Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Aston’s face turned gloomy, and he threatened, “Lucas Gray, don’t make me do this the hard way. You’re just a good-for-nothing the Huttons chased out. What right do you have to be arrogant to me? I’ll make sure you return everything you’ve taken from us. If you don’t return our shares, I’ll make sure you get it!”
Lucas leaned on the couch and said with a smile, “I mentioned before that the Brookes could only be servants to me, the master. It seems that you people are biting the hand that feeds you.”
Aston stood up abruptly and hollered in rage, “Lucas Gray, do you still think you’re some big shot? If you were still one of the Huttons, we might still do you a favor on account of them! But who are you now? You still want the Brookes to pledge allegiance to you? Are you worthy of it?
“Listen up. Your company is going to fold and go bankrupt soon. The Brookes will acquire all the businesses under the Hales and become the new nobles of Orange County! I’ll crush all of you like you’re ants! By then, I’ll make you kneel in front of me and recognize the difference between a master and a slave!”
Jordan’s face turned cold, and his body moved. He felt an urge to teach this scoundrel a lesson for insulting Lucas.
Lucas raised his arm to stop him.
“It turns out the Brookes are still coveting the businesses of the Hales. Do you guys think that all the Hales have been wiped out?” Lucas asked with raised brows.
“Hmph, all the Hales have been arrested. They might have already died long ago! There’s only a one-month-old baby left now. What can he do? But this is all thanks to you. If not for you, the Hales wouldn’t have ended up in a leaderless state. I’m telling you, the Brookes are definitely going to seize their assets and businesses!”
Aston had already fallen out with Lucas, and he naturally had no concerns anymore, so he revealed the greedy intentions of the Brookes without restraint.
“Hah, you’re really confident, huh?! I shall see if the Brookes can encroach on the Hales!” An old but majestic voice suddenly came from the doorway.
Aston cocked his head to the side and happened to see Bruce Hale coming. He immediately blurted in astonishment, “You’re not dead yet?”
Bruce sneered. “Of course! Are you disappointed that I’m still alive and kicking? The Brookes sure have a good plan. You want to encroach on the Hales’ properties, huh? Unfortunately, you can keep dreaming!”
Then he no longer paid attention to the look of astonishment on Aston’s twisted face and walked directly to Lucas. He bowed to him and then respectfully handed him a pile of documents. “Mr. Gray, all the industries under the Hales have been inventoried. Here are the title deeds and information of all the companies we own, as well as the detailed balance sheets and financial reports. If you’d like, I’ll have someone bring the remaining documents over for you to take a look.
“These are the transfer contracts. Once you sign them, everything that belongs to the Hales will be transferred to you!”
“What?!” Aston exclaimed in shock as he subconsciously took a couple of steps forward to see if the documents in Bruce’s hand were real or not.
But while staring straight at the documents, he forgot that there was a coffee table in front of him and ended up tripping over it. He was thrown off balance and fell straight onto the ground in a disheveled manner. The drinks spilled all over him, and he lost his composure.
But Aston couldn’t be bothered about his image, as he was utterly dumbfounded. He stared at the documents in Bruce’s hand in disbelief.
“Bruce Hale, are you mistaken about something? Lucas Gray is the culprit who caused your entire family to be taken away. How can you hand over all of your family’s properties to him?”
The Hales were one of the four major families of Orange County, and all their properties were worth a massive amount of money. They were second only to the Sawyers!
If the Hales really gave all of their properties to Lucas, his strength would skyrocket!
The properties of the Hales, the Stardust Corporation Lucas owned, and the Brilliance Corporation affiliated to it, and his ties with Ethan Sawyer would undoubtedly make Lucas the most powerful person in Orange County!
Even if the Huttons wanted to continue dealing with Lucas, they probably wouldn’t be able to do anything to him!
Besides, the Brookes had just fallen out with Lucas. Once he dominated Orange County, he would definitely annihilate all the properties of the Brookes and kick them out of the county.
In that case, all the time and efforts that the Brookes had put in during this period of time would have gone down the drain. They might even face Lucas’s revenge!
Thinking of all the possibilities that could happen, Aston was so frightened that he turned pale and hurriedly tried to sow discord between the Hales and Lucas. It would be best to make Bruce change his mind!
If he wasn’t rational enough, Aston would have rushed forward to grab Bruce by the collar and ask him if he was so old and muddled up that he would hand over all his assets to Lucas!
Bruce coldly glanced at Aston and snapped, “I’m talking to Mr. Gray. Who are you to interfere and make comments? This is the Hales’ business. Even if your grandfather, Andrew Brooke, comes here, he wouldn’t be qualified to speak to me!”
Aston was infuriated, but he dared not say anything, fearing that he would offend Bruce.
Just a few minutes ago, he had used similar words to reprimand Jordan. But now, he was berated instead. It felt truly shameful.
Bruce stopped paying attention to him and respectfully placed the stack of documents in front of Lucas before saying sincerely, “This is the decision that all the Hales have reached unanimously. Please accept it, Mr. Gray.”
Lucas was actually quite surprised by Bruce’s behavior.
He knew that the Hales would reflect on themselves and even swallow their pride to ask for cooperation. But he never thought that the Hales would give him all their assets.
He stayed silent for a moment, and instead of signing those contracts immediately, he asked, “How is Logan Hale doing now?”
Bruce shuddered because he thought that Lucas was still bothered by Logan’s actions. He hurriedly said in fear, “Mr. Gray, I apologize to you again on behalf of my unfilial grandson for offending you! Don’t worry. I’ve already told the hospital to give up on all treatment for Logan. Soon, he will no longer appear in this world.”
A look of misery flashed in his eyes.
After all, Logan was his grandson, whom he watched grow up. But he had no choice but to do this because Logan had recklessly offended Lucas and caused huge trouble. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to answer to Lucas.
Boom!
The news Bruce revealed was like a thunderbolt striking directly at Aston’s heart!
He would have never imagined that Bruce would go so far as to sacrifice his own grandson in order to appease Lucas!
He knew that Logan and Connor Hale were Bruce’s only grandsons!
A freezing chill shot up from Aston’s feet to the top of his head. He only realized now that he seemed to have been wrong, horribly wrong!
