luke's orders. They grabbed Archie to get him to stand up.

Compared to Pierre, Luke's attitude made the police officers feel much more at ease.

Archie was taken away and when he left the lounge. He looked back at Pierre with eyes full of pleas for help.

Although Pierre had given him some pointers on how to lower the charges as much as possible, T Corporation may still file a lawsuit against him.

Pierre had promised that he would hire the best lawyer for him if he got sued.

After Archie was taken away, Luke said to Jason, "See them out."

"Yes, Boss. Mr. Pierre, after you." Jason stepped forward and looked at Pierre with the same smile as before.

Pierre grunted as he had intended to take this opportunity to taunt Luke and see if he could blackmail him. However, he did not expect the police officers to leave so quickly. He did not even get the chance

to bring into play the lines he had prepared.

Luke stood there while staring deeply at Pierre's back as he walked away.

If he did not have more important things to deal with, Pierre would not have it this easy.

Since Percy had turned against Pierre too, it would be much easier to deal with him from now on.

"Come back up after making sure he's left," Luke turned around to leave the lounge after giving instructions.

Jason followed Luke's orders and walked behind Pierre into the elevator.

"What? Did Luke send you to protect me?" The grim smile on Pierre's face made Jason shake his head.

"Nothing like that. It's just that you're a guest, so Boss asked me to see you out." Jason had twisted Luke's words to make them more pleasing to the ears.

Pierre rolled his eyes. He only somewhat knew about Jason's situation, so he asked, “I can see that you're quite laid-back. Has your ex-wife not been giving you a hard time recently?"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Pierre, but private matters like these shouldn't be brought up at the company." Jason's expression remained unchanged.

Pierre's lips curled upward as he said thoughtfully, "I can see that you're relaxed, but it's just the calm before the storm. Savor this moment of peace."

After listening to his words, Jason lowered his head and frowned.

What did Pierre mean by this?

It did not take long for the elevator to reach the first floor, and when the door opened, Pierre walked out without caring whether Jason would follow behind him.

At the same time, he bumped into Luca who had just entered.

Luca came downstairs because Amur had come over to hand her some data.

She realized that she was missing a file while doing the experiment, and she recalled that she left it at Amur's apartment before she was forced to move out.

Thus, she called Amur to find the data and send it to her.

After getting the data and making small talk with Amur, she returned to the company and bumped into Pierre.

Pierre looked at Luca, and his face turned gloomy as he recalled the incident at the mansion where she stopped them from taking Nina away.

Nina was almost in his hands, but because of this woman, his plans were always ruined!

"Now, isn't this the canary that Luke has been holding captive?" Pierre walked up to her and deliberately amplified his voice so that other people could hear.

Luca rolled her eyes and ignored him.

Arguing with someone like Pierre would only make herself angry. Plus, she could not do anything in front of this many people.

"Don't leave." Pierre stopped her with one hand, he squinted and looked her up and down with a dirty look.

"Mr. Pierre, do you need a ride from the security?" Luca held the document in her hands, not wanting to pay any attention to Pierre.

"Huh, after getting together with a hotshot like Luke, you fear nothing and no one? You can even summon T Corporation's security? How impressive, Luca," Pierre mocked her with no intention of moving aside.

Luca held the document in one hand and tried to slap Pierre with the other.

She was not afraid of his revenge anyway.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I'm assuming from your stance that you want to fight me? The two police officers just left not long ago. I can make them turn back if you want to go with them," Pierre said arrogantly, his loud voice already catching several people's attention.

Although everyone at T Corporation already knew about Luca and Luke, who would refuse more gossip and drama?

Luca glanced at the front desk.

The two receptionists were looking at her, but the moment their eyes met with Luca's, they instantly lowered their gaze. They dared not to look at her again.

Luca had no heart to argue with Pierre here. Instead, she was worried about Luke. Why did the police come to find him?

However, there was no way she would show her worries in front of Pierre.

Showing her worries in front of him would mean exposing her weaknesses.

Just as Luca was thinking of ways to get rid of Pierre's pestering, she saw Jason come over. Jason said, “Mr. Pierre, the exit is over there. This way, please."

Pierre looked at him with a sinister expression, and at the same time, the security guards at the main entrance were already making their way over.

"The hospitality at T Corporation is pretty good. Jason, you'll regret working with Luke in the future." After saying those harsh words to Jason, he leaned toward Luca and whispered to her, "Do you think you can protect Nina by yourself? How naive. At the end of the day, the women I want will be mine."

"Mr. Pierre, you're being ridiculous. Are you not afraid that others will laugh at you for falling for your sister-in-law? How shameless..." After Luca mocked him, she turned a corner and walked toward the elevator entrance.

At that moment, the security guards had already walked up beside Pierre.

Jason ordered, "Both of you, send Mr. Pierre off."

"Yes, Mr. Doyle. This way please, Mr. Mallory," said the security guards.

Pierre snorted and walked toward the exit.

He knew that if he refused to leave, Luke would have the security guards carry him out.

Pierre would never allow such a thing to happen as he had to protect his pride from being ruined by these people.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2215-After Luca walked into the elevator, she did not close the doors right away.

Jason was going to enter later, so she pressed the elevator button and waited for him to come in.

“Thank you," Jason thanked her politely when he saw Luca waiting for him.

“You're welcome. Are you going back to the office, Mr. Doyle?" Luca asked after pressing the elevator button to her floor.

“Yes." Jason nodded and examined Luca. She was calm when facing Pierre earlier, but a noticeable difference in emotion could be seen in her eyes now.

“Alright." Luca helped him press the button to his floor.

“Thank you." After Jason thanked her, he could not help but ask, “Dr. Craw, is there something you want to ask me?"

Since there were so many elevators, there was no need for Luca to wait for him.

Since she waited for him to enter the same elevator as her, there must be something she wanted to ask. Hence, Jason took the initiative to see what he can help her with.

“Yes, Pierre mentioned the police just now. What's that about?" Luca looked at Jason and asked without hesitation.

“Oh, that? It's about the bidding document incident, Mr. Pierre said he's caught the person who stole it, so he had the police come over to prove his innocence to the boss," said Jason.

Luca frowned.

Pierre was definitely involved in the bidding document incident, and Luke would not be fooled so easily. Finding someone to take his place was understandable, but he did it so ostentatiously. Was he not afraid that someone would find out and expose him?

Moreover, T Corporation had yet to announce the theft of the bidding document. It seemed like no investigations were taking place either...

Perhaps Luke was investigating secretly, but he could not find anything yet, so he did not announce it to the public.

If Luke knew that she was the culprit, would he still hug her so intimately as he did before this?

Luca's silence made Jason think she was worried about Luke, so he said, “Dr. Craw, the boss will handle this matter, so you don't have to worry about it."

“By the way, what were you doing downstairs?" Jason continued the conversation by asking. It was not lunch break, so the employees would usually not go out of the company at this time. However, it seemed like Luca was returning from outside just now.

"There was a document I left in my old apartment, so I asked my brother to bring it to me." Luca held up the bag in her hand and pointed to it.

"I see." Jason nodded as the elevator reached the laboratory floor just in time.

With the document in hand, Luca smiled at him and left to go back to the lab to continue with the experiments, whereas Jason continued to ride the elevator upstairs.

After walking out of the elevator, Jason did not return to his office straight away but walked up to the door of Luke's office.

The door was not shut, and Luke was sitting in his office chair.

Jason knocked on the door.

"Come in." Luke stared at fluctuations of the stock market displayed on the computer screen without raising his head.

He had acquired Hampton, and the stock price had started to rise today. Hence, he was keeping an eye on the fluctuations, lest the company be taken over by someone else.

"What is it?" asked Luke.

Jason cleared his throat and replied, "Boss, Pierre ran into Dr. Craw when he was about to leave the building, and he... taunted Dr. Craw with appalling insults..."

Luke's face fell when he heard Jason's words. Pierre had once again rubbed him up the wrong way.

"Does he have a death wish?" His voice got even deeper.

Jason nodded in agreement. If Pierre dared to taunt Luca in front of so many people, he was basically asking for it.

The lesson he was taught before did not seem to be enough.

"Boss, do we need to deal with him?" Jason asked. Although Pierre had gotten stronger within these three years, to Luke, messing with him was like taking candy from a baby.

It was just that all this while, Luke had never made a move for Percy's sake.

"He won't be so smug for long. What's more important now is Matysh," said Luke. novelbin

Jason nodded to show that he understood. They had too many enemies at the moment. Dealing with them all at once was risky. Besides, the enemy of one's enemy was their friend.

Luke did not deal with them to not cause even more trouble for himself, and he could not be bothered to spend unnecessary effort on tasks that did not require much effort at all.

"Boss, I'll go and continue my work, then," said Jason as he exited the office. Just as he was about to close the door, he recalled Luca's matter. Hence, he said, "Boss, there's still one more thing I haven't reported to you."

Luke looked up at him, signaling him to speak.

Jason said, "Dr. Craw looked anxious when she found out Pierre brought the police here to find you. She was worried that something might've happened to you."

Luke's mood was instantly lifted.

She may seem tough on the inside, but she was actually a soft-hearted woman. She clearly still cared about him, yet she acted like she did not. How confusing...

However, Luke knew that she was acting difficult because she was being forced to.

All would be fine in the future.

Although Luke did not say a word, Jason could tell that he felt much better now because he knew that Luca cared for him.

Without saying anything else, Jason closed the door and returned to his office.

It was the evening.

Luca finished her experiment smoothly with the assistance of the previous data. If they maintained this progress, the drug would soon be able to enter the market.

All her fellow researchers could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. One of them even suggested getting together for dinner.

Everyone else agreed, then they looked toward Luca.

The researcher who brought it up asked, “Dr. Craw, why don't you join us?"

“No, thank you. You all have fun. I need to go home." Luca declined their invitation and shook her head.

She was not very good at socializing with strangers. Plus, she was their senior, so agreeing to go with them would only make them uncomfortable.

Luca was self-aware, and she wanted to spend more time with the children while she could.

The researchers did not insist after she said no.

Luca said, "I'll be going home now."

"Okay, Dr. Craw," said the researchers.

Luca walked out of the office with the experiment data in her hands.

A researcher in the laboratory could not help but say, "Have you all ever noticed that Dr. Craw has never participated in any team-building activities? We've been working with her for so long, yet we have never had a single meal with her.."

"You just don't know anything, do you?" Another researcher smiled mysteriously.

"Know what? Tell me!" The rest looked at him, and even Rhett was intrigued by his words.

 

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2216-"Doesn't Dr. Craw share that sort of relationship with Mr. Crawford? She's busy going on dates with Mr. Crawford after work. Why would she attend gatherings with us?" said the researcher.

As soon as Rhett heard that they were gossiping about this, he instantly lost interest and walked out of the laboratory.

Several researchers were too engrossed in the gossip to notice Rhett's behavior.

"I've heard about this, but Dr. Craw seems to be quite nice. She's not harsh on us and is a very capable person." Another researcher could not help but speak for Luca.

"You're not wrong, but one's love life is a different story. I personally think that this isn't relevant. There's no issue if both of them love each other, but..."

The person speaking paused for a moment and glanced at the door before continuing, "You mustn't forget that Mr. Crawford has a wife. They've been married for many years and even have three children together, so Dr. Craw is."

He did not go on, but everyone understood what he meant.

They did not say it explicitly because one, Luca was their boss. Two, they were at T Corporation. If they were caught bad-mouthing their boss, they could lose their jobs, so they did not dare mention it anymore.

Luca was not aware of the conversation in the laboratory.

She did not greet Luke after leaving T Corporation and drove straight back. Besides, it did not matter whether she greeted him or not, since they would end up meeting at the mansion anyway.

Luca recalled the hug this morning, and her face was flushed. Her skin was hot to the touch, higher than the temperature in the car.

"What's happening." Luca muttered, forcing herself to snap out of it and not think about what had happened during the day.

There was not much traffic today as it was probably due to the snowstorm warning. Hence, many people chose to take public transport.

If not for the fact that the closest subway stations from the mansion were all located half a mile away and that she had to walk, she would have chosen to take the public transport too as it was much more convenient.

Luca drove carefully while keeping an eye on the road. Suddenly, she noticed something unusual.

A black sedan seemed to have been following behind her for some distance.

Luca pursed her lips. The road in front of her was clear and unobstructed, so she slammed on the accelerator and sped up the car.

The black sedan behind her also sped up and maintained a close distance from her.

Luca could confirm that the car was catching up to her. The car had been keeping a certain distance from her car with no intention of overtaking her, so she wanted to see what the other party intended to do.

In the black sedan.

Matysh watched the car in front of him and frowned as he asked in displeasure, “Why aren't you overtaking the car?"

The driver barely understood Matysh's awful pronunciation. He explained, "It's not a good time. The road is slippery. If I overtake her, it'll not only put us in danger but the woman in front of us too."

Matysh stared at the car ahead. The woman sitting inside the car was the woman he had been thinking about day and night. The fact that he could not get his hands on her and could only watch her made him upset.

"So, I can't get her today?"

The driver nodded. "Mr. Matysh, our boss has given us orders. We'll try our best to help you get that woman, so there's no need to be in a rush. We have a saying here, a watched pot never boils."

"I can't wait any longer." Matysh narrowed his eyes. Even if he had yet to acquire her, he could already imagine the taste of ecstasy at the thought of Luca's beautiful face and amazing figure.

He had seen countless women, yet none of them had made him this eager before.

The driver acted as if he had not heard him. Besides, the timing was not right. For their safety, they had to act with caution even if that meant disgruntling Matysh.

Moreover, this woman was acquainted with Luke. They dared not abduct her recklessly, lest they failed and got themselves exposed.

Matysh's eyes were bloodshot as the driver did not respond. "I told you to go after her, stop her car, tie her up, and bring her to me. Did you hear me?"

"Mr. Matysh, that's a risky request. I have the right to refuse." The driver could not pretend to not hear him this time.

"How dare you refuse my request?" Matysh looked at him in disbelief.

Back in Russia, no one dared to refuse his request, but someone dared to do so here. He squinted and clenched his fists. "I want to talk to your boss."

"Talk to him, then. This was the boss' orders anyway. We have to act with caution." The driver did not care about Matysh's anger at all. He had stuck around his boss for a long time. What kind of bloody scene had he not seen before?

Matysh was just a mere Russian man with his fists clenched. He had yet to feel afraid.

Matysh noticed that the driver was still calm and not afraid of him. He was furious, but he had no choice.

He was unfamiliar with the place and had paid to hire them...

Marcos cannot be trusted either.

Matysh bit his lip. He had hired the organization that was considered to be the most powerful in A City's underworld. It was said that the one who spent money was the boss, yet, he, the boss, could only watch the car in front of him drive into a neighborhood.

“This is where the woman lives," said the driver as he pulled up on the roadside.

“Here? Follow her in. I need to know which house she lives in." Matysh started gesturing.

"Do you think you can enter this place as you wish?" The driver had a mocking smile on his face as he explained, "This is the most high-end neighborhood in A City. Without the consent of the owners, there's no way outsiders are allowed to enter. Whether it be the entrance or the garage, there are security guards here 24 hours a day. They can stop a fly from entering, let alone people. The people who live here are all business celebrities and stars. I don't know anyone here, so don't waste your time."

Even if his boss knew a few celebrities, there was no guarantee that he could enter, so how could a mere driver like him get in?

"Only the owners can go in, right? I'll buy a house right now. Take me to the real estate agency," Matysh said boldly.

The driver looked at Matysh in bewilderment as if he was looking at a madman...

He was willing to buy property here for a woman?

One would need at least a hundred million dollars to afford a mansion here. Even a single-room house would cost ten million.

"What are you waiting for? I want to buy property here and not be obstructed." Matysh's face took on a ghastly expression as he was very dissatisfied with his service.

"Mr. Matysh, there are no vacant properties here. Moreover, a foreigner would need to go through procedures and wait for the government's approval to buy a house here." the driver said resignedly.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2217-Matysh's brows furrowed out of impatience after listening to the driver's explanation.

It was too long-winded and troublesome. How could he get Luca fast with that kind of progress?

The driver noticed that he looked upset as he did not say a word. He knew that Matysh's anger had not calmed down, but there was nothing he could do anyway.

The neighborhood in front of him was an A-list neighborhood, and a lot of effort had been put into its security system. They would get caught if they were to break in. He was not that foolish.

“Mr. Matysh, let's go back first. Usually, the woman would not come out again after returning home," said the driver.

Matysh stared at him fiercely. "If you knew that she wouldn't come out after going in, why didn't you stop her?"

"For the sake of your life and hers. As I've said before, if you want to get the woman in one piece, be patient. We need a detailed plan to do so.

Luca let out a sigh of relief after driving into the neighborhood.

Those people would not be able to follow her after she entered, so her tense nerves instantly relaxed.

She was not afraid of anything, but her driving skills were not great. If the other party were to stop her abruptly, she would have no way to fight back. Not to mention, the road was slippery, so there would be a high risk of danger.

Luca returned to the mansion, parked the car, and walked into the house.

Coincidentally, Nina came out of the kitchen too. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Luca come back. Nina stood there for a while as she looked her up and down.

"Is there something on my face?" Luca took off her coat. She was uncomfortable being stared at, so she subconsciously wiped her face with the back of her hand.

"No." Nina shook her head while her gaze was still locked on her face. "Luca, you look pale. Are you not feeling well?"

Luca shook her head. Nina did not pay much attention to these matters, so she could not tell Nina that she was being followed earlier.

Plus, she did not know whether it was Matysh or Pierre's people...

If it was Matysh who was after her, Nina would not be involved. But if it was Pierre, Nina would be worried and feel guilty if she found out.

“But you look so pale. If you're not sick, did you encounter something on your way back?" Nina continued to ask out of concern as she knew that the Mallory family would not stop there.

Although Old Master Crawford had already explained that he would protect her, if the Mallory family were to take revenge, they might lay a finger on Luca when she was least expecting it.

Nina was not willing to see Luca get hurt because of her.

"No, it's just too cold outside." Luca shook her head and forced a smile to keep her from worrying.

Nina saw that she refused to say anything and decided not to continue pestering her about it. "I'll pour you a glass of warm water to warm up your body."

"Thank you," Luca thanked her as she did need a glass of water to calm herself down. Besides, the kids knew how to read people's faces. If they saw her in her current state, they would be worried.

She walked into the living room to see the three kids doing their homework.

After hearing footsteps, the three children turned around to see that it was her. They all greeted, "Ms. Luca, you're back!"

"Yes, are you all doing your homework? Good job." Luca did not come too close in order to not let the kids notice her pale complexion.

"Yup." Tommy nodded and turned to continue doing his homework.

Rainie examined Luca's face and noticed her pale complexion. "Ms. Luca, are you okay?"

"I'm okay. It's just a little cold outside, and I didn't wear enough today. Hurry up and finish your homework," Luca coaxed the child.

Rainie nodded.

Before Luca walked into the kitchen, Nina brought a warm cup of water for her. "Quick, drink some warm water to warm up."

"Thank you." Luca took a sip of hot tea. Her body warmed up, and she calmed herself down.

"Is there really nothing wrong?" Nina whispered.

Luca shook her head and looked back at the children.

Rainie looked at her worriedly...

"I'm fine, Nina. Can you watch the children? I need to go upstairs and carry out some experiments," said Luca as she used experiments as an excuse to avoid having them worry about her.

"Okay.." Nina agreed. She watched her walk upstairs until she disappeared from her sight and sat down on the couch. novelbin

Rainie looked up at Nina. "Ms. Nina, is Ms. Luca okay?"

"She was just too cold. Don't think too much about it." Nina smiled and patted her head. "Finish your homework. She'll come down when you're done."

Rainie shook her head. "Let's not have her come down. She seems to be in bad shape. Ms. Nina, you can help us check our homework instead?"

Tommy looked up at Rainie and tried to recall how Luca looked just now. Was it that bad?

Why did he not notice?

Nina saw the curiosity in the child's eyes and gently patted his shoulder. "Come on, finish your homework. You don't want me to point out your mistakes later, do you?"

“Ms. Nina, you're not going to find my mistakes." Tommy stuck out his tongue at her and continued doing his homework.

Upstairs.

Luca sat in the study, staring at the samples in a daze.

Should she tell Luke what she encountered just now?

It would be better if she did...

After Luke came back from his business trip, he seemed like a completely different person. Luca had a feeling that she would be entangled with Luke if she did not leave here one day.

Therefore, she still had to tell him what happened.

Besides, he had a lot of connections. If something were to happen in the future, it would be easier to deal with if he was aware of it.

The moment Luca made up her mind, she frowned again.

Luke seemed like he cared a lot about her.

If he knew about this, would he be overly worried?

She did not want to see Luke worry because of her.

Luca had been sitting in her study. She said she was going to do experiments, but she had not been doing anything.

Only after Aunt Neile knocked on her door to inform her that dinner was ready did she come back to her senses and stand up to open the door.

"Aunt Neile, is Mr. Crawford back?" she asked as she walked out of her study.

"Mr. Crawford is back. He said that he'd be back for dinner today, so he's having dinner right now," explained Aunt Neile.

"Oh, okay.." Luca hesitated for an hour, yet she had not made up her mind. Hence, she decided to wait until after dinner.

After heading downstairs with Aunt Neile, she saw that the kids and Nina were no longer in the living room. She guessed that they were all in the dining room.

Luca walked into the dining room, and as expected, everyone was already seated there.

"Ms. Craw, have a seat. I'll bring out the dishes," said Aunt Neile.

Luca nodded. The only empty seat left at the table was next to Luke, so she went over and sat down.

Tommy was the only one who was noisy at the dinner table.

"Ms. Luca, what were you doing just now?" The moment Luca sat down, Tommy grabbed her sleeve and asked while pouting.

"I was doing experiments. What's wrong?" Luca could feel that Luke was looking at her, so she looked down to divert her attention.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2218-Tommy's eyes were wide as he tilted his head sideways and stared at her for a long while before mumbling, “It's cold outside, Ms. Luca. You should dress more warmly before you head to work."

"Alright." Luca felt warm and fuzzy inside when she saw how her son was concerned about her. The corners of her lips curled into a bright smile as she ruffled his hair.

The fear she had felt before this was slowly fading away now that she had been ruminating over this for about an hour. She was no longer in the state she was when she returned.

Now, the most important thing to do was find out if her stalker was one of Pierre or Matysh's men.

Luke did not say anything as he observed their interactions. Lanie and Rainie had pulled him aside when he returned and told him how Luca had been acting oddly when she returned.

The children and Nina were still present, which made it unsuitable for him to get a better idea of what was happening. Thus, he was in no rush to do so.

Aunt Neile brought the food over to the table.

The three adults and children finished their meal.

After that was the time for the children to watch TV.

Naturally, the responsibility of checking each child's homework fell on Luke now that he had returned. Luca chose to go upstairs after watching Luke sit in the living room and check each child's homework.

"The fruit platter is ready, Luca. Do you want some?" Nina asked as she helped Aunt Neile bring out a plate of fruit.

"It's alright. You guys can enjoy it," Luca said as she walked upstairs. She wanted to experiment.

A thoughtful look appeared in Nina's eyes as she watched Luca walk off. She turned to look at Luke and saw that he was just about to walk upstairs after finishing checking each child's homework.

In a low voice, she said to him, "Luca wasn't in the best state when she returned."

"I know," Luke said calmly as he glanced upstairs.

Nina frowned. From the tone of his voice, those who were not in the know would have thought that he and Luca were strangers.

However, last night, she had watched as he entered Luca's room immediately after returning home.

"Is it Pierre Mallory?" Nina asked.

"No." Luke knew what she was worried about. He usually refused to answer such questions and only did so this time because Nina was Percy's fiancee.

“Then..." Nina frowned. Who else would frighten Luca so much other than Pierre?

She immediately corrected herself. No, Luca was not frightened. She was just distracted.

Who was it?

Who else had a grudge against Luca?

“Don't get involved in this," Luke said. To him, Nina was a powerless woman who still needed Percy's protection because she could not even face the Mallory family herself.

If she got into Luca's mess now, she would not even be able to protect herself.

Nina had had similar experiences in the past, which meant that she should not get involved no matter what.

“What do you mean by that?!" Nina protested, her jaw clenching when she noticed how Luke seemed to think she was in the way.

“You'll be helping Luca by not getting involved," Luke said as he continued walking upstairs. It was something that even a child could understand, but Nina could not.

If Nina got involved, there was no doubt Matysh would use the fact that Nina was Luca's Achilles heel to force her into submission.

Such incidents had happened in the past, and Luke did not want to go to the trouble of having to save Nina.

The way he spoke helped Nina immediately understand what was going on. Hurrying forth, she caught up to him and said, “I'm just worried about Luca. Friends should be concerned about one another. I don't blame you for failing to understand me, but you shouldn't stop me."

Luke paused and frowned as he looked at her.

Had Percy protected her so well that she had begun thinking she could protect others?

“Keep worrying about the Mallory family's issues. Ignore Luca's problems," Luke repeated. It was good that Nina was concerned about Luca, but there was also no denying there were issues that she could not take care of.

On the contrary, he could now understand why Luca had such agility after confirming that she had previously been captured by men from the Island of Despair.

Most people would be no match for her after she went through her training at the Island of Despair.

However, what he was most worried about was that Mathys would go to all ends and use despicable methods to attack her. He might send out even more men after her.

So what if Luca was so physically agile that she could fight 10 people on her own? Luke was most worried that she would not be able to anticipate backstabbers.

If Luca were to fall into Mathys' hands, there was no way he would be like Pierre, who had captured Luca because he wanted information in exchange.

Mathys had always wanted Luca.

Nina's brows furrowed together when she heard Luke mention the Mallory family.

He was right. Her biggest problem now was the Mallory family.

If she wanted to remain with Percy, she would have to face the Mallory family. Although there were signs of the news dying down now, there was still no way they would agree to their relationship.

They had never agreed to their relationship in the first place, so what were the chances they would agree after the media published such a story?

Nina pouted as she walked upstairs.

Then, she walked toward the guest room as Luke watched her.

Luke's mind was fully consumed with thoughts about Luca, and he had no plans to say anything else although Nina was Luca's best friend.

After all, Nina was Percy's girl. She had someone to protect her, and there was no need for an outsider to worry about her.

Luke first knocked on Luca's bedroom door and guessed that she was conducting an experiment in the study when no one answered.

Thus, he walked to the study and knocked on the door.

"Nina?" Luca asked from inside the study. novelbin

“It's me," Luke replied.

Luca was stunned. She placed the test tubes on their corresponding racks before walking over to open the door. "Can I help you, Mr. Crawford?"

Luke took the chance to walk into the study and close the door.

The mansion might be his, but the study was Luca's to use because she had moved in earlier.

He had no objection to that as well. After all, there was no fixed rule that office work must be done in a study. However, Luca's situation was different. She needed a dedicated space to conduct her experiments.

He rarely entered this room.

He took a look around the study. Lab equipment of all sizes was placed here, and it conjured up memories of the lab Luca had previously rented.

The equipment here was not compatible for conducting experiments on the fungus she was infected with before, which was why she rented another lab to conduct her experiments.

What experiment was she conducting now?

"What happened today?" Luke did not ask her about her experiments because that was not a field that he belonged to.

"I was stalked while on my way home from work," Luca replied.

"Did they attack you?" Luke asked as he glanced up and down Luca's body. She seemed fine and uninjured.

However, he did not trust what met his eyes after what had happened in the past.

Luca had seemed perfectly fine in the past when in reality, there were two large, infected knife wounds on her waist.

Even so, she managed to act as if nothing had happened to her.

"They didn't attack me. All they did was follow my car from a distance." Luca shook her head as she began describing what had happened.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2219-“Did you get a clear look at his face?" Luke asked. Luca might have managed to get a clear look at his face if the car had been close.

After all, those who had undergone training at the Island of Despair were no ordinary people.

Luca might be a woman, but the people on the Island of Despair would have needed to put in the effort to train Luca.

"No. They were close but still distant enough that I could not get a good look. It looks like they've received professional training," Luca said as she shook her head. After confirming that she was indeed being stalked, she slowed down her car to try and get a better look at who was driving the car.

However, they were on high alert and had immediately slowed down their car as well when she did so.

Thus, the distance between the two cars never changed.

That alone was enough for Luca to confirm that they had received professional training. After all, it was extremely difficult to ensure that a certain distance remained between them.

At the very least, they would need to be good at driving and predicting what the driver in front of them was going to do.

"Starting tomorrow, you'll commute to and from work in the car with me." Luke immediately knew that Mathys had hired someone else to work for him after hearing her story.

However, the men who had been eavesdropping on Mathys had not heard him placing any calls that seemed out of place.

Thus, it meant that the party had been contacted before Mathys arrived in A City.

"That's quite inconvenient, Mr. Crawford..." Luca said as she shook her head. They might be able to leave for work together, but what about when they left work?

It was extremely difficult for them to get off work together.

"My experiments are going to become even more time-consuming, and I might have to work until midnight. Aunt Neile will have to get off work late if no adults are at home, and that's not ideal." Luca said. After all, Aunt Neile had children of her own.

Luke gazed at her for a long while before saying, "Alright."

His work hours were irregular, and he sometimes left work late too. The children would probably protest if he made Luca stay in the office with him until such late hours.

Thinking he had complied, Luca was just about to heave a sigh of relief when he said, "I'll arrange for you to have a chauffeur."

"It's alright, Mr. Crawford..." Luca said as she frowned. There was no doubt they would bump into people who worked at their building if they arrived and left work together.

However, if he got her a chauffeur, she would always be dropped off at the main entrance.

She would also bump into people there.

She was just a research professor, but she had a chauffeur.

When Luca imagined what things would look like, she knew it would cause more rumors to spread in T Corporation.

All she wanted to do was keep a low profile.

Luke knew she was against it, but he was not going to let her have her way this time. After all, her safety was even more important.

"The roads now are all frozen. How long has it been since you started driving again? Do you think your driving skills can be compared to theirs? I'm afraid to imagine what would have happened if the driver had overtaken and obstructed you today.."

Luca was thinking of the same thing. It was true that her driving skills were not up to par.

After all, she had not had the chance to come into contact with cars during her time on the Island of Despair, although everyone else did.

That was because her driving techniques were not included in the plan Abel had drawn up for her.

"Fine." Luca had no choice but to agree.

Luke hugged her and kissed her forehead. "Don't worry. I'll protect you. It was probably one of Mathys' men stalking you today. If something similar happens in the future, you have to call me and let me know. It doesn't matter if they attack you or not and whether anyone else was with you then."

"Alright," Luca nodded and agreed. The place where he had just kissed was flaming.

She knew him. What he had said was equivalent to a command, and Luke would find a way to make her agree even if she disagreed now.

Even if she did not end up agreeing, he would still have full access to her every movement. He would know whether she was being stalked or in danger.

Thus, Luca decided to give her consent the minute he suggested it.

When Luke realized she was submitting to him, Luke leaned over and pecked her on the lips.

Luca felt like she had been electrocuted and could not help but flinch backward when their lips met.

Luke noticed what she was doing and frowned as he placed a hand on her hips. "Am I that scary?"

Luca hurriedly shook her head. He was not scary. It was just that the setting was inappropriate. "I'm worried that someone's going to come in."

"Even the children will knock before coming in." The minute Luke finished speaking, someone began knocking on the door.

Nina's voice rang out. "Luca, are you inside?"

Luca moved Luke's hand aside and took two steps away from him before saying, "Yes, I am."

Nina opened the door and frowned when she saw that Luke was in the room too. "You guys.."

"Mr. Crawford had something he needed to discuss with me," Luca hurriedly explained so that Nina would not overthink things. "We're done now."

She turned to look at Luke when she finished speaking.

“Yes, we're done," Luke said before walking past Nina and out of the study.

Nina frowned and turned to look at Luke before turning back to stare at Luca. "Was I interrupting your conversation?"

"No, we were done. What's wrong?" Luca shook her head and changed the subject.

Nina closed the door and gazed at Luca solemnly. "Luca, tell me, what on earth happened today?"

"Nothing happened. You don't have to worry," Luca said determinedly. Not telling Nina was the best course of action to take, whether it was for her protection or not.

She did not want Nina to get dragged into the mess if anything were to happen.

She owed Nina so much. Although Nina had now found the right person who loved her deeply, Luca knew that it would have been much easier for Nina to be with Percy if she had not gotten dragged into her problems.

They might not have the same social standing, but at the very least, Nina would have been innocent in the Mallory family's eyes. That would have caused her journey to be filled with fewer hurdles.

Besides, her existence was the reason why Anna had lost her fortune and gone mad.

Thus, in conclusion, she was why Nina was in such a miserable situation now.

This time, Luca refused to allow Nina to get involved in any way.

"I know for sure that something happened and you're not telling me because you don't want me to get involved. I understand, Luca, and thank you for everything you've done. Let me know if you've run into anything you can't resolve... I might not be as capable as you guys are, but I have Percy. He'll help you for sure.." Nina wanted to help others take care of their problems to the best of her ability too.

However, her capabilities were limited.

In the past, before she and Percy had confessed their feelings to each other, Nina was like a canary in a cage who had no chance of growing stronger.

Now, although she had made her feelings clear, there was still no chance for her to become stronger. Everything seemed to be coming all at once all of a sudden.

Thus, she envied Luca's capabilities.

However, all she could do was envy her. Nina felt disgruntled that she could not help Luca and that she had to rely on Percy if she wanted to offer any help.

"I know, don't worry. I'll take care of it. No need to worry," Luca said to Nina comfortingly. She knew Nina was concerned about her.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2220-On the other side of the door.

When Luke returned to his bedroom, he immediately sat down and called Percy. “When will you be back?"

Since they were friends, he knew that Percy was not in A City at the moment.

"I've still got a few days' worth of work. What's up? Miss me?" Percy joked.

Luke had a foul expression on his face. Ignoring the jokes, he said unfeelingly, "Come and pick your woman up the minute you're back."

"What's wrong? Did Nina spot you doing evil things?"

"I'm going to kick Nina out if you continue spouting such nonsense," Luke said with a gloomy expression on his face. What Percy said reminded him of the questions Nina had asked him this morning.

In his opinion, Nina was an ignorant woman whom Percy was pampering.

She was bent on doing good for others without assessing her capabilities. Things would only become even more difficult if she were to get involved. After all, she was nothing but a drag to them!

"Your beloved woman will never let you do that even if you have the guts to do so. Hang on. I'll pick Nina up when I return in a few days," Percy replied. He did not want to be separated from Nina for such a long time either.

For now, Nina was safest if she stayed at Luke's mansion.

Moreover, since Luca was there, Percy did not believe Luke would kick Nina out.

"She's planning to stick her head into Luca's current problem. Hurry back so I don't get more problems on my plate." Luke had no choice but to tell him the truth. After all, Percy would not view the issue seriously if he did not speak the truth.

"What?" Percy's cavalier attitude disappeared. Luke had talked to him about Mathys before this.

He had also conducted some additional research on that person.

Mathys was not a force to be reckoned with.

"I'll beat Mathys to a pulp if he dares lay a hand on Luca, so take your woman away as quickly as possible. She thinks she's protecting Luca, but all she's doing is getting in my way," Luke did not bother concealing his plans.

After all, he trusted Percy.

"Alright, I'll return as quickly as possible," Percy replied. He did not want Nina to get involved in Luke's plan.

She was nothing more than a powerless woman. It would be great if she did not get destroyed by Mathys, but she was even thinking of helping Luca?

What a joke.

Luke knew that Percy had started taking the matter seriously, thus he ended the call so he could turn on his laptop and begin working.

He had a lot of tasks to take care of.

His collaboration with M Group was just about to begin, and the company he had acquired was about to begin normal operations as well.

There were so many things to take care of. Mathys had picked this time to appear and cause him even more trouble. Thus, Luke had no choice but to work at every chance he got and also protect Luca.

In the evening.

While watching cartoons, Rainie whispered to Lanie, "Big Bro, do you think that Ms. Luca and Daddy are hiding something from us?"

Lanie continued watching the cartoon show. He had sensed that something was going on a long time ago.

"Yes," he nodded.

Rainie rested her chin on her hand, a thoughtful expression on her face as she said, "Do you think we should ask Daddy what's going on?"

"Is there anything we can do even if we know what's going on?" Lanie had a mature answer ready. He was no longer as childish as he used to be and had matured greatly.

They were only children. They could not help, nor know about the adults' problems.

Besides, it would not be helpful for them to know what was going on as it would only increase their worries. Thus, Lanie dispelled the idea from Rainie's mind.

"That's right, Big Sis," Tommy said while nodding. "We just need to be good, obedient children so that Daddy and Ms. Luca won't worry."

Upon hearing her mischievous little brother say that, Rainie squeezed his chubby hand and said, "Alright then. We won't ask anything."

The three children got off the couch when the cartoon show ended. It was time for them to take a bath and go to bed.

Although there were no adults to chide them, they were still obedient and did not indulge themselves in watching other cartoons.

Luca walked out of the study and saw that the children were upstairs. "Did you guys finish watching your cartoons?"

"Yes, Ms. Luca. We're going to take a bath and go to bed now," Rainie said as she nodded.

"Alright, that's good. Go on." Luca had been planning to urge them to come upstairs to wash up and go to bed because she figured their cartoon show had ended.

She did not expect them to be so obedient and disciplined.

Just like Luke...

Luca glanced at Luke's bedroom door, which was closed. She knew it was unlikely he was downstairs and that he was probably working in his bedroom.

She returned to her study. She planned to compile the data she had gotten from her experiment and make sure the children were tucked into bed after they were done with their bath before she returned to her room to wash up and go to bed.

She continued working and did not stop until almost an hour had passed.

Luca disposed of the reagents in the test tubes before leaving the study.

She pushed the children's bedroom door open and saw that they were asleep in bed.

They had not kicked up a fuss and were extremely obedient. It was as if they knew that the adults were busy, which was why they had not caused them any more trouble.

A fuzzy feeling washed over Luca. To her, it was enough that she had left these three precious babies to Luke.

Luca closed Tommy's bedroom door and walked to her room. However, when she opened the door, she saw Luke sitting and working at her makeup table.

He had brought his laptop over and perched it on the surface of her makeup table.

“Mr. Crawford, you.." Luca was at a loss for words. When she remembered that Nina was staying here as well, she hurriedly closed the door as if she was feeling sheepish.

Luke paused his work and turned around to look at her. "You're finished with work?"

"Yes," Luca said while nodding. She had no idea why Luke was working here.

There was no desk here, and the makeup table and its chair had been customized based on her height. Additionally, the chair's height could not be adjusted the way office chairs could.

It would strain Luke's body if he sat here and worked for a long time.

"I'll feel less worried if I work here," Luke seemed to be explaining why he was working here.

He was also trying to see what Luca thought of this.

Luca frowned slightly. She still had not figured out what Luke meant when he closed his laptop, stacked his documents on top of the laptop, and stood up.

Luca had even more questions as she watched him.

Luke walked to the door and opened it before turning around and saying, "It's late. You should go to bed soon."

"Alright.." Luca had no idea what he was doing, but he left her bedroom with his documents and laptop after hearing her response.

She remained rooted to the spot for another half minute, but Luke did not return.

Luca had no idea what to make of it, but she felt herself starting to blush.

Just now, she felt like she was back in the past.

Heaving a long sigh, she took her pajamas out of the closet and walked into the bathroom.

She opened the bathroom door once she was done, but Luke had not returned. novelbin

Luca's head was filled with questions.

Why did he bring his documents and laptop over to work in her bedroom? Also, why did he gather his things and leave after she came in?