"How''s Mrs. Norman doing? What did the doctor say?" asked Luca. She was caught off guard by this


    sudden piece of gossip news. Her once peaceful state of mind was shattered, leaving her with a


    buzzing brain.


    She did not know how to rify things. All she wanted now was for those who mattered to her to be


    safe and sound.


    "I just asked Johann. Her condition isn''t too good. She needs rest." Luke’s expression remained


    unchanged as he told this white lie.


    Luca would certainly contact Johann to find out more about Queenie’s condition. Luke had already


    informed Johann about that.


    When Luca asked about Queenie''s situation, they had to make her believe that it was not optimistic.


    Luca''s heart tightened, unsure if Luke was deliberately misleading her. However, she believed that


    Queenie’s condition was really terrible.


    She felt helpless, never expecting that her selfishness would lead to Queenie falling ill...


    For a moment, Luca had the urge to reveal the truth and her real identity as Bianca.


    As she sat in the passenger seat, she clenched her fist. Upon loosening it, she tightened it again a few


    secondster.


    Luca was lost.


    When the thought of the gossip news crossed her mind, she asked, "What about the gossip news?


    What should we do about it?"


    "I might have to trouble you for a moment," Luke casted a sidelong nce at her. He could see that


    Luca was upset. His heart was torn, but he had to continue. "I’ll hold a press conference to clear up this


    rumor."


    "Alright." Luca nodded. She knew that if Luke cleared things up on his side, she might have to deal with


    public opinion turning against her on her side.


    She would be treated unfairly.


    However, as long as the public, Queenie, as well as Wanda and the others, believed in her, she did not


    mind.


    Their safety was all that mattered. Others did not matter that much to her.


    It did not matter even if she had to suffer some injustice.


    As Luca thought about it, she asked Luke again, "What about Ms. Rayne."


    "She probably hasn''t seen the news yet. Other than my parents-inw, no one else has received any


    information," answered Luke.


    Luca let out a sigh of relief. They were still kept in the dark. It would give them more time to handle the


    situation.


    "T Corporation''s entrance is swarming with reporters now, and I assume it''s the same for Watson''s


    side. Don''t go downstairs for lunch today. Let your assistant bring it to you. When you leave work in the


    afternoon, exit from the parking lot," instructed Luke.


    Even though reporters might also surround the parking lot exit, it would be much safer to leave in a car


    without getting stopped.


    "Okay. Got it." It was not Luca''s first time being surrounded by reporters. She secretly let out a sneer.


    Even after all these years, it seemed like she had grown ustomed to this situation...


    Luke escorted Luca to Watson''s underground parking lot.


    After she got out of the car, she took the elevator back to her office floor.


    In the elevator, Luca encountered several of Watson''s employees.


    They greeted Luca respectfully when they saw her, but once they got inside the elevator, they sized her


    up.


    Then, they exchanged nces with their colleagues, having silent conversations about the gossip.


    Luca furrowed her brows, suppressing her difort.


    Previously, when she first joined thepany, she was also the topic of discussion for many people.


    After all, she was much younger and less experiencedpared to the other research professors.


    Someone like her was not supposed to be a research professor right from the start.


    However, Luca did be one, and she even led a team of research staff.


    Many found this situation perplexing, thinking that she must have relied on connections to get into the


    company.


    When they saw Luca''s appearance and learned that she had returned from Russia without any local


    connections, negativements started pouring in.


    They believed she must have some sort of rtionship with Luke to be a research professor.


    However,ter on, Luca silenced these critics with her research experiments. Eventually, nobody in the


    company discussed whether she had pulled strings or had an improper rtionship with Luke.


    However, now, with this piece of gossip news out, Luca found herself in the spotlight once again.


    She looked at those eyes that were constantly appraising her. She felt helpless.


    The elevator stopped at a certain floor, and the employees in the elevator got out.


    Luca pressed the close button, and the doors slowly shut.


    One of the employees, who was watching the numbers gradually go up as the elevator rose, could not


    help but let out a sigh. "That was really suffocating."


    "Aren''t you all into gossip? How could it be suffocating?" another employee teased. They ran into the


    star of the gossip news. It was a chance that even the reporters waiting outside could not even dream


    of.


    "Gossiping is one thing, but the tension was real. The look on Dr. Craw''s face seemed like she was


    ready to eat someone alive!"


    "Hah, I''ve been saying, she''s quite the actress, putting on that act. Who knows, maybe she was


    secretly hoping that the reporters would uncover her affair with Mr. Crawford?”


    "Exactly. No woman who''s involved with Mr. Crawford could pull off such a clean, innocent, and


    composed act. Maybe she wasn''t exposed by the reporters back then because Mr. Crawford was


    keeping it under wraps, not ready to go public. But now that it''s out there, Dr. Craw might have to vie


    with Mr. Crawford''s wife."


    "That''d be quite a spectacle, huh?"


    "Definitely. But I''m not sure if Dr. Craw can beat Mr. Crawford''s wife. I did some research. It turns out


    Mr. Crawford''s wife is Jack Norman''s daughter. Even if she''s gone off the deep end, she''s still Jack''s


    child. While Mr. Crawford is strong enough and doesn''t need to rely on anyone, he wouldn''t want to


    offend Jack over a mistress, would he..."


    "Oh, does that mean Dr, Craw might be abandoned?"


    "She deserves it, honestly. Why couldn''t she just stay single instead of being a mistress? She''s so


    attractive. There must be plenty of unmarried men out there, right? She just had to get involved with Mr.


    Crawford. Serves her right! Once Mr. Crawford clears things up, Jack might take action to get rid of


    her."


    "Ah, if that happens, it''s thepany that''ll suffer. They''ve just allocated funds for the research group.


    If Dr. Craw gets kicked out, that money would be wasted..."


    Even though they did not understand the research itself, they knew that the initial investment for


    research projects was substantial. If the research did not seed, that money would essentially be lost


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    "We can''t do anything about that. Let''s just enjoy the spectacle here," one of the employees who had


    not spoken before said slowly. Then, she added, "It''s really annoying, though. Those reporters are


    swarming thepany entrance. The people involved won''t even show up there, but they''re all


    gathered there. I''m someone without a car, so it''s a hassle for me to get in and out of the office."


    "Yes. It''s useless to gather there. The people involved won''t show up, and we can''t really say anything.


    It''s really annoying." "Come on. There''s a show to watch here, and here you areining. Just be


    d there''s something interesting to watch."


    They exchanged nces with each other. Then, they noticed their manager who was not far away.


    They fell silent, no longer discussing Luca''s matter.


    Luca knew she would definitely be a topic of discussion among her colleagues, but she did not expect


    them toe up with so many interpretations.