Chapter 1024 The Antiques Are In Her Safe

Bianca touched Rainie's head and did not answer her question. Instead, she asked, "Rainie, do you

want to go to class later?"

Rainie and Lanie had extracurricular classes planned for the day, but to make Allison happy, Bianca

took a leave of absence for them and brought them to Allison's place instead.

However, Allison was pulling a long face and was not welcoming, so she planned to leave after Luke

took the box.

Rainie did not think too much about it and nodded, saying, "Okay, Mommy."

"I'm going too," Blanche said. If it were not for his mother's request, he would already be in his

extracurricular class.

Elsa brought out a pot of tea and walked to the living room. She saw Bianca still standing there and

greeted her, "Madam, take a seat and have a cup of tea."

Bianca shook her head and replied, "No, we're leaving soon."

When Bianca said that, Elsa glanced at the children with a smile while saying, "Okay, I'll go back to

the kitchen first. If there's anything you need, let me know."

Bianca nodded and watched her walk away with coquetry. She wondered in her heart whether Elsa

was really a caretaker.

Upstairs.

Luke's legs were longer than Allison's, so he quickly arrived at the second floor. He had not been

here before and tried to open the doors of each room.

He saw Allison's bedroom, the guest room, and her vanity room. Even though he opened the doors,

he did not go in. He was just looking for the study.

Finally, in the penultimate room at the end of the corridor, he stopped and twisted the doorknob.

He found that the door of this room was locked.

Allison arrived angrily and looked at him with her hands on her waist. "Luke, what are you doing?

This is not the Crawford Manor nor your home!"

Luke looked at her with a chilly expression and said, "This is the study, right?"

He was familiar with the layout of a mansion like this. The last room would usually be a common

bathroom. Allison's mansion had only two floors, and none of the rooms he visited earlier were the

study. Hence, he was sure this was the study.

Allison bit her red lip, her expression a little contorted.

"Mother, why did you lock the study? Is there something important inside?" Luke asked. Of all the

rooms in her mansion, this was the only room that was locked. It was indeed unusual.

"What do you think can be inside? I want to have collectibles too, but unfortunately, you're an

unfilial son. Even if I want to collect something, I don't have the money for it," Allison said with a

stubborn expression, her tone filled with complaints about being wronged.

"I want to take my father's box.” Luke stood aside and waited for her to open the door.

Allison did not move as if she had not heard what he said.

Luke raised his eyebrows, put his big palm on the doorknob, and twisted hard.

The doorknob made a “click’ sound.

Allison was startled. Luke wanted to use brute force and break the door lock. Passive resistance was

useless, so she slapped his hand and said, "Don't break my lock."

With that, she took a key from her pocket and opened the door to the study.

There was only one key for this door, and she kept it on her to prevent Elsa and Elsie from entering

the study. If Luke broke the lock and she could not lock the door after, it would cause even more

trouble for her.

Although no one knew that there were antiques worth hundreds of millions of dollars hidden in the

safe inside the study, Allison was still cautious.

These antiques were valuable. They were her lifeline!

Allison walked in, took out a box from the drawer of the desk, and handed it to Luke. "This is the

box your dad left you. I haven't touched the contents inside. Take it and leave quickly.”

She expressed her hostility.

Luke picked up the sandalwood box and glanced at the study. The bookshelves were full of books,

but they were all bought by Allison for appearance’s sake. The books were all brand new as though

they had never been flipped through.

Apart from that, there were no other luxurious furnishings. He glanced at the huge safe in the

corner and then walked out of the study.

Allison walked out and locked the door of the study.

Luke glanced back.

She was frightened by his gaze and put the key back in her pocket. She asked, "What are you

looking at?"

"Your safe is a new product that was developed earlier this year. It's imported from Germany." Luke

finished speaking and turned around to leave.

Allison was stunned.

The safe in the study was one of the most advanced in the world. Without a password, there was no

other way to open it except with explosives.

In addition, there were infrared detectors and alarms on the four corners of the safe. If someone

touched it and did not enter the password within five seconds, the alarm would sound. If the correct

password was not keyed in within five minutes, the alarm would automatically make a report to the

nearest police station.

Under normal circumstances, such advanced products were not used in homes.

Allison felt dizzy as she watched Luke leave. She did not go downstairs but returned to her bedroom

while rubbing her forehead

She thought that having a kid meant her future would be secured, but she failed to raise a son who

could provide for her. Not only did she have to earn her own money but she also had to be alert

around him.

Allison had a splitting headache and lay on the bed.

Luke went downstairs, walked to Bianca's side, and said, "Let's go."

"Okay." Bianca nodded. Looking at the sandalwood box in his hand, she wondered why he had not

mentioned this box when he had been back a long time ago.

It seemed to her that the box was just an excuse for him to come here.

After Luke drove Blanche and Rainie to their extracurricular classes, he drove back.

Tommy murmured that he was sleepy. Bianca sat in the backseat, placed Tommy in her arms, and let

him fall asleep in her embrace.

After the car drove for a while, Luke broke the silence. "There's an imported safe in her study. It was

just launched earlier this year."

Someone from a security company had recommended it to him before, but Luke did not have much

of an interest in collecting precious goods, so he did not buy it. However, he was well aware of what

this safe could do.

Bianca paused and expressed her suspicion, "Are you saying that the antiques are in her safe?"

"Perhaps." Luke had his doubts even before Gordan came.

However, no matter what, Allison was a member of the Crawford family. Although he was

suspicious, he did not launch an investigation into it.

Later, he got Gordan to change the direction of the investigation. The more he investigated, the

more he believed that Allison was involved in the break-in.

Before and after the incident, she had appeared on the first floor of Crawford Mansion. They had

looked into her bank's records and found that she withdrew a large sum of money from the bank

after the break-in. She still owed money for her credit cards.

Gordan was trying to get access to Allison's dashcam but she had not left her residence for a few

days, so he was waiting for the perfect timing to make a move.

Tommy was in a sleepy daze. He opened his eyes and looked at Bianca. "Mommy, what antiques are

you talking about?"

Bianca touched his head and whispered, "It's nothing, Tommy. Go back to sleep.”

Tommy pursued his mouth and closed his eyes.

The atmosphere in the car was slightly intense. Luke drove Bianca and Tommy home, saying, "I'm

going to the office.”

"Okay." Bianca got out of the car with Tommy and wanted to ask Luke what he was going to do if

the person behind the break-in was really Allison.

In the end, she did not ask because she knew the answer.

Luke was always fair and just.