“Yes, I said that too." Queenie was busy admiring Luca''s beauty. Luca had always dressed up casually,


    and she looked pretty even then. Now that she was all dolled up, she was even more stunning. She


    could not help butpliment Luca.


    "Thank you. You look great too." Luca felt embarrassed receivingpliments from them. She lowered


    her head a little and looked down.


    Wandaughed and took a sip of the red wine before saying, "Luca, let me tell you something. My


    father has been taking the medicine you prescribed and using the herbal concoction to soak his feet in.


    He feels a lot morefortable now. He can sleep early every night without waking up in the middle of


    the night all of a sudden. He''ll only wake up around six in the morning. You''re amazing."


    Luca nodded as she listened to Wanda''s feedback.


    She already knew that her prescription would have long-term effects on Old Master Rayne. That was


    why she was not surprised to hear that when Wanda told her about it.


    Queenie, who was listening, said in surprise, "Did Luca treat Old Master Rayne?"


    "Yes! It''s all thanks to Luke for bringing her over. After she checked his pulse, she gave him a


    prescription. The medicine works effectively. He''s been taking the medicine for quite some time now


    and is getting better. I seldom hear himining that he''s in pain anymore. It''s unlike those


    medicines that he used to take. After he took them for a while, they no longer had an effect on him. I


    must say, Luca, you''re very impressive." Wandaplimented Luca.


    Luca looked at Queenie and thought of Leia.


    Too many things had happened during this time and she forgot to ask about Leia''s situation. However,


    Queenie did not contact her either, so she reckoned that Leia''s situation should be under control. She


    asked, "Mrs. Norman, how''s the patient?"


    She intentionally used the word ''patient'' to refer to Leia as Wanda was here too.


    Queenie smiled gratefully and replied, "The prescription you gave me is good. Her condition is much


    more stable now. It''s a pity that this kind of illness is irreversible, so she can only take things one step


    at a time. We''ll see how things turn out."


    Jack, who was standing beside her, heard what his wife said. He recalled what Luke had mentioned to


    him before. After that, Queenie mentioned to him that she thought of giving money to Leia to buy an


    organ from the ck market.


    He was outraged. Leia''s condition was not that serious at first. She would have recovered if she was


    willing to take the medicine that Luca prescribed. Leia was the one who got herself into her current


    situation.


    Jack talked to Queenie after knowing what she had in mind. He regained control over the family''s


    finances. He did not give her a chance to be soft-hearted.


    At the same time, he warned the two elders in the house not to have a soft spot for Leia. The Norman


    family''s reputation would be ruined if they fell for it.


    Luca noticed that something was wrong with Jack''s expression and thought it might be because of


    Leia. She should not be asking, but she could not help herself and asked with concern, "Mr. Norman,


    what''s on your mind?"


    “I guess everything was doomed to be this way. If she was willing to take the prescription you gave her


    from the beginning, things wouldn''t have turned out this bad, right, Luca?” Although Jack was furious


    with Leia, he was still kind to Luca.


    After all, after she saved Queenie, she had left a good impression on him. With time, it only got better


    and better.


    “That''s right, but things havee this far. If she can recover her health after she''s discharged from


    the hospital, it wouldn''t be too difficult for her in the future,” Luca answered.


    Queenie let out a sigh.


    She had initially thought of getting a new organ for Leia, but it was impossible when she thought of it


    now. She was worried that she would put Jack in a difficult position because of her soft-heartedness,


    which was why she agreed to let him manage the family''s finances now.


    Her daughter was important to her. However, the man she had spent her whole life with was much


    more important to her.


    Luca took Queenie''s hands andforted her in a soft voice, "She''ll get better.”


    Queenie held her hands too. She felt warmth surging in her heart. She smiled and nodded her head.


    As Wanda listened to their conversation, she made a rough guess andforted Queenie too. "Things


    won''t keep getting worse. That''s the best thing about misfortune. Don''t worry, she''ll certainly get better


    with Luca''s help."


    “Yes, Luca''s capable. She''ll get better.” Queenie eximed. She thought it must be fate that brought


    her and Luca together.


    Although they met each other because of Luke and she had mixed feelings for Luca, she knew that the


    familiar feeling she felt toward Luca was not fake.


    Luca looked down as she listened to the two closest people to her were talking about her. It left such a


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    The only thing that she hoped now was that with her return this time, she would be able to bring them


    happiness and improve their health. She did not want to bring them disasters.


    After the master of ceremony finished making his speech on the stage, it was Old Master Mallory''s time


    to give a speech. The old master''s speech was formal, but he received warm apuse. Then, it was


    Luke''s turn to give a speech.


    All this while, Luca had not looked at the stage. However, she could not help but look over at this


    moment.


    Luke was standing in the middle of the stage, holding a microphone. He thanked everyone for their


    support and concern. He looked great and invincible.


    People would apud and cheer with every sentence he said.


    Luca looked at the man on the stage. As moments passed, she could only hear his voice in her ears.


    His hoarse yet powerful voice tempted people to follow such a leader.


    She could not resist the man''s charm since she was in high school.


    The apuse was getting deafening as he continued speaking as though these people were his fans. It


    was exaggerated.


    Luca only had eyes for Luke.


    When Luke was done reciting thest sentence of his speech that he had memorized, he looked at


    Luca''s table. The moment they met each other''s eyes, he smiled faintly.


    The photographer turned the camera and focused on him, projecting that smile of his on the big screen.


    Everyone was confused. Did Luke smile just now?


    However, the smile onlysted for a second as though they had imagined it.


    Even though he was a little far away, Luca could still see his smile. It seemed like he was looking at her


    table. Was he looking at her?


    She withdrew her gaze, no longer looking at the man on the stage.


    The banquet officially started after the speech. The hotel''s ballroom was bustling with noise and


    excitement. Luca''s mind was far away, so she could not enjoy the food and drinks.


    Wanda noticed that Luca was absent-minded and asked, “What''s wrong? Luca, does the food not suit


    your taste?"


    "Ah, no. I''m just not that hungry." Luca found a random excuse to exin her behavior.


    Wanda added, "Eat some more even if you''re not hungry. You''re too skinny, just like our Bea. That''s no


    good. Come on, have some more."


    She helped Luca with a few dishes and ced them on her te. Luca recalled that Wanda had


    always thought that she was too skinny. The Rayne family was poor at that time. They did not have


    much money to buy food, so Wanda would always think of buying her food to make her eat more and


    grow fatter.


    Kevin and Old Master Rayne were the ones who raised her, but Wanda had also taken care of her.