“Is this for Mr. Crawford? Let me bring it to him for you." Sophian thought that even though Luke was


    scary, she wanted to make it up to him.


    At least she could change the impression she had left on him.


    Sophian thought she could fight for a chance to exin to him by serving him the soup. She thought of


    shifting all the responsibility to Allison if she could.


    The rtionship between them was already bad. It did not matter if their rtionship got worse.


    A trace of astonishment shed across Mr. Griffin''s eyes. He grasped the bowl of soup tight, smiled,


    and said, "How can I trouble a guest with such things? Let me serve him the soup first. Ms. Thomas,


    just a minute."


    After that, he walked past Sophian and headed to the study.


    "Let me follow you there. I have something to discuss with Mr. Crawford." Sophian kept pace with Mr.


    Griffin.


    Sophian was shocked by the aura Luke gave off when she ran into him just now. That was why she


    dared not to say anything, let alone exin to him...


    Besides, she would get caught by Allison for passing the buck to her if she talked to him here. She


    could not exin to him in such a situation.


    Mr. Griffin stopped, gave her a stern look, and said, "Ms. Thomas, no one is allowed to enter the study


    without Young Master Luke''s permission."


    "I.." Sophian blinked her eyes in surprise.


    "Please stay here." That was thest sentence Mr. Griffin said to her. If this personcked


    sophistication, it would be difficult for him to express what he wanted to say indirectly.


    "Okay.." Sophian understood what Mr. Griffin meant.


    Outsiders like her were forbidden from entering the study. Moreover, she was someone who had tried


    to seduce Luke before.


    Sophian watched Mr. Griffin enter one of the rooms, and she found out that it was Luke''s study.


    However, Mr. Griffin closed the door behind him after he walked in. Thus, Sophian did not hear


    anything.


    Mr. Griffin ced the bowl of soup on Luke''s desk and reported to him. "Young Master Luke, Ms.


    Thomas wanted toe in just now."


    "Stop her," replied Luke. He was unwilling to see that woman.


    "I''ve already stopped her. Young Master Luke, Madam Allison has decided to stay in Crawford Manor.


    That means Ms. Thomas will be staying here too..." Mr. Griffin lowered his voice and hinted to Luke to


    be careful.


    He was not afraid that Luke would have inappropriate ideas toward Sophian, but he was afraid that


    Sophian would get away with her wicked intentions.


    After all, it was many women''s dream to be Luke''s woman. Even though Luke already had a


    family, many women were still dreaming of bing his woman.


    "I''m not going to spend the night here tonight," replied Luke. He decided to draw his designs here as he


    was worried journeying back and forth would make the kids tired. Hence, he decided to let them rest in


    Crawford Manor for a while.


    After they finished dinner, Luke would take the kids back to the vi.


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    He would not want to spend the night here losing his sleep when he could cuddle with Luca in bed.


    "Okay. You''ll have dinner first before you leave, right?" Mr. Griffin asked. If Luke and the kids would not


    stay for dinner, he had to inform the cook not to prepare their portions.


    "Yes," answered Luke.


    Mr. Griffin slightly bowed to him. Then, he turned around and left the study.


    Mr. Griffin closed the study room and noticed that Sophian was still rooted in the same spot. He walked


    toward her, smiled, and said, "Ms. Thomas, I''ll arrange the guest room for you now. It''ll still be the same


    room you stayed in before. Is that fine?"


    "Sure. Thank you." Sophian''s eyes lit up when she heard that she would be staying in the previous


    guest room.


    The guest room she previously stayed in was first-ss, be it the decorations or the furniture. She


    heard the maid say that the room she was staying in was the most luxurious guest room in Crawford


    Manor.


    "This way, please," invited Mr. Griffin.


    Sophian turned around and nced in the direction of Luke''s study. Only then did she leave with Mr.


    Griffin.


    After Mr. Griffin asked the maid to clean up the room, he said to Sophian, who stood beside him, "Ms.


    Thomas, just pick up the phone if you need anything else. Everyone is on 24-hour standby."


    "Okay. I got it." Sophian walked into the guest room. It lightened up her mood a little after being down in


    the dumps because of Luke.


    Mr. Griffin emphasized, "If you feel hungry or thirsty at night, we can send it up here to your room. It''s


    one of our responsibilities."


    The smile on Sophian''s face froze immediately.


    Mr. Griffin''s implication was obvious. He was reminding her not to hang about in Crawford Manor in the


    middle of the night.


    Her intention in walking around in the house was to seduce Luke back then. It was the same as telling


    her not to try to do anything.


    "What great service," Sophian forced herself to say that sentence.


    "It''s our responsibility. Ms. Thomas, please excuse us. We''ll let you rest." Mr. Griffin led the maid out of


    the guest room after that.


    Sophian sat by the bed, sping the bedsheet tightly.


    They were nothing more than people working for the Crawford family. How could they ridicule her?!


    The anger in Sophian''s heart would not go away unless she did something.


    Still, was there anything she could do?


    Sophian hesitated. She wanted to take revenge on Mr. Griffin, but she was worried that she would


    make a big scene and affect Allison.


    She needed Allison''s money to return to Seoul now. The holidays wereing to an end. The hospital


    would have a reason to fire her if she could not return to Seoul.


    Sophian would end up miserably if she lost her job while still having to pay the hospital for her surgery


    fees.


    "Humph, snobbish b*stard!" After Sophian pondered for a moment, she realized there was nothing she


    could do except hold a grudge.


    At night.


    Crawford Manor was brightly lit. Old Master Crawford sat in the host''s seat, getting ready for dinner.


    Luke led the three kids downstairs. They sat at the dining table, but the others had yet to arrive.


    Old Master Crawford asked, “Luke, you''re going back tonight, right?”


    “Yes. The kids'' calligraphy homework is still at the vi. We have to go back." Luke found an excuse to


    go back. The kids could do their homework tomorrow too, but Sophian was here, so he had to go back.


    Allison heard Luke say that when she walked into the dining room. She deliberately said, "Isn''t it tiring


    to journey back and forth? My grandchildren must be tired even if you''re not. Why don''t you spend the


    night here?"


    "Grandma, we''re not tired," Lanie spoke at the right time. He had heard what had happened, and it


    made him dislike his grandmother even more.


    Allison was startled for a moment. Why were the kids suddenly speaking up today? They were usually


    quiet when the adults were talking.


    Nevertheless, they were speaking on behalf of Luke.


    "Lanie, I just feel sorry for you. Coming here from X City and going back after dinner... You''re still


    young. How can you take it?" Allison pretended to be kind. However, she did not look like a kind person


    with those wrinkles on her face.