The following day.

Susan yawned while making her way down the stairs. She could not sleep after waking up in the middle of the night. The heat in her body went away not long ago. She wanted to rest more but did not feel like sleeping anymore, so she thought of getting up and keeping an eye on Luke and Luca.

“Good morning, Madam Crawford." Mr. Griffin noticed how pale Susan was, and he understood why she was looking pale.

Susan must have had a hard time trying to fall asleep last night. After all, she took the medicine that the old master had asked someone to prescribe. Even though she was a middle-aged woman, it was hard to resist the effects of the medicine.

"Is breakfast ready?" Susan asked.

"Mrs. Nancy is still on it," Mr. Griffin lowered his head and answered.

Susan complained, "She's still making breakfast? What's wrong with her working efficiency?"

Mr. Griffin glanced at the time, lowered his head, and replied respectfully, "Madam Crawford, Mrs.

Nancy didn't know you'd be waking up this early today."

He did not tell her that it was still early in the morning. If Susan heard him saying this, she would point at him and say that it was just an excuse to slack off.

Susan sneered. There was only Mr. Griffin and her in the living room. It looked like the other maids had not come to work yet.

She had indeed woken up early today, but she would not allow that to be a reason. She said, "Ask Mrs. Nancy to speed up and prepare breakfast earlier next time."

"Yes," replied Mr. Griffin. Although he agreed with her, he was not planning to listen to her instructions.

The time to prepare breakfast in Crawford Manor was usually based on Old Master Crawford's routine. He was normally the earliest to wake up, after all. Breakfast would be served just in time after the old master woke up. This was to ensure the breakfast was freshly made and would not go cold.

Susan had no choice but to sit on the sofa while waiting for breakfast to be served. When Mr. Griffin was about to do his work, he heard Susan ask him, "Did anything happen in Crawford Manor last night?"

"What do you mean?" Mr. Griffin paused and turned around to face her respectfully.

Susan frowned as she secretly scolded him for being ignorant. She had no choice but to make it clearer.

"I mean the person who spent the night here... Did anything happen to her?"

"Madam Crawford, you know that I'm not allowed to head upstairs to disturb anyone at nighttime if I'm not required" answered Mr. Griffin. He was dropping a hint that there was no way he would know what had happened last night.

He would not go upstairs unless his master allowed him to

"A stranger had spent the night here. You should've kept an eye on her. You've failed as a butler." Susan was dissatisfied with his answer, and she thought Mr. Griffin should have watched over Luca.

Mr. Griffin felt helpless. He knew that Susan was picking on Luca, but he did not know what Luca had done wrong to receive such treatment.

Perhaps Old Master Crawford was very fond of her, and their young master had feelings for Luca, that was why Susan was behaving like this.

The old master invited Luca to spend the night here, and he even arranged a room for her upstairs. That indicated that he trusted Luca very much.

Susan was not allowed to touch those who had the old master's trust.

"Even though the old master asked her to stay here, you should be careful. Isn't that one of the butler's responsibilities?" Susan found herself another excuse to vent her anger on Mr. Griffin after bottling everything up and not getting enough sleep the whole night.

Mr. Griffin glanced at the time and replied helplessly, "Madam Crawford, Old Master Crawford will be awake soon. I'm heading to his room to help him freshen up."

Susan watched Mr. Griffin leave from behind. She was so furious that she grasped the material of the leather sofa tightly. The butler of the Crawford family did not take her seriously!

It took a while before she loosened her grip, which left the material of the sofa all wrinkled.

Susan secretly swore that the first thing she would do after Old Master Crawford passed away was to fire Mr. Griffin.

An hour later.

Luca and Luke made their way down the stairs.

Old Master Crawford was already sitting in the dining room, waiting for them to have breakfast together.

A hint of disappointment flashed across the old master's face when he saw Luke and Luca not holding each other's hands as he had imagined.

Could it be that Luke did not seize the chance last night?

Both of them drank the tonic, so it could not be...

Old Master Crawford looked at their faces carefully. There seemed to be some dark circles under their eyes.

"Good morning, Grandpa."

"Good morning, Old Master Crawford." Luca greeted the old master together with Luke.

"Come on. Sit down and get ready for breakfast," replied Old Master Crawford. He wondered if the two of them had lowered their pride and endured the medicine's effects last night. Was that why they could not get a good sleep?

Luca sat on the same seat as during the dinner last night.

Mr. Griffin and the maids were busy serving breakfast.

Old Master Crawford took the chance and asked, “Luca, did you sleep well last night?"

Luca believed that Old Master Crawford was deliberately asking her that question. She was pretty sure that there was something wrong with the tonic.

Besides, her abnormality seemed to last longer than Luke. She believed that it was not because of her physique but that the herbal tea had the same effects.

Hence, the old master had given her two doses of medicine.

Luca was speechless. She did not expect the honorable old master would do something like this to her and Luke.

"I had a good rest. Thank you for asking." Luca bit the bullet and said something untrue.

Honestly, she did not have a good sleep last night.

The same went for Luke.

Luca thought she would be able to sleep well until dawn cuddling with Luke. After all, Luke could make her sleep well like her sleeping pills.

However, she did not expect that the more she slept, the warmer she got after closing her eyes. She did not feel like sleeping, but she was not mentally awake either. The discomfort had almost devoured all her rationality.

Luke could not fall asleep either as he was having the same problem.

At last, Luke could not stop his hands from exploring her body, and there was nothing Luca could do anything about it.

Although the two of them did not take things to the next level, what should have happened had happened. They leaned against each other, forcing themselves to stop the restlessness in their bodies.

They did not make love, but they had made out like a couple who longed for each other. They demanded pleasure and sweetness from each other to satisfy the burning desire in their hearts.

That was why she woke up feeling weak this morning. Original from .

It was probably caused by the exhaustion and the side effects of the medicine last night.

"Really? But you look—" Before Old Master Crawford could continue, Luke interrupted and stopped him.

"Grandpa, let's eat breakfast," said Luke.

"Are you in a hurry? Why can't I talk to Luca first before having my breakfast?" Old Master Crawford rolled his eyes at Luke and thought, 'Did Luke not do anything? What a coward!' Luke wasted all his efforts and preparation.

"I'll have to head to the airport for a business trip..." said Luke, reminding the old master that it was time for breakfast.

As long as the old master had not started eating, as the younger generation, they were not allowed to start either.