Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3230

“I'll think about it.” Pierre immediately hung up the phone. It was just as Abel expected.

Abel listened to the busy tone on the phone, leisurely lighting a cigar.

It seemed like Luca had been busy lately.

Now that Luke cared so much for Luca, if Pierre intended to deal with her, Luke would certainly be involved too.

Abel's sour mood suddenly turned pleasant, causing Shanks, who was across from him, to furrow his brows.

“What are you up to again?” He was picking through the herbs.

He collected all these herbs in the mountains of X City and brought them to A City afterward.

“What's the matter? Are you nervous?” asked Abel.

Shanks ignored him and continued sorting through the herbs.

“If you ask me one more question, I'll tell you what happened on the phone just now,” Abel teased mischievously.

Shanks gave him a sidelong glance. “Say it if you want to.”

“Tsk. Shanks, sometimes you really deserve a smack,” Abel retorted impatiently.

He crouched beside Shanks, watching him sorting the herbs. It was all medicine to save Kassy.

Abel said, “Considering all these herbs, I'll spill it to you. Ivana could treat Pierre's leg with the dry needling techniques you taught her, but because of personal grudges, she lied and said she couldn't do it. Isn't she cunning?”

“You're the truly cunning one compared to what she did,” Shanks commented nonchalantly.

Luca had already resolved that trouble, but Abel used a trick to bring that trouble back to her.

Abel chuckled. “Despite the things you say, I know you care about her. If you really like her, I could ensure her safety and deliver her to you in the end.”

Shanks frowned. “No need. I've told you many times, I don't care about Luca.”

“Then why are you so concerned about her?” asked Abel.

Shanks was rendered speechless and only reminded him, “You just think I care about her."

Abel raised an eyebrow, “Is that so?”

“Even if you killed her, I wouldn't say anything. At most, I'd feel it's a loss as she's talented in the medical field," continued Shanks.

“That's indeed a pity. Among all the people on the Island of Despair, you only acknowledge one person as talented. If not for Ivana's talent, you'd be quite biased,” remarked Abel.

Shanks furrowed his brows. What was he biased about?

In fact, he only thought Luca was talented.

He had higher standards for his students.

In the beginning, he believed a mother with a child could not compare to other men on the Island of Despair in various aspects. Unexpectedly, when Luca got serious, she turned out to be more outstanding than other men on the island.

Shanks could not be bothered to explain further.

Abel stopped talking about Luca too. He was genuinely afraid of pissing Shanks off.

After all, Kassy's situation mattered the most to him now.

…

Luca had no idea that Abel had caused her a big problem.

While she was still busy in the laboratory, Pierre had already begun discussing with Karen.

“Is what that person said true?” Karen frowned after hearing Pierre's words, feeling inexplicably angry.

Luca actually dared to fool her like this! She had even convinced her!

…

Luca had no idea that Karen, who had been fooled by her, would have other thoughts.

After work, she accompanied Luke to a dinner party.

The dinner was filled with familiar faces. After dinner, she returned home with Luke.

The three kids were still awake. When they saw them return, they warmly greeted them. They then reminded Luca and Luke to help with their homework before going upstairs to rest.

Luca asked Luke, who smelled of alcohol, to take a shower first while she stayed downstairs to check the kids’ homework.

The kids did not have much homework today, so she quickly finished checking it and then went to the kitchen to prepare some tea for Luke before heading upstairs.

When Luke came out of the bathroom, Luca handed him the cup of tea. “Drink this. It'll help with the hangover, so you won't feel bad tomorrow morning.”

“Thanks, honey,” replied Luke, taking the tea and finishing it in one gulp.

Luca’s face reddened, and she said, “You really shouldn't be saying that right now.”

“There's no one else here. It's safe to say that,” Luke replied in a low voice.

Luca felt that Aunt Neile could be trusted, but she wanted to be cautious. She took the empty cup and said, “Okay, you can say that, but we still need to be careful. What if the kids accidentally spill the beans in front of others like you just did?”

She knew the kids were eager for her to reclaim her identity, just like Luke.

They also wanted to show off having a good mother in front of their peers.

They had to work hard for all of this.

“Okay,” Luke agreed. Perhaps it was because he had been drinking, but his words sounded more affectionate than usual.

Luca’s face was red. She remembered that his phone had rung a few times when they entered earlier. She reminded him, “Your phone was ringing earlier. Go check your messages.”