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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2751-When Luca heard Luke mention Mrs. Jackman's name, she knew that he had looked into her background.

"What did the police say?" asked Luca. She could not help but feel a rush of heat through her body as Luke held her tightly in his arms.

"It's not a serious situation, so she won't get any severe punishment," Luke told her what the police said. Even though Luke was dissatisfied with the outcome, he had no choice but to let the police handle it since that was how the law worked.

"Well, this is normal.” Luca understood the laws of A City. If she was willing to reconcile, Margaret would not face any trouble.

"Margaret's husband, Lonnie, has a project that he wants to collaborate with T Corporation with. He wants us to provide the design drawings,” Luke continued.

"Did it happen?" Luca furrowed her brows as she was worried that Mrs. Jackman's situation would affect their collaboration.

"No. The project manager didn't think highly of that project. Besides, the company has been busy lately. We have no time to take on extra projects." Luke let go of her as he heard footsteps coming from the stairs.

"Alright." Luca took a step back. She also heard footsteps coming from the stairwell. She lifted her head and turned to look at the staircase.

Tommy rubbed his eyes as he made his way down the stairs. His eyes lit up when he saw that Luca had come back home. He scampered over and said, "Ms. Luca, you're back!"

"Yes. Why aren't you in bed yet?" Luca smiled and stroked the child's head caringly.

"I'm thirsty. I wanted to get myself a glass of water," Tommy muttered.

"Okay. Let me get it for you," said Luca. She held the child's hand, lifted her head, and glanced at Luke. Then, she walked into the kitchen.

She poured a glass of water and handed it over to Tommy.

"Thank you, Ms. Luca." Tommy smiled and took the glass of water from her. He gulped down the water and handed the glass back to Luca.

"Done!"

"Go to bed now." Luca stroked the child's head.

"Okay, Ms. Luca. You and Daddy should go to bed earlier too." Tommy obediently nodded.

"Alright. Cover yourself well. Don't catch a cold," Luca reminded him.

"Okay!" Tommy gave a little skip as he walked out of the kitchen and headed upstairs.

Luca followed him out of the kitchen. Luke was still standing in the living room, holding her coat.

"Are you tired?" asked Luke.

"Not really." Luca shook her head. She was not tired at all. All she did was give Nina some advice, and it did not tire her out much.

"Are you free tomorrow?" Luke popped the question when he took her hand and walked upstairs.

He received an email from Marcos today.

Marcos stated in the email that he would be boarding a flight bound for A City with his family's attorney and the people privy to some of the organization's unsettling secrets. He would arrive the following day.

"Yes. Why?" Luca looked at his side profile, noticing that the stubble had grown out a bit after he shaved it this morning.

"Accompany me to the airport tomorrow," replied Luke.

"Sure. Are we picking up someone?" Luca was curious. Luke never mentioned that someone was coming back. Moreover, he would not personally go to the airport to pick them up even if the person was his business partner.

"Marcos. Gale has found out something about his mother. He's coming to look for her," explained Luke. Still, he did not mention anything about the Island of Despair.

"You found her? That's great." Luca felt happy for Marcos. Even though Marcos was already an adult, he showed affection and respect for his mother.

"We have a rough idea of where she is, but we still have to find her,” said Luke as he opened the bedroom door. His phone rang at this moment.

Luke's expression grew serious when he glanced at the caller ID. He handed Luca the coat and said, "I'm answering a call. Don't wait for me. Go to bed first."

"Okay." As Luca noticed the stern expression on his face, she nodded without asking who called.

Luke walked to the opposite bedroom. He entered and closed the door behind him.

His voice trailed away to nothing.

Luca's eyes darkened. It was late at night but Luke still had other things to deal with...

Luke was still busy handling matters when it was time to go to bed. She felt a dull pain in her chest as she recalled the tired look on his face.

Luca wanted to help.

She had received a lot of training on the Island of Despair, and she could help him to handle the affairs.

However, she was in no position to do that.

Luca lowered her head and closed the door.

In the opposite bedroom.

Luke answered the call. "What's the matter?"

Gordan's lazy voice came from the other end of the line. "Luke, I've found out where Pierre is being held."

"Where is he?" Luke asked as he sat on the office chair. He moved the mouse, and the screen lit up. Then, he opened a map software on his desktop.

"He's on the outskirts of X City. Here's the address..." Gordan paused for a moment. Then came the sound of flipping pages. “No. 15, Cartee Rd, Marshfield."

Luke found the location on the map software based on the address given.

He looked at the entire map of X City. The location was remote, and it was also in the suburbs of A City.

When Percy asked for his help, Luke went looking for Gordan.

However, he did not tell Percy about it.

"Okay. Got it." Luke marked the location on the map.

"Luke, are we going to take action?" asked Gordan as he flexed his wrist. The crisp sound of joints echoed in his ears.

"Let's keep an eye on things for the time being," replied Luke. He had no intention of telling Percy the address.

He had no plans to rescue Pierre or inform his family if his life was not in danger.

Percy had done so many wrong things. He needed to be taught a lesson. Luke was planning to let him suffer as long as it was not death.

"They're the members of the Island of Despair. That's cruel..." Gordan was surprised. Then, he sneered, "Well, that kid deserves it. Anyway, it seems pretty quiet over there. It seems like they're not planning to kill him yet. Let's observe them for now. Should I make a move if his life is being threatened?"

"Yes." Luke agreed.

"I've been keeping an eye on them for a day now. And I've noticed that there are more than two people there. You'll have to send two men to assist me," added Gordan.

"Can't you manage on your own?" Luke did not intend to help Gordan. He believed that he was capable of handling things on his own.

"It would be fine if I was just escaping by myself. But if I'm taking Pierre with me, I can't guarantee that he won't get shot if we get into a fight. I don't want to be blamed for it," replied Gordan. He then thought to himself, ‘That's really harsh.'

Gordan had been observing them today. Those people were illegally in possession of firearms.

If he were to engage in a fight, the odds were stacked against him. Taking Pierre along with him only added to the risk.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2752-“It looks like you've taken a turn for the worse after her," said Luke. The old Gordan was not anything like this. He was always ready to risk it all, yet now he needed help.

Gordan jumped and said, "This has nothing to do with that woman!"

He paused at the thought of Vivian and ignored the strange feeling in his heart. "It's because I'm getting older, and they have guns. I even saw them transporting stuff inside. After some thought, it's possible that it could be things like grenades."

Luke looked at the address on the computer screen and fell silent for quite a while.

When Gordan was about to doze off, he heard Luke say, "Have Rain send people to help."

"Rain? Forget it. I'll just give you a name." Gordan recalled the person who helped him move last time.

"Who?"

"Someone called Leroy. He helped you find Pierre last time," said Gordan. He practically knew every order Luke had given others.

Including the fact that Leroy had dropped by Oswald's place before he went to help him move.

There was nothing in A City that could stop him from getting the information he wanted. Otherwise, it would be a dishonor to his reputation in this world.

"Leroy will be there tomorrow," Luke promised.

"Awesome! Luke, how do you plan on infiltrating the Island of Despair?" Satisfied, Gordan lit a cigarette and said.

"I have no clue as of now," said Luke. The reason why he easily got rid of Robert back then was that Gale and Rain had stayed on the Island of Despair before, and so did he. However, unlike him, the two of them knew the island inside out.

Now that there was a new Island of Despair, they knew nothing about it.

Luca did, but Luke did not want Luca to be in danger again or have anything to do with the Island of Despair.

"This won't do. Why don't you tell Sis the truth and let her help..." Gordon took a puff of his cigarette and squinted his eyes. This cigarette was like no other. He had fallen in love with the cooling feeling after he got used to it, and now, all other cigarettes were just subpar to him.

"She can't be involved in this." Luke was afraid that Gordan would disturb Luca, so deepened his voice to warn him, "Don't mention this in front of her."

Gordan had no choice but to comply. "I'm not interested in meddling in your marriage, so I won't mention it to her. Don't worry." "Marcos will be in A City tomorrow, and he'll bring someone with him. I'll contact you then if needed," said Luke. He would not be able to take care of this Island of Despair situation on his own. He still needed the help of Gordan, the Mallory family, and the Holston family.

"Alright, Boss. It's getting late, so I'll go get some rest." Gordan hung up the phone as soon as he was done.

Luke put the phone aside and opened his drawer to take out a cigarette case he had not touched in a long time.

His slender fingers picked up a cigarette. Then he picked up the lighter beside him to light it up. He placed the cigarette between his thin lips and took a puff before blowing a smoke ring.

He had not smoked in a long time.

If it were not for the Island of Despair that was giving him a hard time, he would not have pulled out the cigarette.

Luke slowly got up and walked to the window to open it.

The cool breeze calmed him down.

The Island of Despair was tricky, and if he did not do a good job handling them this time, what would happen to his future with Luca? He was terrified at the thought of it.

He hated this feeling of not being in control.

Luca could not leave him!

Luke put out the cigarette and sat down at his desk again. After saving the address Gordan gave him, he opened up a software and retrieved the blurred portrait shots Leroy had gotten from Pierre. Then, he uploaded them and pressed search.

This was a global search system that could identify a person from just a picture.

This was a huge project, but Luke knew that he had to find the person who was behind the Island of Despair.

Of course, he knew that he must have changed his appearance to meet Pierre, but no matter how much he changed his look, the contour of one's face would not change.

Thus, even if it would be difficult to identify him, he still wanted to use the search system to check one by one.

As long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.

The next day.

When Luca woke up, she looked beside her out of habit.

It was empty. Luke was not there.

Luca turned sideways and touched the bed. It was as cold as ice. She tried to recall last night, and she did not remember Luke coming in after she fell asleep.

She sat up and frowned as she looked toward the door.

Was he there the entire night?

Who called him yesterday? Why did Luke become so busy that he did not sleep after that call?

Luca got out of bed, washed up, and paced outside of the opposite bedroom for some time. She even leaned on the door to listen.

The house was very well soundproofed, so she could not hear a thing.

After standing for about half a minute, Luca decided to knock on the door.

“Come in." Luke's hoarse voice sounded.

Luca frowned. Why did his voice become so hoarse overnight?

When she opened the door, she could smell the scent of burnt tobacco. He smoked...

According to her memory, he had not smoked in a long time. Was something bothering him?

"Are you still busy?" Luca noticed that there were two computers on the desk. One of the computer screens was slightly slanted toward the door.

On the screen, she saw an advanced system running.

She had encountered systems like this in the Island of Despair, but the nature of each system was different, so Luca was not sure what Luke was running this system for.

However, Gale and Rain were usually the ones to run these systems to investigate, so she wondered why Luke was personally taking charge this time.

Could it be that he had encountered a difficult problem?

Pierre popped into Luca's mind.

"I'm almost done. Why are you up so early?" Luke glanced at the time. She woke up more than half an hour earlier than usual.

"I got up the moment I woke up," said Luca with her eyes still fixated on the system that was constantly running.

Luke noticed and tilted the computer screen the other way.

It did not matter if Luca knew about his investigations because he believed that she would not tell anybody.

However, he would not leave any traces to not get her involved in this situation.

Luca withdrew her gaze and asked, "Oh, when will Marcos arrive at the airport?"

"He'll arrive in the afternoon. I'll be quite busy these few days, and Grandpa misses the kids, so I plan on sending the three of them to the manor. Can you help me send them there?" Luke asked. He would be quite busy the next few days, and he knew that Luca was about to start a new project, so he decided to send the children to the manor for the butler to take care of them.

At the same time, the maid here can go work at the manor again.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2753-“Send the children there?" Luca was surprised as she had never heard him mention this.

She looked back and forth between Luke and the computer and started to feel that the phone call last night must not be good news.

"It's just a week, and I've already told Mr. Griffin. Mr. Zander has other plans today, so you're the only person I can ask," said Luke as he could not leave.

He had so much left to do.

"Alright, I'll send the kids over when they wake up," Luca knew that she could not offer to take care of the children herself, so she complied with his request.

"The maids will also work there, so I can have them drive if you don't want to," said Luke.

"I can." Luca shook her head slightly. Now that Matysh had been arrested, no one would follow her on the road.

Luke looked at her legs.

The length of Luca's pants was up to her ankles, so he could not see how the wound was looking.

"How's your ankle wound?" he asked.

Luca looked down at her feet and lifted her pants slightly. "The blisters are gone, so it's looking good."

"I'll help you with the medicine," said Luke as he stood up.

Luca knew that he would do whatever he wanted to, so she nodded and said, "I'll bring the first aid kit."

Then, she went to the second-floor living room and took the first aid kit that was put away yesterday. When she was about to go back to the room, she noticed Luke behind her.

"I'll do it." Luke took the first aid kit and held her hand before walking over to the sofa to sit down.

After Luca sat down, he placed her injured foot on his lap.

Luke took out the ointment and carefully applied it to her burnt ankle.

The blisters and swelling had subsided a lot. Luca did indeed recover a lot faster than others.

Luke suddenly recalled the time she just returned from the Island of Despair. Every time she got injured, she would heal faster than anyone else. Was it because she took the medicine that controlled her?

He looked down with his gloomy eyes. No matter how great it was for the body, as long as it was used to control others, it was not good medicine.

After noticing that Luke was no longer moving the cotton swab, Luca whispered, "Luke?" Luke came back to his senses and looked up to smile at her before continuing to apply the ointment for her. “Does it still hurt?"

“It doesn't hurt anymore after the medicine yesterday," said Luca. She had always healed fast. Plus, that drug had made her pain tolerance much higher.

That was the purpose of the drug Shanks developed.

If someone on a mission was hurt, they would still be able to defend themselves or run away even if they got stabbed. That was because of their higher pain tolerance, so they did not feel as much pain as normal people.

Their wounds would heal twice as fast as the average person too.

Their bodies were no longer like the average human's.

This drug controlled those on the Island of Despair, making them obey Abel at all times. At the same time, it could make those on the Island of Despair stronger.

Luke put down her ankle with a heavy feeling in his chest.

Although her body was in much better condition, it was a drug that was used to control people...

When the Island of Despair was eradicated, he would find the person who developed the drug and torture them endlessly.

“I'll go downstairs to see if breakfast is ready. Will you eat in here?" Luca noticed his silence and gloomy presence, which made her worried.

However, she could not say the words and doubts in her head out loud.

Luca felt that it was inappropriate of her to ask those questions, given her identity.

If Luke wanted to tell her, he would have long ago.

“Yes, I still have work to do." Luke placed the ointment back in the box.

Luca looked at his slender fingers with the urge to hold them and make him tell her all of his worries.

However, she held it back.

If he refused to tell her and she still asked, he would not tell her the whole truth anyway.

“I'll tidy up, then. Breakfast will be sent up here later." Luca took the first aid kit and closed it before standing up and putting it back in the cabinet,

Luke stared at her walking downstairs with a sullen look.

She was a sensitive person, so she must know that he was hiding something, but she used to be someone who wanted to know everything and share his burdens.

Luca.

This name never belonged to her.

She was his Bianca.

Luca walked into the kitchen, where Aunt Neile and the maid were plating breakfast.

Aunt Neile saw her walking over and said, “Ms. Craw, breakfast is almost ready."

"Alright, Mr. Crawford will eat upstairs, so please bring some up to him, Aunt Neile," said Luca.

“Will do, Ms. Craw," Aunt Neile said with a smile.

The maid asked, “Is Mr. Crawford busy with work again?"

Aunt Neile looked at her curiously.

The maid explained, "I got up at two in the morning and saw Mr. Crawford making coffee in the kitchen. Has he not gotten any asleep?"

"It's understandable for Mr. Crawford to be busy when he's managing such a large corporation, but staying up late often... Ms. Craw, do you have any health remedies? I want to make some soup for Mr.

Crawford if he continues staying up late." Aunt Neile looked at Luca.

Staying up late for work would cause a lot of damage to one's body, so after giving it some thought, Luca said, "I do. Wait a minute and I'll give you a list of ingredients to buy.."

She did not want Luke's health to deteriorate, but the only thing she could do was make soup to supplement his diet.

"Sure." Aunt Neile nodded and placed one of the plates on the tray to send upstairs.

"By the way, Aunt Neile, please wake the children up. Old Master Crawford misses them, so I'll send them over to the manor for a few days after breakfast," Luca asked.

"Alright, Ms. Craw." Aunt Neile left the kitchen with the tray.

The maid asked, "Ms. Craw, can I go to the manor in your car later? Mr. Crawford said that your wound has healed and that this place doesn't need that many maids, so he asked me to go back to the manor and work there."

"Sure, you can come with me and the children." Luca agreed because Luke had told her in advance.

"Okay, Ms. Craw. Would you like to have breakfast now?" the maid asked while she undid her apron after preparing breakfast.

"Sure, bring it to the table. Lanie and the others will come down soon." Luca then picked up two plates of breakfast.

"Ms. Craw, let me do it!" the maid hurriedly said and picked up the plates.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2754-"It's okay," replied Luca. Luca and the maid proceeded to serve breakfast on the table. She then took her seat where she waited for her kids to finish their morning routine.

Upstairs, Aunt Neile had delivered breakfast to Luke's bedroom and awoken the kids. After, she reminded them that they would be going to Crawford manor today before she then made her way downstairs.

“Ms. Craw, the kids are packing their stuff now. They'll be coming down soon,” reported Aunt Neile. The kids did not say much about their return to Crawford manor, but they made sure to pack their homework, stationery, and textbooks before heading out.

Everything else they needed was already available at Crawford manor.

Luke had made sure to ready the kids' uniforms and other essentials at Crawford manor in hopes that it would make their move easier. Therefore, the kids did not have to bring many things along with them.

"Okay," nodded Luca. She then picked up the newspaper while waiting for the kids to join her for breakfast.

Today's headline of the A City newspaper was about Mrs. Margaret Jackman, who was arrested by the police for assault.

Luca quickly read through the article and let out a sigh of relief.

It did not mention Luke's or her name, and it only stated that Mrs. Jackman had been arrested for injuring someone. The evidence of the assault was conclusive, which led to her arrest. The police did not disclose the details of the offense, and the reporters could not get any further information.

Plastered on the front page was a photo of a police officer arresting Margaret at her house.

Luca realized that this was not something the press would have covered unless someone had tipped them off.

Given the photo taken, it was obvious that that what had happened.

Someone wanted Mrs. Jackman to face a more severe punishment than just a few days of detention. That was why the reporters were told in advance to wait outside her house before the police arrived.

Luca suspected that it was Luke's arrangement. After all, no one else could have known when the police would have showed up at the Jackman's residence.

The moment Luca finished reading the article, she heard the kids greet her, “Good morning, Ms. Luca.”

"Good morning," smiled Luca the three children. She pulled out the chair next to her, Time for breakfast. I'll send you back to Crawford manor after this."

"Okay," nodded the kids. There were no objections raised when the kids knew they were heading to Crawford manor.

After all, Luke had mentioned to them yesterday that they might be going back to Crawford manor for a week due to their busy work schedule these days.

The three kids understood, and obliged their father. novelbin

The three of them sat on the chair, munching away their breakfast.

Luca could not help but feel a twinge of reluctance in her heart as she looked at their innocent faces.

She could not bear to leave them, though it would only be for a few days at Crawford manor.

Luca had no idea how long she could stay here. She wanted to cherish every moment spent with her children.

Old Master Crawford missed his grandchildren. There was not much she could say about it.

After breakfast, Luca drove the three children and the maid back to Crawford manor.

As the maid and the three kids stepped out of the car, Luca prepared to drive off. Yet before she could make a move, Mr. Griffin knocked on the car window, halting her in her tracks.

"Ms. Craw, the old master would like to speak with you." said Mr. Griffin, offering Luca a warm smile.

"Alright," nodded Luca as she unfastened her seatbelt and stepped out of the car.

Tommy rushed over to hold Luca's hand.

She gently squeezed his soft little hand before also taking Rainie's hand. Lanie stood quietly beside Rainie.

The four of them walked into the house together.

As soon as they had taken off their shoes in the foyer, Luca caught a whiff of the faint aroma of tea in the air. She turned to look at the living room couch. Old Master Crawford was sitting in his rocking chair with a newspaper and a cup of tea beside him.

When he laid his eyes on Luca and his three grandchildren, he smiled, "Ah, my great-grandchildren are finally here."

Luca let go of Tommy and Rainie's hands so the kids could get closer to Old Master Crawford to greet him.

"Good morning, Great-grandpa." The three kids surrounded the old master and smiled brightly at him.

"Good morning, kids. Mrs. Nancy has prepared something for you in the dining room. Go eat before it gets cold," said Old Master Crawford with a kind smile.. Then, he turned to Luca and nodded at her.

“Good morning, Old Master Crawford. Mr. Griffin told me that you're looking for me." Luca walked toward him and greeted him standing up.

"I didn't get to talk to you last night at Louis' house. I just want to have a chat with you today. Don't just stand there. Take a seat," said Old Master Crawford. He carefully observed Luca. Other than her eyes that still held a trace of the past, her facial features were completely different from before.

Bianca, who was as gentle as a lamb back then, looked like a red rose with thorns now. Though she was not an aggressive person, even those who did not know her would know that she was not someone to be messed with.

It was fortunate that she came back. Even though she looked different, her love for Luke and her kids remained unchanged.

"Alright." Luca looked at the gentle smile on Old Master Crawford's face, and wondered if he was going to bring up the Jackman family matter.

Although Mrs. Jackman was in the wrong this time, an apology from the other party would usually suffice for such occurences. However, Luke had blown the issue out of the water and got the police involved in this matter for her sake. As a result, Mrs. Jackman was now being held in custody.

Even though the Crawford family did not take the Jackman family seriously, it did not matter if there was a potential partnership between them. Old Master Crawford was not a person who liked to get into trouble.

This time, the old master must have thought that things had been blown out of proportion unnecessarily.

Old Master Crawford looked at the cautious expression on Luca's face. He urged the kids again, "Off you go. The desserts made by Mrs. Nancy aren't going to taste good if they get cold."

Tommy pouted, "Great-grandpa, we just had our breakfast. We're still full."

Then, Tommy pulled his clothes around him and pressed it against his belly to show the old master his round and plump belly.

"They're just desserts. They won't take up so much space in your stomach!" smiled Old Master Crawford as he pinched Tommy's cheek.

Lanie resembled Luke the most among the three of them. The calmer Lanie was, the more he behaved like him.

Tommy was mischievous. Although he looked like Luke when he was a child, there was a vast difference in their characters.

Mr. Griffin understood what was Old Master Crawford's mind. He took the initiative and spoke, "Kids, let me take you to the kitchen first. Let's see if you like the dessert. Besides, you have to place your bags in your rooms too, right?"

"Okay, Mr. Griffin." The three of them then followed Mr. Griffin into the kitchen.

"Old Master Crawford, how have you been?" Luca knew Mr. Griffin intentionally drove the kids away. Hence, she waited for the kids to leave before taking her turn to slowly speak.

"I'm feeling better after receiving your herbal therapy. I have more energy when I walk. I eat more than I usually do, and my sleep has improved. I also heard that you've been nursing Rayne's health. His condition has improved a lot recently. It's just that he keeps talking about his daughter these days." said Old Master Crawford, intentionally mentioning the Rayne family.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2755-Luca's fingers slightly curled.

Wanda was currently still in the hospital. She did not tell Old Master Rayne about it.

That was why he believed that Wanda was traveling.

Meanwhile, Luca was worried that Old Master Rayne would sense something was wrong. She felt guilty for not accompanying him at the Rayne family house.

He needed someone to keep him company now. Yet as his granddaughter, she could not even be the one to do that, and she even lied to him...

"What's the matter?" asled Old Master Crawford, noticing Luca fall silent.

"It's nothing. It just kind of reminded me of Ms. Rayne's illness. But I heard Dr. Park say that the breast cancer specialist has arrived in A City to consult Ms. Rayne. Her condition currently seems fit for surgery. So, they're planning to perform the surgery soon in the next few days. She should be able to go home immediately after the surgery,” rambled Luca before snapping out of her thoughts.

Luca had been keeping tabs on Wanda's condition, always asking Johann about her.

Johann would also take the initiative to tell her about Wanda's condition by sending her messages, going as far as violating he hospital rules to send her the patient's medical records.

Luca needed to understand Wanda's condition in order to help her recover.

"I heard that you've been treating her, huh?" asked Old Master Crawford curiously. He was more surprised now than when he learned that Luca's true identity was Bianca.

She had no knowledge of medicine and naturopathy before. Yet, it only took her 3 years to gain such skills in the medical field.

Old Master Crawford could not help but wonder what terrible things Luca had experienced on the Island of Despair to make her the competent person she is now.

"Ms. Rayne needs to receive chemotherapy treatment. All I did was prescribe some medicine to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy.” Luca shook her head before adding, “It's a process to alleviate pain, so it can't be considered as real treatment."

"But it still takes skill to be able to do that," complimented Old Master Crawford. Although he never experienced it himself, he knew about the side effects and the pain one had to suffe when receiving chemotherapy treatment.

However, he heard that Wanda did not feel much pain after she took Luca's medicine. At that point, she had already gone through a few rounds of chemotherapy treatment. Other than that, Luca had been helping nurse the health of the people around her, he thought it was admirable and impressive.

That was why Old Master Crawford thought Luke had deliberately lied to him when he told him that Luca's true identity was Bianca.

It wasn't until Luke showed him Luca's and Rainie's paternity test result that he believed that this woman, who possessed such a high level of medical expertise, was indeed his daughter-in-law, Bianca.

Not only was Old Master Crawford shocked, but he also felt proud of her. However, it broke his heart when he thought about why Luca had learned so much.

She had done a lot for the Crawford family before she was kidnapped. She had given Luke their three children.

With just these two acts alone, Luca was worthy of respect from everyone in the Crawford family.

Old Master Crawford was very pleased with his granddaughter-in-law. Even though she concealed her identity after she got kidnapped and returned to them, she treated them sincerely and kindly. Old Master Crawford hoped that Luke could quickly solve all their problems and reintroduce Luca to her kids as soon as possible.

After all, it was not easy to hear her own child calling her 'Ms. Luca' instead of 'mom'.

"It's just pharmacological knowledge, nothing too magical. Ms. Rayne's condition turned out to be not too bad after all. Besides, with her optimistic mindset..." Luca trailed off, running out of things to say.

Wanda's health was deteriorating rapidly. In fact, she wasn't optimistic either, she was growing more and more pessimistic by the day.

However, Luca lied to Old Master Crawford to ensure that he didn't think she was doing something miraculous.

Old Master Crawford had been in the business world for many years. He had made his company - T Corporation, strong. He was good at observing people.

While Luca did not bat an eye, he could still sense her restlessness under that calm expression on her face.

Old Master Crawford gave her a kind smile, "You're right. Doctors can only cure the sickness. It mainly depends on one's own efforts when it comes to the psychological aspect.”

"Well, as long as Ms. Rayne stays positive, she'll be able to recover soon and get discharged from the hospital," replied Luca. After all, diseases relating to the breast were often caused by emotions.

In the past, when Wanda married and moved to Japan, she never quite found the happiness in her life. She was always depressed and sad, which was a major reason for her health issues.

"Her health is all that matters. Rayne misses her. He has no idea what Wanda is going through. It'll be difficult for Rayne if anything happens to her..." Old Master Crawford heaved a heavy sigh. Even though Old Master Rayne had a son and a daughter, he only had Wanda left after Kevin's passing.

Kevin only had one daughter, Bianca. Even though the real Bianca was here, Old Master Rayne still thought Bianca had lost her memory, and that she had no emotional connection with them. He believed she was living abroad now.

Wanda married and divorced. She had no children. Hence, Old Master Rayne only had his daughter left.

Old Master Crawford had no idea if he could handle if something happened to Wanda.

Luca felt a lump in her throat as she listened to the old master talk about it.

Her grandfather had lived a bitter and tragic life. If something happened to Wanda, he would be left all alone.

If he experienced the loss of two loved ones, his body would probably collapse. Therefore, they had to save Wanda no matter what!

"By the way, Luca, what do you think of Luke?" Old Master Crawford sensed Luca's sadness and quickly changed the topic of the conversation.

Luca was startled for a moment and looked at the old master. What did he mean?

"Mr. Crawford is a kind person,” answered Luca hesitantly.

Old Master Crawford observed her reaction and could not help but chuckle, "Yes. Luke's a kind person. You're right."

Luca was even more confused when she saw the old master's reaction.

Before she could say anything, Mr. Griffin walked into the living room and leaned close to Old Master Crawford, whispering to him, "Old Master Bourne is here."

"Bourne? Why did he come here?" frowned Old Master Crawford. Old Master Bourne would always inform him in advance before coming to visit him.

However, he had arrived with no prior announcement today.

"Old Master Bourne didn't say anything. But he brought a middle-aged man with him, who appears to be from the Jackman family," replied Mr. Griffin. He had been by Old Master Crawford's side for so many years that he knew everyone in the upper class society of A City.

"The Bourne and Jackman?" Old Master Crawford glanced at Luca.

It reminded Luca of Mrs. Jackman when the Jackman family's name was mentioned. Luca rose to her feet, "Old Master Crawford, I should leave first since you have guests to attend to."

"Sure. Let's talk again next time," Old Master Crawford waved his hand with a kind expression on his face. Once Luca turned around and left, he turned to Mr. Griffin, and asked, "What's the relationship between Bourne and Jackman?"

Mr. Griffin recalled the relationship between the two families and replied, "I heard that Lonnie Jackman's cousin is married to Old Master Bourne's son."

"Oh, that explains why. Lonnie must have begged Bourne to come and plead on behalf of his daughterin-law. Let them in," replied Old Master Crawford as he understood clearly what was going on

now.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2756-"Yes, sir," nodded Mr. Griffin. He then walked to the video doorbell camera, and opened the door for the two men waiting outside the door.

As Old Master Bourne's chauffeur drove into the Crawford family's parking lot, Luca prepared to get into her car.

Luca shot a glance at the driving vehicle, and knew immediately who Old Master Bourne was.

Although his descendants hardly had any connections with Luke, they were an old friend of the Crawford family. She cooperated with Old Master Bourne's company on two projects when Luke was kidnapped by the Island of Despair back then.

Their cooperation went smoothly.

However, rumor has it that Old Master Bourne's descendants were not as adept at managing business. That was why Old Master Bourne was still dealing with some of the important tasks in the company even at his age.

It was Old Master Bourne who dealt with her when they were discussed their cooperation.

Luca remembered her first impression of Old Master Bourne. He was a man who always kept a straight face, but his gaze was always sharp. Despite his age, every decision he made in investments and projects was always right on the money.

He barely made any losses. It was almost impossible to profit off him when he was involved.

Luca withdrew her gaze, got into her car, and left.

As Old Master Bourne got out of the car, he turned and looked in the direction of Luca.

Lonnie followed suit. As he followed Old Master Bourne's gaze, he asked curiously, "Old Master Bourne, do you know that woman?"

Old Master Bourne gave him a disdainful look and sized him up.

Lonnie was puzzled. He turned to look in the direction of Luca's car. That woman was beautiful, but should he know her?

"How could you not know her?" Old Master Bourne took the walking cane his chauffeur handed to him. Although he was still managing the company, he was aging and needed the cane to help him to walk steadily.

"Who is she?" Lonnie had no recollection of her.

Old Master Bourne shook his head and answered when Lonnie persisted to just stare at him, “She's the one your unreliable wife injured!”

"She's Luke's..." Lonnie trailed off before promptly shutting his mouth, realizing they were at the Crawford manor.

Not long after they left Louis' house and returned home, Margaret came back home too.

Margaret explained to him in detail about what happened. Her voice was full of hatred, and she emphasized that the woman was Luke's mistress.

Margaret despised women who were involved in extramarital affairs. That was why she could not control herself.

The woman who left a moment ago was the one whom Margaret injured, so she must be Luke's woman.

"Yes." Old Master Bourne knew what Lonnie wanted to say. He nodded and walked toward the house.

He was always kept informed as he was still active in the business world.

He immediately knew who Luca was with just a mere glance at her face.

Lonnie immediately caught up with him. "Old Master Bourne, that woman actually entered the Crawford manor. Is it because Old Master Crawford learned about my wife's incident? Is that why he asked that woman to come here to teach her a lesson?"

Lonnie had such speculations only because he saw the newspaper article today.

The fact that Margaret was taken to custody for assaulting someone had caused a huge sensation in the media. There were pictures of her being taken away by the police from her home. It was simply disgraceful.

"Do you think that woman looked like she was being lectured just now?" asked Old Master Bourne coldly.

Lonnie's foolishness disgusted him.

Lonnie was like his sons and grandsons. They were dull-witted.

He had no idea how someone like Lonnie managed to grow his company.

If it were not for his capable wife, he would not have helped Lonnie out.

Lonnie smiled awkwardly.

Luca's expression was calm and it did not seem like she had been lectured when she left.

"Old Master Crawford has always known about that woman's existence. If he didn't agree with Luke's relationship with her, he would have separated them a long time ago. He wouldn't have waited until now," Old Master Bourne reminded him. "If you'd like to cooperate with T Corporation and work together with Luke, how can you possibly convince them to work with you if you don't do a background check?"

"You're right, Old Master Bourne." agreed Lonnie awkwardly. If it were not for the unfortunate situation, he would not have asked for his cousin's help.

After he told his cousin about his situation, she asked Old Master Bourne for help without a second thought.

Old Master Bourne agreed to help as a favor to his cousin.

However, he did not expect Lonnie to be such a fool.

Old Master Bourne scoffed at him. "Indeed, it's different when you have different parents. You should learn from your cousin."

The cousin he was referring to was his daughter-in-law who married into the Bourne family.

Even though his sons were not capable, his daughters-in-law all had a good head on their shoulders.

Especially Lonnie's cousin.

However, his daughter-in-law was not a descendent of the Bourne family. That was why Old Master Bourne kept his place as the head of the company. He was reluctant to hand the company over to his daughter-in-law to manage.

After all, there was a chance that the fruits of years of his hard work could be swallowed up by an outsider if it was handed over to someone with a different family name.

Lonnie took a deep breath as he listened to Old Master Bourne's taunts. He reminded himself to be patient.

He needed Old Master Bourne's help now.

Lonnie forced a smile and followed Old Master Bourne into the house. Then, he saw Old Master Crawford sitting on the sofa, waiting for them.

"Crawford, it's been a while since we last met. You still look so energetic. Do you have any secrets to keeping yourself healthy that you haven't shared with your old friend?" Old Master Bourne did not go straight to the point, he started off with small talk first.

"Bourne, is there a better way to improve your health other than maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough rest? Besides, you look like you're in a pretty good state too," replied Old Master Crawford. He exchanged pleasantries with Old Master Bourne when he noticed that he had yet to reveal his purpose of coming here. Then, he turned to look at Lonnie, and he asked, "Who is this?"

"Oh, he's a younger member of the family. Lonnie, say hello to Old Master Crawford,” Old Master Bourne said with a smile on his face.

Lonnie immediately bowed to Old Master Crawford, "Nice to meet you, Old Master Crawford. I'm Lonnie Jackman."

"Ah, Lonnie Jackman. Sounds familiar to me. The Jackman Corporation?" asked Old Master Crawford pointedly.

"Yes, I'm in charge of Jackman Corporation," replied Lonnie. He was surprised that Old Master Crawford knew about it, given that he had retired from the business world many years ago.

Luke was in control of the company now, and yet Old Master Crawford still knew about him! novelbin

"Young people nowadays are really outstanding. Bourne, Mr. Jackman, please take a seat," Old Master Crawford pointed towards the sofa beside him.

"Thank you," Old Master Bourne smiled and sat down. "Crawford, I just realized it's been a long time since we last played chess together. That's why I came over today unannounced. Apologies for my manners. Do you happen to have time today?”

"How could I have any plans when I'm just a retired old man? You came at the right time. I just brewed some tea with the new tea leaves harvested this year in F Province. They're really fresh. The tea house there delivered them to me right after they finished making them. Try this," Old Master Crawford signaled to Mr. Griffin.

The pot of tea was originally meant for him and Luca to enjoy together.

However, before they could have a good chat, Old Master Bourne and Lonnie came to visit. The tea could only be served to them now.

Mr. Griffin followed Old Master Crawford's instructions. He bent down and poured a cup of tea for Old Master Bourne and Lonnie. "Enjoy the tea, sir.”

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2757-Old Master Bourne was not anxious to bring up Lonnie's matter. He lifted the teacup and took a sip.

"How is it?" asked Old Master Crawford. The tea they served was of good quality. Yet, it was not time for the impending topic of conversation just yet.

"It's good. It has a clear and refreshing taste that can't be compared to old tea. The flavor of the tea leaves is good. Crawford, which tea house is this from?" complimented Old Master Bourne.

"It's not from a big tea house. It's from our own tea house." smiled Old Master Crawford.

Luke and Louis knew that the old master enjoyed drinking tea. Hence, the brothers bought a tea house in F province.

The tea business was profitable and this way, the old master could enjoy some good tea too.

"Oh, that is really enviable." Old Master Bourne glanced at Lonnie, signaling him to say something.

Lonnie noticed Old Master Bourne's gaze. He lifted the teacup and said, "Yes, Old Master Crawford. This tea has a rich and fragrant taste. It's refreshing, and it leaves a revitalizing sensation. It's good tea."

Old Master Crawford lifted the teacup and took a sip. "Good tea leaves."

Old Master Bourne cleared his throat. After some small talk and tea, it was time to get down to business.

Just as he was about to speak, Old Master Crawford piped up, "Mr. Griffin, bring me the chessboard. I'd like to play a few games with Old Master Bourne."

Old Master Bourne was dumbfounded for a moment.

Lonnie, who was sitting next to him, was taken aback too.

"Alright, Old Master Crawford,” replied Mr. Griffin as he turned to fetch the chessboard.

While they were waiting for the chessboard to arrive, Old Master Bourne took the opportunity to say, "Crawford, other than our game of chess I have another matter concerning this young man to discuss with you."

"Oh? About Mr. Jackman?" There was a faint smile on Old Master Crawford's face, but anyone with a good eye could see that the smile did not reach his eyes.

His cloudy eyes revealed a trace of shrewdness.

Lonnie was being stared at. He was on thin ice. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Old Master Crawford. I have a favor to ask."

"Is your wife from the Sutton family?" Old Master Crawford went straight to the point and added, "The one who was in the newspaper today." "Yes, that's my wife. She did something wrong and she's now paying the price for it." Lonnie said with a stiff upper lip.

"Well, then let the police handle it." Old Master Crawford took another sip of tea.

Lonnie was stunned for a moment. He did not know what to say. He turned to look at Old Master Bourne, wondering what he meant by his words.

Old Master Bourne glared at him and gave him a frustrated look. Then, he said, "Crawford, Lonnie didn't come to visit you today for this matter."

The moment he finished speaking, Lonnie added, "Yes. My wife did something wrong. It's up to the police to decide how long they will be detaining her.”

When Lonnie said this, Old Master Crawford was stunned for a moment.

Did they not come here to talk about this?

Then what was this visit for?

"What's the matter, then?" asked Old Master Crawford.

Lonnie shot a glance at Old Master Bourne.

Old Master Bourne grew impatient and said, "Tell him."

"It's about my company. I signed a project with a party who requested T Corporation provide the design drawing. I had paid a visit to T Corporation, but it seemed like they were too busy with their own projects, so they refused to take on mine. Now, I have no design drawings and I have no explanation for the European party who hired us. Old Master Crawford, I was hoping you could talk to Mr. Crawford and see if he could take on this project's design." requested Lonnie cautiously.

This was his motive for coming here today.

Lonnie had not given Margaret's situation much thought.

After all, the police said she would only be detained for a few days. Since she had caused him so much trouble, going as far as beating up his lover a while ago, Lonnie thought it would be good for her to suffer a bit while she was detained.

It could at least put a lid on her bad temper.

Old Master Crawford immediately understood after he heard Lonnie's request.

It was a business matter, not a personal issue.

He secretly let out a sigh, thinking about how ridiculous Lonnie was. Instead of thinking about how to solve his family crisis, he was busy looking for connections to handle his company's affairs.

"So it's about business..." Old Master Crawford trailed off.

Lonnie nodded eagerly and replied, "Actually, it's not a complicated project, but it is a small one. That's why your grandson, Mr. Crawford was reluctant to take it on. T Corporation's project department doesn't want it either. Old Master Crawford, I had no choice but to come and bother you."

"I see," nodded Old Master Crawford but he remained silent.

Old Master Bourne's heart skipped a beat and suddenly realized what was happening.

He rushed to explain, "Old Master Crawford, it's just a project. You only have to talk to Luke and he'll definitely take it on, as long as the design drawing is provided by T Corporation."

What Old Master Bourne meant was that Luke did not have to design it himself. It could be done by a T Corporation's designer.

"Luke has been busy lately. He can't even handle his company projects," Old Master Crawford sighed and shook his head. "Besides, I haven't intervened with T Corporation's matters for a long time. If you really want to work together with T Corporation, you should head there and negotiate with them."

Lonnie felt despair after listening to what he said.

Old Master Crawford had no intention of helping him even if it was for the sake of Old Master Bourne.

It seemed like there was no way the project could be completed in time!

"Old Master Crawford..." Lonnie refused to give up. He wanted to give it another try. However, before he could speak, Old Master Bourne interrupted him.

"In this case, we shouldn't force Old Master Crawford to help us then,” said Old Master Bourne.

Lonnie turned to look at Old Master Bourne with a face full of discontent. What was he saying?

He finally had the chance to meet someone from the Crawford family and he did not want to waste this opportunity.

"Old Master Bourne, I hope you can understand. It's the world of the young now. I have been retired for so long. It will cause many unnecessary troubles if I interfere with the company's affairs." said Old Master Crawford, remaining calm as he watched Lonnie's reaction.

Lonnie's wife bullied his precious granddaughter-in-law. Of course, the score had to be settled!

Margaret being detained at the police station, and becoming a scandal in the headlines was not enough to set the score even.

Luke protected his wife. Old Master Crawford defended his granddaughter-in-law too. That was why he had to help Luke.

Although Old Master Crawford was using Luke's name to settle the score with Lonnie, he felt satisfied that he was able to speak up for Luca!

"Yes. Old Master Crawford, you're right. I just remembered there's still something I need to attend to at the company. It seems like we won't be able to play chess today. How about we reschedule for another day?" said Old Master Bourne. Though he wasn't lying. Even though it was a Sunday, he had to attend an international conference today.

He would've already been at the company if it were not for Lonnie.

Lonnie lowered his head in defeat and said nothing.

Old Master Crawford frowned and asked, "We're not playing chess anymore?"

"I'd love to, but you know, I'm not as lucky as you are. You have a grandson who's capable enough to take the responsibility of running the company. My son and grandson... Forget it, I still have work to do.

I have an important international meeting in half an hour." Fury began to consume Old Master Bourne as he was reminded of his useless son and grandson.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2759-On the other hand, Aunt Neile was cleaning the living room when Luca returned to the mansion.

The vacuum cleaner was making a ruckus, so she quickly greeted Aunt Neile and went upstairs.

Luca walked up to Luke's bedroom door and peeked inside before their eyes met.

"You're back?" A faint smile appeared on Luke's face.

“Yeah, I sent the kids to the manor and had a chat with Old Master Crawford." nodded Luca as she leaned against the door frame. When she noticed him sitting on the office chair, she asked, "Are you still busy?"

"Yes, there are still some things I have to take care of at work," answered Luke. The work at the company was endless, and he had to put in a lot of time to take care of it.

However, it was not difficult for him because the thing that was most difficult to deal with was was that Luca's situation had yet to be resolved.

In order to restore her identity and for her to return to him, he had to get rid of the situation with the Island of Despair.

The Island of Despair had always kept a low profile, and almost nobody knew of its existence.

In the past few months, not long after Luca came back, the Island of Despair started to become more active. Thus, Luke knew that he had to seize this opportunity. Otherwise, it would be even harder to restore Luca's identity and risk losing her for eternity.

"What did Grandpa tell you?" Although Luke knew that Old Master Crawford would not cross the line and reveal that he knew about Luca's identity, he was still curious.

"Well, Old Master Crawford and I talked about Ms. Rayne, but we didn't talk much because he had guests come over. So, I came back." Luca paused for a second before continuing, "The two guests were Bourne and Jackman."

She was worried that Lonnie would use Old Master Bourne's power to get Old Master Crawford to help him deal with Margaret's issue, so after giving it some thought, she decided to tell Luke.

"Bourne? Jackman?" Luke raised his eyebrows curiously, and when he recalled the information Gale sent over, he immediately knew who they were.

"Lonnie's cousin is Old Master Bourne's daughter-in-law."

"Margaret's husband, Lonnie? His cousin married into the Bourne family," said Luke. Gale did a thorough investigation, and it only took him an hour to procure all the information on Lonnie's family.

Luca nodded and sighed, hoping to cover up her lies with disappointment.

Right now, she was Luca and not Bianca, so she was not supposed to know who Old Master Bourne was. “I think so, I don't know him, but that's what I heard Mr. Griffin say."

“Well, Lonnie probably went to Grandpa to work on something together, so don't worry about it," said Luke because he knew that Luca did not want to burden others.

“Collaborate? Isn't it because of Mrs. Jackman?" said Luca in surprise.

“They were already on bad terms when Lonnie cheated on her, so Lonnie asked Old Master Bourne to go to Grandpa because he wanted T Corporation to come up with a design for his project," said Luke as he picked up the materials printed out yesterday and walked over to the door to hand it to her.

“What's this?" Luca took it out of curiosity.

“It's information about the Jackman family. Lonnie came to T Corporation before Margaret hurt you," said Luke.

“Why must T Corporation come up with a design?" Luca wondered about Lonnie's fixation on T Corporation's designs when there were many other construction companies in A City. Although they were not as big as T Corporation, there were plenty of excellent architects there too.

“Party A of his project requested it when they made the agreement," said Luke. Gale found out about it in his investigation.

“They specifically requested for T Corporation to design the blueprint?" Luca opened up the document to take a look. It was indeed information about the Jackman Family, but it was not some kind of confidential information, so it seemed to her that there was nothing to worry about.

“Yes." When Luke answered, she saw that page of information was marked.

Luca believed that Lonnie did not go to Old Master Crawford for Margaret, but to collaborate with the company.

There was nothing left for her to say after she saw those documents.

Lonnie had another family outside of his marriage, and he even knocked up his mistress. Margaret was just occupying the position of Mrs. Jackman without the love of her husband.

No wonder she hated her so much.

After all, in the eyes of other people, she was Luke's mistress.

Luca looked at Luke who was sitting on his office chair with a sullen look.

However, she was not his mistress.

“What's wrong?" Luke turned back to her.

Luca shook her head and put the documents on top of the cabinet near the door, “Will Mr. Marcos come over later?"

“Yes, Percy and Jim will come over too," said Luke.

"Are they staying for dinner?" asked Luca. If they all came together, she had to make preparations.

“I already had Jason make reservations." Luke had no intention of entertaining them at his home because he did not want to tire Luca out.

If he invited everyone to his home, Luca would definitely volunteer to help Aunt Neile.

“Then, do you need me to decant two bottles of wine?" Luca believe coffee would not suffice for their discussion.

Wine would suit be better suited.

"Sure." nodded Luke, before sighing in appreciation of how thoughtful she was.

Drinking would definitely not be left out of their discussion later.

Luca turned around and left to the wine cellar.

Luke stored a lot of wine here, but it was still smaller compared to the one in the manor.

Besides, he seldom drank wine at home. All the wines kept here were vintage and from internationally known wineries, so they were suitable for entertaining distinguished guests.

Luca turned on the dim light and picked out two bottles, which she reckoned was enough to last them one afternoon.

It was not like they were going to drink a lot since they were just going to have a drink or two while talking.

Luca walked into the kitchen with two bottles of wine where Aunt Neile was preparing lunch.

Aunt Neile saw the wine in her hands and asked, " Ms. Craw, do you want a drink?"

"No, Mr. Crawford had invited some friends over this afternoon, so I wanted to decant them first," said Luca while taking out a wine opener from the cabinet.

"Guests? Mr. Crawford didn't tell me. Do I need to prepare anything?" asked Aunt Neile, worried she was ill-prepared to cater to Luke's friends.

"Aunt Neile, don't worry. They're Luke's close friends, so you can just prepare some snacks after you're done preparing lunch." Luca soothed her worries. Having snacks prepared was just a courtesy. The real event of the night for the guests would be at dinner.

Aunt Neile heaved a sigh of relief. "Good thing you told me, or else I would've panicked when the guests arrived."

"They're Mr. Crawford's friends, so they won't mind," said Luca gently as she poured the red wine into the decanter before putting it away.

"These wines are part of Mr. Crawford's collection, seeing that he's serving it to his friends, they must be very important to him." Aunt Neile knew because after working for the Crawford Family for so many years, she could tell by wine bottle alone.

Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 2760-Luca smiled, "Aunt Neile, there's nothing to worry about. Mr. Crawford already had Mr. Doyle make reservations. We'll be going out to eat, so you get leave early today."

Aunt Neile was delighted to hear that. "Really? That's great. My grandson keeps complaining that he doesn't get to see me enough, so I'll go spend some time with him later. Thank you, Ms. Craw."

"No need to thank me, Mr. Crawford is the one who gave you a break." smiled Luca before picking up the empty wine bottles and walking out.

Luke has a hobby of collecting wine bottles, so he usually keep empty bottles on shelves rather than throwing them away.

Besides, the bottle itself cost more than any normaal bottle of wine.

This way, other people would not be able to get a hold of these bottles and make counterfeits.

After Luca and Luke had lunch, they rushed to the international airport of A City right away.

There were many people coming with Marcos, so not only did Luke drive, but Lliam followed behind him as well.

The three of them arrived at the airport together.

Luke checked Marcos's flight details.

"It'll arrive in about ten minutes," said Luke. He put his phone away and looked at Luca. "Lliam will pick him up, so we'll just wait here."

"Alright." Luca was fine with it because Lliam was pretty fluent in Russian, so he could communicate with Marcos.

She glanced to her right to see Lliam walking toward the exit of the airport with a pick-up sign in his hands.

Luca's phone vibrated. She picked it up to see that it was Nina.

"Percy asked me to attend Mr. Crawford's dinner tonight, will you be there too?"

"Yes, I'll be there," replied Luca. She thought that it was just a dinner for the guys, so she did not expect Nina to be there too.

"I'll bring the samples of photo styles the studio gave, so you can help me choose," replied Nina. After Luca helped her choose her wedding dress, she would ask Luca for help whenever she could not come to a decision.

"Sure, no problem," answered Luca. After her texts, she knew that Nina was being indecisive again.

After replying, she turned sideways and asked Luke, “Will Nina be coming over tonight?"

“Scarlett too," said Luke. He asked those with partners to bring them over for dinner too, so Luca would have company.

“Wouldn't we be in the way of you guys talking?" Luca asked.

“No, the room is divided into two. The girls can have one and we'll have one, so that way, we won't disturb each other," said Luke as per his instructions to Jason.

Luca nodded her head as she was pleased with the arrangement.

Five minutes later, Lliam and Marcos walked out.

Luca noticed that there were two foreign-looking men behind Marcos.

“You see those two people? One of them is a lawyer their family hired to help Matysh, and the other one is here to help me." Luke did not tell her which was which. Instead, he unbuckled his seatbelt and said, “Let's get down."

“Okay." nodded Luca.

Then, the both of them walked toward Marcos.

Luke reached out his hand to greet him, “Good afternoon, Mr. Marcos."

“Good afternoon, Mr. Crawford." greeted Marcos. This time around, he had come to look for his biological mother, and Luke had good news for him. This helped put him in a good mood. Then, he looked toward Luca and nodded, “Good afternoon, Ms. Craw."

“Good afternoon, Mr. Marcos." Luca gave a faint smile to appear congenial.

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a snort from the dapper man standing beside Marcos.

However, Luca ignored it.

Marcos smiled, treating it as a unique form of greeting. Then, he introduced the two people beside him, “This is Katov, the person I previously mentioned, and this is the lawyer who helped my uncle, Mr.

Ethan."

Russians had relatively long names, so Marcos chose to introduce them with their nicknames instead. This way, Luke would be able to remember them.

Luca looked at Ethan and understood why he snorted.

Matysh was put into prison because he wanted to get to her.

People like Matysh had deep-rooted prejudice toward foreigners, and she triggered them, so the lawyer's hostility toward her made sense.

“This is Mr. Crawford, and this is Ms. Craw," said Marcos humbly.

He wasn't looking for trouble. Not only was Ethan here to defend Matysh, he was also here to look after the elders of the family.

His family was afraid that he would cause trouble in A City, which might jeopardize Matysh's inheritance.

Besides, in the eyes of the stubborn elders, Matysh's “blood" was much purer than his.

“Mr. Crawford, Ms. Craw, nice to meet you," said Kastov, extending the first greeting.

Meanwhile, the lawyer beside him turned away slowly without greeting them.

To him, people from A City were not worthy of being spoken to.

Luke ignored the lawyer and said to Marcos and Kastov, “My assistant has prepared a hotel for you, you can get in the car here."

"Mr. Crawford, you didn't have to go through such trouble." smiled Marcos while Lliam put his luggage in the trunk of the car.

Luke asked, "Why isn't your assistant here?"

"He had to stay at the company to do some work for me," said Marcos. It was a shame that his assistant could not come to A City.

The last time he brought him over here, he said that A City was a great place and that he loved it here.

He also said that he would definitely spend his retirement here.

"Everyone, you may proceed to get in the car." Lliam swiftly put all their luggage in the trunk before opening the doors for them.

Mr. Ethan sat in the back seat.

Marcos glanced at Kastov, and Kastov piped up, "I'll sit in front."

He then sat in the passenger seat while Marcos got in the back seat from the other side.

After Lliam closed the door, he asked Luke, "Boss, should I send the three of them to the hotel?"

"Yes, send them to the hotel," said Luke before taking Luca's hand and getting in the car.

When Ethan saw what happened in the car, he complained in Russian, "I don't know why Matysh would go through all that risk for a woman who doesn't even look that pretty."

Although Lliam did not understand Russian, Matysh did not bother mentioning what he said.

Kastov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, could not help but sigh because Marcos was truly the only normal one in his family.

Everyone else, even those who worked ordinary jobs, were as arrogant as him.