The next day, Luca opened her eyes as she woke up. She rubbed them.

Indeed, there were tears in them.

After the video call last night, she took some pills and fell asleep. She had nightmares all night. In her dreams, she was locked in a cage. When she looked out, she saw her youngest daughter, Nyla, getting tortured by Abel.

She screamed and yelled in her dream, calling Luke's name and hoping that he could save their child.

However, no matter how many times she called out, Luke never showed up in her dreams. There was only the sound of her miserable shouts and Nyla's cries.

Luca clenched her fists and covered her chest with her hands. Her heart was still aching after a night of torture.

"Nyla..." she called out in a soft voice. Then, she opened her phone gallery and found her child's photos.

Nyla was smiling innocently in the photos. Luca felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Luca stared at the photos for a while before she kept her phone away. Today was her official first day back at work. She could not be late.

After washing up, she made herself a simple breakfast. Then, she changed into her office wear and went downstairs.

She walked out of the neighborhood, planning to head to the place where she could hail a ride. However, she saw Jean walking carefreely toward her.

Luca stopped walking. She looked at him, not intending to avoid him. She knew she could not run away from an ignorant man like Jean.

Jean was secretly rejoicing when he saw her standing there waiting for him. He trotted toward her and asked caringly, "Dr. Craw, are you going to work today?"

Luca looked at Jean and glanced at a few gangsters who were standing not far away from them. She reckoned that they came with Jean.

get out of my way. I've

easily. He had been thinking of talking to her when he saw

did not show up

off as he finally saw her today. He had always seen Luca in her casual clothes. When he saw her dressed in her office wear today, his heart

sizing her up with those eyes.

from other women. He realized he had used the wrong technique, so he asked, "Hey, I'm just joking. Don't be mad at me. You're

of the road and replied coldly, “There's no

I can promise you it'll be a smooth

not be bothered to talk to him, so she

"Dr. Craw, come on. I promise to send you to work on

not say a word. She pretended that she did not hear

they called out to her at the same time, "Good

hated such annoying harassment. She turned around and gave them a death stare. Then, she said,

where she could hail a ride. An unoccupied car happened to

of them said mockingly, "Boss, is

Was there any kind of woman they had never seen before?

to kill them. It gave them

the cold shoulder too. He felt awkward, so he released his anger on them.

"Boss, just be honest and tell us that you haven't

thorns. That's the most attractive part about her. I'll make her mine no matter what. When the time comes, I'll be living a comfortable life, and so will everyone here!" Jean spat on the ground and swore to

and asked, "Boss, does that mean you're sharing

his head in. "Boss cherishes this woman so much. How dare you have such thoughts in mind?" "How am I supposed to know that? Didn't Boss share his women with us the last time?" the gangster said innocently after getting hit in

this one. I want to enjoy my life in the future. Don't even think about it!" Jean warned them spitefully

then. He would let them have some fun with

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