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Chapter 1065
Chapter 1065 Bianca Had Done So Much for the Family
Lanie held Luke's hand tightly as they walked down the stairs. "Right, Grandma's lawyer is here. He'sbeen waiting for you for more than an hour." "Lawyer?" After he got downstairs, he looked around theliving room but did not see Walter. Instead, there was a middle-aged man whom he did not know sittingon the couch.
He seemed to be the lawyer that Lanie was talking about.
The man sitting on the couch was called Henry Sneyder. He stood up when he saw Luke. Despitebeing one of the best lawyers in A City and having won many lawsuits for wealthy families, he could nothelp but feel nervous when he saw Luke.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Crawford. I'm Henry Sneyder, and this is my name card," Henry said politelywhile handing Luke his name card.
Luke did not take it. "What is your business here, Mr. Sneyder?" "It's like this. I'm representing yourmother, and I'd like to discuss something with you," Henry said, though his arms remained in the sameposition.
He felt awkward because Luke did not take the name card.
"Where's Mr. Walter Long?" Luke said coldly as he brought Lanie to sit down on the couch.
He promised Allison that he would find a good lawyer for her, and the best lawyer in A City was WalterLong. The chances of winning the case were basically zero, and Walter had accepted the case as afavor for Luke.
Lanie turned to speak to the caretaker at the side. "Aunt Jemma, Daddy is already hungry. Can youbring him some oatmeal?"novelbin
The little boy was always concerned about his father's wellbeing. The caretaker smiled when she heardthat. Then, she went into the bedroom and brought Luke a bowl of warm oatmeal, i
Henry put away his name card in embarrassment and sat back down on the couch. "Your mother didn'twant Mr. Long’s help and hired me instead." Henry knew who Walter Long was. If Henry was one of thebest lawyers in A City, Walter was one of the best lawyers in the country. No ordinary person would beable to hire him for a lawsuit.
"Did she hire you herself?" Luke asked.
He knew who the prosecution lawyers were, and he knew that even Walter could not win the suit.However, Walter could bargain for a reduced sentence.
He thought that Allison was incredibly stupid for not trusting Walter.
"Ms. Douglas contacted me." Henry pushed his glasses. The incident had shocked A City, and manylawyers were hoping that they could get a piece of the pie.
They knew that it would be almost impossible for the Crawfords to hire them, so when Maxinecontacted Henry to represent Allison, he accepted the job without even hesitating.
Luke did not say anything. The caretaker brought him a bowl of oatmeal, and he began to eat it slowly.
He would have forgotten who Maxine was if not for the fact that she had shown up at T Corporation afew days ago.
Seeing that Luke offered no response, he wondered if it meant that Luke had tacitly agreed that hewould be representing Allison.
"There's no chance of winning this case, Mr. Crawford, but I can try my best to argue for a reducedsentence," Henry said.
"Mm." Luke continued to eat his oatmeal without looking at Henry. Any lawyer would have said thesame thing.
Henry continued, "Your statement will be vital in fighting for a reduced sentence. Can you prepare apetition so that I can hand it to the presiding judge?" "I'm very busy." Luke understood the purpose ofHenry's visit.
Walter had told him that Luke's petition was very advantageous for Allison because he was Allison'sson.
Allison had stolen from the family, so Luke could make up a reason for why she was forced to do so.
However, Luke had refused.
"Mdm. Tanner will be sentenced to at least a few years in prison, Mr. Crawford." Henry thought that hecould convince Luke, but Luke had refused him so candidly.
Luke finished the last bite of oatmeal and placed the bowl on the coffee table. "See him off," he saidcoldly.
"Mr. Crawford?" Henry stood up, still hoping that Luke would change his mind.
"This way, please," the caretaker said to Henry.
"Mr. Crawford, Mdm. Tanner is your mother. If you don't want to write the petition, can you be there oncourt day?" Henry tried to fight for the slightest advantage for Allison.
"I'll be on a business trip." Luke took Lanie's hand and walked away.
The caretaker escorted Henry out of the house.
Luke could see the confusion on his son's face. "Do you have a question?" "Is Grandma really going toprison?" Lanie asked. The adults tried not to mention that in front of the children, but Lanie hadoverheard bits and pieces of the conversation.
He fully understood after hearing what Henry had to say.
"If you made a mistake, should you bear the consequences?" Luke asked as he led Lanie out of theliving room.
"Yes, you should," Lanie said.
"Grandma is bearing the consequences for the mistakes she made," Luke explained.
He lifted his head to look at the setting sun. If Bianca were here, she would have disapproved of Luke'smethods.
She always thought that Luke's methods were too direct for the young children. It was better to educatethem tactfully.
Luke held Lanie's hand tightly and sighed. "Bea, if you don't agree with what I’m doing, then you shouldcome home soon."
Rainie and Tommy were in the garden with their great-grandfather. They ran toward Luke when theysaw him.
Tommy hugged his leg and asked, "Why did you get out of bed, Daddy? Mommy said that you shouldstay in bed if you're sick.”
I'm fine." Luke bent over and lifted Tommy in his arms. He could not help but feel forlorn when Biancawas mentioned.
Tommy reached out and touched Luke's forehead, then at his forehead.
Bianca had often done that to check if he had a fever.
He nodded. "It's not hot anymore!"
Rainie looked at her father. "Are you feeling better, Daddy?" "Mm, yes." Luke brought Tommy to thegazebo while Lanie and Rainie followed behind.
He sat down on the bench and put Tommy down.
Old Master Crawford had something to say to Luke. He told the children," Lanie, Rainie, Tommy, whydon't you kids go and play over there?" "Okay." Lanie and Rainie nodded.
Tommy wanted to stay behind, but his elder siblings brought him to the swings.
After the children left, Old Master Crawford asked, "Any news about Bea yet?" "No." Luke's eyesflashed with grief when Bianca was mentioned.
Old Master Crawford looked at the three children. Even since Bianca was abducted, he realized thatBianca had done a lot for the household.
While Luke was missing, Bianca had single-handedly maintained T Corporation. Old Master Crawfordfelt guilty for the mistake that he had made.