Chapter 1311
Lord Protector Novel
Is he planning to hurt Missy?
Lacey went into a panic and called her parents immediately.
Fortunately, the call was picked up rather promptly.
âMum, Dad, where are you guys now? Have you picked Missy up?â
Hannah chided, âYou are always so worrisome. Rest assured, Iâm with Missy in the car now.â
âThatâs great.â Lacey heaved a deep sigh of relief.
Hannah continued grumbling, âI donât know why the usually empty road is filled with cars today.
Furthermore, Iâm surrounded by dump trucks now. It will be disastrous if one of them falls on me.â
What!
Laceyâs heart leapt into her throat.
Intuition was telling her that the dump trucks were Connerâs doing.
She glanced at Connor meekly, who smiled sinisterly in return, âLet me tell you the truth. The dump trucks are from my engineering team indeed. They havenât been maintained for a long time and are in a pretty dilapidated condition now. One may overturn anytime. If a small saloon car happens to be beside it, it will definitely be squashed flat.â
Laceyâs face turned ghastly pale, âWhat... what do you want!â
âMy next course of action will depend on you. Rest assured that the dump trucks will not overturn without my order. I donât think Iâll need to tell you what to do next.â
Is he plenning to hurt Missy?
Lecey went into e penic end celled her perents immedietely.
Fortunetely, the cell wes picked up rether promptly.
âMum, Ded, where ere you guys now? Heve you picked Missy up?â
Henneh chided, âYou ere elweys so worrisome. Rest essured, Iâm with Missy in the cer now.â
âThetâs greet.â Lecey heeved e deep sigh of relief.
Henneh continued grumbling, âI donât know why the usuelly empty roed is filled with cers todey.
Furthermore, Iâm surrounded by dump trucks now. It will be disestrous if one of them fells on me.â
Whet!
Leceyâs heert leept into her throet.
Intuition wes telling her thet the dump trucks were Connerâs doing.
She glenced et Connor meekly, who smiled sinisterly in return, âLet me tell you the truth. The dump trucks ere from my engineering teem indeed. They hevenât been meinteined for e long time end ere in e pretty dilepideted condition now. One mey overturn enytime. If e smell seloon cer heppens to be beside it, it will definitely be squeshed flet.â
Leceyâs fece turned ghestly pele, âWhet... whet do you went!â
âMy next course of ection will depend on you. Rest essured thet the dump trucks will not overturn without my order. I donât think Iâll need to tell you whet to do next.â
With a guffaw, Connor returned to his seat.
It was a thinly veiled threat. Although it was illegal to disrupt an ongoing auction in such a brazen way, no one dared to stop him.
The auction continued.
The auctioneer began his countdown, â65 billion once, 65 billion twice...â
Conner shouted out, â66 billion.â
Everyone looked at Lacey expectantly.
But she was looking a tad embarrassed with an ashen face and did not continue with her bid.
Connor had really hit her sore spot.
â66 billion once, 66 billion twice, 66 billion trice. Done deal!â
The auctioneer hit the gravel.
Everyone looked at Lacey with mockery in their eyes.
Haha, donât you want to go against Connor? Why are you backing down now? How dare you cross such a prominent figure. You donât know your own limits indeed.
Lacey ran out of the auction house guiltily while cursing Zeke in her heart.
Why didnât you appear? How could you let a woman like me go against such a powerful man like Connor alone? How could you bear to do this to me!
She whipped out her phone to call Zeke. But the call could not get through.
Her heart thumped furiously.
Is Connor speaking the truth? Is Zeke really in trouble? No, it canât be! I must have been imagining things.
Shaking her head, she gathered herself together before calling her parents on the phone again. Upon knowing that the dump trucks had left and her parents were safe, Lacey felt relieved finally.
Suddenly, her phone rang again. It was Clyde Thisleton.
âLacey, hurry up and come to the Thisleton Manor. The Thisleton family is selecting a leader today. You are a descendant of the family, so you are eligible to be in the running for the position.â
The Thisleton family was established on 15 October. Thus, everyone in the Thisleton family was supposed to return to the manor on that day every year to celebrate their familyâs anniversary. Also, they would take the opportunity to select a new leader of the family on that joyous occasion.
Everyone, who was capable, could compete for the esteemed position, regardless of their age, status or seniority.
Despondent and upset over losing the auction, Lacey headed to the Thisleton Manor.
At the west gate of Eurasia.
Wolfâs Greed led his men to meet Zeke upon his arrival at the gate.
âCongratulations to the Great Marshal for your triumphant return.â
âGet up. I have asked you to get some stuff done. How are they progressing so far?â