Female Novel
Chapter 2944
Old Master Mallory knew that she wanted to do these things. Not only did he not stop her, but he alsolet 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 blamed 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 tolose our reputation because of you," said Old Master Mallory. Then, he rose to his feet and walkedtoward the study.
Old Master Mallory had not even eaten breakfast early in the morning because he did not want to seeher 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 tohelp.
The maid watched Karen go upstairs and helplessly turned to Mr. Griffin. "Mr. Griffin, there are so manyreporters 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 toleave 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 notpractical given the current situation.
"Alright, I'll go buy groceries first." The maid could not say anything about it. There were reportersoutside the front gate. If she went out through the front gate, the reporters out there might even bargein 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 private land. They did not have themanagement of a gated community. Apart from the Mallory family's security guards at the gate, therewas 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, theycould only guard the gate to prevent the reporters from barging in.
On the other hand, when Luca returned to the company, there were a few female employees in theelevator.
As they watched Luca walk into the elevator, they greeted her, "Good morning, Dr. Craw."
"Good morning." Luca knew that she had become a celebrity within the company. With T Corporation'spublic clarification, 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 clarification by Luke was insignificant because the news about the Malloryfamily's daughter-in-law was even more sensational.
They started discussing it openly.
"Have you seen the news about the Mallory family's daughter-in-law?" One employee began as therewere no Mallory family members present in the elevator. Even though Luca was still there, thecompany had no rule against discussing gossip about people outside the company.
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 hiddenside 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 apoor guy and even..." the female employee hesitated, refusing to mention their intimate relationship.
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 easily label him assuch."
"Yeah, considering the conservative social norms back then, it's truly unexpected. Isn't Old MasterMallory supposed to be sharp? How did he choose such a daughter-in-law for his son? She might havetruly 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 awayfrom 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 andsurgeries. Thus, not checking the phone was normal.
She placed her phone in her pocket and increased the volume of the ringtone to ensure she would notmiss any messages. Then, she headed to the laboratory.
In the lab, Rhett and the researchers were already at their respective workstations.
They greeted Luca when they saw her entering the lab.
Luca organized a brief meeting in the laboratory 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 the latereply.]
When Luca was about to respond, she received another message from Johann: [Mrs. Norman'scondition isn't very stable. Her blood pressure is still fluctuating, often on the high side. The nurses aremonitoring her blood pressure every hour, but there's no significant improvement. We can only rely onregular monitoring for now.]
Luca's face turned pale after she read Johann's message.
Was Mrs. Norman's blood pressure not coming down at all?novelbin
It seemed that Luke's public clarification had not had much effect. Mrs. Norman still did not trust him.
Luca thought about how Mrs. Norman had suspected her relationship with Luke back then. She felt abitter 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 noneof them have shown significant improvement. Dr. Craw, would you consider treating Mrs. Normanyourself? 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 thingsbetween 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 bloodpressure doesn't come down, you can consider using electrotherapy medicine. Try a few differenttypes, maybe one will work...]
Luca was not worried about being accused 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 usedexcessively, it could harm Mrs. Norman's health.
[Dr. Craw, you surely know how to treat hypertension patients with your acupuncture methods. So, forthe sake of Mrs. Norman's health, can you spare some time to come to the hospital?] Johann repliedagain.
Luca bit her lower lip. Before she could reply to his message, Rhett walked over. "Dr. Craw, it'slunchtime. 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 havewhatever you're having."