Chapter 1021 Partners In Crime
Crawford Mansion was in chaos.
Since the thief had yet to be caught, Susan clamored in front of Old Master Crawford every day to complain about
Luke. She said that Luke was not taking it seriously and he only cared about his own happiness, not caring about
Thea's injury at all.
Old Master Crawford was upset by her never-ending rambling, so he summoned the family and invited them to the
mansion for dinner.
Luke went back with Bianca and the kids. They walked into the living room and noticed Susan, who was alone in the
living room.
Bianca sighed and prepared herself for another storm.
"Lanie, Rainie, go upstairs to do your homework. If there's something that you don't understand, make a note of it
and I'll come up to help you with it later." Bianca handed the school bags to the twins. There were certain matters
that she did not want to involve the kids in.
Blanche and Rainie nodded and carried their school bags upstairs.
Tommy eagerly called out to Susan, "Grandma Susan!"
Susan responded with a stern expression and looked at Luke closely.
Their family was so harmonious that it made her jealous. Everyone was under the same roof on the day of the
incident but Thea was the one who got hurt.
Although Thea's condition had stabilized and she was getting better day by day, Susan could not find peace until the
thief had been found.
"Luke, when did your level of efficiency become so bad?" Susan went straight into questioning him, ignoring the
presence of the children.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLuke's expression remained neutral as he said to Bianca, "My love, please take Tommy upstairs."
He was more than willing to deal with matters as such alone. He did not need Bianca to be by his side.
Bianca was aware of his intentions and did not want to add to his stress. She said to Tommy, "Tommy, let’s go
upstairs to watch cartoons, okay?"
Tommy wanted to say that there was also a TV downstairs and they could watch cartoons here, but upon seeing
Susan's gloomy expression, he nodded and followed Bianca upstairs.
After Bianca and the kids went upstairs, Luke sat opposite Susan and said," Susan, the matter is under
investigation." "Have you been procrastinating? It’s been so long since the break-in and Thea has been suffering in
the hospital yet you haven't found anything useful. Are you trying to drag it out? Could it be that you’re in cahoots
with the thief?" Susan was filled with wrath and started making wild guesses because she had not heard anything
from him.
Luke's expression turned gloomy in an instant.
"If you have doubts about my ability, you can wait for the police to finish their investigation. I’m running a separate
investigation alongside the police. Both sides are working on it at the same time," he explained as patiently as he
could.
Susan was triggered by his response and pointed at him while shouting," You're finally willing to tell the truth! You're
deliberately dragging out the investigation to buy time for the thief! Are you happy that Thea is hurt? You and the
thief are partners in crime!"
Her tone changed from questioning to affirmative.
Luke was running out of patience and did not care about what she thought. When he stood up and wanted to leave,
Old Master Crawford came downstairs.
He had overheard the entire conversation. Old Master Crawford was exasperated that Susan said such things. She
was acting like a child rather than a respectful adult. He scolded her with a sullen expression, "What nonsense are
you talking about?" "Dad, did you hear what he said just now? He told me to wait for the police! This is your 'good'
grandson, the one you have high hopes for! If the police are useful, why do we need him to investigate the
matter?!" Susan was
arrogant and unreasonable. All she wanted was for Luke to fall from grace in front of Old Master Crawford.
Old Master Crawford had heard what Luke just said as well. Although Luke had not shown Susan any respect, it was
not as bad as she made it out to be. He stared at Susan and said, "Are you done causing trouble?"
Susan thought that she finally had something on Luke and refused to let go of it. "Dad, I'm not trying to cause
trouble. Maybe... he worked with outsiders to steal your antiques. Crawford Manor had a break-in the same day he
came back. How could there be such a coincidence?"
It was a coincidence, and thankfully, Old Master Crawford was not swayed by her. He knocked on the floor with his
cane and shouted, "Shut up!"
Susan felt wronged. Old Master Crawford was partial to Luke no matter what.
"Why would Luke steal things from the manor? Do you think that he needs the money? The cash that he has on him
now is more than what you have in your bank account. Thea is Louis’ child and Luke loves Louis. Do you think he
would do anything to harm Leia?" Old Master Crawford was annoyed with Susan. 1
Susan was a troublemaker. She would pick a fight whenever she saw Allison or Luke.
Old Master Crawford was so tired that he had even considered dividing the family properties after the matter was
over.
Susan wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and went on to talk about Thea. "Dad, Thea is still in the
hospital. I can't bear to watch her suffer. She's a sweet child and might have to live the rest of her life with a scar
on her head. How can I feel at ease when the thief is still out there?" "The police are not able to find him either.'
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAlthough Old Master Crawford felt bad for Thea, he was well aware of the situation. If the police could not find
anything, Luke would need some time to investigate the matter thoroughly.
"Someone who dares to steal from Crawford Manor won't be someone simple. Give it some time, and I don't ever
want to hear you spewing nonsense again. Luke will get to the bottom of it." Old Master Crawford warned her in
case she went on rambling.
Seeing that the thief had yet been caught, the Crawford family was the center of attention in A City. No one felt
safe with the thief still out there.
Susan was aggrieved. Luke had given her hope when he asked someone to assist in the investigation. However, she
had waited for so long and the case was still open. Hence, she lost her patience and thought he had no intention of
helping.
"Luke, what’s the status of the investigation?" Old Master Crawford stopped looking at her and turned his focus to
Luke instead.
"It’s still under investigation." Luke did not share any details of the investigation. There were a lot of people in the
Crawford family and if something was revealed prematurely, it may affect the investigation.
Old Master Crawford stopped pushing him when he heard his response.
Luke said, "Grandpa, I'm going upstairs. The children are doing their homework." "Go. Feel free to spend the night
here after dinner so that the children won't be tired from running around," Old Master Crawford said.
"Okay." Luke nodded and went upstairs.
Bianca was helping Rainie with her homework. When Luke walked in, she looked up and smiled as she asked, "Are
you okay?" "I’m fine." Luke sat next to her, picked up Blanche's workbook, and reviewed it.
"Daddy, Mommy had already checked it," Blanche put down the textbooks in his hand and said.
"Did you get any questions wrong?" Luke asked. Lanie and Rainie both went to elite schools that were much more
difficult than ordinary schools.
"Of course not! Rainie, on the other hand, is struggling," Blanche said as he looked helplessly at Rainie, who was
frowning beside him. She had not been attentive in class recently and did not understand a lot of the questions.