Female Novel
Chapter 2932
Susan pretended to be aggrieved as she bit her lip. "Father, Luke's affair has already started to affectthe Crawford family. I can't just stand by and watch. Besides, he hasn't even divorced Bianca...
"Bianca has a volatile personality. If this matter goes international, she might decide to return to thecountry. Our family hasn't had peace for even two days. We must handle this matter properly. And also,the Norman family..."
Susan met the increasingly gloomy gaze of Old Master Crawford and paused for a moment. Then, shesaid, "I'm doing all of this for the sake of the Crawford family."
"Mother, what do you think I should do?" As Luke watched Susan pretending to be anxious, he wore acold and indifferent expression on his face.
"Well..." Susan hesitated, not expecting Luke to actually ask for her opinion. She pretended to ponderfor a moment before continuing, "No matter what, there's still the Norman family supporting Bianca. Youshould apologize to the Norman family.
"You must understand their influence. If they get upset, they'll put financial pressure on T Corporation.So, you must apologize sincerely and hold a press conference..."
"That's enough," Old Master Crawford interrupted, refusing to hear Susan's insincere suggestions. Heknew well that Susan was the type that liked to ignite chaos. She just wanted Luke to let the situationworsen.
Susan's mouth opened but then closed awkwardly.
Old Master Crawford's support for Luke was irksome to her.
It reminded her when Louis was not married yet. He was a bit playful but never got into any trouble.Even so, Old Master Crawford scolded him anyway.
He even brought her into it as his mother.
Now that Luke's affair was exposed by the media, instead of scolding him, Old Master Crawford wasdispleased with her after she just said a few words.
Susan wanted to say that Old Master Crawford was showing favoritism, but she knew better than tovoice that thought. It would only lead to another scolding.
"I'm only thinking about what's best for Luke. We all know what that woman, Luca, is like. But things aredifferent now. Not only do we know about the affair, but the press knows about it too. We need to takethis matter seriously," Susan emphasized her good intentions.
Luke slightly nodded. His eyes showed impatience. "I'll handle this matter."
Susan looked at the two men in front of her.
The old master appeared angry, and that anger seemed to be directed at her. Meanwhile, the youngman wore a cold, indifferent expression as if the situation was not a big deal at all.
She stamped her foot in frustration. "Forget it, Luke. You can think of me as a meddling mother. I can'tcontrol the foolish things young people do. Even if your mother were to come back, she wouldn't beable to either."
Susan did not give Luke a chance to reply and turned to Old Master Crawford. "Father, I'll go back now.Thea is waiting for me at home."
"Since you know Thea is waiting for you at home, don't come to Crawford Manor if there's nothingurgent. It's not good to leave the child at home alone. The doctor also said that as a grandmother, youshould spend more time with the child," said Old Master Crawford. He lifted his eyelids, but he was notlooking at her.
He could not be bothered with his daughter-in-law, who seemed to thrive on chaos.
Louis had hired a child psychologist to conduct a psychological assessment on Thea.
The expert had pointed out some issues with the child's psychology and recommended that herparents and elders should lovingly accompany and care for the child. Otherwise, she would becomeincreasingly withdrawn.
Old Master Crawford was aware of this matter as well.
Susan hesitated for a moment, unable to express her thoughts. In the end, she left the topic concerningLuke where it was. "I'll go upstairs to get something before heading back."
Then, she turned around and headed upstairs.
Luke noticed that it was getting late. He still had work to do when he got back. Hence, he said to OldMaster Crawford, "Grandpa, I'll go back now."
"Okay. You need to resolve this matter as soon as possible," replied Old Master Crawford. He knewthat Luke had already sought help from the Norman family and Wanda to force Luca to admit her trueidentity.
However, there were still clarifications to be made to the public.
"Yes. I should be able to resolve it by tomorrow," said Luke. Jason and Gale were already working on it.The news about him and Luca would be removed from the headlines by tomorrow.
"Also, we need to fade this memory from the public's mind as soon as possible," reminded Old MasterCrawford.
Even if they clarified the situation, if the public continued to discuss it, it would not be good for theCrawford family and T Corporation.novelbin
"I have another juicy piece of gossip ready," said Luke. To fade the memory from the public's mind, theyneeded to expose a piece of even more sensational news.
Did Karen not want him to be famous?
In that case, he would provide her with another piece of news. This matter would only affect Karen butnot the Mallory family. Therefore, it would not impact his relationship with Percy.
If Karen's news was not scandalous enough, he still had several celebrity scandals in his hands thathad not been exposed yet.
These news were not collected by him but by a newspaper company under T Corporation.
The only reason he had not released them was that the involved celebrities were quite high-profile, andthey had endorsement deals with a company under the Mallory family. That was why he hadtemporarily held off on publishing those stories.
Old Master Crawford knew that Luke would handle things well, so he nodded and waved his hand. Heindicated that Luke could go home.
After Luke left Crawford Manor, he noticed a black sedan was following him while he was driving on theroad.
Luke realized that their tracking skills were not very sophisticated, so he knew the people following himwere not highly skilled. As a result, he did not immediately try to shake the car off but let it follow him.
The black sedan continued to tail him until it stopped near the entrance of his residential area.
Luke parked his car in a temporary parking spot, got out of the car, and approached the sedan.
The two people inside the black sedan were flustered when they saw Luke walking toward them.
The reporter in the driver's seat, who was holding a DSLR camera, asked, "Did he notice us?"
"He's been trained. It's normal for him to notice us," replied the reporter in the passenger seat. As theywatched Luke coming closer, he asked. "Should we drive away now?"
"It's too late..." The reporter in the passenger seat watched as Luke approached them from a distance.He eventually came to a halt just outside the driver's side of the door.
Luke knocked on the car window, signaling them to roll it down.
"Well, we're dead. But he won't actually harm us." The reporter in the driver's seat bit the bullet andlowered the window. "Mr. Crawford, it's late. Is there anything we can do for you?"
Despite the friendly demeanor of the reporter, Luke did not show any hint of a smile. He glanced at thecamera in the reporter's hands and asked, "Why are you following me at such a late hour? Whichnewspaper company are you from?"
The reporter in the passenger seat only realized now that he was still holding the camera. He could nothelp but feel regret. He should have hidden it so that Luke would not see it.
Incidents where celebrities smashed reporters' cameras happened almost every other day. He wasworried that his camera might end up in pieces.
He had not even gotten any juicy exclusives.
The two reporters exchanged glances with each other.
Was it still possible to drive away at this point?
"Which one?" Luke's tone was calm, but his presence was imposing.