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.
Marcos picked up the folder. His hand trembled slightly as he opened it. After being separated from his mother for so many years, he had always assumed that she had passed away. The document in this folder was his last hope. Marcos took the documents out and quickly scanned through them.Kastov looked at Luke and asked, "Can our conversation be overheard?" There was a reason why he asked that. What he was about to say could not be heard by anyone else.Especially the woman who just went upstairs."No one’s listening to us," replied Luke confidently. Since Luca had chosen to go upstairs, it was an action that clarified she had no intention of eavesdropping. He was not worried about it.Kastov nodded, "The woman who just left is one of the members of Island of Despair."Luke raised an eyebrow.Kastov sounded so confident when he said that. There was not a trace of confusion in his voice. He sounded so sure that Luca was from the Island of Despair.“Why are you so sure about
"Don’t mention it. You helped me too," smiled Luke before he turned to glance at Kastov. He was no longer talking about the Island of Despair.Luke knew that Kastov knew much more about the Island of Despair, but he was merely being cautious and therefore, reluctant to share more about it.With Kastov's help, his investigation and his goal of wiping out the Island of Despair would surely be within sight. "Alright." nodded Marcos, raising his glass. Luke and Kastov followed suit. The three glasses lightly clinked together, making a crisp sound.On the other hand.Luca remained in the study room upstairs. She did not plan to go downstairs, she did not want to overheard their conversation.Most of what they discussed was about Marcos’ family. It was better if she did not listen to them.Luca imported the files sent by Rhett onto her computer and browsed through them. Her phone, which was placed on the table, vibrated at this moment.Luca picked it up and glanced at it. It w
Nina nodded, reluctant to discuss anything about Pierre. However, she was still the one who brought up the topic. Nina nodded after Scarlett asked her that question, hoping it was enough of a reply."It's been so many days sincet he’s been kidnapped. There's still no news from the kidnappers?" asked Scarlett. Normally, if the kidnappers were after money, they would have contacted the victim's family to negotiate the terms for a ransom.It was unusual for someone like Pierre to be kidnapped without anyone contacting his family."No," Nina understood Scarlett's doubt. Kidnappers would usually either ask for ransom or proceed to traffick them. It was unlikely for someone as recognizable as Pierre to be trafficked.When they first heard of Pierre’s kidnapping, everyone thought the kidnappers were after the money. Therefore, they were investigating the case while waiting for the kidnappers' phone call.However, they have yet to receive any news despite it having been such a long ti