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"Alright. Cut the chatter," Luke interrupted Louis' incessant chatter.
Louis gave him an awkward smile.
He wanted to tell Luke why he argued with Susan, but after some thought, he decided not
to mention it.
After all, part of the reason why they argued was because of Luke.
Susan had always been unhappy with Louis’ decision to start his own business instead of
working for T Corporation.
In her eyes, Louis lacked ambition and aspiration. His company was seen as a mom-and-
pop shop, which was a world apart from T Corporation.
Susan had been urging him to sell his company and go back to work at T Corporation.
However, Louis was not willing to do so.
He did not even know how Susan found out that someone was interested in acquiring his
company. She brought up the matter today, encouraging him to sell it right away while
there were people interested in taking over his company.
Louis had grown tired of her nagging. His tone was a bit harsh when he talked to her,
leading to a heated argument between the mother and son.
Then, he got kicked out of the villa. He had no choice but to come here.
"Brother, I really envy you," Louis suddenly said.
Luke raised an eyebrow, set aside his work, and looked at him seriously. "Are you planning
to come back to work at T Corporation? I'll have my personal assistant arrange it
immediately."
"No, no!" Louis quickly shook his head. Send him back to T Corporation for work? He had
got to be kidding. "Except for your job, I envy everything else about you."
The intensity of work at T Corporation was not something he could handle.
Luke frowned and could not help but secretly cuss him out. He was even more envious of
Louis. This brat did not know how good he had it.
Someone had to shoulder the responsibility of managing T Corporation. Luke was groomed
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtas the heir by Old Master Crawford when he was young because he believed Louis was not
suitable for it.
While Louis was enjoying his life, Luke was focused on studying. When Louis was dating
and making friends, he was still studying.
Therefore, Luke thought there was nothing for Louis to be envious of him except the fact
that he had Bianca and three adorable children.
"Do you need me to contact your wife?" asked Luke.
"No need. I don't want her to run back and forth. I'm staying here with you today. I'll go
back when Yuri sends Thea to school tomorrow," answered Louis.
As soon as Louis finished speaking, the voices of three kids came from outside.
They had finished watching their cartoon show. As usual, they were supposed to wash up
and go to bed. However, Louis was here this time, so they stood in front of the bedroom
door.
"Uncle Louis,” they called out again.
Louis waved his hand and asked, “Are you all going to bed?”
"Yes. We just finished watching the cartoon show and need to freshen up for bed,"
answered Tommy as the kids' representative.
"Alright. Rest early,” replied Louis.
“Uncle Louis, did you get kicked out of your house?" asked Lanie. Previously, when they
lived in Crawford Manor, Louis had been kicked out by their great-grandfather on more
than one occasion.
Usually, Old Master Crawford scolded Louis for not being ambitious, hanging out with
unreliable friends, and not coming home.
Then, he would kick Louis out.
In these situations, Louis would always beg them to talk to their grandfather and make
him happy so that he could return home.
Lanie did not know why, but seeing Louis now reminded him of the past. He could not help
but blurt it out.
Louis' smile froze. He felt helpless. How was this kid so sharp?
Had he been eavesdropping outside the door all this time?
Lanie nodded in confirmation when he saw the look on Louis' face. "Oh, you got kicked out
by Grandma Susan. I'm sorry, Uncle Louis, but we can't help you. We need to get ready for
bed."
If it was Old Master Crawford who had kicked him out, the kids could have tried to talk
some sense into him.
However, if it was Susan...
Lanie turned around and walked straight ahead without looking sideways.
Rainie smiled apologetically at Louis. They were not Thea, after all. There was no way they
could make Susan happy. Then, she followed Lanie.
"Uncle Louis, you can stay at our house tonight. We have an extra bedroom!" said Tommy.
After that, he, too, joined his older brother and sister. He returned to his own room.
Louis' expression was a little stiffened. He turned to Luke and said, "Those kids of yours...
They're pretty..."
"Smart," Luke finished his sentence.
Louis did not want to admit it, but who would praise their own kids like that? "Brother, be
humble. You know what I mean!"
"They make me proud," replied Luke. If his kids were outstanding, he would brag about
them.
His kids were exceptional because they got top-notch genes from him and Luca.
Louis rolled his eyes.
"If you don't agree, you may go home." Luke's gaze returned to the documents. Even
though he did not look at his brother, he knew Louis had a problem with what he said.
"I wouldn't dare to disagree. Your kids are indeed smart," said Louis. Thea was also
outstanding among kids her age, but when compared to his brother's kids, there did not
seem to be anything particularly special about her.
Still, Louis did not insist on this point. He just hoped that his daughter would be happy.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLuca made her way up the stairs and overheard Louis praising the three kids.
As a mother, she could not help but smile. She walked to the bedroom door and looked at
the two brothers.
"Ms. Craw." Louis already knew Luca's identity, but he had been told not to reveal it for
now.
Thus, he addressed her based on her current status.
"Louis has been kicked out and will be staying here tonight," said Luke.
"Brother!" Louis did not expect that his brother would not give him any face in front of his
sister-in-law.
"I'll clean up the guest room for him," replied Luca as she nodded.
The guest room originally had bedding, but since Nina had slept there last night, Aunt
Neile washed that set of bedding today. Thus, she needed to put on a new set.
Luca did not expect Louis, a grown man, to do these things. Hence, she turned around to
prepare the guest room.
"Thank you!" Louis happily expressed his gratitude.
"You're welcome," Luca replied. She walked into the guest room, spread a new set of
sheets on the bed, and then went downstairs to get a new set of toiletries. After making
sure everything in the guest room was prepared, she came back to inform them, "The
guest room is ready for you."
"Thanks. Thanks a lot." Louis stood up to thank them. "If it weren't for you guys, I'd be
sleeping on the streets tonight."
"Your clothes are in the wardrobe over here. They're brand new. Feel free to pick whatever
you like." Luke also pointed to the wardrobe.
Most of his new clothes were kept in this wardrobe.
There were formal wear, casual attire, and sleepwear.
Louis would be perfectly fine living here long-term.
"Family, huh?" Louis quipped, unable to resist goofing around.
"Keep it cool." Luke, unlike his brother, had a straight face.
Luca watched the two brothers with a smile. She then turned around and walked to the
master bedroom, not wanting to interrupt their conversation any further.
After Louis stopped joking, he and Luke discussed the government's open bidding project
for a while.
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