Mandy pulled her mask up and said in a low voice, “I’m injured.”“You’re injured?” Leia stared at Mandy’s face. She reckoned that Mandy’s wound had been concealed under the mask.Mandy noticed that the other two patients in the ward were looking at her too. Hence, she asked, "Why aren't you staying in a single-room ward?""Do you think I wanted to stay here? There's no single-room ward in the Department of Hepatobiliary. The wards upstairs are full too.” Leia rolled her eyes. Mandy rose to her feet and said, “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”“Sure.” Leia knew Mandy did not want the other patients in the ward to stare at her. Thus, they walked out of the ward together. The two patients in the ward exchanged glances with each other. The patient who fought with Leia said, "I just recalled who she is. I kept wondering why she looked so familiar to me…" “Who is she? I think I’ve seen her somewhere before too,” asked another patient.“Oh, she’s Leia Norman. A celebrity has-been wh
The middle-aged woman who was mocked by Leia earlier thought what the caretaker said made sense.The caretaker was only doing her job, and she did not mock them. Therefore, she said, “She went out with a disreputable-looking woman. They’re probably talking about something others shouldn’t be listening to. That’s why they went looking for a quiet place to talk.” “Thank you.” The caretaker immediately picked up the bag filled with a few water bottles and went looking for Leia based on what the middle-aged woman had told her. She eventually saw Leia and Mandy at the end of the corridor in the hospital. Even though Mandy was wearing a mask, the caretaker had memorized the faces of the people who often appeared around Leia before she came here. That was why she recognized Mandy with just a glance. She was the woman who was with Matysh.It seemed like what the middle-aged woman said was true. Their conversation had to be kept secret. The caretaker pretended to be anxious and headed
“Okay, Ms. Luca. How’s Grandpa and Grandma doing?” Tommy asked again and glanced at Lanie and Rainie, who were beside him.They were worried about Jack and Queenie’s health. Luca was startled for a moment, and she asked, “How do you know about that?”“It’s on the news. We saw it,” replied Tommy. “But those people only said that Grandpa and Grandma are injured. They didn’t go into the details.” “They’re fine. Besides, the doctors and nurses in the hospital will be taking care of them. Don’t worry,” said Luca.Tommy replied, then said to Lanie and Rainie, “Lanie, Rainie, did you hear that?”“Yes.” Lanie nodded.Luca then found out that the kids were listening to their conversation beside the telephone. They cared about Jack and Queenie.“Stay at home and be good. Have your dinner first. I…” Luca glanced at the man who was busy driving beside her and said, “Your daddy and I will be home soon.”“Okay, Ms. Luca. Daddy, drive safe,” reminded Tommy.“Okay.” Luca waited for the oth
Luke sighed helplessly. It seemed that it was necessary to temporarily transfer a maid over from Crawford Manor.When she noticed that he did not move, Luca said softly, "The soup won't taste as good once it’s cold.""Give me your hand." Luke held out his palm to motion for her to put her hand in his own.Luca deliberately handed him her left hand.Luke was not annoyed. He picked up her right hand, kissed the back of it, and stretched out another hand. "Give me your right hand too."Luca blushed. She put her hand in his palm and explained, "I'm fine."Luke checked the gauze carefully and found no bleeding. He lowered his head slightly and kissed the gauze with his cold lips.Luca's fingers curled slightly, and the blush on her face spread.His affectionate actions pulled at her heartstrings.The gauze rubbed against Luke's lips, and he let out a long sigh. "You still have to be careful. The maid from Crawford Manor will come over tomorrow. You don't have to prepare breakfast f
There was a knock on his office door before the police chief could gather his thoughts. "Come in."A policewoman walked in in a hurry looking flustered. "Sir, the suspect is complaining that he’s in pain again. His face is pale and his facial features are distorted. It doesn't look like he’s faking it. Should we send him to the hospital?""Send him over. Contact the hospital to arrange a detention ward." The police chief had a headache.‘He doesn’t appear injured on the surface but is screaming in pain. Could it be an internal injury?’However, the statement that he recorded stated that the man was the commander of the operation. He held Queenie and Luca hostage but did not participate in the fight at all.‘How could he have internal injuries if no one has touched him?’The chief of police was not at ease. After all, the suspect had yet to be convicted. If something went wrong, he would not be able to sit firmly in his position. When the policewoman was about to step out of the o
"Nothing." As he approached her, Luca could not help but take two steps back.Luke took another step forward and narrowed the distance between them.Luca could not resist the charm he exuded, so she could only blush and slowly lower her head. She might be unable to control herself if she continued looking at him. The two walked one after another into the bedroom.Luke stepped forward to hug her, his magnetic hoarse voice whispering in her ear, "If I didn’t have an important meeting later, I’d definitely help you shower.""Huh?" Luca blinked and looked at his white shirt. ‘He wasn’t thinking what I thought he was?‘I misunderstood the situation!’Luca's face turned even redder. All she thought about just now was something that would be inappropriate for children...Clearly, Luke knew what she was thinking about.Luke noticed that her cheeks were getting redder, and all he wanted was to kiss her.However, he knew that if he kissed her, he would not be able to attend the meetin
Luca knew what he meant.Lanie was academically talented, and he had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. That meant he could understand everything the teacher taught in class. Other than that, Lanie felt bored and unchallenged by his current curriculum at school. Luca looked at Lanie’s bookshelf.One of the shelves was specially left to place Lanie’s trophies and certificates. It was already full of rows of trophies and certificates. He participated in both international competitions and national competitions. Luca's child definitely got his high IQ from Luke. It would be a pity for Lanie to not skip grades. Luca had discussed this with Luke before she got kidnapped by the Island of Despair back then.They were talking about whether or not they should let Lanie skip grades if he excelled in his studies in the future and if his teacher suggested they do so too.At that time, Luca thought it was important to keep her kids happy. Hence, she preferred not to let Lanie accel
It was two a.m. Luke ended the international video conference and took a shower in his bedroom’s bathroom. Then, he headed to the master bedroom.It was late at night, and every corner of the villa was silent.Luke gently pushed the bedroom door open. Luca had left the desk lamp turned on for him.The dim light lit up the darkness of the night, washing away all his weariness at that moment. Luke gently got onto the bed and carefully lay down sideways so that he would not press on Luca’s hand. “Mhm, Luke?” Even though Luke had tried his best not to wake her up, Luca still woke up and looked at him drowsily. “It’s me. Go to sleep,” Luke replied in a low voice.Luca subconsciously leaned closer to the heat source and buried her face in Luke’s chest.Luke could feel an uncontrollable desire arousing in him as her soft body leaned closer to him. He remembered those emotions he had been suppressing. Luke slipped his arms around Luca’s waist and asked in a low voice, “Are y