Old Master Crawford cast a nce at Karen and said, "An old acquaintance of Karen''s."
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Karen''s expression changed when she heard the words ''old acquaintance.''
She felt the urge to retort, but Luke was quicker in response. "Oh, the person who had a romantic
rtionship with Madam Mallory goes by the name Ss Gray..."
Karen''s face twisted into a sour expression.
Ever since Karen met Ss, she felt ashamed of her past involvement with him. Now, with Luke saying
things like this, she wished she could tear him into pieces.
"Shut up!" Karen could no longer control her emotions and snapped.
Old Master Crawford frowned disapprovingly. Was Karen throwing a tantrum at Crawford Manor? Did
she not realize this was not the Mallory family''s territory?!
Karen''s subordinates kept a close watch on her mood. The man sensed something wrong and
immediately said, "Madam Mallory, let''s focus on the main issue."
Karen paused for a moment, realizing what Luke said nearly irritated her enough to forget about the
important matter at hand. Without further ado, she pulled up a video on her phone and ced it on the
coffee table.
"Old Master Crawford, didn''t you say I had to show you the evidence yesterday? I''ve brought the
evidence today. This whole situation was orchestrated by your beloved grandson, and I need an
exnation and an apology from you all."
Old Master Crawford nced at the so-called evidence. He did not pick it up. Instead, he turned to look
at Luke.
Luke picked up the phone and saw the video showing Rain entering a hotel. Smirking, he looked at
Karen. "What kind of evidence is this?"
Karen sneered as she gestured to her subordinate to exin.
The man caught Karen''s gaze and proceeded to exin the origin of the video. “This is footage from
the lobby of the Kingdo Hotel. Mr. Crawford, you surely recognize the person in the video, right?
Luke nodded and handed the phone back to Karen. "She''s a friend of mine."
Karen let out a cold sneer. It was clear she was his subordinate, yet he imed that she was a friend.
He was quite the actor.
The man continued, "Yes, your bodyguard, Rain. Ss was staying at the hotel at the same time.
ording to him, someone arranged for him to stay there, and your bodyguard happened to appear in
the hotel. This exins everything. There''s no need for further exnations."
Old Master Crawford raised an eyebrow. Without waiting for Luke to speak, he asked, "What does this
actually prove?"
Karen parted her lips. However, she was not as fast as the old master, who continued, "Does someone
staying in a hotel room mean they''re the conspirator? So, are you saying that anyone who''s in the
same space as a criminal is a criminal too?"
Karen''s face darkened as she listened to Old Master Crawford''s cunning defense.
She never thought he would shamelessly go to such lengths to protect Luke.
No wonder Luke turned out like this. Karen secretly criticized him before saying, "This situation
shouldn''t be equated with a crime scene. Rain was assisting Luke. He has something to do with the
articles on the inte.
"The of justice is wide, and actions always leave evidence. Old Master Crawford, I''ve brought the
evidence you need. Now, it''s up to you all to figure out what to do next."
Karen waited with a determined expression, expecting Luke to apologize.
Luke raised an eyebrow and replied, "Hotels open their doors to wee guests for afortable
stay. Rain appearing in the lobby only proves that she visited the hotel. What else does it indicate? Is
this again something Ss imed, that Rain instructed him to do this?"
Karen was taken aback for a moment. Ss did not even know Luke''s subordinates!
Even if she made Ss lie now, it would not work anymore because this tactic had already been used.
The shamelessness of the Crawford family was unparalleled. Even if they were to go so far as to have
Ss identify Rain, it would be to no avail.
People always managed to find excuses to argue back in such situations.
Luke noticed their silence and asked again, "Were you able to find any evidence of Ss personally
interacting with Rain with so many surveince cameras in the hotel? If there''s such proof, I''m willing to
publicly apologize to you even if this isn''t something I orchestrated."
He could say so only because he was confident with it.
At the same time, Rain''s presence at the Kingdo Hotel was also arranged by him.
It was intended to frustrate Karen, who was trying to find fault with him.
Karen looked at her subordinate, who shook his head, indicating they had not found anything like that.
The hotel cooperated with them, knowing that they were from the Mallory family. The hotel willingly
provided Karen''s subordinate with copies of the lobby and corridor surveince footage.
However, after reviewing the footage several times, he only saw Rain entering the lobby. She went into
the room next to Ss'' and never came out again.
Luke chuckled as he watched them exchange nces with each other. When Rain went into Ss''
room to tamper with the surveince, she had already taken care of the corridor footage. Therefore,
they would not see her entering Ss'' room to remove the surveince after they took Ss away.
Moreover, the people Karen hired were not very capable. They would not notice these subtle details.
Rain left them with hope and plunged them into despair. Also, Luke believed in Rain''s capability.
"Just how do you do things?" Karen criticized the man in front of her. She refused to believe that Luke
was innocent. She believed she could surely discover something.
However, her subordinate had disappointed her. Despite receiving a considerable sum, he failed to
uncover anything.
The man lowered his head and said apologetically, "Sorry, Madam Mallory. We''ve reviewed all the
surveince. This is the only discovery."
"Can this little discovery really determine someone''s guilt? Karen, it''s fortunate that our families go way
back. Otherwise, you''d be the one at a disadvantage if this matter escted.
"If you don''t have any evidence, it might be better not toe over here so often. An old man like me
values peace, and I''m not a big fan of this kind of noisy fuss," Old Master Crawford casually remarked.
His intention to drive his visitors away was obvious. Karen understood what he meant. He did not want
hering to Crawford Manor to cause trouble in the future.
Karen, with a stern expression, rose up to her feet and said to Luke, "If you don''t want others to know
what you did, then don''t do it. I''ll get to the bottom of this matter. I''m extending you a courtesy now. So,
don''t me me for not giving you faceter on!"
Luke gave her a cold smirk and replied, "Yes. If you don''t want others to find out..."
Then, he continued, "I just sent some documents to Old Master Mallory. I believe he''ll be quite
interested in taking a look at them."
Karen was startled. "When did you..."
Before she could finish her sentence, it suddenly dawned on her that when Old Master Crawford asked
her to leave, she saw Luke fiddling with his phone. Could it be that he had sent a message to Old
Master Mallory at that time?
Luke seemed to sense her thoughts and nodded.
Karen''s face turned extremely grim. "What did you send to Old Master Mallory?"
"Madam Mallory, you''ll find out when you get back. I believe Old Master Mallory would like to have a
chat with you." Luke did not borate. With just a few words, a sense of foreboding crept over Karen.
Old Master Mallory was already impatient with her over this matter. Previously, he let it slide because of
the two children she bore for the Mallory family, but if Luke had sent something else to him...