Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 426

Chapter 426 A Bold And Shocking Idea...

‘Luke bribed someone?'

It was hard for Leia to imagine how the gentle, proud man had bribed someone, but it was pretty shocking news to her.

Holding her breath, she continued to eavesdrop on her adoptive father's conversation with his secretary.

"Last month, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Mr. Schmidt was detained in connection with a large corruption case. In mitigation of his crime, he gave a clear account of who was involved and the inside story of how he had taken bribes in previous years. Surprisingly, one of the men involved was Luke Crawford... He's the biggest rising star in A City who contributed greatly to A City's economic development...

"Mr. Norman, this is evidence of Luke's bribery. Mr. Schmidt was a cautious and defensive man by nature, and he secretly videotaped and preserved evidence of almost everyone who had bribed him. Mr. Norman, what do you suggest we do?"

If the bribe was paid by an ordinary company executive or senior official, they could simply follow the law. However, it would not be easy to handle if Luke paid the bribe.

That man controlled nearly two-thirds of A City's economy and had a substantial influence in A City.

Once something happened to him, the whole stock market would be in turmoil. Not only A City's economy would be affected, but foreign investors would dare not invest in A City. The ensuing crisis might be too much to handle.

What Leia heard next was the sound of documents being leafed through.

Jack's mellow voice slowly rang out, as if he had been considering his words for a long time. "We cant touch Luke for the time being. This is serious. Let me think about it first. We'll have to report it if it’s absolutely necessary."

Jack shook his head, feeling a little disappointed.

There was no doubt that Jack extremely admired the young Luke.

Luke had both courage and ability. He had a unique vision for the development of business, and he was also fearlessly aggressive. That was how he had developed T Corporation from a small company on the verge of bankruptcy into a large multinational conglomerate in just a few years.

Jack knew that every successful businessman would not have a spotless background.

He could have turned a blind eye to Luke if people did not have any dirt on him, but someone had intentionally taped the evidence while he bribed them. It was a stain he could not get rid of no matter what.

"Suppress it first. Let me think it over."

Thinking of the possible serious consequences of taking Luke into custody, Jack hesitated for a moment before waving to his secretary and saying," It's getting late. It's rare for you to come to my house early in the morning and report your work. Lucas, let's have breakfast at my place today. Come on, let's go downstairs."

Lucas politely said, "Better to obey than have respects to pay.’

The leather shoes of both men stepped on the floor, and the door was yanked open.

Shocked, Leia hurriedly pretended to knock on the door, clutching her frightened chest and saying, ’Dad, I was about to knock on your door and get you to come for breakfast when you came out. Uncle Lucas, you're here too... Dad, Mom told me to come upstairs and get you to go down for breakfast."

Jack bought it.

He had always been satisfied with the clever and sensible Leia. He said with a bright smile, "What a coincidence. Let's go down together."

Lucas's shrewd eyes glanced at Leia. He said nothing when he saw that she looked as though she did not hear the earlier exchange.

Leia appeared calm but was actually flustered from Lucas's radar-like glance. Almost all her back was covered with a fine layer of cold sweat.