"The project in Europe isn''t a small project. They were interested in working with T Corporation for the


    design, and they hope that Luke can be involved in this. But T Corporation has a busy schedule and


    they declined the offer. I promised the client that I could make T Corporation work together with me to


    get the design drawing. That''s why they gave the project to me,” exined Lonnie as he noticed Louis


    and Yuri walking out of the house.


    "Come on. Let Louis make a referral." Lonnie urged his wife, who was so close with Susan that even


    Louis addressed her as Aunt Margaret.


    Hence, Louis could help to make a referral and arrange a meeting with Luke.


    With Louis'' help, Lonnie was confident that if he could talk with Luke, the project was bound to


    seed.


    Even if T Corporation was swamped with projects, they could spare some time to help with the design


    drawing.


    "Stop this nonsense!" Mrs. Jackman refused to do so. She shook his hand off.


    "What''s with the attitude?!" Lonnie thought she was mad at him and that was why she refused to pull


    the strings. "If I lose money, your good life will be gone too!"


    "Fine. I''ll tell you the truth!" Mrs. Jackman scowled, realizing that they had attracted the attention of the


    people around them. She pulled him and led him to a corner of the front yard.


    Lonnie saw how reluctant she was. He had no choice but to promise her, "If you can help me make a


    referral, I''ll dump that woman and never contact her again!"


    Mrs. Jackman felt upset.


    Previously, she had tried various ways to force Lonnie to break up with his mistress, but he had never


    shown any intention of doing so.


    Now, he promised her that he would dump his mistress for the sake of a design project. It was clear


    how much profit this project could bring to thepany.


    Otherwise, Lonnie would not have promised her that he would dump that woman.


    "It''s not that I refuse to help, but there''s no way I can help this time," exined Mrs. Jackman as her


    eyes reddened.


    If she had suppressed her emotions and not vented her anger on Luca on behalf of Susan, perhaps


    Lonnie would really have been able to sever ties with his mistress. No one would be able to interfere


    with their married life in the future, and Lonnie could elevate his business to new heights.


    She would be able to have a harmonious marriage and a better life...


    However, Mrs. Jackman regretted what she did. What she had done to Luca turned all possibilities into


    illusions...


    "You''re still mad at me!" Lonnie grumbled with annoyance. He had promised to do what she wanted


    most, but she still disagreed to help him. She was petty and resentful indeed!


    "Forget it. Let me tell you the truth!" Mrs. Jackman had no choice but to reluctantly recount what had


    happened in the backyard earlier. Her eyes were red and teary.


    After Lonnie listened to her, he lifted his hand in frustration, but he put it down again helplessly.


    There were too many people around. Lonnie suppressed the urge to p her in the face. He clenched


    his teeth, wishing that he could split open his wife''s head to see what was in her mind and find out why


    she was so eager to ruin the Jackman family.


    "You, Margaret Sutton, you''ve got a real knack for it! How could you do such a thing? You''re pulling the


    Jackman family into the abyss with you!"


    Margaret bit her lip and struggled to hold back her grievances. She murmured in a low voice, "Why are


    you ming me? It''s all your fault. You''ve been keeping everything from me ever since that wh*re


    showed up. You don''t even talk to me about thepany''s affairs anymore! If I had known about this


    project, would I have done something to that woman?!"


    "Fine. Fine. You''re ming me instead!" Lonnie took a deep breath as he felt a sharp pain in his chest.


    He pointed at Margaret''s face and said coldly, "You know what kind of situation thepany is in now.


    Margaret, you made this mess. You''d better figure out how to fix it. If thepany shuts down because


    of you, I won''t spare you!"


    Hispany had been struggling to survive because of the failed investment he made at the end of


    last year.


    Lonnie only managed to get the project after he imed that he had connections with the Crawford


    family, hoping to use that to help thepany ovee its difficulties and earn a fortune.


    However, Margaret had shattered that hope.


    Lonnie stormed out, throwing his sleeves in anger.


    Margaret watched him from behind. Her eyes reddened with tears streaming down her face. She stood


    there with a nk look on her face, ignoring how the others looked at her.


    Yuri noticed Lonnie storming away furiously and nced at Margaret, who stood still. She nudged


    Louis'' elbow.


    "What''s wrong?" Louis lifted a ss of red wine and took a sip of it. He was still upset and he needed


    the wine to calm himself down. He feared that he would lose his manners in front of the guests.


    "It seems like Mrs. Jackman and her husband had a falling out..." Yuri said in a soft tone and narrowed


    her eyes. "She''s crying."


    "Don''t meddle in their affairs," Louis warned Yuri to stay out of Mrs. Jackman''s business.


    Luke would handle it eventually.


    Yuri''s involvement would make no difference.


    Margaret injured Luca. Luke would not sit there and do nothing.


    Yuri withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Louis. She had never noticed how callous he could be, but


    she felt that he was cold today.


    Hecked sympathy, and he was cold and ruthless.


    He was Luke''s brother. If he pleaded for mercy for Margaret, Luke might not investigate the matter


    further, but he refused to do so.


    There must be a reason for this. It could be because he was mad at Susan.


    Still, could anger alone turn someone into such a different person?


    Yuri watched Louis walk back into the crowd with a gentle smile on his face, chatting with the guests as


    if his earlier outburst in the living room had never happened.


    She gathered her courage and prepared to approach him but was stopped by the maid. "Ms. Dunn, the


    madam is looking for you," said the maid.


    "Where is she?" asked Yuri.


    "She''s in the backyard," replied the maid.


    "Tell her that I''m busy entertaining guests with Louis at the moment. I''lle to see her when I''m free,"


    said Yuri. She was not nning to leave her guests alone to find Susan.


    Besides, there was nothing urgent that Susan needed to tell her, except for the incident involving


    Margaret and Luca earlier.


    "Wait a minute," Yuri called out to the maid.


    "What else do you need, Ms. Dunn?" asked the maid.


    "Tell her that Master Luke doesn''t intend to let this slide easily. He''ll report to the police after the party


    ends. Tell her to inform the parties involved," instructed Yuri. She knew there was nothing she could do


    to help Margaret, but at least she could inform Susan of Luke''s intentions.


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    Perhaps they could leave before the police arrived and avoid being seen by others.


    "Okay." The maid nodded and left.


    Yuri approached Louis and held his arm with a smile as they greeted the guests.


    "Why did the maid approach you?" Louis whispered to her during a lull in their conversation.