Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3450

Luca’s head was slightly tilted, her cheek burning with pain.

Abel had not held back at all. The force of his slap was merciless. A numbness spread across her face at an alarming speed.

From the next room, someone peeked out again and asked in a low voice, “You okay?”

“I’m fine.” Luca’s expression remained calm. This kind of injury was nothing to her.

Back on the Island of Despair, she had endured far worse during training. She survived, did she not?

Without another word, Luca pushed open the lab door and stepped inside.

The man watching shook his head. Her face was already that swollen, and she still said she was fine… What a tough woman. She took a slap that hard and brushed it off like it was nothing.

Shanks lifted his head when he heard the door open. When he saw it was Luca and noticed how swollen the side of her face was, his brows furrowed.

“Abel did this?”

“Who else?” Luca let out a bitter laugh, only to wince as the movement tugged at the pain. She sucked in a sharp breath.

Shanks took another look at her bruised, swollen face. It looked bad. Without a word, he turned to the medicine cabinet, grabbed an anti-inflammatory pill, and handed it to her. “Take this and put some ice on it. With how hard he hit you, the swelling will last until tomorrow.”

“Thank you, Mr. Shanks.” Luca took the pill, swallowing it dry without bothering to grab water.

It was large, and it took her a while to get it down. Then, she reached for an ice pack from a nearby cabinet and pressed it against her face. Half an hour later, the ice pack had nearly melted into water.

A knock sounded at the lab door.

Luca got up to answer it. It was Gerald, holding a tray. His face lit up when he saw her, but then he froze.

“Ms. Craw, what happened to your face?” Gerald stared at her swollen cheek in shock before lowering his voice. “Wait, don’t tell me the boss did this?”

“Is the medicine ready?” Luca ignored his question. Her gaze fell on the dark, bitter liquid in the mug.

“Yes, it’s done.” Gerald nodded.

“Let’s go. We need to bring it to Ms. Sanchez.” Luca stepped out, closing the lab door behind her.

“Ms. Craw, was it Ms. Sanchez or the boss who hit you?” However, Gerald was not done being nosy.

“What do you think?” Luca did not answer the question.

“Your face is messed up. My guess is the boss. Ms. Sanchez doesn’t have that kind of strength.” Gerald analyzed.

Luca did not respond. After they reached the third floor, she walked straight into Hera’s room. By now, Hera had finished breakfast and was lying in bed.

Hera sat up when she saw Luca walk into the room.

“Your face…” Hera’s eyes widened in surprise before she quickly tried to defend herself. “That has nothing to do with me. I didn’t say a word about you to him.”

She thought Abel had slapped Luca because of her, which was why she was so quick to clear herself of any blame. Who knew if Luca held a grudge and said something to Abel out of spite because of it?

“I know it wasn’t because of you. Now, take your medicine,” replied Luca.

“Alright.” Hera let out a sigh of relief, reassured that Luca would not take it out on her.

Luca turned to Gerald, who was still standing there holding the tray, staring blankly. “What are you waiting for? Give Ms. Sanchez her medicine.”

“Oh, right.” Gerald came back to his senses. He could not shake the feeling that something between these two had changed.

Hera used to seize every opportunity to mock Luca, yet now, she was not only holding back but also actively explaining herself. It was as though she were afraid of provoking Luca.

The world was getting weirder by the day!

Gerald handed the mug of dark herbal medicine to Hera. “Ms. Sanchez, your medicine is ready.”