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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2271-You're injured," Luca took a step back. She figured that it was unlikely that only her face was wounded.

“Those who have eyes would know that they should get out of the way. Excuse me." Marie ran out of patience. How she wished that she could throw a tantrum at the person in front of her.

Marie was injured, and Jean was the one who beat her up.

However, she could not call the police to report him for the sake of surviving. She thought of heading to the pharmacy to dress her wound, but the staff working in the pharmacy dared not to help her. She had no choice but to come to the hospital.

The doctor asked her if she was facing domestic violence. She did not dare to admit it. If she admitted it, the medical staff in the hospital would call the police anytime. If Jean was caught and thrown into prison, she would not have anyone to depend on.

That was why she had no choice but to say she was injured from a fall.

The doctor did not expose her and suggested she take an X-ray to see if her bones were injured. However, she did not have the money, so she rejected the offer and asked the nurse to dress her wounds.

She did not expect to run into Luca on such an unlucky day.

Luca, who stood in front of her, was stylish and glamorous. She wore an expensive branded big coat. It was incomparable to the one she was wearing that only cost a few hundred dollars.

Moreover, she was not as flustered as Marie was. Luca's features were delicate, and she looked spirited.

Marie could not help but be green with envy. They were both women, but she had become like this while Luca was living a wonderful life.

Why?!

“Was it Jean who did this to you?" Luca asked again.

Marie paused for a moment. She turned around and mocked her. “What nonsense are you talking about?"

“The wounds on your face were obviously caused by someone," Luca said with confidence. Her eyes were dark as she was preoccupied with something.

“You got it wrong. I accidentally fell and injured myself. Stop thinking that you know everything," jeered Marie as she clasped the pills in her hand tightly.

Luca knew why Marie was defending Jean, and she reminded her in a soft voice, “A man who beats you up will beat you again. There's always a second time. I think you should consider it."

Luca reminded her only because she treated Marie as her sister before.

After all, Kevin treated Luca like his biological daughter.

“What the hell are you talking about? Jean is always nice to me. Are you cursing me just because you can't bear to see others being happy?" Marie glared at her. "I'll rip your lips into pieces if you dare to talk nonsense!"

Luca shook her head helplessly. She had no choice but to leave her a message, "Take care."

After that, Luca turned around and left. She carried the water bottles she bought and returned to the operating room.

Luke sat on the chair, took the bottle she handed to him, and asked, "What took you so long?"

"Nothing," Luca did not want to discuss Marie's matter in front of Queenie and Jack.

Two hours later, the door of the operating room was opened.

"Dexter, where's Dexter's family?" A nurse pushed the hospital bed out, and Dexter was lying on it.

After the anaesthetization, his tanned face was pale white. He was in severe pain after the anaesthetization and surgery.

Dexter could hear the nurse calling his name while he was in a trance.

He heard someone talking when he was about to tell the nurse that he did not have any family members. "How is he?" Luke came forward and asked.

"Are you Dexter's family member?" the nurse looked at him and asked.

"No, but I'm the one who's paying for his medical expenses. The caretaker went to the washroom," Luke made a simple explanation and looked at Dexter. He looked weak, but that was all.

It was normal for patients who had just gone for surgery.

"Okay. It's fine to have a caretaker. The transplant surgery has been done. The surgery went well, and nothing unexpected happened. We're transferring the patients upstairs now. If the caretaker is back, ask her to go upstairs to nurse him," said the nurse. She had seen patients who did not have any family members except for a caretaker. Hence, it was normal to her.

"Yes." Luke was about to walk back to his seat.

"M-Mr. Crawford." Dexter's voice was weak. He had not had food and water since last night. He was thirsty, and his voice was hoarse.

Luke paused.

"M-Money." Dexter did not forget the most important thing.

Luke turned around and looked at Dexter. "Cash or check?"

"C-Cash," Dexter opened his eyes and looked at him. He refused to pretend to be a kind father after the surgery. All he wanted was money.

Luke paused.

"200,000 dollars isn't a small amount of money. Are you sure you want cash?" Luke frowned.

Dexter wanted cash, but it was only because cash could ease his mind.

However, he had to stay in the hospital for at least a week. It was unsafe for him to bring so much cash along with him to the hospital.

“Then... I'll take the check." Dexter thought it was inconvenient for him if he took so much cash with him.

Besides, he was no longer staying in a private ward. A caretaker would be looking after him too. If the caretaker could not keep her hands out of his money, he would lose the money anytime.

If the amount he received was 20,000 dollars, he would still be able to keep the bills under his pillow, but there was no way he could keep 200,000 dollars cash under it.

“I'll ask my subordinate to deliver it to you in the afternoon," said Luke. He did not have the habit of bringing his checkbook along with him.

“Okay." Dexter closed his eyes and rested, feeling relieved.

Queenie, who was standing beside him, watched as the nurse brought Dexter upstairs. She was feeling a little anxious. “Dexter already came out. What about Leia?"

"It's normal. The doctor only wanted to take the liver out of Dexter's body, but Ms. Norman's surgery is to remove her liver from her body and replace it with a healthy liver. He has to be careful with every step he takes, and no mistakes are allowed," Luca comforted her. She could understand that Queenie was worried.

“I hope Leia comes back safe and sound," Queenie kept praying for Leia.

Jack held her hand and gently patted the back of her hand.

Four hours later, there was still no news of Leia.

It was almost noontime. Luke went downstairs to get them some bread and beverages.

Queenie was like a cat on a hot tin roof. He was worried sick about Leia. She was walking back and forth anxiously, no longer sitting on the bench.

Luca did not know how to comfort her either.

However, she was not one of the medical staff. There was no way she could know Leia's situation in the operating room now.

However, the best news would be no news from them.

If something really happened to Leia, the nurse would inform Leia's family while the doctor was rescuing her. Hence, no one came out of the operating room calling for Mr. and Mrs. Norman. That would mean Leia's surgery was still going on.

Besides, the situation was still under the doctor's control.

Queenie understood that too, but she was still feeling anxious.

Luca wanted to stand up and comfort Queenie.

Jack grabbed her hand, shook his head, and said, "Let her be."

Luke walked in carrying a bag in his hands and asked, “Any news yet?"

"No." Luca shook her head. A four-hour of surgery was not long. Plus, Leia was in poor health. They probably needed another two to three hours.

“Have some bread first." Luke opened the bag. After handing the bread to Luca, he gave the rest to Jack.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2272-“Okay, stop walking. Sit down and have some bread." Jack took the bag from Luke and put it aside. He grabbed Queenie's hand, almost squeezing it. He asked her to sit down on the bench.

Queenie's face was pale white, and there was a worried look on her face. "I'm not hungry. Go ahead."

"You haven't eaten anything since morning. How are you going to have any energy if you don't eat now?" Jack frowned unhappily. He did not say a word after everything she had done for Leia.

However, Jack could not help but speak in a stern voice when he saw her not eating anything just because she was worried about Leia.

The reason Jack allowed Leia to stay in his house was only that he had taken this situation into consideration. Queenie needed a daughter by her side to comfort her anxiety.

However, he did not expect that Leia could be such a hassle.

"I..." Queenie looked at the bread and milk. Jack was already mad at her.

Jack opened the bread packaging and said in a serious tone, "Eat it."

Luca went along with him and said, "Mrs. Norman, you won't have the energy to take care of Ms. Norman later if you don't eat something. She needs your attentive care after she gets the surgery. At least eat something. If you don't eat anything, you'll feel dizzy once you get busy due to low blood sugar. Should the caretaker look after you or Ms. Norman then?"

"Alright, I'll eat some," Queenie had no appetite as she was worried. She did not feel hungry.

However, what Luca said made sense. She had to take care of herself first to look after Leia.

Queenie took the bread and milk from Jack and took a nibble.

Queenie ate half of the bread and could no longer eat anymore. She said, "I'm done."

Her appetite was usually small. Jack did not ask her to eat more. He took her bread and finished the rest of it for her.

Luca shot a glance at Luke. He did not eat much. He was probably not used to it.

Luke only took a bite or two of the bread. Luca said in a soft voice, "Mr. Crawford, there's a restaurant near the hospital. Why don't you have lunch there?"

"No, thank you. I'm not hungry," Luke no longer forced himself to eat the bread and threw the bread into the trash bin.

He had gotten used to eating Luca's yummy home-cooked food. The bread was tasteless to him. It was hard for him to swallow it.

"But.”

Luke interrupted her, "I ate a lot for breakfast. That's why I'm not hungry."

Luca did not say anything more.

Luke often skipped meals when he was busy with work. Hence, it was normal for him.

Another half an hour had passed.

Johann finally walked out of the operating room when Queenie was worried sick.

"Dr. Park, how's Leia?" Queenie was the first one to charge toward him and ask about Leia's situation. Even though Johann was wearing a mask, Queenie's eyes were sharp enough to recognize him.

"The surgery is a success, but she's too weak. We'll transfer her to the ICU for a night. If there's nothing wrong with her tomorrow, we'll transfer her back to the ordinary ward," said Johann.

Luca let out a sigh of relief when she heard that the surgery went smoothly.

Queenie was thrilled. Tears welled up in her eyes as she confirmed with him again, "Is Leia really okay?"

"The surgery went well so far. Besides, nothing happened during the surgery, but she has to be under medical observation for some time. We'll need to see if she develops any complications after the surgery and whether or not her body can accept the liver. If her body doesn't reject the transplant, she'll be discharged from the hospital and allowed to go back home to rest," Johann provided a detailed explanation to her.

"Doesn't that mean Leia might still be in danger..." Queenie's brows furrowed again after relieving them.

"This is a situation that might occur to every patient. The hospital will keep her under observation, and treatments will be given to her based on different situations. So, don't worry about that." Johann looked at it from an objective point of view and explained to her what the situation was now.

"Then, can I see Leia now?" Queenie was upset. She thought everything would be fine after the surgery.

She did not expect there were so many follow-ups that they had to pay attention to after the surgery. She was truly worried that Leia would not be able to survive this.

"Sure, but you have only five minutes. Only one person is allowed to enter the ward. The ICU ward is on your left. Tell the nurse at the entrance and she'll guide you," Johann pointed in the left direction.

"Okay. Thank you, Dr. Park," Queenie immediately thanked him.

"Thank you." Jack, who was standing beside her, expressed his gratitude to Johann too.

"It's my job." Johann returned to the operating room after that. He had not taken off the surgical gown on him. There were some post-surgery documents that he needed to sign and deal with.

"Dear, let's go and see Leia," said Queenie.

"Okay." Jack helped Queenie up and they walked toward the ICU ward.

"Then, we." Luca turned to look at Luke. She was not planning to visit Leia. She only showed up here today just because she was worried about Queenie.

"Let's go," said Luke.

"Okay," Luke walked next to Luke. The two of them followed behind Jack and Queenie.

Queenie put on the isolation gown to take a look at Leia's situation.

Jack stood at the entrance waiting for her. He would be the next one who was going in. He turned around and shot a glance at Luke and Luca. He asked, "Are you going in?"

"No," Luke was answering on behalf of Luca when he was answering his question.

Jack nodded without saying another word.

Although he knew Luca's true identity was Bianca, he did not expect there to be any sisterhood between Luca and Leia.

After all, there were hardly any younger sisters who would harm and set their elder sisters up.

Queenie was reluctant to come out of the ICU ward when she saw how weak Leia was. The nurse eventually asked her to leave. Only then did she weep and walk out of the ward. "Leia looks so pale. She's still so young. Why does she have to go through this..."

Luca and Luke exchanged glances with each other.

Was Leia going through a lot?

Luca thought it was nothing.

Leia was initially healthy. She was the one who shot herself in the foot. Her body was just exhausted from carrying the burden and she ended up in such a condition today.

Hence, she did it to herself. No one made her do this, and it was not God who let her suffer this. She brought everything upon herself.

The so-called suffering was the pain that one did not deserve to bear.

Therefore, Leia's case was not one of them.

Jack looked at Queenie, tears streaming down her pale-white face. It was as though she would pass out at any time. The look on his face was awful. He had no choice but to ask Luke and Luca, "Please help me look after her."

"Don't worry, Mr. Norman," replied Luca as she helped Queenie to take off the isolation gown on her.

Jack nodded and walked into the ward with the isolation gown on him.

He stood at Leia's bedside and glanced at her. The look on his face was indifferent. There was no sad expression on his face. His expression was as stern as a judge's expression in the court. It was not an expression a father should have for his daughter.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2274-Right now, Amur was forcibly summoned back to the Island of Despair.

There was no telling when Abel would launch a lethal attack on Luke.

The future...

Luca pursed her lips as she could only imagine having a future.

Perhaps even before she would get the chance to find out why, she would have already been forced to harm Luke.

Luca's sudden silence made Luke glance sideways at her. He saw that she did not look so well.

She must have thought of something bad.

It seemed like he had to get a move on things.

After they arrived at the company, Luca got out of the car and hurried back to the laboratory to continue working on her experiments.

Meanwhile, Luke returned to his office to work on documents.

Just like that, Leia's problem was settled in a flash.

It was the following day.

Luca received news that Leia was out of the ICU.

It was a Saturday, so she did not rush to the hospital. Instead, she stayed in the mansion to take care of the children.

She could choose not to go, but Luke had no choice.

No matter what, Luke was still the son-in-law of the Norman family. Even though he loathed Leia, he still had to put on a facade.

Tommy was watching TV on the sofa when he noticed Luke leaving. He then turned around to look at Luca. “Ms. Luca, where's Daddy going?"

“The hospital. Your Aunt Leia had surgery yesterday and is out of the ICU today, so he's going over to visit." Luca patted the child's head and then handed him some cut fruit.

"But Daddy doesn't even like Aunt Leia. He still has to visit her? Being an adult must be exhausting," said Tommy while pouting.

Luca chuckled. Being an adult was indeed tiring, but that was just the way it was.

Jack did not like Leia, and he knew that Luke did not like her either, but it was not an excuse for them to not show up.

He was Leia's brother-in-law...

Rainie pointed to the gift bag next to her and said, “Ms. Luca, isn't Daddy supposed to bring this with him?"

After the child's reminder, she realized that Luke did not bring the health supplements with him. She immediately stood up and ran out with the gift bag in her hand.

Tommy looked at Luca and laughed. "Ms. Luca seems to be anxious."

"That's a good thing!" Rainie noticed it too.

"It's a good thing!" Tommy repeated her words.

Luca carried the bag and ran to the parking lot just as Luke was about to leave.

After seeing her run out without putting on a coat, he frowned and opened the car door. "It's cold out. Why are you here?"

"You forgot this." Luca sniffed and handed the bag to him with a smile on her face.

After walking just a short distance, her nose had already turned red and runny from the cold.

"You ran out just to deliver this? Look at what you're wearing. Hurry up and go back in." Luke took to the bag from her and thought that there was no need for her to suffer in the cold.

Even if he had forgotten to bring it, he could just get it somewhere near the hospital. Plus, Jack and Queenie would not say anything even if he were to go empty-handed.

"It's common courtesy, and you can't get this anywhere near the hospital. Well, I'll head back in now," said Luca as she rubbed her hands together.

She did not feel the cold when she was rushing out. Only when she stood still did she realize how cold it was, so she quickly ran back.

Luke looked at the bag in his hands. He then frowned when he saw Luca running in the snow while thinly dressed.

The health supplements in this gift bag were expensive and 'specially prepared' for Leia, so they indeed could not be found at nearby gift stores.

However, this gift was not worth having Luca be out in the freezing weather just to deliver it to him.

Leia was not worth it!

When Luca went back inside, Aunt Neile came out with a cup of hot tea as she was shocked to see Luca walk outside in such thin clothing.

"Ms. Craw, quick, have some hot tea to warm up." She handed her the tea.

"Thanks, Aunt Neile." Luca held the teacup in her hands to warm them up, but it was too hot to drink. Hence, she let it sit for a while before drinking it.

Aunt Neile could not help but nag at her after seeing her tremble from the cold. "It's so cold outside. You need to put on more clothes even if you're in a rush. Plus, it's not like Mr. Crawford can't turn back. You shouldn't catch a cold because of this."

"It's okay. I have a good immune system, so I won't catch a cold." After saying that, Luca sneezed.

It was almost as if she manifested it.

Luca could kind of tell that she had caught a chill.

“Ms. Luca, won't you catch a cold?" Rainie said worriedly.

Luca smiled. "I won't. I'll be fine after having some ginger tea. I'll go make some now."

Aunt Neile hurriedly said, "Let me do it. Have a seat and drink some warm water while you rest to warm yourself up."

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Neile," thanked Luca while she fell into deep thought.

It was just a matter of a few minutes. Her immune system should not be so weak that she could not even handle a few minutes of cold.

However, she felt chills all over her body which gave her a bad feeling.

"Ms. Luca, have some tea," advised Rainie as she saw Luca holding the cup without drinking.

Luca came back to her senses and took small sips of the tea.

After finishing the tea, Rainie asked with concern, "Ms. Luca, are you feeling better?"

"Yes, much better. Don't worry about me." Luca patted Rainie's head.

"Ms. Luca, why don't you go upstairs and lie down? It's much more comfortable laying under a blanket," Rainie said worriedly as Luca was looking pale.

"No need, I'm feeling fine. Don't worry." Luca smiled.

Aunt Niele brought out some ginger tea and carefully placed it on the coffee table. "Ms. Craw, drink it while it's still hot. I added ginger root, so it should be more effective at curing a common cold."

"Thanks, Aunt Neile." Luca picked up the ginger tea and took a sip.

The ginger had been boiled in hot water, which enhanced its aroma so much it packed a huge punch. Even so, Luca still forced herself to down it all.

She did not want to catch a cold.

Once she had a cold, she would not be able to focus on her work, which would affect the progress of her research.

Aunt Neile noticed her taking small sips of the ginger tea and sighed. "The weather is getting colder lately, even with indoor heaters. Many people are still catching colds. My daughter-in-law also caught a cold from her children, and now, both of her kids have to go see a doctor. So, Ms. Craw, be careful."

"I'll be fine, don't you worry." Luca felt all warm inside after Aunt Neile repeatedly warned her.

After finishing the ginger tea, she sneezed again.

Tommy sat next to her and asked worriedly, "Ms. Luca, do you need to take medicine?"

"It's just a sneeze, and it's not even a symptom of a cold. There's no need for all of you to worry. I've just finished the ginger tea, so I'll be fine once my body warms up," Luca said with a smile.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2275-Luca was optimistic as she thought that her immune system was good and it was unlikely for her to catch a cold.

In the afternoon, she noticed that Aunt Neile was starting to prepare lunch, so she stood up to help her.

Before she could even take a step, she felt a sudden wave of dizziness. Her vision blacked out.

She instantly fell back onto the couch.

Tommy rushed over after noticing it and looked at her worriedly. “Ms. Luca, are you not feeling well?"

"Maybe..." Luca leaned against the sofa with her eyes closed. She could feel her entire body burning, and when she stood up, all she could see was black.

She had a cold.

It was not just a common cold either. She even had a fever.

The sickness suddenly hit her hard, and she felt weak all over.

Tommy noticed her scarlet red face and immediately climbed onto the sofa. He reached out his chubby hand to cover her forehead like she used to do for him when he was sick to check his temperature.

"Ms. Luca, your forehead is burning!" he exclaimed as he felt like his little hands were about to get burned.

"Yeah.." Luca then knew that she was down with a fever. She opened her eyes and felt like her eyes were also affected by the fever as her vision was blurry. "Tommy, go get Aunt Neile."

"Okay." Tommy hastily climbed off the couch and went into the kitchen to get Aunt Neile.

As soon as Aunt Neile heard that Luca had a fever, she immediately turned off the stove and came out. "Ms. Craw, are you sick?"

"I've got a cold and a mild fever..." Luca thought that she would be able to overcome it, but it all happened so fast that she was caught off guard.

"I'll go inform Mr. Crawford!" Aunt Neile hurriedly took out her phone to notify Luke.

"Aunt Neile, there's no need to!" Luca stopped her as Luke said that he was going back to work after texting her about Leia's condition earlier. Hence, she did not want to disturb him while he was working.

Aunt Neile gauged Luca's temperature by placing her hand on her forehead. She then frowned and said, "You're running a high fever. You definitely need to go to the hospital. If you don't want to disturb Mr. Crawford, should I call your driver?"

She did not know how to drive, and Luca was not in good shape to drive either. Hence, someone else had to take her to the hospital.

"Aunt Neile, it's just a small matter. I don't need to go to the hospital." Luca shook her head slightly which made her feel even dizzier.

"No way, you're burning!" Aunt Neile frowned. If her fever did not go down anytime soon, her lips may even dry up.

"I placed a small medical kit under the TV cabinet. Can you get it for me? I'll feel better once I get some rest after having medicine," said Luca.

Before she left the island, she got some medicine from Shanks for colds and fevers.

Those medicines were very effective, but she did not bring them over from the old apartment because she did not think she would need them as she was not one to get sick often.

Hence, the medicine in the medical kit was store-bought.

When she found out that Luke and the kids would move in together, she went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine that she needed to keep on hand and kept them in the medical kit.

Aunt Neile quickly went to the TV cabinet, and she opened the drawer to find where the medical kit was.

"Water..." Luca's voice was muffled.

She did not feel it just now, but once she realized she had a fever, her throat felt so uncomfortable as if someone was burning it from the inside.

After Luca managed to sit up straight with great difficulty, she opened the medical kit and took out an antipyretic and cold medicine. novelbin

Aunt Neile brought her a glass of warm water.

After checking that the water was at the right temperature, she drank the water and swallowed the medicine. Then, she closed the medical kit and held onto the sofa for support as she stood up.

Aunt Neile rushed forward to hold her arm. "Ms. Craw, where are you going?"

"I just had some medicine, so I want to go upstairs and rest for a while," said Luca as she finally gave in. She just wanted to sleep under her blanket until the sun went down.

"I'll help you up," said Aunt Neile as she helped her up step by step toward the top of the stairs.

On the other hand, Tommy followed behind them worriedly.

Halfway up the stairs, Aunt Neile felt that Luca's footsteps were a little wobbly, so she said, "Ms. Craw, you can lean on me. It's okay, I'm very strong."

"Thank you." Luca gritted her teeth and persevered as she walked up to the second floor.

Aunt Neile was drenched in sweat and panting by the time she got to the second floor as she had used all her might to assist Luca. She said, "Mr. Crawford should really install an elevator here."

If there was an elevator in situations like these, Luca would not need to have a hard time walking up the stairs. Aunt Neile would not have to exhaust herself by assisting her up either.

Luca successfully lay on her bed with the help of Aunt Neile.

Aunt Neile bent down to help her take off her slippers and then tucked her in with the blanket.

At that moment, Luca had already closed her eyes without saying a word.

"Aunt Neile, is Ms. Luca going to be okay?" Tommy said worriedly as he stood by the bed.

“She'll be fine after taking medication. Don't worry, Young Master Tommy. Ms. Craw will be fine soon," said Aunt Neile.

"Then I'll keep watch over Ms. Luca." Tommy was worried about her.

Although Luca had her eyes shut, she was not asleep. When she heard what the child said, she opened her eyes and looked at him. "Tommy, be good and go play with your brother and sister. Don't stay here."

"But Ms. Luca, I'm worried about you!" Tommy refused.

Luca shook her head. "I'll be fine after resting for a while. I have a cold now. I can't pass it on to you, so stay outside."

Children's immune systems were weak, so Luca was doing it for his good.

"I don't want to..." Tommy wanted to stay there.

“Aunt Neile, take him out. I don't want to pass it to him." Luca's voice sounded hoarse, but her tone was still tough.

Aunt Neile immediately responded and took Tommy out of Luca's room.

“Aunt Neile!" Tommy raised his hands in protest.

Aunt Neile held up her finger over her mouth, signaling him to be quiet. “That's enough, Young Master Tommy. Stop making noise and let Ms. Craw get some rest."

“Would I interfere with her rest?" Tommy pouted as he felt wronged.

He may be rowdy all the time, but when there came a time he needed to be quiet, he could be just like his brother!

“Young Master Tommy, colds are contagious, and children like you are easily infected. If you get sick, Ms. Craw would need to take care of you. How will she get better then?" Aunt Neile had a sudden idea and gave an excuse that was guaranteed to persuade him.

The reason why Tommy wanted to stay by Luca's side in the first place was to take care of her, so this was a good excuse.

Sure enough, Tommy was convinced. He pouted and said, “Then I'll go play with my brother and sister."

“Go ahead and don't worry. I'll watch over Ms. Craw. I'll come up in a bit after making lunch to check if her fever has gone down. She'll be fine!" Aunt Neile assured him.

Tommy nodded and walked into Lanie's room.

Lanie and Rainie were both reading in their rooms.

On the other hand, Aunt Neile was afraid that the children would be hungry, so she rushed downstairs to cook. She thought that sick people would not have much of an appetite, so she made some porridge specifically for Luca.

During that period, she went upstairs to check on Luca. Little did she know, when she opened the door, Luca had already fallen asleep.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2276-Without making much noise, Aunt Neile tiptoed to the bedside and touched Luca's forehead.

It was still hot to the touch.

She looked at Luca's red face and frowned. If her fever still would not go down after 30 minutes, she planned to inform Luke to send her to the hospital.

After Aunt Neile left, Luca slowly opened her eyes.

Someone came in just now. Was it Luke?

Luca turned sideways and looked at the other side of the bed to see that no one was there...

Luke was at the company. How could he be here? She was thinking too much.

Luca rolled over and had her back facing the empty spot beside her as if someone was hugging her from behind and whispering softly to comfort her.

Sick people were usually much weaker than normal.

There was no denying that what Luca needed most right now was Luke's whisper of comfort and attentive care.

She snapped her eyes shut at the thought of that. “Don't think about it.."

Luca constantly hypnotized herself to not fall too hard as she was about to leave anytime.

The thing Luke hated the most was deception and betrayal, and she had already done the former. Although it was painful to do so, there was no turning back after lying to him.

As for the latter.

She would be forced to commit a greater betrayal at any moment.

Luca got drowsier as she was lost in thought. The side effects of the medicine were starting to appear, and she just wanted to fall into a deep sleep.

She would feel better after getting some sleep.

After Luca closed her eyes, she completely lost contact with the outside world and was not even aware that Aunt Neile had come in twice to take her temperature.

She fell asleep in a daze and had many dreams.

Not only did she dream of Luke, but she dreamt of the children as well.

She was holding Nyla's hand at one end, whereas Luke was with the three children at the other end. Between them was a bottomless abyss.

Luke reached out his hand to her, but she did not have the courage to cross it with the child.

In the end, Luke was disappointed in her, and a beautiful woman appeared by his side.

He and the children then left with the woman without giving her any time to yearn...

All she could do was hold Nyla in her arms as she got on her knees and watched him walk farther away. She shouted silently, "Don't go..."

Nyla, who watched all of this happen in her arms, let out a smile.

She looked down at the child in panic and wondered when the child in her arms had transformed to look like Abel.

He cruelly pointed at Luke's figure as he left and said deceitfully, "Look, that's the man you love the most. He left you behind and ran away with another woman. Now, he's no longer yours, and the children won't recognize you as their mother anymore. What are you going to do?"

She let go in panic and shook her head repeatedly. No other words of rebuttal came out of her mouth except for the words, "No, no, no."

Abel stood up and pulled at her hand. Despite her struggle to escape, he would not let go.

He deluded her, saying, "Your man is gone, and your children are gone. What's the point of staying here? Come on, jump down with me and stay in the abyss forever. Come. Come.."

"No! I don't want to!" She cried out as she watched Abel transform into a demon and pull her into the great abyss.

Luke stood by the bed. He looked at Luca's red face and frowned.

She was still spitting nonsense and saying no.

What was she resisting?

"Why hasn't her fever gone down?" Luke looked at Johann who was sitting at the side. After Aunt Neile informed him, he asked Jason to bring Johann over.

Luke did not care whether he was busy with work or not.

Johann sighed as Luke had asked this question three times in the past five minutes. A few other times, he had asked why Luca was not getting any better.

"Calm down. It hasn't even been ten minutes since the acetaminophen injection. How can the fever come down so quickly?" Once again, he answered Luke's question.

"It's too slow. She's in pain right now." Luke frowned as he was not satisfied with the speed of the fever reduction.

"The effects of the acetaminophen injection need time to work too. If you want her fever to go down quicker, place two bags of ice under her armpits. I guarantee that it'll go down in no time." Johann spoke nonsense.

"Are you treating her body as a joke?" Luke looked at him with a warning look.

"How could I dare? I was just giving you a suggestion. This is indeed a physical method of reducing fever," explained Johann as he was afraid of being shot dead by his deadly gaze.

"Do you want to try?" said Luke. It was in the middle of winter and Luca caught a cold from freezing, yet he still wanted to stuff ice under her armpits. Was he trying to kill her?

“Okay, okay. I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere after seeing you so anxious. If you really find it too slow, I'll apply some ethanol on her so that the fever will subside quicker." Johann took out a bottle of ethanol from the box.

He was confident in his medicine, but Luke was not patient enough to wait for the medicine to take effect, so this was the only way.

Johann walked over to the bedside and lifted Luca's blanket.

"What are you doing?" Luke grew even more upset after seeing his gesture.

Although Luca was appropriately dressed, the sight of a man lifting the blanket like that made him mad.

Johann exaggeratedly raised his hands as a sign of surrender and handed him the ethanol. "I just wanted to apply this for her, but I guess you should do it."

Luke kept his composure as he took the ethanol from him. "Where do I apply it?"

Johann pushed his glasses. "Neck, stomach, underarms, anywhere."

Luke looked at him coldly without moving an inch.

"What are you looking at me for? Aren't you trying to get her fever to go down?" Johann was puzzled by his look and took a step back as he felt like he was going to be eaten by Luke's gaze.

"How am I supposed to apply it when you're here?" Luke frowned as he was not willing to let other men look at Luca's body even for a minute unless absolutely necessary.

He was a man too, so he understood just how fine she was.

He was fatally attracted to her every minute and every second of the day. novelbin

"Fine, I'll go out." Johann could not help but shake his head as he wondered how Luca could stand him.

If he were a woman, he might go crazy if he was possessed by such a possessive man.

Johann pushed the room door open and walked out.

The three children who stood at the doorway looked at him simultaneously.

After closing the door, Johann bent down slightly and looked at the children. "Are you standing here because your father punished you?"

"Uncle Park, your words are not funny at all." Lanie frowned coolly and looked at the door behind him as they were worried after learning that Luca had fallen sick.

However, Aunt Neile did not let them in the bedroom as she said that children would easily be infected because their bodies were weak.

"Jeez, sorry. It's just that your faces were so serious and a little tragic even..." Johann could not hold in his laughter as Luca had just gotten a cold. It was just a minor illness.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2277-However, both the older kids and the little one had such serious looks on their faces as if Luca was critically ill.

He just could not help it.

Tommy saw the corners of his mouth curl up, and his tiny face scrunched up. “Uncle Park, do you think Ms. Luca's sickness is funny?"

Johann realized that if he continued to laugh, not only would he be taught a lesson by the adult inside, but these three little ones would come after him too.

He hurriedly shook his head and said, "Fine, fine, it's not funny."

Rainie stared at him with concern. "Uncle Park, how is Ms. Luca doing?"

"She just caught a cold and a fever. I've given her medicine, so the fever should subside in half an hour. She should be fully recovered after two or three days if she takes her medicine accordingly." Johann tried to sound as relaxed as possible to avoid worrying the children.

However, the children still became worried.

Rainie's eyes were filled with tears. They looked as if they were going to fall anytime now. Johann's heart melted at the sight of it, so he quickly added, "Nothing will happen to her. It's just like the cold you used to have. She'll get better soon."

"But she must be in pain. If I had not reminded Ms. Luca, she would not have rushed out." Tears streamed down Rainie's face.

Luca would not have caught a cold if she had not rushed out in the first place.

Lanie sighed when he heard his sister blame herself. He then took up his responsibility as an older brother. "Don't cry, nobody is blaming you."

"I was the one who made Ms. Luca sick." Rainie took all the blame for Luca's cold.

Johann could not bare watching a child like Rainie cry, so he quickly calmed her down. "That's enough, Rainie. It's not your fault. Catching a cold isn't necessarily caused by being in the cold."

"So, Ms. Luca didn't fall sick because she was cold?" Rainie looked blearily at him with teary eyes.

Johann was smart enough to make something up. "Catching a chill is just one of the factors. If she caught a cold after just running out for a short while, that would mean that her body was already weak to begin with. That's why she caught a cold so easily." "What does that mean?" Tommy was also affected by Rainie as his eyes were watery.

"I'm saying that perhaps she had too much fried or spicy foods, which produced a lot of heat in her body and caused her to catch a cold. If the heat produced is not cleared in time, she would fall sick even without being out in the cold," Johann quickly explained because he was afraid that they would cry again.

"So, even if Ms. Luca didn't fall sick now, she would still fall sick in the future?" Lanie asked as he sort of made sense of Johann's words. novelbin

"Yes, that's right. Lanie is so smart." Johann patted his head as he favored Lanie the most out of all three of Luke's children.

He seemed to have an aptitude for medicine, but unfortunately, not only was he born into the Crawford family, he was even the eldest son. Hence, he only had one path when he grew up—Luke's path.

There would not be any other choice for him.

"Johann." Luke's voice came from the bedroom.

"Your father is calling me. Don't cry. I'll go in and take a look." Johann comforted the children before pushing the door to walk in. To not make the children worry, he closed the door behind him. "What is it?"

"Take her temperature," Luke said with a poker face.

"You don't even know how to take someone's temperature?" Johann's eyes widened.

"Cut the crap. I feel like her forehead isn't that hot anymore." Luke rolled his eyes at him, then his gaze fell on Luca.

Johann looked at him and shook his head as Luca had never left his sight for more than three seconds.

"Let me take a look," he said while picking up the thermometer to take Luca's temperature.

"It's close to 38 degrees. It's lower than before. It seems like the acetaminophen injection and ethanol worked," Johann turned to tell Luke after checking the number on the thermometer.

"Why is she still asleep?" Luke frowned. Although he was gentle when he wiped the ethanol on her, he still moved her around for a good while.

Yet, she did not wake up at all. She even held onto his arm while muttering the words, "Don't go... Don't go."

"She's sick, and it's more comfortable for her when she's asleep, so let her get more sleep while she can," Johann answered his question while putting the thermometer aside.

People usually felt dizzy and lethargic when they had a fever, but everyone behaved differently.

As for people like Luca who slept when they had a fever, they would recover quicker.

"Do you have a nutrient injection?" Luke asked as Luca did not look like she would be able to get up to have some porridge. She could only rely on nutrient injections. Otherwise, her body would be malnourished, which was not good for recovery.

"I brought it with me. I'll give her an IV later when her temperature drops a bit more." When Johann knew that he had to come over to treat Luca, he studied Luca's condition and prepared everything. "Okay." Luke nodded and sat on the edge of the bed. He then placed his hand next to Luca's. She held it tightly as if she sensed it there.

Johann saw it happen. All of a sudden, he caught a whiff of a repulsive smell.

"I came here to treat patients, yet I have to be the third wheel as well. How pitiful.." Luke did not pay any attention to him, nor did he withdraw his hand. He let her hold his hand while he stayed there, motionless.

Johann shook his head and sat on a chair, waiting for Luca's fever to go down.

It was better to stay here and be a third wheel than to stand outside comforting the children.

Every one of Luke and Luca's children was clever and mischievous. He did not want to deal with them again.

Luca would occasionally whisper something, but it would be in a tone of fear. She would seem very afraid as well.

Luke could not help but frown when he listened to her talk in her sleep.

Johann noticed and said, “When a patient is asleep, they'll dream because their body is in pain. Dr. Craw may be having nightmares now."

Luke did not look at him. He noticed that Luca's forehead was sweating, so he single-handedly pulled out a wet tissue to wipe away the sweat.

Johann watched from aside. All the while, there had only been one person who could make Luke put his work aside and attentively care for them.

Even if she had changed her appearance and was no longer the innocent Bianca she was before, Luke still loved her.

His love for her extended to the depths of her soul, not just her appearance.

Johann could not help but be envious. He wondered when would he meet such a woman.

He shivered at the thought of it.

What was he thinking? Did he want to fall in love?

He had met many couples, yet he had never desired a relationship. Having freedom was better anyway.

Plus, being in a relationship would only affect his career in the medical field.

Luke was also affecting him.

He was supposed to be in the hospital's outpatient department, and he wanted to see if there was any chance for him to encounter some intractable diseases there so that it would help him conduct his research better.

However, before he could meet any peculiar patients, his post was replaced by another attending physician while he was sent over here by Jason.

Johann shook his head after seeing those two over there being all lovey-dovey. It was for the best that he did not get into a relationship.

His heart would be affected if he did, and he would lose his focus on many things.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2279-Luca felt that her palm was empty after he did that. She realized that she might have been holding Luke's hand the entire time she was asleep.

Therefore, she was unused to it when Luke pulled out his hand.

"Okay." She clenched her fists and smiled at the man.

The weak smile made Luke feel a little pity for her. "Wait for me."

Luca made a hum and closed her eyes. Her nose was blocked, so she could only breathe through her mouth.

Luke went downstairs, headed for the kitchen, and scooped Luca a bowl of oats.

Aunt Neile set the temperature so that the oats were perfectly warm.

Luke remembered that Luca would have to take her medicine later, so he put the oats on the tray, took a glass of water, put it on the tray, and walked upstairs with the tray.

When he opened the door, Luca had already sat up on the bed.

Luke put the tray on the bedside table.

"Why did you sit up?" He picked up the oats and gently stirred them with a spoon.

"I've been lying down all day and am a little tired. It's already so late." Luca glanced at the time on the phone. It was already past ten o'clock. No wonder it was dark.

"Come, have some oats." Luke held the spoon up to feed her.

Luca opened her mouth, drank the oats that he served her, and asked, "Are they all asleep, Lanie and the others?"

"They're all asleep. They were angels today. They didn't make a fuss," Luke said as he continued to feed her.

Luca did not resist him feeding her.

"They were all worried about you, but since you didn't let them in the bedroom, they waited for news on the second floor," Luke said. The children thought that they could visit Luca when Luke was back.

However, he respected Luca's decision and did not let them in.

They no longer had a 24-hour nanny at home. If any of the kids caught a cold, he would not be able to handle them alone.

"I'm worried that I'll infect them," Luca explained.

"Mm, they know that you're doing it for their own good," Luke said. The kids realized they could not take care of Luca, so they did not bother the adults.

Even Tommy, the noisiest one who liked to run up and down the stairs, was quiet and obedient that day.

"When you're feeling better, I'll get an elevator company to come and install an elevator," Luke said.

Luca responded in surprise, "Why do you want to install an elevator all of a sudden?"

There was space to install an elevator in the villa, but Luke never made use of it.

Luca felt that they were fine without an elevator. After all, their place was not like Crawford Manor. There were no elderly people in the house. It was only young people and children, so it was quite

convenient for them to go up and down the stairs.

"Aunt Neile told me that you almost couldn't stand today and you didn't allow her to inform me. It'll be more convenient to have an elevator to go upstairs," Luke said. His gaze sank.

He was a little angry when he heard that Luca would not let Aunt Neile inform him, but he could not bring himself to be angry at her when he saw how weak she appeared.

She was so sick that all he could feel was distress.

Luca drank the last sip of the oats and explained, embarrassed, "I thought I would be fine after taking the medicine, so I asked Aunt Neile not to inform you. I know that you're busy..."

Luke grabbed a tissue and wiped her mouth. He was busy, but Luca was more important to him than work.

"I'll be there when you need me, so don't push me away," he said slowly, hoping that every word could be engraved in her heart.

They were husband and wife. They had always supported each other. He would never think of her as a drag.

"I know..." Luca was shocked, but her head was buzzing.

She was not sure what to say when faced with his deep-felt confession, so she just uttered a simple reply to acknowledge him...

Luke did not expect her to say or do anything earth-shattering. All he wanted was for her not to push him away. He asked, "Do you still want to eat?"

"No." Luca shook her head. She did not have any appetite. She just ate to keep her stomach from being empty.

"Mm, rest for a little and take your medicine later." Luke thought of Johann's reminder when he was about to leave.

Johann told him that after Luca woke up and if she ate something, she should take a break before taking her medicine.

If she did not want to eat, he should feed her some light salt water and then her medicine.

He remembered it all.

"Where's the medicine?" Luca asked. She had a hunch that she would sleep all night after she took the medicine.

"In front of your dresser. However, Johann said that you have to take a break before you eat it." Luke put the cup from the tray on the bedside table, then put her bowl on the tray. He then put it by the door and turned back to look at Luca.

"Okay. How's Ms. Norman doing?" Luca realized that if Johann had been treating her, she assumed that there was another doctor by Leia's side.

She was unsure if Jack and the others were aware of it. If they were, they might be dissatisfied with her.

Luca prayed in her heart that Johann would not be a big mouth and tell Jack and Queenie about what happened to her.

"You're also weak. Why do you bother with her?" Luke was worried and put his palm on her forehead.

The temperature was normal. Fortunately, there was no fever.

"I'm just asking... After all, Dr. Park was here. If something had happened to Ms. Norman..." Luca explained.

"Bad people have plagued the world for thousands of years. Leia will be fine," Luke said.

Based on what Johann told him, Leia getting surgery done in her current poor condition would lead to higher complications compared to other patients.

However, her condition seemed to improve when she stayed in the ICU for one night. It was like magic. Some of the symptoms they expected to see after the surgery appeared in Leia, which proved that her organs were working well.

If there was no accident, she could be discharged after staying in the hospital for a while more.

Luca pursed her lips slightly. Luke did not usually say such things.

Nevertheless, she thought that he was cute when he said such things.

She lifted the blanket so she could get out of bed.

"What are you doing?" Luke asked.

"I want to take a shower. I sweated a fair bit. My body feels sticky and uncomfortable..." Luca explained.

"Don't take too long." Luke knew that she was a clean person. If she was made to sleep for a night without bathing, it would probably be a sleepless night for her.

When she had a fever, they covered her with a thick blanket so that she could sweat it out. As such, she must have sweated a lot.

"Yeah." Luca opened the closet, took the pajamas and a change of underwear, then walked into the bathroom.

She was worried that her body could not take it, so she took a quick shower. After she dried her body with a bath towel, she changed into a fresh set of pajamas and glanced in the mirror.

Her hair was messy. She looked like a mad woman...

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2280-Luca scratched her hair. She was not sure how she slept which led to her hair being so messy.

Her hair was like a cockscomb when she was eating the oats and chatting with Luke...

'How embarrassing!'

Luca picked up a comb and quickly brushed her hair before she walked out of the bathroom.

Luke sat at the dresser and looked at the prescription for Luca that Johann left.

After he sorted out her medicine, he looked back at her and said, "Come and take your medicine."

"Okay." Luca picked up the cup on the bedside table and walked to the dresser. She then picked up three pills, put the pills in her mouth, and took a sip of water.

After she swallowed the medicine, she finished the rest of the water.

Luke frowned and said, "Is it bitter?"

"All medicines are bitter. They're not too bad," Luca said as she put the cup down.

"I'll give you candy tomorrow. It's getting late. Get some rest." Luke coaxed her like she was a child.

Luca's cheeks were slightly flushed. 'He's going to give me candy? Does he see me as a child?'

She thought about it and felt that it was not the worst idea to be his kid.

"What about you?" Luca sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him.

"I'll go take a shower. Go to bed," Luke said. He pulled the blanket back and gestured for her to lie down.

Luca hesitated for a while before she looked up at him. "Mr. Crawford, why don't you go back to your bedroom to sleep tonight?"

"Why?" Luke was not angry at her. He raised his eyebrows and tried to understand where she was coming from.

"I have a cold. I'll infect you if you get too close to me." Luca's voice was a little muffled because of her blocked nose.

"It's alright." Luke shook his head and said, "If it's meant to happen, I would have been infected long ago. Luca, I've been watching you all day and I'm alright. Don't overthink it. Lie down."

He had indeed been watching over her the entire day...

Luca's heart trembled slightly. She had no choice but to lie down obediently when faced with Luke's insistence.

Luke tucked her in before he walked to the opposite bedroom.

Luca heard the sound of the door closing. She slowly closed her eyes. She thought that the medicine would not take effect as fast, but the medicine prescribed by Johann was strong. She felt sleepy after she lay down for less than five minutes.

She closed her eyes slowly.

When she was drowsy, Luca heard the door open and knew that the person who came in was Luk. Hence, she did not open her eyes. Instead, she moved her body to the side subconsciously before she turned sideways and continued to sleep.

Luke watched her subconsciously reserve a place for him and smiled. His movements were light as he got on the bed.

After he covered them with the blanket, he took her into his arms and closed his eyes in peace.

He felt wonderful with Luca in his arms and fell into a deep sleep within a few minutes of lying down. ...

The next day.

Luca felt much better after she woke up and subconsciously glanced at the space next to her.

Luke was also up.

Her heart felt inexplicably warm when she thought about being taken care of by him all day yesterday.

Luca got up. As soon as she opened her mouth, she knew that her voice was gone.

Her throat felt very uncomfortable as if it had been scalded. She touched her throat and found that it was inflamed.

It happened every time she caught a cold. Her voice would be hoarse for a few days...

Luca sighed and changed into her home clothes after she washed up.

It was Sunday, so Luke allowed the kids to stay in bed for a while longer than they would on a school day.

She thought that the children were still asleep. She opened the door only to find the kids standing in line at the door. She subconsciously took a step back for fear that her cold would spread to them.

"Ms. Luca, are you feeling better?" Rainie was the first to ask.

Luca felt a little guilty when she saw the children's worried eyes. She smiled and said to them, "I'm doing much better. Don't worry."

Lanie frowned when he heard her hoarse voice and asked, "Ms. Luca, are your tonsils inflamed?"

Luca knew that he liked to read a lot of books, including some medical books. Hence, he had some understanding of the human body. She nodded and said, "Mm, it's normal to sound like this after a cold. I'll be fine in a few days."

"Ms. Luca, you should stop talking to protect your throat," Tommy said in a boyish voice.

Luca smiled. She did not think of herself as fragile, but her heart warmed with the knowledge that the kids were worried about her. She asked, "Isn't it Sunday? Why did you get up so early?"

"That's because we were worried about you, Ms. Luca," Tommy answered on behalf of all the siblings.

Rainie nodded too. They were all worried sick about Luca.

"You have nothing to worry about. I'm fine. Let's go downstairs!" Luca said as she glanced at the bedroom opposite her.

The door to the bedroom was open, but no one was inside.

'Where's Luke?'

Luca was surprised and wondered if he was downstairs...

Lanie noticed what Luca was doing and said, "Daddy saw that you didn't have a fever today, so he went back to the office to deal with work."

"Mm, I see." Luca was stunned. It turned out that Luke had gone to work.

He put work aside yesterday to take care of her. He must not have finished his work, so it made sense that he had to go to the office.

"Daddy told us to not disturb you and for us to remind you to take your medicine on time," Tommy added.

"Oh? In that case, do you remember when I should take my medicine?" Luca could not help but tease her younger son.

"Daddy said that you should take your medicine within half an hour after breakfast and lunch," Tommy remembered everything clearly. novelbin

"Okay." Luca smiled at Tommy's cute appearance. "However, don't get too close to me."

"Ms. Luca, I'm very strong!" Tommy knew that she wanted the best for them but was still a little unhappy.

He loved to be with her, but he was now forced to keep his distance because of a cold.

He pouted and flexed his little arms again to indicate that he was very strong.

Luca did not know whether to laugh or cry. She said with a smile on her face, "Yes, you're the strongest. However, I'm still not completely healed from my cold. It's all for your own good. Otherwise, you'll feel terrible if you catch a cold. I'll be sad too."

"Okay..." Tommy had to take a step forward and kept a safe distance from her.

Luca smiled. Aunt Neile overheard their conversation and walked out of the kitchen. She saw that Luca looked like she was doing better and asked, "Ms. Craw, are you feeling better?"

"I'm doing much better, Aunt Neile. Thank you for taking care of me yesterday." Luca smiled.

Aunt Neile waved her hand and said quickly, "Actually, I didn't do anything. It's all thanks to Mr. Crawford. He took care of you as soon as he got home."

"Yeah, Daddy didn't leave Ms. Luca's bedroom since he came back. He kept us outside and kept himself inside. He wouldn't let us see you." Tommy complained about Luke.