Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3431

“Alright. Ouch, it hurts when you flick me, Lanie!” Tommy pouted.

“Don't cry. You were just saying you’d protect your sister, and now, you’re crying? What’s going on?” Lanie rubbed Tommy’s forehead. “Alright, I’ve rubbed it. Stop crying.”

“Heh, Lanie, you're the best to me!” Tommy immediately beamed with happiness.

“The whole grandma situation is over. From now on, let’s just behave ourselves and wait for Daddy and Ms. Luca to come back,” Lanie told his younger siblings.

Even though their parents were not around, he had taken on the responsibility of being the elder brother. Despite being the same age as Rainie, he was much more mature.

“Yes, I’ll listen to Great-Grandpa and you, Lanie!” Tommy nodded eagerly.

…

After Jason hung up on Allison, he let out a deep sigh.

Sue walked over with a plate of fruits and placed it beside him. “What’s with that look? Have some fruits.”

Jason picked up a toothpick, speared a piece of fruit, and brought it to her mouth.

Sue opened her mouth and ate the fruit, then urged, “Stop just feeding me. You eat too.”

“Okay.” Having been by Luke's side for so many years, Jason had dealt with countless tricky situations. However, Allison’s issues were the one thing that always gave him a headache.

Although a hundred thousand dollars was not a lot compared to Luke’s net worth and it would make Luke appear a little stingy if news got out, it was actually plenty for someone like Allison.

The problem was that Allison was always stirring up trouble. Luke was basically punishing her with that amount.

Jason understood her temperament well. If she was given too much, she would probably create even more problems.

All in all, a hundred thousand dollars might be a little for Allison, but it was enough for her to live.

“What happened?” asked Sue, noticing his downcast expression. “Did your boss scold you?”

“His mother scolded me.” Jason then explained everything about Allison to her.

“What?! A hundred thousand dollars isn’t enough for her?” Sue was speechless.

“We're a family of four, and even including our parents' expenses, we don't spend anywhere near a hundred thousand dollars a month. How much can she possibly need if she's just on her own?”

“Exactly! This is also the boss' way of making sure she doesn’t cause any more trouble. He has given her enough to live on, and since he’s busy and can’t keep an eye on her, this is his way of preventing her from making more drama. But she’s not satisfied.” Jason was rendered speechless too.

“Well, it’s enough. Anyway, this is your boss’ plan. Don’t overthink it and just focus on doing the tasks he gave you,” Sue said optimistically.

She did not press further on what Luke was busy with and started sharing what happened at the company today.

Jason listened while replying to Luke’s messages.

When he heard about Karen causing a scene, his brows furrowed together. “Why do I feel like Madam Mallory is a lot like Madam Allison’s?”

“Who knows... But the worst thing Madam Allison has done so far is disfigure herself and steal from her own family. She hasn’t gone as far down the path of self-destruction as Madam Mallory has,” replied Sue, having analyzed what both Karen and Allison had done.

The two situations were completely different in nature.

“Yes, it's much easier to just lock her up in a mental institution,” Jason agreed.

Currently, it was a critical time for Luke, and this matter required Percy’s involvement. Therefore, Percy could not be distracted by other trivial matters.

Locking Karen up in a mental institution would make things simpler for Percy, allowing him to focus without needing to keep an eye on Karen. This way, he could also allocate more resources and manpower to the task at hand.

“Well, I still need to inform the boss about this,” added Jason, dialing Luke's number again.

When Luke learned of Karen’s hostage situation with Nina, his brows furrowed together.

Fortunately, Nina was unharmed. Otherwise, he might have had to deploy more people to manage things with Percy.