[Don't blame yourself. I'm responsible for this too. I was too impulsive back then.] Luca recalled how she had defended Nina in
front of Pierre and argued with him.
Otherwise, Pierre would not have targeted her.
Luke felt even more uncomfortable when Luca did not blame him. Previously, she would think about him if anything happened to
her, but now, it seemed like she was enduring everything quietly.
He did not even know why she was willing to be manipulated by others.
Did they have something on Luca? Otherwise, how could she be willing to do so?
Luke stared at her deeply. Luca felt uneasy being stared at by him like this.
What was he thinking?
Her eyes met his deep eyes. There was no schemes nor coldness in that pair of eyes. It seemed like there was only guilt and
sorrow in them.
Luca thought she had seen it wrongly. She blinked her eyes. When she wanted to take another good look, Luke had already
turned around.
His phone rang.
Luca watched him as he answered the call. He only said a few simple words, “Deliver it up here."
After a while, Mrs. Nancy carried a few thermos flasks and food containers into the ward. She was slightly surprised to see
Luca's swollen face.
Luca was gorgeous, but she became like this after getting tortured by the kidnappers. Mrs. Nancy felt uncomfortable looking at
her.
"Ms. Craw, good morning." Mrs. Nancy took the initiative to greet her. It was because Luca had generously shared her recipe
with her before. Hence, Mrs. Nancy had a good impression of her.
Luke spoke on behalf of her before Luca could type on the phone. "She can't talk now. Pour a bowl of oatmeal for her."
Mrs. Nancy replied to him and placed the containers and thermos flasks on the coffee table. Then, she picked up the bowl on the
table and entered the bathroom to wash it.
Luke opened a thermos flask and glanced at the oatmeal in it. He said, "It's oatmeal. Are you okay with it?"
Luca made a sign, telling him she was fine with it.
After Mrs. Nancy cleaned the bowl, she walked out of the bathroom and poured Luca a bowl of oatmeal. When she was about to
walk toward her to feed her, Luke said, “Let me do it."
Mrs. Nancy handed the bowl of oatmeal to him.
Luke took it from her, picked up a new straw, and placed it in the oatmeal. "It's better this time. Continue to prepare oatmeal for
her in the next few days."
"Yes." Mrs. Nancy watched him carry the bowl of oats and head to Luca's bedside. He sat on the chair and brought the bowl to
her mouth habitually. Mrs. Nancy secretly sighed. It had been so long since she saw Young Master Luke being this attentive.
The last time she saw this side of him was before Mrs. Crawford was kidnapped and lost her memories.
Back then, every time Bianca fell sick, Luke would abandon his work to stay beside Bianca. He would take care of her attentively
no matter what the others said. He spoiled Bianca as if she was a princess.
After Bianca lost her memories, though, none of them had never seen Luke being so attentive anymore.
Now, he was placing his attentiveness on another woman.
Mrs. Nancy shook her head. It seemed like Mrs. Crawford would be losing her status soon.
As she watched Luke feed Luca, she said, “Young Master Luke, I've prepared some fresh milk. You didn't eat breakfast before
you went out today, so I brought your portion here. Remember to eat your breakfast on time."
Luca stopped eating the oatmeal when she heard that Luke had not eaten his breakfast. She typed on her phone: [I can eat this
myself. Go ahead and have some oatmeal.]
"Johann said you can't sit up straight yet. Eat it." Luke did not listen to her and continued to bring the straw to her mouth.
Luca had no choice but to eat the oats helplessly.
As Luke watched her eat the oats, he spoke to Mrs. Nancy, "Go back first. Deliver some more oats here when it's noontime.
Make some soup too. Let her have something different for a change of taste."
"Alright, Young Master Luke," replied Mrs. Nancy. She left the ward after that.
There was only her and Luke in the ward now.
After Luca finished drinking a bowl of oats, Luke asked her in a low voice, "Do you want some more?"
Luca typed on her phone: [No, thank you.]
Luke did not force her to continue eating. He put the bowl aside and said, "I'll find you a caretaker later.
Take your medicine first."
He would be worried if someone else fed Luca her medicine. After all, she could not open her mouth wide now. She needed to
be treated gently and attentively.
Usually, she would have to take her medicine within half an hour after her meals. Luca had no idea why he was urging her to
take her medicine now, but she still agreed.
[Alright.] After she typed on her phone, she watched Luke take out the medicine and sort it out according to the doctor's
prescription.
Then, he got her a glass of warm water and placed a straw in the glass.
He was attentive...
Luca was moved. She had been having dreams in the past countless nights. She dreamed of Luke being attentive to her.
After Luke sorted out the pills, he picked up one of them and brought it to Luca's mouth.
She slightly opened her mouth, trying hard not to move her muscles. However, it still hurt once she opened her mouth. She
endured the pain and swallowed the pills one by one.
As her face was injured, she could not drink some water before taking the pills. Hence, she could taste the bitterness in her
mouth.
Luke seemed to have thought of something and said, “There are no sweets here. I'll get some for you later downstairs. You'll feel
better when you take the pills next time if you have something sweet to suck on later."
[There's no need to, Mr. Crawford. I can take the bitterness.] Luca typed immediately when she heard that.
Luke frowned. Bianca hated bitter taste the most, but now, she was telling him that she could tolerate such bitterness.
He wondered how much she had suffered in the three years after she was kidnapped to be able to be so calm today...
Luke suddenly stood up.
Luca was startled by his movement and looked at him with a puzzled look.
Luke felt terrible, and that was why he did that. When he realized his abruptness, he said, "I'll find you a caretaker."
"Mmm." Luke made a sound with her mouth closed.
Luke shot her a glance and left without looking back.
Luca watched Luke leave the ward. She could feel his gentle and thoughtful behavior toward her, but she could also sense that
something was wrong with him.
The guilt and uneasiness in her heart were growing stronger and stronger.
If it had not been for Abel, they would be living a happy life now.
After a while, a middle-aged woman came in and introduced herself happily, "Hello, Ms. Craw. I'm the caretaker Mr. Crawford
hired to take care of you. You may call me May."
Luca typed on her phone. [Hello! I can't talk now. I can only talk to you through my phone.]
May replied immediately after she read it, "Mr. Crawford has explained your condition to me in detail.
Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."
Luca did not say anything more.
May looked at the food containers on the coffee table and the bowl on the bedside cabinet. She immediately got busy tidying up.