Chapter 997 His Thoughts Were Aligned With Bianca''s


    Susan was not convinced. Allison''s skin was good, but it could not be attained from just getting enough


    sleep. She mockingly said, "What a joke! You spent God knows how much on your face. Just admit it if


    you’re old, there''s no need to spend a lot of money to try to maintain your aging face. Fortunately, Luke


    still has money. Otherwise, your face would be rotten now!"


    Allison sneered and said, "Susan, you''re jealous that I''m better-looking and younger than you!"


    Bianca saw that the two were quarreling again and nced at Luke. His expression was neutral and he


    did not seem to n to do anything.


    She thought that it was not appropriate for them to quarrel in front of the children, especially since they


    were back for the first time in a while. When she wanted to say something to ease the tension, Old


    Master Crawford''s majestic voice sounded. "Both your agesbined add up to 100 years old.


    Enough with the fighting!"


    Susan and Allison looked at the old man. Even though they were still furious and wanted to continue


    tearing each other apart, they both stepped down.


    The battle finally came to an end.


    Bianca and Luke looked at Old Master Crawford, greeting him.


    Old Master Crawford nodded in response. Seeing that he looked tired, Luke asked, "Grandpa, why do


    you look so tired?" "It''s nothing. I''m getting old and just need some rest," Old Master Crawford replied.


    He sat on the sofa and instructed the caretaker, "Go get the chessboard, I want to y a game with


    Luke."


    Bianca nced at the staircase. Lanie, Rainie, and Tommy had note down. They were probably


    ying upstairs, which was a great thing seeing as what had just happened.


    "Okay, Old Master." The caretaker went to prepare the chessboard.


    Luke took Bianca''s hand and sat on the other end of the sofa.


    Allison looked at them and wondered why they were here.


    She was out of money and nned to steal Old Master Crawford''s antiques. She chose this day to


    come back to the manor and had even asked the caretaker to clean up her room so that she could


    spend a night here. She would say that her vi was experiencing a power outage. She was back to be


    Jon''s backup.


    She did not expect that Luke would be back.


    More people meant more trouble.


    As she watched Luke y chess with Old Master Crawford, Allison was thinking about whether she


    should put a stop to her ns.


    However, if she did, she would not have any excuse to spend the night. Since she moved out, she had


    barelye back to spend the night. If she came back too frequently, it would arouse suspicion from


    others.


    Susan was the one to look out for. If she lost something, she would me Allison at once.


    Allison thought that the living expenses Luke gave her would notst her that much longer, so she


    made up her mind to go forward with her n!


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    After Luke yed a game of chess with Old Master Crawford, Louis returned with Thea.


    Seeing his eldest brother and sister-inw, he was very happy and said," Big Brother, Sister-inw,


    you''re back!" "Louis, good to see you!" Luke stopped ying chess and responded to Louis.


    Thea always acted polite in front of Louis. She greeted the people present," Hello, Great Grandpa


    Crawford, Grandma Susan, Grandma Allison, Uncle Luke, and Aunt Bianca." "Thea, you''re such a


    good girl. Come to Grandma. I''ve prepared choctes for you." Susan was overjoyed to see her


    granddaughter. She beckoned toward her and Thea walked over.


    Louis put Thea''s school bag aside and said helplessly, "Mom, Thea has tooth decay. Don''t give her so


    many sweets." "One or two is okay." Susan coddled Thea. She tore open the packaging and stuffed it


    into Thea''s mouth. "Do you like it?" "Grandma, it''s delicious," Thea said with a sweet smile while


    pping her hands happily.


    Allison sneered. "Louis is right. It''s not good for children to eat so many sweets. You should take better


    care of your granddaughter instead of spoiling her blindly. She''ll grow fat if this continues."


    Thea did not understand the meaning of her words and looked at Susan, asking, "What does fat


    mean?"


    Susan stared at her coldly and replied, "Why do you care? Thea is growing up and there''s nothing


    wrong with eating sweets. Who are you to say anything? You didn''t buy it with your money."


    Allison wanted to refute but Old Master Crawford was watching them closely, so she decided to keep


    quiet.


    She started the fight and knew that Old Master Crawford might reprimand her. She yed with her


    delicate nails as though she did not hear what Susan said.


    Louis sensed that the atmosphere was off and waved to Thea. "Thea, it''s time to go upstairs."


    Thea nodded and walked over.


    Bianca stood up, squatted in front of Thea, and touched her head. "Thea, you''ve grown a lot taller.


    You’re getting cuter by the day."


    Due to Yuri''s influence, Thea was not a fan of Bianca but she was happy when praised. The corners of


    her mouth lifted into a smile, making her look adorable.


    Bianca was secretly figuring out Thea''s size. She had not forgotten the matter she discussed with Luke


    previously.


    Luke and Old Master Crawford continued to y chess. Bianca stood up, sat beside him, and watched


    them y.


    Although she was an amateur, Old Master Rayne had taught her the basics and the rules. Hence, she


    was not lost when she watched them y.


    After ying two rounds of chess, dinner was ready. The family had a meal in the dining room.


    After dinner, Luke took Bianca and the children for a walk in the manor''s garden.


    It was summer now and the daytime was getting longer. Bianca watched the sunset, then looked at the


    children ying around. Her gaze ultimately shifted to Luke, who was standing by her side and


    enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.


    Luke walked with her for a while, and they sat down when they got to the pavilion.


    Bianca took out her phone and wrote down a few numbers.


    "What''s this?" Luke asked.


    "This is Thea''s size. I want to write it down so I won''t forget itter," Bianca said, "I think I got the size


    right. If you have time, please give them a call and ce an order." "Okay." Luke took out his phone


    and took a photo of the sizes she noted down. "It''s still early in the States, so I''ll call themter." "Okay."


    Bianca put her phone away and leaned on his shoulder. She watched the children y with each other.


    To make the kids happy, Old Master Crawford had built a small yground in the back garden.


    Watching nche guarding his younger siblings, Bianca felt warm in her heart as she said, "Luke,


    today is such a good day." "Yeah." Luke had put aside his work and was spending time with them.


    Family time could always put him at ease.


    He said, "When nche grows up and takes over thepany, I’ll also build a garden like this. There


    must be a pavilion and a swing set, as well as a yground. When theye back with their children,


    we''ll sit in the pavilion and watch our grandchildren y."


    Luke was nning for their future, and his thoughts were aligned with Bianca''s.