Luca's fingers slightly curled. Wanda was currently still in the hospital. She did not tell Old Master Rayne about it.That was why he believed that Wanda was traveling.Meanwhile, Luca was worried that Old Master Rayne would sense something was wrong. She felt guilty for not accompanying him at the Rayne family house.He needed someone to keep him company now. Yet as his granddaughter, she could not even be the one to do that, and she even lied to him…"What's the matter?" asled Old Master Crawford, noticing Luca fall silent. "It's nothing. It just kind of reminded me of Ms. Rayne’s illness. But I heard Dr. Park say that the breast cancer specialist has arrived in A City to consult Ms. Rayne. Her condition currently seems fit for surgery. So, they’re planning to perform the surgery soon in the next few days. She should be able to go home immediately after the surgery,” rambled Luca before snapping out of her thoughts.Luca had been keeping tabs on Wanda's condition, always a
"Yes, sir," nodded Mr. Griffin. He then walked to the video doorbell camera, and opened the door for the two men waiting outside the door.As Old Master Bourne's chauffeur drove into the Crawford family's parking lot, Luca prepared to get into her car. Luca shot a glance at the driving vehicle, and knew immediately who Old Master Bourne was. Although his descendants hardly had any connections with Luke, they were an old friend of the Crawford family. She cooperated with Old Master Bourne's company on two projects when Luke was kidnapped by the Island of Despair back then.Their cooperation went smoothly.However, rumor has it that Old Master Bourne's descendants were not as adept at managing business. That was why Old Master Bourne was still dealing with some of the important tasks in the company even at his age. It was Old Master Bourne who dealt with her when they were discussed their cooperation.Luca remembered her first impression of Old Master Bourne. He was a man who a
Old Master Bourne was not anxious to bring up Lonnie’s matter. He lifted the teacup and took a sip. "How is it?" asked Old Master Crawford. The tea they served was of good quality. Yet, it was not time for the impending topic of conversation just yet."It’s good. It has a clear and refreshing taste that can't be compared to old tea. The flavor of the tea leaves is good. Crawford, which tea house is this from?" complimented Old Master Bourne."It's not from a big tea house. It's from our own tea house." smiled Old Master Crawford.Luke and Louis knew that the old master enjoyed drinking tea. Hence, the brothers bought a tea house in F province. The tea business was profitable and this way, the old master could enjoy some good tea too."Oh, that is really enviable." Old Master Bourne glanced at Lonnie, signaling him to say something.Lonnie noticed Old Master Bourne's gaze. He lifted the teacup and said, "Yes, Old Master Crawford. This tea has a rich and fragrant taste. It’s ref
Old Master Crawford did not bother insisting on their stay. "Alright then. Off you go. I have trouble walking so I’m afraid I can’t send you off.""It’s no trouble. I'll come for our game of chess when I have the time," said Old Master Bourne as he rose to his feet.Lonnie had no choice but to stand up and leave with Old Master Bourne, no matter his reluctance.Mr. Griffin carried the chessboard and walked towards the old master. Upon noting Old Master Bourne and Lonnie’s absence, he was confused. “Where is Old Master Bourne and Mr. Jackman?”""Something came up. They left.” explained Old Master Crawford as he sipped his tea. "Where are the kids?""They saw you greeting the guest so they went upstairs to read," replied Mr. Griffin. He looked down at the chessboard in his hands and asked, "Shall I put the chessboard away?""No. Come and play a few games with me," said Old Master Crawford. He pointed at the sofa next to him, insisting Mr. Griffin take a seat.Mr. Griffin smiled ki
On the other hand, Aunt Neile was cleaning the living room when Luca returned to the mansion.The vacuum cleaner was making a ruckus, so she quickly greeted Aunt Neile and went upstairs.Luca walked up to Luke’s bedroom door and peeked inside before their eyes met.“You’re back?” A faint smile appeared on Luke’s face.“Yeah, I sent the kids to the manor and had a chat with Old Master Crawford.” nodded Luca as she leaned against the door frame. When she noticed him sitting on the office chair, she asked, “Are you still busy?”“Yes, there are still some things I have to take care of at work,” answered Luke. The work at the company was endless, and he had to put in a lot of time to take care of it.However, it was not difficult for him because the thing that was most difficult to deal with was was that Luca’s situation had yet to be resolved.In order to restore her identity and for her to return to him, he had to get rid of the situation with the Island of Despair.The Island of
Luca smiled, “Aunt Neile, there’s nothing to worry about. Mr. Crawford already had Mr. Doyle make reservations. We’ll be going out to eat, so you get leave early today.”Aunt Neile was delighted to hear that. “Really? That’s great. My grandson keeps complaining that he doesn’t get to see me enough, so I’ll go spend some time with him later. Thank you, Ms. Craw.”“No need to thank me, Mr. Crawford is the one who gave you a break.” smiled Luca before picking up the empty wine bottles and walking out.Luke has a hobby of collecting wine bottles, so he usually keep empty bottles on shelves rather than throwing them away.Besides, the bottle itself cost more than any normaal bottle of wine.This way, other people would not be able to get a hold of these bottles and make counterfeits.After Luca and Luke had lunch, they rushed to the international airport of A City right away.There were many people coming with Marcos, so not only did Luke drive, but Lliam followed behind him as well
Ethan looked around and noticed no one was paying attention to him. He turned to Marcos, "I need a translator."He was the Abaza family's dedicated lawyer, not Marcos’.The elders in the Abaza family did not regard Marcos highly. Naturally, Ethan viewed him in a similar light. At the end of day, the family's legacy would never be Marco’s to take."It's been arranged," replied Marcos offhandedly, despite Ethan's huffy attitude towards him. Marcos knew Ethan looked down on him, but he could not be bothered to argue right now.After all, the whole family treated him with contempt. Thus, those who relied on the family for a living looked down on him too.There was no point in squabbling with people like Ethan, who oozed condescension. Ethan snorted, "How stingy of the president of T Corporatio. There are three of us, yet he only arranged for two cars for us. He even brought that woman along."No one bothered to respond. Marcos was busy replying to his assistant's message on hi
The three of them arrived downstairs.Luke and Luca were at the lobby, waiting for them.The moment they appeared, Luca nodded before turning around and walking out of the hotel entrance.Luke walked toward Marcos and Kastov. He was not surprised to see that only Marcos and Kastov came. He immediately said, "Let's go. I have a good bottle of red wine waiting for us at home."He immediately felt more lax being around Marcos now that Ethan wasn’t around.The two of them no longer had a reserved partnership, they treated each other like friends instead. They were more at ease with each other now.They left the hotel together.Jason, Marcos, and Kastov got into Lliam’s car. After all, Marcos were not silly enough to enter the same car as Luke and Luca. He would just be a third wheel.He took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, leaving the back seat for the two of them.Luke's car was ahead of them, and Lliam followed behind.An hour later, they arrived at Luke's villa.