Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 2760

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'll come 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.” explained 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 play 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 nonchalantly as he narrowed his eyes.

“Alright.” said Mr. Griffin before placing 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 accept 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 family lacks 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 not lacking 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's common 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.

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 design companies 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 could commission another company 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…

He was not silly. If he wanted to put a stop to the Crawford family, no one should be privy to his plans. 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 replaying the scene of how Old Master Crawford had rejected him.

Suddenly, the image of him running into Luca at the garden flashed 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.