Chapter 742: Chapter 742: Trapped by Love for a Lifetime
What, Jude Crawford actually gave orders forbidding her from entering this hospital room, forbidding her from seeing Iris Crawford again?
"Why? I won’t leave, I want to stay!"
The two bodyguards in black said nothing, quickly stepped forward, each grabbing one of Zelda Willow’s arms and directly escorting her out.
...
In the room, Jude Crawford and little Caden Crawford sat down, the two of them facing each other, creating an atmosphere of negotiation.
Riley Sutton brewed a cup of tea and brought it over. These two were both his new and old bosses; he couldn’t afford to offend either of them. He could only serve them carefully.
"Sir, I’ve sealed off all information according to your orders, but about the old lady..."
"Don’t worry about great-grandma, I’ve arranged for her to retreat to the temple for a few days, where no one can disturb her," little Caden Crawford said.
Jude Crawford picked up a teacup, gracefully taking a sip of tea, then looked up at the cold and aloof little Caden opposite him. "Caden, it seems you’ve already made arrangements. What do you mean by saying your aunt Iris isn’t dead?"
Little Caden Crawford replied, "Just the literal meaning, Aunt Iris isn’t dead. Grandpa, I need you to give me three days. I need to wait for my mom to come back!"
"Could it be that everything was arranged in advance by your mom?"
"Yes."
"Where has your mom gone?"
Little Caden Crawford looked at Jude Crawford, "My mom has gone to find Dylan Gardner; she plans to bring him back..."
As soon as the words fell, with a "bang," Jude Crawford directly threw the teacup in his hand heavily on the table in front of him.
The collision between the teacup and the table produced a piercing sound, all the tea spilled out, and the atmosphere in the entire room suddenly dropped to freezing point.
Riley Sutton wiped his cold sweat furiously, stepping forward to clean up the mess on the table, while secretly glancing at little Caden Crawford, thinking, you really hit the sore spot!
The name "Dylan Gardner" had been the biggest taboo in Jude Crawford’s heart for a long time, a thorn lodged between him and Iris. Just brushing against it caused heart-wrenching pain, and even though Dylan Gardner had disappeared on his own back then in City of Aethelgard, Jude Crawford would never allow his existence again; he never wanted to see Dylan Gardner in his life.
However, now Serena Sterling intends to bring Dylan Gardner back.
Knowing it’s impossible, yet going against the tide anyway, this is truly Serena Sterling’s usual style.
Little Caden Crawford looked at Jude Crawford’s face, which had already turned as dark as water, and sighed deeply, "Grandpa, I know you’ll be angry, but you can be mad at me, just don’t be mad at my mom!"
He was truly a protective mom fan. The little one was afraid that when his mom came back, his grandpa would make it difficult for her, so he was giving a preemptive warning.
Jude Crawford’s deep and handsome face showed little emotional fluctuation, but he looked incredibly cold and composed, causing fear and trepidation. "Caden Crawford, you shouldn’t spoil women this way; they’ll get spoiled."
Little Caden Crawford glanced at Jude Crawford’s slippers, "I can’t help it. I’m a child of the Crawford family. Crawford men all spoil their women, this trait I inherited from grandpa!"
"..."
Jude Crawford silently retracted his foot in the slipper with a cold snort, "I know Dylan Gardner too well. He’s a weak character, lacking a sense of responsibility and accountability. When Iris got into trouble, he didn’t think of how to make amends, but ran away first. He doesn’t dare to face the mistakes he’s made in the past, so no matter what your mom says to him, even with her silver tongue, it’s impossible to bring Dylan Gardner back."
Jude Crawford, with his keen insight, had thoroughly seen through Dylan Gardner, which is why he was sure Serena Sterling would return empty-handed this time.
But little Caden Crawford wasn’t worried at all, "Grandpa, that’s my mom’s business, you don’t need to worry about it. Let’s first think about how to catch the ghost."
"Catch the ghost?" Jude Crawford suddenly narrowed his deep eyes, leisurely chewing on the word.
"Young master, you mean... there’s a traitor in the Crawford family?" Riley Sutton asked.
Little Caden Crawford nodded, "Grandpa, you’ve been smart all your life, but you’ve lost in matters of love. Have you ever thought that you’ve always been deceived by others?"
Jude Crawford looked at little Caden Crawford, stayed silent for a few seconds, then said, "Are you referring to... Zelda Willow?"
"That’s right, a long time ago Zelda Willow colluded with outsiders to create a shocking conspiracy that changed the entire fate of the Crawford family. Unbeknownst to you, a mysterious and powerful force had already forcefully invaded the Crawford family."
Riley Sutton was shocked; the Crawford family, a prominent family in Aethelgard, standing at the pinnacle of power, was untouchable, yet a dark force had invaded long ago, dramatically changing the fate of the Crawford family, casting a shadow over them.
Where exactly did this force come from, and what is its purpose?
Truthfully, with Jude Crawford’s vigilance, it’s easy to detect all this. However, for years he was plagued by unrequited love, blindsided by it, not only failing to notice the intricate chessboard this dark force had set for him but also becoming a piece on their board.
Something quickly stirred in Jude Crawford’s deep, narrow eyes, and he pursed his lips, "Caden Crawford, what do you plan to do?"
Little Caden Crawford sat upright on the sofa, "Nothing needs to be done. If we do nothing now, those people will become like ants on a hot pan, revealing their flaws. We wait and see."
Jude Crawford’s expression improved a bit; he leaned his stiff back into the sofa and leisurely sipped tea.
Riley Sutton saw that the two bigwigs had ended their negotiation, and he himself let out a sigh of relief. He didn’t know what this dark force was, only that they should be cautious. The Crawford family twenty years later is no longer what it used to be. It’s not the Crawford family you remember; it now has Serena Sterling managing its affairs as the matriarch, and two more little eccentric young masters. You better brace yourselves!
...
Zelda Willow was indeed like an ant on a hot pan, watching as a day passed, two days passed... but there was no movement from Jude Crawford’s side.
Due to the travel restrictions, she also didn’t know how things were going with Iris Crawford, which was completely different from the original plan.
The plan was that Iris Crawford’s death would stir up a storm, but now the whole world was quiet, so quiet that there wasn’t a single sound.
Iris Crawford was already dead; this opportunity couldn’t be missed.
On the third day, Zelda Willow could no longer sit still; she had to contact the mysterious man.