After Johann left, Luke opened the thermos flask and poured the oatmeal into a bowl.

The oatmeal was still warm as it was cooked not long ago. He placed the bowl on the table to let it cool down for a few minutes. Then, he grabbed a spoon and walked to the bedside. “Have some oatmeal, okay?"

Luca nodded.

She was well aware of her current condition, so she knew that she could not behave unreasonably. She should eat more if she could.

Luke picked up the spoon, sat down on the chair beside the bed, and fed her with the spoon.

Luca tried to open her mouth. She could only manage to open it slightly wider. Her cheek muscles seemed to burn. It was as if they were protesting against her trying to open her mouth.

Luke could not bear to see her in pain when he realized she could not open her mouth. He picked up the spoon and said, "Do you want to try using a straw?"

Luca nodded. It would be easier for her.

Luke picked up a clean straw and put it in the oatmeal, then he moved it closer to Luca's mouth.

She slowly sucked on it. However, Mrs. Nancy was unaware of her condition now. She cooked the oatmeal with some milk to make the oatmeal more creamy and fill up her stomach. The oatmeal was too creamy for her to suck it through a straw.

The nurse came in as she was supposed to give Luca another injection. She frowned when she saw her trying to drink the creamy oatmeal with the straw. "The oatmeal is too creamy."

"She can't take creamy oatmeals?" Luke was startled when the nurse said so.

The nurse shook her head. "It's not that she can't take it but the patient still can't eat with a spoon. She can only use a straw to take food. If the oatmeal is too creamy, she won't be able to suck it through a straw."

Luca stared into space as she let go of the straw. Indeed, she only managed to drink a little after sucking it for so long. Luke was stunned. He thought that it was because she refused to eat the oatmeal and she was trying to brush him off, which was why it took so long for her to eat it.

He did not notice all these minor details.

After all these years had passed, he was no longer able to take care of someone as well as he was able to in the past. He did not even notice these details.

Luke could not help but blame himself. The nurse looked at the creamy oatmeal and asked, “Did you cook it with milk to make it that creamy?" "I thought oatmeal was supposed to be cooked with milk," Luke explained.

The nurse shook her head. "There's no way she can drink it like that. Why don't you get someone to cook another serving and send it here? It's difficult for her to take such creamy oatmeal in her current condition."

Luke nodded and put the bowl aside.

Luca felt upset for some unknown reason when she shot a glance at the oatmeal that she had not eaten even half of.

The nurse hung the nutrition bag, checked Luca's name, and said, "I'm going to give you an antiinflammatory injection now."

Luca nodded her head. She picked up her phone and typed. [Will I be taking the injection once every three days?]

The nurse glanced at the words, nodded, and said, "Yes, you're getting the shot in the afternoon because you were admitted into the hospital late. The IV drip for today will be delayed till later this evening until it finishes."

Luca nodded to show she understood.

The nurse adjusted the IV drip to a suitable speed after she gave Luca the injection. Then, she said, "Press the bell if you feel uncomfortable."

Luca nodded her head.

Then, the nurse said, "The canteen downstairs is selling some oatmeal if you want some. You can ask the canteen staff to get you some gruel as well."

She left the ward after that.

Luke heard what she said and asked Luca, "Do you want some gruel?"

[No, thank you. I'm not hungry.] Luca picked up her phone and typed to reply to him.

Luke fell silent for a moment. He wondered if he should explain to her that he was bad at taking care of people. After all, it had been three years since he took care of someone.

He did not take care of Bianca's impostor during those three years. Most of the time, it was the maid who took care of her.

His ability to take care of someone had naturally become rusty as time went by. He did not even notice the details.

Luke thought he would be able to take care of Luca and protect her. He was frustrated when all those things happened to her one after another.

In the end, he could not do the job well, unlike how he thought.

"I'll ask Mrs. Nancy to make some gruel for you tomorrow. Is there anything else you'd like to eat?" Luke asked.

As Luca listened to him asking for her opinion, she realized that he did not sound as inexperienced as before. She thought for a moment and replied: [Gruel will be just fine.]

"Alright," Luke said and made a mental note of it.

Luca yawned as she watched the IV drip slowly drip into the tube that was injected into her veins.

"Are you sleepy?" He noticed her gestures and asked.

Luca typed something on her phone. [A little.]

"Then get some sleep." Luke lowered the head of the bed for her.

Luca continued to type on her phone. [Mr. Crawford, I think it'd be better if you can find a caretaker for me. It's inconvenient for you to take care of me.]

Luke remained silent for a while staring at her phone screen before eventually nodding. "I'll get a caretaker for you later."

She was Bianca, and he had no difficulties in taking care of her himself.

However, she had scruples in her heart now.

Hence, he did what she wanted him to do.

Luca nodded and closed her eyes.

Sue told Nina that Luke had saved Luca.

Nina felt guilty when she thought about how Luca only encountered all this because of her. She skipped work and headed to the hospital immediately.

She came to Luca's ward after asking the nurse.

Nina was startled for a moment when she saw Luke in the ward. "Mr. Crawford?"

Luke was sitting on the couch looking at the documents that he had to handle on the phone. He stood up once he heard Nina's voice. "You're here."

Nina noticed that he was speaking in a lower voice, so she shot a glance at the bed. Indeed, she saw Luca sleeping.

She asked, "Can you come out for a while? I have something to ask you."

Luke nodded and left the ward with her.

The two of them stood in the corridor. Nina watched him close the door carefully and quietly as if he was worried that the noise would disturb Luca.

She could not help but exclaim inwardly that it had been so long since Luke was so attentive to someone else.

"Was Pierre the one who kidnapped Luca?" Nina asked instantly.

Luke nodded. "It's all thanks to you. If you hadn't provided the clue, we wouldn't have been able to save Luca that quickly."

"Was it Pierre who made her face like that?" Nina asked again.

"Who else?" Luke questioned her back. How dare Pierre do such cruel things to someone he had defended in front of him before? LUke would make sure he paid for this.

"He's a beast." Nina stomped her feet. Luca was targeted by Pierre all because of her. Therefore, she must take the responsibility of taking care of Luca no matter what.

She said, "Let me take care of Luca in the next few days."

"Never mind. Let me do it." Luke turned Nina down. Text content © .

“You..." Nina was looking at Luke and sizing him up. Her suspicion was aroused after they ended the topic about Pierre.

She felt weird when she saw Luke in Luca's ward looking after her.

Something was wrong.

How could a busy person like Luke give up his working hours to look after Luca in the hospital?