Half an hourter, Susan had already made her selections for which photos she wanted to refine.


    Excluding the family photo, every other photo was of herself.


    The photographer could not help butin internally. He had taken photos of so many guests and


    business big shots, yet Susan only chose the photos she was in.


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    After her selection, the photographer kept hisputer and stood up. “Madam Crawford, now that the


    photos have already been selected, I should be able to finish editing and refining them within a week.


    We can decide on a date then for you toe and take a look at the photos. I''ll further refine them if


    need be."


    "Alright. There''s no rush. Just make sure that the photos look great in the end," Susan replied.


    "Of course. I''ll make sure to further heighten your looks." The photographer knew what Susan wanted


    to hear, so he promised her as he walked down the stairs.


    "That will be best." Susan was very pleased with his business attitude and stood to walk him


    downstairs.


    Then, she had the butler send him out when they arrived on the first floor.


    Old Master Crawford was currently having tea on the sofa when he asked, "Have you chosen the


    photos already?"


    "I have, Father. They should be edited within a week. If they look alright, we should be able to update


    the family photo before the new year." Susan turned to look at the family photo on the wall and smiled


    ambiguously.


    It would be nice to change the family photo since the new one did not have Allison on it.


    She had dressed elegantly for her birthday yesterday and looked perfect as the madam of the house.


    "Alright. I''ll leave it to you to make sure that the photo''s changed before the new year," Old Master


    Crawford said.


    Susan''s heart soar. Old Master Crawford was the one who suggested updating the family photo. This


    meant that he no longer cared about Allison anymore.


    This was the best oue since it meant that there would only be one madam of the Crawford family.


    The Ind of Despair.


    Abel pushed opened the door and walked into Shanks''b with his phone in hand. "Is my cigar done?"


    “Left cab, second drawer, firstpartment." Shanks was currently preparing medicine and did not


    look up at Abel.


    Abel found two boxes of modified cigars and sat in front of Shanks pleasedly. "Aren''t you bored


    studying medicine here all day? You won''t even help me teach or train those people either."


    "Those people are hopeless. There''s no point in training them," Shanks replied without looking up.


    Abel took his phone and tapped on the image he received. "As far as you''re concerned, she''s the only


    person who has any degree of talent."


    Shanks knew who Abel was talking about. Luca was indeed the most hardworking woman he met.


    She did not have much talent for medicine, but she was smart and willing to work hard, so she learned


    quickly.


    "It''s a shame, though. What do you think? Should I have her stay permanently on the Ind of Despair


    to learn medicine and save the people on this ind, or should I have her continue her mission and


    dirty her hands with blood?" Abel asked.


    Shanks frowned and finally looked up at him. "You''re nning to call her back?"


    Abel did not respond, opting to show Shanks the photos on his phone instead. "Look at these photos.


    What emotion do you see on her face?"


    The photos of Luca and Luke were taken during Susan''s birthday banquet.


    Shanks replied indifferently without thinking, "Happiness."


    "Yeah, happiness." Abel''s gaze darkened. Despite being someonepletely different, Luca could still


    stay at Luke''s side happily. This irked him.


    It was unfair that they could still be so happy when his Kassy...


    "You have great skills, you know. You managed to change her appearance so well to the point where


    Luke, someone so devoted to his wife, couldn''t hold himself back from her." Abel pulled out a cigar


    impatiently only to recall Shanks telling him not to smoke in theb. Hence, Abel suppressed the desire


    to smoke and continued, "If we were to have Luca destroy this happiness right now and destroy


    everything Luke possesses, how pitiful would the two of them be?"


    Shanks handed the phone back to him and replied calmly. "Very, but how certain are you that you''ll


    manage to destroy both Luke and Ivana?"


    "Notpletely, but I''d say I''m around 60 to 70 percent certain? Which is enough. Ivana''s the most


    important weapon I want, actually. Once Luke knows that the woman who betrayed him is actually the


    Bianca he''s been yearning for. Oh, I can already anticipate the tion I''ll feel!" Abel eximed. He and


    Kassy did not get their happily ever after, so he would not allow Luke and Bianca to have theirs.


    "What do you have in mind?" Shanks asked again. Whether the n was in action or not mattered little


    to him.


    As long as Abel continued to pay for his research, nothing truly mattered to him.


    "I''m thinking probably after the new year," Abel said.


    Shanks frowned and opposed immediately. "No."


    "Why not?" Abel did not like his ns being opposed. He pped the desk in anger.


    "Don''t tell me you''re pitying Ivana. You can''t possibly have fallen for her during those three years


    together, have you? And even if you have, so what? All she thinks about is that man. You''d better act


    quickly if you really want her. Destroy Luke so she no longer finds him outstanding. Once she no longer


    thinks about him, then only will you have any semnce of a chance."


    “You think you much. My issue is that your recruits have yet to find the ingredients I want. If you call


    Ivana back now, who''s going to distinguish the real ones from the fakes?" Shanks asked.


    “Hmph. If we find out that they''re all fake when they get back, then they''ll just have to go out and look


    again," Abel replied without a care.


    "Are you sure? The outside world already knows that the Ind of Despair''s forces is bouncing back.


    Everyone is looking for us. If you keep sending people out, they''ll manage to trace us in no time. I''d like


    to remind you as well that the Russian air force frequently circles above our ind because of this,"


    Shanks tells him.


    The outside world was growing nervous now that they could confirm the existence of the Ind of


    Despair.


    Some forces were even trying to locate the ind as well.


    However, no one seemed to have guessed that they were just underground. In fact, in an attempt to


    avoid being detected or traced by all sorts of instruments, they were also using various anti-detection


    and anti-tracking instruments of their own underground.


    "Hmph." Abel had to admit that Shanks made a point.


    Not to mention that the medicine Shanks was currently studying was going to be very useful for the


    Ind of Despair, so Abel needed his help.


    "Fine. I''ll let Ivana spend another year with her dearest husband, then." Abel agreed to it.