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Susan pretended to be aggrieved as she bit her lip. "Father, Luke's affair has already
started to affect the Crawford family. I can't just stand by and watch. Besides, he hasn't
even divorced Bianca...
"Bianca has a volatile personality. If this matter goes international, she might decide to
return to the country. Our family hasn't had peace for even two days. We must handle this
matter properly. And also, the Norman family..."
Susan met the increasingly gloomy gaze of Old Master Crawford and paused for a
moment. Then, she said, "I'm doing all of this for the sake of the Crawford family."
"Mother, what do you think I should do?" As Luke watched Susan pretending to be
anxious, he wore a cold and indifferent expression on his face.
"Well..." Susan hesitated, not expecting Luke to actually ask for her opinion. She
pretended to ponder for a moment before continuing, "No matter what, there's still the
Norman family supporting Bianca. You should apologize to the Norman family.
"You must understand their influence. If they get upset, they'll put financial pressure on T
Corporation. So, you must apologize sincerely and hold a press conference..."
"That's enough," Old Master Crawford interrupted, refusing to hear Susan's insincere
suggestions. He knew well that Susan was the type that liked to ignite chaos. She just
wanted Luke to let the situation worsen.
Susan's mouth opened but then closed awkwardly.
Old Master Crawford's support for Luke was irksome to her.
It reminded her when Louis was not married yet. He was a bit playful but never got into
any trouble. Even so, Old Master Crawford scolded him anyway.
He even brought her into it as his mother.
Now that Luke's affair was exposed by the media, instead of scolding him, Old Master
Crawford was displeased with her after she just said a few words.
Susan wanted to say that Old Master Crawford was showing favoritism, but she knew
better than to voice that thought. It would only lead to another scolding.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I'm only thinking about what's best for Luke. We all know what that woman, Luca, is like.
But things are different now. Not only do we know about the affair, but the press knows
about it too. We need to take this matter seriously," Susan emphasized her good
intentions.
Luke slightly nodded. His eyes showed impatience. "I'll handle this matter."
Susan looked at the two men in front of her.
The old master appeared angry, and that anger seemed to be directed at her. Meanwhile,
the young man wore a cold, indifferent expression as if the situation was not a big deal at
all.
She stamped her foot in frustration. "Forget it, Luke. You can think of me as a meddling
mother. I can't control the foolish things young people do. Even if your mother were to
come back, she wouldn't be able to either."
Susan did not give Luke a chance to reply and turned to Old Master Crawford. "Father, I'll
go back now. Thea is waiting for me at home."
"Since you know Thea is waiting for you at home, don't come to Crawford Manor if there's
nothing urgent. It's not good to leave the child at home alone. The doctor also said that as
a grandmother, you should spend more time with the child," said Old Master Crawford. He
lifted his eyelids, but he was not looking at her.
He could not be bothered with his daughter-in-law, who seemed to thrive on chaos.
Louis had hired a child psychologist to conduct a psychological assessment on Thea.
The expert had pointed out some issues with the child's psychology and recommended
that her parents and elders should lovingly accompany and care for the child. Otherwise,
she would become increasingly withdrawn.
Old Master Crawford was aware of this matter as well.
Susan hesitated for a moment, unable to express her thoughts. In the end, she left the
topic concerning Luke where it was. "I'll go upstairs to get something before heading
back."
Then, she turned around and headed upstairs.
Luke noticed that it was getting late. He still had work to do when he got back. Hence, he
said to Old Master Crawford, "Grandpa, I'll go back now."
"Okay. You need to resolve this matter as soon as possible," replied Old Master Crawford.
He knew that Luke had already sought help from the Norman family and Wanda to force
Luca to admit her true identity.
However, there were still clarifications to be made to the public.
"Yes. I should be able to resolve it by tomorrow," said Luke. Jason and Gale were already
working on it. The news about him and Luca would be removed from the headlines by
tomorrow.
"Also, we need to fade this memory from the public's mind as soon as possible," reminded
Old Master Crawford.
Even if they clarified the situation, if the public continued to discuss it, it would not be
good for the Crawford family and T Corporation.
"I have another juicy piece of gossip ready," said Luke. To fade the memory from the
public's mind, they needed to expose a piece of even more sensational news.
Did Karen not want him to be famous?
In that case, he would provide her with another piece of news. This matter would only
affect Karen but not the Mallory family. Therefore, it would not impact his relationship with
Percy.
If Karen's news was not scandalous enough, he still had several celebrity scandals in his
hands that had not been exposed yet.
These news were not collected by him but by a newspaper company under T Corporation.
The only reason he had not released them was that the involved celebrities were quite
high-profile, and they had endorsement deals with a company under the Mallory family.
That was why he had temporarily held off on publishing those stories.
Old Master Crawford knew that Luke would handle things well, so he nodded and waved
his hand. He indicated that Luke could go home.
After Luke left Crawford Manor, he noticed a black sedan was following him while he was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmdriving on the road.
Luke realized that their tracking skills were not very sophisticated, so he knew the people
following him were not highly skilled. As a result, he did not immediately try to shake the
car off but let it follow him.
The black sedan continued to tail him until it stopped near the entrance of his residential
area.
Luke parked his car in a temporary parking spot, got out of the car, and approached the
sedan.
The two people inside the black sedan were flustered when they saw Luke walking toward
them.
The reporter in the driver's seat, who was holding a DSLR camera, asked, "Did he notice
us?"
"He's been trained. It's normal for him to notice us," replied the reporter in the passenger
seat. As they watched Luke coming closer, he asked. "Should we drive away now?"
"It's too late..." The reporter in the passenger seat watched as Luke approached them
from a distance. He eventually came to a halt just outside the driver's side of the door.
Luke knocked on the car window, signaling them to roll it down.
"Well, we're dead. But he won't actually harm us." The reporter in the driver's seat bit the
bullet and lowered the window. "Mr. Crawford, it's late. Is there anything we can do for
you?"
Despite the friendly demeanor of the reporter, Luke did not show any hint of a smile. He
glanced at the camera in the reporter's hands and asked, "Why are you following me at
such a late hour? Which newspaper company are you from?"
The reporter in the passenger seat only realized now that he was still holding the camera.
He could not help but feel regret. He should have hidden it so that Luke would not see it.
Incidents where celebrities smashed reporters' cameras happened almost every other day.
He was worried that his camera might end up in pieces.
He had not even gotten any juicy exclusives.
The two reporters exchanged glances with each other.
Was it still possible to drive away at this point?
"Which one?" Luke's tone was calm, but his presence was imposing.
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