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Chapter 1974
Chapter 1974
Chapter 1974
Luca took out all of the luggage from the boot.
Zander saw there were so many things, and Luke was sitting in a wheelchair. With so many things, Luca would not be able to carry them all by herself. He said, "Sir, Ms. Luca, I'm not allowed to park the car here. You guys can wait for me here. Wait till I've parked the car, then I'll come over to help carry your luggage."
"No thanks." Luke rejected. "You may go back as there'll be someone coming over to help us out."
"Oh, alright. Then I shall return for now, sir. Old Master has already invited Old Man Rayne for a game of chess. I have to return to fetch him," Zander said and got into the car.
'Old Man Rayne?'
Luca looked at Luke.
He was able to see through her puzzled expression. "He's Wanda's father."
'He's also your grandfather.' He added deep in his heart.
"Oh." Luca did not expect Old Master Crawford to go over to have a game of chess with her grandfather. The last time she headed over, he even said that it had been quite some time since anyone played chess with him. All this while, he had been playing by himself. Sometimes, Wanda was worried that he would be too tired and did not allow him to play chess.
He was always complaining then.
She did not expect Old Master Crawford to go over to play chess with him.
Luke could make out that she was having some thoughts in her mind. He said, "With your help, his body is much better now and he looks more energetic than before. Compared to those old folks who only want profit, Old Master Crawford prefers spending time with Old Man Rayne and playing chess with him. Hence, he would occasionally go over to the Raynes to play chess."
According to what he knew, Old Master Crawford would go over twice per week, and every time, he would come home with a cheerful mind.
They and the Raynes were initially in-laws. With Old Master Crawford moving around more often, it would be beneficial to Luca and Luke in the future. Hence, Luke was totally supportive of this idea.
"I see. Doing the things he likes is better for his physique," Luca said while nodding her head. Naturally, she hoped that her grandfather would be happy.
"Sir, Dr. Craw, I'm sorry that I'm late." Jason came over while dragging the luggage. He took a deep breath and put down the luggage to say, "I'll go get someone from the airport to help out."
Relevant personnel in the airport would provide professional services for those who had inconvenience in mobility.
"No thanks. I can do it myself. You help Dr. Craw to carry the luggage," Luke said as he did not plan to have other people help her out.
The wheelchair was a brand new one, and it was very convenient. Hence, he could control it himself with ease.
"Alright," Jason agreed and took Luke's luggage from Luca's hand.
The three of them were ready to enter the airport when Sue's voice was heard. "Wait up, Jason."
Jason's footsteps came to a halt when he saw Sue coming toward him. "What's up?"
"You forgot your scarf. You silly man. How could you forget to wear it in such cold weather." Sue placed the scarf over his neck.
'Mr. Crawford has yet to win Luca's heart, yet Sue is showing her affection to me.'
"Alright. It's not a big issue. I can still buy it when I reach Russia later. The weather is getting colder, so hurry up and go back," Jason said softly. It was Sue who personally drove him to the airport.
He wanted to drive on his own, but Sue insisted to send him off. Hence, she fetched him there.
"How can that be the same? Russia is much colder than here. Once you're out of the airport, you'll be attacked by the cold winds before you have the time to buy it. I'll see whether or not you're still able to walk when that happens. Also, I'll leave here when I want to. You don't have to urge me." Sue glared at him, then looked at Luke and Luca. She greeted them with a smile, "Good morning Mr. Crawford, Ms. Luca."
"Good morning," Luca greeted back, but Luke only nodded.
Sue's attitude toward Luke was as usual. Back when his relationship with Bianca was very close, Luke had remained very elegant and cold toward her as well.
Currently, no words were needed to describe it.
"You guys should go on in. Have a safe trip," Sue said and urged them to board the plane.
Jason nodded and dragged both suitcases in.
Luca followed behind Luke and slowly walked.
Even if Luke did not need anyone's help when he entered the airport, the relevant personnel would still push Luke's wheelchair for him.
As for Jason and Luca, they were holding onto their documents. When the three of them came to the waiting area, it was still very early. They would need to wait for another hour before checking in.
That was because they were in the first class, and there were not many people waiting.
Luke sat in the wheelchair and shut his eyes to rest.
After some time, two more people entered.
The moment Pierre entered the waiting area, he saw Luke, Luca, and Jason. His eyes glittered coldly.
Mr. Peralta, who was following beside, took note of this as well. Recalling how he had edited T Corporation's bidding document to pass it off as their own, he felt guilty and reminded softly, "Sir, that's Mr. Crawford from T Corporation."
"I'm not blind. I'm much more familiar with Luke Crawford than any others," said Pierre. After all, the Crawfords and Mallories had known each other since a long time ago.
Mr. Peralta dared not make a sound when he saw Pierre's appearance. It was as if he wanted to pick on someone.
He stole someone else's bidding document yet still dared to be so arrogant. 'Isn't he afraid someone might get to the bottom of this?
'But still, it's true that if one were to get to the bottom of this, Pierre would still be calm enough and pass the blame to Ms. Malone.'
Mr. Peralta had no choice but to catch up to Pierre when he saw him walking straight ahead.
"Hey, Mr. Crawford, it's really you. I thought I was mistaken. How did you end up in a wheelchair?" Pierre asked deliberately. At that moment, he was standing in front of Luke and looking down at him.
'This feeling is just too good.'
Luke glanced at him coldly and said, "Oh, it's you. Are you going to Russia too?"
"Yea. The profits for this project in Russia are really tempting. So, it's only natural for me to join, right? This project is based on skills. You can't be thinking that I'm trying to seize the business from you, right?" Pierre purposely said so. Previously, Old Master Mallory had promised Old Master Crawford that his company would not harm the Crawford family's business.
Regarding issues that were based on capability, Luke could not say anything if Pierre managed to get his hands on it.
"This is not my business yet, so it's not considered as being stolen," Luke said, but he vowed to get this project.
'If Pierre wants to snatch it, it'll still need to depend whether or not he has what it takes to do it.'
He was only relying on the Mallory family to build up his company, and his funds were vastly lacking from T Corporation's funds. Besides, most of the funds of the Mallory family belonged to the family. Even though Pierre's company was large, it was as impressive.
However, Luke was still surprised that Pierre could seize the opportunity for this project. He did not receive any news stating Pierre was going to be participating in the bidding for this project.
Had he even prepared a bidding document?
"If you can think of it that way, that's the best. We'll compete based on our capability." Pierre had a wide smile. Deep in his heart, he wanted to corner Luke.