Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 2779

“Even though I hate Pierre, I hope he’s okay.” Nina rested her head on Percy’s chest, feeling the warmth of his body and the strong thumping of his heart.

Nina was no saint. The reason why she hoped Pierre was fine was because she did not want the days ahead to be difficult for Percy.

Especially when both Karen and Old Master Mallory were concerned about his life.

If they failed to save Pierre this time and if something happened to him, Old Master Mallory and Karen would definitely blame Percy. Their days ahead would get harder and harder.

Therefore, even though Nina held a grudge against Pierre, she still prayed that nothing bad would happen to him.

Percy cupped her face and planted a hot, wet kiss on her forehead.

He was destined to not get any sleep tonight.

After all, what happened to Pierre was different from anything they had experienced before.

Previously, he could personally participate in it while knowing the scores. However, Pierre was being held captive in X City at the moment while he had to stay in A City.

The Island of Despair had a base in A City. They might be watching them from somewhere outside.

If Percy left A City, the members in X City would be informed and Pierre could be moved to another place any time. This would nullify the efforts made by Gordan earlier.

Hence, Percy had no choice but to wait in A City and call the shots behind the scene. He could not make any real moves to rescue Pierre.

Neither could Luke nor Jim.

That was why Percy felt so uneasy. He could not participate in this mission. He could only wait for the results.

This made him more anxious than those who were waiting to take action.

Percy could not sleep, but Nina had to.

He urged her to rest, "It's getting late. Go to sleep."

Nina hesitated for a moment but eventually shook her head. She could tell that Percy had no intention of resting.

How could she rest?

Maybe Percy was worried about the mission, or he was worried about Pierre. Still, Nina was worried about Percy and the mission.

Nina held a deep grudge against Pierre. A large part of her previous misery and despair in her life came from him.

She wanted him dead.

However, what if he really died? Nina dared not think about how the Mallory family would pressure Percy.

Percy knew it well. When faced with the possibility of either Pierre dying or being rescued and him continuing to compete with him, Percy would rather choose the latter option.

"Hey, listen, I'll let you know if anything happens." Percy knew that Nina was worried about him and the mission, which was why she refused to sleep.

"I can't sleep." Nina buried her head in his chest and replied with a muffled voice.

She thought Percy had won against Pierre, and everything would be fine after that. Who would have known what would happen next?

Nina felt sorry for him.

"Do you still have the sleeping pills the doctor prescribed for you?" asked Percy. Despite Nina's improved psychological state, she still occasionally suffered from insomnia. Hence, the doctor continued to prescribe sleeping pills for her and advised her to only take them when she could not sleep.

"Yes." Nina took a deep breath and sighed. "Sigh."

"I'll go to sleep, but you have to stay by my side until I fall asleep. Then you may deal with Pierre’s matter." Nina reckoned that the operation would not start that early.

Otherwise, Percy would already be sitting in the study room instead of convincing her to sleep.

"Okay." Percy's voice was gentle. He followed Nina upstairs to the bedroom.

Nina took a sleeping pill and lay down on the bed.

Percy leaned against the headboard, keeping her company.