Female Novel
Chapter 2317
Half an hour later, Susan had already made her selections for which photos she wanted to refine.
Excluding the family photo, every other photo was of herself.
The photographer could not help but complain internally. He had taken photos of so many guests andbusiness big shots, yet Susan only chose the photos she was in.
After her selection, the photographer kept his computer and stood up. “Madam Crawford, now that thephotos have already been selected, I should be able to finish editing and refining them within a week.We can decide on a date then for you to come and take a look at the photos. I'll further refine them ifneed be."
"Alright. There's no rush. Just make sure that the photos look great in the end," Susan replied.
"Of course. I'll make sure to further heighten your looks." The photographer knew what Susan wantedto hear, so he promised her as he walked down the stairs.
"That will be best." Susan was very pleased with his business attitude and stood to walk himdownstairs.
Then, she had the butler send him out when they arrived on the first floor.
Old Master Crawford was currently having tea on the sofa when he asked, "Have you chosen thephotos already?"
"I have, Father. They should be edited within a week. If they look alright, we should be able to updatethe family photo before the new year." Susan turned to look at the family photo on the wall and smiledambiguously.
It would be nice to change the family photo since the new one did not have Allison on it.
She had dressed elegantly for her birthday yesterday and looked perfect as the madam of the house.
"Alright. I'll leave it to you to make sure that the photo's changed before the new year," Old MasterCrawford said.
Susan's heart soar. Old Master Crawford was the one who suggested updating the family photo. Thismeant that he no longer cared about Allison anymore.novelbin
This was the best outcome since it meant that there would only be one madam of the Crawford family.
The Island of Despair.
Abel pushed opened the door and walked into Shanks' lab with his phone in hand. "Is my cigar done?"
“Left cabinet, second drawer, first compartment." Shanks was currently preparing medicine and did notlook up at Abel.
Abel found two boxes of modified cigars and sat in front of Shanks pleasedly. "Aren't you boredstudying medicine here all day? You won't even help me teach or train those people either."
"Those people are hopeless. There's no point in training them," Shanks replied without looking up.
Abel took his phone and tapped on the image he received. "As far as you're concerned, she's the onlyperson who has any degree of talent."
Shanks knew who Abel was talking about. Luca was indeed the most hardworking woman he met.
She did not have much talent for medicine, but she was smart and willing to work hard, so she learnedquickly.
"It's a shame, though. What do you think? Should I have her stay permanently on the Island of Despairto learn medicine and save the people on this island, or should I have her continue her mission and
dirty her hands with blood?" Abel asked.
Shanks frowned and finally looked up at him. "You're planning to call her back?"
Abel did not respond, opting to show Shanks the photos on his phone instead. "Look at these photos.What emotion do you see on her face?"
The photos of Luca and Luke were taken during Susan's birthday banquet.
Shanks replied indifferently without thinking, "Happiness."
"Yeah, happiness." Abel's gaze darkened. Despite being someone completely different, Luca could stillstay at Luke's side happily. This irked him.
It was unfair that they could still be so happy when his Kassy...
"You have great skills, you know. You managed to change her appearance so well to the point whereLuke, someone so devoted to his wife, couldn't hold himself back from her." Abel pulled out a cigarimpatiently only to recall Shanks telling him not to smoke in the lab. Hence, Abel suppressed the desireto smoke and continued, "If we were to have Luca destroy this happiness right now and destroyeverything Luke possesses, how pitiful would the two of them be?"
Shanks handed the phone back to him and replied calmly. "Very, but how certain are you that you'llmanage to destroy both Luke and Ivana?"
"Not completely, but I'd say I'm around 60 to 70 percent certain? Which is enough. Ivana's the mostimportant weapon I want, actually. Once Luke knows that the woman who betrayed him is actually theBianca he's been yearning for. Oh, I can already anticipate the elation I'll feel!" Abel exclaimed. He andKassy did not get their happily ever after, so he would not allow Luke and Bianca to have theirs.
"What do you have in mind?" Shanks asked again. Whether the plan was in action or not mattered littleto him.
As long as Abel continued to pay for his research, nothing truly mattered to him.
"I'm thinking probably after the new year," Abel said.
Shanks frowned and opposed immediately. "No."
"Why not?" Abel did not like his plans being opposed. He slapped the desk in anger.
"Don't tell me you're pitying Ivana. You can't possibly have fallen for her during those three yearstogether, have you? And even if you have, so what? All she thinks about is that man. You'd better actquickly if you really want her. Destroy Luke so she no longer finds him outstanding. Once she no longer
thinks about him, then only will you have any semblance of a chance."
“You think you much. My issue is that your recruits have yet to find the ingredients I want. If you callIvana back now, who's going to distinguish the real ones from the fakes?" Shanks asked.
“Hmph. If we find out that they're all fake when they get back, then they'll just have to go out and lookagain," Abel replied without a care.
"Are you sure? The outside world already knows that the Island of Despair's forces is bouncing back.Everyone is looking for us. If you keep sending people out, they'll manage to trace us in no time. I'd liketo remind you as well that the Russian air force frequently circles above our island because of this,"Shanks tells him.
The outside world was growing nervous now that they could confirm the existence of the Island ofDespair.
Some forces were even trying to locate the island as well.
However, no one seemed to have guessed that they were just underground. In fact, in an attempt toavoid being detected or traced by all sorts of instruments, they were also using various anti-detectionand anti-tracking instruments of their own underground.
"Hmph." Abel had to admit that Shanks made a point.
Not to mention that the medicine Shanks was currently studying was going to be very useful for theIsland of Despair, so Abel needed his help.
"Fine. I'll let Ivana spend another year with her dearest husband, then." Abel agreed to it.