Chapter 658 - Extremely Stupid
Chapter 658: Extremely Stupid
“Lucas Gray, twenty-eight years old, abandoned by the Huttons and kicked out of his home in DC more than twenty years ago. Afterward, he lived with his mother in Orange County. Six years ago, his mother died of illness, and he married Cheyenne Carter before soon disappearing for many years. A little over four months ago, he returned to Orange County and formed a feud with the Taylors, the Wallaces, the Kingstons…”
Clement looked into Lucas’s eyes and read out the information about Lucas that he had obtained.
Lucas frowned.
Lucas could understand his rationale if he had just sent someone to investigate him.
But there was clearly another meaning by reading out his information right in front of him.
“Clement, what are you trying to say by reading this to me?” Lucas asked indifferently.
Clement glanced at Lucas and said sneeringly, “You and I aren’t close. Don’t try to act like we’re close by addressing me by my first name. You’d better address me as Mr. Cole.”
Since Clement didn’t show him any respect, Lucas decided that he didn’t have to treat Clement like an elder on account of Edmund and Alexis.
“Lucas, let me give you a piece of advice. Young people ought to be more grounded instead of being overly ambitious and coveting things that don’t belong to you,” Clement drawled with a smirk.
Lucas frowned. “Mr. Cole, if you have something to say to me, just say it directly.”
Clement narrowed his eyes. “Do you really not understand, or are you just feigning ignorance? I’ll cut to the chase then. I don’t care what you’re thinking, but my daughter isn’t someone you can covet. I hope you can have some self-awareness and stay away from Alexis.”
Hearing his relentless warning, Lucas didn’t get really angry but instead found his words ridiculous and absurd.
It turned out that Clement had called him over just to warn him not to have any intentions about Alexis.
He reckoned that Clement must have seen how Alexis used him as a shield by saying that she was in love with him just now. Thus, Clement got the wrong idea about him and began to feel hostile toward him.
But Lucas felt that he needed to explain to Clement that he didn’t have any ideas about Alexis, and everything that happened just now was merely an act.
“Mr. Cole, you’ve misunderstood. There’s nothing between me and Alexis. Ask her yourself if you don’t believe me. I already have a wife and daughter, and I have no intention of being unfaithful to my wife, so you can rest assured, Mr. Cole,” Lucas said without lowering himself.
But Clement refused to believe Lucas.
He pointed to the stack of documents about Lucas on the table and said with certainty in an extremely firm tone, “You were just a penniless boy six years ago, but you suddenly married Cheyenne Carter. Didn’t you do it for the sake of the Carters’ wealth and power so that you would struggle less?
“Now, the Carters, which used to be a second-tier family in Orange County, have been reduced to a lowly family. Meanwhile, the Coles are one of the top families in the state. If you can find a way to marry my daughter, you’ll be able to gain control over the entire Cole family. That’s a goal that you can’t achieve even after struggling for ten lifetimes. Are you really not tempted? I don’t believe it.”
Clement stood up from the desk and walked to Lucas. “I also hope that you stay away from my father!
“I know that you saved my father’s life by chance. My father was a soldier when he was young, and he’s very righteous. That’s why he takes such good care of you and has always called you his benefactor.
“I think you know very well that all you did to save my father was to take out the pills from his pocket and feed one to him. It was a simple task. Moreover, my father has already given you enough in return, hasn’t he?
“Of course, I can’t deny that you’ve indeed saved my father’s life, and I don’t want others to think that the Coles are ingrates who are harsh to their benefactors.
He took out a bank card from his pocket, put it on the table next to him, and said in a condescending tone, “Here’s ten million dollars, an amount that you’ll never be able to earn in several lifetimes. If you listen to me, take this card and leave. Don’t ever get involved with my father and daughter in the future, do you understand?”
Clement had said a lot of things to Lucas. From his tone, it was obvious that he was full of contempt toward Lucas and felt that he was greedy and pushing his luck.
Lucas almost burst out laughing at Clement’s words.
At this point, he finally realized why Connor and Kenneth had told him that Clement was so incompetent that even Edmund wanted to give up on him and hadn’t handed the position of family head to him.
The fact that Clement said such absurd things to him based on his own prejudices and preferences showed that he was indeed not a capable person.
Without even looking at the bank card that Clement threw on the table, Lucas said sneeringly, “So, Mr. Cole Sr’s life is worth only ten million dollars in your eyes.”
Clement frowned in displeasure. “You think it’s too little? Given your abilities, let alone ten million, even earning one million must be difficult for you.
“Although I don’t know how you got the set of jewelry you gave to Alexis, the Coles won’t take advantage of you. Send the invoice for the jewelry to me, and I’ll reimburse you for every penny you’ve spent. Just take it that the Coles bought it from you.
“As for other matters, don’t have any delusions!” Clement once again warned Lucas.
Lucas looked at the austere expression on Clement’s face and suddenly burst into laughter.
Clement’s behavior was simply more foolish than he had expected.
Clement was conceited, arrogant, superficial, short-sighted, foolish, liked jumping to conclusions, and often projected his shortcomings onto others. He had an incredibly flawed personality.
If he had bothered to think a bit more when investigating Lucas, he wouldn’t have reached this conclusion today.
At this moment, Lucas really took pity on Edmund.
He indeed couldn’t hand over the Cole family to his son. Otherwise, he would probably lose the entire family in no time.
Clement merely mentioned the families Lucas had offended but didn’t mention a thing about the families close to Lucas.
He had either deliberately chosen not to bring it up, or…
“Do you think that I befriended the Hale family from Orange County, the Parkers from LA, and the others all because of the Coles?” Lucas suddenly asked.