“How much did you give that person?" Luke asked.
“I invested the living expenses you gave me." Allison said embarrassingly. The person told her that she
would be able to get her capital and interest back in a week. Then, she thought of investing more to
gain more interest.
However, Allison did not have any savings. She only had the money that was given to her as her
monthly expenses.
Luke roughly knew how much it was. His eyes darkened as he asked, "Did you call the police?"
"No..." Allison replied shamefully. The amount of money meant nothing to Luke, and she thought there
was no need to call the police.
"Call the police. Leave it to them," Luke decided right away.
Allison was surprised. It would not be a problem to call the police, but what about the money?
Luke only mentioned calling the police, but he did not say anything about the money. Allison
immediately stood up and said, "Luke, uh, I''m broke now.."
"What are you nning to do?" Luke deliberately asked her such a question.
"Give me an advance for next month''s living expenses. It''ll help mest during this time while the police
officers get the money back. I have to return to Seoul for surgery. I need the money now." Allison stated
that she would return to Seoul.
They had done so many things to get Allison to return to Seoul and receive treatment so that she would
not be here as they could not stand the sight of her.
"Have the police get the money back?" Luke stared at Allison. How naive she was. She was so naive
that she looked like a fool. That exined why she became a victim of fraud.
Old Master Crawford could no longer stand it. He questioned her, "Do you think you''ll be able to im
the money back after the police officers arrest that person?"
Allison kept quiet. Was she not supposed to hope to get the money back?
"Father, I.."
"I gave you a fixed amount of money for your monthly living expenses. It''s my responsibility to support
you. Now that you lost the money, I shouldn''t be the one who''s responsible for it," Luke said in a cold
and heartless voice.
Once Allison heard that, she understood what Luke meant. He was refusing to give her more money.
She became anxious and said, “I didn''t mean to get cheated by someone else. I''m being fooled now.
As my son, can''t you lend me a hand? At least pay for my flight ticket and the surgery fees, alright?"
Allison heard Sophian mention that it was difficult to make an appointment with the cosmetic surgeon. If
she missed the appointment, they could not guarantee that the cosmetic surgeon would have time to
perform the surgery on her.
Hence, Allison''s priority was to buy a flight ticket and return to Seoul at this moment.
A hint of impatience shed across Luke''s cold eyes. It annoyed him when Allison used the blood ties
between them against him.
"I can give you the money to return to Seoul and pay for your surgery fees, but I need something in
exchange," said Luke.
Allison''s eyes lit up when she heard there was a chance to receive the money from him. There was
nothing valuable on her, so she reckoned that Luke was just saying so.
The terms and conditions made between the two of them would not have any legal effect. She would
agree to his request and follow his instructions for some time. Then, they would talk about it again in
the future. She asked, "Tell me. What do you want me to do?"
Luke took a document out of his briefcase when Allison agreed with him. He said, "I''ve already found
someone to appraise the vi under your name. Once you sign the property deed, your rights of
ownership will be transferred to me. Then, I can transfer you the amount ording to the appraised
value, but the vi will be mine. I''ll go through the procedures myself, and I''ll pay the taxes too. You can
take the money and return to Seoul for your surgery."
"What? You want my vi?" Allison grimaced. "That''s mine! How can I give you that?!"
"Everything has to be exchanged in equal value. You can choose not to ept it, but you''ll have to wait
until next month to travel to Seoul for your surgery," Luke said with a cold expression on his face. He
had no sympathy for Allison who got cheated.
If she had kept the money and did not cause trouble, the amount of money given to her was more than
enough for her to return to Seoul and pay for the surgery cost.
"Can''t you give me an advance first?" Allison was reluctant to transfer the property ownership to Luke.
The vi was her only fixed asset. She would not have a ce to stay if she returned here. She said,
"Where am I supposed to stay the next time Ie back here if I give you the vi? Will I be staying
here? I know the Crawford family doesn''t wee me just because I''m not part of the family."
Old Master Crawford could not help but feel annoyed when he heard what Allison said. m! He
mmed his palm on the table and asked, "What the hell are you saying?"
Allison was taken aback, but she sent the helve after the hatchet. She said, "Father, you know what I
mean. You favor Susan, that b*tch, and refuse to let me stay here. If Luke takes the ownership rights of
the property, does that mean I''m not allowed toe back here anymore? I won''t even have a home
when I''m back!"
Luke furrowed his brows. He took a step back and said, "You can still stay in the vi if youe back
here. It''s just that the property won''t be under your name."
Allison was still unwilling to do so. She finally had a property of her own after staying in Crawford
Manor for so many years. Then, she said, "Sell it to you? I''d rather sell it to someone else!"
"You can sell it to someone else. Since you think Crawford Manor doesn''t have a ce for you, don''t
come back here when you return here after you''ve recovered from your surgery. In the meantime, you
won''t be able to sell the property at such a fair price if someone else is buying it. Besides, you''ll have to
wait until the property ownership is transferred to the buyer. It won''t take long. You''ll only have to wait
until next month." Luke was confident that Allison would eventually transfer the ownership rights of the
property to him.
Luke was not short of properties.
It was just that Allison would get cheated again and the vi would be taken by someone else sooner or
later if it was in her hands.
Luke might as well gain ownership of the property himself. After all, money did not grow on trees.
Luke''s money and the wealth of the Crawford family were their hard-earned money.
A trace of anxiety shed across Allison''s face, and she said, "No. You can''t do this to me^"
Luke threw the contract on the coffee table and said, “You can take a look at the contract and think
about it."
Allison picked up the contract and stomped out of the study with a gloomy face.
Bang! The door mmed hard behind her.
"Grandpa, I''m sorry." Luke apologized on behalf of his mother for saying those harsh words.
The Crawford family had never treated Allison badly. If it were not for what she said and what she had
done during the New Year, Old Master Crawford would not have kicked her out of the house right away.
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"It was your mother who said those things, but you''re the one who''s apologizing to me. Luke, that''s not
how I taught you back then," replied Old Master Crawford as he shook his head.
Luke cast his eyes down.
Old Master Crawford noticed that and continued to ask, "Anyway, why did youe up with such a
n?"
"If she could let someone take her money for investment, she might mortgage the property for
investment in the future. The money she used to purchase the property was the Crawford family''s. I''d
rather gain ownership of the property than let her have it." Luke expressed his thoughts to the old
master.
Allison was unreliable. It would be best if she did not have any cash or assets.
Old Master Crawford nodded and agreed with him. Then, he said, "That''s a great idea. But are you
sure that she''ll give you the vi?"