Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3355

Abel’s eyes glinted with amusement. “What do you think?”

Luca bit her lip, feeling powerless against the threat.

Abel rose to his feet, took a puff of his cigar, and blew a smoke ring toward her face. “I know what you're thinking. If you don’t go, don’t blame me for being hard on your child. She’s so frail. How long do you think she can hold up against those other kids?”

He said it in such a chilling tone that Luca seemed to envision her child being bullied. Her heart could not help but tremble. “I’ll go.”

Abel showed no sign of satisfaction despite her answer. Instead, his gaze grew darker.

Truth be told, he despised everything related to Luke. If it were not for the leverage the child gave him over Luca, he might have already acted against the child.

“Luca, behave yourself. Don’t play any tricks. If something goes wrong this time, even if there’s no proof it was you, I won’t let you off the hook.” Abel patted Luca’s face with both hands.

The pat was not hard. Her face did not hurt or swell, but a cold, chilling sensation spread from her face through her whole body.

Abel was warning her.

Luca knew that if anything went wrong now, whether it was her fault or not, Abel would not spare her or the child. She could not afford to lose her child. In this moment of despair, Luca realized she had no choice but to obey Abel.

No matter what Luke might have up his sleeve to deal with Abel, as long as her child was in Abel’s hands, she had no choice but to comply with him.

She felt utterly drained. Her words lacked their usual confidence. “I need a reason to leave.”

“That’s your problem. My job is to make sure you keep this confidential. How you lie to Luke about it is none of my business,” replied Abel. His mind was focused entirely on saving Kassy.

Getting Kassy back to his side was all that mattered to him. Everything else was irrelevant.

“Understood.” Luca could only comply. After she left Abel’s office, she took a deep breath of fresh air before heading downstairs.

The receptionist and security watched Luca leave with a dazed expression, and when no reprimanding call came, they let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, they would have been in big trouble.

After leaving Abel’s company, Luca took a cab to T Corporation.

She stood outside the building for a while, gathering the courage to walk in. What she had to do needed to be communicated to Luke so that he could come up with a response.

The security guard at the door recognized her and greeted her politely, “Good morning, Dr. Craw.”

“Good morning.” Luca walked into the building. She went to the front desk to check in as she had not informed Luke she would be coming. Hence, she let the receptionist inquire about her arrival.

After a while, the receptionist returned and said respectfully, “Dr. Craw, Mr. Crawford would like you to come up.”

Luca nodded and headed for the elevator.

When she arrived at Luke’s office, the door was open. She took a few deep breaths, knocked softly, and entered, closing the door behind her.

Luke looked up in surprise. “What brings you here all of a sudden?”

“I just received a call from Abel.” Luca sat across from him, her face full of sorrow. “He’s using Nyla as leverage, forcing me to help Shanks. He said Shanks’ research is almost complete, and they’re likely ready for clinical trials. If it goes well, they’ll use the drug on Kassy.”

Luca looked up at him. “What is it?”

“I’ve already arranged for someone to enter the Island of Despair,” replied Luke. "With the map you helped draw, the person was able to easily disguise themselves as a member of the Island of Despair and gain entry."

“Really?” Luca was surprised. She did not expect Luke’s people to have infiltrated the Island of Despair already.

“Gale’s team caught a member of the Island of Despair near a base. They had someone skilled in disguise make themselves look like the captured person, and with your map, they were able to sneak in without raising suspicion.

"Although it’s difficult to send messages from inside the Island of Despair, that person managed to send word to us that they’ve grasped the basic situation inside and that our child is being well taken care of. If we need to take action, they’ll be in charge of looking after her," continued Luke.

This happened two days ago, but he had not told Luca yet. He was worried it might upset her too much, especially because she would want to know everything about Nyla's situation.

The person inside the Island of Despair could not contact the outside world too often. It would risk alerting the enemy. So, Luke kept quiet about it.

However, seeing how close Luca was to breaking, he decided to tell her now.

Luca’s eyes widened in shock as she stood up. “Is this real?”

“Yes, it’s true.” Luke kissed her forehead. “Our child is fine, and when the time comes, there'll be someone protecting her. So, don’t worry. We’ll definitely be reunited as a family.”

Luca's heart trembled slightly. As she thought of this, she lightly punched Luke’s chest. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?! Do you have any idea how freaked out I was, thinking about our child all alone on the Island of Despair with no one to watch over her?

"I kept wondering what would happen to Nyla if she had no one to protect her and you guys were dealing with the Island of Despair. What if she ended up in danger...”