Louis did not try to guess. He continued to read his book and replied casually, "Ms. Thomas?"

"How did you know? You left the room?" Yuri instantly became suspicious.

"I didn't go out. Ms. Thomas is the only outsider in our home. Since you asked the question that way, anyone can tell that you're talking about her," Louis explained. If she had bumped into someone else, she would not have phrased it that way.

From what he knew of her, if Yuri had bumped into someone at Crawford Manor who did something wrong, she would tell him directly who was doing what instead of having him guess.

Yuri thought about it for a few seconds and thought that what he said made sense.

"What did Ms. Thomas do?" Louis asked.

"She wore black sexy lingerie and went to Luke's bedroom but was kicked out." Yuri did not dare to make up stories about Luke's interest in Sophian, so she told Louis the truth.

Louis frowned when he heard that. He could not help but say in disgust, "That's outrageous."

"Mom is right. That woman has bad intentions. How dare she seduce Luke and do such an outrageous thing!" Yuri smeared hand cream on her hands and mocked Sophian.

Louis remembered how Sophian was staring at Luke when she came down with the tray while they were watching the New Year Gala.

"It's not the first time this kind of thing has happened," he said.

"Yes, but there's never been a woman who tried to seduce Luke in the manor. If Grandpa finds out, he'll be raving mad," Yuri said. Those other women who were interested in Luke were not like Sophian.

Allison was being ridiculous for bringing such a woman to the manor.

Louis kept quiet.

Yuri guessed aloud, "Do you think that Luke's mother asked her to do this?"

"Enough with the nonsense. You're overthinking this." Louis did not want her to speculate.

"Otherwise, how could she be so bold?" Yuri got into bed after she put on her skincare.

"Don't speculate, and don't tell Mom about this," Louis said. If Susan heard about this, there would definitely be another war.

He wanted to spend the new year peacefully.

"Why can't we let Mom know?" Yuri lifted the blanket and lay down in bed.

Louis put his bookmark in the book and reminded her, "Do you want to start a family war on New Year's Day?"

Yuri pouted and said nothing.

The next day.

The Crawfords would go to the ancestral hall in the backyard to pay their respects to their ancestors and Zachary on the first day of the new year.

After Luke got up, he was annoyed when he thought of what Sophian had done last night. "What an annoying woman."

If the woman standing at the door of his bedroom in sexy pajamas was Luca, he would be more than happy to welcome her into the room. He was not at all interested in other women.

Luke got up and glanced at his phone.

Luca had not texted him.

He picked up his phone, put on the new slippers that Luca had prepared for him, and went into the bathroom to wash up.

After he was done, he changed into new clothes and shoes, which were all prepared for him by Luca.

He then went downstairs.

The children had woken up. They stood in front of Old Master Crawford and took turns wishing him a happy new year.

Old Master Crawford's displeasure yesterday disappeared without a trace after a night's rest. Luke stepped forward and respectfully said to Old Master Crawford, "Grandpa, happy new year. I wish you good health and everything you wish to come true."

"Okay, okay." Old Master Crawford happily handed Luke an envelope with money inside. All content is property © .

Luke took it.

This was their family tradition. Old Master Crawford might not be pleased if he did not accept it.

After a while, Louis and his family also came downstairs to greet Old Master Crawford.

Seeing that almost everyone was in the living room, Old Master Crawford stood up with the help of his cane and said, "Let's go to the backyard to pay our respects to our ancestors and Zachary."

"Yes, Great-grandpa," Tommy said.

The butler stepped forward to support Old Master Crawford. He whispered, "Old Master Crawford, Madam Allison..."

Old Master Crawford glanced around, and sure enough, Allison had not come downstairs yet.

Susan said disdainfully, "What are we waiting for? She's not married to Zachary. On top of that, her face might scare the ancestors!"

"What nonsense!" Old Master Crawford scolded her when he heard her speaking recklessly.

Susan shut up, but she was telling the truth.

If a ghost saw Allison's face, it would be afraid too.

"Let's go. She must be sleeping in. If we wait for her, we won't have time for breakfast." Old Master Crawford did not plan to wait for Allison.

She could do what she liked. Old Master Crawford was too lazy to care now. Otherwise, he would get angry.

Old Master Crawford led everyone to the backyard.

The maid opened the door of the ancestral hall, and the smell of sandalwood wafted into their noses.

People cleaned the area every day. The ancestral hall was well maintained.

The butler lit up candles for them.

Old Master Crawford took one and offered his respects to his ancestors. He then looked at his son's memorial tablet and shook his head helplessly.

He put the other candle in front of Zachary's tablet.

Susan followed behind him.

Susan was the legal wife. She took the candle handed over by the butler, said some prayers, and then placed the candle in front of the tablet.

She turned her head to look at Louis and said, "Louis, Yuri, come. Pay your respects to our ancestors and your father."

Old Master Crawford said, "Follow the seniority."

Susan paused. She understood that Old Master Crawford wanted Luke to go first.

She had to give up her place.

Luke and the kids took the candles from the butler's hand and placed the candles in order. He did not say anything. After all, he did not remember much about Zachary.

After all, he had been with Old Master Crawford since he was brought back to the Crawfords.

When Luke was done, Louis followed behind.

After that, everyone bowed to the tablet. When they were about to leave, Allison's voice came from behind the door.

"Hey, are you guys leaving now? Why didn't anyone wait for me? You don't think of me as a Crawford? My biological son also has the Crawford surname!" Allison said.

Everyone turned around and saw her walking in with Sophian.

Luke frowned even more. He should not have listened to Old Master Crawford and should have just sent Allison off on a plane back to Korea.

"What? Is there something wrong with what I said? When Luke stepped into Crawford Manor, you told me that I'm also a part of the Crawfords. You only agreed after Luke and Zachary did DNA tests that proved that they're father and son. I still have the DNA report. Do you want to see it?" Allison put her hands on her hips. Everyone in the villa had seen her face, so she did not bother to wear a hat and mask. That was to allow her skin to breathe.

Nevertheless, it was horrifying.

Susan looked at her annoyed expression and could not help herself from scolding, "Ugly people often do bizarre things to gain others' attention."