Chapter 285 Luke Is A Scoundrel Too


    Lacey wailed even louder after she heard her husband reprimand her.


    Eventually, she lifted her head and looked at Daniel. "Now you me me for pampering the kid, but


    what have you done? All you know is make money. Sometimes you don''te home at night, and


    sometimes you fly out for business trips for extended periods. Don''t you know your son''s personality?


    Do you think that I alone can discipline him?" ’I have to support the family. You don''t have a job, so how


    am I supposed to pay the bills if I don''t work hard?" Daniel said.


    He had toiled hard for the family over so many years, and now his wife was ming her for not taking


    care of their son. That made him angry. 1


    As Daniel and Lacey argued, Xavier eventually came to.


    His head that was already throbbing hurt even more when he saw his parents almost getting physical


    with each other.


    ''Alright, that''s enough. Can''t you just let me rest?" Xavier said with an annoyed expression.


    Ever since he was a child, his parents had never stopped fighting with each other. Sometimes, they


    would throw vases and tes at each other. When they got serious, they would threaten to wreck the


    house.


    Through the years, as they grew older, their fights did not lessen. Instead, they became even more


    frequent with increasing intensity.


    That was why Xavier would rather hang out with other hooligans instead of going home.


    No child wanted to watch their parents argue and fight.


    "Are you OK, Xavier? Why are you hurt again? I''ve already told you so many times that you should stay


    away from trouble when you''re out there. Look at you, you''ve just gotten out of prison not too long ago


    and you''re already injured so heavily. Don''t you know how distressed I am?" As Lacey spoke, she


    began to wipe her tears again.


    Daniel sighed. He looked at Xavier lying on the bed and wished that his son had died. There would be


    one less menace on Earth that way.


    Then, he shook his head to clear that thought. He could not abandon his only son.


    Xavier was irritated by his mother''s incessant crying. "Alright, Mom. I''ll stay out of trouble. Stop crying,"


    he said impatiently.


    His eyes shed with hostility when he thought how Luke had thrashed him.


    He would eventually repay this grudge.


    In all his years, he had never been beaten so badly before.


    Even while in prison, he had been the bully and never the bullied.


    ''Tell me honestly, Xavier, who''s the wretch that hurt you like this? I''ll make sure that you get your


    justice!" That was the first time that Lacey made such a resolute promise.


    Xavier did not n on telling his parents, in case they worried about him.


    However, he thought of how Luke was rted to his family and came up with an idea. "Who else? It''s


    your favorite nephew, Luke Crawford. Don''t you know how shameless Luke is, Mom? Bianca is my


    wife, but he''s iming her as his own. Not only is he making me a cuckold, but he barged into my room


    when I was making out in bed with my wife, which is an entirely normal thing to do in a perfectly legal


    marriage. He injured me and took her away. Have you ever seen a cousin who behaved that way?"


    ''What? It''s because of Luke? That''s impossible. Luke might be quiet and reserved, but I know that he''s


    an intelligent boy. Could there be a misunderstanding?" Daniel did not believe Xavier''s im. He was


    defending his nephew.


    He knew that his sister Allison was not reliable, but Luke had been an outstanding child. Daniel did not


    believe that Luke would do something so reckless.


    Xavier was furious when he heard his father''s words. "Who''s your son, Dad? Me, or Luke?" He said


    mockingly, "Do you trust him that much? Would I lie to you when I''m so heavily injured? Even you''ve


    seen that there''s something fishy going on between Bianca and him. If Bianca and I are divorced, then


    I have nothing to say, but the main point is that we''re still married, and that woman is already


    cuckolding me! Shouldn''t you ask Aunt Allison to rein in her son? You wouldn''t want your grandchild to


    have Luke''s genes, right?"


    Lacey wiped her tears. Her eyes were already red and puffy. "See that, Daniel?" She said indignantly,


    "Like mother, like son. Your sister is a loose woman, and her son is a yboy. He could have gotten


    any woman with his status and wealth, but he insists on iming his cousin''s wife! That''s immoral! All


    you Tanners are the same. Oh, how unlucky do I have to be to marry into your family?’


    Lacey had always looked down upon her sister-inw. Even so, it was undeniable that Allison had used


    her charms to find herself a position in a wealthy family. Now, she was even the matriarch of the


    Crawfords.


    Allison might be an underhanded woman, but her son was capable and talented.


    That was why Allison could be living the easy life now.


    Lacey might look down upon Allison, but she could not deny that she envied her to a certain extent.


    She envied Allison for being the matriarch of the Crawfords, for having such an outstanding son, and


    for having two cute and obedient grandchildren.


    Now, she had found a w in Allison''s son. He fell in love with a married woman.


    That gave Lacey more ammunition to attack Allison.


    No matter how outstanding Allison''s son might be, he nevertheless coveted Xavier''s wife.


    Daniel was infuriated by the conversation between mother and son. He was even angrier when he was


    reminded of that two-timing Bianca. "What''s so good about that flirt? If she has such loose morals, why


    don''t you divorce her?”


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    Xavier red stubbornly at his father and said threateningly, "I don''t care what kind of woman she is;


    she is the woman I want. No one else will do. If you want a grandchild, then help me retain her.


    Otherwise, you won''t ever get a grandchild." "You... ingrate!” Daniel grabbed the pillow and was about


    to use it to thrash Xavier.


    He stopped himself when he saw his son''s injuries. ''TH call Allison toe over to the hospitalter.


    She''ll have to discipline her son!"


    The phone carelessly tossed aside on the office table suddenly rang. Luke stubbed out his cigarette


    and answered the call.


    ’Hello?" ’Long time no see, Mr. Crawford. I''m surprised that you remember this old friend of yours." The


    voice that came through the phone was pleasant and melodic. One almost could not tell whether the


    voice came from a male or a female.


    Luke stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office and looked down at the entire city. "I have


    a request for someone, Mr. Mallory. One of my woman''s friends is in your younger brother''s hands. I


    owe you a favor. Let me buy you dinner next time.''


    The other end paused for a while before speaking. The tone of his voice was curious. "Your woman?


    Since when did you have a woman?"


    Luke chuckled and said cynically. "The kitten of mine has quite the temper.


    I''ll bring her to meet you when she''s tamed."


    The other end of the phone paused for a while, seeming at a loss for a reply.


    Then, heughed. "Alright, I''ll give Pierre a call."


    The call ended.


    Luke''s gentle eyes looked at the traffic on the road below. The smile on his face gradually faded...


    His kitten was throwing a tantrum. How should he tame her?