Luke knew that the old master was curious as to why he favored Luca.However, he still chose to hide it as the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Plus, Old Master Crawford would not be able to help Luca anyway.What happened in the future might only make him worry.Luke shook his head and said, “There are many things I can’t tell you in detail right now, but you’ll know later.”“It’s always this excuse. I feel like Luca isn’t just anyone. Perhaps it’s like what I guessed? Old Master Crawford continued to probe.“Grandpa, you just need to know that Luca won’t hurt you,” said Luke.“Will she hurt you, then?” Old Master Crawford asked him in reply.Luca had done many things to harm the interests of T Corporation, but Luke knew that she was forced to do so.She did not want to, but she was just being controlled.Luke said firmly, “She won’t hurt me.”Deep inside, she was still the same old Bianca.Luke could tell that every time Luca had done something wrong to T Corpor
Allison was not one to be trampled on just like that. She sat down on the chair and said to Susan, “This is my house. I can go wherever I want. Old Master Crawford is still here, yet you wish to dominate the manor yourself?”“The one who wants to take over the manor is you. You brought a stranger into the house and even appeared at the dinner table to disgust people.” Susan shook off Louis’ hand and let herself loose as Allison’s words had angered her.“If you think I’m disgusting, you can go back to your room to eat. Plus, Ms. Sophian is a guest I invited. Is this how you treat a guest?” Allison pulled Sophian’s hand, gesturing her to sit down.Sophian watched their family dispute and forced herself to sit down without saying a word.“My *ss! If anyone has to leave, it should be you. You’re just a mistress. You don’t belong in this family, so scram!” Susan was vicious. Her tone was harsh like she wanted to spit venom on Allison’s face.Every time she saw Allison, she would be rem
After Luke left the dining room, he did not see Old Master Crawford nor the kids, so he went up to the study.Sure enough, they were there.Tommy was telling jokes that were popular among children in an effort to make Old Master Crawford cheer up.Old Master Crawford was grim-faced. When he saw Luke walk in, he asked, “Are they done arguing?”“Not quite.” Luke shook his head as he was the one who forcibly put the war to rest.“So, they’re still arguing?” Old Master Crawford asked. Although he had already foreseen it happening, he was still upset that a nice New Year’s Eve dinner was ruined.“No, I’ll have someone book flight tickets to send her back to Korea tomorrow,” Luke said.Old Master Crawford shook his head. “Luke, you know that she won’t leave so quickly. Don’t waste your money. There’s no need to book the ticket.”It would not be easy for him to send Allison away if she did not want to leave.Luke frowned.It was easier to invite the devil in than to send it away. No
"Ms. Allison, aren't you worried?" Sophian noticed that Allison and Luke did not share a good relationship.Nevertheless, all of Allison's expenses were paid for by Luke.Although it was natural for a son to take care of his mother, Luke seemed to act like whoever was paying was the boss.On top of that, Luke did not care much about his mother."Do you think I've spent all these years having learned nothing? I'm Luke's mother. Although he said that, he won’t do anything to me. He told me not to come back, but I’m back anyway. If I'm not willing to leave, no one can shoo me away." Allison sat on the sofa with her legs folded together. She wanted to act like a lady.Seeing how confident she was, Sophian nodded and felt a little more relieved.She hoped that Allison would not be afraid of Luke's coercion as she claimed.After all, she did not want to return to Korea.She would wake up laughing every day if she could be Luke’s woman and live in such a big mansion.Allison touched
"Yuri, huh… Her husband isn’t all that. How dare she act as such?" Allison hated everyone who was related to Susan.She did not like Yuri although Yuri had not offended or argued with her publicly.After all, Yuri could help Louis compete with Luke with her family's money in the future."Ms. Allison, let’s eat. The food won't taste good if it gets cold." Sophian did not dare to continue on that topic.After all, Allison had the character of a mad woman. If she overstimulated her, she would inadvertently be involved.At that time, if she went to trouble Yuri, it would be exposed that she spoke ill of her behind her back.Allison looked at the dishes on the tray and frowned. "Why are there only these few dishes? You didn't just pick the ones you liked to serve them to me, right?""I would never! Ms. Allison, this is all that was left when I arrived at the kitchen," Sophian explained quickly."This is all that was left? They all took the rest?!" Allison realized what had happened.
"Ms. Allison..." Sophian walked over to Allison and looked at the rows of masks.It was Allison's mask time. She had to spend a lot more time on skincare than normal people in a day because of the special nature of her skin.Otherwise, if there was any negligence, her face may return to its original form. All her efforts during this period would be in vain if that happened.Allison raised her head, saw Sophian’s aggrieved expression, and continued choosing her mask. "Why do you look like that? You’ve only met him twice. You can’t be that into him.""Ms. Allison, don’t tease me." Sophian put her hands on Allison’s shoulders and started to massage her.Allison enjoyed it very much. Sophian was a beautician, so her shoulders and neck massages were top-notch. "It’s the truth. I’m sure you used to have a lot of handsome guys in Korea pursuing you, right? I saw that you receive flowers almost every day.""They’re nothing," Sophian said helplessly.The men who pursued her were good-loo
His indifferent voice made Sophian shiver.There was heating everywhere in the house, so it felt like a warm spring. However, at that moment, she felt as though she was outside where the wind and snow were falling on her body. It absorbed the temperature from her body little by little.Sophian opened her mouth and breathed hard. She tried to make herself look calmer, but her legs were shaking involuntarily. She looked at the man whose head was turned away. There was fear in her eyes but also greed."I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford, I… I'm lost. Can you help me?" she said and took a step inside."Scram," Luke said without turning his head to take a second look.His voice was like a beast dormant in the night, warning the creatures that intruded into its territory.Sophian took a step back in an instant."I… I can't find my bedroom..." Sophian told a clumsy lie. She was so panicked that she felt as though she was about to cry.She thought that Luke would want her when he saw her dressed
Louis did not try to guess. He continued to read his book and replied casually, "Ms. Thomas?""How did you know? You left the room?" Yuri instantly became suspicious."I didn't go out. Ms. Thomas is the only outsider in our home. Since you asked the question that way, anyone can tell that you’re talking about her," Louis explained. If she had bumped into someone else, she would not have phrased it that way.From what he knew of her, if Yuri had bumped into someone at Crawford Manor who did something wrong, she would tell him directly who was doing what instead of having him guess.Yuri thought about it for a few seconds and thought that what he said made sense."What did Ms. Thomas do?" Louis asked."She wore black sexy lingerie and went to Luke's bedroom but was kicked out." Yuri did not dare to make up stories about Luke's interest in Sophian, so she told Louis the truth.Louis frowned when he heard that. He could not help but say in disgust, "That’s outrageous.""Mom is righ