"You!" Allison was not so stupid as to ring the intercom and inform Luke that she was at the door.
The security guard noticed her sharp gaze and wondered.
‘Mr. Crawford’s so outstanding, but why does his mother look so old?’
Allison snorted coldly and put on her sunglasses.
Sophian's lips were pale from being in the cold, so she said softly, "Ms. Allison, I'm afraid we won't be able to get in today. Why
don't we go back? You haven't had lunch yet."
Allison crossed her hands in front of her chest.
‘When have I been so embarrassed?! If I leave now, the security guard will look down on me!’
She insisted on getting her way. "Didn't she go get groceries? I'll wait for her to come back. I don't believe that she won't come
back."
The security guard could not help but chuckle when he heard what she said.
Allison heard him and turned to stare at the security guard with an arrogant expression. "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing." The security guard did not say anything more.
Their property had a total of four entrance from the south, east, and northwest, plus two exits in the underground parking lot.
If Aunt Neile wanted to hide from Allison, she could go in from another entrance and would not have to run into Allison at all.
Seeing that Allison insisted on waiting, Sophian wanted to remind her that properties as such would have more than one
entrance.
However, Allison’s attitude was firm as she stood waiting. If Sophian said something, Allison might reprimand her.
Sophian pulled her collar up as the weather in A City was cold that day...
...
Aunt Neile hurried away, glanced back, and made sure that Allison was not following her before she took out her phone and
called Luke.
"Mr. Crawford, I bumped into Madam Allison at the gate of the community just now. She wanted to come in to look for you but
she didn't have an access card, so she was stopped by security. I didn't give her access either," Aunt Neile said.
"I see." Luke was not too surprised. He already knew that Allison would be visiting sooner or later.
"Mr. Crawford, I think Madam Allison is still waiting at the entrance. Do you want to inform the management office?" Aunt Neile
asked.
Allison was like a crocodile that would not let go of her prey. She was incomparable to ordinary people.
"I know what to do. Enter through another entrance when you come back later," Luke said. The kids want to eat fruits, but the
fruits at home had all been juiced by Luca. They forgot to get some fresh ones, so Aunt Neile went to get groceries.
"Okay, got it, Mr. Crawford." Aunt Neile responded.
After he hung up the call, Luca asked, "Ms. Tanner is at the gate?"
"Yeah, she's likely still there now." Luke picked up the landline, called the management office, and explained the situation to
them. He made it clear that he did not want any visitors.
Luca frowned as she listened to Luke's instructions to the property's management office.
Even if they did not allow Allison in, it would still be vexing to leave her at the gate as she was bound to make a fuss.
Moreover, there was no rest for those who worked in the media. There were always reporters waiting at the entrance of high-end
communities as such where celebrities came and went.
It would not look good for Luke if Allison made a fuss and was photographed by reporters.
Luca could not help but worry.
After Luke finished instructing the management office on the next steps, he put down the phone and noticed that Luca was
frowning. He said, "I'll take care of this."
"Mr. Crawford, I don't think you should fight her head-on. Ms. Tanner has nothing. She might fight like Kilkenny cats," Luca said
to him.
Luke shook his head and affirmed to her, "She won't."
Luca frowned and wondered why Luke would say that.
"Her living expenses are still funded by me. She's free to continue making a scene if she doesn't want any more money from
me," Luke said. He believed that it would be her loss even if he backed off from the fight.
Luca nodded in acknowledgment when she realized that Luke had not completely cut off Allison.
If she were Allison, she would opt to keep a low profile so she could enjoy the rest of her life...
She was worried that Allison would not think the same.
"I think you should talk to Ms. Tanner. Otherwise, she might make a big fuss at the entrance and embarrass the Crawfords. Old
Master Crawford won't be happy about that," Luca said.
Allison became Madam Crawford by scheming her way through. Although she did a lot of bad things, she managed to avoid a lot
of punishment by virtue of her wisdom.
However, in the past few years, she seemed to have lost it. She no longer worked smart and did things that hurt her interests.
Luca was worried that if no one talked to Allison, she might do something that would hurt Luke and herself.
"Let's see how it goes tomorrow," Luke said as he amplified the volume of the TV.
After lunch, the children went back to their respective bedrooms, so he and Luca sat on the sofa in the living room and watched
a movie together. He intended to enjoy the rare alone time between the two.
He did not expect that Allison would come to ruin it.
“Mm." Luca nodded. Luke knew Allison better than she did, so she did not continue the topic.
Allison stood at the gate and waited for more than an hour, but Aunt Neile did not return.
Her legs became sore and she stomped her feet. She muttered, "Why hasn't she come back yet?"
"Ms. Allison, there might be more than one entrance..." Sophian could not stand the cold. She said directly at the risk of being
scolded.
"Of course, I know that! But she can't possibly know that much..." Allison frowned. Luke was not the type to share everything.
Aunt Neile was just a maid, after all.
Allison believed that she could not possibly know so many things, which was why she insisted on waiting for Aunt Neile to come
back.
"Ms. Allison, she may have gone in from another entrance. She's a professional maid. How could she have made such a low-
level mistake of forgetting to bring the access card?" Sophian said. She would not accompany Allison to wait in vain if she did not
still need her.
They had been waiting forever for Aunt Neile in the cold.
The security guard on the side chimed in, "Ma'am, you should leave. The property manager just informed me that Mr. Crawford
has told the management office that he won't be accepting any visitors. Even if you press the pager now, he has turned his off
and won't be able to receive your message."
"What?!" Allison could not believe it, so she stepped forward and pressed the number corresponding to Luke's villa.
It was a busy tone.
Aunt Neile must have informed him. Otherwise, he would not have known that she was waiting at the entrance.
The security guard said, "Look, I didn't lie to you. If you still want to go in, all you can do is call him and ask him to let you in."
Allison did not need to call Luke to know that he must have blocked her.
"What a scoundrel!" Allison could not help but shout, "I gave birth to him for nothing! I shouldn't have brought him back from the
orphanage in the first place!"
She was so angry that she did not care that the security guard was next to her.
Sophian hurriedly grabbed her hand and said softly, "Ms. Allison, let's figure out another way. We should keep the drama within
the family. Let's go back first."