"Thank you," Luke thanked him politely. Jason and the driver helped Luke out of the car and into his


    wheelchair.


    Luca got out of the car as well.


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    The three walked into the lobby of M Group together and bumped into Pierre.


    "Hey, Mr. Crawford." Pierre grinned happily when he saw Luke. The hotel he booked was different from


    Luke''s, so he had not seen him for the past few days. He was slightly upset that he could not find fault


    with Luke.


    Although he had been a having good time in Russia thest few days, he had not seen Luke. He could


    only think about how depressed Luke would look after the meeting. He wanted to mess with him.


    "Second Young Master," Luke called out to him to remind him that no matter how capable he was, he


    was second in line in the Mallory family.


    The heir of Mallory''s had long been designated as Percy, who was the eldest son, by Old Master


    Mallory.


    Pierre''s mood darkened immediately. He understood the reason for the change in addressment.


    Luke was reminding him that he was not as good as Percy just because he was born a few yearster!


    "Luke, do you think all is well since you''re the eldest son of the Crawford family and Old Master


    Crawford personally appointed you to manage T Corporation?" Pierre stopped smiling and put on a


    gloomy expression. "Have you ever thought that after this meeting, your younger brother, Louis, will be


    appointed to rece you?"


    After this tender, Luke would have caused T Corporation to suffer losses one incident after another. If


    someone secretly instigated the shareholders, maybe the group would have to change management.


    At that time, Pierre would just sit and watch the show.


    "It''s possible. It might happen to Louis, but not you," Luke said. Louis only did what he was interested


    in. He would not be interested in taking over T Corporation.


    Therefore, Louis and Pierre were heirs of their respective families. However, the two werepletely


    different.


    Pierre would only rely on dishonorable means to get the attention of Old Master Mallory.


    He did not care about the life or death of the Mallory family members. He only cared about protecting


    his interests. He waspletely different from Louis.


    "Of course, Louis isn''t me. If I were Louis, I''d just hit the wall and kill myself," Pierre said with a stern


    expression to show his disdain for Louis.


    Louis was different from him as Pierre and Percy shared the same parents. Percy was a few years


    older than him, so he had the advantage.


    Moreover, the elders of the Mallory family did not want to see the brothers fighting, so he had been


    doing things without Percy''s knowledge for the past few years. On the surface, they had a good


    rtionship.


    It was not that he did not want to fight but that he could not fight Percy.


    However, Louis was different. He was Luke''s half-brother, and his mother was his father''s original wife.


    Even though he was a little younger than Luke, he still had an advantage. He was first in line. Luke was


    nothing but a son who had to hide in the dark.


    On top of that, Susan had umted connections within the Crawford family over the years. Louis


    had no intention of fighting, so he gave Luke the inheritance and let him manage T Corporation.


    Meanwhile, he ran a small studio by himself.


    Pierre thought that Louis had wasted his chance and looked down on him.


    "Louis is disdainful of what you did before, but you''re lucky to have Old Master Mallory behind you.


    Otherwise, you wouldn''t be standing here right now," Luke said.


    Although Old Master Mallory was angry at what Pierre did, he could not just watch his grandson get


    locked up.


    If this was the case, the Mallory family would lose their reputation.


    As such, Old Master Mallory scolded Pierre but still helped him sort out the mess behind his back.


    Otherwise, he would not be able to stand in front of Luke so arrogantly.


    "What nonsense are you talking about?!" Pierre''s expression darkened. He was in a bad mood when


    he thought about the criticism he had received in thest few weeks.


    "I''ve looked into what you did. Pierre, continue with what you''re doing. Let''s see how much Old Master


    Mallory can handle for you." Luke gave Jason a look when he finished talking.


    Jason understood him and pushed Luke toward the elevator.


    Pierre watched them leave and could not help but say, "Luke, let''s see how long you can act proud.


    Investigate me? We''ll see if you have time to investigate me after today! Maybe you might even have to


    ask me to do you a favor!"


    Luca frowned. Pierre''s choice of words was strange.


    After the past two incidents, he seemed very certain that Luke would not win the bid.


    ''Could it be that he knows I''ve stolen the proposal? If this is the case, he must be up to something.''


    Pierre was such a vicious person. He would use it as ckmail material and threaten her.


    After all, she had hurt him before. Someone revengeful like him would not let her go so easily if he


    found something.


    However, he just seemed sure that Luke would not win the bid and did nothing else.


    Luca followed Luke into the elevator and nced at Pierre before the doors closed.


    He was still ring at Luke.


    When the two confronted each other, Pierre''s expression was not calm. He had lost his demeanor,


    while Luke...


    She lowered her head and nced at him secretly. He looked normal, unaffected by what Pierre said.


    Maybe she was overthinking and Pierre was just blindly confident, thinking that T Corporation would


    not win the bid.


    Luke nced at the elevator doors and said in a neutral tone, "The 31st floor."


    Jason heard him and pressed the relevant button.


    "Mr. Crawford, it''s on the 23rd floor," Luca reminded him. The receptionist at the entrance of M Group


    had mentioned that the bidding meeting was being held on the 23rd floor.


    "I have something that I need to attend to. I''m looking for the CEO of M Group," Luke said. The


    elevator arrived at the 23rd floor but continued its journey up.


    Luca was deep in thought.


    ‘Does he have a backup n since he''s looking for the CEO of M Group? If so, is there still a chance


    that he would win the bid?''


    When she was thinking about it, the elevator reached the 31st floor and the elevator doors slowly


    opened. The receptionist standing outside the elevator doors immediately stopped them when they


    intended to walk out.


    "Are you here to participate in the bidding meeting? The meeting is held on the 23rd floor. This is the


    31st floor. You''re on the wrong floor," the receptionist said.


    "Hello, I''m Jason from T Corporation. This is the CEO of our group, Mr. Crawford. We have something


    to discuss with your president, Mr. Marcos." Jason was polite.


    "Mr. Crawford, I''m sorry. Our CEO has told us that he won''t meet with anyone from any organizations


    before the meeting to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the process."


    "Can you amodate us? We''re not here for the meeting. We''re here for..." Jason tried to set


    something up.