The operating room was colder than the outside. Luca was worried that Queenie would catch a cold if she sat there for a few
hours.
Queenie shook her head, refusing to change her seat. She stared at the operating room and said, “I'll just sit here."
"Mrs. Norman, Ms. Norman will need you to take care of her after the surgery. You have to take care of yourself. You'll catch a
cold easily..." Luca knew she was not easy to convince. She knew Queenie must be thinking of being the first to stand up when
the doctor was calling for Leia's family.
Luca had no choice but to use Leia as an excuse.
Sure enough, after Queenie listened to Luca's reasonable words, she stood up and moved to the seat beside her.
Jack, who stood far away, saw them and let out a helpless sigh. "Luca is the only one who can convince her."
Luke was watching the two of them too. "Mother looks pale."
"Although we've found the donor, Queenie was so nervous that she stayed up all night knowing that Leia was going for the
surgery. She refused to take any sleeping pills too. How could she not look pale?" There was a hint of resentment in Jack's
voice.
After all, the couple had lived a peaceful life at first, but after Leia came back, she messed everything up.
It had been a long time since Queenie slept well.
"Dr. Park said that the risk is higher this time because Leia is in poor health. He told me to be mentally prepared," said Jack.
"Does Mother know about this?" asked Luke.
"Dr. Park knows she's not doing well. He only told me about this," replied Jack. Now that Queenie had devoted herself to Leia,
she would break down if anything happened to her.
Jack did not want the incident that happened 20 years ago to happen again.
Luke slightly nodded. Nevertheless, he had confidence in Johann.
"Luke, let me talk to you about something. It's about Luca. Please settle it as soon as possible. If Leia can't make it this time, I
hope our biological daughter can reveal her identity and stay by her side. Otherwise, she'll lose her mind," What Jack wanted to
talk about was this matter.
If Leia managed to survive, he would not stop Luke from getting his revenge. After all, Leia had to bear the consequences of
everything she had done before.
However, if Leia did not make it, he was hoping that Luca could prove that her true identity was Bianca in front of Queenie to
soothe the pain in her heart.
"It'll take some time," said Luke. “She has a big organization behind her. Besides, according to the information I've obtained, the
cases of famous people getting murdered around the world might have something to do with this organization. I have to be
careful to keep her safe."
“I understand... I just hope that this can be settled as soon as possible," Jack nodded. The way he looked at Luca seemed
helpless.
He was a soldier when he was young, but the situation had gotten worse at that time. Something happened, and he was unable
to accompany them on the day she was born, which led to what happened next.
Now, he had power and authority. His daughter was forced to hide her true identity and live as someone else. She was even
threatened by a secret organization. Still, there was nothing he could do.
Luca's future was counting on Luke.
The two of them looked at the two women from far away in silence.
After a while, Jack broke the silence and said, “Dexter and Leia entered the operating room at the same time."
There was only one way to get into the operating room, which was through that door. Luke frowned and asked, “Did Dexter and
Leia meet each other?"
“Yes," Jack recalled what happened just now.
Dexter kept on calling her when he saw Leia, and he told her that he would save her life no matter how much liver was cut from
him.
That kind look on Dexter's face made Jack think that Dexter's personality had switched to another person's.
After all, he only promised to donate part of his liver to Leia for the sake of money back then.
Leia was smart. She did not say anything and just ignored Dexter when she faced him. She showed no gratitude to the person
who donated the liver to her.
Jack stood beside them like a person who had nothing to do with this. He watched them until the two of them were pushed into
different operating rooms.
“Drama?" Luke did not ask much. He only knew that Leia would have ignored Dexter. She must have felt disgusted when the two
of them met each other.
It was because of that that Jack told Johann not to let Dexter see Leia and prevent him from upsetting her. That would bring no
good to Leia's health.
“Yes." Jack understood what he meant and said, “Let's go back and accompany them."
“Okay." Luke walked back.
He sat down beside Luca while Jack sat beside Queenie.
Queenie leaned on Jack's shoulder and asked in a worried voice, “Dear, it's been an hour. Why isn't there any news from the
doctor?"
Jack held Queenie's cold hands. He frowned and replied, “No news from the doctor means good news."
"Yes, Mrs. Norman. Usually, the doctor has already started the surgery. He won't send anyone out unless there's an unexpected
situation. Don't worry." Luca comforted Queenie too. She placed the jacket in her hands on Queenie's thigh and added, "It's
colder here. Keep yourself warm."
Luca brought another jacket along with her before she left the villa. She was worried that Queenie did not come prepared. That
was why she had been carrying it along with her.
“Thank you.” Queenie felt cold, but it was not because she was not warm enough.
It was because she was worried about Leia. It was the anxiety that made her feel cold.
Luca smiled and continued to stare at the entrance of the operating room.
Normally, a transplant surgery would need four to five hours to complete if there were no unexpected situations. That was why
Leia would not be able to come out so quickly.
Perhaps even Leia did not expect that there would be so many people waiting for her outside the operating room.
Luca recalled the time she gave birth on the Island of Despair.
The medical resources on the Island of Despair were sufficient, and an operating room was provided for Shanks to perform the
surgery.
Luca did everything she could to give birth to Nyla, but she was anesthetized and her looks changed after that.
Eler was the only one who stood outside the operating room and waited for her when Luca was pushed out of the room with her
face wrapped with bandages. She was unable to see the man she loved and her family.
However, Leia had done so many evil things and she still had family members waiting for her outside the operating room.
In contrast, Leia was more fortunate than her.
Luca sat on the chair, feeling a little thirsty.
She rose to her feet, and Luke immediately asked, "Where are you going?”
"I'm thirsty. I'd like to go downstairs and buy some beverages," answered Luca.
Luke thought of accompanying her, but he had to stay here just in case something happened to Leia. Hence, he nodded and did
not follow Luca.
Luca went to the vending machine downstairs and bought four bottles of drinking water.
She saw Marie when she was about to leave. She stood there and frowned.
They were not far away from each other. Luca noticed that there were black and blue patches on Marie's face. She had a gauze
bandage on her forehead too, and some blood soaked through the gauze.
Why was she in such a flustered state?
"What's wrong with you?" Luca arrived before her. Her brows furrowed deeper as she looked at her exsister.
Judging from the wounds on Marie's face, she knew it was not because of an accident. It was more like she got beaten up by
someone.
"It's none of your business," Marie snapped at her impatiently when she saw Luca. Marie limped around and tried to bypass her.