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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2291-She had sold that house a long time ago, but the money was squandered before she was even put in jail.

Hence, she had no money left at all.

“You don't have money? Then shut up!" Jean bent down with a sinister look on his face and slapped Marie's face a few times with the cash in his hands. "In my house, I'm in charge. If you don't have money, just shut the f*ck up!"

His breath reeked of alcohol, and Marie looked at him full of hatred.

"What's with that look? Just looking at you makes me lose my appetite! If you don't want to live here, get out. With that run-down body of yours, no one will take pity on you and give you a place to live!" Jean showed no mercy as he pinched her chin forcefully.

Instantly, Marie's face was bruised by the pinch.

"It hurts!" She was in so much pain that her tears started overflowing.

Jean grunted and let go. He was put in a good mood again upon seeing the cash in his hand.

"If you still want to live here, be more honest with me. For old times' sake, I won't let you starve to death." After saying those cruel words, Jean turned around and went back to his room.

Marie massaged her chin in silence while tears streamed down her face and hatred filled her eyes.

She hated Bianca, she hated Jean, and she hated it all!

Jean had spent almost all the money he took from her, but he still had enough to splurge for quite some time now with the stack of money he got from who knew where!

All he cared about was money, right? Then, she would turn him into a poor wretch!

Marie sat on the sofa and looked at the clock hanging on the wall with dead eyes.

After drinking, Jean would usually beat people up violently and go to sleep afterward. Not to mention, he was the type to sleep like a log.

She waited until he had fallen into a deep sleep.

The clock on the wall ticked away. After an hour, Marie slowly got up.

Her legs were still sore, so she had to hold on to the furniture as she made her way to the room.

Jean slept soundly after drinking wine.

His snores were so loud that they even drowned out the sound of her walking in.

The corners of Marie's mouth curled up into an ominous smile. When she had money, Jean treated her like a treasure; now that she had no money, he treated her like dirt.

She was going to give him a taste of his own medicine!

Marie knew about Jean's habit of tucking cash under his pillow when he was asleep so that he would wake up immediately if someone were to take his money.

However, Jean was drunk at the moment and sleeping like a dead pig.

The smile on Marie's face grew wider and wider as she lifted the corner of the pillow with one hand. She reached under it with the other.

She instantly pulled out the thick wad of money, and her heart started racing.

She got it!

Marie stuffed the money in her pocket.

The wad of cash was so thick that it formed a bulge in her pocket.

A dim light shone through the doorway, so she could see the room clearly. The money was already in her hands, yet Jean was still unconscious with his mouth wide open.

Hatred flashed through Marie's eyes.

If it were not for him, the rest of her life would not have been ruined. She was even naive enough to think that she would have a stable home this time. Who knew...

Marie wanted to murder Jean!

However, she could not do it as murdering was against the law. She did not want to go back to prison and suffer the consequences again.

Marie squinted as she looked at the watch on his wrists. How eye-catching.

She remembered that he bought this watch the day after he got the money from selling Nina's information.

Jean was just a poor loser, yet he splurged on a thousand-dollar watch just to show off!

Marie carefully undid the strap and took the watch with her.

This watch could be sold for a lot of money too!

After Marie got what she wanted, she looked contemptuously at Jean lying on the bed. He should be glad that this was A City, a place with a well-established legal system. Otherwise, he would have been

dead by now.

After feeling her bulging pocket, she turned to leave the room. She took out the suitcase she had packed two days ago from the storage room and walked out of Jean's house.

She had thought about leaving after being beaten two days ago, and she had packed her bags as well. However, she realized that she had no money, so she had nowhere to go at the time. However, she could finally leave now.

Marie got a taxi by the road and had the driver bring her to the station so that Jean would not be able to find her.

With this few thousand dollars, she could live outside for a good while.

It would not be too late to come back if she ran out of money, and she had a backup plan if Jean were to ever ask her for money. Hence, she had nothing to be afraid of.

It was the following day.

After Jean woke up, he sat up and reached under his pillow only to find out that the money he put under the pillow was gone, along with his watch.

“Marie, you b*tch!" He stormed out of the room and realized that the house was empty. Even the lights from last night were still on.

At that moment, Jean panicked and fumbled around for his phone to call Marie's hooligan friends one by one.

After making a round of calls, all of them said that they had not seen Marie.

Marie had run away with his money!

Jean rummaged through the house, yet there was no sign of Marie's luggage, so he sat on the floor as he realized that she actually ran away with his money this time.

He was penniless right now...

Jean touched his famished stomach. He had too much fun yesterday, and drinking was the only thing on his mind. Hence, he ended up vomiting everything he ate along with the alcohol.

He had nothing left on him, not even money to buy breakfast.

Jean had no choice but to call Anna.

"Mom, have you had breakfast yet?" Jean asked the person on the other end of the call.

Anna sounded a little weak but still in good spirits. "I've had breakfast. Why?"

"Mom, I don't have any money for breakfast. Can you transfer some money to me?" asked Jean.

If he had money, he would usually turn it into cash as he had offended too many people. He might get caught by someone anytime, so the money in his phone was not safe.

"Why are you out of money again? Didn't you say you had money a few days ago?" Anna's tone changed when she heard Jean asking her for money.

Nina had her money under tight regulation right now. Even the money in the hospital could not be taken out. Plus, all her previous savings had been given to Jean, so she had no money.

"Won't I eventually spend all my money? Quick, transfer me some money. I have no cash on hand right now and I'm starving," Jean urged.

"I don't have money in my card either. How about this? I still have a hundred dollars of cash on me. You can come and get it," said Anna as she could not bear seeing her precious son go hungry.

"Did Nina not give you any money? Why don't you have money in your card?" Jean did not believe it. Even if Nina was ruthless to him, Anna was her mother, so Nina would never do the same to her.

"That stupid girl just left me a bit of cash for food. How would I have any money in my card?" Anna gnashed her teeth in frustration as Nina did it on purpose. She would not be able to support Jean without money in her card.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2292-Jean did not like coming to the hospital because of the germs.

If there was money in her card, it would be more convenient for her to give money to Jean.

“I don't even have money for a taxi right now. Do you want me to walk to the hospital?" said Jean. Previously, when he ran out of money, he even sold his motorcycle.

Now, he did not even have a way of getting around.

"So what can you do? You can't starve either. How about this? I'll go ask that stupid girl for some money. Give me a moment," said Anna.

"Okay, I'll be waiting to hear from you." Jean hung up after that.

Nina might not care if he were dead or alive, but there was no way she would ignore Anna.

In the mansion.

Nina was getting ready to go to work when she received a call from Anna.

Nothing good came from Anna's calls, so Nina sat in the car with a slight headache. She waited for the phone to ring several times before she answered it.

"Yes?"

"Add a few hundred dollars to my card. I need to use it," Anna asked her for money directly without beating about the bush.

"What do you need so much money for? I just transferred money to the hospital account the other day." Nina frowned. A few hundred dollars was not a lot of money, but giving it to Anna would be the same as giving it to Jean. She did not want to give her hard-earned money to Jean.

"Why do you care? I said I need to use it, so give it to me. Everything in the hospital requires money." Anna was being rude.

Nina frowned. Although Anna's health had been in bad condition, she was already able to be discharged. The doctor said that her situation did not look too good, but if she just stayed at home to recuperate, took her medicine regularly, and went to the hospital for check-ups, there would not be too big of an issue.

However, Anna was reluctant to be discharged from the hospital as she believed that her body was not in good shape to go home. Hence, she continued to stay in the hospital for several hundred dollars a day.

Whenever there was a minor problem, she would call the doctor and nurses. The treatment would cost another thousand.

Basically, all the money she earned was spent on Anna.

However, Anna still did not care about her. Instead, she asked her for more money. “I don't have any money. If the hospital needs to make a deduction for something, they'll deduct it directly from the account. Don't think of lying to me. Did Jean ask you for money?"

"So what if he did? He's your brother. You taking care of your brother is the right thing to do!" Anna did not try to cover it up after she was exposed. Instead, she used her own logic to pressure Nina.

Nina's exasperation boiled over into laughter after Anna told her that it was the right thing to do. She gripped the steering wheel tightly. "It's my obligation to support you, but it's not my obligation to support Jean. He's over 30 years old, yet he still needs to depend on someone else? Not only is he not taking care of you, he even asked you for money, but you're still spoiling him? Make all the noise you want. I don't have money anyway!"

"You stupid girl, how could you say such outrageous things. He's your brother, and I'm your mother!" Anna put her hand on her hips while her face turned red from anger.

"I paid for your medical fees and hired a caregiver for you because you're my mom, and I even spent money to make sure Jean is okay because he's my brother, but what about you? The hospital said you can be discharged, but you insist on being hospitalized to make yourself at ease. He has hands and feet. He can earn a few thousand dollars a month if he's willing to work, but all he does is loaf about. Yet, you still want me to provide for him for the rest of his life? Dream on! I've warned you before. If you ever give me a hard time, I won't care about either of you ever again!" Nina said with bloodshot eyes.

She had met biased people before, but she had never met anyone as biased as Anna.

"You damned girl! How dare you? If you don't care about me, I'll just jump off his hospital building and die," Anna threatened.

"Jump, then. Jean can extort money from the hospital after you do that. He might even laugh at your funeral after getting that sum of money." Nina had become apathetic. If it were not for their blood relation, she would have simply just ignored the pair of mother and son.

She was a little envious of her father who had long foreseen this happening and was now living in a different city.

"You... You!"

Nina lowered her gaze and said, "By the way, you said that Jean has no money. But he's wearing a thousand-dollar watch. Plus, he got several thousand dollars from Pierre in cash yesterday. He lied to you. No wonder he's your son."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

After Percy came back yesterday, he told her everything he saw at Bibbler's Tale so that she would keep an eye out for Jean.

Perhaps he might even help Pierre for money.

Percy had intended to arrange a designated driver for her who could also serve as a bodyguard so that she would be safer when going out.

However, she refused.

Although Jean was capable of betraying her for money, the chances of him doing so would not come by often. As long as she was a little more careful, she would be fine.

Anna listened to the busy tone on the other end of the call in dismay and hurriedly called Jean.

"Mom, did you get the money?" Jean put his hands on his stomach as he was about to starve to death.

“You bastard, why did you tell me you have no money when you do? What are you going on about?" Anna started cursing at him after hearing his voice.

She knew how Nina was. If she wanted to get more money from Nina, she would have to lay low for the time being.

If not for Jean who came crying and telling her he had no money, she had intended to call Nina a month later.

Perhaps when Nina was in a better mood, she would be able to get more money without even trying.

Now, her plan was completely ruined by Jean.

"Mom, who told you I had money? Would I still ask you if I had money?" Jean frowned in frustration.

He had a headache and an upset stomach. All he wanted right now was something to eat to end his suffering.

He had opened the refrigerator earlier, only to see that Marie did not even leave any food for him—not even a slice of bread.

"Your sister said that you received money from Mr. Pierre yesterday and you're even wearing a thousand-dollar watch. How can you not have money?" Anna questioned. She was not asking Jean for money as Nina had taken care of everything in the hospital, so there was not much she needed to spend.

"How does she know that?" Jean was dumbfounded. Pierre invited him to Bibbler's Tale for a drink yesterday, and he even gave him some money, saying that they would be relatives in the future.

He was not asked to do anything, yet he still got paid.

Of course, Jean accepted it as he was in a tight spot. He completely forgot the meaning of the phrase, 'no pain, no gain'.

However, the people at Bibbler's Tale all belonged to the upper class, and Nina was not the type of person who would go there for a drink. How did she find out?

"So, it's true? You're going to be the death of me. I intended to stay quiet for the entire month before asking her for more money. Now, not only will I not get any money, but I even got cussed out. If she decides to not pay for my medical bills anymore, you're on your own," said Anna. She planned to stay in the hospital for as long as she could. She had no intention of going home.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2293-Besides, their home was as messy as a doghouse. Anna was not a fool. She knew that the hospital had a better environment than her home.

Plus, she did not have to worry about food or clothing in the hospital. No matter how unhappy Nina was, she still had to pay.

Jean could not help but fret. Not only did he not get any money, but he even got nagged at by Anna. Then, he said, “I don't know how she saw me—"

“So, you do have money?" Anna interrupted him. She always thought that Jean did not have much money, so he could not take care of her.

However, he had the money right now. Not only did he not spend a single penny on her, he still asked her for money, which made Anna extremely unhappy.

"I had money last night, but the money is all gone now. Mom, I don't have money!" Jean said as he switched his phone to a different hand. When he saw his empty wrist, his rage started burning again.

"How did you lose all the money in one night? Did you gamble it away? Or did you spend it on a woman?" Anna asked as there were only two possible reasons for spending the money so quickly.

She did not expect Jean to say that he spent it on her anyway.

"No, it was stolen..." Jean said embarrassedly.

"What? Did a burglar enter the house? Did they take anything other than the money?" Anna said nervously as she had hidden some gold jewelry in a secret compartment that even Jean did not know about.

"Only my money was stolen, everything else is fine. Mom, why don't you come back home? If this goes on, I'll starve to death." Jean frowned. As he had made a name for himself in this area, none of the shops would put him on a tab.

Nina had told them before that whoever put Jean on a tab should look for him to receive payment, not her.

Hence, they were unwilling to put him on a tab, making it impossible for him to even go out and buy some instant noodles.

"Why was only your money stolen? This won't do. You have to go to the police station at the end of the street to make a report. There are surveillance cameras on the street, so you can find out who stole your money." Anna tensed up. Although it was Jean's money that got stolen, it was still money.

"Forget it.." Jean frowned. He just wanted to solve the problem of food right now.

As for Marie, he would definitely get back at her for this, so he had no intention of making a police report.

If Marie was caught by the police, she would be under their control. They would get in his way if he wanted to deal with her, which would be very inconvenient for him.

Moreover, they were a couple before, so perhaps the police would not even file the case.

He did not even have proof that the money belonged to him.

“Forget it? The girl even said that you have quite a lot of money. How could you say that after getting your money stolen? Is it because you have a lot of money now? Or is it because your family is rich?" Anna said relentlessly.

"I just want some food right now!" Jean roared.

Anna realized that something was not right, so she asked with a frown, "Jean, be honest with me. The person who took your money isn't a thief, right?"

"What are you thinking? If you don't have money, I'll figure it out myself." Jean grew impatient and wanted to hang up.

Anna's thoughts were like a mirror that had been polished by Jean's demeanor.

"The one who stole your money was a woman, right? Is that woman someone I know?" Anna asked as there could only be one explanation for Jean's evasiveness. He was hiding something from her.

If he was hiding it from her, then it must be someone she knew.

Jean remained silent.

"Jean, who else is living with you?" Anna asked. She did not object to Jean living with another woman as she wanted to hold her grandchildren as soon as possible too.

However, she could not accept him living with some dubious woman. If such a woman got pregnant, she would not even be able to confirm whether the child belonged to Jean.

At the thought of this, Marie came to mind.

It seemed about time that b*tch came out of jail.

"If you don't say it, I'll go ask Nina then," threatened Anna.

Nina would tell her everything if Anna asked her, so Jean had no choice but to say, "Fine, I'll tell you. It's Marie. She stole my money and watch!"

Anna was stupefied. Marie!

The criminal who turned their family into what they were today!

"Are you stupid? Why did you get yourself involved with Marie? Have you forgotten how much trouble she caused our family?" Anna gritted her teeth and scolded Jean.

"When I first approached her, it was to get back the money for the house!" Jean explained.

"Get back the money for the house? We would've gotten it back long ago if we could. Why wait until she got out of jail? Now that your money has been stolen by Marie, you're still not making a police report? Jean, I don't care if you don't do it. I'll do it for you!" Anna hated Marie's guts as she was the person who took away her life savings.

If not for her, she would still be living a good life, unlike now. She would not have to think about how she could earn the money back for her coffin after her death either.

“Fine, fine. I'll go make a police report. I'm hanging up." Jean still did not intend to call the police. He just wanted to placate Anna. After hanging up the phone, he sat on the sofa.

He picked up his last cigarette. If he still could not get his hands on any money after this, he would have nothing left to smoke, nor would he have any food to eat.

After lighting the cigarette, Jean took a puff and blew a cloud of smoke. In the end, he decided to call Nina.

Nina was on the way to Brilliant Architectural Design LLC.

"What is it?" She answered the call even though she knew that Jean was calling to ask her for money because she knew that if she did not pick up his call, Jean would keep on harassing her by calling nonstop.

She did not want to put herself through that trouble.

"All my money was stolen by that b*tch, Marie. Can you give me some money for food? I'll pay you back once I get my money back." This time, Jean was a man of 'integrity' as he did not directly ask her for money.

"Marie stole all the money you took from Pierre?" Nina was a little surprised. As expected from Marie, she just stayed by Jean's side for the money.

She had long known that what they had was not true love.

Jean froze and said embarrassedly, "Yes..."

"Then, you go ask her for it." Nina did show any sympathy for him as she had already warned him beforehand.

"I can't find her right now. Can't you just give me a little bit? Do you want me to starve to death?" Jean said in frustration.

"Mom won't let you starve to death. Go ask her for money. Will you really pay me back if I lend you money? If you can't look for Marie now, do you think you'll be able to get your money back when you find her later? Marie's as good as spending money as you are." Nina rejected him as the money she gave Jean and Anna was like a one-way ticket trip. Once the money was gone, there was no way of getting it back.

"If you refuse to transfer money to Mom, how is she going to give me money?" Jean had no intention of asking Anna for money because as soon as he opened his mouth, she would definitely bring up Marie.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2294-"That's your own problem. My only obligation is to take care of Mom, not you." Nina hung up the phone and told him firmly that it was impossible for him to try to get money from her.

Jean gripped the phone in his hands tightly with murderous eyes as he listened to the busy tone on the other end of the call.

With his stomach in constant pain, he had no other choice but to call Pierre.

After the phone rang six times, Pierre's tirade could be heard. "What's the matter with you? Why are you calling so early?"

Jean recoiled and apologized in a hurry. "I'm sorry, Mr. Pierre, but I have a favor to ask you."

"If you have something to say, spit it out." Pierre was impatient. If he were not Nina's brother, he would not even go close to people like him.

"Uhh. All my money got stolen. Can you lend me some temporarily?" Jean bit the bullet and asked him for money, hoping that he would help him solve this urgent matter for the sake of Nina.

"It's none of my f*cking business if your money got stolen. Was the thousands of dollars I gave you yesterday not enough?" After asking him, Pierre hung up the phone right away without waiting for him to answer.

He did not even give Jean time to explain.

Jean frowned upon hearing the busy tone, and he put the phone aside dispiritedly.

He never would have thought that Marie would be able to humiliate him to this extent.

There was not an ounce of mercy left in Jean. Since Marie ran away after stealing his money, he had to find her. However, the brothers he met on the streets were not very reliable, and they charged too much.

Hence, it was better for him to get help elsewhere, but not from the police.

Jean had a candidate in mind, so he picked his phone up to make a call.

"Who is this?" Percy's cold voice rang from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Mallory, it's me, Jean. There's something I'd like to talk to you about," said Jean. He knew that Percy would not easily forgive the person who sold Nina's information to the reporters, so he wanted to use Percy as a means of finding Marie.

At the same time, he wanted to get some money from him.

"Oh, It's you? Say it." No change of emotion was heard in Pierre's voice.

Jean said, "It's about my sister. I know who disclosed her information to the reporters."

“Who?" Percy asked.

Jean was beating around the bush because if he told Percy right now, there was no chance of him getting his money back. He needed the money. “I need to tell you in person."

Percy fell silent for a moment and asked, “Why? Did you not tell Pierre before coming to me?"

Jean was stunned, and he finally realized how Nina found out that he received money from Pierre.

It turned out to be Percy.

Nina would not go to places like Bibbler's Tale, but Percy would often show up at places like that.

“I went to have a drink with Mr. Pierre, and he gave me some money after seeing how well I drank, but I didn't mention a single thing to him about Nina. Plus, I never promised to help him with anything. You have to believe me." Jean immediately clarified that he did not have much to do with Pierre.

“Whatever deal you have with him is none of my business." Percy was not interested in his conversations with Pierre.

Jean was stunned as he had long known that the brothers were at odds, so he stopped mentioning it.

“Mr. Mallory, the reason why I'm calling is that I genuinely want to tell you what I know." He expressed his sincerity.

Percy said impatiently, “I'll wait for you at Mallory Corporation."

There was quite a distance between him and Mallory Corporation, but he had no money to take public transport. At the thought of that, he quickly said, “Mr. Mallory, can you get me a ride? I'm kind of facing a financial crisis right now..."

“Didn't you just get a sum of money?" Percy asked.

“Unfortunately, the money was stolen, and I don't even have money to take the bus." Jean left out the part with Marie as he did not want Percy to think that he was exposing her just because she stole his money.

“I'll send a car over. Wait there." Percy finished speaking and hung up the phone.

If Jean were not Nina's brother, he would have just hung up without listening.

After the call, Jean smiled as if his scheme had succeeded. “Marie, are you thinking of trying to escape with my money? You'll never be able to escape from my clutches!"

He tidied himself up a bit as he was going to a big company like Mallory Corporation, so he could not let himself look too sloppy.

After changing into a clean set of clothes, Jean waited for the driver Percy had arranged for him.

After a while, the driver called him. “Hello, sir. I'm at the entrance right now as I can't drive into the area in your address, so I'm afraid you'll have to walk out."

Jean's mood brightened up a little, and he walked out the door to find a taxi parked at the entrance.

He was stunned and stood by the roadside for a few seconds.

The taxi driver pushed open the door and asked, “Are you Mr. Langdon?"

“Yes." Jean nodded absent-mindedly. Did Percy not send someone to come pick him up? Why was there a taxi?

He had thought that it would be one of Percy's luxury cars.

“Please get in the car. I'll take you to your destination," said the driver.

Jean got in the car anyway.

After 40 minutes or so, the taxi stopped downstairs at Mallory Corporation. The driver turned back and said, "Sir, we're here. You may get off now."

"The cab fare..." Jean frowned as he had no money in his pocket.

"Oh, you booked the taxi on the app, so the fee will be deducted from it automatically,"' said the driver.

Jean heaved a sigh of relief as he did not have to pay himself. Otherwise, he would have to inform Percy to send over some money.

He pushed open the door and got down the car. Then, he stood at the entrance of Mallory Corporation and tilted his head up to look at the imposing skyscraper.

If Marie and Bianca had not done him wrong in the past, with his educational background, perhaps he would have already made his way up to the top of a building like this and become an elite member of the upper class.

Unlike how he was now.

Jean was educated and knowledgeable. He had even studied abroad. If he had not gone to prison, he would not have fallen to rock bottom.

When those so-called interviewers found out that he had been sentenced to prison before through a background check, they had him leave without asking him anything,

Jean clenched his fists at the thought of that.

He could not get his revenge on Bianca as Luke was protecting her, but Marie alone was more than enough!

Jean walked into the lobby of Mallory Corporation.

The staff at the front desk had been informed in advance, so when they saw Jean approaching, they straight away took him upstairs to the reception room.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Langdon. Mr. Mallory is having a short meeting right now, so he might take a while," said the receptionist.

"Sure." Jean looked at the lavishly decorated reception room and thought to himself if Percy would offer him a job at Mallory Corporation, working in such a luxurious building was not such a bad idea.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2295-It was just a thought, though. Jean still refused to work.

He crossed his legs while sitting on the couch, then he looked at the receptionist and asked, “Do you have anything to eat or drink here?"

"Yes, Mr. Langdon. Have a seat while I go prepare something for you," the receptionist said politely.

Jean nodded arrogantly as he was just here for the money, but unexpectedly, he could freeload on some food too.

After a while, the receptionist brought a cup of coffee and some snacks over.

Jean ignored the receptionist's gaze as he grabbed the snacks and ate them right away. Although they were small, they still tasted great. Just a few more of these would be enough to fill him up.

When the receptionist saw Jean wolfing down the food as if he had not eaten for days, she frowned slightly and brought more snacks over after some consideration.

The company's purchasing department had bought these snacks to entertain the guests. They were quite pricey because practically everyone who came here was of honorable status. The refreshments were usually just for display.

Those guests would not reach for them either.

Jean was the first...

"Just put them down." Jean's eyes brightened up upon seeing her bring in more snacks.

The snacks just now barely filled his stomach, but he could stuff himself now that he had more.

The receptionist put the snacks down while Jean continued to eat.

Five minutes later, he finished all of the snacks and burped as he made a comment to the receptionist, "This company's snacks are not bad."

The receptionist felt a little awkward. He ate those snacks without any regard for his image as if he lived here. He even gave comments afterward.

She went up to clear all the packaging of the snacks. After throwing them into the trash, she heard voices coming from outside the door.

The receptionist walked out to take a look before turning back to tell Jean, "Mr. Langdon, Mr. Mallory is done with his meeting and is on his way here."

Upon hearing this, Jean hurriedly wiped away the crumbs on the corner of his mouth and sat up straight.

Percy walked in, and with a cold expression, he looked at Jean sitting on the couch pretentiously. “I was in a meeting just now. Sorry to keep you waiting."

"You're a busy man. It's my pleasure to wait for you." Jean sucked up to him.

Percy sat on another sofa. When he raised his hand, everyone who followed behind him, including the receptionist who entertained Jean earlier, left the reception room.

The moment the door closed, Jean could not resist and said, "Mr. Mallory, I..."

"I know who sold the information to the reporters," said Percy bluntly.

Jean was dumbfounded. He knew?

If he knew, why did he not do anything? Instead, he let Marie stay in A City all this time?

This was not like him as the Mallory family was known to be revengeful.

Jean cautiously asked, "Who do you think did it?"

"Marie Rayne," said Percy as he could not help but feel disgusted by Jean's foolish look.

Was Jean really Nina's brother?

He even suspected that Nina was adopted.

Besides, Jean had inherited Anna's greed entirely, whereas Nina was unlike them at all.

Jean's right hand suddenly twitched, and upon realizing it, his left hand immediately reached over to stop it. "Mr. Mallory, how do you know.."

"If I want to investigate something, who can stop me?" said Percy. He went on a business trip right after the incident happened, but the investigation never stopped even while he was away.

His people found out that it was Marie who made a deal with the reporters under the table, and he also knew that the money Marie got from selling the information was taken by Jean.

Therefore, Jean was the first to know about it.

However, before he ran out of money, he never intended to confess to him.

"So that's how.." Jean was chagrined as he should have told him earlier so that he might still have a chance.

He refused to give up. Even if Percy already knew who did it, he might not know that he knew from earlier on as well.

"Mr. Mallory, I only learned about it today, so I thought of telling you. But I didn't think that you would find out so soon." He lied to show his loyalty to Percy.

"Today? So, you didn't know about it when you were spending the money Marie got by disclosing Nina's information?" Percy's sharp eyes stared at him intently.

Jean felt like prey being watched by a falcon.

His palms got clammy from the nervousness.

He rubbed his hands together and said, "I didn't know before this. The woman was unwilling to tell me how she got the money. I never looked into it until today as she just said that it was from her relatives before this. When I saw the contract she signed with the reporters today, I thought of telling you at the first minute."

"Contract? Where is it?" Percy asked him for the contract.

Jean noticed that he was not as furious as he imagined he would be and was very calm. He even asked him for the contract, which made him wonder about his intentions.

Since he could not tell what was on his mind, he grew even more afraid.

Jean smiled embarrassedly and explained, “I got really angry after finding out that it was her, so I tore up the contract..."

"Marie is your girlfriend, right?" Instead of talking about the contract, Percy skipped the subject entirely and asked him directly.

Jean shook his head. "There's no way we're dating. We're only together in times of need. I only took her in and gave her a place to stay out of pity. I didn't expect her to be so ungrateful and sell information about Nina. Mr. Mallory, you mustn't let her get away with it."

"I won't spare anyone who has done Nina wrong, whether it be Marie or anyone who's blood-related to Nina," said Pierre as his fingers rhythmically tapped on the leather couch while he gazed at Jean.

Jean lowered his head out of guilt, worrying that Percy might even get revenge on him too.

"You must believe that I never intended on harboring Marie, and you're the first person I wanted to tell after learning about this. I should've kept her under control, but she ran away the second she realized she made a mistake. So, I immediately called you because only you can find her," said Jean earnestly in hopes that he would believe him.

"Ran away?" Percy frowned. Why would Marie run?

It most likely was not because of the Nina incident as he still had yet to make a move after the investigation so that they would think that he was unaware.

When in reality, he had not made a move as the timing was not right yet.

"She knew that I would tell you, so she ran away with all my money, leaving me penniless. Mr. Mallory, since you and my sister are going strong, you'll be able to overcome all the obstacles that come your way and walk into the marriage hall one day. That'll make us family in the future. So, can you lend me some money? All my money was stolen by Marie." Jean pleaded.

Percy looked at him with a stern gaze.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2296-“Lend you money?" Percy raised his eyebrows. It turned out that this was Jean's true motive.

His tone sounded like he was reluctant to lend him money, so Jean had to summon up the courage and say, "Mr. Mallory, even if one provides clues to the police, one will still get an informer's fee. Although you already know that Marie was the one who betrayed Nina, I still intended to tell you anyway, so there has to be an informer's fee, right?"

"How much do you want?" Percy did not agree. Instead, he answered him with a question.

"Isn't that up to you? How much do you think Nina is worth?" Jean rubbed his hands together and gestured to Percy.

"Nina is a priceless treasure. She can't be compared to a woman like Marie," said Percy with a cold gaze. He picked up his phone and instructed his assistant, "Come in."

The door to the reception room was pushed open.

Jean was worried that Percy was going to chase him out until he heard him say, "Give Mr. Langdon a hundred dollars in cash."

A hundred dollars?

He came all the way here to show his goodwill, yet it was only worth a hundred dollars?

Jean thought Percy was too stingy, but he dared not say anything. He was afraid that if he said something, he would not even have the hundred dollars.

Besides, the hundred dollars would be able to solve his urgent needs right now. At least it would allow him to survive here for the next few days and figure out how to get money.

The assistant was at a loss. "Boss, I don't have any cash on me. Who still carries cash on them nowadays?"

Jean's expression changed as he quickly said, "It doesn't have to be cash. You can transfer it to me too."

The assistant looked at Percy.

"Give it to him," said Percy. He had no plans of doing it himself as Jean was not worthy.

"Yes, Boss." The assistant took out his phone to scan Jean's QR code and transferred a hundred dollars to him.

[You have received one hundred dollars.] A notification rang on Jean's phone.

He looked at Percy with a smile on his face. "Thank you, Mr. Percy."

Percy stood up, looked at the receptionist, and said, "See him off downstairs."

“Yes, sir." The receptionist nodded.

Jean hurriedly stood up and said, "Mr. Mallory, can I ask you for a favor?"

"What?" Percy's words were brief as usual.

"If your people manage to find Marie, please tell me immediately," Jean requested.

Percy turned around to look at him and smirked. "So you can get your money and watch back?"

When he came in, he noticed that Jean was no longer wearing the watch Jim mentioned.

If nothing else, it must have been stolen along with the money.

"Marie, that thief! I'll make her pay!" Jean said with gritted teeth.

Percy warned him, "Do you think that Marie will still have the money when you find her?"

Marie and Jean were two of a kind. They would spend their money lavishly if they had any. Once he found her, Jean's money would be almost gone.

Jean lowered his head in shock.

He and Nina said the same thing. Even if he found Marie, he might not be able to get the money back...

Besides, there would not be much left after passing through the hands of Marie.

After Percy returned to his office, he told Nina about today's events.

When Nina learned that he gave Jean a hundred dollars, she exclaimed, "Why did you give him money?"

"All his money was taken by Marie. Are you sure you can accept the fact that he may starve to death on the streets at any time?" Percy asked. Although Nina loathed Jean, she still could not completely cut off blood relations.

Otherwise, she would not have taken on the responsibility for Anna's living expenses and medical fees.

Percy knew that the money Nina gave Anna was enough to support Jean if Anna spent it consciously.

However, Anna had no idea how to save her money. It could be because it was not her hard-earned money, so it was easy for her to spend it all in one go.

Hence, she could not care for Jean either.

Nina fell silent.

"Jean won't be able to find the money in such a short time no matter how many different methods he tries. The hundred dollars isn't much." Percy sighed. A hundred dollars is indeed not a lot, but if Jean spent it mindfully, he could survive in A city for several days.

With a nature like his, he would definitely find a way to get money.

"I know.." Nina did not expect Jean to look for Percy after she refused to give him money. He even told him about what Marie did.

She was helpless.

"Let's leave it at that for now. I'll be going to work," said Nina while feeling low-spirited.

After hanging up, she stood up and looked at the view outside the window.

She had told Percy many times to not pity her family and give them any money because there was no limit to their greed. No matter how much money they had, it would not be able to satisfy their greed.

Nina did not want her birth family to be a burden to Percy.

However, it seemed like situations like these were unavoidable as long as she was with Percy.

Nina sighed as she was at a loss...

There was a knock on her office door, and Nina sat back down after gathering her emotions. “Come in."

The assistant pushed the door open and came in with a stack of documents in her arms while informing, "Ms. Langdon, the headquarters called for a meeting, so you'll need to go over there."

"Okay, I got it." Nina took the document handed over by her assistant and glanced at it before putting on her coat to rush over to T Corporation.

The meeting was to discuss the development of the suburbs, and Nina only realized after the meeting that Luke wanted Brilliant Architectural Design LLC to participate in the bidding project as well.

Nina agreed right away upon hearing the good news.

Although there were many orders at Brilliant Architectural Design LLC, with a headquarters like T Corporation, their orders would usually lean toward small or medium-sized projects.

The profits may be considerable, but compared to T Corporation, even the profit of 10 Brilliant Architectural Design LLC would have nothing on them.

With this opportunity, their company's profits and employee benefits would be much better for the next year.

After the meeting, Nina took the elevator downstairs and ran into Luca who had just come to work.

"Luca, why are you only coming to work now?" Nina was surprised. She saw a briefcase in Luca's hands, so she guessed that she had just arrived.

"I caught a cold, so I went to the hospital to get some medicine," explained Luca. When she finished her medicine, Luke intended to have Johann send it over, but she felt bad for always bothering Johann, so she offered to get it from the hospital herself.

She returned to the office late just because she had to get medicine from the hospital, so she asked Zoey to help her take a leave of absence.

Nina frowned upon hearing Luca's hoarse voice. "Are you okay?"

"It's nothing. I just got a cold, and I'm almost all better now," said Luca as she knew best about her body.

"Good to hear that. It must be uncomfortable for you after catching a cold. Get more rest. It's almost New Year's, so it'll get even more chilly outside. Make sure to keep yourself warm." Nina sighed.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2297-“Okay, I will." Luca nodded. She looked closely at Nina's expression and asked, “Nina, did something happen?"

Nina asked in surprise, “How did you know?"

“It's written all over your face." Luca gestured at her by pointing to her own face.

Nina had been frowning since just now, so she must have encountered something unpleasant. When Luca observed her face, she was able to tell.

Moreover, she had been friends with Nina for so many years. How could she not know?

“Yeah, something happened." Nina forced a smile.

“How about we make a trip to the cafe next door?" Luca invited her as she reckoned that Nina needed a place to vent her feelings right now.

“No, I shouldn't disturb your work..." Nina shook her head. Even though she did have the urge to get it off her chest, how could she hold up Luca's work?

“I took a leave, and my throat is aching, so I want some lemon tea," said Luca as she held Nina's hand and walked out.

Nina had no choice but to follow her.

Both of them made it to the cafe, and because they went during office hours, it was quite empty.

Luca and Nina sat in the corner of the cafe, and when the waiter came to get their order, Luca ordered a cup of lemon tea while Nina ordered a cup of fruit tea.

Only after the waiter left did Luca ask, “Tell me what happened."

“I. It's Jean." Nina sighed and told Luca everything from Pierre giving Jean money, to the money getting stolen by Marie, and finally about Jean borrowing money from Percy.

Luca's eyebrows furrowed slightly while listening to her talk.

Once people turned bad, it would be difficult for them to become good again. Even if Jean were to completely change his ways, he would still be the same.

“So, did Mr. Mallory lend him the money?" asked Luca.

“Percy said he couldn't bear seeing him starve to death on the streets, so he lent him a hundred dollars. It may not be much, but I just feel awful." said Nina. It was not because of losing the hundred dollars. She just felt helpless.

Jean was already past 30, yet he still had to beg others for money to the extent that he even had to ask others for a hundred dollars.

Was that what a person in his 30s should be doing?

“Your brother is really a loafer. Nina, have you ever thought about finding him a job?" Luca asked as she thought that perhaps it would be better for him to have a job since he had not been doing anything since he was released from prison.

"He has a criminal record, and the people in A City are not very kind to people with criminal records. What's the use of him having a degree? For higher-paying jobs, once they find out about his past crimes, there's no way they'd hire him. His arrogant *ss won't settle for the lower-paying ones either!"

So what if he studied abroad? He failed every interview anyway.

With a criminal record, having studied abroad was not a bonus point. It gave him negative points instead.

After two tries, Jean completely gave up on the idea of finding a job.

Nina had advised him before that he could get a job with lower requirements. He was capable, and his boss would eventually be able to see that too. Hence, he could get promoted then.

However, Jean refused. When he was presented with an interview opportunity, he would reject it.

"In that case..." Luca frowned as this Jean matter might drag on for Nina's entire life.

"I remember that Brilliant Architectural Design LLC..."

The moment she spoke, Nina immediately shook her head. "Not there."

"Why?" Luca asked as Jean also majored in this field, so why not?

"I'm afraid that he'll bring down the company if he joins, to be honest. You know Bianca, right?" Nina whispered and started muttering when Bianca was mentioned.

Luca nodded to indicate that she knew her.

"Although Brilliant Architectural Design LLC is under Mr. Crawford's management, Bianca was the one who established the company. Jean and her. sort of had a thing, but Jean was the one who took her for granted. After some things Jean did, they both had a falling out and they finally broke up. So, he holds a grudge against Bianca and Luke. If he were to work in Brilliant, it'll only be a matter of time before the company falls apart," Nina explained the reason why she did not dare take this risk.

Screwing up a construction company was not a hard task.

Leaking a blueprint alone would cause the company to lose a hefty amount of money.

If Jean were to work there, he could easily get hold of a blueprint.

Luca fell silent as she did not expect the past to leave such a huge impact on the present.

"I'm even more reluctant to let him work at Mallory Corporation as he's the type of person to take words to heart and make a big fuss out of it. If he pisses Percy off, I dare not take the blame," said Nina as Percy had brought it up before.

He mentioned that Jean could be a bodyguard or whatever, but Nina knew that Jean would never be Mallory Corporation's bodyguard.

If he were to enter any other department, he would mess things up for the company. Even if he did not, Percy would still somehow face trouble because of Jean.

The best way to keep clear of trouble was to steer away from the source.

When Percy proposed the idea, she refused to accept it.

"It's not easy, I see," Luca muttered.

Nina nodded. She only had connections to Brilliant Architectural Design LLC, but she was afraid to let Jean in as it was too big of a risk.

Luca sighed. "So what now?"

"I don't know either. I had intended to not give him any financial support and keep the resources on my mom's side in control so that he would turn over a new leaf and find a job, but little did I know..." Nina was utterly helpless.

The waiter served the drinks they ordered.

Nina bit the straw as if she was taking out her anger on it.

Jean did not have a job, nor did he have any money, but he sure knew how to make things up.

Ever since she got together with Percy, he felt like he had a backer supporting him. Everywhere he went, he used her and Percy's name to buy stuff on credit. Although not many people believed him, he still gave Percy a headache because of this.

"Didn't Jean use to love studying? Why not send him abroad to further his studies?" Luca suggested. If Jean had a higher level of education, perhaps the people here would ignore his criminal record and hire him.

"Does he look like an academic person now? But Luca.." Nina paused and looked at her. "Don't you hate him a lot? How do you know so much about him? How do you know he majored in architecture?"

Luca was stunned. Did she slip up? She hurriedly said, "I remember you've mentioned all of this to me before."

Nina held her chin and furrowed her brows while she tried to recall the time she mentioned such things to Luca. "Ha I?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2298-“Yes, you told me. How else would I know?" Luca insisted and took a sip of her lemon tea to hide her guilt.

"Really? Maybe I forgot..." Nina had no recollection of her telling Luca those things.

However, she had complained to her about Jean a lot, so she suspected that she had said so much that she forgot what she even said.

"I guess so. You've been working too hard lately, so it's only normal that you don't remember little details like these," Luca said as she sipped on her lemon tea with her straw while lowering her gaze.

The two of them continued to sit there and sip on their tea.

Nina told Luca about many other things until someone's phone rang, which made their conversation come to an abrupt end.

Luca glanced at the caller to see that it was Queenie.

"I'll take this call," she said to Nina before answering the phone. "What is it, Mrs. Norman?"

"Luca, what's wrong with your voice?" Queenie noticed that her voice was a little raspy.

"I have a cold. Is everything alright?" Luca knew that Queenie must be calling her to talk about Leia.

Leia was in stable condition right now, so there should not be any complications. Why was Queenie calling her?

"Sorry, I didn't know you had a cold.." Queenie felt bad when she heard that Luca had caught a cold. She glanced at the door of the ward and asked out of concern, "Are you feeling any better?"

"I've gotten much better. It's not that serious anymore. Don't worry, Mrs. Norman, you can speak now." Luca noticed how cautious she was, which convinced her that it was about Leia.

Leia heard her talk and was a little uncertain. Was that Jack's wife?

"Here's the thing. Leia just had the operation, right? A little problem occurred, but Dr. Park said it's normal and she'll be fine if she takes good care of her body. However, I'm still a bit worried, so I want to ask you to come over to see if you can do anything to help Leia recuperate," Queenie said slowly.

She intended to let the doctors at the hospital do it, but after bringing it up to Leia, Leia suggested letting Luca help her.

Queenie felt embarrassed to bother Luca as she had put Luca through so much trouble in the past because of Leia.

Helping patients recuperate was not her specialty, but Jack mentioned that Luca was great at it.

Leia even insisted on having Luca help her because she was better and even Johann said so.

For the sake of Leia's health, Queenie had to shamelessly make this call to Luca.

"Recuperate?" Luca was stunned as she was a little hesitant to help Leia, not because she was selfish but because Leia would never accept her good intentions.

If Leia was willing to accept her kindness, perhaps she would not need to get a liver transplant in the first place.

"Yes. If you're not free, then that's fine." Queenie heard the reluctance in Luca's tone.

"Mrs. Norman, it's not that I don't want to. It's just that I don't know if I can do a good job. Plus, Ms. Norman was quite opposed to me treating her before. I'm afraid of making a fool of myself..." said Luca

as Leia had hated her for a long time.

Luca recalled the last time she gave Leia dry needling. If not for the fact that Leia had trouble getting up, she might have chased her out of the place.

"It's different this time. Leia was the one who suggested it. Luca, can you help Leia, please?" Queenie pleaded as she was confident about Luca's skills too.

With the help of Luca and Johann, Leia might be able to recover in a couple of weeks.

Luca could not turn her down, so she had no choice but to say, "I'll try, but only after a few days. I haven't completely recovered from my cold yet, and Ms. Norman is still fragile."

"It's okay. You should get better soon." Queenie sighed after she agreed and said, "Then I won't bother you anymore, Luca."

"Okay." Luca ended the call and put the phone aside.

"Was that Jack's wife?" Nina asked out of curiosity.

"Yes." Luca nodded.

"I heard that Leia came back secretly and was even hospitalized. The situation doesn't seem to be going well?" Nina had also seen the entertainment news reports.

"Yeah, but she had an operation and is currently recovering." Luca bit the straw and sipped her lemon tea.

"She already went for the surgery, yet she's still asking you to help her recover. That girl, Leia, is really something." Nina did not have a good impression of Leia. To her, she was cunning and full of craft.

"It's because she had the surgery that she needs to undergo post-op treatment. It's not that difficult anyway," said Luca as she would never refuse Queenie's request.

"You just don't know how to say no. Leia is not that decent of a person. Be careful," Nina urged because even if she ignored the past, Leia's character itself was problematic.

If Luca helped her, she could bite back at Luca at any time.

"It's okay. Don't worry about it too much." Luca smiled and shook her head. So what if Leia caused her more trouble? She was no longer the old Bianca anyway.

"I get a bad feeling every time I hear her name and think about when.." Nina paused as she thought that she should not mention Bianca in front of Luca that much.

Besides, Bianca was Luke's wife, and Luca's identity was a little.

"I know you're saying it for my own good, but with Ms. Norman's current state, she won't be the same as before once she recovers. Don't worry," Luca reassured her so that she would stop worrying about

these things.

"You'll be in touch with her anyhow, so just be extra careful. You said Jean is a troublemaker. Well, Leia and Jean are the same people." Nina had seen through them. Jean had done so many misdeeds just to get Bianca, but in the end, he still fell into the hands of Marie.

On the other hand, Leia had done a lot of absurd things just to get Luke. She was lucky that her family was well-off and she had money from her celebrity days, so she could pay someone else to take the blame.

In the end, the worst punishment she got was just getting sent abroad.

If Leia's living conditions were the same as Jean's, perhaps she would still be in jail after all the bad things she had done.

"Fine, I'll be careful. Don't worry," said Luca.

Both of them sat in the cafe for a while longer before going their separate ways.

After Luca returned to her office and put down her phone and briefcase, she changed into her lab coat. Before entering the laboratory, she put on a mask and a face shield as a barrier from germs as she had a cold.

When Rhett saw her walk in, he stepped forward and said, "Dr, Craw, you should get more rest if you're not feeling well. It'll be okay to just have the other researchers here."

"It's alright. I've been sick for two days already, so it's bearable now," said Luca as her cold symptoms had reduced a lot, her nose was longer blocked, and her throat was not sore anymore.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2299-Rhett noticed that other than her voice being a little hoarse, she seemed perfectly fine, so he did not say anything.

Besides, Luca was their superior. If she said it was fine, as subordinates, they only had to follow orders.

After taking a seat, Luca was about to check the data when a researcher came into the laboratory with a thick stack of documents. The researcher walked up to her. “Dr. Craw, the data from phase three of the clinical trials is out."

"So soon?" Luca took the stack. She thought that the data would only be done after the new year.

"Yes, they're speeding things up because it's the end of the year, which is why they sent us the data now," said the researcher.

"Okay, I'll look at it later. If possible, let's have a meeting at three o'clock." Luca put the documents aside and planned to look through them during lunch.

If there was nothing wrong with the data, they could start preparing for the launching of the drug.

"Alright, I'll have Ms. Davis prepare the meeting room," said Rhett.

Luca picked up the documents and added, "Then, have Ms. Davis make copies of these documents for everyone as well."

"Yes, Dr. Craw," said Rhett as he left with the documents.

Luca leaned back in her chair and breathed a sigh of relief as the research had come to an end...

Since the experiment is over, did that mean that she and her team would need to return to Watson Biopharmaceuticals?

Luke moved them over here to protect the results of the experiment because the security over here was much more advanced than Watson Biopharmaceuticals'.

If she went back, her interactions with Luke would be reduced by at least half.

Luca's heart told her to come in contact with Luke more so that they could make more memories together.

However, her mind told her that the more she came in contact with Luke, the harder it would be for her to let go when she had to go back to the Island of Despair.

Luca sighed.

She looked at the row of test tubes in front of her and suddenly felt like she was at a loss.

Zoey walked over with copies of the documents while placing the original copy next to Luca. “Dr. Craw, when I passed by your office, I heard your phone ringing."

"Okay, I'll go check it out." Luca stood up. She walked out of the lab and returned to her office.

Just as she pushed the door open, the phone rang again.

Luca frowned as the urgent ringtone gave her a bad feeling.

She walked over to her desk and picked up her phone. When she realized that it was from Watson Biopharmaceuticals' general manager, she let out a sigh of relief.

As long as it was not Abel.

On second thought, she found it strange as Watson would usually contact Zoey if there was a meeting to be held or an important notice. However, this time, they were calling her directly.

It was the first time the general manager ever called her.

Luca answered the phone. "General Manager, what's the matter?"

"Dr. Craw, what took you so long to pick up the phone?" the general manager asked with dissatisfaction in his tone.

"I was in the laboratory just now and I left my phone in the office. Is there a problem?" Luca asked him with a cold tone.

"I heard that the data for phase three of the clinical trials is out. Send me the digital files," said the general manager.

Luca frowned as she had just gotten the data report of the clinical trials. How did the people at Watson know about it already?

Her gut told her something was not right.

"I don't have the digital files with me right now," said Luca.

"You're a research professor. How can you not have them?" The general manager was in disbelief.

"My subordinates are in charge of that. Besides, you're in charge of the company. Why are you meddling with the data?" Luca questioned.

This general manager was not originally in charge of the drug research either.

After the Dr. Cole incident, Luke had the HR department recruit a general manager to manage the company's day-to-day affairs.

How could those managing daily affairs know about research?

Luca had never heard of such a thing.

The general manager did not expect Luca to ask him that question. He cleared his throat and said, "I'm just concerned about the company's performance. Dr. Craw, just send me the documents."

Luca grunted lightly. Although she did not who this general manager was, his intentions were too obvious.

"General Manager, even if I give you the data, you won't be able to understand them. Is there anyone on your end who can read the data?"

The general manager's voice turned serious. "There are so many professors in the company. Who wouldn't be able to read the data? The situation with Dr. Albus has already cost us a lot, so I'm just trying to be more cautious to recover the losses."

“Which is exactly why the data information should be kept confidential. If Dr. Albus really did betray the research data, there's no guarantee that others won't betray me too if I make the data public. If something goes wrong with my research, as someone who's seen the data, you'll be the biggest suspect," said Luca.

"What do you mean by that?" the general manager questioned.

Although she could not see him, Luca could guess that the general manager's expression had changed. She said indifferently, "Before the drug enters the market, I'll keep the documents and data safe with me. If you insist on seeing the data, you can make an application with Mr. Crawford. As long as Mr.

Crawford approves, I'll definitely give all the documents to you."

The general manager did not reply and hung up the phone with a bang.

Luca frowned as this general manager was really problematic, but Luke had no intention of getting rid of him...

She had hinted at it more than once.

She believed that Luke understood what she was trying to say but.

What was Luke thinking?

Why had he not done anything to this problematic general manager? Could he be messing with him?

No matter how much she thought about it, she still could not figure it out. Then, there was a knock on her door. When she opened the door, Luke was standing outside.

She noticed that it was already lunchtime after seeing the lunch box in his hands.

"Time to eat," said Luke as he walked in.

Luca closed the door behind him and looked at him, then she sat on the sofa thoughtfully.

"What are you thinking about?" Luke could tell that something was on her mind at first glance.

"Mr. Crawford, have you investigated the general manager of Watson?" Luca asked.

"Why do you ask?" Luke opened the lunch box bag and took out the food Aunt Neile made. After eating with him for the past few days, Luca was no longer averse to eating lunch with him.

"I've mentioned before that I think there's something wrong with him. When I just got the data for the phase three clinical trials earlier, he called to ask me for it. I just got the data, so how could he know about it when he's at Watson?" Luca asked as the clinical trial data was not directly tied to Watson but to her.

Hence, she and her research group should be the first to know.

After thinking about it, Luca guessed that there may be someone in her research group who was on the general manager's side.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2300-Luke handed her the rice. "Don't think too much about it. Eat first."

Luca looked at him properly. "Mr. Crawford, aren't you worried?"

Although she was the one who betrayed the data and information in Dr. Albus' case, this general manager did not seem to have good intentions at the time either. However, she was quicker to make a move, so it did not have much to do with him.

"When the time comes, some people will let the cat out of the bag, but until then, what do you think he'll do?" Luke asked.

"Oh no..." Luca stood up.

"What is it?" Luke tilted his head slightly to look at her nervous expression.

"I suspect that someone in my research group is helping the general manager, but I already had Ms. Davis print out the data report of phase three of the clinical trials. Now, everyone has a copy in their hands," Luca said.

Luke put down his utensils slowly. He was not concerned about the data at first, but after seeing how concerned Luca was, she would not be able to eat in peace if he did not do anything about it.

He stood up and walked out.

"Mr. Crawford?" Luca was startled, and she called his name while looking at him walk out.

"Aren't you worried? Come on. Let's have a short meeting with them," Luke said while opening the door.

"Right away." Luca did not forget that Luke was picky. If the food got cold, it would affect the taste and texture. Hence, she put the lid back on before hurrying out of her office.

Luke walked into the assistant office and saw that only Zoey was there.

She jumped up upon seeing Luke. "Good afternoon, Mr. Crawford."

"Good afternoon. Inform everyone in this department that there'll be a short meeting." After finishing his words, Luke glanced back.

Luca caught up to him.

"Right now?" Zoey was flabbergasted as it was lunchtime, so all the people in the department had already gone downstairs to eat except for her because she was watching her weight.

"Yes, I'll give them ten minutes. Ten minutes later, I want everyone in the meeting room," said Luke while looking at the time on his watch.

"Yes, sir." Zoey hurriedly picked up the phone on her desk to relay Luke's message to everyone.

After notifying Zoey, Luke walked toward the laboratory.

Luca walked up to Zoey and whispered, “Ms. Davis, can you order an A-meal for all of them, please? I'll pay you back later."

She reckoned that they probably did not have enough time to get takeout because of Luke's sudden call for a meeting, so she had Zoey order food for them.

"Alright, Dr. Craw," Zoey agreed.

10 minutes later, all of the researchers gathered in the meeting room.

They dared not chatter with Luke in the chairman's seat and Luca next to him. They just sat quietly around the meeting table.

"Mr. Crawford, everyone's here," Luca told him.

Luke's cold gaze scanned everyone present, and he slowly spoke, "According to Dr. Craw, the research data for phase three of the clinical trials is out and each one of you has a copy, is that correct?"

"Yes," a few researchers said simultaneously.

"Very well. This data is a top-secret document, and it's directly tied to whether the drug will successfully enter the market. So, I would like for all of you to do your job in guarding the information. Don't let any outsider who has nothing to do with the research get their hands on it, not even the higher-ups of Watson Biopharmaceuticals. If the leakage of data affects the drug launching, I'll have no tolerance for the person responsible no matter who it is." Cruel words came out of Luke's mouth.

The researchers looked at each other without making any sound.

"Do you understand?" Luke asked.

"Understood," the researchers answered.

Luke looked at Luca. This should have done it, right?

Luca nodded slightly and added, "Mr. Crawford, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

"No, you may continue." Luke knew that she had something to tell the researchers, so he stood up and left.

After Luke left the meeting room, several researchers were obviously relieved as Luke's presence was too overwhelming. Being under his watch, their nerves were tense and their bodies were stiff. They were in fear that they would be called out and criticized.

Luca looked at them. "There's a reason why Mr. Crawford said so. The general manager of Watson Biopharmaceuticals asked me for the clinical trial data. He knew about it the moment it came out, and I think a non-researcher asking me for this information is violating the rules and regulations. I want everyone to avoid making such mistakes. Mr. Crawford only said so much because I reported it to him. We're not trying to target anyone, so don't worry."

A researcher raised his hand and spoke, "Dr. Craw, are you saying that even if other research professors ask us for it, we can't give it to them?"

"Yes. After our experience with Dr. Albus, we should be more cautious. If the data leaks and it affects the drug launch, it'll affect the company's profits. I think everyone will be in trouble by then," said Luca. Everyone at T Corporation knew how well Luke's people were at investigating.

"Understood, Dr. Craw." The researchers agreed one after another.

"Alright, the meeting is adjourned. I've asked Tina to order A-meals for you all, so you don't have to go downstairs to eat." After Luca was done speaking, she walked out of the meeting room.

After returning to the office, she pushed open the door to see Luke waiting for her on the couch.

Luca walked in and closed the door behind her.

After sitting on the couch, she saw that Luke had filled her plate with food and knew instantly that the plate was hers.

“Time to eat." Luke handed her the plate filled with food.

As expected, Luca had no choice but to accept it after he handed it over. She picked up her utensils and started eating slowly.

"Did you notice anything just now?" Luke asked as he noticed that she kept looking toward the researchers when he was talking as if she was trying to see through their expressions.

"Nothing. Maybe I was just overthinking," said Luca. It would be better if she was just overthinking. At least they would not make that mistake after warning them.

If the general manager asked them for the phase three clinical trial data, they would definitely pass the matter on to her, so there would not be a problem.

"You'll know if you're thinking too much soon enough." Luke picked up a piece of fish.

Luca saw him meticulously get rid of the fish bones and quickly said, "Mr. Crawford, you don't have to give me more food. I can't finish everything."

"You eat too little." Luke had no choice but to stop feeding her.

While eating, Luca looked at him and something suddenly occurred to her. "Have you already investigated the real identity of the general manager?"

"Why do you say so?" Luke asked her back while eating.

"I guessed it," Luca said. Luke looked very calm as if he already had everything under control.

On second thought, there were not many people who could make Luke act out of character, so his calm and collected manner did not mean anything anyway.