Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1724

The next day, Luca opened her eyes as she woke up. She rubbed them.

Indeed, there were tears in them.

After the video call last night, she took some pills and fell asleep. She had nightmares all night. In her dreams, she was locked in a cage. When she looked out, she saw her youngest daughter, Nyla, getting tortured by Abel.

She screamed and yelled in her dream, calling Luke’s name and hoping that he could save their child.

However, no matter how many times she called out, Luke never showed up in her dreams. There was only the sound of her miserable shouts and Nyla’s cries.

Luca clenched her fists and covered her chest with her hands. Her heart was still aching after a night of torture.

“Nyla…” she called out in a soft voice. Then, she opened her phone gallery and found her child’s photos.

Nyla was smiling innocently in the photos. Luca felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Luca stared at the photos for a while before she kept her phone away. Today was her official first day back at work. She could not be late.

After washing up, she made herself a simple breakfast. Then, she changed into her office wear and went downstairs.

She walked out of the neighborhood, planning to head to the place where she could hail a ride. However, she saw Jean walking carefreely toward her.

Luca stopped walking. She looked at him, not intending to avoid him. She knew she could not run away from an ignorant man like Jean.

Jean was secretly rejoicing when he saw her standing there waiting for him. He trotted toward her and asked caringly, “Dr. Craw, are you going to work today?”

Luca looked at Jean and glanced at a few gangsters who were standing not far away from them. She reckoned that they came with Jean.

“Please get out of my way. I’ve got work to do,” she replied coldly.

"Didn't you stop to wait for me just now? Why are you asking me to leave now?" Jean looked at her. Of course, he was not going to let her go easily. He had been thinking of talking to her when he saw her at Nina's house a couple of days ago. He hung around here to keep an eye on her after he found out that she was staying here.

He did not expect that she did not show up at all yesterday.

However, Jean’s hard work paid off as he finally saw her today. He had always seen Luca in her casual clothes. When he saw her dressed in her office wear today, his heart itched even more as more wicked thoughts came into his mind.

Luca looked at him coldly. She noticed that he was sizing her up with those eyes. She had the urge to gouge his eyes out.

Jean saw her keeping quiet and thought that Luca was different from other women. He realized he had used the wrong technique, so he asked, "Hey, I'm just joking. Don't be mad at me. You're going to work, right? Well, you don't have to hail a ride. I can give you a lift. Mind letting me send you to work?”

Luca glanced at the motorcycle at the side of the road and replied coldly, “There’s no need to. I’m hailing a ride.”

“That’s inconvenient. Riding on a motorcycle is much more convenient. Besides, it’s peak hours now. I can promise you it’ll be a smooth journey if you ride with me,” said Jean.

Luca could not be bothered to talk to him, so she immediately walked away.

Jean followed behind her. “Dr. Craw, come on. I promise to send you to work on time, and my riding skills are pretty good.”

Luca did not say a word. She pretended that she did not hear anything.

When Luca passed by the gangsters, they called out to her at the same time, “Good morning, Sister-in-law.”

Luca paused. She had always hated such annoying harassment. She turned around and gave them a death stare. Then, she said, “Don’t blame me for being harsh to you if you call me that again.”