Chapter 255: Where Is Your Confidence?
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Charismatic Lucas Gray
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Lucas ignored the resentment in Tristanâs gaze and stepped on his ankle. âYouâre still so arrogant now, huh? It seems you havenât learned your lesson yet.â
âAh!â Tristan immediately shrieked in misery as a wave of fear surged in his heart. Lucas seemed to really have no fear of the Parkers and was also capable of doing anything. Now that his bodyguards were incapacitated, he would have to suffer no matter what.
Tristan was extremely furious, but he knew that he was now in a disadvantageous position and had no choice but to suppress his anger, not daring to glower at Lucas. But deep down, he wished he could kill Lucas!
At this moment, Tristan had naturally long forgotten that if he hadnât come looking for trouble with Lucas, insulted him, and forced him to kneel, Lucas wouldnât have done this to him.
âIâve merely taught you a small lesson today. If youâre feeling indignant, feel free to get Charles Parker to come look for me. Also, from now on, if I see you pestering Lena Sawyer again, it wonât be as simple as making you kneel down!â
Lena stood at the side, feeling touched and shocked.
She was shocked that Lucas actually dared to attack Tristan. In her opinion, the Parkers were a top family in LA that held enormous power. Otherwise, her father, Ethan Sawyer, wouldnât have chosen to let her marry Tristan.
Since Lucas beat up Tristan and his bodyguards, he was clearly going against the Parkers. In that case, the Parkers definitely wouldnât let him off!
Lenaâs understanding of Lucas was limited to the fact that he was Cheyenneâs live-in husband, who came from a poor family and practically struggled with poverty, so much so that he couldnât even pay for their wedding. This caused Cheyenne to become the laughingstock of everyone in Orange County, so Lena had always had a bad impression of Lucas before.
But since the incident in Little Atlantis City, where Lucas showed extraordinary composure and bravery when gambling against Tony Zander, and the time when Lucas rescued her from the speeding motorcycle outside the Sawyersâ villa, Lena changed her mind about him. She also secretly harbored some designs on him.
Lena had deliberately planned for her and Lucas to have lunch alone together today.
But just because Lena admired Lucas, it didnât mean that she felt that he was invincible. She wasnât aware of how wealthy Lucas was, nor did she know about his background. She merely felt that since he was an ordinary person, he definitely wouldnât stand to gain against the Parkers, who were like a behemoth.
But Lucas beat up Tristan for her sake and even warned him not to pester her again...
Tears welled up in Lenaâs eyes as she looked at Lucas intently with a gentle gaze. I mustnât let go of such an excellent man whoâs a hundred times better than a spoiled scion like Tristan Parker!
âMiss Lena, are you alright?â At this moment, Jim Baker, the butler of the Sawyers, hurriedly arrived at the restaurant.
When he received Lenaâs call just now, he was almost frightened to death.
Just a short while ago, Lena had just encountered a premeditated assassination, so the Sawyers had been extremely protective of her lately.
But Lena said she had an appointment with a close friend this afternoon and ordered all the bodyguards not to accompany her. Jim wasnât aware of it at first. So when he received the phone call from her informing him that she didnât have any bodyguards to protect her, he was immediately stunned and afraid that she might have gotten into some mishap.
But the situation at the restaurant seemed rather bizarre now, as he hadnât seen any malicious thugs yet. On the contrary, Jim even saw two people whom he didnât expect to see.
One of them was naturally Lucas, who was standing beside Lena expressionlessly. Jim had seen the Huttons coming to invite Lucas back to their family before, as well as the time when Ethan sent gifts to the Carters to try and get closer to Lucas. He was very familiar with Lucas, this powerful figure.
The other person Jim was shocked to see was Tristan, Lenaâs fiancé!
Of course, it actually wasnât that surprising that Tristan was here. But to Jimâs surprise, Tristan was kneeling on the ground in front of Lucas and Lena!
âThis...â All of a sudden, Jim couldnât figure out what was going on between them, and he couldnât ask in too much detail since there were so many people around.
Seeing that Jim had already arrived and Tristan had also suffered a loss under Lucas, Lena didnât want to continue getting involved in a scuffle with him. âTristan, Iâll tell you one last time. The engagement between us doesnât count at all, and I wonât marry you. You should go find another girl. Furthermore, if you have any objections, just come at me. Donât vent your anger on other people who have nothing to do with this!â
Then she stopped looking at Tristan and said to Lucas, âLetâs go.â
Lucas nodded. Soon, both of them left the restaurant together.
Jim glanced at Tristan without saying anything. He merely nodded slightly and left together with Lena.
Behind him, Tristan slowly raised his head and exclaimed with an intense and vicious gaze in his eyes, âI wonât let you two off, you adulterers!â
Only after leaving the restaurant did Lena snap back to her senses and realize that she had been pretending to be drunk before this to get Lucas to send her home. But after Tristan interfered and foiled her plans, she could no longer continue pretending.
Lena simply stopped pretending, stood still, and apologized to Lucas, âIâm sorry. Itâs all my fault. If I hadnât called you out for lunch today, you wouldnât have gotten into a conflict with Tristan and even offended him.â
Lucas shook his head. âItâs nothing. I really donât care about the Parkers. If theyâve learned their lesson and donât provoke me again, I naturally wonât make things hard for them, but if they refuse to give up and come looking for trouble, theyâd better not blame me.â
When Lena heard Lucasâs tone, she felt that he really didnât take the Parkers seriously. She couldnât help wondering where he got his confidence from.
After thinking about it for a while, Lena nevertheless gave Lucas some instructions, âYouâre just the live-in son-in-law of the Carters. You were lucky to win some money from Tony Zander last time, but the Parkers are really not to be belittled. How about this? If they provoke you again, just let me know, and Iâll ask my father to think of a solution.â
Hearing this, Lucas couldnât help laughing. But thinking that Lena was just making this suggestion out of good intentions, he nodded casually.
Jim was aware of Lucasâs background and knew that even Ethan had to think of ways to get close to him. In that case, why would Lucas need their help?
Fearing that Lenaâs words would upset Lucas, he hurriedly said, âMiss Lena, Mr. Sawyer is afraid that you have gotten into a mishap and is worried sick about you! Youâd better go home quickly so that he will be at ease.â
âAlright.â Lena originally wanted to ask Lucas to take her home and invite him to her place for a chat. But when she heard that her father was waiting for her, she could only give up.
âLucas, I owe you another favor for what happened today. Iâll treat you to a meal again!â Then she got into the car and left grandly together with her bodyguards before Lucas could even say anything.