Bianca was pleased as she watched him eat happily. She passed him a bun and said, “Try this, this has raisins.”After Luke finished the bread that he had, he picked up the raisin bun and quickly gobbled it down.Bianca looked at him and could not help but laugh.Luke had always been elegant while eating. Today was an exception. It seemed that he had been starving the entire time he was in New York.Like Bianca, Tommy was looking at Luke with a smile. He pointed at the corner of his mouth and said to Luke, "Daddy, you have some crumbs there."Luke picked up the napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth. As expected, there were a few bread crumbs on his mouth. He took a sip of his soy milk and said with glee, "It's wonderful.""Do you want more?" Bianca asked. She felt a sense of accomplishment when she saw them finish the breakfast she made."I’ve had enough," Luke said.When Tommy saw that Luke was done eating, he blinked his big eyes, climbed off the seat, and ran to Luke’s si
At noon, Bianca was worried that Luke would be so busy with work that he would forget to eat. She picked up her phone and ordered a takeaway for him before she went downstairs to have lunch with Sue.Bianca and Sue sat facing each other. Bianca stirred the tea in her cup with a smile and said, "Sue, do you know that Mr. Doyle is coming back today?"Sue paused and wondered why Bianca was bringing up Jason out of the blue."Ms. Rayne, can we not talk about him? It'll ruin my appetite." Although Sue addressed Bianca as Ms. Rayne, her tone was casual and endearing.Bianca knew that she was lying. "Do you know about it?""Yes," Sue replied. Jason had told her the moment he booked his flight.Seeing her pretending to be unaffected, Bianca took a sip of her tea and said, "Kari and Teri must miss him."Sue nodded and stayed silent.Some habits were easy to form but difficult to quit. Jason had spent a lot of time with their daughters before he left for the business trip. He was patient
Susan was not convinced. Allison’s skin was good, but it could not be attained from just getting enough sleep. She mockingly said, “What a joke! You spent God knows how much on your face. Just admit it if you’re old, there’s no need to spend a lot of money to try to maintain your aging face. Fortunately, Luke still has money. Otherwise, your face would be rotten now!"Allison sneered and said, "Susan, you’re jealous that I’m better-looking and younger than you!"Bianca saw that the two were quarreling again and glanced at Luke. His expression was neutral and he did not seem to plan to do anything.She thought that it was not appropriate for them to quarrel in front of the children, especially since they were back for the first time in a while. When she wanted to say something to ease the tension, Old Master Crawford’s majestic voice sounded. "Both your ages combined add up to 100 years old. Enough with the fighting!"Susan and Allison looked at the old man. Even though they were st
Bianca fantasized about the carefree lifestyle after she and Luke retired. Their hair would have been graying, and they would be living a relaxing life with their children and grandchildren without the troubles from work. As the sky continued to darken, the family walked back to the mansion. Old Master Crawford was sipping tea in the living room and watching financial news on the television. Susan and Allison had already retired to their bedrooms because they were not interested in that. Louis and his family were not in the house. They were at a dinner banquet. Only Old Master Crawford was in the spacious living room. Bianca looked at Luke and said, "I'll go and help Lanie and Rainie with their homework." "Mm." Luke nodded and let go of her hand. He went to the couch and prepared to spend some time with his grandfather. "Grandfather." "How was the walk?" Old Master Crawford turned his head and glanced at Bianca and the three children. Bianca smiled gently and replied, "
"That's not what you originally told me, Madam." Jon thought that it was very troublesome. Allison had told him that he could dispatch anyone that tried to stop him, and that would have been a much easier job. "What do you want then?" Allison was getting annoyed. If things went her way, she would not have wanted Luke to stay in the mansion for the night. Other than Luke and her three grandchildren, she did not care if anyone else in Crawford Manow lived or died. Jon saw the antiques in the study and thought that Allison had paid him too little. It was the right opportunity to ask for more. "It'll be easier if you pay up," he said. "How much?" Allison had expected him to say that. However, she had no other choice. "Five hundred thousand," Jon said. "That's daylight robbery!" Allison was reluctant to part with that much money. After all, that was ten days' worth of living expenses. "Those antiques are worth a lot of money, even in the black market. The more I take, the more
Luke quickly drove his car to the front door. Louis carried Thea into the car while Yuri pressed the bandage tightly on her head. Susan also went along to the hospital. Bianca looked at the bloodstains and the broken shards of the antique vase on the corridor. The stench of blood was thick. She could not forget how lifeless Thea seemed as she lay on the floor. "I'm scared, Mommy." Rainie took a step back and hid behind Bianca. She stuck her head out to look at the blood on the floor. "I'm scared too." Tommy also hid behind Bianca. He did not know why Thea was bleeding or why she did not answer when the adults called her name. Bianca covered the children's eyes and glanced at Lanie. His cute little face remained cool, and Bianca was impressed by his maturity. "It's fine. Let's go back to bed," she coaxed the children softly. "Mm," Rainie replied softly and looked away from the bloody floor. After Tommy fell asleep, Bianca went to Rainie's bedroom to check on her. The lit
Allison's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. "You can restore the footage?" She blurted. "The surveillance system is the most advanced in the world. Barring a power disruption, there's an eighty percent chance that the footage can be restored," the manager said. They would use the best technology for their important clients. "How about the remaining twenty percent?" Allison asked. "If the jamming device is too close to the camera, then our technicians can't do anything about it." The manager did not want to admit it, but he could not hide the facts when he saw Old Master Crawford's gloomy expression. "Don't worry, Old Master Crawford," he said, "We'll do our best to restore the footage and cooperate with the police." The stolen antiques were worth at least a hundred million dollars, and the culprit had injured someone. The manager knew how serious the incident was. "Mm." Old Master Crawford nodded as he saw the caretaker come over with cleaning equipment. The police ha
"Faster," Luke urged because he thought that Johann was too slow. "There's no point in hurrying. A mercury thermometer needs time to work," Johann said leisurely. He shook his head when he saw how anxious Luke and Bianca were. "It's normal for kids to have a fever, especially Lanie, who hasn't fallen sick in a while. It shouldn't be surprising that the fever hit him hard." As the saying went, "Sickness comes on horseback and leaves on foot." Bianca was nonetheless anxious when she heard that. She had been focused on taking care of Rainie and Tommy the night before and had neglected Lanie. She did not even know when he started to have the fever. Five minutes later, Johann took out the thermometer and glanced at it. "103.1 degrees. Don't worry, Lanie is a strong boy. He'll be fine after an injection and an IV drip." "Alright. Sorry to trouble you." Bianca's heart wrenched when she saw Lanie's lips cracking from the fever. She took a cup of water and a straw and said, "Drink som