Bianca crouched down so that the three children could look at the photo too. "Daddy, Mommy, why don't we print a big one and frame it in the living room?" Lanie suggested. "Alright." Luke thought that it was a good idea. Other than the wedding photo with the children, they did not have any other family photos. The photo would complete their home. Bianca took the camera and snapped many photos of the children. Their laughter echoed at the lakeside. At that time, they did not know that a sinister pair of eyes was watching them from a small patch of forest on the opposite side of the lake. "Luke Crawford…" There was a vicious ferocity in that man's gray eyes. He wished that he could tear the man in front of him into pieces! … Luke, Bianca, and the children went to Crawford Manor the next day. Bianca held Rainie and Lanie's hands while Luke carried Tommy. The family of five entered the door. Before the adults opened their mouths, Rainie and Lanie greeted Old Master Craw
Old Master Crawford chuckled. The two children loved their mother very much. Tommy also tugged Old Master Crawford's pant leg. Old Master Crawford lowered his head and looked at the little boy. "Do you have anything to tell me, Tommy?" "Great-Grandpa, if you scold Mommy like that again, I won't play with you anymore!" The three children looked at their great-grandfather determinedly. Old Master Crawford looked at the three children and shook his head helplessly. "Looks like you don't respect your great-grandpa after all." Lanie corrected him, "We respect you, and we love you, Great-Grandpa, but we'll have to point out your mistake." Since young, Luke had told Lanie that he should be righteous and just. Lanie thought that Old Master Crawford had not been just. "Alright, alright, I was wrong. I won't do that next time." Old Master Crawford felt comforted by the determination in Lanie's eyes. The Crawford family needed people like him to pass on the family legacy. Lu
Everyone in A City knew about Allison's extravagant lifestyle. Old Master Crawford was not close to other wealthy ladies, but he had heard rumors. The Crawford family might be wealthy, but all that wealth had to come from somewhere. Old Master Crawford had worked hard since he was young and had amassed a lot of wealth. People from his generation were very thrifty, and they would save every cent whenever possible. Even until today, Old Master Crawford would not waste any money. His clothes were expensive, but they lasted for a long time. He always believed that clothes made the man, which was why he did not spare any expense on his clothes. What Allison had been doing was the exact opposite of Old Master Crawford's principles. Allison might have moved out of Crawford Manor, and her personal life was no one else's business, but all her money came from the Crawford family! Susan looked at Allison smugly while waiting for Old Master Crawford to continue speaking. "If you
Allison became nervous, seeing that Luke did not say anything. She had already maxed out her credit card, and she would be blacklisted if she did not repay the debt. One of her friends was the wife of a banker. Everyone would know if she got blacklisted. "Can you bear to see your mother starve?" Allison began to cry again. Her red and puffy eyes looked more realistic than ever. Rather than trying to evoke pity from her son, those were tears of desperation. Luke stood there with his hands in his pockets and looked at his mother coldly. Allison was used to Luke's cold treatment, but she was losing her temper. No matter how useless she might be, she was nonetheless his mother! Allison did not want to throw tantrums because she wanted money. All she could do was cry and evoke pity. Luke was getting impatient with his mother's waterworks. Through the entirety of Riley's incident, his mother had never even given him a phone call. Now that the matter was settled, he saw her in
Allison closed her eyes and tried to recall. "About half an hour." "Alright, Madam. I'll perform heat therapy to open up your pores before we proceed with the treatment." Elsa covered Allison's eyes with a damp towel before starting the treatment. Allison felt a blast of hot air on her face. She felt slightly uncomfortable and asked, "Why does my skin feel off recently, Elsa? It gets very uncomfortable with the slightest irritation." Elsa's hands that were mixing the beauty essence paused for a while as she composed herself. She smiled gently and said, "It means that your skin's condition is becoming better, Madam. Your skin is so soft and tender, so it's not surprising that it gets irritated easily. Look at the people who work menial labor every day. Their skin is rough, and they won't be as sensitive as yours." Allison thought that it was quite strange, but what Elsa said made sense too. Her skin was well-maintained, and it should not be surprising that it was more sensit
Elsa took out her phone and read that person's phone number to Allison. Allison took that number down. "Madam, may I know which of your friends it is?" Elsa asked curiously. "None of your business." Allison put her phone away and lay down on the lounge chair. "You two can go out for now. I want to rest for a while." Elsa nodded, stood up, placed a blanket over her, and left the room with Elise. The siblings went downstairs. "Elsa, why do you think Madam wants Jonny's phone number?" Elise asked curiously. "I don't know either. Try not to make yourself sound too close to him though. She'll be wary of us if she knows that we're friends with those people," Elsa reprimanded her sister softly. "Alright, I know." Elise nodded. "We'll just have to ask Jonny… Jon when we meet him." Elsa took off her gloves. She would wear gloves whenever she applied beauty essence on Allison's face so that her bare skin would not have to touch it. "There's no other reason why wealthy people
"Louis is quite egoistic. We shouldn't interfere in his family matters." Louis took the book from Rainie's hands and underlined the difficult words. He and Louis were brothers, and they knew each other's personalities well. Bianca nodded. She sat next to Rainie and listened to her read. In Louis's bedroom on the second floor, Yuri hugged Thea and gently coaxed her. The little girl was crying miserably in Yuri's arms. Her huge eyes were blurred with tears, which made people pity her. "Alright, don't cry. I'll buy a ballet dress for you." Yuri was angry after hearing what her daughter said. Louis was inferior to Luke in every aspect. He could not even afford a custom-made ballet dress for her daughter. 'Our daughter wouldn't want something that Rainie can't wear, you good-for-nothing!' She cursed in her heart as she listened to the heart-rending sobs of her daughter. "Mommy, I want a better dress than Rainie's dress." Thea did not want to be outdone. "Of course. Your dr
Bianca walked down the stairs with Lanie's backpack in one hand and Rainie's ballet dress in the other. The ballet dress had been pressed, and it could not be folded, which was why she did not put it in a bag but instead covered it with a plastic dust cover. Thea saw the dress and tugged her father's hand. "Daddy, I want that dress." Seeing that his daughter was interested, Louis asked, "Where did Rainie get that dress, Sis?" "Luke got it custom-made overseas," Bianca replied awkwardly. The scenes from last night were still fresh in her mind. Louis turned to look at Luke. He could still afford it for his daughter. Luke nodded. "I'll send you the address later." "Thank you, Luke." Louis patted Thea's head. "After you get the dress, I'll enroll you for ballet classes." "Yes, Daddy." Thea thought of something and went to Bianca. "Can I touch the dress, Aunt Bianca?" Bianca noticed that Thea's hands were clean. She nodded and handed the dress to her. Thea greedily caresse