Chapter 1406 Is Bianca Never Coming Back?

"Great-Grandpa! I'm back!" Tommy greeted the old man first and skipped up next to him.

Old Master Crawford smiled at his great-grandson.

He was not happy that Luke had arranged for Tommy to go to Luca's house to have dinner every night. After all, they had a competent cook at home, and he did not understand why Tommy needed to have dinner at an unrelated woman's house.

Moreover, that woman used to be Luke's rumored mistress...

He was impressed with Luca's work capabilities, but he was not happy with Luke's arrangement. It felt as though Luke was trying to get close to her.

Old Master Crawford looked at the grin on Tommy's face. Every tTommy cback from Luca's house, he would always be so happy.

Other people might even think that Luca was Tommy's mother.

"How was dinner today?" Even though Old Master Crawford was not happy about the situation, he cared for Tommy's well-being.

Tommy grinned and nodded. "Ms. Luca cooked so many amazing dishes today. I'm so full!"

"Ms. Luca? She should be Mdm. Craw for you," Old Master Crawford corrected him

Tommy scratched his head. "But Ms. Luca isn't married yet. Why do I have to call her 'Madam?™ Old Master Crawford was taken aback. He did not know how to answer that question.

Luke handed the box of cupcakes to Tommy and said, “Tommy, you can go upstairs and give this to Lanie and Rainie.”

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"Yes, Daddy.” Tommy took the box and ran up the stairs.

After the child went upstairs, Old Master Crawford picked up his teacup, glanced at Luke, and pointed at the seat next to him. "Cover here and sit down, Luke. I have something to ask you.” Luke could tell that his grandfather had been waiting for him in the living room. He nodded and sat down on the couch.

The butler asked, "Would you like stea, Sir?"

"Mm." Luke nodded. His demeanor was similar to that of his grandfather.

The butler poured a cup of tea and carefully placed it in front of Luke.

"I'll call you when I need you,” Old Master Crawford said.

The butler nodded and went away.

Luke took a sip of the tea. He was not thirsty because he had drunk swater at Luca's apartment. He put the teacup away and asked, "What do you want to ask me, Grandfather?"

"You've seen the news yesterday, right?" Old Master Crawford asked after taking a sip of tea.

Luke focused his gaze. He nodded and said, "I saw it."

"What do you think about it? Or do you have something to tell me?" Old Master Crawford said. Luke looked at the calm expression on his grandfather's face. He stood up and said, "Grandfather, are you sure you want to talk about it here?"

Old Master Crawford's expression instantly becgrim. He stood up and said, "Let's go to the study.”

Luke went up to support him, and they went to the study.

"Close the door, Luke," Old Master Crawford said. From what Luke said earlier, Old Master Crawford knew that the matter was serious.

Luke closed the door. Then, they sat opposite each other on the couch as though they were in a negotiation.

Old Master Crawford did not beat around the bush. He said, "Tellhonestly, Luke, is Bianca never coming back?"

"No," Luke said determinedly and shook his head. "Bea will cback."

"So you're tellingthat the unidentified female corpse has nothing to do with Bianca?" Old Master Crawford asked. He had access to the police investigation files, and he knew that there were no similarities between the female corpse and Bianca.

He could not say for sure that the corpse was Bianca.

"It's related, but that woman is not Bianca. She is a woman who wears Bianca's face, possibly through plastic surgery,” Luke said

Old Master Crawford was shocked. "She's an impostor?”

"Mm," Luke nodded and replied.

"How did you find out?"

Luke told him about how Lanie and Rainie had taken the impostor's hair to conduct a DNA test without the adults’ knowledge.

Old Master Crawford was silent for a full minute after he heard that.

"You should have toldearlier. I know speople, and I can help you deal with it," he said. Even though he was old, he was willing to pull sstrings to help Luke.

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"I didn't kill her,” Luke said. He knew what his grandfather meant.

Old Master Crawford frowned. "So how did she die?"

"She didn't take the antidote in time," Luke said coldly, as though the person who died was no more important than an insect.

Old Master Crawford nodded solemnly and looked at his grandson. Over the past three years, Luke had expended a lot of effort in finding Bianca and restoring her memories. It was shocking to find out that the woman was not the real Bianca.

He was worried that Luke might be in denial, but he was relieved to see that Luke remained composed.

"Are you sure that you've handled the incident well?" Old Master Crawford asked out of concern. Now that he knew that the woman was from the Island of Despair, he no longer had any sympathy for her.

"I left no trace. No one in the country will causetrouble,” Luke said. Of course, someone from outside the country, namely, the Island of Despair, would cause him trouble.

He was already prepared that the Island of Despair would move into action once they found out that the impostor Bianca had died.

On the other hand, Luke knew that the people from the Island of Despair would have known about the impostor's disappearance because she did not take the antidote, and it was quite suspicious that they had not acted yet.

"If the Island of Despair is still operational, you'll have to protect the three children this time. I'm already old, Luke, and I don't want to lose any more people before I die," Old Master Crawford said. He knew that the people from the Island of Despair were merciless assassins that operated internationally. No matter how influential Luke might be, the Island of Despair probably had a way of getting him.

Luke had to be alert at all times.

"I've already made arrangements,” Luke nodded and said. He had assigned bodyguards to patrol the mansion around the clock. When the three children were outside, there were also bodyguards following them from a distance.

He did not tell the children about that because he did not want them to worry.

Tommy was the most heavily guarded because those bodyguards could spy on Luca as well.

Luke told Old Master Crawford about his arrangements, but he did not mention Luca.

He knew that Old Master Crawford was not fond of Luca, and he did not want his grandfather to make any assumptions.