Female Novel
Chapter 2397
After Luke left the dining room, he did not see Old Master Crawford nor the kids, so he went up to thestudy.
Sure enough, they were there.
Tommy was telling jokes that were popular among children in an effort to make Old Master Crawfordcheer up.
Old Master Crawford was grim-faced. When he saw Luke walk in, he asked, "Are they done arguing?"
“Not quite." Luke shook his head as he was the one who forcibly put the war to rest.
"So, they're still arguing?" Old Master Crawford asked. Although he had already foreseen it happening,he was still upset that a nice New Year's Eve dinner was ruined.
"No, I'll have someone book flight tickets to send her back to Korea tomorrow," Luke said.
Old Master Crawford shook his head. "Luke, you know that she won't leave so quickly. Don't wasteyour money. There's no need to book the ticket."
It would not be easy for him to send Allison away if she did not want to leave.
Luke frowned.
It was easier to invite the devil in than to send it away. Not to mention, Allison came back on her own,so it would be even harder to send her back.
Even if the cosmetic surgery facility in Korea arranged surgery for her, she might not go at this point.
"Let the butler bring the food in here. I want to eat here with the kids," Old Master Crawford ordered. Hecould go hungry, but the kids could not.
When Allison entered the dining room, Susan started to pick on her. Before the kids could have a biteof hot food, they were forced to watch an argument that taught them bad things.
"Grandpa, let's eat outside," Luke advised as Allison would not come down and stir up trouble againafter the commotion she caused, especially after he mentioned her returning to Korea.
"What's the point of going out? To continue watching the show? I've seen this drama for more than 20years. No matter how interesting it is, I'm sick of it. Plus, what's so interesting about those two shrews?They just ruin the mood and affect the children's mindset." Old Master Crawford used taboo words.
He did not favor either daughter-in-law and scolded both of them at once.
Allison was wrong and talked harshly, but Susan was not any better.
They both took the initiative to stir trouble and cause a commotion for the Crawford family.
After Luke picked up his phone and gave the butler the word to bring the food in, he said, “Grandpa,come back to the mansion with me tomorrow."
"That's what I intend to do, but only for one day on the second day of the new year," said Old MasterCrawford.
"But she won't leave that soon." Luke frowned.
"This is my house. How can I stay at your place all year round just to avoid them quarreling? Plus,many people will come over to pay their respects after the new year. Do you think Susan will be able toentertain the guests? Or will your own mother do such a thing?" Old Master Crawford asked him as thishousehold still had to rely on him.
Neither Susan nor Allison could be trusted.
They were jealous of each other, so whoever was to be in charge of receiving the guests would causea commotion. Besides, having someone like Allison entertain the guests would just disgrace theCrawford family.
Having two of them entertain visitors together would be worse.novelbin
Old Master Crawford had never seen them be at peace for more than half an hour.
Whichever one it was, they were destined to humiliate the Crawford family, so it would be better for himto attend to these matters personally so that he could be at ease.
Besides, neither Luke nor Louis were willing to do such things.
"Great-grandpa is right," Lanie mentioned.
Luke lowered his gaze.
Mr. Griffin knocked on the door. "Old Master Crawford, the food is here."
"Open the door and send it in. My great-grandchildren are hungry," Old Master Crawford said towardthe door.
The butler opened the door and walked in with the maid. They were both carrying the food.
He placed the tray on the coffee table, and upon seeing that, the maid placed the other trays thatcontained the dishes on top of the coffee table as well.
Old Master Crawford leaned on his cane, then held Tommy's hand as he walked to the coffee table. Hesat on the sofa. "Come, let's have dinner."
The butler looked at the old master and felt helpless as it was supposed to be a family dinner, but now,he had to have this meal in his study because of the argument.
"Luke, what are you doing standing there? Bring a chair over and eat," Old Master Crawford said.
Upon hearing that, Luke nodded and dragged a chair over to sit down.
Old Master Crawford and the three kids sat on the sofa and started eating.
The butler asked, "Old Master Crawford, the two madams and the guest... and Young Master Louis..."
"There's still food in the kitchen. They can eat it if they want. After Louis is done eating, tell him to cometo the study. I need to talk to him," said Old Master Crawford.
"Got it, Old Master Crawford. Enjoy your meal and call me if you need anything." The butler exited thestudy.
The study lit with sandalwood incense was now filled with the aroma of food. It smelled like New Year's.
Old Master Crawford sighed. “I remember when I first came to A City to work. I had no money, so Iwould go to a little house smaller than this study to eat and celebrate with my coworkers. That mealwould be the best meal of the year."
Although the three kids lived a privileged life, the old master would often talk to them about the old dayswhen he struggled to make a living.
Thus, they were different from other kids born into rich families as they were aware of the hard timesthe old master had to go through.
"Great-grandpa, why don't we watch the New Year Gala after dinner?" Tommy suggested.
"Sure, let's watch the New Year Gala together." Old Master Crawford looked at the child, and his mindwas more at ease.
Upstairs.
Allison stomped back to her room while Sophian followed behind.
After closing the door, Allison vented her anger. "I'm livid! What gives Susan the right to talk about melike that? One day, I'm going to chase her out of this house."
Sophian dared not talk loudly after seeing her behavior, so she could only comfort her softly. "Ms.Allison, don't get angry with that kind of woman. Why don't we think about tomorrow..."
She heard with her own ears that Luke was sending Allison back to Korea tomorrow.
If Allison went back to Korea, that meant she would have to go back to Korea too. However, she did notwant to leave just like that.
She had not even gotten any benefits, nor had she shown herself in front of Luke.
Sophian smiled anxiously as she saw that Allison was only scolding Susan, so she bit the bullet andreminded her of the seriousness of the situation. "Didn't you come back to consolidate your position inthis family? If you go back now, your trip here will be for nothing. After your surgery, you need at least amonth to recover, so you don't know when you'll be back."
"Of course, I know that, but what's there to be afraid of?" Allison did not take Luke's words to heart.