Ch. 2731..2740

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2731-After a while, the three kids followed Aunt Neile downstairs.

Meanwhile, Luca was serving breakfast.

“Good morning, Ms. Luca," the three kids greeted her at the same time.

“Good morning. Come and have breakfast." Luca was all smiles as seeing the children put her in a good mood.

The children cheered and walked to the dining table to eat with her.

After Tommy sat down, he noticed that there were no cutleries at Luke's seat, so he asked, “Ms. Luca, is Daddy eating upstairs?"

“Yes, he has a lot of work to do." Luca nodded. She could not help but feel bad after recalling the thick stack of folders.

Luke was having a hard time, yet there was nothing she could do to help. Instead, she was causing him more trouble.

Luca recalled what happened yesterday. She was not wrong for firing Ambrose, nor did she do anything to wrong him.

Terminations like these happened every day in this city.

Hiring and firing...

Yet, she had never seen anyone splash acid on their boss for firing them.

That was what Ambrose did.

Luca was in disbelief that someone who was as calm and diligent as him would do such a thing.

“Ms. Luca, what are you thinking about?" Luca was not responding to Tommy's words, so he waved his little hands in front of her eyes.

Then, Luca came back to her senses and smiled. “I was thinking about work. What's the matter?"

“Nothing. You're just like Daddy, working non-stop even after you're home." Tommy pouted and thought about how both his parents were workaholics and his brother was a bookworm. The only normal ones at home were him and Rainie.

Luca saw the puzzled look on the child's face and patted his head.

“Ms. Luca, Uncle Louis is moving in today, so my brothers and I made some gifts. Can we give them to Uncle Louis?" Asked Rainie.

When the adults were busy, the three of them started preparing these handmade gifts after finishing their homework.

Although the adults would have gifts prepared, Louis often looked after Lanie and Rainie when they were younger, so they wanted to make some little gifts as a token of appreciation.

“Of course, your uncle would be very happy to receive them." Luca was surprised that the children had prepared other gifts.

"Yup, I remember Uncle Louis saying he loved my handicrafts! Uncle Louis has been living in Crawford Manor for so long, and he finally moved out, so Lanie and I decided to make him some handicrafts." Lanie nodded endearingly. Although she was all grown up now, she still remembered being held in Louis' arms. She also remembered him wondering when he could move out and not be under the control of Old Master Crawford and Susan.

After so many years, Louis was finally able to move out of Crawford Manor.

"I helped too!" Tommy raised his hands and said. After having Thea, Louis put all his effort into her. However, Tommy still liked Uncle Louis very much, just like Lanie and Rainie.

"All of you did a great job." Luca gave them a thumbs up. The fact that the children would do such a thoughtful thing meant that they grew up in a positive environment.

She was relieved that the kids were not too traumatized when she was kidnapped by the Island of Despair.

Aunt Neile came over with a plate of fruits and smiled when she heard their conversation. "Right, the young masters and Ms. Rainie have been secretly preparing the gift for several nights. They made it when you and Mr. Crawford couldn't come home early, and they prepared the surprise for Uncle Louis secretly because they were afraid of both of you finding out."

Luca looked at the children and smiled. Everything they did was out of kindness, which gave them, the busy adults, a pleasant surprise too.

"So, have you wrapped your gift yet?" she asked.

"It's already wrapped, and it's in my bedroom," said Rainie.

"Great!" Luca gave her another thumbs up.

After breakfast, the kids went back upstairs to play games instead of watching cartoons.

Luca took the chessboard downstairs as she was worried about disturbing Luke while he was working. "Let's play here, alright?"

"Alright!" The three kids agreed.

Luca sat aside to watch the three of them play, and she felt all warm inside at the thought of Luke, who was working upstairs.

What a wonderful weekend. If only Nyla were here.

Her three older siblings would take good care of her, pamper her, and treat her like a princess.

Luca was depressed at the thought of her youngest daughter, and she had no idea how she was doing on the Island of Despair. Eler was there looking after her, but she could not stop worrying as she was in the hands of Abel, and he might do something that could negatively affect the child at any time.

The children played until noon, and she was there with them the entire time.

Aunt Neile came over and reminded her, "Ms. Craw, it's noon, so you should go change."

Luca was wearing casual clothes right now, and it would be inappropriate for her to wear that to Louis' housewarming party.

"Alright." Luca glanced at the time and said to the kids, “Come on, you need to change too."

"Alright!" the kids said in unison.

Luca led them upstairs and glanced at Luke, who was still busy working. She went into each of their bedrooms to pick an outfit for them to wear to the housewarming party.

Then, she went back to the master bedroom and chose a simple long dress. After putting it on, she sat in front of the dressing table and put on light makeup.

Luke pushed the door open and walked in. He saw her filling in her eyebrows in front of the mirror and walked over before placing his hands on her shoulder. Then, he bent down to kiss her on the cheek.

Luca's hand trembled a little bit as Luke's sudden kiss almost made her ruin her eyebrows.

"Luke..." Her cheeks were flushed, and her voice was delicate.

"It was too tempting, and I just couldn't resist." Luke chuckled. Seeing her reaction after his surprise kiss expanded the joy in his heart.

"You almost made my eyebrows crooked.." Luca seemed as if she were complaining, but she was not mad about it.

"Looks good to me," Luke looked at her closely in the mirror and joked.

Luca shook her head without explaining to him what she actually meant.

She did not usually wear makeup, so she was not that skilled. If she started off with light makeup, it was less likely for her to end up looking like a disaster.

If she had used more strength when drawing her eyebrows just now, it would have left an obvious mark.

Luca continued tracing the shape of her eyebrows in the mirror.

"You look beautiful without makeup too," said Luke. It was not just words of flattery; it was the truth.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2732-Luca's hand paused for a moment, and she looked at herself in the mirror with a faint smile. Then, she put down the eyebrow pencil and turned around to tease him, “Mr. Crawford, was your breakfast this morning sweet? Why are such sweet words coming out of your mouth?"

"I'm just saying the truth." Luke looked at her elegant features. Whether it was Bianca or Luca, she was still pretty.

Even if all her features had changed, it was still the same face that he adored.

"But the coffee today was quite sweet," he added.

When Luca heard that, she was wondering how could the coffee be sweet when no sugar was added? Then, she instantly knew what he meant, and she blushed again. She sat upright and continued filling in her eyebrows. "I didn't know you liked sweet drinks. I'll add more sugar for you next time."

"Sure," Luke agreed without hesitation.

Luca smiled and shook her head. He actually agreed.

She was familiar with how Luke liked his coffee. She knew that he did not add milk or sugar as he liked plain bitter coffee. He said that it was the only way he could get the authentic taste of coffee.

After putting on makeup, Luca looked at herself carefully in the mirror to see if there were any mistakes. She stood up when she was done checking.

Luke had finished changing at the same time.

"It's almost time, and I just got Louis' message. Let's go," said Luke as he put his phone away.

Louis had just sent him a message saying that all the preparations were done, and they could go now.

"Great, all the presents are ready, but I don't think the two of us can carry them. We need Aunt Neile to help," said Luca.

Although Luke and Louis were brothers, they did not share the same mother. No matter how well they got along, if he ever fell short as the elder brother, Susan would give him a mouthful.

She was not willing to see her beloved man getting slandered by Susan, so she did not hold back when buying gifts and home appliances, and the price tags were hefty too.

That way, it showed that Louis was important to Luke, so Susan would not criticize him in front of others.

"Sure, it's not that far anyway," Luke followed her downstairs after saying that.

The kids were already waiting downstairs.

"I'll go tell Aunt Neile," said Luca as she turned and walked into the kitchen as Aunt Neile and Aunt Laurel should be busy in the kitchen right now.

"Can you help deliver the gifts to Master Louis' house?" She walked into the kitchen and saw both of them there, so she asked.

"Of course. It's no problem," said Aunt Neile with a smile as she stopped what she was doing.

Aunt Laurel nodded and stopped the task at hand as she followed Luca out of the kitchen.

Luca went to the storage room and intended to have Aunt Neile carry the lighter gifts, but Aunt Neile unexpectedly picked up the heavier appliances and walked out. "Ms. Craw, you should take the lighter ones."

Aunt Laurel followed suit and carried another piece of appliance out.

Luca shook her head at the sight of both of them. She bent over to pick up the remaining appliances. However, Luke walked in and took the rest. "Is this it?"

"Yup." Luca had no choice but to pick up the two bags of small gifts.

Aunt Neile and Aunt Laurel had taken all the heavy ones, and these two bags were light.

Luca walked out of the storage room to see Luke and the kids waiting for her.

"Ms. Luca, let me help you." Lanie came over to take a bag from her hands.

The gift the kids prepared was being carried by Tommy and Rainie, so he came over himself to help Luca carry the bags.

"Sure." The bag was not heavy, so Luca let him carry the other one.

They walked out of the house and went to the house next door.

The gate was wide open because of the housewarming party, so they just walked in. Aunt Neile and Aunt Laurel had put down all the appliances by then.

"Brother, you're here." Louis smiled brightly when he saw Luke walk in, and he walked over to greet him.

"Yeah, where should I put these?" Asked Luke.

Louis noticed that each of them had something in their hands and said in surprise, "That many? Put them here."

He led them to where the presents should be placed.

"There isn't a lot. It's just a few things," said Luke as he put down the appliances. Then, he took the bags from Luca and Lanie to put them aside as well.

Luca did buy a lot, but Louis was his brother, so the amount she bought was justifiable.

It was just a token of appreciation.

"Uncle Louis, the three of us made these gifts for you!" Rainie took the bags and handed them to Louis.

"You made these? Amazing." Louis happily accepted the gifts and said to Luke with a smile. "Brother, the gifts my niece and nephew gave are better than yours."

"I think so too. These kids have been making them for several nights, and they even kept it a secret from us, saying that they wanted to give you a surprise." A smirk appeared on Luke's face.

"Thank you, Lanie, Rainie, and Tommy." Louis thanked the three of them and called over the temporary maid from Crawford Manor, "Aunt Cassy, bring these two gifts to my room."

“Yes, Master Louis." Aunt Cassy took the gifts inside.

“Brother, Dr. Craw, have a seat in the garden first. We'll eat once everyone is almost here," said Louis.

"Sure." Luke was about to leave when Susan made her way over here.

“Luke, you're here?" Susan squinted. She was greeting Luke, but her eyes were on Luca.

Why was she here?

What a disgrace. Why did Louis invite her?

The thought of Luca sucking up to Old Master Crawford again and again annoyed Susan.

She was just someone who knew a little bit about pharmacology, yet Old Master Crawford treated her as if she was his future granddaughter-in-law, and that made her speechless.

It had not been long since Bianca was chased away, and now came Luca. The women Luke brought home gave her a hard time.

“Mother," Luke greeted her with a cold expression as the warmth in his eyes disappeared immediately from when he was looking at Louis.

“Grandma Susan," the three kids greeted her too.

“Hello, Madam Crawford." Luca had no choice but to greet her too, but she did so in a monotonous voice.

Susan's lips curled upward as she looked at the table where the gifts were placed. All the gifts had been checked and recorded by her, so she knew at a glance what gifts were just added to the pile.

Susan was being fussy, and she asked, “That's all?"

“Mother..." Louis frowned. Although it was only two words, he could tell from her tone that she was criticizing Luke.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2733-Susan gave him a cold glance before sitting down on the chair near her. Her movements were graceful, yet the expression on her face was full of dissatisfaction.

"Luke, has T Corporation's performance been poor lately?" asked Susan.

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Louis tried to stop her.

Susan glowered at him. "Shut up. I'm just asking about the company's situation. I'm also one of the shareholders of the company. That can't be a problem, right, Luke?"

"No," Luke replied coldly. He knew what Susan wanted to talk about. "We'll be distributing the dividends for last year's performance next month. You'll find out how T Corporation is doing then."

"Well, it does sound like T Corporation is doing quite well. Are you facing some difficulties? Otherwise, why would you..." Susan paused for a moment and continued, "You're Louis' brother. Louis just moved into a new house, and you only gave him..."

Susan glanced at the boxes. She could tell what was inside the boxes with just a glance. "A few small home appliances?"

"Mom!" Louis could no longer remain calm.

Of course, Luke had given him more than just those few pieces of furniture.

All the furniture in the living room was a gift from Luke.

Moreover, all of them were ordered from a well-known furniture brand, Roche-Bobois, and shipped from overseas. It took over a month for the international logistics to deliver them here.

Susan was most satisfied with the furniture placed in the living room. She thought that the expensive furniture fit her status.

However, she had no idea that all of this furniture was a gift from Luke to his younger brother.

Louis did not tell Susan about it. Luke told him not to tell her either. He was afraid that Susan would not accept the gifts after she found out about them.

Susan hated Luke because of Allison.

"I can't see why you're anxious about this," Susan replied with annoyance. She had always been unhappy with their relationship since they were children. Despite all the bad things that she told Louis about Luke over the years, he remained loyal to his elder brother.

Therefore, it made Susan even more unhappy.

"You know nothing. Just stop it!" Louis placed his hand on his forehead in frustration. Susan was his mother. There was nothing he could do about it.

Susan initially made demands that if she were to move, the living room's decoration had to be magnificent to match her status as the lady of the Crawford family.

Susan also insisted that her bed must be from the brand, Boca Do Lobo. She got used to sleeping on their bed. Also, her bedroom's furniture had to be from Boca Do Lobo too.

It was a huge expense to purchase an entire set of Boca Do Lobo furniture. She also wanted the furniture in the living room to be from a well-known brand.

Louis had just held a grand birthday banquet for Susan and bought a limited edition set of jewelry for her. He did not have much money left.

Moreover, he insisted on starting his own business. Old Master Crawford already gave him the villa. He could not ask for more when they renovated the house.

If it were not for Luke's help to purchase the furniture in the living room, he would not have been able to complete the renovation.

It had always been Luke who helped him when he was at the toughest of times.

However, they promised not to tell the others because they had different biological mothers.

Louis did not expect Susan to take this opportunity to taunt him.

Louis felt ashamed when he heard what she said. Even though she was mocking Luke, her words made him feel like she was mocking his incompetence.

He could not even complete the renovation himself.

"What do you mean? I know everything!" Susan continued nitpicking. "You're his brother. What's the point of giving these to you? Isn't this a perfunctory move? Our house is beautifully renovated. Do we really need these small electrical appliances?"

"Mom, it's the thought that counts!" Louis clenched his fists tightly and turned to look at Luke.

Luke's expression was calm as he knew he had a good conscience. After all, the amount of money Luke had given Louis was so much that he could have bought a house in the suburbs.

However, the more he helped, the guiltier Louis felt.

Susan had always believed that Louis was not as wealthy as Luke because he voluntarily gave up managing T Corporation.

However, Louis knew his abilities. Even if Old Master Crawford insisted on handing over T Corporation to him, he would not be able to manage it as well as Luke did.

Therefore, he did not plan to compete with his brother. He planned to do something he liked and make a few remarkable achievements.

However, Susan had been draining him for years. All his money was invested in the family.

Louis had very little money left.

"Oh, it is!" Susan disdainfully pointed at the box next to her. "That's all." Luca stood there quietly and clenched her fists.

She suppressed the urge to speak up for Luke.

Luca thought gifts like electrical appliances were thoughtful. Luke was not a person who would spend money like water. It was enough to show Luke's thoughts. Also, it was better than giving them money.

Gifts were more thoughtful and special than money.

Moreover, these small appliances were all from world-renowned brands. They were expensive too.

Luke's expression turned cold. Then, he asked, "Mother, what gifts are best to show someone's thoughts, then?"

Susan choked after hearing what he said. She sneered. “Well, perhaps there should be at least golden ornaments. Even if it looks tacky, the price is still higher than these.”

"Mom! I'll buy whatever you want after this. Stop it now!" Louis's head was pounding. Since when did the elegant image portrayed by Susan, the daughter-in-law of the Crawford family, change?

Perhaps Susan realized that Allison would still fight for the family's assets. Although she still looked elegant on the outside, she gave off an aura of being vulgar and materialistic.

She seemed like the kind of person who would use all kinds of methods to accumulate more wealth.

She only agreed to move out of the Crawford manor as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Louis.

In other words, she had moved out of the Crawford manor and had already used up Louis' money, so she was asking Luke for money now.

Louis felt embarrassed even though there were no outsiders here.

"How could that be the same? Shut up!" Susan gave a cold snort, resenting Louis for getting in her way.

"Luke, you asked me that question. You don't mind, right?"

"You haven't opened the gifts yet. How do you know that there isn't something like that?" asked Luke.

Luca was startled for a moment. Then, she looked down at the two bags filled with gift boxes.

Susan frowned. She was not expecting Luke to say that.

Did he prepare those?

Susan looked at him suspiciously and remained silent.

"I saw you've listed them. Open the gifts so that they don't get mixed up with someone else's gifts later,” said Luke with a calm voice. There was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

The Crawford family was not any ordinary family. They never specifically registered the gifts their guests gave them during small gatherings like this.

However, Susan did it.

Luke noticed the handwriting on the register. It was Susan's handwriting.

Others would mock her for doing this, but they would also laugh at Louis.

"Well, I have no choice but to open them since you requested me to do so." Susan took out an art knife and took the nicely wrapped gift out of the bag.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2734-Louis never thought that Susan would really open the gifts in front of Luke!

"Mom, that's enough. We just moved into our new home today. Please don't make things look ugly." Louis stepped forward and pressed down the art knife that she held in her hand.

"What are you doing? He agreed to this. Why are you against it?" Susan pushed his hand away and mercilessly cut the wrapping paper.

Louis's face turned live with rage.

He disagreed with the idea of registering the gifts and displaying them in the first place, but there was no way he could talk Susan out of it. Louis reluctantly agreed to it only when Susan promised that she would not register or open the gifts in front of the guests.

After Susan cut the wrapping paper, she opened the gift box and looked at the exquisite decorations. It was an affordable luxury style, and it was from a good brand.

Still, Susan curled her lips and asked, "It looks beautiful, but women at my age don't really like this style."

Luca tightened her fists. It was the decoration she prepared for Louis' new home. Even though it was not made of gold, it cost her a fortune.

However, the look on Susan's face was full of disdain.

Luke looked at the bag and said, "There's more than that."

Susan gave a cold snort as she thought that Luke would never think of giving her gold. It turned out she might be able to pick on him today.

Hence, Susan picked up another gift and held it in her hands. She could not help but mutter, "This is heavy.”

"Mom, cut it out." There was anger in Louis' voice. He could no longer tolerate Susan's rude behavior.

Susan ignored what Louis said to her and opened the gift.

Luca noticed the wrapping paper of the gift. It was not a gift she bought.

Then, Luca looked up and glanced at Luke's side profile. Did Luke prepare it?

That was why Luke let Susan do as she pleased when she was nitpicking about the gifts. It seemed that he saw this coming and prepared in advance.

When Luca was admiring Luke for being thoughtful, she also blamed herself for not being attentive enough. If it were not for Luke's good preparation, he would have lost face today.

Susan opened the gift box and found a golden ornament shaped like a pine tree.

Even though it was not the type of decoration that young people nowadays would like, it looked magnificent when the ornament was placed in the house.

To put it in her own words, it made her look rich enough when it was displayed in the house.

Susan was stunned for a moment when she looked at the pine tree ornament. She did not expect Luke to actually prepare something like this in advance.

Previously, a senior employee of the company praised Luke in front of Old Master Crawford. He said Luke was detail-oriented, and he was good at foreseeing something ahead of time before it happened. The way he did things was impeccable.

Susan had secretly scoffed when she heard the exaggeration. There was no way someone could have such prescience.

She believed that the person was simply trying to side with Luke. That was why he complimented him.

Susan put up a tough front and said, "The pine tree looks impressive. I wonder if it's gold-plated. Many gold-plated ornaments on the market are worthless these days."

"There's a certificate in the bag." Luke reminded her. He had personally chosen it with Jason. It was made of pure gold.

Susan took the certificate out and glanced at it. It was indeed a pine tree made of pure gold.

She could not find any other faults with it.

Susan sneered and immediately left with the pine tree ornament in her hand.

Susan's behavior had put a sulky expression on Louis' face. He looked at him apologetically. "I'm sorry, Luke."

"It's okay." Luke shook his head. Louis had nothing to do with this. "Has Grandpa arrived?"

"He's in the backyard,” replied Louis. Fortunately, Old Master Crawford was in the backyard. He would have been angry if he saw what Susan did.

However, Susan would not dare to deliberately make things difficult for Luke if the old master was here.

"I have something to tell Grandpa. Let me talk to him first." Luke turned to look at Luca and told her. He was talking to her.

"Okay." Luca nodded.

After Luke left, Louis looked at her and said, "Dr. Craw, would you like me to show you around?" Luca initially wanted to agree with him, but she smiled and rejected him at the thought of Susan's behavior. "Master Louis, you can leave me here. I'll sit with the children."

She pointed at the pavilion nearby.

"Okay. Food and drinks are served in the living room. Just head to the living room if you're thirsty or hungry. We'll start the barbecue when all of the guests have arrived," said Louis. He had hired chefs to cook for the guests.

"Okay," replied Luca as she led the three kids to the pavilion. After they sat down, she noticed how quiet the kids were and touched each of their heads. Then, she asked, "What's in your mind?" "Ms. Luca, is it rude to open gifts in front of others?" asked Rainie. She was curious when she saw what Susan did just now.

"Yes." Luca nodded. She knew why the child asked such a question, but she did not want to give them the wrong impression just to protect Susan's reputation.

"Then why did Grandma do such a thing?" asked Rainie.

Rainie remembered that Luke stopped her from opening her birthday gifts in front of the others during her birthday party. He told her that it was rude to do so.

She knew she could not open her gifts in front of the guests as it was rude and disrespectful.

The right thing to do was to wait until after the birthday party had ended and the guests had left. Only then was she allowed to open her birthday gifts in her bedroom.

Rainie remembered what Luke told her. That was why she was confused. She also picked up on Susan's lack of respect for them when she opened the gifts in front of them earlier.

She was unhappy about it.

"We can't tell others how to behave themselves. We can be responsible for our own behavior. What others do may not be right, but we should do what is right when we know what's the right thing to do," Luca held Rainie's hands and explained to her in a soft voice.

Luca could not tell the kids why Susan did that. After all, the adult world was complicated. She did not want her children to be exposed to them.

Therefore, she could only tell them what was right and let them focus on doing the right thing.

"Ms. Luca's right," said Lanie, who stood next to her. He knew why his sister was upset. He went along with Luca.

"Alright!" Rainie nodded. She leaned against Luca's arm, showing her trust.

"Would you like to play and have some fun? I heard that there are toys for kids in the backyard," Luca asked the kids.

She saw someone delivering a few props for a playground when she went out. There were slides and a see-saw.

Luca reckoned that Louis must have bought them specifically for Thea.

She did not see them in the front yard, so she figured that they must be in the backyard.

"I'm not going. I'd like to sit here and spend some time with Ms. Luca," said Tommy.

"Lanie and I would like to sit here and accompany Ms. Luca too," said Rainie as she clung to her.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2735-In the living room.

Yuri was dishing up the fruits that had just been delivered. She saw Louis walk in with an angry look on his face. She frowned and asked with confusion, "Who upset you?"

"Where's my mother?" asked Louis.

"She headed upstairs with a golden pine tree ornament in her hands. Who gave that? I can see she's happy. Is it made of pure gold?" asked Yuri. She reckoned that if the ornament was truly made of pure gold, it would be worth at least a million dollars.

"Luke gave it to us. She opened the gift in front of him. I'm going upstairs to find her," Louis replied shortly and made his way up the stairs.

Yuri watched him leave and pondered.

If the ornament was a gift from Luke, there was no doubt that it was made of pure gold.

She did not expect Susan would take such a valuable ornament before her...

Yuri looked at the fruits on the table and shook her head helplessly. Even though she did not like things that were made of gold, the ornament was valuable, and it could be sold for a significant amount of money.

Louis went upstairs. Susan was nowhere to be seen in the living room. He pushed open the bedroom door.

Susan was placing the ornament on the table when the sound of the door slamming open startled her. She turned around and saw Louis, then she placed her hand on her chest to calm herself down. Then, she said, "Why did you open the door without knocking? You scared me."

"Do you think what you did was right?" Louis' eyes were slightly red as he looked at Susan. She clutched the ornament tightly in her hand. He knocked it out of her hand.

Susan glanced at the ornament and remained silent. Then, she placed it on the shelf near the window.

"Mom, you went too far with what you did today!" It got on Louis' nerves when he noticed that all Susan cared about was the pine tree ornament and she ignored him.

"What did I do? I was just unwrapping a gift. Besides, Luke's your brother. We're a family. Why are you making a fuss when he didn't even say anything about it?" Susan was impatient.

Louis fell speechless. Susan had never treated Luke as family, and now she was using this excuse to explain it away...

Louis used to work at T Corporation, and he was always being taken care of by Luke. He was grateful, but he also knew what the others talked about behind his back.

He was the younger brother who could never grow up...

It took him a while before he finally convinced Old Master Crawford to let him start his own business. When he made some achievements, Susan would always find a way to trample on his dignity.

Luke would not say anything or look down on him because of his mother.

Still, Louis felt ashamed because of what Susan did. The embarrassment he felt due to Susan's actions caused a hot flush to spread across his cheeks.

It felt like someone was slapping him in the face.

Susan noticed that Louis seemed to have suffered a major setback. He stood there silently with his head lowered. A wave of fury suddenly rose inside her.

"I just unwrapped a gift, and it was Luke's gift. You think it's shameful, don't you? To you, Luke is your noble brother. You have never put me, your mother, in your eyes. In this case, let's make things clear with the old master. You don't want me to stay here, so instead of staying here and enduring you giving me that attitude, I might as well move back to Crawford Manor!" Susan had never wanted to move here. Now, she had an excuse to move back to Crawford Manor.

"Don't make a fuss!" Louis reached out to stop her from leaving and looked for Old Master Crawford.

Susan stomped forward furiously. She did not stop walking when she was stopped by Louis. Louis blocked her way, and she could not help but take a few steps backward. Then, she gave him an incredulous look and said, "Did you just push me?"

Louis withdrew his hand with a defeated look on his face. "I didn't."

Susan approached him and poked his chest with her finger. "Louis, you pushed me over a trivial matter today. Will you abandon me under a bridge when I get older?"

"I told you I didn't do that!" Louis' voice grew louder as he confronted her.

He sounded like a wild beast growling. It frightened Susan. After she came back to her senses, she yelled at him, "Are you nuts?"

"I am. You want to talk to Grandpa, right? Then let's go and tell him what you did today!" Louis planned to take the bull by the horns. He grabbed her by the wrist and headed outside.

Old Master Crawford was sunbathing and enjoying his cup of tea in the backyard. Louis was going to take the other stairs that led to the backyard.

Susan knew that what she did was out of line, but she relied on her status as an elder to get her way. That was why she thought it was not a problem. However, when she heard Louis say he would tell Old

Master Crawford about what she did, she knew she would be scolded for what she did.

Susan did not want to get scolded by the old master. She knew that she was allowed to move back to Crawford Manor together with the kids during the school holiday only because she made a deal with him.

She might lose the chance to move back there if she was caught doing something wrong.

This would undoubtedly give Allison and Luke more opportunities.

Susan was unhappy about it.

"Let me go. I'll move out if you keep acting like this!" Susan thought Louis would worry about her leaving. That was why she used this to threaten him.

"Isn't that great? I'll tell Grandpa that you'd like to move back to Crawford Manor right now," replied Louis. He was outraged and not intimidated by her.

The expression on Susan's face changed drastically. Louis had always negotiated with her to get her to move into the new house.

However, his attitude had changed because of the incident just now.

Susan was worried that she would be kicked out by Louis and Old Master Crawford.

"What's going on here?" Yuri's voice rang in their ears.

She thought she heard Louis' roaring with rage downstairs. It was faint, so she came up to see what was going on.

"Yuri, Louis is out of his mind. Help me," Susan asked for help.

Yuri came over and tried to pull Susan away, but Louis held her tightly and he refused to let go.

"Louis, her wrist is bruised!" she reminded him.

Louis grabbed Susan's wrist so tight that it left a bruise on it.

He looked down at it but still held her wrist tightly.

"We're a family. We can talk about this. Do you have to make a big deal out of it on such an important day?" Yuri got anxious.

Louis was usually easy to talk with, but he was as stubborn as a mule when it was something he pursued with great determination.

"If you don't care about your reputation, think about Thea. Thea's classmates are coming over today. Do you want your daughter to lose face in front of her classmates?" Yuri had to bring up Thea to reason with Louis.

Thea was Louis' soft spot. Even though what Susan did was too much, he loosened his grip and let out a heavy sigh when he was reminded of Thea.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2736-Susan let out a sigh of relief as a surge of anger boiled inside her. She could not help but lash out at Louis, "Are you crazy? Have you been bewitched by Luke?"

"Mom!" Yuri's headache worsened. Louis was still annoyed, but he refrained from causing a scene for Thea's sake.

If Susan continued to stir things up like this, Yuri knew he would not be able to suppress the urge to go mad.

Louis glared at Susan with a darkened expression.

It gave Susan the creeps. She even had a feeling that she would be taken to see Old Master Crawford right away if she did not calm things down.

"Hmph," Susan snorted coldly. Then, she turned around and headed to her bedroom.

The door was slammed shut with a loud bang.

Yuri heaved a sigh, knowing what had really happened just now. It was Susan's fault, but Louis had chosen to confront her on this special day. It was a bad idea to do so.

Even though they were not holding a big party, the guests who would be coming today were either their relatives or close friends...

"Mom shouldn't have done that. But she's just unhappy about Luke. Besides, she was forced to leave Crawford Manor, and she's upset about it. Let's just let things slide. Your grandfather won't be pleased if you make a fuss about it," Yuri whispered to him, trying to calm him down.

Old Master Crawford came across Louis' mind.

Not only did he have to protect Thea's image, but he also had to save Old Master Crawford's face.

If they argued about this in front of the old master and made people laugh at them, it would only tarnish the family's reputation.

He was too angry to consider this just now.

"Alright." Louis calmed down.

Whether or not he remained in the T Corporation, he had to protect the Crawford family's reputation as long as he was one of the Crawford family.

A maid approached them and reminded, "Sir, Madam, Mr. Griffin asked me to inform you that most of the guests have arrived."

The Crawford family's butler was helping them out today. Mr. Griffin saw the list of guests invited by Louis back then. Therefore, he was responsible for greeting and entertaining the guests to ease the couple's burden.

"Okay," Louis' voice was hoarse.

"Pour him a cup of tea," Yuri instructed the maid.

"Okay, Madam." The maid hurried downstairs.

"I don't drink tea..." Louis planned to go to the front yard to greet the guests. As the host, he should not stay away for too long.

Yuri reminded him, "Your throat is already hoarse. Your voice gets hoarse whenever you're angry. You wouldn't want Old Master Crawford to find out what happened just now, right? Drink a cup of tea to soothe your throat before going out. It'll take you a few minutes."

"Let's go downstairs," said Louis as he held Yuri's hand. They walked past Susan's bedroom door. He did not knock on her door.

Susan was emotionally driven now. He did not ask her to come downstairs because he did not want her to make things worse.

Moreover, she refused to meet the old master just now. It was probably because she was afraid that he would get mad at her and not let her return to Crawford Manor. Hence, Louis was sure she would not vent her dissatisfaction on the spot.

The two of them made their way down the stairs together.

"Aren't you going to call Mom?" Yuri asked in a low voice.

"She's still mad." Louis' face turned slightly grim when he mentioned Susan. He could not bring himself to smile at the moment.

"Okay..." Yuri did not like to get involved in the conflicts between the mother and son.

However, the role of a daughter-in-law was to handle family conflicts. She would not interfere unless their relationship was as tense as a bowstring.

The couple arrived downstairs.

“Sir, here's your cup of tea.” The maid served Louis a cup of warm tea.

Louis took a few sips of the tea until his throat felt better and his voice was not as hoarse as earlier. Only then did he hand the cup to the maid. Then, he turned to look at Yuri. “Let's go.”

"Okay." Yuri followed him to the front yard.

The guests had already seated down.

They were having a housewarming party to celebrate moving into their new home. Long tables were placed together, and the guests' seats had already been arranged by Mr. Griffin.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting," Louis noticed that the chef from Peninsula Hotel was already preparing the food. He felt a little embarrassed as he sat in the host's seat.

One of the guests noticed that Susan had not yet arrived and asked, "Master Louis, where's your mother?" "She's not feeling well, and she's resting upstairs," Louis calmly made up an excuse for Susan's absence. Then he smiled, "This is the chef from the Peninsula Hotel. He'll be preparing delicious food for you today. I apologize for any inconvenience caused."

"Master Louis, we appreciate that. The chef from Peninsula Hotel doesn't usually take on private jobs like this. It's all thanks to the Crawford family for having such a great reputation that we get to enjoy the food he prepared," one of the guests complimented.

Louis exchanged pleasantries with them for a while.

After a while, the maid began to serve the food prepared by the chef, and the guests began to dine in.

Old Master Crawford looked at the nicely plated food and asked calmly, "What did your mother complain about just now?"

"It's not that, Grandpa. She's not feeling well." Louis did not intend to snitch on her.

"Mr. Griffin heard you yelling upstairs just now," added Old Master Crawford.

Mr. Griffin received the old master's instructions to look for Louis and ask him to entertain the guests. Unexpectedly, he heard them arguing with each other upstairs.

He did not listen to what they were arguing about. When he heard the mother and son quarreling, he left in a hurry and reported to the old master.

That was why the old master left the backyard and went to welcome the guests with Luke and Mr. Griffin.

Otherwise, it would have been rude for the master of the house to leave it to the butler and the maids to receive the guests.

Louis tightened his grip as he held the cutlery in his hand. He did not expect Old Master Crawford to find out about it.

"Grandpa, it's settled," replied Louis.

"There's nothing I can do if anything happens between you and your mother. But she has been causing trouble lately. We can't let her ruin the reputation of the Crawford family,” Old Master Crawford whispered in his ears and warned him.

Ever since Allison got released from prison, Susan had been acting that way.

She was constantly in a state of tension, afraid that Allison might take something away from her...

It was almost pathological to the extent that Old Master Crawford even suspected that Susan probably had some mental health issues. How could she change so much after Allison got out of prison?

However, the old master could not be bothered about Susan's situation. Therefore, he went all out and asked her to move out and live with Louis instead.

With both Susan and Allison away from him, he could finally have some peace.

"I know she has some sense of propriety." Louis could not help but feel guilty when he said that.

If Susan had any sense of propriety, she would not have embarrassed him in front of Luke. Also, she would not have caused a scene that would have caught Old Master Crawford's attention.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2737-Old Master Crawford never mentioned Susan's matter again after that.

He looked in Luke's direction.

The person sitting next to Luke was Luca and his three children.

When they were in the backyard, Luke invited him to a secluded corner and told him something.

After Old Master Crawford listened to what he said, he finally understood that Luke was not an unfaithful man. Even though the real Bianca had been missing for three years, there was no way he could have moved on.

Luke's father, Zachary, and Luke were completely different. Zachary cheated on his wife, but Luke was the one who truly remained faithful to his wife. It was because Luca's real identity was Bianca.

Old Master Crawford was shocked when he heard this. However, he was reminded of how Luke had cared for Luca. That explained why Luke had been behaving that way.

He did not expect Bianca to change a lot three years after she was abducted.

She changed her name and her appearance, and she learned a lot about medicine...

What remained unchanged was her love for Luke and their children.

Old Master Crawford looked at Luca's face as she took care of her children.

Tommy got his mouth dirty while he was eating. Luca took the napkin and gently wiped it off. She was thoughtful and gentle to him.

Old Master Crawford thought that since Luca's true identity was Bianca, it was good news for Luke and their kids.

His doubts were resolved as soon as he found out that Luca was Bianca.

That explained why Luke's kids, who had never accepted any other women, accepted Luca.

Luke never approached the impostor Bianca, and he had never thought about finding another woman for the past three years.

Not until Luca showed up in his life. His situation began to change, and he started to get closer to her.

It was because Luca was the real Bianca.

Old Master Crawford smiled. His greatest wish was to see Luke and Louis live happily.

After the meal, the maids cleaned up the long table and placed bottles of champagne and desserts on it. The audio system that had been placed in the front yard started playing music too.

The guests began to talk to each other.

Luke, who had been hiding in the backyard, was now surrounded by people who wanted to exchange pleasantries. Some wished to work with him. There was an endless stream of people.

Meanwhile, Luca was pushed to the sidelines by the crowd.

Luca smiled as she watched Luke being surrounded by the crowd. After all, Luke had always been popular. She was in no position to stand by his side now.

Then, someone tugged on her sleeve. Luca lowered her head and saw Rainie.

"Ms. Luca, I'd like to go to the bathroom..." said Rainie. Even though they were at Louis' house, Rainie had never come here before, and she was a little scared.

That was why she wanted Luca to take her to the bathroom.

"Okay. Shall I take you there?" Luca understood what she meant in an instant.

"Okay!" Rainie smiled sweetly.

Luca turned to look at Tommy, who was already playing with other children. Lanie stood next to Tommy, watching him.

Luca felt at ease with Lanie keeping an eye on Tommy. Hence, she took Rainie into the house.

It was springtime, and the weather was perfect. The scenery was stunning, and it was warm. Therefore, everyone was in the front yard. Meanwhile, it was quiet in the house.

Luca glanced at the villa's layout. The layout was the same as Luke's villa, so she knew that the bathroom on the first floor was by the stairs.

She walked to the partition next to the stairs and found the bathroom.

"Get in. I'll wait for you here," Luca let go of Rainie's hand.

"Okay, Ms. Luca." Rainie nodded and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.

Luca stood at the stairs, waiting for Rainie. Just then, she ran into Susan who was about to head downstairs.

Susan squinted her eyes when she saw Luca standing there. She walked toward her and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Susan sounded unfriendly as though she was suspecting Luca of being a thief. Luca answered in a cold voice, "Rainie is in the bathroom. I'm waiting for her."

Susan stretched her neck and glanced at the closed bathroom door. Then, she sneered, "Why are you so kind to the child? Are you planning to be their stepmother?”

Luca knew Susan was sharp-tongued. She hated everyone who was related to Luke. Luca did not answer her.

However, Susan was not the kind of person who would show mercy. She continued to say something harsh that could provoke Luca, “I know you'd like to be their stepmother. The kids already have a mother. She may be overseas at the moment, but she's still the wife. Luca, what do you expect to get by being so kind to Luke and his kids? What will you get when his wife comes back?”

Luca secretly heaved a sigh. Susan was good at offending and provoking someone indeed.

If Luca meant to take over the wife's position, she would have been stung by her words. “Madam Crawford, what are you trying to tell me?”

"I'm just reminding you not to be fooled. You're doing all sorts of things for him now. You're even helping him to take care of his kids. But you'll be nothing when his wife returns. Well, why don't you work together with me now while you still have the chance? You can gain as many advantages as you can. That way, it wouldn't make you look too miserable when you leave in the future." Susan blinked her eyes and deliberately lowered her voice so that Rainie, who was still in the bathroom, would not be able to hear what she said.

"Oh? I wonder how you can help me?" Luca lowered her voice too. It was to make Susan believe that she was interested in her proposal.

"I'm a woman too. When Allison, Luke's mother, was favored by my husband in the past, I did everything I could to steal some assets from Louis' father. If you promise to work with me and provide me with Luke's information, I can help you get what you want by any means necessary. How about that?" Susan believed what she offered was appealing.

"Fashion goes out of style, and so do your means. Madam Crawford, you claim that you'll be able to help me, but how do I know if your old-fashioned strategies are really useful? Forget it. I wouldn't want to end up getting nothing after giving you all the information you want. I'd lose out." Luca wiped the smile off her face and rejected her offer.

Susan was furious when she heard Luca mocking her outdated strategies. She could not help but scoff. "You're just a mistress. How dare you mock me?"

Luca wore a cold expression on her face. Then, she heard the sound of water running coming from the bathroom. "Madam Crawford, I wasn't mocking you. It's just that your means are indeed outdated. The child is about to come out of the bathroom. I don't want things to get too ugly."

Susan snorted coldly. Her hard-won sense of calm suddenly stirred up again because of Luca.

She walked away and headed to the entrance angrily.

Rainie pushed the bathroom door open and looked at her.

"Let's go out," said Luca. She noticed that Louis did not have the surveillance cameras installed in this house yet.

If Luca continued to stay here and Susan accused her of stealing something, it would be difficult for her to prove her innocence. She immediately held Rainie's hand and headed outside to avoid getting into trouble.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2739-“So what? What could he do to me when I'm saying the truth? If he dares to mess with me, I'll tell the media everything!" Mrs. Jackman looked disgruntled.

Although the Jackman family's company was not as successful as T Corporation, Mrs. Jackman believed that she had something on Luke.

These people usually kept their mistresses discreet and away from the media.

There were no media on an occasion like today, and everyone here was a close acquaintance. They were also in business partnerships, so they would not disclose anything to the media.

Mrs. Jackman reckoned that Luke dared to have Luca accompany him because of that.

An idea popped into Susan's head when she heard Mrs. Jackman's words, so she pretended to empathize with her. "Mrs. Jackman, I really admire you for being so brave."

"Oh, it's nothing. What bravery are you talking about? That sl*t has to pay for what she did." Mrs. Jackman had never even interacted with Luca before, but because Susan led her astray, her hatred for Luca grew infinitely.

"You don't know this, but that woman said a lot of nasty things to me when I was in there just now just because she has Luke to back her up.

"I was asking her to leave for her own good because Luke was a married man. Old Master Crawford may not care about him having a mistress, but as his stepmother, I have to do something. I'm just trying to save the Crawford family's reputation, aren't I? Who knew that she would curse at me when I was just telling her to leave? That woman has one heck of a mouth. I didn't even have the chance to defend myself..." Susan faked her tears and wiped the corner of her eyes.

In reality, there was not even a single tear.

"How could she do that?" Mrs. Malcolm was surprised to hear her say that.

Although Susan appeared weak in front of them, they knew that Susan was not easily defeated. She had her ways, and she was skilled in trash-talking.

Otherwise, how else was she able to fight Allison for so many years and secure her spot as Madam Crawford?

The average woman was no match for her.

"Right, that woman is unbelievably arrogant. The kindness she shows to the kids is all fake." Susan looked at Mrs. Jackman, hoping that she would help her deal with Luca.

That way, she would be able to feel better without making a move herself.

“How cocky! How could she behave like that when she's not even a part of the family yet? Even if she eventually becomes a part of the family, you're still her mother-in-law, yet she has no respect for you at all. I really want to teach her a lesson..." Mrs. Jackman looked at Luca from afar with the intention of treating Luca like she treated her husband's mistress to teach her a lesson.

"Just forget it. She's Luke's woman. If he starts investigating this matter, we'll be in trouble." Mrs. Malcolm shook her head at her words.

"What do you mean just forget it? No wonder you keep quiet even when your husband is sleeping around. You're used to turning a blind eye. What a coward!" Mrs. Jackman could not help but scoff at what Mrs. Malcolm said.

"Nonsense, I'm not a coward. It's because I have no feelings for that man, and I would just make things easier for that b*tch if I leave. Otherwise, I would've divorced him already!" Mrs. Malcolm's expression changed. They became friends because they all had something in common.

Their husbands were all having affairs.

"That's why I said we have to deal with mistresses. Those sl*ts should be taught a lesson. Madam Crawford, will you help me?" Mrs. Jackman started to think about getting back at Luca.

"What do I need to do?" Susan was beyond excited as she leaned closer to listen.

Mrs. Jackman looked at Luca from a distance as she whispered into Susan's ear.

After a while, a maid walked up to Luca and said to her softly, "Ms. Craw, some ladies have invited you to the backyard for a gathering."

"Backyard? Who are those ladies?" Luca asked.

"You'll know once you get there. I have some things to tend to, so I won't walk you there," after saying that, the maid left in a hurry.

She left before Luca could say anything.

Luca frowned as she looked at the maid leave. Who could it be?

She thought about what Nina said this morning and suspected that Percy would attend Louis' housewarming party.

However, she did not see Percy and Nina at the dining table, so she guessed that they probably got caught up in something.

Was Nina in the backyard?

If it were Nina, why did she not see her walk in?

Could it be that Percy and Nina arrived when she took Rainie to the restroom? If that were the case, where was Percy?

Luca looked around, but she did not see Percy anywhere.

She glanced at the three kids playing and hesitated for a bit before walking to the backyard.

There were not many people in the backyard at this time, so when Luca saw the three of them under the gazebo, she was startled.

The one in the middle was Susan, and the women next to her were wives of wealthy families.

However, Luca did not know them well.

Susan said, “Here she comes."

Mrs. Jackman narrowed her eyes and examined Luca from afar. She had a pretty face and a nice figure, just like how a typical mistress looked like.

"Sl*t," she cursed under her breath.

Luca heard her as she got closer and raised her eyebrows without saying anything.

She assumed that the woman was not talking about her.

"Madam Crawford, you asked for me? What's the matter?" Luca's tone was cold.

Susan turned toward Mrs. Jackman and winked at her.

"There's something we have to tell you." Mrs. Jackman crossed her legs and sat up straight. Looking at Luca reminded her of the woman her husband cheated on her with as they looked alike.

Luca did not respond and glanced at Susan instead. Then, she turned to look at Mrs. Jackman and realized that Susan was using her to cause her trouble. Thus, she was waiting for them to continue.

"Madam Crawford realized that she lost an expensive necklace, and we heard that you entered the mansion earlier, so we're suspecting that you stole it. Hand it over right now and we'll pretend nothing happened. If you refuse to do so, don't blame us when we call the police," Mrs. Jackman said. She did not actually lose her necklace, but they were using it as an excuse to mess with Luca.

"Madam Crawford's necklace?" Luca did not expect that her little concern earlier had turned out to be true.

These people were here to give her a hard time right now, and she would not be able to get away easily...

However, it was Louis' big day, and he was Luke's brother, so Luca did not want things to get ugly.

When she looked at Susan, she could not help but wonder.

Even an outsider like her would think of saving Louis' face, so why was Susan repeatedly humiliating Louis on important occasions like this just for her own peace of mind?

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2727-Luke immediately came forward and stood in front of Luca with a concerned expression on his face. He did not expect Ambrose to make such a move, nor did he expect that the security guards would remain rooted on the spot instead of stopping Ambrose.

"Are you hurt?" Luke's expression was gloomy, but it was obvious that he cared for Luca.

Luca shook her head. Her heart slightly pounded. Fortunately, she was quick enough. Otherwise, Rhett and she would have been hurt.

As Luca stared at the burnt and corroded carpet on the ground, she realized that even Shanks would not have been able to save her from disfigurement if the acid was splashed on her. It would have been even worse if it had gotten into her throat or esophagus.

Luca's heart could not help but increase. "I didn't get any on me."

"Leave it to me." Luke turned around and looked at Ambrose and the stunned onlookers with a grim expression on his face. "Why are you still standing there? Get him."

Rhett was the first to step forward and fight with Ambrose.

The security guards immediately rushed toward them, helping Rhett to get Ambrose under control when they realized things had gotten serious.

Ambrose was outnumbered. It only took a while for him to be overpowered by them.

As Ambrose was pressed down on the ground, he could not help but look in Luke's direction. He was glaring at Luca, who was behind him. "Luca, you b*tch! I'll kill you even if I can't do it now. It's not like you'll always be safe just because Luke Crawford is protecting you."

"Call the police and get him out of here." Luke could not be bothered to talk to him.

Those who intended to harm Luca would eventually come to no good, just like Matysh, Leia, and now Ambrose.

"Yes, Sir." Rhett took out his phone and called the police.

Ambrose listened to Rhett's conversation with the police and glared at him menacingly. "Rhett, you made me lose my job. I'll make sure you'll never have it easy either."

Rhett was secretly terrified. He did not expect Ambrose to do something like this to get back at him and Luca.

If it were not for Luca, who immediately pushed him away, he would have been splashed too.

After telling the police where they were, Rhett saw the hotel manager hurrying toward them.

The hotel manager glanced at Ambrose, who was being held by a few men. The expression on his face changed. He recognized him as the person they had hired a few days ago through a referral to work as a waiter.

The manager immediately approached Luke and asked, "Mr. Crawford, I'm sorry about what happened. I'll give you an explanation."

Luke gave the manager a cold stare and reminded him, "No one stopped him just now."

The manager turned to look at the security guards. He made eye contact with them, signaling and asking why they had not intervened.

The guards had been there all along. If Ambrose made a scene, they should have stepped forward to stop him in the first instance. "I'll look into this and find out what happened," the manager promised.

"Hand Ambrose over to the police. I'd like to know the reason why he was released and why the security guards did nothing. Watsons will hold the hotel accountable for this if you don't figure out why." Luke expressed his thoughts clearly.

If the hotel failed to give him an explanation, they would certainly be held accountable for the incident.

"Yes, Sir." The manager was shocked. He never thought that hiring a waiter could lead to such an incident. He walked toward the security guards and urged them, "Get him out of here and wait for the police."

"Yes, Manager." The two security guards escorted Ambrose from the dining hall.

Ambrose turned his head and glowered at Luca and others when he was being forced to leave the hall.

Dr. Linwood noticed Ambrose's expression. He could not help but mutter, "Why is he so resentful?"

"The look on his face is terrifying," added another professor. Ambrose made a mistake. He was fired as a matter of course.

Even though Luca fired him, she gave him his bonus, and she did not report the incident to the police. She tried not to make a big deal out of it. However, Ambrose still held a grudge against her and sought revenge, which was really frightening...

After Ambrose left, Luca came to the researcher who was splashed with strong acid. She looked at the wound on his hand. Several drops of acid were splashed on him. The clothes on one of his arms were corroded. The skin that was exposed to the air had turned red and bubbly, and the burned skin was wrinkled.

As Luca looked at the painful expression on the researcher's face, Luca said to Rhett, "Call the ambulance."

"Alright." Rhett immediately made the call.

Luca walked to the table nearby and grabbed all the tissue papers. Then, she walked toward the researcher and said, "Hang in there. I'll use this to absorb the acid on the surface of your skin first."

The skin that was burned by strong acid could not be rinsed with water. Luca had no choice but to quickly use tissues and carefully wipe the burned skin as gently as she could.

Luca was being careful as she did not want to make it more painful for the researcher. Also, she did not want to break the skin either.

However, the researcher furrowed his brows. He could not help but wince in pain and groan. "Ah!"

Luca heard him groan, and she could not help but feel guilty.

She knew that Ambrose targeted her and Rhett when he threw the acid at them. It was an accident in which someone else got injured.

Luca dodged, but she caused someone else to get hurt.

Luca felt sorry for him. She felt uncomfortable at the thought of others getting hurt because of her. Hence, she turned to Luke and suggested, "Mr. Crawford, why don't we just send him to the hospital right away? The ambulance might take some time."

Luca had no medical supplies with her now. There was no way she could help the researcher to dress his wound. "Alright. Lliam is waiting downstairs," replied Luke.

When Rhett heard their conversation, he quickly informed the person on the other end of the line that they would take the patient to the hospital.

"It's okay, Mr. Crawford. I'll just take a taxi." Even though the researcher was in pain, he did not want to trouble Luke.

"Cut the crap. Let's go," said Luke as he headed to the entrance of the hall.

"Let's go," Luca said to the researcher and followed behind Luke. She thought of getting into the car and following them to the hospital.

The researcher had no choice but to endure the pain and follow them.

The three of them got into the car and headed to the hospital after they left the hotel.

Luke had informed the hospital in advance. Therefore, the medical staff immediately came to help the researcher to dress his wound as soon as they arrived at the emergency department.

Luca and Luke sat on the chairs in the hospital hallway, waiting for the researcher's wound to be treated.

"Are you alright?" asked Luke. Even though Luca did not seem like she was in pain, he could not help but feel shaken by what happened earlier.

If it were not for Luca's quick reflexes... He did not dare to think about the consequences.

"I'm okay, Mr. Crawford." replied Luca as she shook her head.

Dodging attacks was included in the training she received when she was on the Island of Despair. That was why she was able to escape easily.

The consequences would have been unimaginable if she had reacted a little slower.

Luca did not expect the training she was forced to receive on the Island of Despair to save her life one day.

"I'm surprised why the security guards didn't step in when Ambrose started causing trouble." said Luca, expressing her doubts. Even though the security guards were not professionally trained, they should have taken action immediately when someone was making a scene. However, they just stood there and watched them.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2728-Luke had the same question in mind too.

He suspected someone was behind this and encouraged Ambrose to do so. Then, that person bribed the security guards working at the hotel. That was why they stood there watching and did not stop Ambrose when he was trying to cause trouble.

On the other hand...

Leia leaned against the ward bed, feeling bored as she watched the soap opera on the television.

She still had not been able to get into the VIP ward for the past few days. There was no news of the Norman family either.

For the others, no news was good news.

However, Leia knew that it was not bound to be good news.

It had been so long since she heard from the Norman family. Therefore, Mr. and Mrs. Norman should be fine. It was just that they were hiding in the VIP ward and avoiding her.

Not meeting her meant they were sidetracked by something else.

Just then, her phone rang.

Leia glanced at her phone. It was Mandy who called.

She glanced at the caretaker next to her, who was munching on melon seeds and watching the soap opera.

Leia answered the call, "I'm in the ward. What's up?"

She was telling Mandy not to say anything she should not be saying on the phone.

"Something happened. I'll share a link. Check it out." Mandy sounded excited.

Leia hung up the call. Mandy immediately sent the link to her. Leia put on her headphones and tapped on the play button.

It was a video.

After Leia played the video, she was able to recognize the victim as Luca because the person who was recording the video stood not far away from her.

Then, a man angrily threw a bottle of sulfuric acid at Luca.

Leia held her breath. She was slightly disappointed when she saw that Luca managed to dodge the attack...

Luca actually dodged a bullet.

Luca was swift. Someone splashed acid on her, but she managed to dodge and save herself from disfigurement.

Leia gripped her phone tightly as her expression darkened.

What Mandy did not know was that she had recently hired a private investigator to check if Luca had any enemies.

It only took a day for the private investigator to find Ambrose.

Thus, after learning the whole story, Leia found Ambrose and constantly encouraged him to take revenge on Luca.

Hence, Ambrose planned to splash sulfuric acid at Luca on the day of the company dinner. He claimed that his career life was already ruined, and he would never be able to find a job again. It did not matter if he was sent to prison.

Leia agreed to it and gave Ambrose some money so that he could leave some money to his parents.

Ambrose took the money, gave it to his parents, bought sulfuric acid through some industrial channels, and waited for the day of the dinner to strike.

To make things go smoothly, Leia even reminded Ambrose to bribe the security guards working at the hotel so that they would not stop him before the bottle of sulfuric acid was splashed at Luca.

However, she did not expect that things would turn out this way. The security guards stood there and watched them at first. They did not stop Ambrose, and Luca easily dodged the acid that was splashed at her.

Leia turned off the video. She was fuming with anger.

Out of the corner of her eye, the caretaker noticed the expression on Leia's face and deliberately asked, "Ms. Norman, what's with the look on your face? Are you feeling sick? Do you need me to call the doctor for you?"

"No," Leia muttered the words as she clenched her teeth.

Her plan failed. Luca was fine.

How could this happen?!

The caretaker saw the distressed look on her face and wondered what had happened. She looked like she had been scolded by someone. The look on her face was truly terrifying.

"You look awful," said the caretaker.

"It's none of your business!" Leia snapped. She glared at her and got out of bed, heading to the bathroom.

The patient next to Leia's bed could not help but say, "I've told you so many times before. Just ignore her. No matter how much you care for her, she's gonna treat it as nothing. You're here to take care of her. You don't have to care about her emotions. Next time, just leave her alone if she refuses to speak."

"I'm worried she'll faint,” replied the caretaker with a smile on her face.

Not only was Leia infamous for her bad temper in her ward but also in the entire department. The doctors and nurses were afraid of her.

Every time the doctor came to remind Leia that she could be discharged from the hospital, Leia would curse and scold the doctor.

The doctors no longer wanted to urge her to leave the hospital now.

Even if they took in more patients and many of them had to stay in the corridor, the doctors did not consider asking Leia to leave the hospital and make room for the other patients.

After all, no one wanted to be scolded for no reason.

"What are you afraid of? It's not too late to press the button if she faints. This is a hospital. Doctors are on duty every day. It's not your responsibility if she faints and the doctors fail to save her. The hospital will be held accountable for that. If I were you, I'd care less about her affairs. Otherwise, you'll be the one suffering."

“That's true.” The patient in the other bed went along.

The two of them had quarreled with Leia before. Thus, they had nothing to say to her now.

However, Leia would still find ways to pick a fight with them even if they did not speak to her.

When Leia did that, they could not help but argue with her.

Although they had been through a lot, they could never be as venomous as Leia. Thus, they would end up sulking when they could not win the argument.

They requested to change wards with other patients as they did not want to be in the same ward as Leia.

However, the corridor was already full of patients, and there were no empty wards for them to switch to.

Besides, the other patients in other wards also knew about Leia, the notorious troublemaker, and were unwilling to switch wards with them.

They were left with no other options but to stay in the same ward as her...

After all, staying in a ward is more comfortable than staying in a corridor.

They had also discussed that if Leia were to cause trouble, they would ignore her no matter what she said. That way, Leia would have no choice but to stop picking on them.

The caretaker smiled as she found the two middle-aged ladies quite amusing.

Little did they know that she was there to keep an eye on Leia.

The more often Leia reacted that way, the more entertaining it was for the caretaker. After all, she would not get angry even if Leia tried to piss her off.

Instead, Leia causing trouble would add some excitement to her day when she got bored of monitoring Leia.

It was said that those who always got angry tended to have poor health.

Leia's current physical condition was already poor. How long could she keep this up?

The caretaker smiled and picked up her phone. Then, she reported Leia's abnormal behavior to her supervisor, Rain.

Whenever Leia got angry and if she did not know the reason why, she would report it to Rain. This was part of her job.

The patients were puzzled by the caretaker's reaction. She was not angry when she got scolded by Leia. Instead, she would smile. They could not help but find it strange.

If it were someone else, that person would be in a fit of rage. Yet, the caretaker could still put a smile on her face.

After a while, Leia came out of the bathroom. The soundproofing of the bathroom was poor, and she heard their conversation.

Leia pointed her finger at one of the patients and yelled at her, "What did you just say?!"

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2738-Rainie followed her obediently, and all she could think about was their conversation just now.

Although they were speaking softly behind her, she could still hear them clearly because of her excellent hearing.

Rainie looked up at Luca and saw her cold expression. She did not display any feelings of sadness or anger.

“Don't be sad, Ms. Luca," said Rainie.

“Did you hear everything?" Luca paused and looked down at Rainie.

She thought that the kid would not be able to hear them when they were speaking in low voices.

Little did she know, Rainie heard everything.

Rainie nodded and said, "I heard it all, and I think that what she said was wrong. You're the best in the entire world, Ms. Luca. You're not a mistress!"

She knew what mistress meant at such a young age.

Her classmates were all from wealthy families, and such families often had third parties involved. Thus, she often heard her classmates talk about their dads having a mistress.

Over time, she found out what the word 'mistress' meant.

However, Susan was wrong because their beloved Ms. Luca was their mother. How could she be a mistress when they were the same person?

Their dad said that there was a reason their mom had to hide her identity right now, and she had no other choice, but things would get better eventually.

"So, you know..." Luca sighed. It seemed like the children knew more than she thought.

"Ms. Luca." After hearing her sigh, Rainie's chest tightened as she wondered if she had said something wrong.

"It's okay, I didn't take her words to heart anyway. So, you don't have to take her words to heart too, okay, Rainie?" Luca whispered to the child.

She did not take Susan's words personally.

As long as she was with Luke, there was no need for her to be upset about Susan's words.

She was the one in his heart after all, and not anyone else.

Susan had greeted many people before seeing Luca walk out with Rainie.

She purposely laughed and said, "Look."

Then, the people she was talking to turned over to look.

"Who's that girl?" Mrs. Jackman asked out of curiosity as she noticed that woman sitting next to Luke during the meal just now.

Not only that, but she was looking after his kids too.

"She doesn't look like Luke's wife, does she? Or is it because I haven't seen her in a long time, so I can't recognize her?" Mrs. Malcolm said.

"Hmph." Susan snorted.

"What's the matter? Who is she?" Mrs. Jackman was curious.

"She's one cunning lady. Who do you think she is?" Susan smirked. In their friend circle, they would always describe a woman who meddled in another's marriage as cunning.

Her friends knew exactly what she meant when she said that.

"The media says that he's the man of every woman's dreams, yet he found himself another lover?" Mrs. Jackman's eyes were suddenly full of disdain as she looked at Luca.

"He even brought her to an occasion like this? Did Old Master Crawford not say anything? Doesn't he value the Crawford family's reputation the most? How could he tolerate him publicly showing off his mistress?" Mrs. Malcolm asked.

Susan said coldly, "Old Master Crawford is biased. Luke is the head of the Crawford family now, so he's free to do his monkey business. Besides, Old Master Crawford doesn't think this woman will affect the Crawford family's reputation, so he's letting Luke do whatever he wants. Plus, if it was actually important to him, he wouldn't have let Luke appear either."

When Susan got to the end of her sentence, she recalled Zachary cheating on her with Allison and having Luke.

If Old Master Crawford had been stricter with Zachary back then, T Corporation would have been Louis', and Luke would not even exist.

Mrs. Jackman recalled Susan's past and sighed deliberately as she agreed with her. "You're right. Like father, like son. I bet this woman has been with Luke for some time, right? She seems to get along with the three kids."

"Tell me about it. It's been a while, and she works at a pharmaceutical company under T Corporation." Susan gritted her teeth as she remembered what Luca had said before.

"That's outrageous. I heard that Luke's wife is abroad right now. Is she there because of this woman?" Mrs. Jackman frowned as she hated third parties the most.

Her husband left home for a while too, and it was because his mistress had given birth to a son somewhere.

The most ironic thing was that her husband's mistress was younger than their son, and Mrs. Jackman could not take it. They fought because of it, and she even had someone go beat up the mistress.

However, the mistress took advantage of her husband's love and refused to leave. She even threatened to raise the child well so they could have a share of the Jackman family's property.

That was why Mrs. Jackman despised mistresses even more.

"They said that she's studying abroad, and I also thought that she went overseas to study, but you know Luke and I don't get along well. I'm afraid that only he knows why she went abroad. Bianca never calls during the new year, and I don't see her sending wishes on special occasions. She's supposed to be establishing her position as Mrs. Crawford, but she doesn't do anything she's supposed to do. I'm guessing that only people who have been tipped over the edge would do something like that..." Susan said that she did not know what was going on, yet she still implied to her friends that Bianca left because Luke favored his mistress.

“That's unbelievable. How do the three kids get along so well with that b*tch?" Mrs. Jackman looked at Luca surrounded by Luke's two sons and got even angrier, so much so that she forgot to watch her language.

"How cunning is she that she even got the kids to like her? If Luke and Bianca get divorced, she can take over the position of Mrs. Crawford anytime." Mrs. Malcolm could not help but scoff at the situation.

Not only do wives of wealthy families have to maintain their family image, but they also had to prevent young women from approaching their husbands to protect their status.

Otherwise, their identity and property would be snatched by other women anytime.

"That's why children these days are heartless. Their own mother has been chased away by another woman, yet they still have the audacity to get close to that woman. If she really becomes their stepmother someday and has her own kids, I wonder if they'll regret being this nice to her," Mrs. Jackman muttered.

Susan was smiling brightly as their conversation lifted her mood.

"Mrs. Jackson, just ignore it. Besides, it's Luke. If he knows that we're talking behind his back, I don't know what he'll do to your husband's company."

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2740-Mrs. Jackman looked at Luca coldly, noticing how calm she was. After all, it was just an excuse to make things difficult for Luca. Mrs. Jackman could understand why Luca was so composed while facing such a situation.

"Hand it over now if you're the one who took it," urged Mrs. Malcolm. She was not particularly interested in framing someone. Still, she wanted to watch the drama unfold.

"Madam Crawford suspects that I took it just because I went into the house with the child to use the bathroom?" asked Luca.

"Who else could it be if it wasn't you?" Susan interjected.

"There are so many people here. Many of them would have gone into the house to use the bathroom. Madam Crawford, are you planning to interrogate them all? If so, I can help you pull up the surveillance footage at the garden and check who went into the house. Then, we can have them answer questions individually and figure out who took your necklace," Luca calmly suggested. If she knew that Susan was waiting for her in the backyard earlier, she would not have come.

Susan was really difficult to deal with...

"Do you have any idea who they are and who you are? Who are you to suspect the others? You'd better know your position!" Mrs. Jackman lifted a cup of tea and took a sip. Her gaze was sharp and cold.

She hated all the mistresses! That was why she had no intention of letting Luca off the hook.

"Madam, I only went to the first floor when I was in the house. Do you really think Madam Crawford would be that silly to leave her necklace in the living room and let the others take it? Even though my net worth may not be as high as yours, accusations require evidence. I was on the first floor the entire

time. I didn't even head to the second floor. How could you accuse me of stealing the necklace? Let's call the police since everyone is still here. It'll be better for the police officers to investigate everyone here," replied Luca as she took her phone out from her pocket.

"You're still denying it, and now you're trying to get the police involved, huh?!" Mrs. Jackman came up with a plan. She lifted the teapot filled with the scalding tea and threw it at Luca.

Luca did not manage to dodge the teapot that was coming at her as she was looking at her phone. She had no choice but to move to the side.

The teapot shattered, and the boiling hot tea splashed on her bare ankle as well as all over the floor.

Her snow-white skin instantly turned red.

Mrs. Jackman felt pleased and disappointed at the same time.

She was disappointed that it did not splash on Luca's body. Otherwise, she would have been burned more.

"Ah!" Mrs. Malcolm exclaimed in shock as she did not expect Mrs. Jackman to do something so rude as to hurl the freshly boiled water in the tea pot at Luca.

Mrs. Jackman rolled her eyes and sneered in disapproval at Mrs. Malcolm's overreaction.

Luca stood tall and straight, watching the smug expression on Susan's face. It seemed like she had found herself a good assistant, someone who would break the tea pot without considering the consequences.

"Madam, do you know how long you can be detained for injuring someone?" Luca asked calmly.

"Injure? Is someone hurt?" Mrs. Jackman shot Susan a glance and asked, "Madam Crawford, did you see anyone causing harm?"

"No. It was just a smashed teapot," Susan lied through her teeth to go along with Mrs. Jackman.

"What about you, Mrs. Malcolm?" Mrs. Jackman turned to look at Mrs. Malcolm, who was startled by the incident just now.

"No... I didn't see anything," Mrs. Malcolm came back to her senses and thought that it was fortunate that the woman dodged the teapot that was thrown at her. It could have caused severe burns.

As Luca listened to their conversation, she reckoned that the other two women were like Susan. They were rich wives who stayed at home doing nothing, and they had not seen much of the dark side of the society.

Besides, their husbands were rich and powerful. They were the only ones who could trample on someone's dignity, and there was no way the others could do that to them.

Hence, they were not cautious enough when they did something evil.

"Is that so?" Luca pursed her lips and lifted her foot to examine her red and swollen ankle. She reckoned that her ankle would be blistered from the scorching heat of the tea.

"No one saw anything. Did I hurt anyone? Well, how long would someone be detained for theft?" There was a smug grin on Mrs. Jackson's face.

Susan stood beside her, smirking as she was pleased with Mrs. Jackson speaking up for her.

Luca looked straight into Mrs. Jackson's eyes and pointed at the corner of the garden. "I have only two pockets. There's no evidence to prove that I took the necklace, unless Madam Crawford is going to

shove the necklace into my pocket now. But I doubt there's enough time for her to do that. So you can't file theft charges against me, but I'm pretty sure you'll be charged for intentional assault."

"It's surprising to see how stubborn you are, trying to remain defiant until the bitter end. I can't believe that Luke would choose a thief to be his mistress. The reputation of the Crawford family will be ruined if this gets out, right?" Mrs. Jackman sneered without paying attention to what Luca was pointing at.

Mrs. Malcolm was the only one who looked at the corner that Luca was pointing at.

She saw the blinking green light of the surveillance camera and tugged at Mrs. Jackman's sleeves. Then, she said, "Stop it." "What?" Mrs. Jackman turned back and glanced at her impatiently. "What's the fuss about?" It was not like Luke was coming here.

"Mrs. Jackson, it's a surveillance camera, and it's still on," Mrs. Malcolm pointed at the surveillance camera, which was facing the pavilion. Judging from the distance it was installed, it could clearly capture everything that happened just now.

Mrs. Jackman's face immediately turned sour. She had chosen the backyard because Susan had said that there was no one around and that they could do whatever they wanted without being seen.

However, they had overlooked the fact that the place was installed with surveillance cameras, leaving virtually no blind spots.

"This will be the evidence to prove that you hurt me," Luca pursed her lips and smiled. She had no intention of forgiving these wealthy wives who had come looking for trouble.

However, she needed to find out who Mrs. Jackman were first.

She would let it slide if messing with this woman would cause trouble for Luke...

She did not want to bring too much trouble to Luke.

Susan noticed the changes of the expression on Mrs. Jackman's face. She had no choice but to give a cold snort and stand up. Then, she said, "What are you afraid of? This is my house. I can delete the surveillance footage as I wish."

"Oh? Madam Crawford, will you be able to delete the surveillance footage before I tell Old Master Crawford what you did?" Luca turned around, fully aware who Mrs. Jackson was.

Previously, Luca had accompanied Luke to various social events when she was still Bianca. They had come across a wealthy businessman with the family name Jackman.

However, she did not have much of an impression of Mrs. Jackman. She reckoned that the wealthy businessman did not bring his wife along with him at that time. That was why she could not remember her.

Susan's heart tightened when Luca mentioned the old master.

She had initially planned to use Mrs. Jackman as a tool to teach Luca a lesson. However, she did not expect to be caught and let Luca get the dirt on her.

Susan deeply regretted it.

As she watched Luca leave from behind, Mrs. Jackman rose to her feet and urged Susan, "Come on, send someone to delete the surveillance footage!"

"Hurry up," urged Mrs. Malcolm. Even though she was not involved, it would affect her reputation if the situation escalated.