Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3156

"Alright, let's head to the living room on the second floor," suggested Luca, inviting Gale upstairs to the living room.

Gale carried the bag and followed her upstairs.

Aunt Neile watched them from behind and murmured, "Should I bring some refreshments up?"

When Lanie heard Aunt Neile muttering, he paused his homework and said, "No need, Aunt Neile. Ms. Luca and Uncle Gale are just going to chat for a bit. There’s no need to bring refreshments up."

"Okay, then I'll continue preparing dinner." Aunt Neile nodded. She had just invited Gale to stay for dinner, but when she heard Lanie's words, she did not inquire further.

She knew Luca wanted to have a private conversation with Gale upstairs and thought it best to prepare more food just in case he decided to stay.

With that in mind, Aunt Neile began preparing dinner.

…

Upstairs, Gale sat on the couch and started to show Luca the herbs he had collected. "I just thought they looked similar to the pictures, but I'm not familiar with these herbs and haven't seen them before, so I'm not so sure about it."

The herbs were in pieces. Luca picked one up and asked, "Have they been processed by the herbalist?"

"Yeah. He said the stems were difficult to process, so he removed them before drying. Without the stems, I'm even less sure if these are the herbs you're looking for," replied Gale as he waited for her to identify.

If these were not the herbs Luca needed, someone would continue the search.

Luca took the herb to her nose and sniffed it. Her brows were slightly furrowed.

She had never seen these herbs before either. Even though Shanks had mentioned them to her, she was not certain about it.

Luca took out her phone and snapped a photo of the leaves, hoping the browser could identify them.

The search yielded a variety of plants...

Luca let out a sigh, then searched for the corresponding herb and carefully examined it based on its features. "It looks quite similar to the one in my hand."

After that, she just stuffed the herb right into her mouth.

"Dr. Craw!" Gale was startled by her action.

If this was the herb she was looking for, it could be poisonous.

"Don't worry, taking a bite of this herb will only introduce a trace amount of toxin. It's harmless. Besides, I'm taking the antidotes, so there shouldn’t be a problem," explained Luca as she tasted the herb.

It was slightly bitter with a hint of bitter chrysanthemum flavor. "This is it. This is the one we’re looking for."

Gale heaved a sigh of relief, then asked again, "Are you sure it's safe?"

"I have poisons in my body that are even more potent than this. I’ll be fine." Luca shook her head. The poisons in her body were from the drug administered by the Island of Despair to manipulate people.

Even though she took antidotes every month, they were essentially another form of poison.

It continually increased the poisons in her body.

Gale understood what was going on. If it were not for Luke eliminating the Island of Despair back then, he might have been drugged with the same thing.

The methods the Island of Despair used to control others were extremely cruel.

"Mr. Gale, can I see the other herbs?" asked Luca.

"Oh sure, I almost forgot. These are the ones I brought over. If you need anything, just let me know. The rest are stored with me," replied Gale. He took out all the other herbs.