Luke looked at the message Percy sent him. He had a profound look in his eyes.

He had expected it. Pierre was unlike other people. He was difficult to deal with.

After all, he was Old Master Mallory’s grandson, and he was similar to the old master.

Luke sunk into his executive chair and pondered what his next move would be. This time, he had finally fallen out with Pierre. He would turn against him openly if he got away with it this time.

He was not afraid that Pierre would retaliate. It was just that he was afraid Pierre would go after Luca.

During the incident this time, Luke lost his self-control and showed too much concern for Luca.

Once a person showed their weakness, the enemy would seize it and never give them a chance to breathe again.

The study’s door was pushed open. Thud, thud, thud. Tommy ran in with his short legs and walked to Luke's side. He lifted his head and looked at him. "Daddy."

"Yes?" Luke’s thoughts were interrupted. He put down his phone, looked at his son, and gave him a faint smile.

No matter how difficult things were for him, he would always show his children the tender side of him.

He had to protect his children well regardless of how chaotic the outside world was. This was what Bianca had told him back then.

Tommy wanted to crawl up onto Luke’s lap, but it dawned on him that he had already grown up and was not a kid anymore. He had become heavier. Hence, he changed his mind and asked right away, "Daddy, Great-grandpa asked how Mom... Ms. Luca is now?"

Luke’s expression turned serious when he noticed that his son made a mistake. He reminded his son, saying, "She’s still in the hospital now. The doctor says there’s no big problem with her other than the injuries on her face. Don’t worry. And be careful when you’re talking next time. You mustn't let anyone know about this."

Tommy nodded. He was missing Luca so much, which was why he accidentally said it out loud. Then, he spoke again, "I know, Daddy. Can you bring me to see her tomorrow?"

"No." Luke rejected him immediately without hesitation.

Tommy was unhappy to hear that. "Why can’t I?"

"Because she needs a good rest. She can't be disturbed." Luke used this trick to deal with the child.

“Daddy, I won't disturb Ms. Luca. Please bring me along with you. I'll be good, and I'll stand still. I won't move or say anything." Tommy put on a bitter expression on his face. He was trying to convince his dad to bring him along.

Luke still shook his head firmly, disagreeing with what Tommy said.

Tommy knew there was nothing else he could do here. Hence, he muttered, "She's injured, and we're worried about her too. Daddy, you don't understand how anxious we are. Never mind, I'll ask Greatgrandpa to bring me there if you won't bring me. Great-grandpa likes me, and he likes Ms. Luca too. He'll definitely say yes."

He ran out of the room after he said that. He would really plead with anyone just to see Luca.

Luke shook his head helplessly while he watched his child from behind.

Luca's phone rang when it was ten o'clock at night. She glanced at it. It was a video call request from Tommy. She hesitated for a few seconds and tapped on the reject button.

"Why? Did someone call you?" Nina noticed and asked.

Luca was typing on the keyboard on her phone. [Tommy requested a video call.]

"Why didn't you pick up the call?" Nina asked again. She knew Luca was close to Tommy, and it was because of that that she was even more worried that Bianca would lose her status when she came back.

After all, Luke and the children were getting closer to Luca. Bianca, who was suffering from memory loss, would then be kicked out of the family.

[I look awful now. I'm afraid I'll scare the kid.] Luca explained. Her face was shockingly swollen, and she was reluctant to meet the children like this.

"What's wrong with that? They're sensible, and they'd love to get close to you. You're not going to scare them away just because of your current appearance," Nina replied.

Luca shook her head and insisted.

Nina thought it would be better if she chose to keep quiet. She thought about how different Luca's feelings for the children were.

Moreover, the children seemed like be fond of Luca more than Bianca, who was overseas...

She could keep an eye on Luke to make sure that he did not do anything to upset Bianca. However, she could not control the kids.

It was because their love was much more simple than adults.

Luca looked at Nina, who was lost in her thoughts. Then, she glanced at the time and typed a message: [It's late. How about getting some rest?]

Nina shot a glance at the time. It was earlier than a person's usual sleeping time. However, Luca was a patient now. She stood up and said, "Alright, then let me switch off the lights and TV for you."

Luca nodded.

When Nina picked up the remote and was about to switch off the TV, she saw the news broadcast talking about Percy's marriage to the daughter of the Johnston family.

Her face darkened, then she switched off the TV while secretly calling him a loser.

Luca was sensitive enough to notice the changes in Nina's emotions, but she did not say anything.

Percy started it, so he would handle the matter himself.

There was dead silence in the ward in the middle of the night. Luca opened her eyes when she heard some noises.

She could hear that there was another noise apart from Nina's breathing.

Luca was lying flat down. She did not sit up straight when she heard the noise.

At last, she was able to confirm that the noise did not come from inside the ward. It came from the corridor outside the ward. Someone was standing there.

She listened to the person's breathing rate. It did not sound like the nurses were walking around for a ward round. Someone was standing still at the ward's door as if he was inspecting something.

Fortunately, she was able to see where the door was from her view.

Luca stared at the door and held her breath.

That person was breathing heavily. It did not seem to be a woman. It should be a man.

Was it someone whom Percy sent?

If it turned out to be one of Percy's men, she would not be afraid of them. However, she was physically weak now. Moreover, Nina was here too...

Luca lifted her hand and placed her finger on the patient safety alarm. She could inform the nurse on duty immediately if something was wrong.

The door was pushed open.

Although it was the VIP ward, the door was not locked as the doctors and nurses would do ward rounds at night.

Luca could see a figure walking into the ward in the dark.

Her heart was racing. When she was about to press the alarm, she heard that person asking her, “Is this Ivana?"

Luca withdrew her finger from the alarm button. It was someone from the Island of Despair.

It was almost time for her to take the antidote, but she was in the hospital.

The news that she was kidnapped was all around the city. The people at the stronghold here would have known about it too.

Luca was planning to inform the people from the Island of Despair to send the antidote to her after she hired a caretaker. She did not expect them to come here before she could inform them.

The man had already stepped into the ward. Even though he was in a dark environment, he was still able to see everything clearly. He glanced at Nina who was deeply asleep and walked toward the ward

bed.

"This is the antidote for this month." The man lowered his voice to prevent Nina from waking up. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

Luca took it from him. It was inconvenient for her to drink it from the vial.

The man frowned when she did not do anything. He asked in an impatient voice, "Why aren't you drinking it?