Chapter 468 The Extent of Luke’s Influence In A City


    Charmaine picked out many clothes of thetest designs that still had their tags on, as well as trying on


    several pairs of shoes that caught her eye.


    Leia''s height, body size, and foot size were almost simr to Charmaine''s. Charmaine was overjoyed


    that those clothes and essories seemed to be designed for her!


    As she continued to pick out items, she asked, "What do you want me to do? Just let me know. I''ll


    promise to do my best!" "Bianca might have rejected Luke''s proposal, but Luke had warned the media


    not to spread any negative news about her. Of course, I''m not happy about that. Do this for me,


    Charmaine, go and buy up the topics and keywords from all the media websites, including Twitter,


    Yahoo, TMZ, Instagram, and so on. Utterly ruin Bianca''s reputation. Make sure that she can''t stay in A


    City anymore! I''ll foot the bill. You''ll only have to go and talk to the people in charge, i "Oh, you should


    contact those verified influencers with at least a million followers too. They might be personal ounts,


    but you shouldn''t underestimate them.


    "You can also consider contacting small-scale print mediapanies. The majorpanies would be


    afraid of Luke''s retaliation, but those small ones wont. They''re already on the verge of bankruptcy


    anyway, and they''d snap up any news that might make their papers sell."


    Undeniable, Leia was intelligent.


    As technology improved, the number of print media readers declined, and their credibility suffered.


    Many traditional print mediapanies had shifted their business model online.


    Instead of reading newspapers, many people would follow mediapanies on social media or


    subscribe to their feeds. That was how they received thetest information.


    Charmaine was about to agree to it, but she shuddered when she suddenly thought of Luke''s icy gaze


    at the engagement ceremony.


    "Leia, you know that Luke is the dominant force in A City. He can even control the flow of news. I don''t


    think anyone would take up the challenge... " Charmaine said carefully.


    Leia interjected before Charmaine could finish her sentence. "What are you afraid of? How are you


    going to get anything done that way? I have your back. Don''t forget that my dad is the Provincial


    Committee Secretary and he loves me a lot. With me supporting you, no one wouldy a finger on you!


    You''ve always wanted to enter the entertainment industry, right? When all that is done, how about I''ll


    take you under my wing? I can pass on any extra roles to you."


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    After getting assurance from Leia, Charmaine fantasized about getting her big break in the


    entertainment industry and being idolized by thousands and even millions of fans. She nodded


    determinedly and said, "Alright, I''ll listen to what you say, Leia."


    Meanwhile, the atmosphere in Crawford Manor was tense.


    The air was depressingly stifling.


    Old Master Luke mmed his walking stick on the floor and cursed. "That wretch! Something serious


    happened in the engagement ceremony, but that wretch left without saying a word and left this mess


    for me. This is outrageous! That kid has ruined the reputation of the Crawford family for good..." i


    Louis was afraid that his grandfather was overly agitated. He gently patted his grandfather''s chest and


    said, "Grandpa, Luke has always been meticulous, and he would not allow any mistakes to happen,


    much less during his engagement ceremony. There must be something fishy behind this. You don''t


    have to be angry now; just ask him for the reason when he gets back."


    Old Master Rayne sighed. He once again apologized humbly, "I am deeply sorry, Old Master Crawford.


    I''ve watched Bianca grow up since she was a young girl, and she''s always been considerate and


    sensible. She must be troubled with something. I''ve noticed that herplexion didn''t look so good at


    the ceremony. Perhaps she really does have a fever and a muddled mind."


    Wanda also agreed with her father. "My niece has a good character. She''s not the kind who would


    embarrass herself in a public situation. Luke had also exined that she had a fever. Please ept


    our apologies."


    Old Master Rayne and Wanda tried to convince the Crawford family members to forgive Bianca.


    They believed that there must be another reason why Bianca would reject Luke''s proposal.


    Susan sat by the side, daintily sipping tea with an impassive expression, as though whatever happened


    did not concern her.


    Allison was livid. She pointed her finger at Old Master Rayne and Wanda and cursed, "Pah! How dare


    you mention that shameless woman''s name? She has humiliated my son in the engagement ceremony.


    You''re probably a bad role model for her! Let me make this clear. As long as I, Allison Tanner, remain in


    the Crawford family, Bianca Rayne will not step foot in Crawford Manor!’


    Old Master Rayne and Wanda''s faces turned pale.


    Old Master Rayne had always been down to earth. He had never been insulted like that before.


    His lips trembled in anger, and he could not form aplete sentence." You... you..."


    When Allison said that Old Master Rayne was a bad role model for Bianca, she had insulted him and


    the rest of the Rayne family too.


    He knew that Luke was a good boy, but Luke had a bad mother, not to mention her other identity!


    He thought that Allison was perhaps bad-tempered and materialistic after marrying into the Crawford


    family. All Bianca needed to do was to be careful and respect her. Moreover, Bianca had already borne


    two children for her...


    Perhaps eventually Allison would ept Bianca as her daughter-inw.


    However, Old Master Rayne did not expect that Luke''s mother was so unreasonable. Not only had she


    insulted his granddaughter, but she had involved Old Master Rayne and Wanda in it as well.


    Allison turned out to be no different from a shrew back in the small town.


    He would not be relieved that the gentle and docile Bianca would have such a mother-inw.


    Allison did not hold back when she saw that Old Master Rayne was angry. Instead, she grunted coldly


    and continued her tirade. "What about me? I''ll make it clear that I will not ept Bianca Rayne as my


    daughter-inw. That woman has already gotten herself pregnant even before the wedding. She must


    have seduced my son to make out with her so that she wouldn''t have to leave the Crawford family. Isn''t


    that shameless?


    "My son has already stooped to her level to marry her, but she doesn''t show any gratitude. Does she


    have a heart for humiliating Luke in public? Don''t you teach her any manners, or is that how all you


    Raynes behave? I shouldn''t have expected more from poor families!"