Chapter 764 She Is Still Trying To Match Him With Other Women


    Maxine turned away from Bianca and looked at Allison once more. She pointed at the two exquisite gift


    boxes on the coffee table and said, "I bought these presents for you and Grandpa, Aunt Allison. I hope


    you''ll like them."


    The sweet smile on Maxine''s delicate face made Allison smile. "You didn''t have to bring any presents,


    Maxine. The climate in A City is very different from the capital. Are you used to it?"


    Maxine stuck out her tongue and began to unwrap the gift box. "I''m used to it. I can adapt to different


    environments easily. I''ve even gone on an expedition to the North Pole with my friends. I''m fine here."


    Bianca nced at Maxine again.


    She did not expect that the young woman who seemed frail and delicate dared to explore the North


    Pole.


    Allison eximed in surprise, "As expected of a girl who grew up overseas.


    Your courage and constitution are exceptional. What... did you bring?"


    Maxine smiled sweetly and carefully detached the ribbon.


    The first box contained a carved briarwood tobo pipe, while the other contained a sky-blue mink


    coat.


    Maxine presented the pipe to Old Master Crawford with both of her hands." I heard that you''re fond of


    tobo, Grandpa, so I brought a pipe for you."


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    A smile bloomed on Old Master Crawford''s face. "Thank you, Maxine."


    Maxine smiled bashfully and presented the mink coat to Allison. "I don''t know your favorite color, Aunt


    Allison, but I think that sky-blue should suit your fair skin. You should look good in it. Do you want to try


    it on?"


    Tve never worn sky-blue before. I wonder how it''ll look..." Allison could not stop grinning. She took the


    coat and draped it on herself.


    There was a dressing mirror in the corner of the living room. She spun around in front of the mirror and


    found that the size and color matched her body type. That made her look even nobler.


    Caretaker A ttered Allison, "You look so fashionable and pretty in this mink coat, Madam. You look


    barely thirty years old."


    Caretaker B added, "You really have a good eye for fashion, Ms. Maxine. The coat suits Madam


    perfectly."


    Maxineughed magnanimously. Allison could not help but be impressed by her noble demeanor and


    impable etiquette.


    ''Sigh, if only Luke married Maxine! Why did he have to marry Bianca, who brings him nothing but


    trouble?''


    When she thought of how her son had been cold and distant to her because of Bianca, she red at


    Bianca resentfully, and the smile on her face faded away.


    Bianca understood that Allison was prejudiced against her.


    Allison wouldpare Bianca to any female guest at Crawford Manor. Bianca ignored her mother-in-


    law''s condescending remarks and yed happily with the children.


    Luke came home at around noon.


    When he stepped through the door, he was dressed in a pressed ck suit and a fitting white shirt that


    disyed his lean and muscr body.


    The man was as handsome as a deity. One could tell that he was an extraordinary individual from his


    face.


    Maxine could feel her heart beat faster the moment she set her eyes on Luke.


    She tugged Allison''s arms and asked, "That''s Luke, right, Aunt Allison?"


    Maxine''s eyes seemed to have turned into heart shapes as they were transfixed on that handsome


    man. Her gaze followed him as he walked across the living room toward Bianca, who was ying with


    the children.


    Luke sat down next to Bianca. The couch sank slightly from his weight, and his warm breath tickled


    Bianca''s ears.


    Bianca wanted to move away, but Luke held her waist.


    He whispered into Bianca''s ears. "We''ll call it a truce when we’re back at


    Crawford Manor, alright? We wouldn''t want Mother and other outsiders to look down on us. If you have


    anything to tell me, we can do it back home."


    Bianca wanted to resist, but she realized that anything out of the ordinary that she did might make her


    the subject of ridicule. She had no choice but to give in.


    Allison nced at the blushing Maxine and smiled knowingly. "That''s Luke, my son. Luke, this is your


    cousin Maxine. Do you remember her? You carried her when she was a baby. Come over here, and I''ll


    introduce you to her..." "Who can remember what happened so long ago? Stop bringing unrted


    people back home, Mother. Otherwise, people might think that we''re a homeless shelter." Luke spoke


    without looking at Maxine. His gaze remained transfixed on Bianca. 1


    Maxine''s expressions turned unpleasant instantly. "Aunt Allison..." She bit her lip.


    Allison red at Luke. "How can you say that? Shees from a wealthy family in the capital. She''s


    here in A City because she''s looking to get an internship in a majorpany. Now that Maxine''s here,


    you should arrange a suitable position for her in thepany so that she can gain some working


    experience for the next six months."


    Maxine came from a family of politicians. Her grandfather and father were important people in the


    capital, and their rank in the government was far higher than that of Jack Norman. That was why


    Allison was interested in her (background) and wanted to forge a stronger rtionship with her.


    Allison did not know why Maxine would suddenly contact her. After all, Maxine''s father and grandfather


    had never extended a helping hand when she needed the help.


    Ever since her son''s business thrived, the family at the capital began to contact her infrequently.


    Allison could not believe that her elder cousin would send his daughter over to A City so that she could


    get an internship at T Corporation. She had her doubts, but she was happy nheless.


    Bianca''s expression froze. She could see that Allison was fond of Maxine, and she knew that Allison


    was intending to match Maxine with Luke. She did not say it, but she could not help but feel jealous.


    Allison continued to reject Bianca even though she had given birth to three Crawford children and had


    restored her status as a daughter of the Normans. That made Bianca frustrated but helpless.


    Luke sensed the fluctuations in Bianca''s mood. He said to his mother impatiently, "T Corporation never


    hires anyone through connections, even family. If she wants a spot in T Corporation, then she''ll have to


    earn it herself. She can apply for an interview, just like everybody else."