Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3260

Luca had no idea that so many trivial things had happened after she left the base.

After she left the base, she finally managed to get a cab.

After getting in the car, she sent a message to Luke, letting him know she was on her way back.

As soon as she sent the message, Luke called her.

Luca answered.

“Everything okay?” Even though it was just two simple words, Luca could hear the concern in Luke's voice.

Luca replied, “I'm okay. Really, I'm fine. Everything's good. I’ll give you the details when I get back.”

“Alright, I’ll be waiting for you.” Luke knew she had just left the base and did not offer to pick her up.

If there were people tailing her, picking her up would risk exposing that.

Therefore, after reminding Luca to stay safe, he ended the call.

Even though she was exhausted, Luca stuck to her original plan, changing to another car and continuing her journey back.

She wanted to cover her tracks. If she went straight back and there were any of Abel's men following her, they might report her whereabouts.

That could end up causing trouble for her.

It typically took about an hour to get from the suburbs to the city center.

However, since it was rush hour, it took nearly two hours for Luca to get back to the villa.

When she arrived at the villa, Luke came out to greet her, his hands resting on her shoulders as he checked her over.

After knowing that Luca was fine, Luke asked, “Are you really not hurt?”

Luca shook her head. “He just wanted me to help with some research. There's no way he would've harmed me.”

“Research on those drugs?” asked Luke.

Luca nodded. “Yes, the drug research. Even though we bought up all the remaining herbs from the farmer, Shanks found more herbs in the mountains around X City. So now, he has a complete supply of herbs.”

Luke furrowed his brows.

Luca continued, “He’s doing research in A City now. Since he’s short on manpower, he asked me to help. But I was just doing the basic tasks like preparing drug solutions; I’m not involved in the actual research. So, I still don’t know what exactly he’s researching.”

She sounded a bit disheartened.

She spent the whole afternoon without gaining any new insights.

Luke kissed her forehead and comforted her, “You’ve worked hard.”

Luca shook her head and voiced her concern. “But there’s something I find particularly strange. The experimental equipment at the base is not as advanced as what’s on the Island of Despair.

"Why would Shanks choose to do research in A City? Wouldn't it be better to do it back on the island? Even though there aren't many pharmaceutical experts on the Island of Despair, there are still more than in A City. It’s really odd!”

Luke frowned, realizing that Luca had a point.

Better equipment usually meant faster and smoother research.

“Perhaps the experiment is specifically targeted at A City,” suggested Luke.

Luca frowned. “I don’t think so.”

Luke waited for her to elaborate.

Luca explained, “Abel values this experiment highly, so the research must be important to him. If it were useful to Shanks, why didn’t he head back to the Island of Despair to study it? He spends most of his time there, after all.”

Luke nodded.

Luca added, “So there’s something we don’t know. If we can understand what Abel is planning, we might be able to figure out the nature of this research and whether it could endanger the city.”