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Chapter 1022
Chapter 1022 Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown
"I’m not struggling!" Rainie made a face at Blanche as she slowly did her homework.
Blanche shook his head indifferently and played with the trinkets on the table.
Luke watched by the side as his daughter finished the last question. She then handed her workbook toBianca. "Mom, I'm done."
Bianca checked and found that there was no problem with it. She then signed her name at the bottomof the page.
"Mommy, Daddy, can I go play?" Rainie asked while blinking her big round eyes.
"Go for it, but don’t go out of control." Bianca agreed and helped them put their workbooks in theirschool bags.
Rainie and Blanche walked out of the study.
Bianca put the school bags aside. She only felt comfortable talking about the break-in after the childrenleft.
"Did Grandpa blame you?" She put her hand on the back of his hand and asked with concern.
Luke grabbed her hand and rubbed her fingers lightly as he replied, "No."
Bianca knew that Old Master Crawford was a reasonable man. However, this was not a trivial matterand she was worried that the old man would blame Luke.
Only she, who was always by his side, knew that Luke had invested a lot of time on the Crawford familyand T Corporation. Sometimes, he would accompany her to bed and after she fell asleep, he would
quietly go to the study to work overtime. He only went back to the bedroom to sleep for two hoursbefore the break of dawn.
Bianca felt distressed for him but could not say anything. 'Heavy is the head that wears the crown.'
Seeing him working so hard and being so exhausted, she only had one thought. She would match hisfootsteps and help him in the future.novelbin
The caretaker knocked on the doorand walked in. She said respectfully," Master, Madam, Old MasterCrawford has asked me to inform you that dinner is ready." "Okay." Luke took Bianca's hand, stood up,and went downstairs.
The atmosphere at the dining table was tense. Susan wanted to act out but dared not with Old MasterCrawford around.
Louis and Yuri were taking care of Thea in the hospital. They were not eating nor sleeping well. Susanwas frustrated at the thought, and after having two bites, she put down her utensils and said, "I'm full."
Old Master Crawford ignored her. Susan left the dining room with her blood boiling.
Bianca got some greens for Tommy and watched him enjoy the food. He was the happiest out ofeveryone at the dinner table.
"Mommy, can I have some meat?" Tommy said, not satisfied that she only took vegetables for him.
Bianca placed two pieces of fish on his plate.
Tommy continued to eat.
Old Master Crawford took a sip of whisky and found it tasteless. He put down his utensils and asked,"Luke, what has your mother been up to recently?"
Luke paused, his expression remaining neutral as he asked, "What's wrong?
"I asked the butler to invite her for dinner today but the call didn't go through. Is she busy lately?" OldMaster Crawford asked. He was furious that Allison did not answer a call from the manor.
'Allison is rich and thinks that she can disrespect me like that?!’ "I don't know." Luke took a sip of thesoup. He and Gordan Norton had gotten someone to monitor Allison while the investigation was goingon.
The person told them that Allison had been in the villa for the past few days, not going out at all.
This was out of the ordinary.
Allison would hang out with other socialites whenever she had the time. It was rare for her to stay homefor several days in a row.
Old Master Crawford knew that Luke had his hands full with work but he still said to him earnestly,"She’s your mother. Check-in on her when you have the time. Else, people may gossip." "I will,Grandpa." Luke agreed to his request.
After dinner, Old Master Crawford skipped watching the news and went back to his bedroom afterwalking around the living room for a while. He said that he was tired.
Bianca sat beside Luke and watched cartoons with the children.
She put her head on his broad shoulder. She thought of what Old Master Crawford said at the dinnertable and asked, "What do you think Grandpa was implying?"
It was rare for Old Master Crawford to mention Allison's name since she moved out.
"Mom didn't answer the phone so Grandpa is angry." Luke took out his phone and called Allison.
The phone rang five times before it was connected. "What can I do for you?
Bianca leaned on his shoulder and heard Allison's voice on the other end of the phone. If it had been inthe past, Allison would be enthusiastic upon receiving Luke's call. Her voice was different now, andBianca could tell that she was angry.
"Nothing much. We had a family dinner tonight and Grandpa asked why you didn't answer the phone."Luke glanced at Bianca and held her hand.
Allison paused. It turned out that the butler had called her about this. When her phone rang earlier inthe day, she thought it was because they had found evidence against her.
Allison was relieved that it was not the case and replied, "So what? In your eyes, I'm not a member ofthe Crawford family anyway. Is there anything else that you want to talk about? Else, I’ll hang up."
After the butler called, she had been in a constant state of worry. She feared that the police wouldcome over and cause her trouble.
Now that she had received a call from Luke, she was relieved to find out the truth.
Luke stopped talking, and Allison just hung up.
Elsa, who was on the side, was massaging her shoulders. "Madam, did your son call?"
She had seen Luke on TV and thought that if she could see such a handsome man in real life, it wouldbe a feast for her eyes.
"Don't mention that unfilial son of mine." Allison clutched her chest. She still could not let go of whathad happened in Brilliant Architectural Design LLC.
Elise knelt on the cushions to massage her legs and answered softly, "At the end of the day, you'remother and son. You shouldn't hold a grudge against him. On top of that, you should be proud of youramazing son."
Allison closed her eyes and enjoyed their service. She was proud of Luke, but their relationship hadtaken a turn for the worse since Bianca appeared.
"You haven’t been a mother so you don’t know the pain I feel," she said while pointing to a sore spot onher shoulder. "Focus on this spot. I haven’t been sleeping well and would feel tired the entire day.""Madam, 111 make you a cup of lavender tea before you go to bed. It can improve your quality ofsleep." Elise said.
"Okay." Allison smiled. She had not been going out and keeping a close eye on her safe for fear ofothers finding out. She could not relax, which explained her deteriorating sleep quality.
Over at Crawford Manor.
Bianca heard the busy tone from Luke's phone and knew that Allison had abruptly ended the call. Thiswas rare, and it seemed that she was really
angry.
Although what had happened at her firm was mostly due to Allison being too sensitive and they had notdone anything wrong, as Allison's daughter- in-law, she still had to take a step back.
Luke did not intend to apologize. Since he was a kid, he was the kind of person who would admit to hismistakes. If he knew that he was in the right, he would never apologize. However, after Bianca madethe suggestion, he agreed with her and said, "Okay."