Female Novel
Chapter 597
Chapter 597 There Is No Use Objecting
Allison was unhappy when she thought of the possibility that her son had registered his marriage withBianca without informing Old Master Crawford.
However, she felt slightly more relieved when she remembered that Old Master Crawford had keptLuke's driver’s license in a secure place.
Old Master Crawford had been prejudiced against Bianca ever since she rejected Luke's proposal. Hewould not allow his grandson to marry Bianca!
Luke walked with Bianca over to the couch and sat down. "Grandfather," he greeted Old MasterCrawford.
"Mm," Old Master Crawford replied. The harsh lines on his face became gentle when he glanced atBianca's bulging stomach. "The stomach is already so big. Did the doctor say when's the expecteddate of delivery?"
Luke held Bianca's hand and said gently, "The expected delivery date is October 26th." "That's comingsoon. Don't let her go to work, and get her to stay at home and rest. She shouldn't overwork herself;there's not much money to be made anyway!" Old Master Crawford said coldly.
However, Bianca could hear his concern in his tone of voice.
"Thank you for your concern, Old Master Crawford. I'll rest at home when it's closer to the delivery date.It's not tiring to go to the office, and Luke isn't assigning a lot of work to me anyway. I can still take it."
Allison grunted unhappily. "How pretentious!"
Susan daintily picked up a teacup while looking at Allison mockingly. "Even if she's pretentious, she'sstill working hard and not relying on men, unlike some women who insist on being another man'smistress and destroying a harmonious family. Those women are worse than leeches..."novelbin
Allison glared at Susan. "Who are you talking about, Susan? Do you think that I'm deaf? Who can youblame if you can't retain a man's heart? Let me warn you, you'd better watch your words! Look atSusan, Father. She's picking on me!"
She began to complain to Old Master Crawford.
Luke's brows were tightly furrowed as he sat on the couch.
Bianca's palm rested on the back of his hand. Her gentle touch made him feel better.
His head was slightly lowered, and he looked at the scenery outside the window as he held Bianca'shand.
The two women's quarrel gave Old Master Crawford a headache. He stuck his pipe into his mouth anddragged it hard.
He rubbed his aching forehead and said, "That's enough from you two. The children are at home!"
Allison did not give up. "You saw it yourself, Father. Susan is the one who's always picking on me.Shouldn't I defend myself? I know that you favor Susan, but the way you play favorites is too blatant!You don't know how much I've suffered in the household ever since Zach left us. Without Luke, I don'tknow how badly I'd be bullied..."
Old Master Crawford's hands were trembling because of anger. "How dare you say that! What do youmean when you say that you've been suffering? Did we starve you, or are you short of spendingmoney? You've been living the high life in the Crawford family for all these years. Are you still not
satisfied? If you hadn't inserted yourself between Zach and Susan back then, why would they argue?Would Zach have gotten himself in a car crash? Can't you just bear with Susan?"
Allison was furious at Old Master Crawford's obvious partiality!
Before she could throw another tantrum, she heard Old Master Crawford reprimand Susan. "Stopbringing up the past when it's not important anymore... The children are already adults, and it's timethat Louis finds a life partner. At your age, you should have been a grandmother. Why are you still hungup over certain things? Those who have passed away won't come back. What's the point of bickering?""It's not that I want to bicker, Father, but whenever I see Allison's face, I think of those filthy deeds shedid with Zachary! I can't accept that her
child is older than Louis by two years! If I hadn't convinced my parents to bail out Crawford Industries,the Crawford family would have gone bankrupt! Louis is already 28 years old, but he's being neglectedin the company. I cant bear to see that happen to my son..."
Susan was plotting something!
She hoped that Old Master Crawford still felt guilty toward her, and she could ask for some tangiblebenefits for Louis.
Old Master Crawford would be sympathetic toward her son. If he would pass away and control of TCorporation was still in Allison and her son's hands, Susan and Louis would definitely be forced out ofthe family!
Allison gloated as she pointed a finger at Susan. "What does your son know other than flirting withwomen? You can give him a gold mine, and he'll squander it all away. Don't tell me that you want toleave the company in his hands! You're the one who gave birth to a useless child, and you only haveyourself to blame!"
Susan was about to retort when Luke spoke to Old Master Crawford," Grandfather, Louis is learninghow to manage a business now. He is smart, and he is improving very quickly. Now, he is working inthe sales department. When it's time, I'll let him manage the entire sales department."
Old Master Crawford nodded, satisfied. "Mm. The two of you are brothers, and you should love andrespect each other. That boy Louis is a playful one, and you, as his elder brother, should take care ofhim." "Yes, Grandfather."
The sales department was arguably the most important in every company.
Old Master Crawford could see that Luke thought highly of Louis.
Old Master Crawford's greatest wish was to see his two grandsons growing the company together.
He had given up hope that his two daughters-in-law would live in peace, so he chose to ignore theirconstant quibbling.
Susan was satisfied after hearing Luke's words.
Allison was not familiar with business management and decided not to raise a fuss.
However, she almost got a heart attack when she heard what Luke said next. "Grandfather, Mother, Iwant to inform you that I have already registered my marriage with Bianca. After she delivers the baby,we shall have a grand wedding ceremony." "What? My son, did you... you really register your marriagewith that seductress?" Allison bounced from the couch, and her eyes were almost spitting fire. "That'simpossible. Where did you get your driver’s license?"
Luke draped his arm over Bianca's shoulder and regarded his mother coldly. "That's none of yourbusiness, Mother. Bianca is now your daughter- in-law, and there is no use objecting."
Old Master Crawford glanced at Bianca's bulging stomach. He frowned and sighed, but at times heseemed relieved. No one knew what he was thinking...