Chapter 775 Those Heavy Footsteps Outside

As night fell, Luke drove back to Crawford Manor.

When he stepped into the living room, he saw his mother and Maxine sitting on the couch, chatting and laughing.

There was a hint of displeasure in Luke's eyes, but he did not say anything. Instead, he quickly stepped around them and headed toward the stairs.

Old Master Crawford noticed his grandson and stopped him from leaving." Why are you back so early today, Luke?"

Luke stopped walking and nodded toward his grandfather. "I'm here to pick up a few things, and I'll be leaving soon." "Mother," he greeted Allison coldly. He did not even look at Maxine sitting next to his mother.

Allison was disgruntled when her son barely noticed her, but she was angry when he totally ignored Maxine. Maxine's face flashed with awkwardness, but she did not say anything.

The caretaker came into the living room and told Old Master Crawford," Dinner is ready, Sir."

Allison immediately said, "It's rare that you come back, my son. How about you stay and have dinner with your grandfather? There's salmon today. It's your favorite. There's also..." "The one who likes salmon is Bianca, Mother," Luke retorted without hesitation. "She's not here because she's busy today. We'll have dinner together when I bring her back home."

Allison was at a loss against her son's retort. Her expression changed from frustration, to anger, then to helplessness. "You..."

son had been completely bewitched by that seductress. His relationship with his mother had become distant ever since he married Bianca, and they were barely on speaking terms. She did not understand why her son would be so

Maxine's hand and glared at Luke. "Luke, why was Maxine's internship application rejected? Is it because of Bianca Rayne? Maxine is your cousin. It won't be too troublesome for her to do

blushed. "Don't say that, Aunt Allison. It's my fault that I'm not good enough for T Corporation,

an overseas exchange student for two years. She was at the top of her cohort

first time that she was turned down,

job

is truly capable. Why do you have to make it so hard for her?

disgustedly at his mother's unreasonable accusations. "This has nothing to do with Bianca. Also, I remember telling you that I don't wish to hear

which was starting to hurt. "You... you ingrate... how dare you address me by my

and went up to the second

realized that her cousin loved his

but it did not

familial connections in the capital, and Maxine hoped that he would not regret

operational. It

the company were her

and many others. Nina

lot of free time at home. Ever since the company started to accept clients, working overtime had become a common occurrence. Even though

again. She was the

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