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After Wanda finished her meal, Luca did not stay in the ward any longer.
Luca grabbed her bag and left. Feeling a bit hungry herself, she was eager to return home
for a quick meal.
On the other hand, Percy, Luke, Jim, Marcos, and Kastov gathered together.
It was supposed to be a drinking session, but food was served. It was okay for them to skip
dinner.
After they clinked their glasses together, Marcos was the first to ask, "How is Mr. Pierre
doing?"
"The doctor performed surgery on him. He's awake now and under medical care in the
hospital ward," replied Percy.
Pierre did not want to see him.
Therefore, Percy left the hospital as soon as the nurse pushed Pierre back to the ward.
Pierre did not speak to him either. Old Master Mallory sat there watching over Pierre all
night.
However, before Percy left, he arranged for two caretakers to take care of Pierre. There
were still people taking care of him after Old Master Mallory left.
Kastov took a sip of his drink. He did not know the specifics, but he had a rough idea of it.
"The crime scene mentioned in today's news, was that where Pierre was held captive?"
asked Kastov.
"Yes," Luke replied this time.
Gordan initially did not plan to alert the nearby residents. However, he did not expect the
man to be such a light sleeper. He woke up as soon as Gordan approached him.
It was followed by a few impulsive gunshots without considering the fact that they were in
a residential building.
The gunshots were not silenced, and there were a few shots in succession. They were not
injured, but the residents living nearby were terrified.
As Gordan put it, the man was sleeping outside the room where Pierre was held, which
was the living room.
The living room was much larger than the room. His knockout gas could make the people
inside the room lose their consciousness within a minute, but not the living room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMoreover, there was not much knockout gas left.
Gordan did not expect them to have the guts to fire the gunshots without a silencer.
"The Island of Despair has suffered a great loss," said Kastov as he wore a faint smile.
Kastov had been holding a grudge against the Island of Despair. Not only did they not
benefit from it, but they also suffered losses. There would be major actions taken to
recover these losses.
He would be able to gather more information about the Island of Despair when they made
a big move.
The Island of Despair had suffered a loss, which could also be considered a loss for Luke.
He had instructed Gordan and Leroy to capture the faces of the two men who kidnapped
Pierre. He intended to track them in the future and learn more about the Island of Despair.
Their bases and the mastermind...
However, the discharge of their firearms sent ripples of unease and stirred a sense of
alarm among the public. Gordan incapacitated them with the knockout gas to avoid
casualties. When the police arrived, the two men were still unconscious, and they had no
chance to escape!
Hence, the two men had fallen into the hands of the police. In accordance with the
customary style of the Island of Despair's past operations, they would be abandoned for
sure.
Therefore, the photos taken had become useless.
Luke felt somewhat frustrated and helpless.
"How is Mr. Pierre's condition now?" Marcos did not know either. That was why he asked.
"Johann said there's a 99% chance he'll be crippled, but he can recover a little through
physical therapy. It won't be noticeable," replied Percy as he turned to look at Luke.
Johann talked to Percy in private and mentioned that Pierre would have a better chance at
recovery if Luca could give him a needling treatment.
Why did Johann tell him about this in private?
It was because Johann knew there was a grudge between Luca and Pierre.
Previously, Bianca hated Pierre so much because of what happened to Nina, and now Luca
hated him more.
Pierre had even targeted Luca before and tried to hurt her.
No matter how kind Luca was, there was no way she would treat Pierre.
That was why Johann talked to Percy in private to tell him about this. He was afraid that if
Old Master Mallory found out about this, he would force Luca to treat Pierre.
If Luca agreed to help despite the resentment in her heart, it could still be deemed a
mutually satisfactory outcome.
If Luca refused to help, she might disable Pierre with just a single needle.
Those who understood dry needling treatment knew that this technique could save lives if
it was used well, but it could also transform into a deadly weapon in the wrong hands!
Even though ordinary doctors could not do this, Johann believed Luca could.
Besides, there was also Luke in the picture.
He despised Pierre so much that if Old Master Mallory found out about it and tried to force
Luca to treat Pierre, Luke would definitely do something to protect Luca.
It would bring no good to the relationship between the Crawford family and the Mallory
family.
Percy also understood what Johann meant and had no intention of asking Luca for help.
If Pierre was crippled, then so be it. Perhaps there would be less trouble if he was crippled.
The Mallory family had been busy looking for Pierre. They had yet to deal with the
consequences of the absurd things Pierre had done back then.
Moreover, Pierre had brought this upon himself. If he had not caused so much trouble, his
leg would have been fine, and he could have continued to live a glorious life as the second
young master of the Mallory family.
Now, he had to cover his face when he showed up in the hospital corridor and remain
hidden from view.
Furthermore, it was a stroke of luck that Luke did not personally disable Pierre.
Pierre had done so many despicable things behind his back. He even hurt the woman he
loved the most...
Things were different for Percy. No matter how much he despised Pierre, he had to think
about their kinship.
However, Luke had no blood relation with Pierre!
If Luke really wanted to do something, Pierre might already be in prison, facing a sentence
of several decades or more.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLuke knew too much about Pierre. If he exposed everything he did, not only Pierre but the
entire Mallory family would be put in a difficult situation.
Luke was merely giving them face for Percy.
Who was he to even mention the idea of having Luca treat Pierre?
No way!
Pierre did not deserve it!
Percy shifted his gaze and raised his wine glass again. "The Mallory family was only able to
enjoy a moment of tranquillity with everyone's help. Thank you all."
The group raised their glasses again, and Percy's phone lit up the moment they clinked
their glasses.
He took a sip of wine and checked his phone.
It was a message from the nurse at the hospital.
He had left his contact information with the two nurses who were responsible for taking
care of Pierre to keep track of his condition.
[Mr. Mallory, the patient is aware of his condition of having a lame leg. He's throwing a fit
in his hospital ward.]
Percy furrowed his brows.
Old Master Crawford requested that Pierre be kept in the dark about his leg being crippled
at the moment.
He was afraid that it would cause him emotional instability and worsen the injury.
After all, arranging today's surgery was already quite a challenging task. Another surgery
would be troublesome, indeed.
Moreover, having another surgery would also pose complications.
Percy questioned the nurse: [How did he find out?]
The nurse replied to him immediately: [He overheard the conversation when the
caretakers were changing shifts. The door wasn't closed tightly, and they were unaware of
it. That's how the patient found out about it.]
Caretakers were like nurses. They worked in shifts.
When Percy hired the caretakers, he only briefed the person starting the shift, who would
then relay the information in detail to the other caretaker.
In that instant, the words escaped their lips, and they were unaware of the lurking ears.
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