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There was dead silence in the ward.
Jack waited for a while for Luca, but she did not come in. He spoke, “Luke, can you please check on Luca to see if
she's done giving the statement?"
Luke did not move as he replied, "Father, she'll come here after it's done."
Jack kept quiet.
"Luca has to make a detailed statement. That's why she's taking a long time. She's worried about you. She'll be
here later," added Luke.
"Okay." Jack closed his eyes and recalled what had happened.
Leia and Luca were both their daughters. Luca tried her best to protect Jack and Queenie, while Leia...
Jack remembered Leia screaming weirdly. It was because of Leia's scream that made him and Queenie suffer.
Leia was hiding behind the sofa. She was safe. However, judging from the way she screamed and how she caught
those men's attention, it seemed like she did it on purpose...
"The security alarm went off when that happened," said Jack. To make sure that the alarm system would still work
when there was no electricity supply, not only was the alarm system connected to the wires but they were
connected to the solar panel system too.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe solar panel system would start working once the power was cut off. That was why there was no way the alarm
system would malfunction or fail to restart after the power was cut.
"Father, stop thinking about it. Gale and Rain will look into it." Luke knew Jack was recalling what happened just now.
He said in a low voice, "Get some rest."
Jack fell silent again.
It was probably because of the dizziness, but it also seemed like the medicine's effects had kicked in. Jack felt
sleepy, and his thoughts were sluggish and fuzzy. He could not figure things out now.
Jack closed his eyes and fell deeply asleep.
10 minutes later, the ward door was pushed open as Luca came in. "Mr. Crawford, is Mr. and Mrs. Norman awake?"
Luca spoke in a soft voice as she was afraid that she would wake Jack and Queenie up.
"Dad woke up just now, but he fell asleep again." Luke was sure that Jack was asleep.
Luca heard him. She stepped forward to Jack's ward bed and gently placed her fingers on Jack's wrist to check his
pulse. His pulse was stable.
She turned around and walked toward Queenie. She checked her pulse too.
“Johann said they're fine, but there are signs of them suffering from a concussion. They have to stay in the hospital
for further observation." Luke knew Luca was worried. He told her Johann's diagnosis.
"Glad to hear that." Luca walked toward the sofa and sat down. Jack's and Queenie's pulses were stable, and it did
not seem like they were suffering from internal injuries.
"Have you finished giving the statement?" Luke asked.
"Yes. I've told the police everything in detail. But they'd like to take a statement from Mr. and Mrs. Norman too.
They're waiting outside the door." Luca crossed her legs with a troubled expression on her face.
Luca thought Matysh was after her, and that was why she came up with a scheme with Rain and the others.
She did not expect things to not go as they planned. It was supposed to take place on the street, but they took
action on her at the Normans' residence instead.
Thus, it resulted in her biological parents getting injured.
This was not something Luca wanted to see happening.
Luke saw the guilt in Luca's expression. He held her left hand without saying anything.
He was constantly giving her his warmth through this gesture. Luca looked down and stared at her hand that was
being held. How she wished that Luke could be by her side every time she was upset.
However, it was a dream that was unlikely to come true. She was still under Abel's control.
"Let's go downstairs for lunch after the caretaker arrives." It was already noon time. Luke was worried Luca would
starve.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm not hungry." Luca wanted to look after Mr. and Mrs. Norman herself.
Even though Luca could not tell them her true identity, she wanted to stay by their side. At least they would not feel
lonely when they woke up and could see someone familiar by their side.
"You have to eat something even if you're not hungry," said Luke. He understood what she had in mind and added,
"What would you like to eat? Let me order takeout food for you."
Luca turned to look at him and nodded. "Thank you. I'll have whatever you order."
"I'll leave you here to look after them." Luke rose to his feet and was about to leave.
"Okay." Luca nodded.
She let out a sigh after Luke left. Then, she continued to stare at Queenie's and Jack's ward beds.
Although she was in no position to take care of them, she would at least wait until they woke up. She would leave
after that.
After Luke left the ward, he was about to head to the restaurant downstairs to buy lunch when he ran into Wanda,
who came out to refill some water, in the corridor.
"Luke? Why are you here?" Wanda recognized him with just a glance.
Luke stopped and saw the water bottle Wanda held in her hands. He frowned and asked, "Aunt Wanda, where's the
caretaker? Why did she let you refill the bottle yourself?"
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