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 vi.
Before they even made it inside, Luke''s phone rang. He nced 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''ste. 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 Ind 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 toote. 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 Ind of Despair who leaked it?" Luke frowned.
"Yes, we traced the IP address of the tip-off. It originated from one of their bases," exined Gale.
One of the newspaperpanies 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 Ind of Despair in A
City.
He did not know why the Ind of Despair was careless this time, allowing their IP address to be easily
traced. However, there was one thing certain—the Ind of Despair did not just send the tip-off to their
newspaperpany.
Journalists from different newspaper publishers often shared their information. The chief editor
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 theyout 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 Ind 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 Ind 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 Ind 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 Ind 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 Ind 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 rtionship 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 amon 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 ab 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 Ind 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 the 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 newspaperpanies located here, they must all be swarming around the hospital
now...
Could Pierre still be secretly moved away? It was likely even theings and goings of ambnces
would be a problem.
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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