Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3354

Abel’s pharmaceutical company was across town.

Watson was out in the suburbs. The drive would take over half an hour, and with Nyla involved, Luca dared not to waste a second. She rushed out of the building without even putting in a request for leave. She flagged down a cab and jumped in.

As soon as she was in the cab, she called Rhett to go over the day’s tasks and asked him to put in a leave request on her behalf.

After helping her out, Rhett asked, “Dr. Craw, are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Just tell them I wasn’t feeling well and went to the hospital.” Luca hung up the call as soon as she finished speaking.

After the cab driver heard her, he asked with concern, “Miss, are you feeling sick? Would you like me to take you to the hospital instead?”

“No, just take me to my destination please.” Luca knew her face looked tense and strained because she was worried about Nyla's situation.

That was why the driver, overhearing her conversation with Rhett, ended up misunderstanding the situation.

“Alright.” The driver did not pry further, though he glanced at her in the rearview mirror. Then, she added, “Could you speed it up, please? I’m in a bit of a hurry.”

The driver checked the GPS, nodded, and said, “No problem. The rush hour has passed, so I can get you there in half an hour, tops.”

“Thank you,” replied Luca.

Every second mattered now. Luca knew too well what was at stake for both her and Nyla.

She had seen the brutal training for captured children on the Island of Despair. Their training was harsher than for adults.

Abel only kept children with high potential.

They were forced to fight every day, and any who did not survive were simply discarded without a second thought. Abel and his people would not show them any mercy.

After all, it cost more to raise and train a child than an adult. That was why they were very selective about those they chose.

Luca knew how cruel it was. If Nyla ended up in one of those training centers, she probably would not survive even a single day. If she could not endure, she was bound to be eliminated.

Luca, as a mother, would never let that happen.

The driver sped up, managing to reach her destination in just half an hour. After Luca paid the fare, she rushed inside the building.

The receptionist saw her and tried to stop her. “Miss, please check in over here.”

Ignoring her, Luca went straight for the elevator.

The receptionist quickly followed. “Miss, who are you here to see? Do you have an appointment?”

Just then, a security guard came over and asked, “What’s going on?”

“She’s trying to go upstairs without checking in,” explained the receptionist.

The guard frowned and blocked Luca from entering the elevator. “Miss, please check in first.”

“I’m in a hurry. I’ll check in when I come back down,” replied Luca as the elevator doors opened.

She started to step in, but the guard blocked her again. “Miss, you need to check in first.”

“I don’t have time for this.” Luca shoved the guard to the side.

The security guard froze, stumbling a step to the side from the push. This woman looked so slim and frail. How could she be that strong?

He had steadied himself, yet she still managed to push him aside. What was going on?

Luca walked into the elevator.

As the doors started to close, the receptionist, sensing that Luca was not someone to mess with, hurriedly asked, “At least tell us who you’re here to see!”

“The CEO told me to come.” Luca pressed the top-floor button, watching as the elevator doors slowly closed.

The guard scratched his nose, exchanging a look with the receptionist.

“What’s your deal? You couldn’t even stop one person?” grumbled the receptionist. Even though Luca said she was meeting with the CEO, who could guarantee that was true?