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    Chapter 3355 Abel Won''t Spare Her Or Her Child


    Abel''s eyes glinted with amusement. "What do you think?"


    Luca bit her lip, feeling powerless against the threat.


    Abel rose to his feet, took a puff of his cigar, and blew a smoke ring toward her face. "I know what you''re thinking. If you don''t go, don''t me me for being hard on your child. She''s so frail. How long do you think she can hold up against those other kids?"


    He said it in such a chilling tone that Luca seemed to envision her child being bullied. Her heart could not help but tremble. "I''ll go."


    Abel showed no sign of satisfaction despite her answer. Instead, his gaze grew darker.


    Truth be told, he despised everything rted to Luke. If it were not for the leverage the child gave him over Luca, he might have already acted against the child.


    "Luca, behave yourself. Don''t y any tricks. If something goes wrong this time, even if there''s no proof it was you, I won''t let you off the hook." Abel patted Luca''s face with both hands.


    The pat was not hard. Her face did not hurt or swell, but a cold, chilling sensation spread from her face through her whole body.


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    Luca knew that if anything went wrong now, whether it was her fault or not, Abel would not spare her or the child. She could not afford to lose her child. In this moment of despair, Luca realized she had no choice but to obey Abel.


    No matter what Luke might have up his sleeve to deal with Abel, as long as her child was in Abel''s hands, she had no choice but toply with him.


    She felt utterly drained. Her wordscked their usual confidence. "I need a reason to leave."


    "That''s your problem. My job is to make sure you keep this confidential. How you lie to Luke about it is none of my business, replied Abel. His mind was focused entirely on saving Kassy.


    Getting Kassy back to his side was all that mattered to him. Everything else was irrelevant.


    "Understood." Luca could onlyply. After she left Abel''s office, she took a deep breath of fresh air before heading downstairs.


    The receptionist and security watched Luca leave with a dazed expression, and when no reprimanding call came, they let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, they would have been in big trouble.


    After leaving Abel''spany, Luca took a cab to T Corporation.


    She stood outside the building for a while, gathering the courage to walk in. What she had to do needed to bemunicated to Luke so that he coulde up with a response.


    The security guard at the door recognized her and greeted her politely, "Good morning, Dr. Craw."


    "Good morning." Luca walked into the building. She went to the front desk to check in as she had not informed Luke she would being. Hence, she let the receptionist inquire about her arrival.


    After a while, the receptionist returned and said respectfully, "Dr. Craw, Mr. Crawford would like you toe up." Luca nodded and headed for the elevator.


    When she arrived at Luke''s office, the door was open. She took a few deep breaths, knocked softly, and entered, closing the door behind her.


    Luke looked up in surprise. "What brings you here all of a sudden?"


    "I just received a call from Abel." Luca sat across from him, her face full of sorrow. "He''s using N as leverage, forcing me to help Shanks. He said Shanks'' research is almostplete, and they''re likely ready for clinical trials. If it goes well, they''ll use the drug on Kassy."


    "That soon?" Luke frowned. The moment they finished developing the drug on their side was supposed to be the day they rescued Kassy. He and Gale had been preparing for this, but he did not expect Shanks to be so fast with his research.


    Luca''s face was filled with distress. With Abel using her child as leverage, she could not calm her emotions. "He''s a genius in pharmaceuticals. Although no one has ever researched this drug before, he has the ability to pull it off. Luke, he''s finished it too quickly, and I''m really uneasy about it."


    Luke reached out his hand. "Give me your hand."


    Luca ced her hand in his, and his warm palm instantly enveloped her cold one.


    Luke said, "Don''t worry. He''s quick, but Gale and the others are thorough. We''re ready. We just need the right moment now."


    Once Abel made a move to save Kassy, Luke would quickly strike at the Ind of Despair to rescue N. He would ensure Luca and N could escape safely.


    Luca''s eyes welled up with tears. "But I still feel uneasy..."


    It was not that she did not trust Luke. It was her fear of Abel''s unpredictability.


    He was using her child to ckmail her, which meant he would likely have had this n in ce for a while. It just had not been carried out yet.


    If he was in a bad mood one day, he might just take out his frustration on the child.


    Abel had too many ways to torment a child...


    Luca was truly worried, terrified even. Even though Eler had been helping to look after the child on the Ind of Despair, Eler could not always be in touch with her. If anything happened there, she either would not know or would only find out muchter.


    Luke stood up, walked over to her, and pulled her into an embrace. "Don''t worry. Let me tell you something." Luca looked up at him. "What is it?"


    "I''ve already arranged for someone to enter the Ind of Despair," replied Luke. "With the map you helped draw, the person was able to easily disguise themselves as a member of the Ind of Despair and gain entry." "Really?" Luca was surprised. She did not expect Luke''s people to have infiltrated the Ind of Despair already. "Gale''s team caught a member of the Ind of Despair near a base. They had someone skilled in disguise make themselves look like the captured person, and with your map, they were able to sneak in without raising suspicion. "Although it''s difficult to send messages from inside the Ind of Despair, that person managed to send word to us that they''ve grasped the basic situation inside and that our child is being well taken care of. If we need to take action, they''ll be in charge of looking after her," continued Luke.


    This happened two days ago, but he had not told Luca yet. He was worried it might upset her too much, especially because she would want to know everything about N''s situation.


    The person inside the Ind of Despair could not contact the outside world too often. It would risk alerting the enemy. So, Luke kept quiet about it.


    However, seeing how close Luca was to breaking, he decided to tell her now.


    Luca''s eyes widened in shock as she stood up. "Is this real?"


    "Yes, it''s true." Luke kissed her forehead. "Our child is fine, and when the timees, there''ll be someone


    protecting her. So, don''t worry. We''ll definitely be reunited as a family."


    Luca''s heart trembled slightly. As she thought of this, she lightly punched Luke''s chest. "Why didn''t you tell me sooner?! Do you have any idea how freaked out I was, thinking about our child all alone on the Ind of Despair with no one to watch over her?


    "I kept wondering what would happen to N if she had no one to protect her and you guys were dealing with the Ind of Despair. What if she ended up in danger..."


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