Chapter 686: 686: We haven't offended him either.

The real trouble was with the Lopez Family.

Edward Lopez had previously taken a liking to Cindy Clarke and made a scene at the award ceremony, provoking Adrian Zhekova, only then finding out about the relationship between Cindy and Adrian.

After that, he went home and was on high alert.

But he didn’t dare tell his father, Richard Lopez, about this. He just wanted to keep it to himself and wait and see.

To see if Adrian Zhekova would actually make any moves in the next few days.

People said that Adrian Zhekova held grudges and would take revenge instantly.

So Edward thought, according to Adrian’s habit of taking revenge on the spot, Adrian should have taken revenge that night at the party.

If Adrian’s actions at the party didn’t count as revenge, then it wouldn’t fit his character of taking revenge instantly.

His attitude that night could be considered as revenge, but he shouldn’t have added more hatred afterward.

Since he had already taken revenge that night, it should have ended there.

Edward comforted himself, thinking that even if Adrian was really that petty, he couldn’t continue to hold a grudge after taking revenge that night.

Although he felt that way, Edward was still scared in his heart. He wanted to observe Adrian’s actions for two or three days.

If Adrian didn’t make any moves, then the matter would be over, and Edward could breathe a sigh of relief.

If Adrian didn’t let it go, then it wouldn’t be too late for him to tell Richard the truth later.

So Edward stayed at home and waited, not going out for the first time in a long while.

He didn’t go to pubs to pick up girls or organize any parties.

His parents found his behavior unusually well-behaved.

One day, Mrs. Lopez went out to play cards with some friends and returned to find Edward still at home.

Hearing that he had just finished working out in the fitness room, Mrs. Lopez was very surprised.

“Why have you been so well-behaved these days, not going out to play? Didn’t you bring some friends with you to Belfard? How come you’re not hanging out with them?” Mrs. Lopez asked.

Edward had been so well-behaved recently, he hadn’t even gone to see his classmates, including Ella Doone. He was too worried about Adrian’s issue and had no mood to play.

If the matter with Adrian didn’t come to an end, Edward might not have the heart for anything else.

Edward had just finished exercising and felt refreshed after taking a shower.

Upon hearing her words, he said: “Look at what you’re saying. When I go out to play, you always nag me, saying I hang around with useless friends and don’t help in the family business. Now that I’m staying at home, being well-behaved, and not going anywhere, you’re telling me to go out and play. What do you want me to do?”

Mrs. Lopez immediately laughed: “Oh, are you really planning to settle down?”

Edward said, “Didn’t I graduate? It’s time to work seriously after playing for a while.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lopez was overjoyed.

Edward had always been playful. When he was still in college, they asked him to do an internship at the family’s company for some practical experience and learning. But Edward refused, saying he hadn’t had enough fun and didn’t want to start working so early.

Richard Lopez was strong and energetic at the time, so he didn’t push Edward too hard.

After Edward graduated from college, he should have joined the family business.

But to avoid working, Edward insisted on going abroad to study further.

He ended up playing for a few more years under the guise of studying abroad.

Finally, he returned home, and Richard Lopez was determined to at least let Edward join the company and learn the ropes.

But Edward had brought back his classmates from his study abroad and kept playing around in Belford City.

Richard and Mrs. Lopez both talked to Edward about it, but he insisted on playing first before going to the company.

And so he kept stalling. Now, to their surprise, they heard Edward actually bringing up joining the company himself.

Mrs. Lopez exclaimed with a surprised look: “You’ve finally decided to join the company.”

Edward laughed awkwardly and said, “Didn’t I graduate already? There’s nothing more to learn, so I have to join the company sooner or later. Plus, I’m not getting any younger. I need time to learn and gradually take over. It’s time to go to the company and start learning.”

In fact, if it weren’t for his current situation, Edward would never want to join the company and be restrained.

Right now, he wanted to take the initiative to join the company to keep an eye on its first-hand information.

If Adrian really targeted the Lopez Family, he would definitely go after the company first. By doing this, Edward would know immediately.

Even if he couldn’t prevent it, at least he could admit his mistakes and apologize to Richard earlier.

Mrs. Lopez didn’t know the real reason, but she just felt that Edward had finally come to his senses and was overjoyed.

“Tell your father about it tonight when he comes home,” Mrs. Lopez said happily, “You can start at the company tomorrow. Your father will be really happy to hear this.”

However, not long after Mrs. Lopez felt happy, she received a call from Richard saying he would be home later tonight.

From Richard’s voice on the phone, she sensed something was wrong.

Mrs. Lopez asked, “What happened? Is there a problem with the company? Why do you sound so heavy?”

Richard didn’t hide it, sighing, “I don’t know where our company offended Adrian Zhekova, but he suddenly took action against us. We’re currently investigating it. I’ve been trying to contact Adrian but can’t get through.”

If only he could contact Adrian and ask him what happened, it would be better.

Today, Adrian was particularly hard to reach. Even now, they still couldn’t contact him, and they didn’t know why.

“Adrian Zhekova?” Mrs. Lopez exclaimed in disbelief, “Why is Adrian targeting our company? We didn’t do anything to offend him!”

Mrs. Lopez’s first reaction was to think if their family had offended Adrian.

Adrian’s vengeful nature was deeply ingrained, so whenever something involved him, people’s first reaction was whether they had done something to offend him.

“I don’t know,” Richard was puzzled, “That’s why I’ve been trying to contact them, but I just can’t get through.”

“Is the situation at the company very serious?” Mrs. Lopez asked.

“It’s okay for now,” Richard replied, but the tone of his voice didn’t sound optimistic at all.