Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3242

“Thank you, Dr. Linwood.” Luca could see that the old man did not care about others' opinions. She did not press the issue further.

Knowing she did not need to make up the class, Luca excused herself, claiming she had other matters to attend to. She left the office and asked Warren to drive her home.

When she got home, it was still early, and the kids had not come back from school yet. Luca sat on the couch and sent Luke a message.

Luca: [How do you plan to handle Karen?]

Luke: [We can't go to the police. We'll have to handle it another way.]

Luca understood what he meant by "another way."

Luca: [Handle it as you see fit. With Nina and Mr. Mallory's wedding coming up, it's not a good time to make a big deal out of this.]

Luke: [Got it. I have another meeting. We'll talk more when I get home.]

Luca: [Okay.]

Then, she put her phone down.

She pondered for a moment and decided to continue her research in the study.

Just as she stood up, the doorbell rang.

Aunt Neile went to answer the door and then informed her, “Ms. Craw, Mrs. Mallory is here.”

Before Luca could respond, Aunt Neile, remembering the kidnapping incident, added, “It's Ms. Nina.”

“Alright.” Luca nodded when she knew it was not Karen.

If Karen had the nerve to attack, she certainly would not show up to apologize.

“Aunt Neile, please prepare some refreshments,” requested Luca.

“Sure.” Aunt Neile nodded and went to prepare the tea and snacks for Nina.

“Luca, are you alright?” Nina's voice could already be heard even before she entered the room.

Moments later, Luca saw her rushing in.

If it were not for the need to change shoes, Luca was sure Nina would have hugged her by now.

Still, it was close enough.

Once Nina had changed her shoes, she sized Luca up. “Are you okay? As soon as I heard you were kidnapped, I rushed over.”

“I'm fine.” Luca quickly reassured her.

“Really? I heard there was a knife involved!” Nina's brows furrowed in worry, afraid that Karen might have hurt Luca.

"She did try to hurt me, but Vivian reacted quickly and pulled me aside," Luca explained.

“But I heard someone got hurt. Was it Vivian? How is she? Which hospital is she in?” asked Nina. She had only heard bits and pieces from Percy, who was still gathering details.

“Vivian got a minor injury. It's already been treated at the hospital, and she's home now. It's not as bad as you think. Don't worry.”

Nina let out a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness you’re okay. Otherwise…" She trailed off, unable to finish the thought.

Nina was shocked that Karen would go to such lengths to harm Luca and Vivian. Did she not know who they were?!

“But is Mr. Crawford going to the police?” asked Nina. She supported the idea of involving law enforcement.

However, Percy mentioned that reporting it could affect their wedding, and Luke would likely consider that and avoid involving the police.

Not going to the police did not mean there would not be consequences.

“They had a plan, and it was all laid out perfectly, but that dry needling technique isn't easy to learn. It won't work if the needle placement is even slightly off. He'll just have to endure those needles for nothing,” Luca said with a smile.

“Does that mean he won't get better?” asked Nina.

“That's right.” Luca nodded.

Nina glanced down at her stomach.

She did not want Pierre to recover.

Even now, she harbored a deep hatred for him. Even though she would not have found her true love, Percy, if it were not for Pierre, the past grudges could not be erased.

Hence, Nina hoped Pierre would die! If he could not die, then she wanted him to suffer for the rest of his life! That was what she wished for.

“That's great! Pierre deserves to stay unwell!” murmured Nina.

Luca understood her hatred.

There was no way to ask Nina to let go of her grudge. Anyone in her shoes would feel the same way. Hence, Luca would not push her to move past it.

Luca said, “Alright, enough about him. Your wedding is coming up soon. Are you nervous?”

“I'm not nervous, just a bit annoyed,” replied Nina as she furrowed her brows.

“Annoyed? Why?” asked Luca.

“It's about the jewelry. People here love giving gold and diamond jewelry, right? I thought maybe I could wear less at the dinner, but Percy insists I wear more to avoid giving the media any fodder for wild speculation,” Nina complained and pouted her mouth.

Luca nodded. “You do need to wear it.”

That was the custom here. The more jewelry the bride wore, the more it showed the groom valued the bride. Percy was firmly standing up for Nina, ensuring no reporters would make up stories about her being out of favor.