Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1422

Luca's expression remained impassive as Mrs. Sullivan continued to beg her.

Talia and her mother exchanged glances. Even though she felt guilty for asking Luca for help, she realized that she really needed Luca's help to get her out of that mess.

She tried to evoke Luca's pity. "You don't have to say that, Mom. It's all my fault. I'm the silly one."

Streams of tears gushed from Mrs. Sullivan's eyes. She had suffered multiple shocks over the past two days. When those hooligans came to threaten Talia's life, Cole did not show up at all.

She resented her daughter for sleeping with that man.

Mrs. Sullivan wiped her tears away and sobbed. "I can't blame you, Talia. That man must have tricked you to get in bed with him, but now… now… how heartless can he be? Tell me, Ms. Craw, does that man deserve to be a department manager?"

Luca did not think that Cole was qualified to be a department manager, but she had no say in the hiring process.

"You're complaining to the wrong person, Mrs. Sullivan. It's Mr. Crawford's decision." Luca realized that Talia and her mother wanted her to help them get back at Cole.

They thought that they could rely on someone of the same rank as Cole in the department so that Cole's position would be in peril.

However, Talia had told her mother that Cole was the one who tricked her…

Luca could not stop Talia from telling lies, but she thought that she was lucky for not accepting Talia as her research assistant. Since that incident, Luca had realized that Talia was someone who would not hesitate to lie to gain whatever she wanted. What she heard earlier proved her right once again.

Mrs. Sullivan nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes, of course, the decision is in the big boss's hands, but you're also a department manager, aren't you? The big boss will definitely consider your opinion. Ms. Craw, my Talia has always been a good girl. She works hard to make money for the family because she knows that I'm unwell, but…"

Luca could not tell if Mrs. Sullivan did not know Talia's true personality or if she was also complicit in Talia's ploy.

Unfortunately, Luca had no sympathy for Talia.

Luca looked at the mother and daughter and smiled. The two people did not know what she was thinking.

Talia's gaze had never looked away from Luca. She wondered what the smile meant.

"Dr. Craw…" She said with the most pitiful voice she could muster. Luca was probably the only person who could help her.

The other researchers in the Technical Department were all Cole's friends. She even knew that Cole and the others would go to the nightclub together.

Talia never hoped that those people would betray Cole and help her. She hoped that Luca would take pity on her because Luca was also a woman who might empathize with her.

Even though Talia did not finish her sentence, Luca could guess what she wanted to say. "I'd like to talk to you in private," she said.

Talia was taken aback, and she felt vaguely uneasy. However, she considered that Luca might be convinced to help her. She turned to her mother and said, "Mom, why don't you get yourself some lunch downstairs?"