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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2721-Alexsia ignored what he said while he secretly mumbled to himself that this was why Kazamir hated those naive, rich kids.

On the other hand.

Luca had been busy with work at Watsons Biopharmaceuticals all day. She was asked to take a leave after she received a phone call from Luke.

Confusion was written all over her face when she got into Warren's car and arrived at the mall.

"Did Mr. Crawford tell you to drop me off here?" asked Luca.

"Yes, Ms. Craw," answered Warren, noticing how bewildered she was. "Have you forgotten that the party will be held tonight?"

Luca glanced at her phone and realized that today was Friday...

“I totally forgot about it..." She had forgotten about the dinner amidst a string of responsibilities she had to juggle for the past few days.

"Boss has already made an appointment with the fashion house on the tenth floor for you," said Warren.

Luke already expected that Luca would forget about it and made arrangements for her.

Luca would be the center of attention tonight. She must not dress casually.

"Alright." Luca understood why Luke made such arrangements. Her prominence in her field of work would inspire the research department to work harder.

Thus, she did not refuse his arrangement.

After unfastening her seatbelt, Luca headed straight to the tenth floor.

There was only one fashion house open on the tenth floor. Luca walked into the shop.

Luke had already sent a photo of her to the staff there. The shop assistant was able to recognize her when she walked into the shop. "Good afternoon, Ms. Craw. Our stylist is already waiting for you."

"Okay." Luca remained reticent as the receptionist greeted her enthusiastically. Then, the receptionist led her to the styling room.

"Ms. Cuttrel, Ms. Craw is here," announced the receptionist as she opened the door.

"Great. Nice to meet you, Ms. Craw. Take a seat." The stylist invited Luca in and asked her to sit down.

Luca nodded and sat down without saying anything.

"Ms. Craw, do you have any specific requests?" The stylist already knew that Luca would be attending the company's dinner. She had the perfect outfit in mind, but she still wanted to find out about Luca's preferences.

"I'd like to keep it simple and wear something that's not too formal," Luca casually said what was on her mind. Luke was the one who arranged for the stylist to style her up. Luca was sure that the stylist would create the perfect look for her.

She wanted to keep a low profile tonight and not overdress herself.

"Got it. You want to keep it simple. So, shall we start?" The stylist reiterated Luca's request and looked at her reflection in the mirror.

This woman had beautiful facial features.

Even though she did not wear any makeup, her facial features were exquisite. Her skin was flawless. She would have an easy time putting on makeup for her later.

"Yes." Luca nodded. She was prepared to spend several hours sitting on the beauty styling chair.

"I'll have my assistant wash your hair for you first," said the stylist. She turned around and looked at her assistant. "Wash and blowout."

"Alright. Ms. Craw, this way, please." The assistant smiled sweetly and invited Luca to the hair-washing area.

Luca remained silent. She rose to her feet and followed the assistant.

The stylist had a rough idea of the outfit to go with Luca's hairstyle when she looked at her curvy figure.

The phone the stylist placed aside rang. She picked her phone up and noticed that it was a call from Luke. She immediately answered the call, "Hello, Mr. Crawford."

"Has Ms. Craw arrived yet?" asked Luke.

"Yes. She's getting her hair washed now," answered the stylist. She always had her clients wash their hair first to ensure it was clean to create the perfect hairstyle for them.

"Make her look gorgeous," said Luke. He wanted her to amaze every employee who worked at Watsons and leave a lasting impression on them tonight. That way, they would not dare to say anything about her when she recovered her true identity in the future.

Luca had always been entitled to be called Mrs. Crawford.

The stylist paused for a moment and replied, "But Ms. Craw wants to look simple and elegant."

Luke, who was on the other end of the line, fell silent for two seconds. Although it was not what he had in mind, it was Luca's request. He had no choice but to compromise. "Then just do it as she said."

"Okay, Mr. Crawford." Luke hung up the call as soon as the stylish finished her sentence.

As she listened to the busy tone that came from the other end of the call, she could not help but wonder about the relationship between Luca and Luke.

Why would Luke have such demands when it was about Luca's styling and outfit? It seemed like he had to make sure that she looked her absolute best.

As far as she knew, Luke already had a wife...

Besides, Luke was an acclaimed loyal husband.

The stylist picked up her phone and searched for Luke's information. He did have a wife. His wife was involved in an accident three years ago. That was why she had not shown up in public for such a long time. The stylish heaved a sigh when she looked at Bianca's photo on her phone. Luca and Bianca had different styles.

The stylist muttered to herself, "There must be a reason why a man cares so much for a woman. Most of these men have bad intentions."

The stylist came back to her senses and realized what she just said. Then, she immediately glanced around her. She felt relieved when she found out no one was there.

After a while, her assistant led Luca back to her seat. "Ms. Cuttrel, I've washed her hair."

"Okay. Ms. Luca, sit down, please." The stylist put aside her thoughts and pulled out the styling chair.

After Luca sat on the chair, the stylist smiled and said, "Ms. Luca, I'll be styling your hair now. Please speak up if you're not satisfied with the hairstyle while I'm styling it for you. I'll try my best to adjust to your preferences."

"Okay." Luca nodded. She was not worried that the stylist would come up with something strange.

Luke's choice had always been the best.

Two hours later, the stylist had completed the basic styling.

She let out a sigh of relief. Luca did not complain about anything throughout the entire process. The styling went smoothly because of her good facial features.

"Ms. Luca, it's done. Let me know if there's anything that needs to be changed,” said the stylist.

Luca looked at herself in the mirror. The makeup was light and not too enchanting. Her hair was curled into gentle arcs and adorned with a simple rhinestone accessory.

It was a simple and fresh look.

The hairstyle and makeup were perfect for attending the company's dinner.

"Amazing." Luca was satisfied. Her only request was to keep it simple. The stylist had created the simple look she requested.

“I'm happy to hear that. Why don't we pick an outfit for you now?" The stylist smiled. Of all of the styles she had created for her clients, Luca's request was the simplest, and she was the most undemanding client she had ever met.

She would be able to serve more clients in a day and work with greater efficiency if every client she met was like her.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2722-"Okay." Luca rose to her feet and followed the stylist to the fitting room.

Hundreds of gowns were displayed on the racks. There was a dazzling array of choices.

"Ms. Craw, since it's the company's dinner, I shall pick something simple and elegant for you. I'll go with something that matches your makeup and hairstyle and isn't too showy," suggested the stylist. She walked to the end of the rows of gowns and asked for Luca's opinion.

The last row of gowns was the most exclusive gowns displayed.

The stylist picked a few simple, short dresses and tried matching them with Luca's body figure. "I think these will look great on you. Ms. Craw, what do you think?"

"I'll take this." Luca pointed at a black-colored short dress. It had clean cuts, and it was perfect for the event tonight. It would not make Luca look overdressed.

"You have good taste. I'll let my assistant help you get changed." The stylist smiled and handed the dress to her assistant.

Luca shook her head and replied, "It's okay. I can put it on myself. Is that the fitting room?"

"Yes," replied the assistant. She immediately handed her the dress.

Luca headed to the fitting room and put on the dress. She looked at herself in the mirror. The dress suited her well. She pushed the door and stepped out of the fitting room.

The stylist's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Oh, Ms. Craw, this dress is tailor-made for you!"

Luca was not particularly tall compared to professional models. However, the short dress elongated her figure, accentuating her slender, milky-white legs. It was as though not a single imperfection could be

found on her.

The stylist could not help but marvel at how perfect Luca was.

If she were a man, she would surely fall helplessly in love with her beauty...

"You look stunning," the assistant chimed in.

"Go and get the pair of heels designed by Mr. Louboutin. It should be the right size for her," instructed the stylist. The stylist had many experiences styling her other clients. That was why she was able to assess her client's body figure and shoe size accurately.

"Okay, Ms. Cuttrel." The assistant turned around and went to get the heels. After a while, she returned with a pair of black high heels.

The heels were sealed in a plastic bag and preserved in excellent condition. Each heel had rhinestones on them. The specks flickered under the glow of the lights.

After Luca wore the heels, it was just like what the stylist had expected. She looked great wearing them.

"Your dress looks simple, but the heels add a touch of elegance. It's perfect.” The stylist nodded with satisfaction.

The stylist wished she could take a photo and display Luca's outfit in the store.

However, Luke told her that they were not allowed to take any photos or use Luca as their model.

"I guess that's it," said Luca. She reckoned that there was not much time left. Then, she returned to the styling table, picked up her briefcase, and turned around to look at the stylist. "Where do I pay?"

"Mr. Crawford has already settled the bill," replied the stylist with a smile on her face. "Enjoy your dinner, Ms. Craw."

Luca frowned. She did not expect Luke to have already arranged everything for her.

She had no choice but to carry her briefcase and left.

After Luca left the fashion house, she took the elevator and headed downstairs. She realized she was attracting too much attention. Then, she picked up her pace and got into the car.

"Ms. Craw, you look stunning!" Warren complimented.

"Thank you," replied Luca. She took her phone out and glanced at it. It was still early.

"Ms. Craw, should we head to the hotel now?" asked Warren. Luke had already told him where the venue was.

"It's still early..." replied Luca. She glanced at the time. Even though she did not know the exact time, she knew the dinner would not start that soon.

"You're right. Boss told me that dinner starts at seven tonight. It's too early to go over now. Why don't I send you back to the villa?” suggested Warren. He did not expect that it would only take two hours for her to get dolled up.

"It's okay... Let's go somewhere near the hotel. I'll just wait in the car," Luca thought it would be troublesome to ask Warren to drive her back and forth.

"Alright." After Warren sent a message to Luke, he sent Luca to the hotel.

When they arrived at the hotel, Warren parked the car in the parking lot, while Luca sat in the backseat, looking at her phone.

"Ms. Craw, would you like me to get you something to drink?" asked Warren.

"No. You don't have to worry about me. Go grab something if you're hungry," answered Luca. She was planning to wait in the car until dinner started.

Warren was not an employee of Watsons Biopharmaceutical. He would not be attending the dinner.

That was why Luca told him to have dinner first.

Warren grinned, revealing a row of white teeth. "Ms. Craw, I'm not hungry yet. Don't worry about me. I'll get something to eat when I'm hungry."

"Alright." Luca looked at the report Rhett sent to her. Tons of paperwork had to be done as the new research project was about to start soon.

She needed Rhett and Mo Stone to help her out.

Luca heaved a sigh when she looked at the piles of documents. She used to be good at handling them, but the work seemed dull now.

As Luca flipped through the next file, Amur sent her a message.

[He'll contact the Mallory family and ask for the ransom the day after tomorrow.]

Luca replied to his message immediately: [What mission did he assign you?]

Amur quickly replied: [He needs cash. And he's asking me to collect it.]

[He's doing it on purpose.] Luca put on an unpleasant expression. If Abel asked the Mallory family to transfer the money to him, it would be easier for him to make it look legal.

Still, he asked Amur to collect the cash instead.

Even if the Mallory family did what Abel told them to do, they would not just give him the money without doing anything.

Amur replied: [I have to do it regardless.]

Even though he knew it was a trap that Abel set for him, he had no choice but to fall into his trap. The only thing he could do was to not get himself killed.

Luca gripped her phone tight. She hated that it was beyond her power to help Amur.

Despite knowing that Amur's mission could expose him, there was nothing she could do.

"Ms. Craw, what's wrong?" Warren, who sat in the driver's seat, asked in a low voice.

"Nothing." Luca took a deep breath. She could not tell anyone about this. Then, she picked up her phone and reminded Amur: [Let me know when you're about to make a move. Be careful.]

[Okay.] After Amur replied to her, Luca cleared the chat history.

She was being cautious because she did not want Luke to find out about this.

At 6:30 pm, Luca noticed a few employees working at Watsons enter the hotel. She opened the car door and followed them into the hotel.

She ran into Rhett the moment she stepped into the hotel.

Rhett also saw her and walked toward Luca with a smile on his face. "Dr. Craw, you look great."

"Thank you." Luca thanked him politely. Then, she stood by the elevator door and waited. Despite her lack of enthusiasm toward the dinner, she felt compelled to ask, "Do you know which floor is it?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2723-"It's on the fifth floor,” replied Rhett as he pressed the button heading toward the fifth floor.

Luca nodded and watched the number that gradually went up as the elevator rose.

Rhett asked, “Dr. Craw, have you reviewed the report yet?”

“I did. But I think something's missing. I'd like to request more funds for this project. We have to hold a meeting next Monday,” answered Luca. She did not intend to discuss work with Rhett now. However, she decided to go along with it since he brought it up.

"Sure." Rhett nodded. Mo Stone was more familiar with the paperwork. He knew it would be much easier for Luca with him and Mo Stone helping her.

Ding. The elevator door slowly opened when it arrived on the fifth floor.

Luca stepped out of the elevator, and Rhett led her to the left. "Gabriella Hall.”

"Alright.” Luca followed Rhett into the banquet hall.

Many employees were already seated.

Someone noticed Luca's arrival and said, "Dr. Craw is here.”

It caught everyone's attention, and they turned to look at Luca.

Dr. Jackson walked toward Luca with a smile on his face and congratulated her, "Congratulations, Dr. Craw.”

"Thank you, but this is the product of everyone"s efforts.” Luca felt uncomfortable with all the attention that was given to her. However, it reminded her that the attention she received was much more than that when she stood next to Luke last time.

If she could pull it through last time, she would be able to deal with it now since she was just an employee of Watson Biopharmaceuticals.

Hence, Luca held her head high and stood straight, trying to show her humbleness as their gazes fell on her.

"Dr. Craw, where's your seat? Do you need me to take you there?" asked Dr. Jackson. Watsons had yet to find a replacement for the position of general manager. Moreover, the research department was the company's most important department. Dr. Jackson had taken over Dr. Cole's position. Therefore, he had the same position as the previous general manager.

That was why he was particularly concerned about the dinner tonight.

"It's okay, Dr. Jackson. Rhett and I will sit over there." Luca declined his offer.

"Alright." Dr. Jackson had nothing more to say.

Luca walked in front of Rhett, while Rhett followed beside her.

Luca sat down at the front table. Rhett sat with other researchers at the table beside her.

Other professors were present too.

"Good evening, professors," Luca greeted them. She did not address them one by one since there were many of them there.

"Dr. Craw, you look beautiful tonight," Dr. Linwood replied first.

He heard that Dr. Craw was already preparing for a new research project. It made those who were still working on the first project envious of her.

However, their research progress was indeed slower than the others. Even though Dr. Linwood was jealous of her, he did not say anything rude to her to prevent himself from losing his grace.

"Thank you." Luca graciously accepted his compliment.

"Dr. Linwood, you're right. Not only does Dr. Craw looks pretty, but she's also knowledgeable. There's no need to doubt her expertise in this field." Another professor went along with it.

Luca gave him a faint smile. She had already expected to hear such flattering remarks at an event like this. After all, it was the company's dinner.

However, these professors were her seniors. They spoke with discretion, and they would not embarrass Luca even though they were jealous of her.

"Well, I already knew that Dr. Craw was a talent. Look how accurate my prediction was. Not only did she complete the project and bring huge profits to the company, but she's also starting her second research soon. That's impressive," Dr. Linwood said with a smile on his face. "Dr. Craw, I heard that you're going to request funding for your second project. We're all curious about it. What is it about?"

Luca did not try to hide anything. She replied, "It's a drug to treat liver disease."

"Liver disease?" Dr. Linwood glanced at other professors before he turned around and looked at Luca. "Even though the chances of getting liver or kidney disease has increased due to modern lifestyle and work pressure, the drug for this research isn't as highly utilized as your first research."

Luca nodded.

When Abel asked her to take two research projects from Shanks, Luca chose the drug for cancer as the first one and the second one was the drug for liver disease.

Her beloved foster father, Kevin Rayne, passed away because of an unhealthy liver.

If he had taken the drug that Shanks developed in the early stages of his liver disease, he might not have died at such a young age.

Therefore, Luca did not even hesitate for a second. She chose to work on the drug for liver disease.

"But still..." Dr. Linwood could not understand her. He thought Luca would aim higher for her research. "Are you studying rare liver diseases?"

"No, I just think that any drug that can benefit patients is a good drug. I've been studying this since college. That's why I really want to develop the drug," explained Luca.

"Dr. Craw is right. Drugs that can treat patients are good medicine." Another professor agreed to it.

"True." Dr. Linwood stopped being surprised and said, "Any drug that's beneficial to patients is also an innovative drug, even if it's used to treat a cold."

Luca smiled.

Luca's performance made her stand out prominently in this company. If it were not for Dr. Albus and the others who tried to hide her prominence, she could have finished the research later.

However, there was no way she could delay the research after what happened to Dr. Albus.

The other professors seemed to be halfway working on their research project. That was why she had to proceed with the research and make it successful.

If one who stood in such a high position conducted ordinary research, the professors might talk about that person behind their back.

However, Luca could not be bothered about that...

Luca only wanted to study this medicine. She strived to bring good news to patients with liver disease.

However, she was not the one who formulated it. The credit all went to Shanks.

Shanks' medicine was good. It could have a significant impact when it was used on patients who were suffering from liver disease.

However, Shanks' drug recipe had not undergone any tests or clinical trials. The drug could not be given to the patients yet. This was something that Luca needed to work on.

"Dr. Craw, is Mr. Crawford coming tonight?" Another research professor asked.

Luca was startled for a moment.

Luke had arranged a stylist for her, but he did not say whether he would come or not.

"I'm not sure about that, Dr. Linwood." Luca turned to look at Dr. Linwood.

Dr. Linwood smiled and replied, "How could I possibly know if even Dr. Craw doesn't know if Mr.

Crawford is coming tonight?"

Luca's smile stiffened. It seemed like there was something between Dr. Linwood's lines.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2724-Dr. Linwood paused before realizing what he had just said, and immediately tried to explain himself, “Dr. Craw, you had more chances of interacting with Mr. Crawford when you were working at T Corporation, so I thought you would know."

Luca forced a smile by lifting the corners of her mouth.

She did have more chances to interact with Luke, but she did not ask whether he was coming today.

He would come, right?

It was Watson Biopharmaceutical's big day after all. As the boss, it was only right that he attended.

"I don't know," said Luca.

"Hehehe." Dr. Linwood smiled to ease the tension, but in reality, the professors there all thought that Luca and Luke were having an affair.

"By the way, I remember that Mr. Crawford has mentioned that whoever's research enters the final stage will move to T Corporation's office. I wonder if that's still true?" A research professor quickly changed the subject.

"I don't know. Working at T Corporation is great, but who would want to leave under the new policy? The researchers under me voluntarily work overtime during the weekends just to use the company's laboratory equipment to carry out their own research," said another research professor.

In the past, they might have still wanted to work at T Corporation.

However, now that the laboratory was free for researchers to use, nobody would be willing to work at T Corporation now.

That was because there was only one laboratory there, and that laboratory was provided solely for one specific research project, so it was not open to other researchers.

"Yeah, and they all have goals they wish to achieve—even the ones who work under me. After completing the research project, they'll find a way to go to the laboratory to mull over their own research. Come to think of it, it must not be easy." Dr. Linwood sighed.

The researchers were not qualified enough yet, so they could not lead an entire research team alone like them.

Therefore, they wished to come up with their own creation and become research professors one day too.

"Dr. Craw, I heard that your researchers spend every single day in that laboratory doing research. Have they come up with any projects worth researching?" Dr. Linwood asked.

He heard all about it from his researchers, and when they were talking about Luca's researchers, jealousy was written all over his face.

Not only did Luca's project get listed so soon, but her team even received a large bonus. They also had so much extra time to do their own research.

Dr. Linwood was annoyed when he heard those remarks.

Seeing how envious his researchers were, did that mean that they were not happy working for him?

He was known to be good-tempered and the easiest to talk to among the research professors!

However, the researchers were still envious of Luca's team. Dr. Linwood even had the urge to tell them to transfer to the other team after hearing what they had to say.

Doing so would make him seem too petty, so he refrained from doing so.

“I've never asked about their projects because of confidentiality issues," said Luca as she expressed that she was never curious about what her researchers were doing, nor was she ever wary of them.

"I see..." Dr. Linwood did not believe her.

More and more people from Watson Biopharmaceuticals started to arrive. After a manager from the human resources department came to congratulate Luca, many other people came over to congratulate her and network too.

Luca had to greet these people with a smile, but in reality, she did not recognize who all of them were.

Dr. Linwood watched gloomily as people gathered around Luca to praise her.

If it were not for what Dr. Albus did, would she be in her place right now?

After a while, Mo walked over and whispered a few words into Luca's ear.

Luca nodded and followed Mo out.

Then, the crowd dispersed.

Dr. Linwood said to the other research professors at the same table, "Did you hear? Something happened to Dr. Craw's team."

"What?" one of the research professors replied.

"It's about a researcher named Ambrose. He was curious about what her next research project was going to be, so he took one of her samples. Then, Luca threw a fit and got him fired," Dr. Linwood said. He heard it from the researchers under him.

They did not make it a big deal, but the researchers were always talking about different things, so they all knew about it.

"That happened? I never heard Dr. Craw mention it, so maybe it's not that big of a deal," a research professor exclaimed.

"They just fired the person and kept it lowkey." Dr. Linwood rubbed his chin and looked around. Before Luca came back, he continued, "Don't you think it's strange? If Luca was just researching the next project, why did she have to be so secretive? What that researcher did was wrong, but isn't getting fired for stealing a sample too much?"

After hearing Dr. Linwood feel sorry for Ambrose, a research professor hurriedly said, "I think Dr. Craw did the right thing."

"Huh?" Dr. Linwood looked at him.

“The incident with the general manager has caused everyone to panic, so although Dr. Craw's research would eventually be shared with the researchers, stealing is wrong. Maybe she was just worried that Ambrose would be like the general manager. I think what Dr. Craw did was right. If I were her, I might've even informed the entire company..."

In his opinion, the reason Luca did not make a big deal out of it was to not embarrass the researcher.

"You're right. It's just that Dr. Craw is so mysterious, so the researcher must've been curious." Dr. Linwood agreed and was just trying to make a point that Luca was overreacting.

"Even if he was curious, he shouldn't have done it. That was Luca's research, and it was wrong for Ambrose to steal it," the research professor shook his head and said.

"That's right, no matter what, stealing is not the way to go. Dr. Craw was already nice enough to not treat him as a spy," said another professor.

Dr. Linwood was left speechless as all the research professors were eagerly defending Dr. Craw.

On the other hand.

Luca followed Mo's lead to a lounge.

Mo smiled and said, "Dr. Craw, Mr. Crawford is waiting for you inside."

"Alright." Luca put one hand on the handle and pushed the door open before closing it immediately.

Luke was sitting on the sofa, and when he saw her walk in, he patted the seat beside him and gestured for her to sit there.

Luca walked over and sat next to him. "Aren't you going out?"

"I'll go out in a bit." Luke stared at her deeply and sighed.

Luca held onto the hem of her skirt tightly. "What's wrong? Is it not nice?"

"No, you look great." Luke's gaze was deep with infatuation. She was beautiful.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2725-Luke originally wanted the stylist to give her a more glamorous look, but after listening to her opinion, he went with her idea.

She looked pretty even with a simple look.

Luca felt his eyes on her, and she started breathing faster.

“Mr. Crawford, the ceremony is about to begin," Luca reminded softly. If they stayed in here any longer, people would start to misunderstand.

Mo knew that she was inside.

With a guy and a girl were alone in a lounge, it would be hard for other people to not overthink.

"What did you just call me?" Luke narrowed his eyes to show dissatisfaction. Was she using this alienating title on purpose to keep her distance from him?

"This is a public setting, and the people from Watson Biopharmaceuticals are inside." Luca knew that calling him that would upset him, so she had to explain.

"Uh-huh." Luke was still unhappy.

What did those people have to do with him?

She was his beloved wife.

"Luke..." Seeing his expression, Luca had no choice but to compromise and call his name.

The knit in Luke's brows loosened up, and he showed a little smile. If someone saw her face right now, they would have thought that Luke was bullying her.

How could he ever bully her?

He just did not like Luca being all timid and cowardly.

She was supposed to be the woman next to him. The confidence and aura she worked so hard to build up in the past should not be dimmed down by such cowardice.

"Is there a reason why you called me in here?" Luca asked.

"I just wanted to see what the stylist had done for you," said Luke. Although he could see it outside, there were too many people, and he did not want to be distracted by others when he was focusing on her.

Therefore, he hid in this lounge and asked Mo to bring her in.

"You could've just looked at me outside." Luca did not understand why he did this.

“There are too many people outside. I wouldn't be able to see clearly." Luke held her hand and complimented her, "You're beautiful. You look great."

"Now that you've seen me, I'll go out, then." Luca blushed at his compliment and withdrew her hand before walking out without waiting for his permission.

She could not go out with Luke at the same time. Otherwise, it would cause a commotion.

Luke could not help but shake his head as he watched Luca push open the door of the lounge and walk out. She was shy...

After all these years, she was still the same girl back in high school who would blush at just a glance from him.

Luca returned to her seat.

When people saw her, they started surrounding her again. Mo said, "Everyone, please return to your seats. The ceremony is about to begin."

When they heard her, they all stopped and went back to their seats.

Luca gave Mo a nod as her words saved her a lot of trouble.

Mo nodded back, and then she heard Dr. Jackson come over to ask, "Is Mr. Crawford not coming?"

"He's coming. He'll be here in about five minutes," said Mo after glancing at the time.

"Very well, then. Ms. Stone, please tell the hotel manager to get ready to serve the food," said Dr. Jackson. Although this was a celebration dinner, it was also a team-bonding activity.

Feasting was the most important thing.

Mo nodded and notified Luke that the ceremony was about to start before going to find the hotel manager.

After Luke received Mo's message, he closed the page and told Marcos that he had to attend a ceremony. Then, he kept his phone away before leaving the lounge.

His appearance became the focus of everyone present.

"Good evening, Mr. Crawford."

"Hello, Mr. Crawford."

Everywhere he went, there was an endless stream of greetings.

Luke nodded slightly and walked to Luca's table. Then, he asked her, "Dr. Craw, is anyone sitting here?"

Luca noticed that the seat next to her was indeed vacant, and it would not be nice of her to lie with so many people watching, so she bit the bullet and said, "No one is sitting here."

"I'll sit here, then," said Luke while completely ignoring the table full of executives.

After sitting down, he looked at all the stunned research professors and said, "Professors, you've worked hard. I hope that you'll continue doing your best in the new year and achieve greater things for Watson Biopharmaceuticals."

"Mr. Crawford is right. We'll work even harder." Dr. Linwood was not expecting Luke to sit at their table. He glanced at Luca and wondered if there was actually something going on between the two of them.

Why did he feel that both of them had a lot of history between them?

Dr. Linwood was taken aback when he met Luke's gaze, which seemed like a warning...

He quickly averted his gaze. Even though he was curious, he dared not to look anymore.

After seeing that everyone was there, Mo asked the hotel manager to start serving the dishes.

Instantly, all kinds of exquisite dishes were served by the hotel staff.

The banquet hall became much livelier all of a sudden.

Luca ate silently while watching Luke closely from the corner of her eye as she was worried that he might do something to cause a commotion at the table.

Luke noticed that she was looking at him and knew what she was worried about. Although he was not happy with the current situation, he still had to endure it. After taking a bite of the food, he said, “The food here is delicious. Dr. Jackson, did you choose this hotel?"

After asking Luca for her opinion and knowing that she did not have anything in mind, he had Mo and Dr. Jackson decide on the place and menu.

"Yes, Mr. Crawford. My wife likes the food in this hotel the most, and we come here every month. That's why I chose this place." Dr. Jackson was secretly happy to hear his approval.

The position of head of department had been vacant ever since Dr. Cole got fired. Dr. Albus was most likely to be promoted to the position, but things happened before he even got appointed.

Now that Luke approved of him, there seemed to be hope for him to become head of department.

"Very good." Luke did not say anything else.

After almost all the dishes were served, Mo walked over to remind Dr. Jackson, "Dr. Jackson, the hotel manager said that almost all the dishes are served. Do you think that the award ceremony can start now?"

"Yes, let the people in public relations get ready." Dr. Jackson got a tissue to wipe his mouth and said to Luke with a smile, "Mr. Crawford, I have some work to do. It's time to give awards to Dr. Craw and her team."

Luca was shocked to hear that an award ceremony was part of the schedule.

Did that mean that she had to go on stage?

Luca had no clue.

After seeing how shocked Luca was, Luke chuckled.

After hearing the sound of laughter, Luca frowned at him.

"Dr. Craw, I had you dress up because you had to go on stage to give a speech." Seeing her face, Luke knew that she must not care too much about this event.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2726-Luca heard that and turned to look at the stage.

Indeed, under Mo Stone's arrangement, the employees of the PR department walked toward the stage with the microphone in their hands.

They held the scripts and started giving speeches.

As Luca listened to their speeches, she suddenly asked Luke, "Mr. Crawford, will you be delivering a speech?"

"I don't have to," replied Luke. There was a section arranged for him to give a speech, but he had it canceled.

After all, Luca was the brightest star of the show tonight.

"I don't want to give a speech either," replied Luca as she expressed her thoughts.

She hoped that Luke could cancel it.

Dr. Linwood, who sat beside them, could not help but secretly guess that something was going on between Luca and Luke. Otherwise, how would Luca dare to say something like that?

"Alright," replied Luke. He picked up his phone and sent a message to Mo Stone.

Mo Stone felt a vibration in her hand when she was holding her phone. Then, she glanced at it and realized she received a message from Luke. She immediately informed those who were beside her, "Cancel Dr. Craw's speech. Proceed to the award ceremony."

"Huh? Why?" The PR staff beside her was confused. Was the program not planned earlier?

"I'm just following instructions. Hurry up," urged Mo Stone when she noticed that the emcee on stage was about to finish giving his speech.

The PR staff immediately used their backstage communication system to communicate with the emcee on stage. After they saw the emcee making an 'OK' gesture, they let out a sigh of relief. "Alright, the program is canceled."

"Okay. Just proceed with the award ceremony." Mo Stone also let out a sigh of relief. Although she had no idea why Luke suddenly canceled it, she only knew that she was doing what her boss had instructed her to do.

Mo Stone turned and looked at the table where Luca was seated, lost in thoughts.

"Ms. Stone, please make sure that you've confirmed the programs of the event in advance. We're lucky enough to make it in time. Otherwise, something could've gone wrong," the employee could not help but complain. They knew that Luke would be coming to the event this time. That was why the

employees of the PR department considered it a top priority.

Even though their company was not as large as T Corporation, they would not want to make any mistakes in front of Luke.

Mo Stone's sudden change in the programs almost caused them to fall behind schedule.

"I'm sorry." There was nothing Mo Stone could say as it was Luke's decision. She had no choice but to quietly endure it. Then, she picked up her phone and sent Luke a message, telling him that it had been canceled.

Luke put down his phone and said to Luca, "It's been canceled."

"Thank you," Luca replied in a soft voice. Dr. Linwood felt even more surprised when he heard their conversation.

Luke listened to what Luca said. His affection for her was probably one of a kind...

Were all the rumors he had heard before true?

Was Luke really keeping Luca as his mistress?

After the emcee finished reading the script, he skipped Luca's speech section and proceeded to the next program, which was the award ceremony.

The award ceremony was held to award Luca and her team of researchers with bonuses and certificates for their achievement.

Rhett walked toward Luca and invited her. "Dr. Craw, it's time to go on stage."

"Okay." Luca picked up a napkin and gently wiped her mouth. Then, she rose to her feet and went on stage with them.

Luca was the leader of the team. That was why she was asked to stand in the center of the stage, surrounded by other researchers and Rhett.

Luca looked at the people below the stage. They were all looking at her.

There were gazes of admiration and also jealousy.

When the emcee took out a giant award presentation check, the envious look on their faces grew even stronger. The generous amount of bonus given to them was equivalent to a few months of the pay they received....

After the award ceremony, they were about to leave the stage. Just then a voice came out of nowhere. "Dr. Craw, how could you take part in the award ceremony without me?"

Everyone turned around and saw a man in a hotel waiter's uniform walking toward the stage.

"It's Ambrose." Rhett, who stood next to Luca, immediately recognized the man. It was the dismissed employee, Ambrose.

"What is he doing here?" Another researcher wondered.

Luca remained silent as she looked at Ambrose. It seemed like he came looking for trouble.

“Let's get off the stage." Rhett noticed Luca's face darkened. He immediately told the others to get off the stage.

The others nodded. When they started getting off the stage, Ambrose suddenly yelled at them. "What's the rush? We were colleagues. Why can't you all wait for me? Do you have something to hide?"

"Ambrose, stop it." One of the researchers who was closer to him could not help but advise him.

Ambrose had asked him about the venue and time of the dinner before.

The researcher did not see this coming. He thought Ambrose regretted what he did. That was why he told him.

He did not expect Ambrose to cause any trouble.

Ambrose looked at the large check in front of him as though he did not hear what he said. Even though his share of the bonus had been deposited into his bank account, the resentment in his heart kept on growing. He came here to demand an explanation today.

Ambrose gazed intently at Luca and Rhett, his eyes full of hatred.

If it were not for Rhett, who reported him, and Luca dismissing him despite all the efforts he had put into the previous research, he would not have ended up like this.

Now, the other pharmaceutical companies would reject him as soon as they saw his record and found out what he did.

Luca's actions might seem insignificant, but they made him blacklisted in the industry.

Ambrose knew there was no way he could continue to work in the pharmaceutical industry. All he knew was researching and studying drugs. How could he pursue a different career?!

Therefore, Ambrose's resentment grew stronger.

Luca and the others got off the stage, ready to ignore Ambrose, who was walking toward them. They wanted to return to their seats, but Ambrose rushed toward her and took a bottle out of his pocket. He opened it and splashed it on Luca.

"Watch out, Dr. Craw!" Rhett exclaimed with surprise.

Ambrose targeted Luca, and he wanted to splash the liquid in the bottle on her.

The moment Rhett called out for Luca, she immediately pushed Rhett away and jumped swiftly, dodging to the right and avoiding the attack.

"Ah, my hand!" Someone who stood next to Luca got splashed by some of the liquid. He immediately screamed in pain.

The liquid did not reach Luca and spilled on the floor.

The carpet was immediately corroded. There were bubbles of yellow gas rising from it.

Luca found out that Ambrose was planning to splash the strong acid at her.

Ambrose had gone insane!

"Ambrose, how dare you?!" The researcher who was close to Ambrose saw his colleague's injured hand. He immediately understood what had happened.

Ambrose stared angrily at Luca as though he did not hear what the others said to him. "Do you think you can run away from me for the rest of your life? Luca Craw, you b*tch! How dare you fire me? I'll take your life one day!"

"You don't stand a chance." Luca glanced at the researcher's injured hand and turned to look at Rhett.

Ambrose was targeting Luca and Rhett when he threw the bottle of acid at them. However, Luca was fast. She pushed Rhett away and dodged the attack. That was why they were unharmed.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2729-The patient who was being pointed at furrowed her brows. No one liked being pointed at with a finger that way. However, judging from Leia's aggressive personality, if she were to retort, she would definitely get criticized and end up having a heart attack.

Hence, she held back and gave Leia a cold snort without saying a word.

Leia seethed with anger at the thought of her failing to hurt Luca after spending all that money. Also, she was pissed after she overheard them speaking ill of her when she was in the restroom a moment ago. Leia was so infuriated that she immediately got out of bed and tried to get into a fight with the patient next to her bed. "I'm going to rip your mouth apart today!"

The caretaker immediately stopped her. "Ms. Norman, calm down."

"Get out of my way!" Leia pushed the caretaker.

However, the caretaker was good at martial arts. Leia pushed her hard, but instead of pushing away the caretaker, Leia staggered and slumped onto her bed while the caretaker remained steadfast.

"Ms. Norman, did you hurt yourself?" The caretaker pretended to be concerned. How could Leia be able to push her and make her fall?

Although Leia was aggressive, she was a sickly person. There was no way she could win against someone who had been training at the base all year round.

"Go away!" Leia shook off the caretaker's hand. She suspected that the caretaker did this on purpose, but she had no evidence.

Why did the force rebound to herself?

The caretaker wore an innocent expression on her face. As she watched Leia rub her waist after sitting back down, she knew Leia really fell when she made that gesture. She was pleased to see that.

Teasing Leia was entertaining.

The other two patients saw the defeated look on Leia's face. Their lips curled into a smile. However, they did not burst out laughing because Leia was not someone to be messed with. If they laughed out loud, there would be no peace in the ward.

On the other side of the hospital...

The researcher walked out of the consultation room after getting his wound dressed.

Luca stood up and walked toward him. Then, she asked, "How are you feeling?"

"It's just an external injury. I'll be fine as long as the wound doesn't get wet," replied the researcher. He did not expect that Luca and Luke would personally escort him to the hospital. They even talked to the director of the burn unit to treat his wound.

"Well, Mr. Crawford said he's gonna give you a week's rest. Take care of your wound and come to the hospital on time to change your dressings. You don't have to come to work during this period," said Luca. This was what she had just discussed with Luke.

"It's alright, Dr. Craw. I can work. You're preparing to launch a new project. I'm afraid the office will be short-staffed if I take a few days off." The researcher shook his head. He used to think that Luca was a cold person, but he realized that he was wrong now.

Luca was not cold at all. She treated the employees well.

"The project has not officially started yet. We don't need that many people now," replied Luca. It was her fault that he got injured. She should give him a few days off to recover from the injury.

Fortunately, it did not lead to a particularly serious accident this time.

"Listen to Dr. Craw's advice," said Luke when he noticed that the researcher was about to say something.

The researcher had no choice but to compromise and reply, "Alright. Thank you, Mr. Crawford. Thank you, Dr. Craw."

Luca shook her head. She was not the one who should be thanked for this.

"The driver is waiting outside to send you back home. The license plate ends with 8288," added Luke. When he was waiting for the researcher's wound to be treated, Warren, who was usually responsible for picking up Luca, also arrived at the hospital.

Therefore, he asked Warren to send the researcher back home, while he planned to let Lliam send them back.

"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Crawford," the researcher said again before leaving the emergency room.

Luke looked at Luca and asked, "We're already at the hospital. Would you like to go upstairs and visit them?"

Luca knew he was talking about visiting Mr. and Mrs. Norman as well as Wanda. She glanced at the time and shook her head. "It's a bit late now. I'll visit them on Sunday."

Even though she cared about them, it was already getting late, and they were not people who would stay up late at night. They were probably in bed now.

It was rude to visit them now.

"Alright." Luke understood what she meant. "Let's go home, then."

"Okay..." Luca nodded and left the hospital with Luke. They got into Lliam's car.

As soon as the car door was closed, Luke's phone buzzed.

After he sat down, he took his phone out and glanced at it. It was a message from Rain. He read it and gave his order: [Something's wrong with Leia. Find out what she's up to and send her to the police station.]

[Yes, boss.] Rain replied after reading his message.

Rain looked at the information sent by her subordinate.

The Abaza family already knew that Matysh was being held by the police here.

They also took measures in response by sending their dedicated attorney to A City. Furthermore, they were planning to contact the embassy and pressure them to extradite Matysh to Russia.

"How naive." Rain closed the file and commented on the Abaza family's actions.

What was the point of sending an attorney who only knew some international and Russian laws?

Matysh violated the law in A City. The attorney would probably have to consult the legal code when he was defending him.

Besides, what Matysh did had already caused a sensation in A City. Many people were following the progress of this case. The police in A City were not to be messed with either. They would not give special treatment just because the perpetrator was a foreigner.

Matysh was destined to serve his prison sentence in A City. Even if his attorney or the embassy came to defend him, they had no choice but to follow the laws and regulations of A City.

"Who are you calling naive?" Gale walked into the kitchen with a cup and poured himself a coffee.

Rain frowned. “Are you serious about having coffee at this hour?”

"I'm planning to stay up all night. I have some leads on Leia's case. Gotta strike while the iron is hot. We might be able to get her locked up this week."

"Speaking of Leia, I've got some news from the hospital staff." Rain forwarded the message she received from the caretaker to Gale.

"Tsk, Leia is a real troublemaker." Gale looked at the message and took a sip of his coffee.

"She's going to prison soon. I'll spare her a day or two. After that, she'll have to work hard to reform herself in prison for the rest of her life."

"I'm not sure if I can finish my work in a day or two," replied Gale.

"The Abaza family sent over an attorney who has no idea about the rules in A City. He may be the key to getting Matysh to talk. Boss might do something to him, and Matysh might be able to rat Leia out," speculated Rain. Matysh refused to admit anything or talk now. She reckoned that he was waiting for the attorney.

The attorney the Abaza family hired was famous in Russia and known worldwide.

"Well, I'm looking forward to it. The more we uncover about Leia's past, the more nauseating it becomes," Gale finished his coffee.

He was responsible for investigating and digging into Leia's past. The deeper he dug, the more he realized that she was not an ordinary woman.

Leia was a shameless woman who played dirty tricks.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2730-"Now you know why I asked you to do this, huh?" Rain rose to her feet with a smile on her face and patted Gale on the shoulder.

It was originally her job, but Leia disgusted her so much that she entrusted Gale with the task instead.

Rain was in charge of some other matters.

Gale shook his head and went upstairs, resigning himself to continue investigating Leia.

They followed Luke's instructions. They had to compile a list of all the bad things Leia had done and show them to Queenie.

Luke and Jack both believed that Queenie should not be soft-hearted toward Leia. It was the best way for her to get to know the real Leia.

"Ask your subordinates to do it for you if you find it too disgusting," added Rain.

"I'll do it when I can't take it anymore." Gale walked up to the second floor and continued with his work.

Rain returned to the third floor to continue work too.

...

The next day.

It was Saturday. Luca woke up later than usual.

She opened her eyes and habitually looked beside her, but Luke had already gotten up.

Luca was surprised. When did he get up? How did she not notice?

She got up and listened carefully. There was no sound coming from the bathroom. When she was about to get out of bed to wash up, her phone, which was on the bedside table, rang.

Luca answered the call.

"Luca, are you okay?" Nina's voice that came from the other end of the line sounded deeply concerned. She stayed up late last night, and while she was scrolling through news pages, she saw a viral video on the internet.

Nina clicked the link and found someone maliciously splashing sulfuric acid on the other person in public.

Nina immediately recognized that the person who got attacked was Luca. She wanted to call to check on her.

However, Percy stopped her, claiming that Luca seemed fine in the video and she was probably resting at this time. He advised her not to call at this time.

Nina thought it made sense and watched the video again. Luca seemed to be unharmed. Thus, she waited until this morning and assumed that Luca had woken up by now before quickly giving Luca a call.

"I'm fine." Luca got out of bed, put on her slippers, and drew the curtains.

The weather was great.

Luca opened the window. A warm breeze blew across her face. The weather in A City was starting to warm up.

Her heart grew warmer and warmer too.

"I'm glad that you're okay. You were fast enough." Nina let out a sigh of relief. She had been on pins and needles after she saw the video last night.

After she confirmed that Luca was really okay, she set her worries aside.

"How did you know about this?" Luca asked with curiosity. Luke probably did not tell Percy about this.

"Someone filmed a video and uploaded it to the forum. I recognized you at first glance when I saw the person trying to splash the sulfuric acid on you," answered Nina.

"It was probably one of the employees working at Watsons who filmed it," murmured Luca as she rubbed her temples. Luke and she rushed to the hospital with the researcher to treat his wound last night. They were not there to deal with the situation.

She did not expect one of the employees would take out their phone and start filming...

"You're fine. That's all that matters," Nina chuckled. "I'm not keeping you. I'm going to a party with Percy later, and I need to prepare some gifts."

"Okay. Go ahead," Luca replied before ending the call. Then, she walked into the bathroom to freshen up before changing into casual home clothes.

As she opened her bedroom door, she noticed that the opposite room door was open. Luke was sitting in front of his computer, busy working.

"You're awake." Luke shifted his gaze when he heard footsteps and saw her. His eyes softened with affection.

"Yes. Do you need me to get your breakfast up here?" Luca asked as she noticed the pile of documents on his desk. He did not bring that much with him back home last night.

"Sure. Let me finish these. We'll be heading to Louis' place for lunch," replied Luke. Today was the day Louis moved.

"Okay. I'll check on the kids first." After that, Luca gently pushed open Tommy's bedroom door. The kids were still asleep.

It was Saturday. They had agreed to let the kids sleep an hour longer than usual.

Luca then opened Rainie's and Lanie's bedroom doors. They were not up yet.

Hence, she turned around and headed downstairs.

After she arrived on the first floor, she saw Aunt Neile cleaning the living room.

"Good morning, Ms. Craw," Aunt Neile greeted her with a smile when she saw Luca come downstairs.

"Good morning, Aunt Neile." Luca nodded and walked toward the store room.

"What are you looking for?" Aunt Neile asked with curiosity.

"I bought some gifts to congratulate Louis on moving to his new home. I plan to take them out. Mr. Crawford will send them over at noon," explained Luca. Even though Louis also invited her, Luca was reluctant to go.

Susan would give her a disdainful look if she went there.

"Gifts? Let me help you find them. I tidied the storeroom the other day. I might have moved some of your stuff away," Aunt Neile said as she followed her into the store room. "Old Master Crawford gave us a lot of goods back then, and the store room was a bit messy. I tidied everything since I had some free time a few days ago. It's properly organized."

Aunt Neile opened a cabinet and took out a bag. "Ms. Craw, is this the bag you're looking for?"

"Yes. Thank you, Aunt Neile." Luca recognized the packaging and took the bag from her. Then, she asked, "Where did you put the electrical appliances?"

Luca also bought some electrical appliances as a gift so that they would look more presentable.

"They're here." Aunt Neile lifted the white cloth covering the electrical appliance boxes.

"Alright. Just leave it here for now." Luca put the box next to the electrical appliances.

"Okay." Aunt Neile nodded.

"By the way, Mr. Crawford is working upstairs. Can you please bring his breakfast up later?" asked Luca.

"He's already working at this hour?" Aunt Neile was a little surprised.

"Yes, I'll go make him a cup of coffee." Luca was deeply asleep last night. She did not know what time Luke woke up.

Hence, she was planning to make him a cup of coffee to give him a lift.

Aunt Neile smiled and said, “Mr. Crawford loves the coffee you make for him.”

Luca walked into the kitchen. The maid was almost done preparing the breakfast. She saw Luca walking into the kitchen and said, "Ms. Craw, breakfast is ready. Would you like to have breakfast now?"

"I'll have it later. Let me make a cup of coffee first." Luca shook her head. The breakfast prepared by the maid was sumptuous.

Luca took the coffee beans out and began to make some coffee.

After Luca finished making the coffee, she placed it on the counter and said to the maid beside her, "Mr. Crawford is working upstairs. Please bring his breakfast and the coffee upstairs for him."

"Okay, Ms. Craw," replied the maid. She placed the breakfast on the tray, then she placed the cup of coffee Luca made on it and carried it upstairs.

Luca glanced at the time and said to Aunt Neile, "Aunt Neile, it's getting late. Can you please go upstairs and check if the kids are awake?"