Old Master Crawford did not bother insisting on their stay. "Alright then. Off you go. I have trouble
walking so I''m afraid I can''t send you off."
"It''s no trouble. I''lle for our game of chess when I have the time," said Old Master Bourne as he
rose to his feet.
Lonnie had no choice but to stand up and leave with Old Master Bourne, no matter his reluctance.
Mr. Griffin carried the chessboard and walked towards the old master. Upon noting Old Master Bourne
and Lonnie''s absence, he was confused. “Where is Old Master Bourne and Mr. Jackman?”"
"Something came up. They left.” exined Old Master Crawford as he sipped his tea. "Where are the
kids?"
"They saw you greeting the guest so they went upstairs to read," replied Mr. Griffin. He looked down at
the chessboard in his hands and asked, "Shall I put the chessboard away?"
"No. Come and y a few games with me," said Old Master Crawford. He pointed at the sofa next to
him, insisting Mr. Griffin take a seat.
Mr. Griffin smiled kindly. He shook his head, "I can''t beat you."
"I''m bored. It''s just to kill some time," said Old Master Crawford nonchntly as he narrowed his eyes.
"Alright." said Mr. Griffin before cing the chessboard on the coffee table and taking a seat to
commence their game of chess.
On the other hand.
After Old Master Bourne and Lonnie left the room, they went straight back to the car and instructed the
chauffeur to leave.
It wasn''t until they left Crawford manor, only then did Lonnie say, "I should have brought something with
me."
He prepared lots of gift for Old Master Bourne and Old Master Crawford. However, Old Master Bourne
did not ept them.
When he learned of Lonnie''s intention to give Old Master Crawford some gifts, he immediately stopped
him and told him not to bring anything.
Old Master Bourne understood what Lonnie meant. He must have thought that the reason why Old
Master Crawford refused to help was because he did not bring any gifts.
Old Master Bourne reminded him, "Do you think there is anything the Crawford familycks with their
prestige and wealth? They might not think that you''re just being polite if you bring the gifts over to
them. You could''ve put them in a difficult situation. Why don''t you keep the gifts for yourself to help that
brain of your''s?"
Lonnie''s face turned red. He did not expect to be mocked by Old Master Bourne himself.
He had even picked some really good gifts.
Although it was true that Old Master Crawford was notcking anything, it was nevertheless a gesture
of goodwill. Definitely better than going in empty-handed.
Old Master Bourne added when he noticed Lonnie remained silent, "I''m telling the truth. It''smon to
bring a gift when you''re seeing your client. I''ve known him for so many years. I know whether or not it''s
right to be bringing gifts. Don''t doubt me."
Lonnie was feeling extremely frustrated and could only mumble in response, "Yes. You''re right."
Though Old Master Bourne could not help him, he knew better than to turn against the Bourne family.
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Old Master Bourne decided to offer some advice when he saw the forlorn expression on Lonnie''s face.
"You don''t have to work with T Corporation. There are many architectural designpanies in the
world that are more well-known than T Corporation. Perhaps you should talk to the client and see if
they''re willing to understand your situation."
Lonnie tried, but the client insisted on using T Corporation''s design.
There was no way he couldmission anotherpany to create a design and copy T Corporation''s
stamp to stamp on the design drawings to pass it off, right?
He would be in big trouble if he got caught.
That was why he had turned to Old Master Bourne for help.
Unfortunately, Old Master Bourne was not able to help him...
"I didn''t expect Old Master Crawford to deny you when you guys are so close."
Old Master Bourne narrowed his eyes with a frown.
It was a minor issue for Old Master Crawford. It would only take a few days to design a blueprint for a
company with high work efficiency like T Corporation.
It was unlikely that they had no time for this.
After all, Old Master Crawford ignoring Old Master Bourne''s request was an act of bruising his pride.
"It''s all your wife''s fault," med Old Master Bourne. "The Crawford family wasn''t even against the idea
of Luke being together with that woman. But Margaret hurt her. Of course, the Crawford family wouldn''t
help you. I took you there today just to give it a try. I wasn''t confident about it."
Lonnie lowered his head, secretly ming Margaret for what she did. He also believed that it was her
fault that he did not get to work together with T Corporation.
Old Master Bourne then lowered his voice, "Still, I didn''t expect him to turn me down so decisively. Is
he treating me like the Bourne family is already dead?"
Lonnie looked up and saw how furious Old Master Bourne was. He immediately chose to add fuel to
the fire. "I think Old Master Crawford didn''t show you any respect. He could have just pretended to
agree, and then he could havee up with an excuse just to get by. This would have not
embarrassed you. But I didn''t expect him to reject you so firmly."
"Hmph. He''s just lucky that he has a talented grandson. He''s so full of himself. How could he refuse to
help even though we have been friends for years? The Crawford family has been living in peace for too
long. He must have thought that the Crawford family is at the top of the business world in A City!" Old
Master Bourne''s face contorted into an ugly sneer.
Although he knew that Lonnie was deliberately stirring up trouble, what he said made sense too.
Old Master Bourne held a grudge against Old Master Crawford. After all, he did not show any respect
to him in front of the younger generation!
"Well, there''s always someone better. Old Master Bourne, do you want to teach the Crawford family a
lesson?" asked Lonnie. Although he med Margaret for what she did, he nevertheless resented the
Crawford family for contributing to the potential failure of his project.
Luke Crawford and Old Master Crawford!
"Mind your own business." Old Master Bourne did not bother to dignify Lonnie''s taunt with a reply.
He was not silly. If he wanted to put a stop to the Crawford family, no one should be privy to his ns.
He would suffer even greater losses if Lonnie intentionally betrayed him.
Old Master Bourne had never trusted outsiders.
"Alright. Alright..." Lonnie saw the ominous cloud hovering over his face. He dared not say anything
else.
Old Master Bourne looked outside the car window. His mind was reying the scene of how Old
Master Crawford had rejected him.
Suddenly, the image of him running into Luca at the garden shed before his eyes.
Luke went so far as to report to the police and make a big deal out of this for her sake.
Perhaps, this woman was a tool that could be used.
After Lonnie got out of the car, Old Master Bourne called his assistant.
"I''d like to know the background of the woman that Luke is keeping," said Old Master Bourne.
Previously, he knew that Luke had a woman by his side, but he did not think much of it. After all, he
never believed that rich men would only be faithful to their wives.
Therefore, he did not look into Luca''s identity. He had only seen her picture, and he did not bother to
learn about her.
Now, Old Master Bourne needed Luca''s information. After all, he must thoroughly investigate Luca''s
background to deal with Luke.
"Okay, Old Master Bourne. When do you need it?" The assistant asked on the other end of the line.
"Before you get off work this afternoon. I want to see the papers in my office." Old Master Bourne hung
up the call after that.