Twins in Her Womb: Sir President, Please be Gentle

Chapter 3383 Willingly Step Into Her Own Downfall

"Yes," Luca nodded. "You have a mild fever and some inflammation in your body."

Hera was surprised. "Inflammation? Where?"

She often mingled with men, so every few months, she made sure to get a check-up to avoid picking up any unwanted diseases. Her previous check-ups had all been normal, with no signs of any illness.

"You've been getting along well with the boss these days, haven't you?" Luca did not say it outright but hinted at it. She then glanced at the thermometer, seeing that her temperature had returned to normal.

Hera understood and widened her eyes. "You're saying I have inflammation there? That's impossible."

"Your body can't handle too much." Luca did not want to go into too much detail. She looked up and saw that the IV was nearly done. She rose to her feet, removed the needle, and pointed at the medicine on the side. "Your body won't have any major issues. Don't worry. Here are the anti-inflammatory pills for the next three days. Take them, and you should be fine."

Hera was still dazed. She sat up but did not react for a while.

Luca saw this and felt a twinge of sympathy.

While she knew that Luke would have intervened if Abel had made a move, Hera was still in danger.

Before Luca left, she said, "Ms. Sanchez, your freedom hasn't been restricted yet. It's actually quite simple if you want to leave. After all, life is more important than anything else."

Then, she walked out of the room.

Hera sat there for a while, confused. Then, she suddenly furrowed her brows.

What did Luca mean by that?

Hera's jealousy flared. Was Luca trying to hint that she should leave?

She suddenly twisted Luca's good intentions into something else. Hera thought that if she left, Luca would become the only woman in the villa. She even thought that Luca advised her to leave because she liked Abel and wanted to gain his favor.

Hera's heart grew bitter as she believed Luca, like her, was just after Abel's money.

Determined, she clenched her fists. Luca wanted her to leave? Well, she would not. She needed lots of money to secure her future. Abel just happened to be the person who could provide it.

Hera scoffed and eyed the anti-inflammatory pills. She picked them up and inspected the colorful pills, which looked like candy.

However, she did not need them.

"I'm not sick, Luca. Don't try to scare me," muttered Hera as she threw the pills into the trash.

Luca was unaware that her well-meaning advice had been misinterpreted by Hera.

Little did she know, those words only solidified Hera's determination to stay, driving her to willingly step into the depths of her own downfall.

For the years that followed, whenever Luca recalled this incident, she could not help but reflect. If only she had not offered that advice, perhaps Hera's fate would not have turned out so tragic.

After Luca left the room, she returned to the laboratory, planning to continue her experiments.

As soon as she walked in, Shanks asked, "How's the woman?"

"She's no longer feverish," answered Luca. "But she's very resistant to accepting that she's ill. Perhaps she doubts my medical skills. Mr. Shanks, if you're in a good mood one day, you could go check on her. It seems like Ms. Sanchez is quite different from the other women around Mr. Abel."

Her words carried a hint of curiosity. It was as though she wanted to gauge whether Abel's plans were as she suspected.

Shanks' gaze darkened, and he studied Luca carefully.

"What are you trying to find out?" Shanks asked straightforwardly.

Luca was startled for a moment, feeling helpless. Shanks was sharp, as expected. Before she had even asked her question, he had already picked up on her intentions.

She shook her head. "Nothing, I'm just curious. Back then, although there were always women around him, none of them were brought directly to the base like this. And Ms. Sanchez doesn't seem like the type who's trained in any way..."

Shanks turned his gaze away from her and said in an indifferent tone, "This isn't exactly a base."

"What?" Luca was confused. How could this not be a base?

There were people from the Island of Despair on rotation here, and some weapons were also stored.

"At best, this is my laboratory," clarified Shanks. "Aside from the drugs I'm researching, there's nothing here that can't be seen in the light."

Luca's expression grew a little odd. Drugs that should not be out in the open?

They were not illegal substances. It was just that they had not passed clinical trials and could not be marketed yet. They were not really things that needed to be hidden.

Moreover, even if someone got their hands on the drugs, they would not be able to analyze their contents immediately.

Take the antidote used by the Island of Despair to manipulate people, for example. Even if someone had the formula, unless they had years of experience working alongside Shanks and access to precise equipment, it would be nearly impossible to decipher the composition.

The drug's components were highly complex.

Luca was about to say something else when Shanks interrupted, "I just did dry needling treatment for a volunteer. It's about time for you to remove the needles."

"Got it." Luca nodded and left the lab.

Luke was waiting by the door.

Luca was slightly surprised and she asked in a soft voice, "What's the matter?

"Gerald just told me that Hera changed her mind and no longer wants to leave," replied Luke.

Luca frowned. Was Hera not planning to leave just a while ago? What could have caused her to change her mind so suddenly?

"How do you know this?" Luca asked quietly.

"After Gerald knew she woke up, he suggested how she could leave. But before he could finish, Hera interrupted him and said she didn't want to leave anymore," explained Luke.

Gerald was just bored. He thought that if Hera wanted to leave, she could still do so. Hence, he tried to give her a friendly reminder. However, she rejected his advice.

Gerald instantly felt like he was in big trouble. If Hera told Abel about this, he would either lose an arm or a leg. So he ran over to tell Luke, hoping to figure out a way to solve the problem.

Luca shook her head, looking helpless.

"Seems like she's not afraid," said Luca. She had already tried to warn Hera, but it had no effect.

Well, Hera was willing to stay close to Abel for the money, and nothing they said could stop her. They could not exactly tell her to run away and that Abel was after her eyes. That would only make things worse for all of them. "Gerald is really something. After all this time in the organization, he still hasn't learned to keep his mouth shut, keep his eyes down, and avoid trouble." Luca was rendered speechless.

Experience was the best teacher, but Gerald just did not get it.

"Hera didn't record anything, so there's nothing to worry about. Gerald is just panicking," added Luke.

After he explained things, Gerald finally stopped rambling around him. Given what had happened earlier this morning, Abel would not believe Hera's words anyway.

Luca pointed at the lab and said, "I need to go remove the needles from the volunteer first."

"Can I come in and take a look?" asked Luke. He had not been inside that room yet.

They thought he did not know how to take care of people. That was why they did not assign him any responsibility to look after the volunteer.