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Chapter 151 Draxton Arrived
“Hey, Mr. Riker, sorry that I’m late. Please don’t blame me,” the old man said with a laugh.
“Mr. Crawford!” Patriarch Riker’s eyes lit up and his smile went ear to ear.
“I didn’t expect you to come. What an honor!” Patriarch Riker hurried toward the old man excitedly.
Isabella and Jake exchanged a knowing look.
The old man was in his seventies. He was Patriarch Crawford’s son, Timothy and Callum’s father, and
Cynthia and Tiffany’s grandpa.
In the Crawford family, Mike Crawford was almost an invisible person. Everything in the family was
decided by Patriarch Crawford, and Mike rarely made an appearance.
However, Isabella knew that Mike was the last person to be underestimated in the Crawford family.
He was the director of Lucsia Biological Research Institute.
His status in Lucsia was self-evident. The young man behind him was the most outstanding genius of the
Institute, Bruce Mellman.
Bridget walked downstairs and caught sight of Bruce. A trace of excitement flashed across her eyes, but
she quickly regained composure.
Bruce saw Bridget too, but he turned around and fixed his gaze on Isabella who was at the edge of the
crowd. He was wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses. At this moment, the eyes behind the glasses
were glistening with great interest.
After exchanging pleasantries with Mike, Patriarch Riker led him to take seats. As they walked, Patriarch
Riker said, “Mr. Crawford, I wonder if Patriarch Crawford has gotten any better.”
Mike shook his head. “My family has been through some things recently that are too much for my father
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtto take. He’s been ill and his condition has got worse.”
Patriarch Riker stopped in his tracks and spun around to look around the hall. He pointed in Isabella’s
direction and said with a grin, “What a coincidence. Miraculous Doctor is also here tonight. Mr. Crawford,
why don’t you have a good talk with her and resolve the misunderstandings between her and the
Crawford family?”
Mike followed Patriarch Riker’s gaze. The moment he saw Isabella, his gaze turned grave.
Isabella tilted her head to look at Jake.
Jake’s face was as cold as ice as he stared back at Mike.
Olivia and Yale looked at each other and then asked Isabella in a whisper, “Isabella, is Jake acquainted
with Mr. Crawford?”
Isabella replied in a hushed voice, “More than acquainted.”
Olivia and Yale were very surprised, but the atmosphere didn’t allow them to ask further. They just
watched nervously and could feel that Jake was seething with rage at this moment and might go ballistic
and beat someone at any time.
Mike looked kind and gentle and had a scholarly temperament. He looked at Jake for a moment and
darted his gaze to Isabella. Then he turned to Patriarch Riker and crack a smile.
“Miraculous Doctor is so young. Young people are usually touchy. I’m afraid an old scholar like me won’t
be able to reason with her.”
Patriarch Riker replied, “You are a prominent figure in Lucsia. No matter what grudges she holds against
the Crawford family, she has to listen to what you got to say. Compared with your contribution and
influence, her misunderstanding is nothing.”
Mike laughed and shook his head. “Let’s talk about this later. Today is your birthday. Let’s talk about
something else.”
Patriarch Riker tactfully changed the subject.
Bridget came close to them and greeted Mike and Bruce. The smile on her face was bright and
appealing. *Jake, take it easy,” Isabella said quietly.
Jake snorted and answered, “Don’t worry about me. I’m fine.”
He then continued, “That Riker old sod was clearly targeting you just now.”
Isabella rubbed her forehead. “Yeah, they’re targeting me. Not only me but also the Lockwood family.”
As she was speaking, there were noises coming from the entrance. Isabella got a hunch and turned
around. Sure enough, Draxton arrived.
Draxton showed up with seven or eight Lockwood family’s guards.
People usually don’t bring so many guards to a birthday party.
Patriarch Riker’s pupils dilated. He asked in a fluster, “Draxton, what are you going to do?”
Draxton gave him an indifferent glance. With a deadpan exterior, he was about to say something when a
figure suddenly pounced on him.
“Drax!”
Sophia was to fling herself at Draxto but was kicked to the ground by Silas. Silas snapped coldly, “Get
lost. The patriarch is not to be disturbed. If you come any closer, it will end really badly for you.”
Sophia clutched her aching stomach and curled up like a shrimp, unable to get up. Her face was pale
from the pain and she was sweating profusely.
“Sophie!” Amelia blanched when she saw her daughter lying on the ground and dashed to her with Cliff.
Amelia helped Sophia up and knelt on the ground with Cliff. Tears streamed down her face as she said,
“Patriarch, I was wrong. I won’t do it again. Please forgive us for my father’s sake. Sophie doesn’t mean
any harm. She just wants to apologize to you…”
Draxton kept a deadpan exterior and didn’t look at her. His gaze swept around and landed on Isabella.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIsabella walked towards him.
She finally understood what Draxton had meant by “a big gift”. Today, he was probably going to teach the
Riker family a hard lesson.
This was indeed a big gift.
When Sophia saw that Draxton didn’t deign to look at her and her parents, she lowered her head and
struggled to get up after the pain in her abdomen eased a little. She then tried to move closer to Draxton.
In her right hand was a crimson poison bug. Once she threw that poison bug onto Draxton, it would enter
his body through his pore.
“Drax, I’m Sophie. Have you forgotten me? I’m here to apologize to you. Last time in Northernville Manor,
I wasn’t thinking straight and did something I really regret. Drax, could you forgive me?”
She moved to Draxton inch by inch under Silas’s cold gaze and suddenly lifted her hand, throwing the
poison bug at Draxton.
Isabella happened to walk over at this time and her black high heel stepped on that artificially cultured
poisonous bug.
Isabella lifted her foot and saw that artificially cultured poisonous bug wriggling on the ground.
“Miss Hart, where did you get this poison bug? Do you know what the consequences of plotting against
Draxton will be for you and your family?”
Sophia’s face instantly turned ashen. “Y-You know this is an artificially cultured poisonous bug?”
“Miss Hart, tell us who gave you this poison bug now and we can consider showing mercy on you and
your family,” Draxton said.
Sophia met Draxton’s intimidating gaze and was immediately scared out of her wits. She had never seen
such a terrifying Draxton before. Just looking into his eyes made her blood run cold.
Her lips trembled as she blurted out the truth. “It’s Miss Riker. Bridget Riker gave it to me. She said that
as long as I put this artificially cultured poisonous bug on you, you will see me as the love of your life.”
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