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"I just did what I had to do." Luca let out a faint sigh. If it were anyone else, they would not
lend a helping hand to Sarah at all.
Luca was not one to butt into other people's business after receiving training from the
Island of Despair, but the two times she bumped into Sarah, she was in trouble. Despite
that, Sarah did not take advantage of their incidental encounters, which was why Luca
decided to help.
Not to mention, she could not just ignore a life-or-death situation.
“I see." Luke knew that Luca did not help Sarah to get praise from others. Luke turned to
look at her elegant face as his hand held hers tightly.
Luca blushed and shook her head before pulling her hand away. "Ms. Rayne is still on this
floor."
She was worried that if Wanda walked out, she would see them holding hands.
Luke shook his head and was forced to let go.
He just had to wait a little longer before he could be with Luca out in the open.
There was good news from Russia already. They had gathered most of the evidence and
confirmed the location of the Island of Despair.
Although this location was trickier than the previous one and it would be harder to attack,
the eradication plan was imperative.
Luca's identity would be restored soon.
Many obstacles lie ahead, but Luke was still hopeful.
Luca noticed the caretaker coming over with the coffee, so she waved at her.
The caretaker walked up to her curiously. "Ms. Craw, why are you out here?"
"There's someone inside, so you can wait here for a while," said Luca without explaining
too much.
The caretaker noticed Luke beside Luca. When she came out, there were two men
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtstanding outside. Both of their looks stood out from the crowd, so she remembered them
clearly. The other guy had distinct features.
Now, that guy was not there anymore. Instead, it was Luca sitting beside Luke.
The caretaker found it odd, but she still nodded anyway and handed the coffee to Luca.
"Ms. Craw, here's your coffee, and here's the change." "Thank you." Luca took the coffee
but not the change. Instead, she gave it to the caretaker as a tip for running errands.
The caretaker smiled gratefully and kept the change before sitting down on the other row
of seats.
Luca held the coffee and asked Luke. “Do you want it?"
“No, thanks." Luke shook his head. He did not plan to work overtime, so he did not need
the caffeine. Then, he said, “You can save it for Marcos. I bet he won't be able to sleep
tonight."
“Sure." Luca put the coffee on the chair.
The two of them sat there for almost an hour when Marcos finally walked out of the ward.
Both of them stood up and looked at him at the same time.
Marcos smiled and said, “Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, thank you for your help."
Luca glanced at the ward but could not see how Sarah was doing, so she asked, “How's
Ms. Poplar doing?"
“She's resting. We should head back first," Marcos said with a smile on his usually calm
face.
"Alright." Luke nodded.
Luca said to the confused caretaker, “Please take good care of Ms. Poplar."
After that, the three of them left.
In the elevator, Marcos looked at the numbers going down and said slowly, “Mr. Crawford,
Ms. Craw, I've met my mother now, but I can't visit often, so please take good care of her
for me. I'll pay for all the expenses."
He was still being watched by his family. Although Gale was helping him out, if he
continued doing this, he might get exposed.
He learned about what had happened in the past after Sarah told him.
After his father passed away, not only did the family bully her, but they also thought that
she was a disgrace to the family. Thus, they wanted to secretly get rid of her.
However, she happened to overhear their plan, so she ran for her life.
She did not take him with her when she escaped because he was their blood relative, and
they would not do anything to their own blood no matter how much they despised them.
Therefore, the mother and son were forced to separate for more than 20 years.
Although more than 20 years had passed, there was no guarantee that the family would
not continue to torture her if they found out about her whereabouts. Marcos had to be
cautious about this matter.
Without much thought, Luca replied, “Ms. Poplar will be discharged in two days. She just
needs to go back to the hospital for regular checkups. She won't stay here for long, but if
you think it's necessary, we can hire a maid to take care of Ms. Poplar."
“There's no need for a maid." Marcos shook his head. He talked a lot with Sarah in the
ward.
Sarah was concerned about his life with his family when he asked about her life in A City.
After much chatting, both of them knew that they would not be able to finish talking about
the past in one night.
When Sarah remembered that Luca was waiting outside, she urged him to go back first so
that Luca would not have to wait for so long.
Marcos agreed. Not only were Luke and Luca waiting outside, but Gale was waiting at the
nightclub too.
He could not be selfish and make them wait just because he wanted to spend more time
with his mother.
After Marcos finished talking, he said that he wanted to hire a maid to take care of her in
the future.
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However, Sarah refused.
She wanted to live a low-key life in A City. No one in the suburbs hired maids, so she was
worried that the people in Russia would find out and cause her trouble.
Marcos felt sorry for her, but there was nothing he could do to trick his family and not let
them find out about the things he did.
It was the safest for Sarah to stay in the suburbs. Not to mention, the family might really
find out if Luke got involved.
Luca nodded and obeyed his wishes.
She could kind of understand Marcos's situation. Although they had met each other now,
they could not be as close as they used to be as mother and son.
After all, that would only bring harm to Sarah.
“There are two things I need your help with, Mr. Crawford." Marcos put on his cap and
mask as he saw the elevator approaching the first floor.
"How can I help?" said Luke. The elevator door opened, and he gently took Luca's hand as
he walked out.
Marcos followed him and said his request, "I want to hire two bodyguards for my mother to
protect her. They don't need to be close to her. They just need to be near her house at all
times. She also can't work, so she needs money, but I can't directly transfer the money to
her myself, so I need your help with that."
"Sure." Luke agreed immediately. Everything Marcos said was doable. "I'll take care of the
bodyguards, and as for the money, Luca will help, so don't worry about it."
After that, he looked down at the person beside him.
Luca nodded to express that she could help out.
As long as she sent money to Sarah in person, the people in Russia would not be able to
trace it.
Marcos solemnly thanked Luca. "Thank you, Ms. Craw."
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