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After having dinner at the restaurant, Luke and Luca took the kids to watch the marine
show.
Once the performance ended, the family returned to their villa.
Before they even made it inside, Luke's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and said
to Luca and the kids, "Go inside first."
"Okay." Luca noticed that something was wrong with Luke's expression. She held Tommy
and Rainie's hands and said, "Let's go. It's late. We'll go upstairs to freshen up and go to
bed."
"Alright, Ms. Luca." All three kids enjoyed their day today. They were quite content. Hence,
they were obedient.
Once Luca and the kids were a distance away, Luke finally answered the call. "Speak."
"Boss, the people from the Island of Despair have found out about the hospital where
Pierre Mallory is now. They've leaked the location to the media," said Gale.
Gale had just found out their move, but it was already too late. There were already a few
reporters waiting at the private hospital now. It was likely that the police would be alerted
before long.
"Are you sure it was the Island of Despair who leaked it?" Luke frowned.
"Yes, we traced the IP address of the tip-off. It originated from one of their bases,"
explained Gale.
One of the newspaper companies that received the tip-off was a subsidiary of the T
Corporation, where Gale and Rain worked. Therefore, when the chief editor received the
tip-off, they informed Gale about it.
Gale tracked the IP address and found that it was sent from an outpost of the Island of
Despair in A City.
He did not know why the Island of Despair was careless this time, allowing their IP address
to be easily traced. However, there was one thing certain—the Island of Despair did not
just send the tip-off to their newspaper company.
Journalists from different newspaper publishers often shared their information. The chief
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇteditor received replies from at least three major local newspapers that had received the
same tip-off.
"It won't be long before the police show up. There's not much we can do," replied Luke.
The reporters had surrounded the private hospital. It would be impossible for the Mallory
family to move Pierre even if they wanted to.
It was difficult for the hospital to cover it up too.
"I'll observe how the situation unfolds and then report back to you," said Gale. Before
calling, he already knew that there was nothing they could do in this situation.
The instincts of media professionals were extremely sharp. The moment they received a
tip-off, they would spring into action, and they were often faster than the police.
Gale also understood the layout of the private hospital. There was no way to secretly
move Pierre out of the hospital.
"Okay." Luke lowered his gaze. After ending the call, he headed inside.
There was nothing he could do for Pierre at the moment.
What the Island of Despair did was a result of their displeasure with Pierre, as he had
caused trouble and losses for them.
Whether it was the former leader of the Island of Despair or the current one, they were
both vengeful people.
Rescuing Pierre had alerted the police. They did not gain any benefits from it and had
even lost a significant amount of weaponry. This act of revenge stemmed from their
frustration and was aimed at causing problems for the Mallory family.
Luca had taken the kids upstairs, leaving him alone in the living room, lost in thought.
It was possible that the Island of Despair had already figured out that it was Luke's men
who rescued Pierre. If they were going after the Mallory family, they might turn around to
target the Crawford family too.
Luke sent a message to Percy: [The Island of Despair is going after the Mallory family.]
After a little while, Percy replied: [I already know. They're digging their own grave.]
Luke remained expressionless. He was not sure what the Island of Despair was up to, but
by targeting the Mallory family, they had once again fueled the Mallory family's hatred
toward them. This actually worked in his favor.
Percy's relationship with the Mallory family was not so great now because of Nina's matter.
That was why he could not easily mobilize a portion of his influence.
However, they had a common enemy with the Mallory family now, which would make their
cooperation even closer.
Luke rose up to his feet and made his way up the stairs.
He figured that Luca was in the master bedroom's bathroom freshening up. Hence, he
entered the opposite room and took a shower. Then, he changed into clean pajamas
before heading to the master bedroom.
Luca sat in front of the dressing table, drying her hair.
"Let me help you," said Luke. He approached her and took the dryer from her hand. He
gently lifted her soft, long hair with his palm, using his hand as a comb to dry her hair.
Luca looked at the reflection of the two of them in the mirror.
Her lips unconsciously curved into a smile. It was not the first time Luke had helped her to
dry her hair.
However, every time he did these thoughtful things on his own initiative, it touched her
deeply.
Once her hair was dry, Luca applied some hair oil to it. Then, she turned around, sat on
the dressing chair, and looked up at the tall, handsome man in front of her.
"Did something bad happen?" She could not ask Luke about it in front of the children, but
it was just the two of them now.
"Yes, those people who kidnapped Pierre leaked his information to the media. Now all the
major media companies in A City are at that private hospital." Luke did not hide anything
from her. He knew that this had nothing to do with Luca.
Luca did not even ask which hospital Pierre was in.
As long as the Island of Despair diligently tracked the Mallory family members, they could
easily find out which hospital Pierre was being treated at.
After Karen had Old Master Mallory's permission to go out, she had been going to the
hospital to visit Pierre every day. Even though Old Master Mallory advised her not to visit
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthe hospital so frequently to avoid being followed by the media, she did not listen to him.
Luca pictured that scene. With A City being the capital of the country and the
headquarters of several well-known local newspaper companies located here, they must
all be swarming around the hospital now...
Could Pierre still be secretly moved away? It was likely even the comings and goings of
ambulances would be a problem.
Moreover, it was nighttime now...
"The police must know about it too..." said Luca. The police had not given up on finding
Pierre.
"Yes." Luke nodded and lifted Luca up, carrying her in his arms.
"Ah!" Luca was taken aback by his sudden action and let out a soft cry. She instinctively
wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I don't like it when you're thinking about other men." Luke felt her warmth. His gaze
deepened, and his voice turned husky.
Luca's face reddened. She had been in love with him for so many years, and she
understood this signal. Suddenly, her mouth felt dry and her throat parched.
She swallowed and looked into Luke's deep eyes. As his movements continued, her body
was slowly pressed against the bed.
At that moment, a knocking sound echoed.
After two knocks, Tommy's voice came through. "Ms. Luca, are you in bed?"
Luke paused for a moment. Luca, who was beneath him, could not help but suppress a
smile. The man's face was clouded over with displeasure, unsatisfied.
No one liked getting interrupted while they were trying to do something.
However, Luke had to endure it since it was their son.
Luca gave his shoulder a little push and said, "I'll go see what's going on."
Luke initially wanted to tell her not to bother, but Tommy called from outside again, "Dad?
Ms. Luca?"
He had no choice but to get up, which allowed Luca to get up as well.
Luca rose to her feet with a smile on her face, staring at Luke's gloomy expression. Then,
she said, "Let me see what's going on."a
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