Female Novel
Chapter 2756
"Yes, sir," nodded Mr. Griffin. He then walked to the video doorbell camera, and opened the door for thetwo men waiting outside the door.
As Old Master Bourne's chauffeur drove into the Crawford family's parking lot, Luca prepared to getinto 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 theCrawford family. She cooperated with Old Master Bourne's company on two projects when Luke waskidnapped 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 companyeven 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 straightface, but his gaze was always sharp. Despite his age, every decision he made in investments andprojects 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 MasterBourne, 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, butshould 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 walksteadily.
"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'sthe one your unreliable wife injured!”
"She's Luke's..." Lonnie trailed off before promptly shutting his mouth, realizing they were at theCrawford 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 sheemphasized that the woman was Luke's mistress.
Margaret despised women who were involved in extramarital affairs. That was why she could notcontrol herself.
The woman who left a moment ago was the one whom Margaret injured, so she must be Luke'swoman.
"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 Crawfordmanor. Is it because Old Master Crawford learned about my wife's incident? Is that why he asked thatwoman 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 inthe media. There were pictures of her being taken away by the police from her home. It was simplydisgraceful.
"Do you think that woman looked like she was being lectured just now?" asked Old Master Bournecoldly.
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'srelationship with her, he would have separated them a long time ago. He wouldn't have waited untilnow," Old Master Bourne reminded him. "If you'd like to cooperate with T Corporation and worktogether with Luke, how can you possibly convince them to work with you if you don't do a backgroundcheck?"
"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 secondthought.
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 shouldlearn 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 MasterBourne kept his place as the head of the company. He was reluctant to hand the company over to hisdaughter-in-law to manage.
After all, there was a chance that the fruits of years of his hard work could be swallowed up by anoutsider 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 bepatient.
He needed Old Master Bourne's help now.novelbin
Lonnie forced a smile and followed Old Master Bourne into the house. Then, he saw Old MasterCrawford 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 tokeeping yourself healthy that you haven't shared with your old friend?" Old Master Bourne did not gostraight 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 gettingenough rest? Besides, you look like you're in a pretty good state too," replied Old Master Crawford. Heexchanged pleasantries with Old Master Bourne when he noticed that he had yet to reveal his purposeof 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 MasterBourne said with a smile on his face.
Lonnie immediately bowed to Old Master Crawford, "Nice to meet you, Old Master Crawford. I'mLonnie Jackman."
"Ah, Lonnie Jackman. Sounds familiar to me. The Jackman Corporation?" asked Old Master Crawfordpointedly.
"Yes, I'm in charge of Jackman Corporation," replied Lonnie. He was surprised that Old MasterCrawford 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!
"Young people nowadays are really outstanding. Bourne, Mr. Jackman, please take a seat," Old MasterCrawford pointed towards the sofa beside him.
"Thank you," Old Master Bourne smiled and sat down. "Crawford, I just realized it's been a long timesince we last played chess together. That's why I came over today unannounced. Apologies for mymanners. 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 brewedsome tea with the new tea leaves harvested this year in F Province. They're really fresh. The tea housethere delivered them to me right after they finished making them. Try this," Old Master Crawfordsignaled 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 teacould only be served to them now.
Mr. Griffin followed Old Master Crawford's instructions. He bent down and poured a cup of tea for OldMaster Bourne and Lonnie. "Enjoy the tea, sir.”