Susan eventually took her phone out after Mrs. Malcolm urged her to hurry up. She tried to call the


    security guard who was responsible for the vi''s security, hoping to have them delete the surveince


    footage.


    However, before anyone could answer the call, Susan saw Luke walking toward them with Luca by his


    side. Then, she muttered to herself, "It''s toote."


    Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm noticed Luke''s arrival. The expressions on their faces turned ugly.


    Indeed, it was toote. Once Luca told Luke about this, who would dare to delete the surveince


    footage?


    "Madam Crawford, can''t you delete the surveince footage yourself?" asked Mrs. Jackman.


    Mrs. Jackman did not n to confront Luke head-on. Her n was to teach Luca a lesson, use her


    of theft, and make her apologize to Susan.


    However, when she saw Luca''s youthful and beautiful face, it reminded her of her husband''s mistress.


    She lost her temper and threw a teapot full of boiling hot tea at her.


    "I''m not familiar with the surveince equipment, and I don''t know where theputer is," Susan


    frowned.


    She was not involved in the renovation of the vi. That was why she was not familiar with theyout of


    the house, not to mention where the surveince monitoring system was...


    "Mrs. Jackman, I think Luke won''t let this slide so easily..." said Mrs. Malcolm. She regretted


    apanying the two of them to watch this absurd spectacle unfold.


    "Of course, I know that!" Mrs. Jackman''s heart trembled as she watched Luke turn to look in their


    direction.


    She had heard about what Luke had done for his wife before. Even though Luca was not his wife, she


    was currently his favorite person.


    Therefore, Luke might really stand up for her.


    "What''s the matter?" Luke shifted his gaze from Susan and turned to look at Luca. He could read the


    helplessness in her expression. He could confirm that Susan had given Luca a hard time.


    Luke had been surrounded by people after dinner. He was pulled into discussing various things about


    the business world. Hence, he got distracted and did not pay Luca enough attention.


    He noticed that Luca was missing a moment ago. After he asked around, someone told him that they


    saw her heading to the backyard.


    Luke thought Luca headed to the backyard to take a break and get some fresh air since the front yard


    was crowded. He followed behind her, but he did not expect to see Susan, Mrs. Jackman, and Mrs.


    Malcolm there...


    "They used me of stealing a ne and said they''re going to call the police," said Luca.


    Luke''s face turned livid with rage when he heard this. How dare they use her?


    At the same time, he realized that Susan must have started this.


    "Let''s call the police, then," said Luke.


    "No, don''t call the police..." Luca shook her head. "The guests haven''t left yet. It''ll make things ugly if


    we call the police."


    Luke nced at Susan and the other two women who were watching them from the pavilion. His face


    darkened.


    "It''s Mr. Louis'' big day today. It''ll affect Old Master Crawford and Mr. Louis'' mood if we call the police.


    It''ll ruin the Crawford family''s reputation too," added Luca. It was not that she wanted to let Susan and


    the others off the hook. She was putting herself in Luke''s shoes and looking at the situation from the


    Crawford family''s perspective.


    "Okay, but I won''t let this slide easily," Luke said.


    "Can you ask Mr. Louis to find someone to retrieve the surveince footage? Just the footage from the


    camera that''s recording the pavilion in the backyard," asked Luca. There was no way the Jackman


    family would be a threat to the Crawford family.


    Ever since she joined the Ind of Despair, she adopted a new philosophy.


    She told herself not to get into trouble, but she did not have to be afraid to confront the other party if


    they came looking for trouble.


    Since the Jackman family could not do any harm to the Crawford family, it would be better for her to


    settle ounts with Mrs. Jackman.


    Luke pursed his lips and gave the three women who were in the pavilion a cold look. "What did they


    do?"


    "Mrs. Jackman threw a teapot full of boiling hot water at me. I couldn''t dodge it in time and got injured,"


    replied Luca.


    Luke became nervous and examined her. "Where''s the wound? Is it serious? Let me take you to the


    hospital now."


    He was going to take Luca to the hospital after that.


    Luca shook her head and grabbed his hand. "It''s not serious. Although I wasn''t fast enough, it didn''t


    hurt much. There''s just some redness and blisters on my ankle."


    Luke immediately crouched down to check her ankle when he heard that. He noticed the redness and


    blisters on her ankle. He pursed his lips and said, “It''s blistered.”


    "It''s a small area. I''ll be fine after applying some burn ointment. There''s no need to go to the hospital."


    Luca took a step back. She did not expect Luke to crouch down to check her wound. "Mr. Crawford,


    please stand up. They''re watching." "Don''t they like it? Let them have a good look at it." Luke rose to


    his feet. Then, he grabbed Luca''s hand and left with a gloomy expression on his face.


    As they watched Luke and Luca walk out of the backyard, Mrs. Malcolm asked, "What should we do


    now?"


    The expression on Mrs. Jackman''s face was awful too. "We need to delete the surveince footage


    now!”


    She was worried Luke would make an issue out of it.


    After all, the surveince footage would have shown that she did throw the teapot at Luca...


    Susan pursed her lips and looked in the direction where the two of them left. The look on her face was


    terrible too.


    “Madam Crawford!” Mrs. Jackman urged her when Susan did not react. "Delete it. I was helping you


    out. You can''t get me into trouble, right?"


    "Oh, I''ll arrange it right now." Susan called the security guard.


    The call rang about ten times, but the security guard did not answer it. Susan made another call with a


    sigh of frustration.


    Luke held Luca''s hand and walked toward Louis while carrying a storm cloud on his face. "Louis,


    where''s your first aid kit?"


    "Brother, what happened?" Louis nced at their hands that were held tightly together and realized


    that Luca might be injured. He immediately led them into the house. "Follow me."


    Luca''s hand was held by Luke as they followed Louis into the house.


    It was not until they reached the inside of the house did Louis ask, "Is Dr. Craw injured?"


    "Yes. She needs some burn ointment," replied Luke.


    Louis took the first aid kit out of the cab and hesitated for a moment while he opened it. "How did


    she get burned?"


    "Mrs. Jackman threw a teapot full of boiling hot water at her..." Luke replied in a disgruntled tone.


    Louis was startled. Then, he took the burn ointment out and handed it to Luke. "Mrs. Jackman? How''s


    that possible? Isn''t she hanging out with my mom..."


    He paused for a moment, realizing that something was off. Then, he turned to look at Luca. "Did my


    mom have a hand in this too?"


    Luca shook her head. "Mrs. Jackman threw the teapot."


    Louis looked unhappy. "But she was there, wasn''t she?"


    He knew the rtionship between Susan and Mrs. Jackman. He also noticed that Susan had been


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    "She used Luca of stealing a ne." Luke''s face twisted in anger as he carefully applied the


    burn ointment to her.


    The burn on Luca''s ankle was not severe.


    However, Luke felt sorry for her.


    The woman he cherished and tried his best to protect had been hurt by Susan and the others. He


    would not let this slide easily.


    "What?!" Louis'' eyes widened. He did not expect Susan to do such a ridiculous thing.