"You're the host," said Luke. When he was in the front yard, those people were only interested in striking up a conversation with
Luke. Luke had no choice but to talk to them. It was for the sake of the Crawford family's reputation.
However, Louis was the star today.
Therefore, Luke seized the opportunity to bring Louis along with him to make them realize who the real star of the show was.
"Brother..." Louis knew that Luke was doing this for him.
Even though his work was stable now, he needed to expand his connections to grow his business. Those people outside were
the key to growing his network.
"Lead us out through the back door," said Luke.
"Alright." Louis did not say anything when he saw how determined Luke was. He led them to the back door and opened the door
for them.
“Brother, Dr. Craw, I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused today," Louis apologized again.
"Hurry back. The guests are still waiting for you in the front yard," replied Luke. He chose to leave through the back door
because he knew that Luca would not like getting too much attention.
"Okay." Louis watched Luke, Luca, and the kids leave through the back door. Only then did he close the door.
He returned to the living room and saw Yuri rushing in, "What are you doing here? The guests are waiting in the front yard."
Louis handed the surveillance footage he saved on his phone to Yuri to watch.
"Isn't that Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm?" exclaimed Yuri. She knew Mrs. Jackman and Mrs. Malcolm because she would
occasionally accompany Susan to have afternoon tea and go shopping with them. It was to maintain her relationship with them.
"Where's Brother?" She realized that something was wrong and immediately asked him. She was worried that Luke was enraged
and would make a scene.
"He went home," Louis' face was pale with anger. "He'll investigate this matter, but only when the guests have left."
Yuri replied with an unpleasant expression on her face, "Mrs. Jackman is a friend of Mother's. Mother will be upset if Brother
looks into this. You should talk to him. He's your brother. Try to smooth things over between them."
"He's doing me a favor by choosing to talk about it after the event," Louis clenched his fists. Yuri was not someone who could not
distinguish right from wrong, yet she was speaking up for Mrs. Jackman. It was hard for him to believe that, and he felt
disappointed.
Yuri realized that Louis was angry. She moved her lips but did not say a word.
It was indeed inappropriate for Mrs. Jackman to do that to Luca.
Yuri knew that Louis personally invited Luca over.
Mrs. Jackman was not showing any respect to him by treating Luca that way.
Yuri suddenly understood why Louis got so angry...
"Forget it. The guests are outside now. We have to go out," said Yuri. They had to entertain the guests and maintain their
manners as a host.
"Alright." Louis knew there were still guests in the front yard. Thus, he walked out to the front yard with Yuri.
In the front yard.
After instructing the security guard to delete the surveillance footage, Mrs. Jackman and Susan returned to the front yard with
ease.
Mrs. Jackman looked around. She could not find where Luke was, not to mention Luca. She frowned.
"Where did you go?" Mrs. Jackman's husband, Lonnie Jackman, walked toward her and asked.
Mrs. Jackman's heart tightened as she replied in a guilty tone, "I was just having tea with Madam Crawford and Mrs. Malcolm in
the backyard. What's wrong?"
"Am I not allowed to look for you when there's nothing wrong?" Lonnie did not ask more questions when he heard that she was
with the two rich wives.
"Well, you're always with that whore. When do you ever come to me? I'm not used to you saying such things to me now." Mrs.
Jackman could not help but sneer at him forgetting about her when he was with the mistress.
Lonnie's expression hardened and replied, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'm not talking nonsense. Oh, by the way, did you get what you wanted?" Mrs. Jackman asked. Lonnie had always valued his
relationship with the Crawford family, which was why he came to the party with her.
Otherwise, she would have either attended the event alone or Lonnie would have come with his mistress.
They had not attended an event together in a long time.
Susan was the one who invited her to the housewarming party today.
Lonnie knew she was coming. Hence, he tagged along because he had an ulterior motive.
"No. Aren't you close with Madam Crawford? You can ask her to help. I'd like to talk to Luke alone and discuss working together."
Lonnie wanted her to help.
He could not get a word in when Luke was surrounded by many people.
Lonnie wanted to collaborate with T Corporation, but how could he leave a good impression on Luke if he did not get the chance
to speak to him?
Not to mention working together.
"Work with Luke?" Mrs. Jackman knew he was after the Crawford family, but she initially thought he was just trying to climb the
social ladder. She was not expecting a collaboration.
"I'm currently working on a construction project. But they have strict requirements for the building design. Only T Corporation can
do it. They'll cancel the project if I can't get them to work together with me,” explained Lonnie. He claimed that he had
connections with T Corporation when he was competing for the project.
However, the only connection he had with the Crawford family was his wife's friendship with Madam Crawford.
If T Corporation refused to help, he would be left with no choice but to give up the project.
However, giving up the project would mean paying a huge amount of penalty for breaching the contract.
Mrs. Jackman realized how serious the situation was. She immediately pulled his sleeve and moved aside. "You didn't get to talk
to Luke just now?"
"He was surrounded by people. How could I get close to him? Besides, I was too embarrassed to do so. You'll get it done.”
Lonnie was unhappy with her pulling his sleeves. He straightened himself up.
"Are you dumb?" Mrs. Jackman rolled her eyes. Did he really think she could help him?
Susan and Luke had no maternal bond, and she partnered up with Susan to bully Luca earlier. If Luke knew about this, he would
never agree to work together with the Jackman family.
"I know that Luke is not Madam Crawford's biological son, but they're still a family. If Madam Crawford can't help us, don't we
have Mr. Louis to help us? I heard that the brothers are close. They don't engage in the cut-throat competition and power
struggles that take place among wealthy families. Anyway, you're Mr. Louis' aunt. Can't you talk to him and ask for help?" His
plan was well thought out.
"Can't you find another construction company?" asked Mrs. Jackman.
There were so many companies in the country. She refused to believe that only T Corporation could satisfy the client.
"The contract's requirement is to get design drawings from T Corporation. Otherwise, it's going to be a breach of contract."
Lonnie frowned. He did not think this was a difficult matter. Why was she making excuses?
"Well, if that's the case, then we'll just breach the contract. Why work with such a difficult client?" Mrs. Jackman replied
indifferently. The company had many projects going on, and it was okay to lose one or two projects.
"You make it sound easy, I'll have to pay eight figures if we breach the contract," Lonnie's expression darkened.
Mrs. Jackman was managing the company's finances. How could she not have a sense of financial responsibility?
Mrs. Jackman was dumbfounded for a moment. "That much? What kind of project is this?"