"Thank you," Luke thanked him politely. Jason and the driver helped Luke out of the car and into his wheelchair.
Luca got out of the car as well.
The three walked into the lobby of M Group together and bumped into Pierre.
"Hey, Mr. Crawford." Pierre grinned happily when he saw Luke. The hotel he booked was different from Luke's, so he had not
seen him for the past few days. He was slightly upset that he could not find fault with Luke.
Although he had been a having good time in Russia the last few days, he had not seen Luke. He could only think about how
depressed Luke would look after the meeting. He wanted to mess with him.
"Second Young Master," Luke called out to him to remind him that no matter how capable he was, he was second in line in the
Mallory family.
The heir of Mallory's had long been designated as Percy, who was the eldest son, by Old Master Mallory.
Pierre's mood darkened immediately. He understood the reason for the change in addressment.
Luke was reminding him that he was not as good as Percy just because he was born a few years later!
"Luke, do you think all is well since you're the eldest son of the Crawford family and Old Master Crawford personally appointed
you to manage T Corporation?" Pierre stopped smiling and put on a gloomy expression. "Have you ever thought that after this
meeting, your younger brother, Louis, will be appointed to replace you?"
After this tender, Luke would have caused T Corporation to suffer losses one incident after another. If someone secretly
instigated the shareholders, maybe the group would have to change management.
At that time, Pierre would just sit and watch the show.
"It's possible. It might happen to Louis, but not you," Luke said. Louis only did what he was interested in. He would not be
interested in taking over T Corporation.
Therefore, Louis and Pierre were heirs of their respective families. However, the two were completely different.
Pierre would only rely on dishonorable means to get the attention of Old Master Mallory.
He did not care about the life or death of the Mallory family members. He only cared about protecting his interests. He was
completely different from Louis.
"Of course, Louis isn't me. If I were Louis, I'd just hit the wall and kill myself," Pierre said with a stern expression to show his
disdain for Louis.
Louis was different from him as Pierre and Percy shared the same parents. Percy was a few years older than him, so he had the
advantage.
Moreover, the elders of the Mallory family did not want to see the brothers fighting, so he had been doing things without Percy's
knowledge for the past few years. On the surface, they had a good relationship.
It was not that he did not want to fight but that he could not fight Percy.
However, Louis was different. He was Luke's half-brother, and his mother was his father's original wife. Even though he was a
little younger than Luke, he still had an advantage. He was first in line. Luke was nothing but a son who had to hide in the dark.
On top of that, Susan had accumulated connections within the Crawford family over the years. Louis had no intention of fighting,
so he gave Luke the inheritance and let him manage T Corporation. Meanwhile, he ran a small studio by himself.
Pierre thought that Louis had wasted his chance and looked down on him.
"Louis is disdainful of what you did before, but you're lucky to have Old Master Mallory behind you. Otherwise, you wouldn't be
standing here right now," Luke said.
Although Old Master Mallory was angry at what Pierre did, he could not just watch his grandson get locked up.
If this was the case, the Mallory family would lose their reputation.
As such, Old Master Mallory scolded Pierre but still helped him sort out the mess behind his back.
Otherwise, he would not be able to stand in front of Luke so arrogantly.
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Pierre's expression darkened. He was in a bad mood when he thought about the
criticism he had received in the last few weeks.
"I've looked into what you did. Pierre, continue with what you're doing. Let's see how much Old Master Mallory can handle for
you." Luke gave Jason a look when he finished talking.
Jason understood him and pushed Luke toward the elevator.
Pierre watched them leave and could not help but say, "Luke, let's see how long you can act proud. Investigate me? We'll see if
you have time to investigate me after today! Maybe you might even have to ask me to do you a favor!"
Luca frowned. Pierre's choice of words was strange.
After the past two incidents, he seemed very certain that Luke would not win the bid.
'Could it be that he knows I've stolen the proposal? If this is the case, he must be up to something.' Pierre was such a vicious
person. He would use it as blackmail material and threaten her.
After all, she had hurt him before. Someone revengeful like him would not let her go so easily if he found something.
However, he just seemed sure that Luke would not win the bid and did nothing else.
Luca followed Luke into the elevator and glanced at Pierre before the doors closed.
He was still glaring at Luke.
When the two confronted each other, Pierre's expression was not calm. He had lost his demeanor, while Luke...
She lowered her head and glanced at him secretly. He looked normal, unaffected by what Pierre said.
Maybe she was overthinking and Pierre was just blindly confident, thinking that T Corporation would not win the bid.
Luke glanced at the elevator doors and said in a neutral tone, "The 31st floor."
Jason heard him and pressed the relevant button.
"Mr. Crawford, it's on the 23rd floor," Luca reminded him. The receptionist at the entrance of M Group had mentioned that the
bidding meeting was being held on the 23rd floor.
"I have something that I need to attend to. I'm looking for the CEO of M Group," Luke said. The elevator arrived at the 23rd floor
but continued its journey up.
Luca was deep in thought.
‘Does he have a backup plan since he's looking for the CEO of M Group? If so, is there still a chance that he would win the bid?'
When she was thinking about it, the elevator reached the 31st floor and the elevator doors slowly opened. The receptionist
standing outside the elevator doors immediately stopped them when they intended to walk out.
"Are you here to participate in the bidding meeting? The meeting is held on the 23rd floor. This is the 31st floor. You're on the
wrong floor," the receptionist said.
"Hello, I'm Jason from T Corporation. This is the CEO of our group, Mr. Crawford. We have something to discuss with your
president, Mr. Marcos." Jason was polite.
"Mr. Crawford, I'm sorry. Our CEO has told us that he won't meet with anyone from any organizations before the meeting to
ensure the fairness and impartiality of the process."
"Can you accommodate us? We're not here for the meeting. We're here for..." Jason tried to set something up.