Allison was not one to be trampled on just like that. She sat down on the chair and said to Susan, “This is my house. I can go wherever I want. Old Master Crawford is still here, yet you wish to dominate the manor yourself?"

"The one who wants to take over the manor is you. You brought a stranger into the house and even appeared at the dinner table to disgust people." Susan shook off Louis' hand and let herself loose as Allison's words had angered her.

"If you think I'm disgusting, you can go back to your room to eat. Plus, Ms. Sophian is a guest I invited. Is this how you treat a guest?" Allison pulled Sophian's hand, gesturing her to sit down.

Sophian watched their family dispute and forced herself to sit down without saying a word.

"My *ss! If anyone has to leave, it should be you. You're just a mistress. You don't belong in this family, so scram!" Susan was vicious. Her tone was harsh like she wanted to spit venom on Allison's face.

Every time she saw Allison, she would be reminded of all that she had to suffer throughout the years.

Her husband cheated on her and brought Luke back home, leaving Louis in her hands.

It was a good thing that Zachary was already buried underground, but she was left to face Allison alone.

Susan was filled with hatred.

"Scram? My son is still here and is the authority figure of T Corporation. You should scram. Staying here with that zombie face of yours will bring bad luck for the new year." Allison did not spare Susan, and she went head to head with her without holding back.

These words were all taboo to Old Master Crawford.

They had always been taboo to him, but even more so during the new year.

Thea listened to the two of them quarreling. She looked up at Allison's face and instantly cried out loud, "Mommy, the witch is here."

Yuri immediately covered her face and hastily tried to calm her down.

Allison's face turned red with anger when she heard Thea's words. "You damned kid, what did you say?"

Susan was even more furious. "Allison, shut up! That devil face of yours is scaring the kids. Aren't you going to leave?"

"Your granddaughter is just a coward. Who do you have to blame? What a wimp. Look at my grandchildren. Do they look scared?" Allison grabbed Lanie's hand. "Lanie, tell them, is Grandma scary?"

Lanie listened to the two of them quarrel and could not care less. He forcibly withdrew his hand and said, "Grandma, you're hurting me."

“Look, even your grandson can't stand you. You're the most humiliating one in this family. If I were you, I would just go back to Korea and stop embarrassing myself here." Susan drew out some tissues to wipe away Thea's tears.

"You..." Allison's voice ended abruptly with Old Master Crawford's rebuke.

Old Master Crawford stood up with his cane, and his gaze swept sharply over his two daughters-in-law. "It seems like there's no need for us to have this meal. There's no need to serve the food. Everyone, go back to your respective rooms and eat. You can go out and eat too. Just don't stay here and talk nonsense. How disappointing."

"Grandpa." Luke stood up.

Old Master Crawford raised his hand to stop him from continuing his words. He looked toward Allison. "Are you satisfied now that you've ruined a perfectly good family dinner? Go back. The Crawford family doesn't owe you anything."

After he ordered her to leave, Allison changed her expression and stood up in protest. "Father, I wasn't the one who started this. Why should I leave?"

"Shut up." Old Master Crawford fiercely looked at his second daughter-in-law in front of him. He should not have let her off the hook in the first place. He only let her in at the time as she was Luke's mother. It was because of that that this house never had peace.

"I won't. Father, you're biased because Susan is your first daughter-in-law. Her words were so harsh, yet no one helped me retort them. Why should I leave? She should be the one to leave." Allison lost her mind in anger as she bombarded straight into the muzzle of someone else's gun.

"Allison, how can you be so shameless? Husband and wife are supposed to be monogamous. What are you? The Crawford family has been kind enough to let you stay here for 20 years when you're just a mistress, yet you consider yourself a legal wife?" Susan thought that Old Master Crawford was on her side, so her words became ever harsher.

"Zachary and I were genuinely in love. We're not as dirty as you think. If you weren't such a dog in the manger, would I be here now? Susan, you're the shameless one. I—"

Luke could not help but interrupt out of anger before Allison could finish.

"Enough."

Susan's face had turned purple in anger from Allison's words, but the corners of her lips curled up after Luke's interruption.

See, Allison was only a mistress. Even her own son was not on her side.

She was in no place to argue with her.

"Allison, even your son is saying the same thing. Just shut up." Susan mocked her coldly.

"What's it to you?" Allison clenched her fists and resisted the urge to go up and scratch her.

Old Master Crawford watched the two daughters-in-law cause a huge scene on New Year's Eve while there was a guest. He left with his cane in his hands from the humiliation.

When the three kids noticed, they also immediately followed Old Master Crawford.

Susan snorted coldly. "Allison, you should have just died in prison. That way, Father wouldn't have to be angry with you over and over again." "Susan, you b*tch!" Her past was brought up, so Allison lunged at her without a word. Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.

Luke yanked her hand. "That's enough. You're going back to Korea tomorrow."

Allison could not believe it. She stared at him with wide eyes. “Luke, I'm your mother!"

“With a mother like you, I wouldn't acknowledge you either." Susan held her hands in front of her chest and said as she watched the show.

“Mother, let's go." Louis pulled Susan to leave.

“Why? I still want to watch this go down and see how Luke betrays his loyalty toward his family." Susan drew her hand back and was unwilling to leave.

Louis was helpless as this mess was caused by her words.

Allison would not let herself lose, so naturally, the two of them would quarrel. New Year's Eve was ruined.

“Mother, Thea needs you to comfort her." Louis pulled her away without warning.

In the dining room, only the butler, Luke, Allison, and Sophian were left.

Sophian dared not say a word about the scene in front of her as she did not want to leave a bad impression on Luke.

“It's because you're my mom that I'm letting you go back to Korea. Go back tomorrow and prepare for your surgery. Mr. Griffin, put away the food and keep it warm." Luke left the dinner table.

“Yes. Young Master Luke," answered the butler as he kept away the served food.

A large sumptuous feast had been prepared in the kitchen, but now that a fuss was made, he walked into the kitchen and shook his head resignedly as he said to the chef, “Keep the food warm first."

“Okay." The chef had heard the commotion from outside the kitchen and understood the situation.