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 med 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.
It was like a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie...
Both Mallory Manor and Crawford Manor were built on privatend. They did not have the
management of a gatedmunity. 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 thepany, 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 be a celebrity within thepany. With T Corporation''s
public rification, 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 rification by Luke was insignificant because the news about the Mallory
family''s daughter-inw was even more sensational.
They started discussing it openly.
"Have you seen the news about the Mallory family''s daughter-inw?" 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 thepany.
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 rtionship.
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 easilybel 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-inw 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.
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She ced her phone in her pocket and increased the volume of the ringtone to ensure she would not
miss any messages. Then, she headed to theboratory.
In theb, Rhett and the researchers were already at their respective workstations.
They greeted Luca when they saw her entering theb.
Luca organized a brief meeting in theboratory 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 thete
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
regr monitoring for now.]
Luca''s face turned pale after she read Johann''s message.
Was Mrs. Norman''s blood pressure noting down at all?
It seemed that Luke''s public rification had not had much effect. Mrs. Norman still did not trust him.
Luca thought about how Mrs. Norman had suspected her rtionship 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''te down, you can consider using electrotherapy medicine. Try a few different
types, maybe one will work...]
Luca was not worried about being used 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 toe 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."