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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3231-Did Karen Send You Guys To Kidnap Me?

"Okay." Luke's eyes held endless affection as he looked at her.

Luca took the cup downstairs. After setting it down, she went back up to check on the kids. When she saw that all of them were in bed, she returned to the master bedroom.

"What are you looking at?" Luca saw Luke sitting on the couch, staring at his phone. She could not help but ask.

Luke's expression was grim.

"Luca." He looked up at her.

Luca turned around and looked at him, feeling puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Just got word that Karen's crew hired extra hands." Luke's tone was heavy.

Luca frowned in confusion. "Why did she hire more people?"

"Gale investigated and found out that they were hired to capture you," answered Luke. Gale's intel was always accurate, so if he said it, Karen definitely had such a plan.

Luca frowned. "I made things clear to her this moming. Some people just don't give up until the very end."

She hated being treated like a prey.

Matysh was like that before, but Luke took care of him.

Now, there carne another one, Karen. Luca felt annoyed. Why did these people keep coming? She turned to look at Luke.

Luke noticed her gaze and said helplessly, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you." Luca shook her head. She was not worried about herself.

Compared to the incident with Matysh, Karen's motive for capturing her this time was much simpler.

All she wanted was for her to perform dry needling on Pierre. Since they needed her help. they would not harm her.

Luca let out a sigh. "Previously, everyone targeted you. Now, it seems like I'm the one being targeted."

Luke frowned. He pondered for a moment and realized that Luca was right!

It used to be him who was always the target, whether it was women or various troubles. Now, the roles had switched.

Luke's lips were pursed thin as he said reluctantly, "I wish I could be the one facing the danger."

"Don't talk nonsense." Luca's expression changed. "But there's nothing to be afraid of. She just wants me to treat Pierre, so she won't hurt me. Even if I get captured, I won't be in any real danger. As long as you know who took me, you can find a way to rescue me." Luke disagreed, "I won't let you be in that kind of danger."

"Alright. Anyway, Warren will be driving me, so you don't need to worry too much," replied Luca.

"Don't let your guard down." Luke rose to his feet and planted a kiss on her lips.

Luca hugged him. "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to myself. I want to live with you and the kids."

"Okay." Luke hugged her back, but he could not shake the feeling of unease in his heart.

As it turned out, Luke's premonition was spot on.

It happened two days later.

After Luca finished her lecture at Capital University, she was heading to the restaurant where she had planned to meet Vivian. While she was on her way, two burly men stopped her to ask for directions.

"Excuse me, can you tell us how to get to Dormitory Building A at Capital University?" asked one of the men.

Luce frowned. "Why are you going to the dormitory?"

"We're looking for someone, of course," replied the man.

"I don't know." Luca shook her head and started to walk away.

The man blocked her path again. "Aren't you a student here at Capital University?"

"I said I don't know. Now, please move," replied Luca as her eyebrows furrowed together.

After being hassled by these men, she was ready to defend herself.

These men were clearly not students, and their target was obvious. There were many students around, yet they had singled her out, which meant she was their intended target.

"You're quite cold, aren't you?" The two men got closer to Luca. Their imposing figures made the students around them uneasy, but no one dared to intervene.

Luca glared at the men, and a sharp glint flashed across her eyes. Karen must have sent them.

"Did Karen send you guys to kidnap me?" asked Luca.

The two men exchanged glances with each other when they heard the name.

"Go back and tell your boss I'm not going. If she tries to force me, she'll regret it," warned Luca.

The men did not back off. Instead, one of them changed the expression on his face and pointed ahead. "Since you know our boss, please come with us. She needs your help. Here."

"What if I refuse?" Luca narrowed her eyes, contemplating the consequences of a confrontation here.

This was a narrow food street behind Capital University. The vendors had even taken over the sidewalk to expand their spaces.

If she fought here, it would scare the students and cause damage to the vendors' stalls.

Even though the university would not hold her accountable, dealing with the aftermath would be troublesome.

Luca decided not to fight. She glanced at the students around her. They were watching but made no move to intervene.

"If you don't go with me, don't blame me for not being nice," threatened the man.

"Ms. Craw, don't miss the point. If you help our boss, you'll be rewarded."

'I don't need your rewards. Look around, there are lots of people and m surveillance cameras. (If you forcibly take me away, the students will call the police immediately. Do you really want to create a scene?

"Your boss is probably already worried about the police and Mr. Crawford going after her. You'd better think twice before acting." Luca wamed in a low voice.

The two men looked at each other, considering her words. Then, one of them said, "If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us for being rough!"

"Try it if you dare!" Luca was not easily intimidated.

The two men clenched their fists, but they noticed there were more students watching them.

Even the university's security guards were approaching "Hmph, just you wait!" One of the men immediately left after that.

Luca let out a sigh of relief. She was not afraid of being kidnapped. She was more concerned about the impact it would have.

A security guard approached her and asked, "Are you okay, ma'am?"

Recognizing Luca as the new lecturer, he glanced in the direction the men had gone.

"I'm fine. Thank you," replied Luca.

No problem. Are you sure you don't want to call the police?" The security guard watched the two men leave.

They seemed like trouble one would not want to mess with.

"It's okay. They didn't really harm me. The police wouldn't be able to do much without evidence," explained Luca.

The police needed evidence to act, and she did not have any proof of an attempted kidnapping. Even if she had a recording, it would not be enough for more than a waming.

Since they had not made any substantive moves, the police would, at most, just give them a verbal warning if they heard the recording.

The security guard nodded. "Alright, but be careful. If anything happens on campus, contact Our security office immediately."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3232-I've Dealt With Nutcases Before, I've Got This "Okay, thank you," thanked Luca.

"Luca, what's going on?" Vivian's voice came from a distance.

Luca looked toward the sound and noticed that Vivian had already approached.

Vivian glanced at the man in a security uniform standing next to Luca and recognized him as a security guard from Capital University.

"It's nothing," replied Luca. She did not intend to tell Vivian about the incident to avoid making her worry.

After nodding at the guard to show her gratitude, she took Vivian's hand and started walking toward the restaurant where they had reserved a table.

"Let's go. I'm hungry. Let's get something to eat."

"Sure." Vivian noticed that students were looking in their way. She was puzzled, but since Luca did not say anything, she figured it was not the right place to discuss it and left with her.

Once they were seated in the restaurant and ordered their food, Vivian handed Luca a bottle of water. She asked, "Now that there aren't many people around, can you tell me what happened?"

"I really can't hide anything from you," replied Luca as she shook her head helplessly. Then, she told her about the situation with Karen and Pierre.

Vivian frowned. "How could something like this happen? Madam Mallory has quite the nerve. How dare she send her men to nab you at the university?!"

"There's nothing they can do but come to the university since they can't get to me anywhere else." Luca felt helpless. She had Warren protecting her during her commute when she was at the company, so they had no chance there.

"I've dealt with this kind of thing many times. They're just shameless. You should be careful. If you need help, tell Mr. Crawford. He'll definitely protect you,"

advised Vivian.

"I know. Don't worry." Luca knew Vivian said so for her own good. "Actually, I wouldn't lose in a fight either, but there are a lot of students and vendors around.

Fighting in this area would've had a bad impact."

Vivian remembered Rhett mentioning that Luca knew how to fight.

He even used her as an example to tell Vivian that if she did not want to be followed around, she should leam how to fight so that he could feel at ease.

"Yes, I know you won't lose, but it's still too dangerous. Madam Mallory actually had the nerve to intercept you in public…" Vivian shivered and rubbed her arms.

"Anyway, let's not talk about that anymore. It's your first day teaching, right?

How did it go?"

"It went fine. No issues," replied Luca. After all, she was teaching university students, so classroom discipline was much better than in elementary or middle school.

Plus, university professors only taught those who wanted to learn. As for those who refused to listen, the professors did not have to worry too much.

This was not much of a problem for Luca.

Moreover, Capital University was one of the top universities in the country. Its students were the best of the best, and teaching them was the easiest.

"That's good. I wanted to sit in on your class to support you, but a professor had to reschedule a class at the last minute, so I couldn't make it," Vivian said with a laugh. Just then, Luca's phone rang.

"It's Luke," Luca said to Vivian before answering the call. "Hi, have you had lunch yet?"

As Vivian listened to their conversation and noticed how concerned Luca was for Luke, a smile spread across her lips. This was what love looked like.

Couples who were in love should be like Luca and Luke.

Luke's voice came through the phone. "Getting ready to eat. Are you done with class?*

"If I wasn't done, I wouldn't have been able to answer your call," Luca replied with a smile on her face. "I'm having lunch with Vivian right now."

Vivian heard her name being mentioned and greeted the person on the other end of the phone in English, "Good aftemoon, Mr. Crawford."

"Good afternoon," replied Luke.

Luce was worried that Vivian did not hear it, so she repeated, "He says good afternoon."

Vivian nodded. "You two go ahead and have a chat. Don't mind me."

Luke, having heard Vivian's voice, asked, "How was your class today?"

"It was great. The students were all very attentive," answered Luca. The students listened seriously and did not cause any trouble, which made Luca happy.

Furthermore, after class, she was surrounded by a few top students who asked her many questions about various topics, including her previous research.

If she had not had lunch plans with Vivian, she suspected the students would have kept asking questions all afternoon.

"But there was an incident after I left," added Luca.

Before she could explain further, Luke guessed, "Karen made a move?

"Sort of. She sent two men, but there were many students around, and the security guard noticed something was off and came over. They couldn't do anything to me," explained Luca. Luke, who was clearly angry, replied, "How dare she.."

"Remember what Mr. Mallory said about her?" Luca reminded him.

When they learned that Karen had not given up on getting Luca to help, Luke discussed it with Percy.

At the same time, Luca also confessed that while she could treat Pierre's leg, she did not want to.

Percy had agreed to respect Luca's wishes, claiming that Pierre's misfortune was his own doing and would not interfere. He would offer help if needed.

However, both Luca and Luke decided not to involve Percy.

This was a minor issue. A small fry like Karen did not warrant much effort.

When they declined Percy's help, he reminded them, "With everything happening lately, she's become a little crazy. Be careful. Never underestimate what a mad person can do."

Calling his own mother crazy meant Karen might indeed be quite unhinged.

Luke recalled Percy's words and let out a chuckle.

"I've dealt with nutcases before. I've got this," said Luke.

Luca let out a laugh too.

Even though Karen was Percy's mother and she was the one who made a move first, they had to retaliate carefully. Luca understood they could not go too far.

Alright, enjoy your meal with Vivian.

Do you have more classes after lunch?" Luke remembered she had mentioned she had classes until five in the evening.

"Yes, I have two more classes this afternoon. I'll rest at Vivian's place for a bit after lunch," replied Luca.

Even though the university had provided her with an office, she preferred not to go there.

Sharing the office with other professors meant she would be bombarded with questions during her break.

Young professors valued their rest and were not as invested in academic research as older professors were.

Even the ten minutes she spent in the office this moming were enough for her to be surrounded by older professors. They all asked about her previous research.

Luca was grateful for her class as an excuse to escape. Otherwise, being chased down for explanations would drive her crazy.

"Alright, let Warren drive you," said Luke.

"Okay." Luca ended the call and saw Vivian watching her with a Cheshire-cat smile.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3233-The Deeper The Love, The Deeper The Hatred After hanging up the phone, Luca let out a helpless sigh. "What's with the smile?"

*Your call was so loud that I heard everything," replied Vivian, pointing at her phone.

"You're even making fun of me now? Your English is getting better and better,"

said Luca, sticking out her tongue at her.

Vivian nodded. "Of course. I'm the fastest learner in my language class. The lecturer even said that if I kept it up, I could skip the language class and go straight into my major next semester.

"Are you planning to go straight into your major?" asked Luca.

Vivian nodded. "The new school year starts in September in A City. I'm working hard to keep up with the new semester so that I won't fall behind."

"Don't worry, you already know quite a bit." Luca was impressed by Vivian's progress.

*That's for everyday language. I still struggle with professional terms. Besides, I'm better at speaking than writing. And I can't answer the exams in Russian, right?" Vivian shared her recent experiences.

She enjoyed telling her friends about what had been going on.

Luca listened attentively, enjoying the dishes that the waiter served them.

Before they finished their meal, Luca received a call from Aunt Neile.

"Yes, Aunt Neile?" Luca gave Vivian an apologetic smile and answered the call.

*Ms. Craw, I'm supposed to deliver soup to Mr. Norton, but he's not in his ward, and the nurse doesn't know where he is. Can you help me contact him? I don't have his phone number," said Aunt Neile.

Aunt Neile had been delivering soup and meals to Gordan. She knew where his hospital ward was, but she had never asked for his number.

Now that she could not find him, she had no choice but to call Luca.

Luca instinctively shot a glance at Vivian.

Her phone volume was quite high, so Vivian must have heard Gordan's name.

*Okay, I'll help you contact him," replied Luca, covering the mouthpiece. After she hung up the call, she called Gordan.

When the call was answered, she nodded to Vivian and stepped toward the entrance of the restaurant to speak.

"Ms. Craw, what's the matter?" Gordan's nonchalant voice came through the phone.

His condition had improved a lot the day after the surgery.

He was thinking about getting discharged, but since Luke would not allow it, he had to stay in the hospital.

"How's your arm?" Luca asked with concern.

"It's fine, all healed up," replied Gordan.

Luca rolled her eyes. He was such a show-off. Gordan was not exactly the type to heal so quickly.

The surface of the wound might have healed, but not the deeper issues.

*Stop bluffing. Where are you? Aunt Neile went to your ward but couldn't find you, and the nurse doesn't know where you are," questioned Luca.

Gordan chuckled. "I'm healing really fast, thanks to your soups."

Luca listened to Gordan's playful banter but quickly realized what was going on.

*Did you sneak up to the hospital rooftop to smoke again?"

Gordan had a serious smoking habit and had been caught several times smoking in the hospital. Later, he started sneaking up to the rooftop.

The doctors had warned him not to smoke until his injuries were fully healed.

However, Gordan ignored their advice, so the doctors reported it to Luke.

They made it clear that if Gordan's wounds got worse or if there were complications, it was not their responsibility because he was not following their instructions.

Luke had mentioned this to Luca before.

"You're really sharp, Dr. Craw." Gordan chuckled. "You're as smart as Luke."

*Cut the nonsense. You need to take care of yourself. The doctors and nurses don't want you to smoke for your own good. Get back downstairs. Aunt Neile is still waiting in the ward," urged Luca.

"Alright, I'll head down now."

After ending the call with Gordan, Luca returned to her table.

*Sorry about that sudden call." Luca did not mention Gordan's name.

Vivian smiled and shook her head. She continued to have her lunch, even though her enthusiasm was noticeably diminished compared to earlier.

Luca noticed it and secretly let out a sigh. She asked, "Vivian, what's wrong?"

"I heard Gordan's name on the phone earlier?" Vivian pondered for a moment and asked.

"Yeah, it was Aunt Neile calling." Luca confirmed.

"He's hospitalized?" asked Vivian. She was trying to keep her tone neutral.

"Yeah."

"What did he do this time? Did someone beat him up?" Vivian thought that was the only reason he could have ended up in the hospital.

Luca felt a bit awkward. Vivian's reaction was quite unexpected.

She shook her head.

Vivian was taken aback for a moment. Was that not the case?

Sure enough, ordinary people could not even hurt Gordan. It even took a group of people to pin Ray down.

*He got shot because of something related to me," Luca explained in Russian.

Vivian's eyes widened in surprise. Although she did not say anything, her expression clearly asked for more details.

Luca reminded her, "Do you remember the trial case from a few days ago?"

The Russian guy?" Vivian recalled, mentioning how some classmates who knew she was Russian had asked her about Matysh's case.

She had heard of Matysh. However, she had not looked into him deeply as her family had no connection with the Abaza family.

"Yes." Luca nodded.

Vivian put two and two together. "So, the person who got shot was Gordan?"

"Yes." Luca nodded again.

Vivian's blue eyes flashed with a complex expression. Then, she replied in a cold voice, "He brought it upon himself."

Luca secretly heaved a sigh. See, Vivian was just that kind of woman who said one thing but meant another.

If there was any doubt before about whether Vivian still had feelings for Gordan, it was clear now.

She definitely still had feelings for him.

However, those feelings had changed. Vivian was now on the edge of love and hate.

Even though she did not completely hate Gordan yet, she was not far from it.

There was a saying in A City-the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred.

That was exactly how Vivian was now. She still loved him, so the hate was not overwhelming She cared about everything Gordan did, but this concern had turned into something more bitter.

For example, when she said he brought it upon himself just now.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" asked Vivian, realizing only after she spoke what she had said.

Realizing that Gordan got hurt while trying to help Luca, she knew Luca would not share her harsh view.

Feeling embarrassed, Vivian quickly added, "Sorry, I was just venting."

"It's okay, don't worry about it. Eat up before the food gets cold," replied Luca, serving her some more food.

She could understand Vivian's feelings but did not agree with her.

Despite Gordan's past issues, his injury this time was indeed due to his attempt to help her.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3234-Can't Even Manage To Escape Therefore, Luca could not quite connect with Vivian emotionally in this regard.

After lunch, they decided to head to Vivian's apartment to rest. The two of them headed toward the apartment.

Vivian's apartment was close to the university. Vivian had eaten a bit too much and suggested they take shared bikes back.

Luca agreed happily.

They each rented a bike and headed toward the apartment.

The midday sun was strong, but luckily, the road was shaded, so it was not too hot. As they rode along, three men suddenly appeared and blocked their way.

*Ms. Craw, we meet again," said Gerry. He was the same burly man who had stopped Luca earlier.

Luca was rendered speechless. She did not expect them to show up again after their failed attempt just an hour before.

*I underestimated them," Luca said in Russian.

Vivian did not expect them either. She replied in a guilty tone, "I'm sorry, Luca. I didn't think they would be this persistent…"

They could have had Warren drive them, but Vivian was in a bad mood and she had eaten too much just now, so she thought some exercise might help her feel better.

They did not expect these men to show up again.

"I didn't expect it either, but don't worry. I can handle these three. Vivian, when I say run, just run and don't look back," said Luca. She was confident in her ability to take on three men.

She could handle three men at once on the Island of Despair. These three would not be tougher than those guys. Everything would be fine as long as Vivian got away.

Vivian frowned when she heard what Luca said. "But leaving you here alone is too dangerous."

Luca was still speaking in Russian, "Vivian, you have to trust me. If they catch you, I won't be able to do anything."

"…" Vivian remembered that Luca was good at fighting. She realized she might just be a burden if she stayed. Vivian clenched her teeth and told herself that she would be helping Luca by running away. Thus, she said, " Alright, you count down, and I'll run."

Gerry was annoyed at being ignored and not being able to understand their conversation.

*Enough! Do you even see us?" yelled Gerry.

Luca said, "Now, Vivian, run!"

Then, she immediately charged at the three men.

"Damn, this woman knows how to fight!" exclaimed Gerry just before Luca took him down. "Damn it, she's tough!"

The other two men realized Luca was not easy to deal with and watched her closely.

Gerry, who was on the ground, saw Vivian running away and thought of a way to subdue Luca. "Go after that foreign woman and capture her!"

"Got it!" replied another man, slipping past Luca and running toward Vivian.

"Vivian, run!" Luca shouted, realizing what they were up to.

However, no matter how fast Vivian tried to run, she could not outrun a trained man.

Within seconds, the man caught up and grabbed her.

It was midday, and they had already left the busy streets near the school. The road was deserted.

Gerry smirked when he saw Vivian being captured. "So, Ms. Craw, are you still gonna fight back?"

Luca watched helplessly as Vivian was caught. She knew that if she kept fighting, Vivian would be the one to suffer.

"Cowards!" Luca cursed under her breath.

*Hmph, we should thank that friend of yours!" sneered Gerry, realizing that Luca would not have surrendered so easily if they had not captured the foreign woman.

"Let her go, and I'll go with you," said Luca.

"Do you think we're stupid? If we let her go, she'll just run and call for help.

Come on, Ms. Craw, we don't want to hurt your friend," replied Gerry.

They had orders from Karen to bring Luca back unharmed.

Earlier, they were struggling to figure out how to do that without injuring her.

They did not expect such an opportunity to present itself.

When Vivian was brought over, she apologized, "Luca, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault."

"Oh, so this woman speaks English? Why were you babbling in a foreign language earlier, then?" The man narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"If you touch her, I'll break my own hand!" Luca sensed Gerry's intention to take out his frustration on Vivian and warned him.

She figured that Karen had instructed them not to harm her. That was why they had not used force at the university's gate.

Gerry paused for a moment when he heard her, then he raised his hands. "Fine, fine. We won't touch her. Let's go."

Luca and Vivian were taken away by the men.

They were put into a small truck and had their hands and feet bound.

Luca whispered to Vivian in Russian, "Don't be scared."

"I'm not scared. It's just that if I hadn't asked you to ride bikes with me, this wouldn't have happened." Vivian was filled with guilt.

Vivian knew these men had kidnapped Luca for a reason.

However, she was not afraid, believing that Luke would rescue Luca.

She would be rescued too.

"Don't worry about it. I'm here by choice," Luca reassured her, but she was also puzzled.

She should not have underestimated these men. They seemed quite clever, using Vivian as a leverage point.

Luca felt guilty, knowing that if it were not for her, Vivian would not have ended up in this situation. Luca narrow owed her eyes and said to Gerry, Do you know who she is?"

Gerry could not be bothered. "Just another foreign woman. Plenty of them come to study at the university."

"She's Russian," Luca revealed.

Gerry raised an eyebrow, finally understanding what Luca was trying to say.

"Oh, you were speaking Russian earlier. I thought it didn't sound like English."

*Do you know what's most common in Russia?" continued Luca.

"What?" asked Gerry, playing along.

*There are a lot of underground organizations in Russia," said Luca.

"So?" Gerry glanced at Vivian, doubting her connection to such groups.

That was not possible!

It seemed impossible for someone from an underground organization to lack basic self-defense skills.

Still, Luca's words planted a seed of doubt.

*Her brother is part of a well-known underground organization in Russia. If he finds out you kidnapped her, you'll be in big trouble," warned Luca.

She revealed Vivian's identity just to make Karen, who was behind this, scared.

Vivian was surprised that Luca revealed her real identity.

Yet, she quickly understood. Luca was trying to protect her.

If she did not have a strong enough backing to scare them off, Vivian would become Luca's weak spot and might end up getting hurt.

Hahaha! Are you kidding me? She's the sister of a Russian underground boss? She couldn't even manage to .O escape!" Gerry refused to believe what Luca said and thought that she was just trying to scare them.

*You can check online. I'll give you two keywords-Russian underground organization' and 'Ray Lacroix'. See if I'm lying." Luca gave Vivian a reassuring look.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3235-Speak Without Holding Back The man who talked to Luca gave the other thug a look.

The other man immediately understood and tried searching for information.

However, he could not find anything using A City's intranet.

"Boss, she's just bluffing. There's nothing here!" reported the man as he handed over his phone.

Luca chuckled.

Gerry's expression turned sour. "What's so funny?"

"I'm laughing at how clueless you guys are. You used A City's intranet, didn't you?" asked Luca.

*Is there a difference between the internet and intranet?" Gerry was confused.

Luca was puzzled by the type of people Karen had hired. They seemed less competent than those she had dealt with before.

*I've never heard of intranet and internet. Boss, don't let her mess with you," the other man chimed in.

Luca nodded repeatedly.

"Why are you nodding?" Gerry narrowed his eyes and looked at her.

*I'm agreeing with your friend. Satisfied?" Luca was starting to get impatient.

Gerry had a gut feeling she was not lying and continued fiddling with his phone.

Luca then said, "Trying to find information about her? You guys don't even know how to bypass the firewall. Just forget it."

Gerry frowned, unfamiliar with the term "bypass the firewall". He looked it up online and grasped the concept, then glared at Luca.

"Is this woman really who you say she is?" asked Gerry.

*You can't find anything, but your lady boss can. Tell her what I said, then you can decide how to deal with my friend," Luca said confidently.

Gerry quickly called Karen. "Boss!"

"Did something go wrong?" Karen asked immediately when she answered the call.

She was at the Mallory Estate waiting for someone, but that person was nowhere to be seen. However, she received a call from her subordinates, which made her think something was amiss.

"No, but we took an extra person with us. A foreign student who seems to be friends with the main target," said Gerry.

"Good job!" Karen was pleased. "Now, Luca won't dare act rashly!"

She intended to use the foreign woman as leverage.

Gerry understood what she meant and relayed Luca's words about Vivian's possible connections. "But this student's identity might be complicated…"

Karen's tone turned serious. "Bring them both back first."

"Yes!" Gerry responded and ended the call. He could not be bothered about Vivian's true identity.

After all, this had nothing to do with him. His job was to deliver Luca to Karen and get paid.

Luca saw him hang up, but she did not press for details about Karen's response.

She calmly chatted with Vivian in Russian.

"Don't worry, Mr. Crawford will soon realize we're missing, and he'll know who took us," Luca reassured her. Vivian nodded. "I'm not afraid."

*The classes at the university…" replied Luca, looking troubled. As she knew who had kidnapped her, she was not scared but was worried about missing her classes. "What will happen if I miss those classes?"

"They'll probably have make-up classes on Saturday. I've been in a similar situation before where the professor suddenly couldn't make it, so we had a make-up class on Saturday," answered Vivian.

"That's such a hassle," Luca frowned. She hated make-up classes and figured the students would not be thrilled about them either.

Saturdays were meant for rest.

"Your situation might be different, though. Maybe you won't need to make up the classes." Vivian knew Luca did not like make-up classes.

"That would be ideal," said Luca.

After about half an hour, the car arrived at Mallory Estate.

Luca and Vivian were pushed out of the car.

Luca looked around the villa and clicked her tongue. "Madam Mallory really can't bear to see her precious son suffer."

"Why do you say that?" asked Vivian, feeling puzzled.

"We're being kidnapped, but they brought us to Mallory Estate. Once people find out that we've gone missing, this will be the first place they come to check,"

explained Luca. She was unsure whether to admire Karen's cunningness or criticize her naivety.

Did she really think Luke would not know what was going on?

Karen, having overheard Luca's comments, looked displeased.

She approached and examined Luca before turning her attention to Vivian.

"And you are?" asked Karen.

Vivian did not answer and turned to look at Luca.

Luca asked on behalf of Vivian, "Have you checked her identity?"

Karen frowned.

Luca reminded, "Russian underground organization, Ray Lacroix. You've captured Ray's sister. Madam Mallory, have you thought about the consequences of your actions?"

Karen's expression darkened.

She had never dealt with such people before, but Luca's demeanor made her realize she had indeed crossed paths with someone significant.

Karen looked at Vivian's face and furrowed her brows together.

Her face seemed too ordinary.

Karen could not be bothered about it so much and said firmly, "Dr. Craw, I extended a kind invitation, but you tried to fool me. I had no choice but to get these men to bring you back. I don't care who this woman is. You'll be performing dry needling on Pierre today!"

She instructed the men, "Take them inside."

"Yes!" The two men escorted Luca and Vivian inside.

"Take them upstairs," added Karen.

"Okay!" The men, eager to follow Karen's orders for the sake of their payment, listened to her instructions.

Luca was roughly led upstairs and nearly tripped on the stairs. She almost fell.

Karen, who was watching nervously, yelled at her subordinates, "Be careful!

Don't hurt her!"

Luca let out a cold sneer. She knew Karen was not genuinely concerned about her getting injured but rather worried about her ability to perform the dry needling treatment on Pierre if she were hurt.

Following Karen's directions, the men brought them into the bedroom.

Pierre was sitting by the bed. When he saw Luca, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

*Luca, it's been a long time, greeted Pierre. His tone dripped with malice.

Luca looked at his leg thoughtfully. "It has been a while. I see you've managed to injure your leg in the meantime.

Is it broken? Can you walk now? Is it normal?"

Her comments made Pierre's expression darken!

*Luca!" Pierre clenched his teeth. He was seething with anger and itching to slap her.

*Is there something you need, Mr. Pierre?" Luca remained composed and unbothered, even with her hands bound behind her.

Pierre would love nothing more than to rip her head off. "So, you're feeling pretty smug, huh?"

Not really. I just think it's quite pathetic that you ended up like this. I warned you before to be careful and not too arrogant. Look at you now. A broken leg.

Oh, and I remember you had a matchmaker, right? With everything happening is your matchmaker still around?" Luca aimed to provoke him.

To her, Pierre was essentially useless.

Luca spoke without holding back, especially when dealing with someone she saw as powerless and dependent on her.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3236-I'm Not Lying About Her Identity *Luca, I'm going to kill you!" Even though Pierre knew that Luca could help him, he could not tolerate her mockery. He was about to lunge at her and was ready to slap her!

Karen rushed in to stop him. "Pierre, calm down!*

Pierre's eyes were bloodshot with anger. "I can't! I'm going to make her submit and make her fix my leg today!"

Luca felt a wave of nausea.

With Pierre in this state, he was still thinking about making her…

Vivian, who did not understand the situation, turned pale and asked in Russian, "Luca, what should we do?"

Luca calmly shook her head.

"Mr. Pierre, are you still able to do that?" Luca mocked him. "I heard that your nerves are severed, so you're probably affected in that area too."

Pierre's expression darkened.

Karen was startled for a moment and screamed, "What do you mean?! Does this mean Pierre won't be able to have kids in the future?"

Johann mentioned that Pierre's leg nerves were damaged, but he did not say it would affect his ability to have kids!

The Mallory family would never accept an heir who could not have kids!

"I said it'll have an impact, but don't worry, Madam Mallory. If the nerves recover later, his condition might improve. So we can't say for sure that he can't have kids. Mr. Pierre probably hasn't noticed it himself yet," Luca said with a teasing smile, which only served to provoke Pierre further.

Pierre really had no idea about it.

During his time in the hospital, he had been so focused on how to heal his leg that he had not thought about that aspect at all.

Even when he saw attractive women, he did not have those thoughts in mind.

Everything was just fleeting.

When Pierre heard Luca say this, he hit the bed hard. "Luca, stop trying to fool me!"

He thought Luca was lying to him. After all, she had fooled Karen before. If Abel had not told him, they might have fallen for it.

When Luca's name was mentioned, she wore a smile that was more mocking than reassuring.

Pierre was so furious that he felt like throwing things at her.

"Don't doubt me," muttered Luca slowly, pushing him deeper into despair with each word.

"You used to have women around you all the time. Think about it. During this period, have you had any thoughts when you see pretty women?"

Pierre clenched his fists tightly and did not answer, but the fury in his eyes answered for him.

Luca continued, "And lately, have you had any… needs?"

She was vague, but Pierre understood perfectly.

Even Karen was worried, and her brows furrowed together. "Pierre…"

*Shut up!" Pierre roared, but it was uncertain if he was addressing Luca or Karen.

Luca did not care how angry he was. She continued, "When you wake up, do you…"

She did not finish her sentence.

The implication was clear. Pierre realized that what she was saying applied to him!

He had not thought much of it before as it was normal not to have such needs with a leg injury. However, when he heard Luca say it now, it was clear that he had been affected in that regard.

His anger was evident on his face.

Karen was shocked. Even if Pierre would not admit it, his expression gave away the answer.

She glanced at the men who had kidnapped Luca and Vivian. Knowing that this was not something outsiders should know, she told them, "Your mission is complete. Go downstairs to collect your payment."

The two men were engrossed in watching the scene unfold, but when they heard Karen speak, they realized it was time to leave.

After they left, Karen slammed the door shut and fixed a hard stare on Luca.

"You must have a solution!"

"I've told you, I don't. Madam Mallory, why don't you believe me?" replied Luca with an innocent look on her face." Nerve recovery takes time."

"How long?" asked Karen.

*Three years? Five years? It's hard to say." Luca shook her head. Her hands were bound behind her back, which was quite uncomfortable.

"Madam Mallory, if you let me and my friend go now, I can pretend whatever happened today never happened. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what might happen next."

Before Karen could respond, Pierre cut in, "Don't you even think about it! You're just a liar. Don't think you can fool me, even if you have the ability."

Pierre's cold, calculating gaze sized Vivian up. He thought to himself what an ugly woman she was!

At the same time, he began to make plans. "You need to start the treatment now, or I'll torture this woman!"

Luca's eyes narrowed. She hated being coerced.

Did Pierre really think he could intimidate her?

Clearly, she had not been ruthless enough, which was why they kept pushing her around.

Karen, noticing Luca's expression, suddenly remembered what she had said downstairs. She was unsure about it, so she walked over to Pierre and whispered the situation to him.

Pierre had his own network and connections.

Therefore, it was better for him to make the decision on this matter.

The more Pierre listened, the darker his expression grew. He kept glancing at Vivian.

He did not expect that those useless men Karen had hired to kidnap such an important figure.

Although Luca valued her, her identity was also significant. Even if Luca did not cooperate, he could not afford to mess with someone like that.

If what she said was true and the organization sent someone, he would not be able to handle it.

Karen felt uneasy when she noticed Pierre's silence and his gaze on Vivian.

However, when she recalled how cunning Luca was, she suggested, Why not verify her identity first? She might not be who she claims to be.

Vivian's appearance was too plain, even unattractive. It was hard to link her to the sister of an underground organization leader.

No underground organization was poor.

With such wealth, why would Vivian not improve her appearance?

"Give me your phone," said Pierre.

Karen handed him the phone.

He used the internet to search for information. He found a lot about Ray, the leader of the underground organization, but very little about his family.

Pierre frowned, but he understood the situation.

Leaders of underground organizations often protected their families, so personal details were rarely made public. Members of such families, as long as they were not extraordinarily powerful, tended to keep a low profile. However, Pierre still managed to find some information.

For example, Ray had an older sister who was described as very unattractive. Many men had Om approached her with ulterior motives.

However, she was eventually married to a well-off man from A City.

As for being unattractive…

Pierre glanced at Vivian again. Even though she was not extremely unattractive, she certainly fit the description.

It matched.

He tried to find more information.

"Mr. Pierre, you don't need to search further. I wasn't lying about her identity,"

said Luca, sensing their doubt. "So don't think you can use Vivian to threaten me."

Pierre's expression darkened as he typed Vivian's name into the search bar.

Eventually, he found some information confirming that Ray's sister was indeed named Vivian.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3237-Stalling For Time Luca noticed a change in Pierre's expression.

She reckoned that they had already found something out, so she said, "It looks like you found something. I think you'd better let us go."

"No!" Karen's tone was assertive. "No matter what, you have to perform dry needling on Pierre today."

Luca frowned in silence.

Pierre set his phone aside. A mocking gleam flashed across his eyes. "Yeah, you'll be performing dry needling on me today, no matter what."

He did not plan on having Luca perform dry needling on him for the long term.

The room was filled with surveillance cameras.

As long as he got one more session from her, another naturopathic physician could learn from the footage afterward.

This was the plan Pierre and Karen came up with.

They could not afford to offend Luke's people, but if they had to, they would do it once and then send Luca back unharmed.

"Anyway, if you don't help me with the dry needling, I'll be useless. The Mallory family doesn't need useless trash. But this woman got dragged into it because of you. It wouldn't look good for Luke, right?" Pierre threatened menacingly, betting that Luca only knew this woman because of Luke.

If anything happened to her, not only would the Mallory family be in trouble, but so would Luke.

Luca had deep feelings for Luke and definitely would not want to see him in trouble.

*How despicable!" Luca realized that her plan to protect Vivian had been seen through.

However, it was a flawed plan to begin with.

After all, it was hastily put together. If Pierre decided to go all out, she had no way to stop him.

Vivian felt guilty, knowing she was Luca's weakness.

"Luca, people like him aren't worth your help. Just let him become a cripple!"

The word 'cripple' triggered Karen. She pulled a knife from a drawer and held it fiercely to Vivian's neck.

*If my son becomes a cripple, you won't live either! You're the lady of an underground organization, right? I don't care who you are. Either Luca performs dry needling today, or you'll both die here!"

Luca's heart sank as she looked at the sharp blade against Vivian's throat. She regretted getting Vivian involved in this mess.

She should not have gotten too involved with Vivian so frequently during this kind of situation.

It was her fault.

If something happened to Vivian, Ray would not only go after the Mallory family but also trouble Luke.

As the knife got closer, Vivian remained calm, giving Karen an intense stare. "If you have the guts, just kill me. If I die, your whole family will be doomed."

Karen's hand trembled.

However, she knew that if Pierre did not get better, her future would be hopeless.

If they were doomed, then so be it!

Luca saw the madness in Karen's eyes and realized that she had nothing to lose.

If she did not give Pierre and Karen some hope now, Vivian would be in serious danger.

Luca was still of use to them. They would only claim to hurt Vivian to threaten her.

"Wait!" Luca relented.

The knife's tip was aimed at Vivian's carotid artery, but Luca felt like it was aimed at her own heart.

She knew that Ray was not someone to be messed with.

He treated Luke well because there was no grudge between them, but if something were to happen to Vivian on her watch, that would change.

Not only Luke, but the kids would also be in danger.

If Vivian got hurt, Ray would go crazy, and the people she cared about would be at risk.

Karen paused for a moment. There was a hint of smugness in her eyes, but she did not put the knife away. "You should've agreed sooner. I didn't want to scare your friend."

"You need to prepare the needles for me," said Luca. She was trying to buy time. "And some other tools, like alcohol.

Karen finally put the knife away and opened a drawer, taking out everything Luca needed.

"Are these needles enough? I have three more packs if you need them."

Luca was rendered speechless. These few packs of acupuncture needles could cover all of Pierre's acupoints.

"They're enough." She moved back a bit and turned around. "Untie me."

Karen did not hesitate and swiftly cut the rope with the sharp knife.

The thick ropes fell away instantly.

Luca moved her wrists. Even though she did not see the knife cut through the ropes, she could feel the sharpness of it.

She looked at Karen with a gloomy expression. "Untie my friend too."

"No!" Karen was cautious. "After you perform the dry needling, I'll let you two go."

Luca glanced at the room's surveillance cameras, many of which were aimed at Pierre. She smirked, understanding their plan.

They knew she could not provide long-term dry needling treatment for Pierre, so they wanted to record her doing it. Then, they could have a naturopathic physician replicate the procedure from the video.

Nevertheless, even if a naturopathic physician watched the video of her performing the dry needling treatment, there was no guarantee they could get it right.

The reason Abraham had been so accurate in finding the acupoints before was because she had been there to personally guide him.

Every acupoint had unique effects and characteristics, and she explained those to him so that he could remember them.

Even with a video, those older naturopathic physicians would not necessarily find the right acupoints.

Plus, dry needling needed to be adjusted based on the patient's condition.

There was no one-size-fits-all method. *Luca, I'm fine," Vivian reassured, still feeling guilty.

*My friend is getting tired standing there." Luca gave her a reassuring look and then negotiated with Karen.

Karen realized Luca was stalling for time.

She quickly pulled Vivian to sit on a couch. "Is this better? Now, hurry up and start."

Luca silently began preparing for the treatment.

Karen watched as she put on medical gloves and then disinfected them. She was clearly growing impatient, but she held back from rushing Luca.

Luca explained, "This procedure will take over half an hour Don't talk br interrupt me. Some acupoints will be quite painful, so bear with it."

Pierre nodded without saying anything. He was willing to endure the pain as long as he could walk normally again.

Luca started the treatment.

With the first needle, Pierre felt the pain immediately.

The moment the needle was inserted into his body, he clenched his teeth, and his forehead veins bulged.

Karen felt a pang of sympathy. Was it really that painful?

She asked in a low voice, "Can you be gentler?"

Luca gave her a cold stare. "If you think I'm doing it on purpose, I can show you where to insert the needles and you can do it."

Karen, not knowing anything about medicine, quickly shook her head.

Luca proceeded with the second needle.

Pierre could not help but let out a groan.

He didn't seem to be in this much pain when he was receiving drym needling treatment at the hospital!"

Karen suspected that Luca was taking revenge on them.

Last time, Luca only touched Pierre on his abdomen once or twice, and he ended up lying in the hospital for over a week with painkillers doing nothing to help.

As Luca continued with the dry needling treatment, she explained, The acupoints used at the hospital Were standard. What I'm doing now is less conventional. If you think I'm hurting him, I can stop at any time."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3238-It's Killing Him!

Karen felt sorry for her son, but when she heard Luca say she could stop anytime, she dared not tell her to stop.

If they stopped now, everything they did today would have been for nothing!

Karen looked at Pierre, planning to let him make the decision himself.

Pierre clenched his teeth and said, "Keep going."

Luca could not help but secretly exclaim. It was not that Pierre could not endure the pain. If enduring the pain meant he could stand up normally again, he would

endure as much as it took.

She continued with the dry needling treatment without giving him a moment to catch his breath.

Pierre felt like cursing, but when he saw the serious expression on Luca's face, he held back.

The dry needling treatment lasted for half an hour. Luca used two packs of needles before stopping. "Alright, now we wait."

"Wait for what?" Karen immediately asked.

"Wait for half an hour to remove the needles and for the damaged nerves inside to repair themselves," explained Luca.

Karen immediately pressed a knife to Vivian's neck when she heard this.

Luca narrowed her eyes. "What are you doing?!"

Karen said bluntly, "I'm worried you'll pull a fast one, so I have to do this. Once Pierre's treatment is done, I'll let this woman go."

Luca scoffed. Karen was not completely dumb, after all. "Then you'd better be careful. If she's hurt, I'll make sure your son is crippled!"

"Do you dare?!" Karen's hand that was holding the knife paused for a moment.

*You can watch and see if I dare," Luca reminded her as she narrowed her eyes.

Karen clenched her teeth. She sat down next to Vivian, her gaze fierce.

Luca sat on another couch. Since no one was holding a knife to her, she sat comfortably and looked at Vivian, who was being held hostage. "Vivian, be careful. This woman's hand isn't steady. Don't get hurt."

Vivian glanced at Karen's trembling hand and replied, "She won't lose her grip on the knife, will she?"

"Probably not," answered Luca.

They were conversing in Russian.

Neither Pierre nor Karen understood.

Feeling insecure, Karen said to Luca, "What are you jabbering about?! Speak in English."

Luca rolled her eyes. "Madam Mallory, do you even have to control what language we speak too?"

Karen was about to say something, but Vivian interrupted her, "We're being held hostage, and there's nothing we can do. We can't even speak in Russian now?"

Karen wanted to say it was not forbidden. It was just that she was worried they were planning something bad in another language.

Before she could speak, Luca added, "You have people downstairs too. Even if we plan something in Russian, could we escape?"

Karen was at a loss for words.

If it were just Luca, she might actually escape.

However, with Vivian, who had a complicated identity, it would not be easy…

"Hmph! If you think you're so tough, try speaking Russian for the rest of your lives." Karen let out a cold snort. Being talked to like this made her feel that restricting their language was not necessary.

Luca and Vivian continued their conversation.

Luca asked Vivian about funny stories that happened in university, using this topic to distract her.

Vivian understood and started sharing amusing stories from her university.

As she told her the stories, Luca laughed out loud, amused by her tales.

Vivian laughed along too.

Karen's expression was dark as she watched them laugh so freely despite being held hostage.

It seemed like she and Pierre were the ones kidnapped instead.

She glanced at Pierre, who was lying on the bed.

His eyes were closed, and his brows were furrowed together. He was clearly in pain.

Luca had mentioned that the treatment would be painful and he had to endure it.

Hence, Karen dared not to say anything. There was nothing she could do but watch Pierre endure the pain. Her heart ached.

Half an hour later, Luca slowly rose to her feet.

Karen raised the knife higher. "What are you doing?"

"It's time to remove the needles," replied Luca as she walked toward the bed.

Pierre let out a sigh of relief when he heard that.

It was excruciating.

It was even worse than the dry needling treatment he had in the hospital.

The treatment he received only hurt when he moved, but this one hurt constantly even if he did not move!

That burning pain was unbearable, almost killing him!

Karen felt relaxed a little.

Luca started removing the needles slowly. Each removal brought a fresh wave of pain for Pierre.

Pierre could feel that Luca was deliberately doing it slowly. He wanted to urge her to hurry up and stop torturing him. However, those words never went out of his mouth.

Asking Luca for a favor was not a good idea.

He just had to endure it.

After removing all the needles, Luca counted them to ensure everything was in order. Then, she stood up and looked at Karen. "Madam Mallory, I've done my part. Can we leave now?"

Karen frowned and exchanged a glance with Pierre before shaking her head with a smile. "It's not that simple."

Luca raised an eyebrow. Was Karen going back on her word?

She had expected that things would not be so simple.

Karen had put so much effort and resources into kidnapping her. It could not just be for one dry needling treatment session.

However, since they chose Mallory Estate, they probably did not plan to keep her for long.

Luca remained silent, waiting for them to reveal their intentions.

*Come in," Karen called out to the people outside.

Then, two people pushed the bedroom door open and walked in.

It was a man and a woman, one older and one younger.

Luca looked at Karen, wondering what she was planning.

*The footage is all on that computer. Dr. Schwartz, you can check it yourself,"

said Karen.

*Alright," replied the older doctor. He glanced curiously at Luca before heading to the computer.

He was an older man who did not know how to use a computer, so the young woman, likely Dr. Schwartz's assistant, helped pull up the surveillance footage.

Luca immediately understood.

Karen explained, "I know you're unwilling to treat Pierre, so I had to come up with this plan We recorded the dry needling treatment session so that Dr. Schwartz can replicate it later."

"Oh." Luca's expression remained calm.

She already figured out that the numerous cameras in the room were for this purpose, so she was not surprised.

She did not expect that even after performing dry needling on Pierre, she still could not leave. She was stuck here to teach Dr. Schwartz.

She figured that Karen would force her to answer any questions Dr. Schwartz had.

Luca started speaking to Vivian in Russian again.

Pierre wanted to tell the women to be quiet so that Dr. Schwartz could focus.

However, since he still needed Luca, he held back.

Dr. Schwartz and his assistant sat in front of the computer, watching the surveillance footage frequently glanding between Luca and the screen. They were puzzled by her unique dry needling techniques.

They were probably secretly exclaiming, "This is unbelievable!"

Karen invited them, promising that if they leamed Luca's methods, they would be the ones to treat Pierre.

Moreover, the treatment fees offered were extremely high.

Hence, they agreed to it.

At the same time, Karen wamed them that Luca's dry needling techniques differed from traditional methods. However, they did not take it seriously.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3239-If You Want To Leave, It's Simple After watching the footage, Dr. Schwartz finally realized what Karen meant by different.

The dry needling technique in the video was completely different from what he had learned.

The air conditioning in the room was just right, but Dr. Schwartz was sweating bullets.

He had a contract with Karen.

The contract required him to learn the dry needling technique in the footage and use it to treat Pierre. However, he had no idea how to perform this strange new method.

His assistant glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Professor, we've never seen this dry needling technique before. What should we do?"

Dr. Schwartz wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Is this some new type of dry needling technique?"

*It shouldn't be. I've read tons of literature, and none of it mentions a new dry needling technique coming out of A City. What do we do now?"

Even though Dr. Schwartz's assistant's medical skills were not as advanced as his, she knew that this technique would be hard for them to learn.

Even if they repeatedly studied the footage, they would not be able to figure out the correct needle positions.

"What happens if we break the contract?" asked Dr. Schwartz.

"We'd have to pay a penalty. We can't afford that, professor," the assistant reminded him.

By now, Dr. Schwartz was not only sweating from his forehead but also from his back.

They spoke in hushed tones, making Karen and Pierre think they were just studying the footage.

However, Luca heard their conversation clearly.

She had no intention of helping the two doctors. She sat there, relaxed.

Ten minutes later, Pierre asked, "How's the research going?"

Dr. Schwartz bit the bullet and replied, "This technique is quite unusual. We need more time to study it."

"You don't have much time left." Luca was not trying to make things difficult for the doctors. She was just speaking the truth.

At this point, lectures had already started at the university.

So, the university would know she had not shown up and would try to contact her.

If they were unable to reach her, they would contact Evan, who would then reach out to Luke.

Gale and his team were probably looking for her now.

Karen shot her a look, "What do you mean?"

"It's been two hours. The university already knows I'm missing," replied Luca.

"You're just missing one class. Do you think they'll care?" Karen scoffed, knowing that Luke would come but doubting he would arrive quickly.

"Yeah, they won't." Luca smiled and said no more.

Dr. Schwartz did not fully understand what was happening, but when he saw Karen wielding a knife at a foreign woman, he could guess a bit.

*Professor, maybe we should just come clean…" suggested Dr. Schwartz assistant. She reckoned that the unbound young woman was the one who performed the dry needling on Pierre.

Even though they did not know if the technique would work, their client required them to learn it, so they had no choice but to ask for help.

Dr. Schwartz, trying to save his dignity, pretended not to hear his assistant's suggestion.

When the assistant noticed that, she said straightforwardly, "Professor, if we let this drag on, we're really going to break the contract."

Although Pierre could not hear what they were saying, he could tell they were stalling without making any progress. Hence, he urged, "Have you learned it yet?"

Dr. Schwartz had no choice but to stand up reluctantly. He gave Pierre an apologetic look, then turned to Karen with the same expression.

*Madam Mallory, this dry needling technique is too new and strange. I don't even think those acupoints exist. I've never learned something like this before,"

admitted Dr. Schwartz.

Pierre rolled his eyes, turned to look at Karen, and said, "Useless."

He was insulting Dr. Schwartz but also blaming Karen.

After all, she was the one who found this doctor.

Even with high-definition footage from multiple angles, the doctor could not learn the technique?

Karen frowned and glared at him. "Didn't you tell me you were a seasoned naturopathic physician? That there were no dry needling techniques you didn't know, no acupoints you couldn't locate?"

"But the positions of these acupoints are really unique. None of the medical texts have any records of them," Dr. Schwartz replied helplessly. He truly did not know this technique.

Luca let out a chuckle.

Everyone turned to look at her.

She could feel their gazes, but she did not move or say a word.

*Luca," Karen called out.

Luca lifted her eyelids and shook her head.

"What do you mean by this?" Karen felt frustrated. This did not seem like a kidnapping. It was as if she had invited a big shot to come over.

Nevertheless, neither she nor Pierre was the type to beg Luca for help.

"I told you before, my dry needling technique won't significantly help Pierre's recovery, and this technique isn't something just anyone can learn," Luca said nonchalantly.

She stuck to the story she had told Karen before, even if Karen did not believe it.

*If he can't do it, you teach him until he can!" Pierre said harshly.

Luca looked at Dr. Schwartz, who was sweating bullets, and his assistant, who was equally terrified. She thought to herself that this was what they got for working with Pierre.

If they had not gotten involved with Pierre, they would not be in this mess.

Luca heard a slight commotion downstairs and smiled. "Someone's here."

"What?" Karen's expression changed.

Luca pointed downward. "There's a fight downstairs."

"That's nonsense. I don't hear anything!" Karen snapped, thinking that Luca was trying to scare her.

Luca pointed at her ears. "I have good hearing. If you hadn't threatened me with Vivian, I wouldn't have performed the dry needling. Now that it's done and you've recorded it, you can let her go, right?"

"No!" Karen refused to release Vivian, thinking that having her would still give them leverage, regardless of who showed up downstairs.

Luca narrowed her eyes. Then, the bedroom door was kicked open.

Gale walked in and glanced around the bedroom. There were six people in this 30-square-meter bedroom, which surprised him.

"Wow, there are so many people here. Are you guys having a meeting?" Gale looked at Luca and noticed she was not tied up, which made him relax a bit.

However, he noticed Vivian was bound and had a knife pointed at her.

He frowned.

It seemed like every day just brought more trouble.

*Sorry about this, Mr. Gale." Vivian thought the emotion in Gale's eyes was because she had gotten O m kidnapped. Gale ale shook his head. "Ms.

Vivian, this isn't your fault. My frustration is with them." He casually pointed at Karen and then at Pierre.

Vivian was amused by his gesture. Even though the knife was pointed at her, she no longer felt nervous.

Gale looked at the two and said, Pierre can't fight with his crippled leg, and you, a middle-aged woman, aren't much of a threat. So, either let her go peacefully and I'll report back to my boss, or you deal with the consequences yourselves."

*She's in my hands now, so I make the rules!" Karen was not intimidated by his threat and instead looked at Luca challengingly. "If you want to leave, it's simple.

Just teach Dr. Schwartz the technique."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 3240-Dragging Along A Dead Weight *I think you misunderstood me. If I wanted to leave, I could've done it anytime."

Luca rose to her feet. She had not left earlier because there were thugs downstairs, and taking Vivian with her might have resulted in injuries.

Luca was not afraid. She just did not want to get hurt.

If either she or Vivian got injured because of this kidnapping, it would be a mess to deal with.

"You!" Before Karen could finish her sentence, a sharp pain shot through her hand, causing her to drop the knife.

She looked down and saw a thin needle sticking out of her wrist.

"What's this?" Karen screamed and realized that the needle looked familiar.

It looked like the ones that were used for Pierre's dry needling treatment.

Karen glared at Luca furiously. Luca had already pulled Vivian behind her. "It's just a needle. Pull it out, and you'll be fine. Madam Mallory, I'm done playing games with you. I'm definitely going to press charges for today's kidnapping. As for Mr. Pierre, he'd better take care of himself."

*Luca, I'll kill you!" Karen, in a frenzy, grabbed the knife and lunged at Luca.

"Luca, watch out!"

*Dr. Craw, be careful!"

Two voices shouted simultaneously as Luca turned around to see Karen charging at her with the knife.

What a crazy woman!

Luca tried to dodge to the side but was grabbed by someone.

Luca glanced at the person and saw it was Vivian who had grabbed her.

"Vivian!" exclaimed Luca. The next moment, the knife slashed across Vivian's hand.

Vivian had braced herself for the injury, but she still groaned when the knife cut her skin.

At the same time, Gale kicked Karen away.

"Damn it!" Pierre, who was lying in bed, watched helplessly as his mother was kicked. He could not get out of bed to do anything.

Luca's expression darkened as she glanced at Vivian's hand.

The wound did not look too deep, and she realized that if it had not been for Vivian, she might have been the one who got cut.

Her expression turned even grimmer, and her fists clenched tightly.

Karen lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

When Vivian noticed the expression on Luca's face, she feared Luca might do something extreme. Hence, she grabbed her hand and said, "Luca, I'm okay.

Let's go to the hospital. Mr. Crawford will handle things here."

"Alright, let's go to the hospital first." Luca glared at Karen and then at Pierre before helping Vivian out.

When they got into Gale's car, Luca took off her jacket and wrapped it around Vivian's hand. "We don't have any bandages now, so this will have to do to stop the bleeding. The wound isn't deep, but it's long. We still need to go to the hospital."

"Okay, I'm fine," Vivian reassured her. It hurt, but it was bearable.

Gale drove toward the hospital, updating Luke on the situation along the way.

When Luke heard that Karen had not only kidnapped Luca but also Vivian and tried to harm Luca, his tone turned icy cold. "Take Ms. Vivian to the hospital first.

I'll take care of the rest."

"Got it, boss," replied Gale. Then, he stepped on the gas.

Since Vivian's injury was not serious, Luca decided not to go to Johann's hospital and instead chose a private one which was nearer.

The emergency doctor worked quickly, treating Vivian's wound right away.

After paying the bill, Luca was ready to take Vivian back to school.

Just as they walked out of the ER, they saw someone squatting in the hospital garden, smoking a cigarette.

Luca immediately recognized him as Gordan.

She shot a glance at Vivian.

The smile that had been on Vivian's face disappeared.

Luca heaved a sigh, unsure if Gordan had shown up on purpose.

"Do you want to go say hi?" asked Luca.

Vivian, feeling a bit emotional, nodded. "Okay."

Luca was surprised as she had thought that Vivian would refuse.

However, considering Vivian knew about Gordan's injury, she figured Vivian might be worried, so they approached him together.

As they got closer, Vivian wrinkled her nose at the smell of secondhand smoke.

"What are you doing here?" asked Gordan, puffing on his cigarette. He could sense someone was blocking him in front of him and thought one of the annoying nurses had come to scold him. "Can't I smoke in peace?"

Then, he lifted his head. He froze, caught off guard by the sight of Vivian and Luca.

Luca frowned when she saw his bandaged hand.

"Dr. Craw." Gordan looked guilty as though he had just been caught redhanded.

Luca glanced at his cigarette. "How many packs are you planning to smoke today?"

*Just this one cigarette," mumbled Gordan, looking like a mouse in front of a cat.

After all, Luca was Luke's wife. He had to show respect, right?

"He can't quit smoking," Vivian said nonchalantly, Gordan used to smoke a lot, and she doubted he had changed now.

Gordan was not one to change easily.

He was the same with her. After all these years, there was no change. His disdain was as strong as ever.

Luca slightly furrowed her brows. She considered giving them some privacy, but then she remembered that even though they were not enemies, Vivian's resentment toward Gordan was still strong.

Even though they were not enemies, Gordan was on the verge of becoming Vivian's enemy all on his own.

She decided to stay at the thought of this. She planned to ask Vivian to leave.

However, she still could not bring herself to say it.

Gordan raised an eyebrow, initially ready to scold Vivian for meddling in other's affairs, but when he saw her jured hand, his expression softened into a frown. "How did you get hurt?"

*It's none of your business." Vivian was not planning to tell him.

Gordan's frown deepened as he looked at Luca.

Luca explained, "She got hurt because of me."

"Who would dare do that?!" Gordan's voice had a hint of anger.

Vivian was taken aback for a moment, and her heart skipped a beat.

Realizing how his words might be taken, Gordan quickly added, "I mean, who would dare hurt Luca?"

A hint of disappointment flashed across Vivian's eyes.

How could a man who hated her so much suddenly stand up for her?

Over the years, Gordan had taken plenty of beatings from Ray.

His only focus now was probably revenge on Ray, not concern for her…

Luca shook her head, thinking how awkward Gordan was acting.

*Karen kidnapped me, and since Vivian was with me, she got taken too. She got hurt protecting me." Luca intentionally left out the severity of Vivian's injury to make Gordan wonder about it.

Just as she expected, after Gordan heard what Luca said, he glanced at Vivian's injured arm.

Sensing his gaze, Vivian quickly hid her hand behind her back.

Gordan's expression darkened. "The Mallory family really have some nerve. Don't worry, Dr. Craw. Boss won't let

them off easy!" Gordon withdrew his gaze, deliberately not looking at Vivian.

Luca nodded. "I know."

*But you were really unlucky," Gordan suddenly said.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Luca did not know why he said that.

*If you hadn't been dragging along a dead weight, you wouldn't have m gotten hurt by the Mallory family's goons.

Even though I'm stuck here, I know exactly what kind of scum the Mallory family hires."