Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1096

"It's not serious. Don't you trust in Mr. Shanks's skills?" The kitchen lady chuckled when she saw how anxious Eler was. Then, she continued, "It's strange though. The baby has been very difficult, but I've never heard her cry in the lab. Mr. Shanks is either very good with kids, or…"

The kitchen lady stopped speaking. Eler did not understand what she was trying to say, so she asked, "Or what, Madam?"

"Silly girl! What if Mr. Shanks calmed the baby down with drugs?" The kitchen lady whispered.

Shanks was not short on drugs. Surely at least one of them could be used to calm a baby down.

Eler was shocked. "Mr. Shanks will never do that!" She said in disbelief.

"What do you mean? None of the men on this island would have the patience to take care of a baby!" The kitchen lady said.

Eler became even more anxious when she heard that. She was about to rush into the laboratory to check on the baby when Shanks came out while carrying the baby.

"Give it to me." He glanced at the flask in the kitchen lady's hand.

The kitchen lady gave him the flask immediately.

Eler stole a glance at the baby in Shanks's arms. She had a smile on her fair and cute face, and her eyes were animated and lively.

The baby did not look like she was drugged.

Shanks glanced at Eler. "Is there anything?" He asked.

Eler shook her head and replied, "Nothing. I'll go and take care of Miss. Bye, Mr. Shanks."

She bowed, turned around, and hurriedly left.

Shanks turned his head to look at the kitchen lady. The middle-aged woman bowed her head subserviently, as though waiting for his orders.

"I don't like people who talk behind my back. You can go back to the kitchen," Shanks said coldly.

The kitchen lady was shocked when she heard that. Kitchen duty was tiring and dirty while taking care of the child was relatively easier. She tried to explain herself, "I didn't mean that, Mr. Shanks."

"Don't make me repeat myself." Shanks closed the door.

The kitchen lady watched the door close and could only turn around and walk away while cursing Eler under her breath.

Back at the room, Eler smiled and told Bianca, "I have news for you, Miss."

Bianca put the book away and looked at her. "What is it?"

"Mr. Shanks is taking care of the baby now. He's quite easy-going, and he won't tell tales. If you miss your daughter, you can visit her at his lab," Eler said happily.

To Eler, Shanks was much gentler than Abel. She believed that Shanks would be able to take care of the child properly.

"Shanks?" Bianca was surprised. "Did something happen to my child?"

"It's nothing serious, she only caught the stomach flu. Don't worry, Mr. Shanks is a very skilled doctor, and your daughter will surely be fine. I saw her earlier, she doesn't look like she's sick."

'Stomach flu…'

Bianca felt slightly more relieved. She knew that it was common for newborn children to be down with the stomach flu because of their weak immune systems. Tommy had been down with the stomach flu several times before he turned one.

The baby would be fine as long as someone took good care of her.

"Do you want to visit her, Miss?" Eler asked.

"It's fine. Mr. Shanks will take good care of her, and she doesn't need me." Bianca decided to be heartless. Shanks might not have harmed her on his own accord, but she treated him as her enemy.

She dared not visit the child in case it would result in some unwanted incidents. She was happy as long as the child was safe.