Chapter 1277 You Have Dr. Craw to Thank

He could not remember anything that happened after that.

Luca saw that Luke was struggling to sit up. She sighed and said, "The knife that injured you last night was coated in snake venom. You were poisoned."

’Poisoned?'

Luke raised his eyebrows slightly as though he could not believe what was told to him. He could only remember that he was in great pain and that he threw up before he passed out.

"After the snake venom took effect, Tommy heard your cries of help and gave me a call." Luca turned around to look at the child. He was still sleeping on the couch. i

"And then?" Luke asked. : owner of this content.

"Then I gave Dr. Park a call, and he arranged an ambulance to send you to the hospital. The doctor ran a toxicology test and found that you were poisoned by a snake found locally." Luca did not tell him about feeding him the antidote pills.

Luke nodded.

Luca continued to talk in case Luke had doubts. "Your poisoning has nothing to do with my powder. If you feel the need, you can get Mr. Doyle to get that Swiss army knife analyzed."

"Will you poison me?" Luke asked her instead of replying to her statement.

Luca instantly shook her head. "I won’t."

She could not even bear to see him being injured. Why would she poison him?

"There's no need then," Luke said. Even though Luca's background remained a mystery, Luke decided to trust her.

Luca was slightly shocked when she heard how readily Luke had trusted her. Even Johann had suspected her.

"Where’s my phone?" Luke tried to look around for his phone but could not find it.

"Over here." Luca took out Luke's phone from the pocket of her pajama shirt and handed it to him.

Luke noticed Luca's clothes. "Why are you dressed like this?"

"I was in a rush, so I didn't get to change," Luca replied. She did not tell him that she was too worried about his condition.

The two adults did not speak very loudly, but their conversation woke Tommy up. He slowly opened his eyes and recognized Luke’s voice. "Daddy, you're awake!" He exclaimed as he sat up and looked at his father.

Luke could tell that his son must have been shocked by the ordeal. He nodded and said, "Yes, I'm awake."

Tommy hopped off the couch and ran to his side. "You gave me such a fright yesterday, Daddy. Fortunately, Ms. Luca is here. Otherwise, I might not have a Daddy anymore."

Tommy might still be young, but he knew that Luke's

condition yesterday was potentially fatal. Luca had saved Tommy from the fate of losing a father.

Luke looked at his son, then at Luca. Tommy continued," Daddy, you have to thank Ms. Luca. She was the person who saved your life."

"Mm. Thank you." Immediately, Luke turned to look at Luca and thanked her.

When Luca heard that, her face turned bright red as though someone lit a bonfire under her chin.

She shook her head. "I didn't do anything."

Tommy shook his head. "You did a lot of things, Ms. Luca. You called Uncle Johann to help Daddy, and you also fed Daddy the antidote pills. The doctor said that the pills had stopped the spread of the poison, and that greatly increased Daddy's chances of survival."

Luca was speechless.

She knew that Tommy was an intelligent boy, but she did not expect him to understand what the doctors were saying about Luke's condition.

"Pills?" Luke looked at her intently.

"I made some pills myself. It's a general antidote, but it doesn't have too much effect on snake venom," Luca explained.

Tommy added, "It's because of Ms. Luca's pills that the doctors could determine that you were poisoned by snake venom. That's why they could identify the species of the

snake quickly and give you the correct serum."

After hearing Tommy's explanation, Luke realized how much Luca had helped him in this incident.

Just like what Tommy said, if Luca had not helped him, he might have died.

If she did not harm him while he was in danger and instead helped him, he could tell that Luca never wanted to hurt him

Even though Luke had many questions about Luca's background, he decided to ignore all that for now.

Luca was an excellent researcher that could bring profits to Watson Biopharmaceuticals. That alone was enough.

He would stop his thoughts from affecting him and treat her just like any other employee.

That way, Luke was a lot less suspicious about Luca in the company.

Luca could not help but sneeze when she looked at Luke and Tommy.

Tommy had divulged to Luke what she wanted to hide from him.

Even so, she was not eager to claim credit for what she had done. The most important thing was that Luke was safe.

When she sneezed, Tommy went to the couch and took Johann's coat. "Wear this, Ms. Luca."

Luca rubbed her nose. When she was about to take the coat

from Tommy, Luke asked, "Whose coat is that?"

He could tell that it was not his.

"It's Uncle Johann's coat. He saw that Ms. Luca was only dressed in her pajamas, so he lent Ms. Luca his coat in case she caught a cold," Tommy said.

'Johann?' Luke frowned slightly.

The door to the ward opened, and Johann came in. He saw Luke already awake and in good spirits, so he said jokingly," Hey, you're already awake. How do you feel?"

"I feel excellent." Luke was not expecting to see Johann the moment the doctor was mentioned. He glanced at the coat in Luca's hands.

He remembered that Johann was very interested in Luca.

"Then you have Dr. Craw's antidote pills to thank. Without the pills, the snake venom would have lasting effects on your body even if you were resuscitated. The venom might be slow-acting, but it attacks the nerves. There have been a few cases where the patient didn't receive the serum in time, and even though their lives were saved, they were paralyzed and had to spend the rest of their lives in a wheelchair," Johann said. He was telling the truth and not trying to scare anyone.

Tommy shuddered uncontrollably, which made Luca frown.

Even though Johann meant well, it was nonetheless inappropriate to be spoken in the presence of children.

"You talk too much," Luke said sternly. He also noticed

Tommy's reaction.

Johann rubbed his chin and thought that it was indeed the case. He put the shopping bag in his hand on the table and said, "Well, as long as you're alright. The nurse will be here soon to take another blood sample. Right, Ms. Luca, I bought a coat for you. You should put it on; it's better than going around in your pajamas."