Female Novel
Chapter 3027
"Yes, Mr. Crawford is still busy upstairs," answered Aunt Neile.
"Then I'll go upstairs for a bit.” Nina rose to her feet and made her way up the stairs.
She headed to the bedroom where Luke was. She knocked on the door without going in.
Luke lifted the cup of Americano and glanced at the person standing at the door. He spoke in a coldvoice, "What's the matter?"
"There's something I'd like to know. I heard Luca say that she'll go back to Crawford Manor with youtonight, is that true?"
"Yes." Luke withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the computer screen. After putting down thecup of Americano, he typed on the keyboard for a while.
"I don't care what you guys have been keeping from me, and I don't care how Old Master Crawfordfeels about whatever's going on between you two. But with this whole scandal thing, Luca might feelthat she's being treated unfairly if you take her back there. You'd better make sure to protect her,” saidNina.
Even though Bianca was Luke's legal wife, Nina became unconsciously protective of Luca after gettingto know her.
It was contradictory, but Percy had also advised her to follow her heart. Therefore, Nina followed herown feelings.
She did not want to see Luca being bullied.
Perhaps it was because Luca had helped her before. That was why her heart leaned toward her...
That was what Nina thought.
"I'll always protect her," affirmed Luke as he voiced his commitment.
Furthermore, this promise would last a lifetime.
As Nina listened to Luke's firm commitment, she nodded in silence.
It was hard to doubt him through the way he presented himself. When he said he would always protectLuca, there was a sincerity in his eyes that made skepticism nearly impossible.
Then, Nina turned around and headed downstairs. When she came down the stairs, she suddenlyrealized Luke said that he would always protect Luca.
What about Bianca?
As Nina thought of Bianca, who had lost her memory and was still living abroad, she felt as though shewas betraying her friend. It left an uneasy feeling in her heart.
However, she did not dwell on it for too long because no matter what she thought or did, it would notaffect the relationship between Luca and Luke, nor would it bring back Bianca's memories.
When she realized that she would be late if she did not leave soon, she quickly put on her mask andhurriedly left. ...
Old Master Mallory, with an unwilling expression on his face, brought Karen to Crawford Manor.
Old Master Crawford was slightly surprised that the two of them would come. He wondered if Luke hadbeen careless in his actions, allowing Karen to find new evidence in just one night.
Otherwise, why would Karen bring Old Master Mallory here?
However, the thought only flashed across his mind before Old Master Crawford quickly denied it. If theywere here to hold him accountable, the look on their faces would not be like this.
The expression on Karen's face was as though everyone here owed her millions of dollars. It was full ofunwillingness.
It seemed that Luke was still reliable in handling things. After all, if Old Master Mallory and Karen werenot here to accuse anyone, the only possibility was that they were here to apologize.
Karen had caused a scene at Crawford Manor twice, and Luke sent those things to Old Master Mallory.No matter how hard Old Master Mallory tried to turn a blind eye toward what Karen did and theevidence provided to him, he would lose all face if he did not bring Karen here to apologize.
Old Master Crawford was pretty sure they did not come here to cause trouble. His mood brightened upat once, and he asked Mr. Griffin to get him a cup of tea.
The fragrance of the tea filled the air. Before taking a sip, Old Master Mallory already knew that Mr.Griffin had brewed a fine pot of tea at Old Master Crawford's behest.
Old Master Mallory enjoyed good tea, but it was not the time for tea tasting now. Of course, he was notin the mood either.
After all, Karen had embarrassed him!
"Mallory, why didn't you give me a heads up before coming? If you had, I'd have someone fetch thestored morning dew water. It's crystal clear and enhances the tea's flavor even more," Old MasterCrawford said with a serious expression on his face.
He intentionally brought up the fact that Old Master Mallory did not give him advance notice.
"Sorry, Crawford. My daughter-in-law wasn't being considerate. I forgot to arrange a time with you inadvance," apologized Old Master Mallory, knowing that his unannounced visit was quite impolite.
Still, impolite or not, what was done was done. Now, he had to go along with Old Master Crawford'swords. After all, an apology was necessary, and the relationship between the two families needed to bemaintained.
He could not afford to let what Karen did ruin the years of collaboration between the Mallory andCrawford families.
"Oh, no big deal. It's just a pity. Good water is as important for a good brew as the tea itself, but it's toolate to have someone bring it over now. We can only use this spring water. Hope you don't mind,"replied Old Master Crawford as he slightly lifted his hand.
Mr. Griffin understood immediately. After the tea leaves were steeped, he poured in some boiledmountain spring water and prepared a cup for each of them.
"Crawford, you're splitting hairs with that talk. Even though I haven't sipped the tea yet, the aromaalone is incredible. This is good tea. How could I mind? I should thank you for letting me enjoy suchfine tea today!" Old Master Mallory held the teacup and leaned in to take a sniff.
The aroma traveled through his nasal passages, instantly refreshing his mind.
Old Master Mallory knew this tea was excellent and took a careful sip.
Meanwhile, Karen sat there, still wearing that unwilling expression. She did not touch the tea that Mr.Griffin served. She was not showing any respect.
Setting down his teacup, Old Master Crawford deliberately asked, "Karen, why aren't you having tea?You don't fancy this type of tea?"
Karen wanted to answer that she indeed did not like it.
However, she had not even tasted it yet. How would she know if she liked it or not? If she said that, shewould be blatantly going against Old Master Crawford.
If Old Master Mallory were not here, she might dare to defy this old man. However, with Old MasterMallory here, she could not act rudely even if she was not happy about it. She shook her head.
Old Master Mallory shot her a glare. They came here to apologize. Who was she giving this attitude to?
"Crawford, young people nowadays prefer coffee. They're not into tea. Don't mind her. She doesn'thave the palate for such good tea.”
"Haha, that's true. Nowadays, young people like to use coffee to perk up. But what they don't know isthat tea has more magical energizing effects than coffee. And good tea is way more expensive thanthose so-called good coffee beans."
Old Master Crawford went along with him. As he finished, he went straight to the point. "Mallory, whatbrings you here today?"
Old Master Mallory was still pondering how to bring up the matter.
He did not expect Old Master Crawford's words to give him an opportunity to get straight to the point.
Old Master Mallory's expression turned serious as he placed his teacup and glanced at Karen. "Saywhat needs to be said right now."
Karen was startled for a moment. Was he asking her to apologize right away?
Was he not going to speak up for her?
Karen's hands clenched into fists.novelbin
Old Master Crawford listened to their conversation and watched them, pretending not to understand.He asked, "What's going on here?"
Old Master Mallory knew that making Karen apologize was impossible. He glared at her again, thenturned back to Old Master Crawford with a smile on his face. "Crawford, I brought Karen here today tooffer up an apology."