After Luca returned to the apartment, she stood at the balcony and looked down. However, it was too


    high. She could not see when she looked down.


    The weather was getting cold. Luca, who was wearing a dress, felt a little cold. She walked back into


    the room and turned on the heater.


    She took off her dress and quickly washed up. After she changed into her pajamas, she let out a sigh


    of relief.


    She was intentionally provoked and gossiped by the others tonight, but it was finally over.


    Shey down on the bed. Her phone suddenly rang.


    Luca picked up her phone. She thought it was Nina who called, but she did not expect it to be a video


    call request from the Ind of Despair.


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    She quickly tapped on the screen to answer the call.


    Her youngest daughter, N, showed up on the screen.


    "Mommy!" N called out to her in a baby voice when she saw her mother. Her eyes reddened as she


    missed her mother so much.


    Luca was surprised to see her daughter. She sat up straight and looked at the phone screen. "N?"


    "Mommy, N misses you." When little N saw her, she told her how much she missed her. He tears


    trickled down her face.


    When she saw her daughter like this, Luca said, "Mommy misses you too. How did you manage to


    make this video call?"


    The Ind of Despair was always heavily guarded. They would usually limit the time she spent with her


    daughter when she was there back then. Now that she was away from the ind, it was almost


    impossible for her to make a video call to her daughter as Abel would stop her.


    However, N was allowed to sit in front of theputer and make a video call to her today. Was it


    Abel''s arrangement?


    Luca was worried about her daughter. Sheforted her in a soft voice, saying, "Alright, alright. Stop


    crying. Can you please tell Mommy why you''re able to make this call?"


    "It was Uncle Shanks who brought me here so I could go on a video call with Mommy." N shot a


    nce at the man beside her and turned to look at the screen again. "Mommy, when are youing


    back?"


    Luca listened to her baby voice. It reminded her of Lanie and the other kids.


    She enjoyed spending time with them tonight. Still, her youngest daughter was stuck on the Ind of


    Despair.


    If she did not do something about it, she could only choose between N and her other three children.


    No, that was not right. If she did not do anything about it and simply followed Abel''s instructions, she


    probably would not have the chance to choose either option.


    Luca wiped away the tears that streamed down from the corners of her eyes and said, “Mommy is


    working now. I''ll be back to see you after I finish my job."


    N listened to her and pouted her mouth. "Mommy, can''t you finish it quickly? I saw that many of


    them have alreadypleted their jobs, but you haven''t. I''m still waiting for you toe back and keep


    mepany."


    It was heart-wrenching for Luca to hear that. She intentionally bought time so that she did not have to


    hurt Luke, but she was unaware that she was also hurting her youngest daughter who was waiting for


    her.


    N was still young, so she could not leave her side for a long time.


    Although Abel allowed Aler to take care of N when she left the Ind of Despair, she was still


    worried about her daughter.


    After all, Abel was a devious and cunning person. There were barely any good people on the Ind of


    Despair too. She was worried about N living in such an environment.


    "Alright, I''ll finish my job as soon as possible and go back to keep youpany," Luca promised. She


    felt guilty looking at her daughter''s tender face.


    She decided to keep the child, but she could not give her a good living environment. She looked at her


    daughter''s fair and pretty little face. She wished she could get her out of the Ind of Despair.


    However, she was still incapable of doing that...


    "Alright. Mommy, Uncle Shanks told me I can''t talk to you for too long. I''m very happy to have seen you


    today. Mommy, I''ll be good and wait for you toe back here," said N. She grew up on the Ind


    of Despair since she was young. Even if Luca tried her best to protect her, her personality would still be


    affected by the organizational discipline of the ind.


    For example, Shanks limited N''s time to talk to her in a video call. No matter how much she missed


    her mother, she would listen and obey Shanks'' instructions. She would take the initiative to end the


    video call when it was time.


    Luca watched her daughter jump down from the chair. Her tiny figure disappeared in front of the


    camera. She covered her mouth, stopping herself from making any noises.


    Shanks nced at Eler, who was beside, and said, "Bring her back."


    "Yes." Eler nodded, pulled back her gaze, and carried little N in her arms.


    After they left, Shanks sat down in front of the camera.


    Luca looked at the man who was sitting there. She took a deep breath and regted her emotions.


    Shanks watched her and asked coldly, "Do you miss your daughter?"


    Luca looked at the man. He had not changed even though it had been a long time since she saw him.


    Out of all the people on the Ind of Despair, Shanks was the one whose mind she could not read. He


    would save people, but he would also develop those deadly drugs for Abel that could manipte


    people.


    He could not be considered a good person or a bad person. Even so, he had saved many lives with his


    hands.


    “What are you trying to tell me?" Luca asked, fluently speaking Russian.


    Shanks replied, "I''m just a messenger."


    Luca did not say anything. She waited for him to speak.


    "Abel is very unhappy with your progress now. If you''d like to see your daughter soon, or if you don''t


    want her to get hurt, then get the mission done as soon as possible. He doesn''t have that much


    patience to wait for the chance to take revenge," said Shanks.


    Luca could sense their intention to harm her daughter from these words. She suppressed the emotions


    in her heart and replied, "I''llplete the task as soon as possible, but don''t hurt my child."


    "That depends on you." Shanks reminded her expressionlessly. There was not even a trace of warmth


    in those crystal blue eyes.


    Luca was on the verge of a breakdown when she learned that Abel was impatient and would harm her


    child. She said, "I''llplete the mission assigned by the organization, but you must protect my child!"


    Shanks was the only one who could protect N among everyone else on the Ind of Despair. It was


    because no one was as capable as him, and Abel needed him, so he treated him as a friend.


    Luca had no choice but to plead with him to help her.


    There were no changes in Shank''s expression. He reminded her, "That''s your child."


    "You watched little N grow up too, and you''re the person she trusts the most. Please, help me to


    look after the child. I''llplete the mission as soon as possible!" Luca was worried that something


    would happen to the child and Shanks would not look after N. She was helpless, so she could only


    plead with him.


    Shanks was still expressionless. He just said, "You know what to do if you don''t want anything to


    happen to your child. I''m just a messenger."


    He ended the video call after that.


    As Luca watched the video end, she closed her eyes. The feeling of despair was surging in her heart.


    She could not allow herself to indulge in the warmth given to her and disregard her youngest


    daughter''s life...


    She could not do that.


    "N.." Luca muttered in a low voice, "Mommy won''t let anyone hurt you. Just wait. Hang in there."