“Of course." Luca caressed the child's head. After what happened previously, she did not purposely keep her distance from the children in front of the old master anymore. "By the way, where's Lanie and Rainie?"

If they wanted to be close to her, then she would let them be.

After all, the days she spent with them were numbered.

"My brother and sister are upstairs doing their homework," Tommy said with a smile, leaning even closer to her.

Luca simply put her arms around him.

Luke stood aside as he watched Luca and Tommy stick together eagerly, which did not make him jealous but made the corners of his mouth curl up into a smile instead. "I'll go upstairs and keep the files."

"Go ahead. I'll entertain them here." Old Master Crawford waved his hand without paying any attention to Luke. Têxt © .

He saw Luca's concern for the children, which differed from other women. There was no pretense, and the affection in her eyes did not look like it was for show. She was not fake at all and was very suitable to be a mother to the children.

He ordered Mr. Griffin, "Here, pour some tea for Luca."

"Yes, Old Master Crawford." Mr. Griffin stepped forward and poured the flower tea he brewed into a clean and clear glass cup.

Old Master Crawford explained, "I heard that the flavor of the tea would be much more robust if it's brewed this way, but this is all young people stuff. I don't know much about it. Luca, try and see what this flower tea tastes like."

It would be rude to decline the old master's kindness, so after putting Tommy on the seat next to her, she bent over to pick up the cup of tea. The tea was hot, so she took a small sip. It tasted clean, and the fragrance of flowers filled her mouth.

At the same time, she tasted something other than flower tea.

After putting down the teacup, Luca looked at Old Master Crawford. "Old Master Crawford, did you add anything else other than flower tea?"

"Your taste buds really can't be deceived. I did add some medicinal herbs to it. A well-known doctor in A City prescribed it for Louis' wife. He said that it has beautifying properties. It's especially good for those who are busy with work and have little time to rest and take care of themselves. Mr. Griffin, bring out the medicine for Luca to see." Old Master Crawford did not lie about adding medicinal herbs into the drink.

However, he had gotten another doctor to prescribe this medicine. It was not the same medicine that Yuri took.

Besides, Luca was knowledgeable in the medical field. If he wanted to carry out tonight's plan, it must be done separately.

Susan came downstairs and happened to hear the old master say that. She could not help but go up to the butler and open the bag of medicine. She frowned and said, “Father, how can you give such important medicine to an outsider?"

"Isn't it just a tonic? How important can it be?" Old Master Crawford even put Yuri's medicine packet label on it so that Luca would believe him.

"It's not like you don't know how precious and costly the herbs inside are. If others know about this, they'll think that Ms. Luca is your granddaughter-in-law while Yuri is no one!" Susan looked at the situation in front of her discontentedly as Yuri was also part of her family.

The old master was openly treating Luca nicely, but Luca and Luke's relationship was still unclear.

After going through all that trouble to drive away that crazy woman, Bianca, here came another one who was favored, Luca. Susan looked at the medicinal herbs with a gloomy expression.

She did not know how to distinguish herbs, nor did she know the old master's plan. Hence, when she saw the label, she simply assumed that it belonged to Yuri.

Old Master Crawford was instantly upset. He thought that Susan's sarcasm toward Luca was all because of a packet of herbs. She was humiliating the Crawford family.

"Is Yuri that short of money that she can't even buy a packet of herbs?" he asked. "I'll return the money for this packet of herbs to Yuri."

Susan opened her mouth but had nothing to say as the old master's words had left her speechless.

Their family was indeed not short of money that they could not afford a packet of herbs, but that was Yuri's herbs that Old Master Crawford was giving to Luca. She felt as though her belongings were always being taken away.

Her husband, the company that originally belonged to her son, and now, Yuri's herbs...

Luca sat there and awkwardly listened to the conversation between the two. She felt like it was wrong of her to have drunk this cup of tea.

"What are you still standing here for? Do you have a problem?" Old Master Crawford looked at Susan with a straight face. There was a reason why Zachary cheated on her with Allison.

Other than the fact that Zachary had always been a Casanova, Susan's character was also a problem.

Zachary could not stand this strong character of hers, so he was deceived by Allison's fake gentleness. In the end, both women were hard to deal with.

"Father, there's no need for the money." Susan did not speak up because she was heartbroken about the small sum of money. After all, the Crawford family had lots of money. How was it possible for them to be unable to afford herbs?

"Then why are you making so much noise?" said Old Master Crawford angrily. He was currently helping Luke accomplish a life-changing event, yet she was here making a fuss and spoiling the fun.

“I just think that you shouldn't take Yuri's things without notice. You know that she hasn't been well ever since she gave birth to Thea. The doctor told her to take the herbs regularly and that the course of treatment shouldn't be messed up in order to attain the best results. Honestly, I'm not upset about the money. My heart just aches for Yuri's body." Susan sat on the couch with no intention of leaving.

"Mr. Griffin." Old Master Crawford only found her explanation noisy.

It was only a tonic, not some life-saving medicine.

"What are your orders, Old Master Crawford?" Mr. Griffin immediately answered beside him.

"Contact the doctor later and have him prepare ten more packets of the medicinal herbs. Then, have Ol' Zander go over to get them," Old Master Crawford said in a cold voice. It was obvious that he was exasperated by Susan's words.

"Yes." Mr. Grffin immediately carried out his orders and picked up his phone to contact the doctor for the herbs.

Luca lowered her eyes and looked at the bag of medicine.

She knew that Susan was worked up because of her, not because Old Master Crawford had misappropriated the herbs.

If Old Master Crawford had misappropriated the herbs and given them to someone else, she would not be this angry. Susan was only this furious because he gave it to her.

The reason was simple. It was because of Luke...

Susan thought that she was in an appropriate relationship with Luke and had one foot in the Crawford family, which was why she felt animosity toward her.

"Luca, come and have some tea," Old Master Crawford said to Luca, his voice becoming warmer. He continued, "I heard from Luke that you're very busy with research matters. You even had to accompany Luke abroad for the contract signing. It must've been hard on you. This tea was specially brewed for you to nourish your body."

Luca picked up the cup of tea and had no choice but to drink it since the old master was so enthusiastic about it.

She had glanced at the medicine bag without thoroughly inspecting the herbs inside, so she was not able to differentiate them at all.

Besides, many types of herbal medicine looked similar.