"Later, Mr. Crawford found out that Mr. Muller, the butler, had fallen downstairs and fainted. Since the


    danger outside had been resolved, he came to call me downstairs to check on Mr. Muller''s condition,"


    said Luca.


    "I know some medical skills, but as soon as I found out that Mr. Muller had fallen, I told Mr. Crawford to


    call the ambnce. It was only then that I went downstairs to examine Mr. Muller."


    Luca exined in detail. All of this had been nned out with Luke.


    Luke had tampered with the surveince. Therefore, in the surveince footage, her descent


    downstairs urred after Luke made the emergency call.


    The hospital would also have records, so Luca was not worried about any loopholes.


    Perhaps due to the nature of the Ind of Despair, Luke''s and her extra vignce left no room for


    anyone to exploit loopholes.


    While Luke was about to make the emergency call, Luca had already worked out the timeline with


    Luke.


    The police noted down and asked again, "Do you remember what time it was then?"


    Luca shook her head. "I don''t remember. I was anxious when I found out Mr. Muller had fallen down.


    Plus, someone intruded into the house earlier. I was scared, so I didn''t pay attention to the time at that


    moment.


    "Besides, Mr. Crawford used his own phone to call both the police and the ambnce. So there''s no


    record of the calls on my end."


    The police officers exchanged nces with each other.


    Luca knew that it would seem suspicious if she imed to remember.


    Only iming ignorance would seem reasonable. It would not sound like her words were made up.


    Presumably, the police were asking such questions to test the credibility of her statement.


    However, they were all shrewd individuals and would not be easily tricked.


    Luca''s statement that she did not know invalidated all their previous preparations.


    It was because she was upstairs when the event took ce. She did not know what happened that


    night.


    In the surveince footage provided to them, Luca only came down the stairs twice.


    The first time was when she went downstairs in her pajamas.


    The second time, she had changed her clothes upstairs beforeing down again. Shortly after, the


    ambnce arrived.


    That was why Luca could perfectly exin everything.


    It was perfect. The police could not find any ws in her statement.


    "Officers, is there anything else you''d like to ask?" asked Luca.


    Both police officers shook their heads, indicating they had no further questions.


    "Alright, then please investigate this as soon as possible. Mr. Crawford is busy with work. He can''t stay


    in X City for long. I came here this time just to attend an event, and I''ll definitely return with Mr.


    Crawford.


    "If you have any more questions, you may contact the police in A City. I''ll be sure to cooperate," added


    Luca.


    "Okay. Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. Craw. Let''s end it here. We''ll leave now and won''t disturb


    you anymore." The two police officers stood up and left.


    Luca smiled as she saw them off. She then stood by the window.


    From here, she could see Luke cooperating with the police in the yard. He was giving his statement.


    Their minds were in sync. As she looked at him, Luke’s eyes met hers. She smiled, waving her hand.


    As Luke was still outside giving his statement, Luca did not step out. After waving to him, she sat down


    on the couch and turned on the living room TV.


    The sound of the television show filled the room. She switched to the news channel, but before she


    could watch for long, her phone rang.


    Luca nced at the caller ID. It was a call from Abel.


    She lowered the volume of the TV and answered the call.


    "Gerald told me everything, Ivana. Are you nning to leave Luke?" Abel''s voice came through the


    phone. It was sinister, like a demon emerging from hell.


    Luca instinctively nced outside. No one would being in, and it was only then did she respond,


    "What did he tell you? That I didn''t help? I wasn''t even aware of your nst night.


    "And while we were at the hospital, Gerald''s subordinates were careless and got caught by Luke’s


    men. What was I supposed to do? Speak up for them? If I did that, it would mean I didn''t want to stay


    by Luke''s side."


    Abel listened to Luca''s words on the other end of the phone. He actually knew the truth.


    Luca did not know their ns. There was no way she could speak up for someone whose story was full


    of loopholes as that would only raise Luke’s suspicion.


    However, since Gerald had reported her to him, Abel could not help but try to cause Luca trouble.


    His ns were not going smoothly, and he was eager to vent his frustration.


    "You’ve got some serious sass!" eximed Abel.


    Luca let out a chuckle. "What do you want me to do? Reveal my identity and leave? With all that''s


    happening now, Luke is perceptive. If I''m not careful, I''ll be exposed."


    "Do you think I don''t know that? You''re just hoping he finds out, aren''t you?" Abel''s tone remained


    chillingly dreadful.


    "Yes, I do. I even want to tell him my true identity, but I can''t. My daughter is still in your hands. I don''t


    know what others might say, but every action I take serves my purpose.


    "Gerald is just a pawn, and those two thieves fromst night are insignificant to you. There''s no need to


    vent your anger on me just because you didn''t manage to find all the herbs. I''ve done my best." Luca


    saw through Abel andid it all out on the table.


    Abel clenched his teeth in hatred, wishing he could tear Luca into pieces!


    "Come to me!"


    "I can''te right now. There are police officers investigating what happenedst night out there. Oh,


    by the way, the one causing me trouble is still your underling, Gerald.


    "He reported to the police that it was Luke and I who injured the butler. Once this matter is dealt with, I''ll


    be returning to A City with Luke, so I don''t have time to go out," replied Luca, turning the tables on


    Gerald once again.


    Abel''s expression darkenedpletely. With a snap, he hung up the phone.


    He stormed out of the hotel suite''s bedroom.


    Gerald stood in the living room, nked by two burly men with ethnic facial features.


    He was sandwiched between them, trembling with fear.


    He came to report to Abel. Furthermore, in order to lessen the me for his own failed mission, he


    shifted the majority of the responsibility onto Luca.


    It was because she did not help him that the mission failed.


    After Abel heard this, he did not immediately confront Luca. Instead, he gestured for the two burly men


    to keep an eye on Gerald while he looked at Gerald with an expression that was hard to read.


    Gerald did not know how many minutes had passed until he saw Abel finally make a move. Abel simply


    left Gerald behind and walked into the bedroom.


    After a while, he came out of the room again.


    "Boss." Gerald met Abel''s gaze while trembling in fear. He could not help but mutter to himself about


    how frightening that gaze was.


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    "I just called Ivana," said Abel.


    Gerald responded and looked at Abel in confusion, wondering who Ivana was.


    "It''s Luca," rified Abel.


    "Oh, that woman will definitely im she had nothing to do with it. Boss, you weren''t at the hospital


    yesterday, so you didn''t see how despicable she was!" Gerald hardly needed to think to know what


    Luca had said.