1227 A Strong Enemy Appears
Although most of the Sawyers’ businesses were in California, it wouldn’t be that difficult to relocate them or expand to another place.
Moreover, the Sawyers might be able to make greater achievements in another environment, especially with the strong support of the Gillens or the Crosses.
But after he thought about what the Hutton had said to him, his enthusiasm calmed down a little.
The Sawyers rose to power with the help of the Huttons and Chad Kennedy, the Hutton’s chief butler, so Ethan didn’t dare to go against the will of the Huttons.
If he really moved the Sawyers to Arizona or Nevada, it would mean that he gave up on Lucas.
Likewise, the Huttons would abandon him and the Sawyers.
The Huttons, one of the eight top families of DC, were naturally more powerful and helpful to the Sawyers than the Gillens and the Crosses.
So from this perspective, Ethan couldn’t leave California and go against Lucas for now.
“Thank you for seeing my value, but the Sawyers have been rooted in Orange County for years, so it won’t be easy for us to leave. Thank you for the offer, but I’ll have to decline!” Ethan said with a smile.
Hearing Ethan decline their invitation, Joel and Anthony showed a trace of disappointment on their faces.
In fact, they didn’t really want to win over Ethan and the Sawyers. They just wanted to teach Edmund and Bruce a lesson and watch them be embarrassed.
Unfortunately, their plan didn’t work out.
Meanwhile, Edmund glanced at Ethan coldly with dissatisfaction hidden deep in his eyes.
At his age, he had seen everything there was to see, so he could tell at a glance that Ethan had really wavered and seriously contemplated moving out of California.
It made Edmund even more certain that Ethan was just a mercenary fence sitter who could betray them.
Lucas saw Ethan’s wavering too.
But he didn’t feel much about it.
Although Lucas had interacted a lot with Ethan, he knew that Ethan had approached him because of the Huttons.
Lucas might no longer hate the Huttons, but he didn’t have a strong relationship with them either.
Thus, Lucas was very calm about Ethan’s wavering and fickle attitude.
If Ethan really showed enough loyalty to Lucas, he wouldn’t mind giving the Sawyers a hand.
Conversely, if Ethan only cared about his own interests, Lucas wouldn’t value him or help him.
Simply put, Lucas wouldn’t pay much attention to irrelevant people.
Ethan knew that he had left a terrible impression on Edmund and the others by hesitating just now, but he couldn’t explain himself now. So he could only cough and try to play it off. “The Sawyers are from California, and since Mr. Cole and Mr. Hale have already come to a decision, we naturally have to stand with you.
“If the Hamiltons really refuse to give up, then… we’ll just join forces to fight against them.”
Ethan was well aware that since the Sawyers couldn’t move away from California and develop elsewhere now, they had to stand together with the other families here and weather all storms as one.
Thus, no matter how reluctant he was to go against the Hamiltons, he didn’t have a choice now.
The only thing that made him feel better was that the Coles and the Hales would face this together with him and that Lucas was here too. Perhaps the Huttons might give them some support on Lucas’s account.
In this way, the three top families of California reached a decision. If the Hamiltons refused to drop the idea of controlling them, then they would unite to deal with the Hamiltons. If necessary, they wouldn’t hesitate to fight against them.
“Hah, what a joke!” Joel sneered. “Looks like we made a wasted trip today. When you get destroyed by the Hamiltons and regret your decision, even if you come to us for help, we won’t help you!”
“That’s right. Since you don’t know any better, don’t come to us when you encounter a life-and-death crisis in the future!” Anthony also sneered.
They were both extremely displeased with the decisions of the three helmsmen, but they didn’t have the right to oppose either.
They couldn’t reach a consensus since they had different mindsets!
“Don’t worry. We will never ask you for help! Please excuse yourselves!” Bruce stretched his arm toward the door of the hall and gestured for them to leave.
“Hmph, fine. It’s not like we want to be here.”
Joel and Anthony turned to leave.
However, at this moment, the butler of the Hales ran over with a pale face and stammered, “Mr. Hale, bad news! The Hamiltons are here!”
“What?!” Bruce and the others immediately rose from their seats in shock.
Before he could say anything else, they saw that two people had already reached the door and stepped straight in.
The young man in his thirties who had just entered narrowed his eyes and smiled. “What a coincidence. You helmsmen happen to all be here. That saves me the trouble of traveling too much and going to each of your homes.”
The moment they saw him, the five helmsmen in the hall all looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The slender young man in front of them was Brett Hamilton, a direct descendant of the Hamiltons, one of the royal family branches!
Behind him was an elderly man dressed in a long white coat and white pants. He was obviously a top expert of the Hamiltons.
Brett didn’t seem to notice that the atmosphere in the hall had become extremely tense because of his arrival. He simply walked to Bruce as if there was no one else around and said with a relaxed expression, “Mr. Hale, how are you considering the proposal I gave you three days ago? I hope you’ll give me a pleasing answer today.”
Although he spoke relaxedly and casually and had brought only one expert with him, no one present dared to underestimate him in the slightest.
Reason being, the elderly man guarding him was exuding a fierce aura that made them too scared to even make eye contact with him.
After they heard Brett ask Bruce for his decision, the atmosphere became even heavier.
All of a sudden, the hall was dead silent.
