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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2391-Louis turned around when he was helping Susan up. He silently mouthed the word 'sorry' to Luke.

Luke shook his head to tell him that he did not mind it.

It was wrong to bring a stranger into the house. Even if Susan was deliberately finding an excuse to start the fight, he could not say that she was being unreasonable this time.

Allison did not think twice before doing something, and it had made everyone unhappy.

After Louis helped Susan and returned to her room, Mr. Griffin came forward and said, “Young Master Luke, Madam Allison is in her bedroom now."

"I know." Luke headed in the direction of the stairs.

Upstairs.

When Lanie headed to Old Master Crawford's study with Rainie and Tommy, they ran into Sophian.

"Miss, may I know who you are?" Lanie had a good memory. He remembered that no maid in Crawford Manor looked like her.

"I'm a guest of the Crawford family. You're..." Sophian looked at the three little children in front of her. They looked familiar, especially the two boys.

Were they the children of the Crawford family?

Sophian suddenly remembered that Luke was married and had children.

Could they be Luke's kids?

Sophian looked at how pretty those little kids were. She could not help but ponder. Although the kids resembled Luke, they probably did not just inherit Luke's genes. It seemed like their mother was a beautiful woman too.

Would she be able to defeat her?

Sophian touched her face. Although she had plastic surgery, it looked natural on her. If she did not tell anyone about it, no one would know that she had gotten plastic surgery.

She should be confident!

"Miss, you're a guest of the Crawford family, but why don't you recognize us?" Tommy smiled and asked, but there was a hint of mockery in his words.

Tommy was a little child. Tommy relied on his instincts and how much he liked someone to figure out what kind of person they were. He was not fond of the person in front of him, Sophian.

"I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with the Crawford family members. Your father..." Sophian squatted down and got down to the kids' eye level.

That trick could win the children's favor.

If they were really Luke's kids, then Sophian should build a good relationship with them. She would be able to leave a good impression on Luke by being kind to the kids.

Carrying the family lineage meant a lot to a big and wealthy family like the Crawford family.

If she successfully became Luke's wife, she would have to raise Luke's children. It would make things easier for her in the future if she could build a good relationship with the kids now.

Sophian did not have to please these little kids once she was pregnant with Luke's baby.

Lanie took a step back and said to Rainie and Tommy, "Let's look for Great-grandpa."

"Okay, Lanie." Rainie nodded.

Lanie and Rainie were more experienced. When their mother was still studying abroad and did not know they existed, many women tried to please them. They were just like the woman in front of them.

They wanted to replace her mother and become their father's wife.

Lanie and Rainie would never let such a thing happen. That was why they were experienced in handling such situations. They could not be fooled easily when they were young back then. Now that they had grown up, people were still using the same way to fool them. However, it had become even more difficult to fool them.

Their mother could only be Bianca, who was also Luca.

Sophian was surprised that the kids were not buying it. They were being rude for wanting to leave right away.

The great-grandpa they mentioned just now should be Luke's grandpa.

Sophian looked at them from behind. She suddenly recalled that there was a family photo hanging on the wall in the main hall when she followed Allison into the house just now. The three kids were in the photo too.

The three kids were standing in front of Luke. They were probably his children.

Sophian rose to her feet. When she was wondering if she should go after them, she remembered that the kids mentioned they were looking for Old Master Crawford.

Although the old master had a pair of cloudy eyes, she could see how deep his gaze was. It was as though he could see through everything.

Besides, the old master treated her coldly. It was not how he would treat his guests.

Sophian dared not to put herself in trouble and piss him off.

She had no choice but to head upstairs at the thought of this.

Allison's bedroom.

Luke pushed the door open and walked into her bedroom. Allison was giving instructions to the maid to place the things she had brought here.

Allison heard the door open. She turned around and saw Luke. She said, "You're here."

Her voice was as cold as ice. It sounded nothing like a mother who was surprised to see her son.

Luke's gaze fell on Allison's face.

Allison was not wearing a hat and a mask. The wrinkles on her face could be clearly seen under the light.

The deep creases on her face were like the folds on a witch's face in those cartoon shows. They were so deep that they were like valleys.

Allison was unhappy that Luke was staring at her like that even though Luke had seen her skin condition when it was worse. She said, “It's rude to stare at people like that."

“How did you come over here?" Luke withdrew his gaze and looked at the maid who was helping Allison to tidy things up. Then, he glanced at the bed full of clothes. It was a mess.

Allison liked to mess things up and leave her mess for others to clean up.

"This is my home. I'm the madam of the house too. Why? Am I not allowed to come back here?" Allison sat on the dressing chair and deliberately crossed her legs gracefully.

The only thing was that her image had nothing to do with elegance now.

"I've already arranged everything for you at the small villa. Grandpa isn't happy to see you here." A trace of iciness flashed across Luke's eyes. If someone were to say they were mother and son, no one would believe it when they heard their conversation.

"I came back to celebrate the new year and spend some time with your grandpa. What's the point of staying at the small villa alone? I still care about Old Master Crawford, and I want to fulfill my duties as his daughter-in-law. Am I not allowed to do that?" Allison toyed with the skincare products on the dressing table.

Sophian had recommended these skin care products to her.

Allison's skin condition was much better after she used them, but it had no effects on her dry skin.

"You can celebrate the new year here, but you brought a stranger into the house. There are so many maids in Crawford Manor. Are they not enough to serve you? I'm arranging a chauffeur to send that woman back to the small villa now," said Luke. He took his phone out and was about to make arrangements.

Allison snatched Luke's phone from him and yelled at him, "You have no idea that Sophian can save my life!"

Save her life?

Luke raised his brows. Her face was already terrible enough, but it did not put her life in danger. It was merely a facial treatment. How could that woman save Allison's life?

"Nonsense." Luke refused to believe it. Johann had also told him that as long as Allison's face did not continue to deteriorate, she would not have the risk of getting an infection. It would not threaten her life if she was not infected.

"Sophian can do the facial treatment for me to calm my allergies. What should I do about my skin if you send her back to the small villa? Besides, she came back alone to celebrate the new year with me. She came to save my life, but you're sending her back to the villa and letting her celebrate the new year alone. Does that make any sense to you?"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2392-Mr. Crawford Refuses To

“She has to go back. You can accompany her if you want. Perhaps you can ask the chauffeur to send you back when you need a facial treatment." Luke insisted and left no room for negotiation.

"No way. It'll be so troublesome for me to go back and forth." Allison immediately skipped Luke's first suggestion and rejected the second one. "There are so many guest rooms in Crawford Manor. Why can't you let Sophian stay here?"

Luke's voice was deep, and the expression on his face was as cold as ice. "Crawford Manor isn't some kind of shelter. Not just anyone is allowed to come in here."

"What do you mean? Sophian is my personal nurse. She's not a refugee." Allison furrowed her brows and slammed the dressing table.

"Bringing an unknown person into the house during the new year isn't allowed. I've given you two options. You'd better consider them." Luke stood up. He was not planning to let her continue with her nonsense.

Allison leaped to her feet and said, "How dare you say my subordinate is a refugee while it's totally fine for you to let a woman stay in your villa?! Luke Crawford, I'm your mother. I'm going to jump from here if you kick Sophian out."

The maid, who was tidying up the room, dared not to gasp for air while they were arguing. She was so frightened that she accidentally dropped the bag on the floor when she heard Allison say something like that.

Allison's eyes were red when she turned around and looked at the maid. She shouted, "My bags are expensive. Can you afford to compensate me if you ruin one?"

"I'm sorry, Madam Allison. I'll be careful." The maid immediately picked up the bag.

Luke chimed in, "There are many antiques in Crawford Manor. There are many important documents in the safe too. Are you going to be responsible for them if they go missing?"

"What do you mean? The woman I brought back here is a personal nurse. She's a professional, not any Tom, Dick, or Harry. She's not a thief either. How could you say something so mean?' Allison's voice was sharp.

Luke looked at her and replied, "It's not the first time you brought a thief into the house."

Allison was so furious that her hands were quivering with anger when she heard Luke's insult.

"Luke Crawford, I'm your biological mother, not Susan Armstrong!"

"You should be grateful that you're my mother. Otherwise, you'd still be in prison now," replied Luke. If it were not for Luke's sake, Old Master Crawford would not have let Allison get away with it easily.

Otherwise, her term of imprisonment would not have been shortened.

If it had not been for Allison giving birth to Luke, perhaps she would have to be in prison for another few years.

"You!" Allison burned with anger. She got so angry that she fell back into her chair.

Luke watched everything without an expression on his face. He said, "You'd better keep an eye on the person you brought here."

After that, he pushed the door open and walked out of the room. He saw Sophian, who was standing outside the door with a gloomy face.

Although the soundproofing here was good, it would not lower the volume of the person speaking inside. The person standing outside the door could still hear what was being said.

Sophian had heard their conversation. She lowered her head when she saw Luke walking out of the room. Then, she explained to Luke with a reddened face, "Mr. Crawford, I'm not a thief. I accompanied Ms. Allison here just because I need to help her with the facial treatment. Otherwise, with her skin condition, she won't be able to hold on until the surgery."

Luke did not say anything. His long legs stepped forward as he strode off.

He had no evidence to prove that Sophian was up to no good. After all, he did not get someone to look into her background.

Sophian was under Allison, and Luke did not think there was any involvement between him and her. That was why he felt there was no need to look into it.

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed across Sophian's eyes as she watched him leave. However, she eventually decided not to follow him. She lowered her head and walked into Allison's room instead. "Ms. Allison..."

Her voice was filled with grievance.

Allison had fought with Susan, and this time, she fought with Luke. The look on her face was even more awful. She asked, "You heard us?"

"Ms. Allison, I didn't expect that Mr. Crawford would misunderstand me. I think I should go back to your villa. If I'm not allowed, I can find a hotel and stay there for a few nights. You can call me if you need facial treatment. I'll come over to help you." Sophian made concessions.

Sophian did not want to leave here. That was why she intentionally said something like that. Judging from how well she knew Allison, the more she said such words, the higher the chances of Allison insisting she stayed.

It had taken her a lot of effort to stay in Crawford Manor. How could she leave that easily?

It was a great chance to get closer to Luke!

However, Sophian did not expect that what Allison did in the past would ruin such a good chance.

Now, the impression she left on Luke must be so bad!

"No!" Allison pulled a sulky face. "You're my nurse. Why should you leave? Won't you be proving what they said is true if you leave? You're a personal nurse, and it's not a disgraceful job. Stay here. Don't leave if I'm not leaving."

"But Mr. Crawford refuses to.." Sophian deliberately said that.

She could see that Luke and Allison were not on good terms when she met him at the airport.

Although they were mother and son, there was not even a bit of familial love between them.

Allison only cared about her interests, while Luke had no emotional attachment to his mother.

"He's not the one paying you. Why should you care about him? Crawford Manor isn't his yet. He's not in such a position to kick you out. Besides, Old Master Crawford didn't say anything either," replied Allison. She could not understand why Luke hated Sophian so much.

Allison would never be able to figure out that it was because of her.

Sophian put on a troubled expression.

Allison waved her hand in dissatisfaction and said, "It's alright. Just listen to me. Don't leave. This isn't up to him."

"Okay. Thank you, Ms. Allison." Sophian let out a sigh of relief. She did not have to leave as long as Allison was willing to ask her to stay.

Sophian had not taken enough photos of this magnificent and luxurious mansion. She showed off to her friends by posting them on her Instagram.

Furthermore, Luke, her target, was here as well...

Hence, she did not want to leave.

Allison's villa was luxurious enough to her, her villa paled into insignificance when it was compared to this mansion. It was not worth mentioning.

Sophian had only posted a few photos stating that she was on a vacation, and it had already attracted a lot of attention and comments.

Many were green with envious of her having such a wonderful vacation.

Of course, she kept her social media hidden from Allison.

"It's nothing. All you have to do is to treat my face." Allison touched her face and withdrew her hand with disgust.

Her skin was smoother than before, but the creases were still there. She could feel them whenever she touched her face. novelbin

These could only be removed through surgery.

"Oh yes, Ms. Allison, my colleague just sent me a message. Would you like to know what she told me?" Sophian changed the subject of the conversation.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2393-“What news?" Allison picked up a bottle of cream and started applying it to her face in the mirror.

Her skin was losing moisture several times faster than the average person, so she had to apply products like these from time to time.

Skincare products like these were costly, yet she applied them generously.

Sophian glanced at the maid.

Allison got the hint and said to the maid, who was still tidying up, "I'd like to talk to her in private."

"Yes, Madam Allison." The maid put down Allison's clothes and walked out hurriedly before closing the door behind her.

"My colleague said that the doctor who's going to operate on you is Dr. Steve, but he returned to his home country a few days ago, so no one can get a hold of him. Thus, no one is aware of the surgery. Dr. Steve returned to the hospital today and my colleague found out that he'll use new foreign technology to operate on your face. It'll mainly be to remove the wrinkles on your skin and also to inject some stem cells for your skin to regain its youth," Sophian said.

"New technology? Will it be unsafe?" Allison said with a frown.

"Of course, he'll only use it on you if he's confident. The condition of your face can't be cured with the previous methods. Your only hope is the new technology. Besides, Ms. Allison, our hospital has spent a lot of money to have Dr. Steve on board with us. He's a reputable person in the plastic surgery industry and has helped many patients in situations similar to yours. So, don't worry, there are many similar cases abroad."

"That's nice to hear, but I still find your institution's system to be a bit strange. If he's a doctor who's receiving high pay, there's no way he can't be contacted even if he's abroad on leave, right?" Allison

raised her suspicions.

"Things like this happen all the time because our hospital employs quite a number of foreign doctors, and they have several phones. For example, they might have a Korean number, but they won't necessarily use that number in other countries. In the hospital's record, Dr. Steve filled in a Korean number, so that's why we weren't able to contact him," Sophian explained.

"In that case, tell him that I'll go back to operate after the new year. Tell him to arrange the operation as soon as possible." Allison decided. After Sophian's brief, she became very interested in the new technology. It even gave her a glimmer of hope.

"Ms. Allison, this surgery is going to cost a lot more..." Sophian said politely.

"My son has plenty of money. The reason why he sent me to your institution is to cure my face, so money is not a problem," Allison said without a second thought.

"That's great! Ms. Allison, your skin will be cured soon." Sophian smiled.

Allison looked at herself in the mirror and touched her face. It still felt dry. Hence, she said, "Sophian, please do a facial treatment for me now."

"Sure, Ms. Allison." Sophian picked up the set of lotions on the dresser and was about to help her with her treatment.

Allison stood up and said, "Let's do it on the bed. It's annoying how there's no facial room here."

"Huh, there's no facial room here?" Sophian was surprised as there was no room for facials in a mansion this huge.

"Why would Susan prepare these things when she doesn't pay attention to self-care at all? Plus, I've been abroad all these years, so, of course, there isn't one." Allison lay on the bed and covered herself

with a blanket as she closed her eyes.

Sophian had witnessed the quarrel between them and knew that she and Susan did not get along. She poured and massaged some of the essence in her palm while continuing Allison's words. "The woman in the living room has a bad complexion, and her skin is even worse. Her pores are so big. You can tell at one glance that she doesn't have a good skincare routine."

Although her words were exaggerated and unrealistic, the corners of Allison's lips curled up as she was still glad to hear someone badmouthing Susan. "You think so too? That's what I'm saying. That unsophisticated appearance of hers makes her unworthy of being the madam of the Crawford family."

Sophian covered Allison's face with her palm full of essence. "I'm speaking from a skincare expert's perspective. That lady's skin condition is very bad and in dire need of help."

"Even then, you're my person, so if she comes to you, don't promise her anything," said Allison as she did not allow her people to attend to Susan.

"Ms. Allison, you can rest assured that I'm not that kind of person," Sophian reassured her.

She was not interested in doing Susan a service as she and Allison did not get along. She was not even Luke's biological mother.

"Okay." Allison closed her eyes as she felt Sophian's hands massaging her face. A while later, she said, "Sophian, I know what's on your mind."

"Ms, Allison?" Sophian was taken aback as she did not quite understand what she meant.

She had a lot on her mind.

"Luke. I know you have a crush on him. I can tell from your eyes." Allison's eyes remained closed.

"Ms. Allison..." Sophian blushed. She did have a crush on Luke, but would she have a chance?

"But he has a wife, and it's impossible for him to get a divorce now. If you do have feelings for him. It's not that I can't help you, but it'll be hard for the time being. Whether Luke accepts you or not is another matter as well," Allison enjoyed the massage on her face as she said slowly.

"I know Mr. Crawford has a wife, and I ran into his kids just now. They're very cute. Mr. Crawford's wife must be very beautiful, right?" Sophian probed.

"Beautiful? He was just dead-set on choosing that woman. When I introduced many beautiful women for him to choose from, he still wanted that useless woman who's not even pretty." Allison's words were full of disgust for Bianca.

"I see.." Sophian did not fully believe Allison's words.

Besides, most mother and daughter-in-law relationships were like that. Mothers-in-law would look down on their daughters-in-law, thinking that they were no match for their sons.

Apparently, Allison had the same thoughts.

“That woman is no good. Luke must have been blind at that time. They might not be divorced yet, but he has another woman now, so he must've finally seen her for what she is. It's only a matter of time before they get divorced, so Sophian, don't be discouraged. If someone else has the chance, you'll have a chance too." Allison patted Sophian's hand.

Sophian was stunned. She picked up the cotton pad and said, "Ms. Allison, I'll do a wet compress for you now, so it might be a little cold."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2394-"Alright." Allison was already used to the skincare routine.

Sophian placed cotton pads drenched in toner on Allison's face before slowly asking, "So, Ms. Allison, does Luke have another woman now?" novelbin

"The others think I don't know about this, but I do. The fact that he has another woman now means that he and his dad share the same morals. No matter how deeply in love they were before, their true nature will be revealed in the end. Sophian, I brought you here to open a new door for you. It's up to you to grasp it. You're pretty, so if other women can approach him, you can too."

"I'll try, Ms. Allison..." Sophian was outwardly calm, but she was shocked.

She had never seen a mother encouraging a woman to seduce her son who was already married with children of his own.

However, Allison's words gave her a boost of confidence.

At least when she tried to hook up with Luke, she would not have to worry about Allison being against it.

After Luke left Allison's bedroom, he went to Old Master Crawford's study and knocked on the door.

The old master's voice sounded from inside. "Is that you, Luke?"

"It's me, Grandpa," Luke replied.

"Come in," said Old Master Crawford.

Luke pushed open the door and frowned when he saw the situation inside.

Tommy was standing on the old master's chair while writing with a brush in his hand.

"What's going on here?" Luke closed the door behind him and went up to watch Tommy practice calligraphy.

Rainie explained from the side, "Great-grandpa said he wanted to check Tommy's progress to see if he's been slacking off because it's the holidays."

"Oh?" Luke looked toward Old Master Crawford.

"I enrolled Tommy into calligraphy class, so it's not too much to ask him to turn in his homework, right?" Old Master Crawford stroked his beard and said cheerfully.

He seemed to be unaffected by what was going on with Allison.

“Great-grandpa, I'm done." Tommy followed the old master's orders and wrote a couplet on paper.

"Alright, let me take a look." Old Master Crawford was even more delighted when he saw Tommy's calligraphy. He took after Luke. He may not be particularly interested in calligraphy, but he was quite talented when it came to learning.

No wonder the calligraphy teacher told him that his great-grandson had no interest in learning the craft but had a lot of potential.

Now, he could see that he indeed had the potential.

"How is it, Great-grandpa?" Tommy asked while looking at the smile on Old Master Crawford's face.

"Not bad. Another year and a half of practice and you can write letters for the family," said Old Master Crawford.

Tommy pouted and said, "I don't want to continue learning calligraphy."

"Oh? What do you want to learn, then?" Old Master Crawford placed the paper aside as he intended to roll it up and put it away when it dried up.

It was Tommy's handwriting, after all.

The fact that this little guy could write such words was quite impressive, considering he was still wet behind the ears.

"I want to learn the same thing as my brother. Calligraphy is boring," Tommy protested as he did not mind learning, but he did not want to learn something so tedious.

"You're not old enough to sign up for my class," Lanie said indifferently from the sidelines.

Tommy looked over at him and pouted in protest.

Old Master Crawford clapped his hands. "In that case, just continue learning calligraphy. When you're old enough, you can go study the same class as Lanie."

"Great-grandpa!" Tommy was unhappy.

Old Master Crawford added, "If you think calligraphy is boring, you can enroll in a few more sports classes like swimming and basketball, or even research classes for little kids."

When Tommy heard that the old master wanted to enroll him in so many classes, he could only keep silent.

Although these sounded interesting, he still was not willing to learn calligraphy.

However, his great-grandpa still seemed very keen on getting him to learn calligraphy...

"Enough. I have something to tell your Great-grandpa. Go play in the toy room." After assessing the situation, Luke saved Tommy just in time.

Otherwise, Tommy might cry on the spot.

The old master would not want to see him cry and wail on New Year's Eve.

"Okay, Daddy."

The three kids left the study together without lingering.

When the door closed, the smile on Old Master Crawford's face disappeared. He was in a bad mood today, but he only smiled because having the kids around cheered him up.

"Did you talk to Allison?" he asked.

“Yes. She won't go back, and she refuses to let that woman go back too," said Luke.

“Forget it. She's your mother. It's still the new year, so you can't chase her away to Korea, right?" Old Master Crawford sat in his office chair with a cane in his hands.

No matter how much Luke forced her to stop, he still could not do anything about her behavior.

After being released from prison, Allison turned into another person. She was no longer afraid of him, and she no longer tried to get on his good side.

“I'm going to ask the chauffeur to send that woman back," said Luke as having a stranger in Crawford Manor during New Year's would be a lack of decency.

Besides, a lot of people would come to pay respects to the old master during this period.

Sophian was not in a maid's uniform either. It would provoke controversy when the time came.

It would be fine if she just stayed in the bedroom, but Luke could tell that Sophian was not the type to stay in the bedroom without moving, so warning her would be useless.

If it were not useless, it would have worked when he was talking to Allison.

“I don't want to see Allison make a scene and embarrass the Crawford family on New Year's Day," said Old Master Crawford.

Luke kept silent as Allison might make a scene if he sent Sophian to the mansion.

“Forget it. Let's wait until after the New Year's Eve vigil." Old Master Crawford decided. He was a bit superstitious as he thought that if the manor was not peaceful during New Year's, then the rest of the year would not go smoothly.

Hence, he had to compromise.

“Grandpa, I'll take the kids back after breakfast on the first day of the new year," said Luke.

“That fast?" Old Master Crawford was surprised. No matter how much Luke wanted to avoid Allison, he would still have dinner on New Year's Day at Crawford Manor before leaving.

It had always been like this. He would take the kids and leave after dinner, but at the time, it was to avoid visitors.

“Luca is alone in the villa, so she'll feel lonely. But I plan to bring you over too. Luca will prepare a bedroom for you to rest in, so you can stay there for a while and return once my mother goes back to Korea," said Luke.

Old Master Crawford hated Allison and Susan's quarreling the most.

He could avoid all the bickering if he moved in with Luke.

“You're doing it for Luca, right? Luke, is Luca really an ordinary person? If she's an ordinary woman, you shouldn't care so much." Old Master Crawford raised his doubts once again.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2395-Luke knew that the old master was curious as to why he favored Luca.

However, he still chose to hide it as the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Plus, Old Master Crawford would not be able to help Luca anyway.

What happened in the future might only make him worry.

Luke shook his head and said, “There are many things I can't tell you in detail right now, but you'll know later."

"It's always this excuse. I feel like Luca isn't just anyone. Perhaps it's like what I guessed? Old Master Crawford continued to probe.

"Grandpa, you just need to know that Luca won't hurt you," said Luke.

"Will she hurt you, then?" Old Master Crawford asked him in reply.

Luca had done many things to harm the interests of T Corporation, but Luke knew that she was forced to do so.

She did not want to, but she was just being controlled.

Luke said firmly, "She won't hurt me."

Deep inside, she was still the same old Bianca.

Luke could tell that every time Luca had done something wrong to T Corporation, she would feel guilty for a long time and be absent-minded.

She would even look at him with guilt in her eyes.

She would not have that expression if she had done it on purpose.

Luke believed that Luca had no choice and was forced to do everything.

Old Master Crawford looked at Luke and felt like he was hiding something, but he could not bring himself to ask.

Even the children would shake their heads and say they did not know when he asked, let alone Aunt Neile.

"Fine, I've already retired. Whether it's T Corporation or the Crawford family, the future of this family will depend on you and your brother. Don't let me down," said Old Master Crawford. Zachary's dissolute life had made him feel like a failure until he raised Luke. Only then did he have a sense of achievement.

In the past, he was strict with Luke because he failed to educate Zachary. Now, he only hoped that Luke could push the Crawford family and T Corporation to greater heights. He did not want Luke to be dragged down by a woman.

"Don't worry, Grandpa," said Luke.

Luca was Bianca, so he trusted her unconditionally.

A knock on the door sounded, and the butler's voice could be heard. "Old Master Crawford, dinner is ready."

"This early?" Old Master Crawford was stunned.

It took two seconds for the butler's voice to sound again. "Didn't you request an early dinner?"

Luke looked at Old Master Crawford.

The old master thought before saying, "Oh, yes, I did say that. I got too distracted and I forgot. Inform everyone to go have dinner, then."

"Yes, Old Master Crawford." The butler did not ask whether it included Allison and Sophian.

He definitely had to inform Allison, and informing her would be the same as informing Sophian.

Old Master Crawford looked at Luke and said, "Let's go. Help me out. My legs aren't too well lately."

"Are you not feeling well? Go over to the villa tomorrow and have Luca take your pulse." Luke held him in concern.

The old master's complexion looked good, and he spoke with a lot of energy, but he said he was not feeling well. Perhaps there was really something wrong with his body.

"No need. I'm just tired these days because the memorial hall in the countryside is being rebuilt and many people have come to ask for my opinion," said Old Master Crawford.

The Crawford family's ancestors had always been in the countryside. They only came to A City to work when the old master was younger.

Hence, he had a place in the memorial hall in the countryside too.

"Just let them take care of this matter," said Luke as those people only went to the old master for money. There was no need for bloodshed as long as he gave them money.

"That's what I said, but then they said that the Crawford family is the representative of their memorial hall, so they have to ask for my opinion. I'm getting old. Tell me, how would I have the energy for this?" Old Master Crawford said helplessly. Those people were too enthusiastic, so he had to entertain them by listening to their plans and giving them his opinion.

"You can let Louis attend to these things." Luke pushed open the door and helped him out.

"Louis? He's the first to run away when he hears such things. Young people don't have much opinion about these things. Since I heard that they're trying to renovate it, you should give them some ideas or even a blueprint if you're free," said Old Master Crawford. Luke did have the talent, after all.

Luke raised his eyebrow. Designing a blueprint was not a difficult task. He could finish it in one night.

It was just that he had to do a field study.

"I may not be free, but I'll go to the countryside and take a look if I have the time." Luke did not make a promise.

"There's no hurry. They still have a long time to think about it." Old Master Crawford made it to the dining room and sat down with the help of Luke.

Susan, Louis, and the others were already seated.

Only Allison and Sophian were left.

Luke helped Old Master Crawford to the main seat, then sat beside him.

Susan said to the butler, "Everyone's here, you can serve the food."

The butler said, "Madam Crawford, there's still Madam Allison and Ms. Sophian."

"Huh, is she eating at the table too? Is she not afraid that her horrendous face will scare the children?" Susan was discontented when she heard that Allison was coming.

Thea would cry when she saw her scary face.

Once she cried, she would get scolded by Old Master Crawford again.

The butler kept silent as Allison was Luke's mother. It would not be right to not call her down.

"Enough. Since she's back, it'll be unreasonable not to call her down." Old Master Crawford reprimanded Susan for her sarcasm.

Susan said unhappily, "Father, she never came down to eat before. Let's just send food up to her room. Don't scare the children by letting her come down. Her grandchildren might be mentally strong, but that doesn't mean that Thea won't be afraid. She's timid and will have nightmares. Later, you'll get mad when she cries."

Old Master Crawford glanced at Thea. She pouted, and her eyes grew red. She had a cowardly expression on her face at the mention of Allison.

Luke made the decision. "Serve dinner and bring a tray up to them."

'Them' included Sophian.

She was invited by Allison, not the Crawford family, so there was no need to be too polite.

"Alright," the butler answered.

He was about to walk into the kitchen to get a tray when Allison walked into the dining room with Sophian. She looked at them and said in a provocative tone, "Oh, am I late?"

Yuri immediately held Thea in her arms to prevent her from seeing Allison's horrifying face.

"What are you doing down here? Do you want everyone to lose their appetite by seeing your rotten face?" Susan's tone was sharp as if she wanted to chase her out of Crawford Manor with a broomstick.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2396-Allison was not one to be trampled on just like that. She sat down on the chair and said to Susan, “This is my house. I can go wherever I want. Old Master Crawford is still here, yet you wish to dominate the manor yourself?"

"The one who wants to take over the manor is you. You brought a stranger into the house and even appeared at the dinner table to disgust people." Susan shook off Louis' hand and let herself loose as Allison's words had angered her.

"If you think I'm disgusting, you can go back to your room to eat. Plus, Ms. Sophian is a guest I invited. Is this how you treat a guest?" Allison pulled Sophian's hand, gesturing her to sit down.

Sophian watched their family dispute and forced herself to sit down without saying a word.

"My *ss! If anyone has to leave, it should be you. You're just a mistress. You don't belong in this family, so scram!" Susan was vicious. Her tone was harsh like she wanted to spit venom on Allison's face.

Every time she saw Allison, she would be reminded of all that she had to suffer throughout the years.

Her husband cheated on her and brought Luke back home, leaving Louis in her hands.

It was a good thing that Zachary was already buried underground, but she was left to face Allison alone.

Susan was filled with hatred.

"Scram? My son is still here and is the authority figure of T Corporation. You should scram. Staying here with that zombie face of yours will bring bad luck for the new year." Allison did not spare Susan, and she went head to head with her without holding back.

These words were all taboo to Old Master Crawford.

They had always been taboo to him, but even more so during the new year.

Thea listened to the two of them quarreling. She looked up at Allison's face and instantly cried out loud, "Mommy, the witch is here."

Yuri immediately covered her face and hastily tried to calm her down.

Allison's face turned red with anger when she heard Thea's words. "You damned kid, what did you say?"

Susan was even more furious. "Allison, shut up! That devil face of yours is scaring the kids. Aren't you going to leave?"

"Your granddaughter is just a coward. Who do you have to blame? What a wimp. Look at my grandchildren. Do they look scared?" Allison grabbed Lanie's hand. "Lanie, tell them, is Grandma scary?"

Lanie listened to the two of them quarrel and could not care less. He forcibly withdrew his hand and said, "Grandma, you're hurting me."

“Look, even your grandson can't stand you. You're the most humiliating one in this family. If I were you, I would just go back to Korea and stop embarrassing myself here." Susan drew out some tissues to wipe away Thea's tears.

"You..." Allison's voice ended abruptly with Old Master Crawford's rebuke.

Old Master Crawford stood up with his cane, and his gaze swept sharply over his two daughters-in-law. "It seems like there's no need for us to have this meal. There's no need to serve the food. Everyone, go back to your respective rooms and eat. You can go out and eat too. Just don't stay here and talk nonsense. How disappointing."

"Grandpa." Luke stood up.

Old Master Crawford raised his hand to stop him from continuing his words. He looked toward Allison. "Are you satisfied now that you've ruined a perfectly good family dinner? Go back. The Crawford family doesn't owe you anything."

After he ordered her to leave, Allison changed her expression and stood up in protest. "Father, I wasn't the one who started this. Why should I leave?"

"Shut up." Old Master Crawford fiercely looked at his second daughter-in-law in front of him. He should not have let her off the hook in the first place. He only let her in at the time as she was Luke's mother. It was because of that that this house never had peace.

"I won't. Father, you're biased because Susan is your first daughter-in-law. Her words were so harsh, yet no one helped me retort them. Why should I leave? She should be the one to leave." Allison lost her mind in anger as she bombarded straight into the muzzle of someone else's gun.

"Allison, how can you be so shameless? Husband and wife are supposed to be monogamous. What are you? The Crawford family has been kind enough to let you stay here for 20 years when you're just a mistress, yet you consider yourself a legal wife?" Susan thought that Old Master Crawford was on her side, so her words became ever harsher.

"Zachary and I were genuinely in love. We're not as dirty as you think. If you weren't such a dog in the manger, would I be here now? Susan, you're the shameless one. I—"

Luke could not help but interrupt out of anger before Allison could finish.

"Enough."

Susan's face had turned purple in anger from Allison's words, but the corners of her lips curled up after Luke's interruption.

See, Allison was only a mistress. Even her own son was not on her side.

She was in no place to argue with her.

"Allison, even your son is saying the same thing. Just shut up." Susan mocked her coldly.

"What's it to you?" Allison clenched her fists and resisted the urge to go up and scratch her.

Old Master Crawford watched the two daughters-in-law cause a huge scene on New Year's Eve while there was a guest. He left with his cane in his hands from the humiliation.

When the three kids noticed, they also immediately followed Old Master Crawford.

Susan snorted coldly. "Allison, you should have just died in prison. That way, Father wouldn't have to be angry with you over and over again." "Susan, you b*tch!" Her past was brought up, so Allison lunged at her without a word.

Luke yanked her hand. "That's enough. You're going back to Korea tomorrow."

Allison could not believe it. She stared at him with wide eyes. “Luke, I'm your mother!"

“With a mother like you, I wouldn't acknowledge you either." Susan held her hands in front of her chest and said as she watched the show.

“Mother, let's go." Louis pulled Susan to leave.

“Why? I still want to watch this go down and see how Luke betrays his loyalty toward his family." Susan drew her hand back and was unwilling to leave.

Louis was helpless as this mess was caused by her words.

Allison would not let herself lose, so naturally, the two of them would quarrel. New Year's Eve was ruined.

“Mother, Thea needs you to comfort her." Louis pulled her away without warning.

In the dining room, only the butler, Luke, Allison, and Sophian were left.

Sophian dared not say a word about the scene in front of her as she did not want to leave a bad impression on Luke.

“It's because you're my mom that I'm letting you go back to Korea. Go back tomorrow and prepare for your surgery. Mr. Griffin, put away the food and keep it warm." Luke left the dinner table.

“Yes. Young Master Luke," answered the butler as he kept away the served food.

A large sumptuous feast had been prepared in the kitchen, but now that a fuss was made, he walked into the kitchen and shook his head resignedly as he said to the chef, “Keep the food warm first."

“Okay." The chef had heard the commotion from outside the kitchen and understood the situation.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2397-After Luke left the dining room, he did not see Old Master Crawford nor the kids, so he went up to the study.

Sure enough, they were there.

Tommy was telling jokes that were popular among children in an effort to make Old Master Crawford cheer up.

Old Master Crawford was grim-faced. When he saw Luke walk in, he asked, "Are they done arguing?"

“Not quite." Luke shook his head as he was the one who forcibly put the war to rest.

"So, they're still arguing?" Old Master Crawford asked. Although he had already foreseen it happening, he was still upset that a nice New Year's Eve dinner was ruined.

"No, I'll have someone book flight tickets to send her back to Korea tomorrow," Luke said.

Old Master Crawford shook his head. "Luke, you know that she won't leave so quickly. Don't waste your money. There's no need to book the ticket."

It would not be easy for him to send Allison away if she did not want to leave.

Luke frowned.

It was easier to invite the devil in than to send it away. Not to mention, Allison came back on her own, so it would be even harder to send her back.

Even if the cosmetic surgery facility in Korea arranged surgery for her, she might not go at this point.

"Let the butler bring the food in here. I want to eat here with the kids," Old Master Crawford ordered. He could go hungry, but the kids could not.

When Allison entered the dining room, Susan started to pick on her. Before the kids could have a bite of hot food, they were forced to watch an argument that taught them bad things.

"Grandpa, let's eat outside," Luke advised as Allison would not come down and stir up trouble again after the commotion she caused, especially after he mentioned her returning to Korea.

"What's the point of going out? To continue watching the show? I've seen this drama for more than 20 years. No matter how interesting it is, I'm sick of it. Plus, what's so interesting about those two shrews? They just ruin the mood and affect the children's mindset." Old Master Crawford used taboo words.

He did not favor either daughter-in-law and scolded both of them at once.

Allison was wrong and talked harshly, but Susan was not any better.

They both took the initiative to stir trouble and cause a commotion for the Crawford family.

After Luke picked up his phone and gave the butler the word to bring the food in, he said, “Grandpa, come back to the mansion with me tomorrow."

"That's what I intend to do, but only for one day on the second day of the new year," said Old Master Crawford.

"But she won't leave that soon." Luke frowned.

"This is my house. How can I stay at your place all year round just to avoid them quarreling? Plus, many people will come over to pay their respects after the new year. Do you think Susan will be able to entertain the guests? Or will your own mother do such a thing?" Old Master Crawford asked him as this household still had to rely on him.

Neither Susan nor Allison could be trusted.

They were jealous of each other, so whoever was to be in charge of receiving the guests would cause a commotion. Besides, having someone like Allison entertain the guests would just disgrace the Crawford family.

Having two of them entertain visitors together would be worse.

Old Master Crawford had never seen them be at peace for more than half an hour.

Whichever one it was, they were destined to humiliate the Crawford family, so it would be better for him to attend to these matters personally so that he could be at ease.

Besides, neither Luke nor Louis were willing to do such things.

"Great-grandpa is right," Lanie mentioned.

Luke lowered his gaze.

Mr. Griffin knocked on the door. "Old Master Crawford, the food is here."

"Open the door and send it in. My great-grandchildren are hungry," Old Master Crawford said toward the door.

The butler opened the door and walked in with the maid. They were both carrying the food.

He placed the tray on the coffee table, and upon seeing that, the maid placed the other trays that contained the dishes on top of the coffee table as well.

Old Master Crawford leaned on his cane, then held Tommy's hand as he walked to the coffee table. He sat on the sofa. "Come, let's have dinner."

The butler looked at the old master and felt helpless as it was supposed to be a family dinner, but now, he had to have this meal in his study because of the argument.

"Luke, what are you doing standing there? Bring a chair over and eat," Old Master Crawford said.

Upon hearing that, Luke nodded and dragged a chair over to sit down.

Old Master Crawford and the three kids sat on the sofa and started eating.

The butler asked, "Old Master Crawford, the two madams and the guest... and Young Master Louis..."

"There's still food in the kitchen. They can eat it if they want. After Louis is done eating, tell him to come to the study. I need to talk to him," said Old Master Crawford.

"Got it, Old Master Crawford. Enjoy your meal and call me if you need anything." The butler exited the study.

The study lit with sandalwood incense was now filled with the aroma of food. It smelled like New Year's.

Old Master Crawford sighed. “I remember when I first came to A City to work. I had no money, so I would go to a little house smaller than this study to eat and celebrate with my coworkers. That meal would be the best meal of the year."

Although the three kids lived a privileged life, the old master would often talk to them about the old days when he struggled to make a living.

Thus, they were different from other kids born into rich families as they were aware of the hard times the old master had to go through.

"Great-grandpa, why don't we watch the New Year Gala after dinner?" Tommy suggested.

"Sure, let's watch the New Year Gala together." Old Master Crawford looked at the child, and his mind was more at ease.

Upstairs.

Allison stomped back to her room while Sophian followed behind.

After closing the door, Allison vented her anger. "I'm livid! What gives Susan the right to talk about me like that? One day, I'm going to chase her out of this house."

Sophian dared not talk loudly after seeing her behavior, so she could only comfort her softly. "Ms. Allison, don't get angry with that kind of woman. Why don't we think about tomorrow..."

She heard with her own ears that Luke was sending Allison back to Korea tomorrow.

If Allison went back to Korea, that meant she would have to go back to Korea too. However, she did not want to leave just like that.

She had not even gotten any benefits, nor had she shown herself in front of Luke.

Sophian smiled anxiously as she saw that Allison was only scolding Susan, so she bit the bullet and reminded her of the seriousness of the situation. "Didn't you come back to consolidate your position in this family? If you go back now, your trip here will be for nothing. After your surgery, you need at least a month to recover, so you don't know when you'll be back."

"Of course, I know that, but what's there to be afraid of?" Allison did not take Luke's words to heart.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2398-"Ms. Allison, aren't you worried?" Sophian noticed that Allison and Luke did not share a good relationship.

Nevertheless, all of Allison's expenses were paid for by Luke.

Although it was natural for a son to take care of his mother, Luke seemed to act like whoever was paying was the boss.

On top of that, Luke did not care much about his mother.

"Do you think I've spent all these years having learned nothing? I'm Luke's mother. Although he said that, he won’t do anything to me. He told me not to come back, but I’m back anyway. If I'm not willing to leave, no one can shoo me away." Allison sat on the sofa with her legs folded together. She wanted to act like a lady.

Seeing how confident she was, Sophian nodded and felt a little more relieved.

She hoped that Allison would not be afraid of Luke's coercion as she claimed.

After all, she did not want to return to Korea.

She would wake up laughing every day if she could be Luke’s woman and live in such a big mansion.

Allison touched her stomach. She was focused on arguing with Susan and forgot that she was hungry. She said to Sophian, "Sophian, go to the kitchen and bring me some food."

"Ms. Allison, don’t you want to go down to eat?" Sophian asked. She was a little unhappy. She was a nurse, not a nanny.

Allison pursed her lips and said disdainfully, "We caused such a scene. Why would I want to go down? Go tell Mrs. Nancy that I'm hungry. She’ll know what to do. Also, have her prepare more for you. You can eat with me."

"Okay, Ms. Allison. Give me a moment." Sophian showed no displeasure on her face even though she was annoyed.

She went downstairs to get food for Allison.

Sophian went into the kitchen and found that Yuri was also there.

Although no one had talked to her about the Crawfords, she got a general understanding from the situation in the dining room just now that the woman in front of her was likely the wife of Luke's younger brother.

"Hello, Mrs. Crawford," Sophian greeted Yuri politely. Although Luke and Louis were brothers, they did not share the same mother. Hence, she assumed that the two shared a competitive relationship.

Nevertheless, she was not dating Luke yet, so she did not want to make things awkward with Yuri.

Yuri tilted her head, glanced at her, and held up a glass of water. "Are you the specialist that Ms. Tanner brought back with her from Korea?"

"Yes, I'm a skincare specialist attending to Ms. Allison." Sophian was a little nervous, but she kept her head held high.

"Ms. Allison?" Yuri raised her lips and smiled mockingly.

Sophian noticed her contempt.

She knew that rich women like that often looked down on others, so she secretly vowed to step back now and take her revenge when the time came.

Luke was much better than her husband, Louis.

Yuri took a sip of tea and said, "Since you're a skincare expert, I'd like for you to do a facial for me when you have the time. The weather has been fairly dry recently and my face feels it as well. I've been so busy with work that I don't have the time to go to my usual beauty salon. I'd like to think that the skincare technology in Korea should be better than that in A City, right?"

"The skincare technology in A City is almost the same as that in foreign countries. Many Korean technologies are imported from A City," Sophian replied.

She would not have stayed in Korea for so long if it was not for the plastic surgery that she wanted to do.

"Is that so? It was nice chatting with you. Do a facial for me when you have time." Yuri finished speaking and left the kitchen.

Thea was triggered after she saw Allison's face and was still making a fuss in the room.

Sophian watched Yuri leave with a deep gaze.

'Do a facial for her? She dares to say that now, but will she dare to speak to me the same way in the future?!'

Mrs. Nancy noticed that Sophian was staring dumbly in the direction that Yuri left, so she asked, "Ms. Thomas, can I help you with anything?"

"Oh yes, Ms. Allison is a little hungry, so she asked for you to help prepare something for her and me. We're eating together," Sophian snapped out of it and replied to Mrs. Nancy.

"Okay, give me a moment. I'll prepare something now." Mrs. Nancy moved quickly and put their meals on the tray.

Sophian noticed that there were only a few dishes. They were different from the dishes that were served just now, so she asked, "Why are there only so few dishes? Weren't there a lot of dishes on the dining table just now?"

Mrs. Nancy smiled awkwardly and explained, "Before you came, the butler had already brought some food to the study for Old Master Crawford and Young Master Luke. Madam Susan had also sent someone to get her meal, so this is all that's left."

Allison was the last in the mansion to send someone over to collect the food. She was lucky that there were some leftovers.

"They move so fast..." Sophian was puzzled. 'Didn't Old Master Crawford storm off after his two daughters-in-law pissed him off? How did he have the appetite to eat in a blink of an eye...'

"There are children. They should never go hungry," Mrs. Nancy explained.

Sophian looked at the dishes on the tray and asked, "Is there any soup left?"

"There are still two bowls, but Madam Allison isn't a big fan of soup. She thinks it's greasy and fattening." Mrs. Nancy said.

Sophian shook her head. She noticed earlier that expensive ingredients were used to prepare the soup.

She said, "Ms. Allison needs to drink more soup. It's good for the skin. Please hand me the remaining two bowls."

She thought it was stupid that Allison did not want to drink such a good soup.

Sophian was greedy. She knew that it was good for her body and skin. If Allison did not want to drink it, she could have both bowls.

"Okay, Ms. Thomas. Just a second." Mrs. Nancy turned around and scooped the soup. She carefully placed the two bowls on the tray.

"It's quite heavy. Can a maid help me carry it upstairs?" Sophian asked. She frowned while looking at the platter full of food.

"I'll help you." Mrs. Nancy took the tray and went upstairs with Sophian. When they were about to reach Allison's bedroom, Sophian took the tray in Mrs. Nancy's hand and said, "It's okay, you can pass it to me now. I'll bring it in."

Mrs. Nancy was a woman over 50 years old. She had seen this situation a lot of times. She opted to keep quiet. With a smile, she turned around to leave.

'It seems that Sophian is not a simple person. Otherwise, how could she be serving by Madam Allison's side?' Mrs. Nancy was not clear about what Sophian's intentions were.

Sophian cautiously walked into Allison's bedroom with the tray and said, "Ms. Allison, your food is here."

"Why did you take so long?" Allison asked angrily.

“I bumped into Young Master Louis' wife in the kitchen. She asked Mrs. Nancy to do something, so it took some time," Sophian said, justifying her procrastination.

After all, if she mentioned that it was because she had a chat with Yuri, Allison would surely blame her. As such, she blamed Yuri for it.

It would not make a difference since Allison did not have a good relationship with Susan anyway.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2399-"Yuri, huh... Her husband isn't all that. How dare she act as such?" Allison hated everyone who was related to Susan.

She did not like Yuri although Yuri had not offended or argued with her publicly.

After all, Yuri could help Louis compete with Luke with her family's money in the future.

"Ms. Allison, let's eat. The food won't taste good if it gets cold." Sophian did not dare to continue on that topic.

After all, Allison had the character of a mad woman. If she overstimulated her, she would inadvertently be involved.

At that time, if she went to trouble Yuri, it would be exposed that she spoke ill of her behind her back.

Allison looked at the dishes on the tray and frowned. "Why are there only these few dishes? You didn't just pick the ones you liked to serve them to me, right?"

"I would never! Ms. Allison, this is all that was left when I arrived at the kitchen," Sophian explained quickly.

"This is all that was left? They all took the rest?!" Allison realized what had happened. All of them acted like they were fuming, but they would never let themselves starve.

They were faster than her to get dinner for themselves.

Sophian nodded, sat beside her, and handed her the utensils. "Ms. Allison, I asked Mrs. Nancy for two bowls of soup. You should drink it."

"I don't like soup. It's fattening." Allison frowned and said, "You can have mine."

"Okay." Sophian succeeded in getting what she wanted. She thought that Allison did not cherish good food.

On the other hand.

After Susan coaxed Thea, she went to have dinner with Yuri.

They, too, ate in the bedroom. After all, there was no need to go out of the room to eat after such a drastic scene.

"Mom, I bumped into Ms. Thomas just now," Yuri mentioned.

"Ms. Thomas?" Susan sipped some soup before she remembered who Ms. Thomas was. "Oh, Sophian. What was she doing?"

"She was getting food for Allison," Yuri said.

"Hmph! She still has the mood to eat?" Susan was fuming. She thought that Allison was a terrible person who could initiate fights wherever she was.

"Mom, Grandpa is really displeased with what happened. After dinner, let's bring him some tea and snacks, then apologize to him." Although Allison did go too far, Yuri thought that Susan started the fight when she mocked her.

If she had just shut up, there would not be so much drama.

"I don't want to go. I didn't do anything wrong! He knew that Allison's return would cause many issues, but he still let her move in! How could he!" Susan was stubborn and did not think she did anything wrong.

Yuri hesitated and let out a long sigh.

Louis took a few mouthfuls of food before he hurried to Old Master Crawford's study to make sure that he was not still fuming.

In Old Master Crawford's study.

After dinner, Louis went into the study and had tea with them.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry." Louis saw that there was no smile on Old Master Crawford's face. After he thought about it, he decided to apologize.

"What are you talking about?" Old Master Crawford was not an unreasonable man. He believed that the fault was all on Susan and Allison.

It had nothing to do with Louis or with Luke.

Louis sighed.

Luke had a handle over Allison, but he could not do anything about Susan. After all, Susan was exceedingly controlling.

He felt like a powerless little brat who never knew how to fight back.

"It's almost time. Let's go to the living room to watch the New Year Gala." Old Master Crawford glanced at the show time and knew that this year's New Year Gala was about to start.

"Grandpa, you're going to the living room to watch the show?" Louis was a little surprised. He thought that Old Master Crawford would want to watch it in the study.

"There's a big TV in the living room. Let's watch it in the living room," Old Master Crawford said. He thought that his two daughters-in-law would unlikely go to the living room to cause any trouble at this time.

Luke stood up and supported Old Master Crawford to do so.

They left the study together and went to the living room.

The butler had already prepared all the refreshments so they could have something to snack on when they were watching the New Year Gala.

After the New Year Gala started, Sophian went downstairs and saw them watching the New Year Gala. She was slightly surprised, and her gaze fell on Luke once again.

She did not expect that he would watch the New Year Gala.

'If only I could sit next to him and put my head in his arms as we watch the New Year Gala together.'

Sophian thought about it and got excited. It was as if she could foresee that happening.

"Ms. Thomas?" Louis raised his eyebrows and called out to her when he noticed that Sophian had been staring at Luke.

Sophian came back to her senses and responded, "Huh?"

"Ms. Thomas, what's the matter?" Louis asked. The three children immediately looked at Sophian.

"I was just about to take these back to the kitchen," Sophian said awkwardly. She was still holding the tray in her hand, which she held up slightly on purpose.

She wanted it to be seen by Luke and show him that she was not the kind of woman who would order people around.

She could attend to house chores herself.

"Oh, if you need something, you can just ask the maid to do it." Louis shifted his gaze back to the TV screen. He did not invite Sophian to sit down and watch the New Year Gala together.

Sophian was a little disappointed. She thought he would ask her to take a seat out of politeness.

She thought too much.

If they invited her, she would sit down without any second thought and would be more than happy to watch the New Year Gala with Luke. She felt weird if she sat there without being invited.

After all, she was Allison's guest, not Old Master Crawford's nor Luke's.

Lanie continued staring at her without saying anything.

Sophian met Lanie's gaze and thought that he looked like Luke. They were so similar even in the way they looked at other people.

She felt like she was about to be seen through by a child.

Sophian took the tray and walked to the kitchen.

Only then did Lanie return his gaze to the TV screen. He could tell that this woman, like all the women in the past, was interested in his father.

After Sophian gave the tray to Mrs. Nancy, she returned to the living room.

At that moment, Louis and the others did not seem like they were going to engage in a conversation with her.

Sophian stood there for a few seconds but still, no one spoke. In the living room, there was the sound of the New Year Gala program. She had no choice but to go back to Allison's bedroom awkwardly.

Allison opened her skincare bag and asked when she saw Sophian return, "Why did it take you so long?"

"I had a chat with Mr. Crawford in the living room," Sophian explained.

"Luke?" Allison asked, surprised.

Sophian shook her head and said, "Mr. Louis."

"Oh, him. That's normal." Allison took out all the masks and looked at the effects on the packaging. "Louis is a talker. He'll talk to everyone. I thought Luke had talked to you. That would be a shocker."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2400-"Ms. Allison..." Sophian walked over to Allison and looked at the rows of masks.

It was Allison's mask time. She had to spend a lot more time on skincare than normal people in a day because of the special nature of her skin.

Otherwise, if there was any negligence, her face may return to its original form. All her efforts during this period would be in vain if that happened.

Allison raised her head, saw Sophian's aggrieved expression, and continued choosing her mask. "Why do you look like that? You've only met him twice. You can't be that into him."

"Ms. Allison, don't tease me." Sophian put her hands on Allison's shoulders and started to massage her.

Allison enjoyed it very much. Sophian was a beautician, so her shoulders and neck massages were topnotch. "It's the truth. I'm sure you used to have a lot of handsome guys in Korea pursuing you, right? I saw that you receive flowers almost every day."

"They're nothing," Sophian said helplessly.

The men who pursued her were good-looking but they had an ordinary family background.

In Korea, there were a lot of handsome guys but very few rich ones. If she had to choose between looks and wealth, she would go for the latter.

Good looks were nothing to her. In Korea, one would not look too bad as long as they had money and were willing to go through plastic surgery.

Luke had not gone through plastic surgery and was wealthy and young. He was very rare, so it was not her fault that she fell in love at first sight.

Allison knew what she was thinking about, so Sophian opted to be straightforward. "You know how great Mr. Crawford is. Don't make fun of me."

"Yes, Luke is popular. I've introduced him to many women with good looks and families, but he didn't like any of them." Allison said slowly. She got mad thinking of the past.

He was not interested no matter how good the other party was. All Luke wanted was Bianca.

Even though Bianca was Jack and Queenie's biological daughter, Allison still could not bring herself to like her.

After all, Bianca reminded her of the dirty things she did in the past that she just wanted to get rid of.

"Why?" Sophian's heart tightened. She wondered if Luke's requirements for his partner were that high.

"He loves Bianca. No matter what I said or how much I paved the way for him, he still chose Bianca. He pissed me off so much at that time! Bianca is no longer in his heart, so Sophian, you still have a chance." Susan patted her hand and comforted her.

Although she looked down on Sophian, it did not prevent her from encouraging her.

After all, Luke seemed like he was playing around with everyone, so she was certain that he would not take this fling seriously. It would make Sophian want to stay by her side even more, which would benefit her.

"Ms. Allison, I don't understand what you mean..." Sophian blushed and lowered her voice.

"You know what I'm talking about. You're not getting any younger. You have to fight for some opportunities yourself." Allison hinted. She did not lay it all out and decided to change the subject. "Okay, help me choose one. What kind of mask should I use now?"

Sophian absent-mindedly observed the state of Allison's skin.

Allison was a little dissatisfied and said, "Sophian, do you think that I should give you a hand?"

Sophian shook her head quickly and said, "No, Ms. Allison, you're right. I should fight for it myself."

"It's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that Luke never listens to me. If I help you, it might hurt you. Whatever happens next is up to you. Besides, Luke is not who he used to be." Allison picked up one of the hydrating masks as she thought that her skin felt dry.

"Ms. Allison..."

"He hasn't divorced Bianca, but he has other women outside. Since he can do this, it means that you can stand by his side if you fight for it. Old Master Crawford is not against what he's doing, and neither am I. If you can win his heart, he's all yours," Allison handed the mask to Sophian and asked, "Can I use this?"

Sophian seemed to believe that if other women could stand by Luke's side, so could she.

She took Allison's mask, nodded, and said, "Yes, your skin is dehydrated. You can use this."

"Mm, I want to do this on the bed." Allison stood up, walked over to the bed, and lay down.

Sophian unpacked the mask and carefully applied it to her face.

"By the way, Ms. Allison, will they all stay up tonight?" Sophian asked. After all, she was from A City and knew about the local tradition of staying up to welcome the new year.

However, customs varied from place to place.

She had to understand the situation clearly before she could act.

"They won't stay up. They'll go back to their bedrooms after the New Year Gala," Allison closed her eyes and said.

Although the Crawford family still adhered to many traditional customs, the custom of staying up was long abandoned because there were many children at home. They and Old Master Crawford could not stay up late.

They would usually return to their bedrooms and go to bed around midnight.

"Okay, I see." Sophian's mouth twitched slightly.

She had to seize the opportunity that night. If Allison was sent back to Korea tomorrow, she would never have the chance to take action again.

Midnight.

The countdown was over, and the New Year Gala officially came to an end.

The butler helped Old Master Crawford back to the bedroom so he could rest while Luke walked upstairs with the three sleepy children.

The children usually went to bed around 10 o'clock. It was normal for them to be sleepy since it was midnight now.

Fortunately, they had already washed up and changed into their new pajamas. They could go to bed as soon as they returned to the bedroom.

Luke watched the three children get into their respective beds before he returned to his bedroom.

He picked up the phone and glanced at it.

At midnight, he wished Luca a happy new year and she wished him the same.

Luke smiled and looked at his screen tenderly.

He wanted to get rid of the Island of Despair as soon as possible so that he could be reunited with Luca.

Luke took the new pajamas that Luca prepared for him, walked into the bathroom, washed up, and put on new pajamas. He lay on the bed and was ready to fall asleep.

Tomorrow, he had to get up early and accompany Old Master Crawford to the family's ancestral hall for prayers before he brought the children home.

He had not seen Luca for a long time, so he missed her.

His bedroom door was opened as soon as Luke lay down.

The sound was very soft, but he caught it with his sharp hearing. He sat up and stretched out his hand to turn on the lights. "Who is it?"

Sophian was stunned and just stood there. She looked at Luke, who was on the bed, and said awkwardly, "Mr. Crawford..."

"Get out." Luke noticed that Sophian was wearing a sexy nightgown. Her skin was almost bare. He turned his head away and stopped looking at her.