"A gift? I''ve prepared something on your behalf." Luke went to the trunk and took out a nicely packaged


    gift.


    The gift was handed to her but Luca did not take it. "Is there only one? If you give me yours, what are


    you going to give to Old Master Crawford?"


    "My gift has been passed to Grandpa. I prepared this for you. Take it," Luke said. He guessed that Luca


    might have forgotten to prepare a gift so he prepared one for her in advance.


    In the past, she was not as forgetful and was always the one who reminded him about things as such.


    He was somewhat not used to it now that the tables were turned.


    Luca took it. The gift was heavy and looked expensive. "Mr. Crawford, how much is this? I''ll pass you


    the money for itter."


    "We''ll talk about itter." Luke helped her prepare the gift but had no intention of asking her to pay him


    back.


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    Luca felt impotent. Luke then took out an envelope from the pocket inside his suit and handed it over.


    "I assume you didn''t prepare any birthday money for him. Here," Luke said.


    Luca shook her head. Her initial n was to buy a gift or get an envelope at a nearby shopping mall so


    she could put some cash into it. Unexpectedly, Luke had already prepared everything. However, she


    did not have any cash on her.


    "Mr. Crawford, I don''t have any cash. I''ll just give Old Master Crawford the present. Hopefully, he won''t


    mind."


    Luke shoved the envelope into her hand and said, "I got it all ready for you."


    Luca felt the thick envelope and realized that there was money in it. Luke had indeed gotten everything


    ready.


    With these, she would not be ashamed to walk into the hotel.


    "All good?" Luke asked.


    Luca nodded. The gift and birthday money were all prepared. Even if Susan made things difficult for


    her during the event, she would not be able to pick on Luca.


    The two entered the hotel together.


    Old Master Crawford was sitting and waiting for the guests to arrive. When he saw Luca walk in with


    Luke, he immediately smiled and stood up with the help of his cane.


    "Luca, you''re here." Old Master Crawford was full of vitality. Luca could hear his every word even from


    a distance. She quickly walked toward Old Master Crawford.


    "Old Master Crawford, I wish you a happy birthday, good health, and long life," Luca said.


    Old Master Crawford smiled happily. He thought that her wishes were thoughtful and exactly what he


    wanted in life. "Thank you, Luca. You''re too sweet."


    Luca smiled and handed him the gift along with the birthday money. "Old Master Crawford, these are


    for you."


    Old Master Crawford was delighted when he saw the gift and birthday money. It was not that he liked


    receiving gifts but that these showed Luca''s care for him.


    "I''m happy that you''re here. You didn''t have to prepare these." Since thest incident, Old Master


    Crawford has been more and more pleased with Luca.


    Luca exined, "This is what I should do. Please ept them."


    Old Master Crawford was satisfied. He nodded and gave the butler a wink. The butler, who was


    standing beside him, nodded and epted the birthday money and gift in Luca''s hands.


    Many wanted to s to Old Master Crawford but there were not many gifts that the butler would


    manage personally.


    Susan stood not far away. She kept watch and understood what their actions meant. Luca was


    important to Old Master Crawford.


    There were many rich and famous in A City. Many of them were as established as Old Master Crawford


    but few could get his attention.


    The birthday money and gifts presented were usually handled by the maid and the waiters from the


    hotel. The butler stood behind Old Master Crawford, and only those who were valued would have their


    gifts kept by him!


    Susan looked at Luca, who looked exquisite. She was fuming inside. She finally drove Bianca away but


    now, there was Luca.


    Based on the present development, even if Bianca died, sooner orter there would be another woman


    by Luke''s side. At present, the woman who was most likely to rece Bianca was Luca.


    Susan knew a lot about Luca. She was more difficult to deal with than Bianca...


    The most important thing was, she had talked to her before and found that Luca did not seem to n to


    stand on her side nor did she care about being Luke''s wife.


    It seemed that it was not that she did not care about being Luke''s wife but that she knew she had the


    chance to win, so she did not bother working with Susan.


    Susan thought that a woman as such was ambitious and scheming. If she seeded in marrying Luke,


    Susan and Louis'' status in the Crawford family would worsen day by day.


    She could not let this happen.


    When Susan thought of that, she walked over with a smile on her face and said, "Ms. Craw, you''re


    here. You even brought a gift and birthday money for Old Master Crawford. How nice."


    Luca nodded. She knew that Susan did not have the best of intentions but she could not do anything


    about it. "Mrs. Crawford, hello."


    Susan nced at the gift in the butler''s hand, pretended to be curious, and asked, "I''m a little curious,


    Ms. Craw. What did you prepare for Old Master Crawford? Tell us more."


    Luca was in trouble. After being the granddaughter-inw of the Crawford family for so many years,


    she knew that the gifts kept by the butler would have the sender''s name written down on them. Old


    Master Crawford would unwrap them after he returned home from the banquet.


    However, she did not prepare the gift herself.


    She did not expect Old Master Crawford to let the butler keep it, so she did not ask Luke what he had


    prepared in advance. After all, what he prepared would be something of Old Master Crawford''s taste.


    She was not worried that it would offend Old Master Crawford.


    "Why are you so quiet all of a sudden? Don''t worry, Old Master Crawford is not stern. Even if the gift is


    not valuable, it''s good enough that you have the thought. He doesn''t care whether the gift is valuable or


    not." Susan continued. She thought that Luca got something worthless seeing how embarrassed she


    appeared.


    Luca smiled, went along, and said, "It''s nothing much. It''s just a small gift. I hope Old Master Crawford


    will like it."


    "Of course, I''ll like what you gave me." Old Master Crawford was cheerful. He appreciated the thought.


    Susan felt unhappy when she saw Old Master Crawford react as such. She spent a lot of money to


    prepare his birthday gift but when Old Master Crawford saw it, he did not say anything. On the contrary,


    he was chatty when he received Luca''s gift.


    "Oh, I''m so curious now. Since there aren''t many people now, why don''t we open it and take a look?"


    Susan was dissatisfied. She already regarded Luca as an enemy, so she wanted topare her gift to


    Luca''s.


    Luca understood what she meant and felt helpless.


    Luke said, "Dr. Craw knows that Grandpa likes to collect antiques, so she bought him one."


    Susan keenly captured some information and asked sharply, "Antique? Luke, how do you know that?


    Could it be that Dr. Craw asked you to help her buy this gift?"


    What Old Master Crawford liked most was the sincerity of others. If this gift was bought by Luke on


    behalf of Luca, the sincerity would be greatly discounted.