Chapter 658: Extrely Stupid
“Lucas Gray, twenty-eight years old, abandoned by the Huttons and kicked out of his ho in DC more than twenty years ago. Afterward, he lived with his mother in Orange County. Six years ago, his mother died of illness, and he married Cheyenne Carter before soon disappearing for many years. A little over four months ago, he returned to Orange County and ford a feud with the Taylors, the Wallaces, the Kingstons…”
Clent looked into Lucas’s eyes and read out the information about Lucas that he had obtained.
Lucas frowned.
Lucas could understand his rationale if he had just sent soone to investigate him.
But there was clearly another aning by reading out his information right in front of him.
“Clent, what are you trying to say by reading this to ?” Lucas asked indifferently.
Clent glanced at Lucas and said sneeringly, “You and I aren’t close. Don’t try to act like we’re close by addressing by my first na. You’d better address as Mr. Cole.”
Since Clent didn’t show him any respect, Lucas decided that he didn’t have to treat Clent like an elder on account of Edmund and Alexis.
“Lucas, let give you a piece of advice. Young people ought to be more grounded instead of being overly ambitious and coveting things that don’t belong to you,” Clent drawled with a smirk.
Lucas frowned. “Mr. Cole, if you have sothing to say to , just say it directly.”
Clent narrowed his eyes. “Do you really not understand, or are you just feigning ignorance? I’ll cut to the chase then. I don’t care what you’re thinking, but my daughter isn’t soone you can covet. I hope you can have so self-awareness and stay away from Alexis.”
Hearing his relentless warning, Lucas didn’t get really angry but instead found his words ridiculous and absurd.
It turned out that Clent had called him over just to warn him not to have any intentions about Alexis.
He reckoned that Clent must have seen how Alexis used him as a shield by saying that she was in love with him just now. Thus, Clent got the wrong idea about him and began to feel hostile toward him.
But Lucas felt that he needed to explain to Clent that he didn’t have any ideas about Alexis, and everything that happened just now was rely an act.
“Mr. Cole, you’ve misunderstood. There’s nothing between and Alexis. Ask her yourself if you don’t believe . I already have a wife and daughter, and I have no intention of being unfaithful to my wife, so you can rest assured, Mr. Cole,” Lucas said without lowering himself.
But Clent refused to believe Lucas.
He pointed to the stack of docunts about Lucas on the table and said with certainty in an extrely firm tone, “You were just a penniless boy six years ago, but you suddenly married Cheyenne Carter. Didn’t you do it for the sake of the Carters’ wealth and power so that you would struggle less?
“Now, the Carters, which used to be a second-tier family in Orange County, have been reduced to a lowly family. anwhile, the Coles are one of the top families in the state. If you can find a way to marry my daughter, you’ll be able to gain control over the entire Cole family. That’s a goal that you can’t achieve even after struggling for ten lifetis. Are you really not tempted? I don’t believe it.”
Clent stood up from the desk and walked to Lucas. “I also hope that you stay away from my father!
“I know that you saved my father’s life by chance. My father was a soldier when he was young, and he’s very righteous. That’s why he takes such good care of you and has always called you his benefactor.
“I think you know very well that all you did to save my father was to take out the pills from his pocket and feed one to him. It was a simple task. Moreover, my father has already given you enough in return, hasn’t he?
“Of course, I can’t deny that you’ve indeed saved my father’s life, and I don’t want others to think that the Coles are ingrates who are harsh to their benefactors.
He took out a bank card from his pocket, put it on the table next to him, and said in a condescending tone, “Here’s ten million dollars, an amount that you’ll never be able to earn in several lifetis. If you listen to , take this card and leave. Don’t ever get involved with my father and daughter in the future, do you understand?”
Clent had said a lot of things to Lucas. From his tone, it was obvious that he was full of contempt toward Lucas and felt that he was greedy and pushing his luck.
Lucas almost burst out laughing at Clent’s words.
At this point, he finally realized why Connor and Kenneth had told him that Clent was so incompetent that even Edmund wanted to give up on him and hadn’t handed the position of family head to him.
The fact that Clent said such absurd things to him based on his own prejudices and preferences showed that he was indeed not a capable person.
Without even looking at the bank card that Clent threw on the table, Lucas said sneeringly, “So, Mr. Cole Sr’s life is worth only ten million dollars in your eyes.”
Clent frowned in displeasure. “You think it’s too little? Given your abilities, let alone ten million, even earning one million must be difficult for you.
“Although I don’t know how you got the set of jewelry you gave to Alexis, the Coles won’t take advantage of you. Send the invoice for the jewelry to , and I’ll reimburse you for every penny you’ve spent. Just take it that the Coles bought it from you.
“As for other matters, don’t have any delusions!” Clent once again warned Lucas.
Lucas looked at the austere expression on Clent’s face and suddenly burst into laughter.
Clent’s behavior was simply more foolish than he had expected.
Clent was conceited, arrogant, superficial, short-sighted, foolish, liked jumping to conclusions, and often projected his shortcomings onto others. He had an incredibly flawed personality.
If he had bothered to think a bit more when investigating Lucas, he wouldn’t have reached this conclusion today.
At this mont, Lucas really took pity on Edmund.
He indeed couldn’t hand over the Cole family to his son. Otherwise, he would probably lose the entire family in no ti.
Clent rely ntioned the families Lucas had offended but didn’t ntion a thing about the families close to Lucas.
He had either deliberately chosen not to bring it up, or…
“Do you think that I befriended the Hale family from Orange County, the Parkers from LA, and the others all because of the Coles?” Lucas suddenly asked.
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