Female Novel
Chapter 2091
After all, Old Master Crawford did not know that Luca's true identity was Bianca.
Despite her having given birth to three children for the Crawford family, if she did anything to harm theCrawford family or something that would affect the interests of T Corporation, Old Master Crawfordwould never forgive her if he found out about her real identity.
Old Master Crawford required his granddaughter-in-law to be an obedient woman. Even though Lucawas forced to do these things, the old master's mind was old-fashioned. Luca might leave a badimpression on him.
Luke chose not to tell the old master to protect Luca.
Besides, only Percy and Jason knew about this. They would never tell anyone about it.
Pierre would not have known that it was Luca who stole the bidding document. Otherwise, he wouldhave come looking for Luca when the matter came to light. He would tell Luca everything he knew andthreaten her to make her listen to him.
They were all in Russia at the same time. Gale and Rain had never seen Luca and Pierre talk to eachother. That was why Luke was pretty sure that Pierre had no idea about it.
Old Master Crawford frowned when he heard that. He did not ask who the culprit was. Instead, heasked, “Have you found out who it was?"novelbin
"Yes." Luke sipped his tea. "Pierre Mallory. He participated in the bidding too. The bidding documentthat he used was the fake bidding document that I prepared."
"That bastard?" Old Master Crawford did not like Pierre, the youngest member of the Mallory family,because of the mess he caused the last time. Old Master Crawford almost fought with Old MasterMallory because of this.
"I gave Marcos the information he wanted on the condition that he made public the bidding documentsfrom all participating companies during the meeting. The bidding document that Pierre submitted wasthe fake document that I prepared. Other than the company's name and some other contents, he didn'tchange any word in it," said Luke. Then, he handed the documents to Old Master Crawford.
Old Master Crawford picked up his reading glasses beside him. He glanced at the contents of thebidding document after putting on his glasses. "Is this a fake bidding document?"
"Yes." Luke nodded.
"It's quite something. I suppose the one you submitted must've been of higher quality. Preparing twobidding documents at the same time... Your hard work paid off." Old Master Crawford took his glassesoff and looked at his grandson proudly.
He knew that others were eyeing the project, but Luke had done a good job of planning ahead.
The point was, Pierre's actions did not put his efforts in vain.
"Yes." Luke nodded. He was also surprised that it was Pierre who bought the bidding document.
An arrogant person like him had spent money to use T Corporation's bidding document but heaccidentally got exposed. He must be really mad now.
"Grandpa, I came here to ask for your help," said Luke.
Old Master Crawford was delighted to hear that. He stroked his beard and said, "Sure. I didn't expect Icould be of help at this age. Tell me, what do I have to do?"
"Percy is keeping Pierre under control now, and he's going to leave Pierre to Old Master Mallorytomorrow. Pierre will have to confess everything that he's done. The Crawford family and the Malloryfamily have shared a good relationship for ages. As the younger generation, there are certain things
that I can't intervene with. I'd like you to step forward and seek justice," said Luke. What happened thistime was the same as the previous matter. Old Master Mallory would be harsh on him if Lukeintervened with it.
That was why Luke wanted Old Master Crawford to come forward.
"Again. I'll head to the Mallory family's manor tomorrow. But you must send me the information. He maynot believe it," reminded Old Master Crawford. After all, Luke had never disclosed the biddingdocument before.
If Luke claimed that the bidding document belonged to him, then it must be his document indeed.
However, Pierre would have the chance to deny it as the bidding document had never been disclosedbefore.
"I came here fully prepared." Luke took his phone out. He stood up and sat beside Old MasterCrawford. "There's the logo of T Corporation in the bidding document. I was afraid that Pierre wouldnotice it, so I made sure that it was obscure enough. Here, Pierre didn't realize that the logo was stillthe in the bidding document that was disclosed." Luke pointed at the design draft on the document.
Old Master Crawford glanced at it. It was indeed T Corporation's logo!
"That's very obscure, indeed... Well done, Luke." Old Master Crawford complimented. Luke hadplanned things ahead, and he was attentive. Not only did Pierre fail to mess things up, but Luke evengot the project.
All these things proved that he had made the right decision in leaving T Corporation to Luke tomanage. "Bring this information along with you tomorrow. If they refuse to admit it, show them the logoand they'll have no choice but to admit it." Luke picked up his cup of tea and took a sip.
"Great. I'm going to get even with him for this. Who cares about the friendship between the Crawfordfamily and the Mallory family? Our friendship is almost over just because of that bastard!" Old MasterCrawford was pissed. He had always despised those who did things under the table and used dirtytricks in the business industry.
He wondered if someone like Pierre, who had sticky fingers, was the true bloodline of the Mallory familyor if he happened to be picked up from the trash when he was young back then. Otherwise, how couldthey have raised such a bastard?
"Grandpa, calm down." Luke returned to his seat, which was opposite Old Master Crawford's. Then, hepoured a cup of tea for himself. The aromatic smell of the tea washed away his weariness.
"What did Percy say?" Old Master Crawford would like to know which side was Pierre standing on.
"He's the one who caught Pierre. He tied him up and brought him back here. His position is clear." Lukewas telling him that Percy was innocent and he had nothing to do with this.
"Finally, a smart guy in the Mallory family." Old Master Crawford sighed. Previously, when he wentlooking for Old Master Mallory, the old man had defended his unfilial grandson. Old Master Crawfordthought what Old Master Mallory did was silly and foolish.
Luke took a sip of his cup of tea.
Old Master Crawford looked at him and said, "I heard that you went to Russia for a business triptogether with Luca."
"Yes, Grandpa." Luke knew what he wanted to ask, and he answered honestly.
"Then, is there anything going on between the two of you?" Old Master Crawford asked in a low voice.After they had finished talking about work, he was curious about Luke's personal life now.
"It's still the same," replied Luke. He wanted to close the distance between him and Luca too, but it wasnot the time to do so yet. He had to find out who was the mastermind of the Island of Despair. Onlythen would he be able to confess to Luca about everything.
"Why is it still the same? It was a good chance for you. Isn't there any chemistry between you andher?" Old Master Crawford was dissatisfied.
Luke shook his head.
"Y-You've let me down. You were in a different country alone with her. And you had so much time withjust you and her. How could you not have taken the shot?" Old Master Crawford would love to see whatwas in Luke's mind. How could he not feel anxious about this?
Luke narrowed his eyes. He was able to get the point in every word the old master said to him.
"Grandpa, how would you know whether I was alone with Luca?" he asked.
"Cough, cough..." Old Master Crawford cleared his throat and rolled his eyes. He picked up his cup oftea and pretended like he wanted to drink some tea.