“Mr. Doyle didn't do anything wrong." Luca knew Luke was joking. Her lips curled up into a smile.

She liked relaxed and happy conversations like this.

"I don't need anyone as long as you're here," said Luke. Luca was more important than anyone else.

Luca's face reddened. She could sense the hidden meaning in Luke's words. Then, she touched her face. She could feel her face burning. She turned to look at the streets, and only then did she realize they had passed by an ancestral hall.

"Mr. Crawford, isn't that the ancestral hall?" Luca asked. She glanced at the navigation to make sure that the ancestral hall she saw was their destination.

"Yes. I'm looking for the parking lot," replied Luke.

The main road outside the ancestral hall was a two-way street. They could not park their car here, and there were no parking lots in the ancestral hall either.

There happened to be a parking lot a couple of hundred feet away. Luke parked the car there. After he got out of the car, he opened his car trunk and took his tools out.

Luke brought many tools, and Luca helped him to pick up one of the measuring tools.

"Let me carry it." Luke was unwilling to tire Luca out even though she used to do such things back then.

"I'm your assistant today. Let me carry it. Besides, it's not heavy at all," replied Luca. She was not a weak person back then, and neither was she now.

She could do what a man could do, and she did not need any help.

Luke picked up the rest of the tools, and the two of them slowly walked in the direction of the ancestral hall.

It was late. Some villagers who stayed nearby had already come out. They gave Luke and Luca peculiar looks when they saw them.

Luca ignored the way they

the ancestral hall. The chief of the village was waiting for them as they

many things. He quickly asked the young people beside him to help

looked at Luke with a smile on his face, and said, "You must be Luke. Old Master Crawford has already informed me. Thank you for agreeing to

ancestral hall. It’s my job," Luke’s voice was cold,

take the job. As Old Master Crawford's grandson, he had to complete the

fees. Thank you,

down the toolbox and looked around the ancestral hall that was in front

knew you’d be coming to measure the area today, so they came to learn from you and help you out," the village chief introduced the two young men who stood beside

excited. He was a second-year university student and he knew who Luke

architect. However, this genius had to run a multinational corporation. That was why

work he designed

replied in a cold voice. He looked at his surroundings. The ancestral hall was in ruins. If it was left here

the village chief wanted

the village chief said proved

hall is unsafe. Many people would come here to show their respects to their ancestors during the festive seasons. If the building collapses, it might cause deadly accidents. If we don't reconstruct it, the fire department will close the building. I was left with no choice. That's why I thought of asking you to come over and redesign the building. I'd like the ancestral hall to have features of X City with some characteristics of the Crawford family. I wonder if Old Master Crawford mentioned it

Luke. The village chief had

become a building like the Crawford Ancestral Home, an iconic building in X City. That way, the ancestral hall could be open to

smile on his face. Old

"I’m going to

He did not know anything about architecture,

first-year university student.

experience so that

man in front of

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