Charles Todd Bess Crawford Novels & Stories

"You're telling me this prick is Bode Crawford's son?" The Crawfords came from both old and new money. Some even claimed that Bode was a trillionaire instead of a billionaire. "You're gonna wanna read the rest," Paxton sighed, so my eyes drank in the rest of the email. ~After the death of his wife Cecil, Bode never remarried nor had he fathered any more children, making his daughter, Blake Ashley Crawford, sole heir to the Crawford empire.~ "What the fuck?" I gasped. "Blake's a woman!"

informed Crawford. He knew that the lord was with the assistant girl and if he tells this to the First Lady she would be anxious. Chapelle was passing by when Crawford somehow saw him and called out, "Chapelle?" Raya knitted her eyebrows in confusion as she walked up to him to ask, "Chapelle…" "Oh, my Lady…pardon." He gave the empty plate of the food to Crawford and bowed down to her as he smiled. "Charlie, what are you doing here?"

Everyone seemed to be experiencing complicated emotions as they continued looking at Gerald. Though he felt awkward, Gerald simply walked into the hotel in a naturally poised manner. Xyla could only stare in astonishment as Gerald walked past her and headed straight for the stage. Realizing that Gerald was coming closer, Chairman Gordon immediately stood up from the middle seat and gestured for Gerald to take it as he said, “Please, have this seat, Mr. Crawford!” After saying then, he then looked at the rest of the guests before saying, “Everyone, we have a very distinguished guest today! This is Mr. Crawford from Mayberry, an extremely wealthy and powerful figure who also owns Mountain Top

The incident had horrified Anastasia and made King Theodore roar with laughter. Over the years, Leila seemed to have transformed into an elegant lady. Her posture was regal, though the boredom etched on her face reminded me of the mischievous girl who once left haughty Anastasia speechless. The remaining two participants, as Mrs. Porter had told us, were Anna Crawford – the adopted daughter of Lord Frank Crawford, who had never married or fathered a child – and Georgina Madden, from a collateral branch of the Madden family.

Charlie immediately looked at Cadfan and spoke up, “Did you see that? I, Charlie Wade, have always abode by the law. So, how could I possibly kidnap an old man like you? However, if Ten Thousand Armies were to make a move on you, you’ll have to pray for more blessings and fend for yourself, then.” “I…” Cadfan instantly trembled in shock as he blurted out, “Charlie Wade… you… How can you be so shameless?! You are indeed not as upright or righteous as your father, Curtis Wade! If your father was here today, he would certainly not make things difficult for an old man like me!”

"Why does Bex know the Crawfords' heir? They seem to share a better relationship than the one you two shared when you were still married!" He was once again subjected to Daniel's cold stare, but he had to say it. "Dante Crawford, the president of Issoire Technologies, married into the Johnson family. To the outside world, his twins' last name is Crawfords. They're even known as Mr. Crawford Juniors. But their surname on record is Johnson. Sam is their cousin."

I hurry toward them, clutching the car keys tightly. “I’m Racheal Matthews,” I introduce myself. “Someone called and asked me to come here.” They exchange glances before gesturing me to a bench nearby. I sit, my hands trembling in my lap. “We have some news,” one of them says as they sit beside me. I take a deep breath and turn to him, “What news?” I ask, my voice trembling but resolute. He clears his throat and leans forward slightly. This afternoon, “Jack Crawford succumbed to his injuries. He died from the burns.”

They said they didn’t take anything or put it on top so it was impossible for them. I opened it and a lot of paper came out to me again. I immediately remembered the necklace with the M pendant. I hid it in my bag and I wasn’t wearing it anymore because I forgot so I took it immediately. I looked again. I shook it and put it around my neck. I started looking at the papers. Maybe my Mom or Dad has a letter here. Or maybe there are important documents here. ‘Certificate of Deposit’? I frowned at what I had read. Depositors name: Mary Madison Evans.

“Has she called yet? Hurry up and contact the Crawfords!” The Crawford Family was the number one old-money dynasty in Kingsley. No matter how powerful Navia’s backer was, they couldn’t possibly outrank the Crawfords… right? Thinking of that finally gave Leonard a little confidence. Unfortunately, Linda’s phone remained unreachable. Leonard was beginning to suspect the woman had played him from the start. “Mr. Bell, don’t panic,” the secretary quickly said. “I heard Chairman Crawford is attending the racetrack tonight. To impress him, Liam Crawford recently imported a champion thoroughbred from overseas. Miss Vale probably went there early with him.”

Emily Warner I decided to dress up a little for my last dinner with Carter before he leaves tomorrow. So far he has only seen me in my sweatpants. I don’t know why but the thought of him leaving is not sitting well with me. He handles me so well, surprisingly he hasn’t hurt my feelings once which are very easy to hurt because I am very fragile.