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Old Master Mallory knew that she wanted to do these things. Not only did he not stop her,
but he also let her do as she pleased. Did that not mean he wanted to get rid of Luke
Crawford as well?
Now that she was facing retaliation, he blamed her instead.
Despite feeling resentful, Karen could not show her emotions. She could only mutter, "I
understand, Father."
"I'll give you a week. If you can't handle this matter well, get out of the Mallory family. We
can't afford to lose our reputation because of you," said Old Master Mallory. Then, he rose
to his feet and walked toward the study.
Old Master Mallory had not even eaten breakfast early in the morning because he did not
want to see her gloomy face.
As Karen watched Old Master Mallory leave from behind, she clenched her fists in silence.
How could she resolve this matter?
She had to find the man who was spreading rumors everywhere and rip his mouth apart!
Karen stormed upstairs angrily. She could not handle this matter personally. She needed
someone to help.
The maid watched Karen go upstairs and helplessly turned to Mr. Griffin. "Mr. Griffin, there
are so many reporters outside the front gate. How are we supposed to leave?”
She needed to buy groceries for the Mallory family today.
Mr. Griffin rubbed his forehead, troubled by the situation. He could only suggest, "If it's not
possible to leave through the front gate, then let's go out through the back door."
The back door was smaller. Vehicles could not pass through it, but this was better than
nothing.
The maid usually used the Mallory family's car for grocery shopping or running errands,
but it was not practical given the current situation.
"Alright, I'll go buy groceries first." The maid could not say anything about it. There were
reporters outside the front gate. If she went out through the front gate, the reporters out
there might even barge in shamelessly if given the chance.
The thought sent a shiver down her spine.
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It was like a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie...
Both Mallory Manor and Crawford Manor were built on private land. They did not have the
management of a gated community. Apart from the Mallory family's security guards at the
gate, there was no property management staff to drive away the reporters.
With so many reporters out there, even the security guards could not handle them all.
Therefore, they could only guard the gate to prevent the reporters from barging in.
On the other hand, when Luca returned to the company, there were a few female
employees in the elevator.
As they watched Luca walk into the elevator, they greeted her, "Good morning, Dr. Craw."
"Good morning." Luca knew that she had become a celebrity within the company. With T
Corporation's public clarification, it was impossible for anyone not to recognize her now.
She could still figure out the thoughts of her colleagues.
However, in their minds, the clarification by Luke was insignificant because the news
about the Mallory family's daughter-in-law was even more sensational.
They started discussing it openly.
"Have you seen the news about the Mallory family's daughter-in-law?" One employee
began as there were no Mallory family members present in the elevator. Even though Luca
was still there, the company had no rule against discussing gossip about people outside
the company.
Hence, they enthusiastically started discussing it.
"I saw it, I saw it! Who would have thought that the dignified Madam Mallory would have
such a hidden side to her? I wonder how many times she's cuckolded her husband?"
"Seriously, I read in the reports that this happened before they got married," another
person chimed in.
"Even so, it's still scandalous. Think about how simple people were in those days. She
casually dated a poor guy and even..." the female employee hesitated, refusing to
mention their intimate relationship.
Even though what the man said was amorous, there was no concrete evidence. Hence,
she continued, "They were so close. In those times, if a man acted like a scoundrel, they
could easily label him as such."
"Yeah, considering the conservative social norms back then, it's truly unexpected. Isn't Old
Master Mallory supposed to be sharp? How did he choose such a daughter-in-law for his
son? She might have truly cuckolded him..."
Luca lowered her gaze, listening to these employees gossiping about Karen.
She did not feel a sense of satisfaction from taking revenge, even though the focus had
shifted away from her and Luke. After all, the situation with the Norman family...
For some reason, Luca could not shake off a feeling of unease.
After the female employees left the elevator, she picked up her phone and messaged
Johann: [Dr. Park, how is Mrs. Norman condition?]
She did not receive a reply from Johann even after exiting the elevator.
Luca thought that Johann might be busy, as doctors usually had a hectic morning with
ward rounds and surgeries. Thus, not checking the phone was normal.
She placed her phone in her pocket and increased the volume of the ringtone to ensure
she would not miss any messages. Then, she headed to the laboratory.
In the lab, Rhett and the researchers were already at their respective workstations.
They greeted Luca when they saw her entering the lab.
Luca organized a brief meeting in the laboratory and then continued to work on
experiments with them.
It was not until noon that she received a reply from Johann.
[I was performing surgery early this morning. I just saw your message, Dr. Craw. Sorry for
the late reply.]
When Luca was about to respond, she received another message from Johann: [Mrs.
Norman's condition isn't very stable. Her blood pressure is still fluctuating, often on the
high side. The nurses are monitoring her blood pressure every hour, but there's no
significant improvement. We can only rely on regular monitoring for now.]
Luca's face turned pale after she read Johann's message.
Was Mrs. Norman's blood pressure not coming down at all?
It seemed that Luke's public clarification had not had much effect. Mrs. Norman still did
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Luca thought about how Mrs. Norman had suspected her relationship with Luke back then.
She felt a bitter taste in her heart and struggled to reply to Johann's message with her
trembling fingers.
[Okay.] She managed to send a reply but felt that it was not enough.
She quickly added: [Has the hospital tried any other blood pressure-lowering
medications?]
Johann suggested: [Yes, we've tried three different medications over the past couple of
days, but none of them have shown significant improvement. Dr. Craw, would you
consider treating Mrs. Norman yourself? Your dry needling methods might help stabilize
her blood pressure.]
Luca stared at Johann's message, feeling puzzled.
Why was he suggesting this? He knew that Queenie's high blood pressure was a result of
the things between her and Luke...
Luca thought that if she appeared in front of Queenie, she would certainly face intense
questioning.
Her heart felt heavy with worry. She replied with difficulty: [Let's see how it goes. If Mrs.
Norman's blood pressure doesn't come down, you can consider using electrotherapy
medicine. Try a few different types, maybe one will work...]
Luca was not worried about being accused and scolded by Queenie when appearing in
front of her. Instead, she was concerned about potentially triggering an emotional
response from her.
At that point, no medication and not even dry needling might be effective.
[Medications shouldn't be experimented with casually. There are time intervals to consider.
If used excessively, it could harm Mrs. Norman's health.
[Dr. Craw, you surely know how to treat hypertension patients with your acupuncture
methods. So, for the sake of Mrs. Norman's health, can you spare some time to come to
the hospital?] Johann replied again.
Luca bit her lower lip. Before she could reply to his message, Rhett walked over. "Dr. Craw,
it's lunchtime. Would you like me to get lunch for you?"
Luca came back to her senses. Her gaze left her phone as she looked at Rhett. "Yes,
please. I'll have whatever you're having."
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