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"Okay." Warren listened to her instructions. He took the identification card and bank card
from her and headed toward the payment counter.
Regardless of whether Sarah was undergoing surgery or not, the deposit had to be given.
Johann had informed the staff earlier, so Warren paid the deposit easily. The staff at the
payment counter did not say anything either.
After Warren paid the deposit, he returned the bank card and Sarah's identification card to
Luca.
She took them and put them back in the briefcase. Even though Luca was helping Sarah,
she had no intention of prying into her identity.
Sarah seemed to be in a tough situation.
Sometimes, no matter how hard a person tried to live, fate played tricks on them. That
was something that could not be changed.
Luca did not look down on Sarah because she owed money to loan sharks. On the
contrary, she felt that Sarah must have some unspoken secrets that made her end up in
such a situation.
A person's intrinsic qualities would remain unchanged, regardless of life's dramatic
upheavals.
Although Sarah seemed to be leading a difficult life, there was a hint of gentleness and a
refined aura around her that Luca could faintly perceive.
No matter how destitute her life was now, Sarah must have been a person with a high
level of knowledge in the past.
That was what Luca believed.
Luke arrived at the hospital around 6:18 p.m. He was in a meeting when Warren texted
him.
Knowing that it was not Luca who was injured but rather that she was helping an
unfamiliar woman, Luke did not rush to come over. With Warren keeping an eye on things,
nothing would happen even if it was really a trap.
"Luke, why are you here?" Luca looked at him in surprise. Then, she saw Warren leaving
and understood what was going on.
Although Warren was not monitoring her, it was only natural for him to report such an
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtincident to Luke.
"Is that person still undergoing surgery?" asked Luke. He was surprised that Luca would do
such a thing, but at the same time, he felt it was expected.
Luca had always been a kind-hearted person. In the past, when she saw the news report
about a child from a troubled family falling ill, she took him along to visit the child and left
a large sum of money for them.
After she got kidnapped and taken to the Island of Despair, although her kind heart
remained, she seemed to care more about herself. She would not go out of her way to
help someone without a good reason.
She became a bit more reserved...
In a place like the Island of Despair, kind-hearted people would be devoured without a
trace. Thus, Luke could also understand why she had become like this.
The more he understood her, the more he could feel the heartfelt empathy and lingering
guilt.
If he had protected her well, Luca would not have had to bear so much guilt.
"Yeah, she's still in surgery. It's been several hours, but brain surgery is complicated. It
takes a bit longer.” Luca thought to herself that Luke did not really need to come.
She had no personal connection or emotional attachment to Sarah. Hence, she would not
be too concerned about it. She did not feel as lost as the day Wannda had her surgery.
"Is Johann performing the surgery?" Even though Luke asked, he was certain that Luca
must have contacted Johann.
"Yes, I contacted Dr. Park. Fortunately, he was available..." Luca thought to herself that
perhaps Sarah was not destined to die.
If she had not left her business card, the nurses at Mercy Hospital would not have been
able to contact her.
When she contacted Johann, he happened to have some free time.
Johann was usually very busy and hardly had any free time unless someone made prior
arrangements with him. His surgical skills were so outstanding that many patients were
waiting in line for him to perform surgery on them.
All these coincidences seemed to suggest that Sarah would definitely overcome this
difficult situation.
"Who's that woman?" Luke was still curious why Luca would save someone like that.
Warren said it was a middle-aged woman, and he roughly explained how they had met.
Fortunately, it was a woman. If it were a man, Luke would have definitely been jealous.
Luca took Sarah's passport out of her briefcase. "She's a foreigner. We met a few times
before."
Luke took it from her and opened it. However, he froze when he saw the identification
photo.
"What's wrong?" His expression was too obvious. Luca immediately sensed that something
was off. "Do you know this person?"
"Don't you recognize her?" questioned Luke. He suddenly remembered that Luca probably
had not seen the relevant information. Therefore, it was normal for her not to recognize
the person.
"Am I... supposed to know her?" Luca asked cautiously.
Luke shook his head.
Luca furrowed her brows. Could it be...
She suddenly thought of Marcos, but this woman did not look like Marcos. The only
common point was that they were both from Russia.
"Is she... Mr. Marcos'..." Luca asked carefully. Luke's expression did not seem quite right. It
was the only guess she could make.
"She's Marcos' biological mother." Luke exhaled slowly. He did not expect Luca to have
inadvertently saved Marcos' birth mother.
Marcos was unable to find her anywhere for the past few days.
Little did he know that she was in the hospital. His mother usually had no contact with
anyone else. How could he have found her?
Marcos had gained nothing after searching around, which made Luke suspect that perhaps
she had heard something and thought that someone from Russia came looking for trouble.
That was why she ran away.
"So it's her... I didn't see much of a resemblance to Mr. Marcos, so..." Luca lowered her
gaze. She had not seen their files.
After learning that Marcos' birth mother had been targeted by their family, Luca did not let
herself get involved.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIf anything happened to Marcos' birth mother in the end, Luca would become a suspect if
she had seen the information.
Luke did not know her true identity was Bianca. He would not believe in her
wholeheartedly.
Luca suddenly felt lucky that she had made a quick decision and taken all the
responsibility to bring Sarah to this hospital.
She had found Marcos' biological mother!
With this, Luke's future cooperation with Marcos would be more solid!
Although she was being forced to betray Luke's interests, she could not help but feel
inexplicably happy for him after doing something like this.
Even though it was not the time for joy yet, Luca asked calmly, "Should we inform Mr.
Marcos?"
"What do you think?" Luke had his own considerations and wanted to listen to her opinion.
Luca knew what he was thinking...
Sarah's condition was really critical. She had personally felt her pulse, so she was well
aware of that.
Even though Johann was an excellent doctor, Sarah's condition had been delayed for so
long. Even if Johann was the one performing the surgery, there was no guarantee that
Sarah could be saved.
If she could be saved, then it would be a happy outcome for everyone.
However, if it was the other way around...
Marcos had always wanted to reunite with his birth mother, but if the moment of reunion
was also the moment of separation, that would be hard to bear for both of them.
When Luca and Tina were his guide, she could sense the deep and strong emotions
Marcos had for his mother.
He was not an abandoned child, but he had not received much maternal love either.
If acknowledging each other meant separation, it would be too cruel for Marcos. If that
was the case, it might be better for him not to know about it...
"Maybe we should wait a little longer." Luca thought allowing Marcos to perpetually hold
onto hope was better than saddling him with the heavy burden of pain and regret.
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