Invincible Phantom Hands’ face immediately sank. He had indeed been a little too hasty and reckless, but he didn’t want to give up this rare opportunity. He said to Lucas, “I’m just an employee of the Smiths. It doesn’t mean I’m one of them, so this isn’t a betrayal!

“Mr. Gray, you’re the first person I want to pledge allegiance to, so please give me this chance!”

His attitude was extremely determined and sincere. He even kowtowed and didn’t get up for a long time.

Just when everyone thought that Lucas would agree to accept Invincible Phantom Hands, Lucas shook his head. “I’ve already said my piece.”

With that, Lucas bypassed Invincible Phantom Hands and walked out the door of the meeting hall.

Watching Lucas leave, the people in the meeting hall were all surprised.

“Mr. Gray actually rejected Invincible Phantom Hands’ allegiance!”

“I really can’t figure it out. Invincible Phantom Hands is a top powerhouse ranked among the top three in even the Smith family. He’s a famous expert in DC. I heard that the Smiths paid a high price to hire Invincible Phantom Hands! But now that he’s voluntarily pledging allegiance to Mr. Gray, he was rejected?”

“Invincible Phantom Hands is indeed very strong, but Mr. Gray is even stronger than him! That’s why Mr. Gray doesn’t need his allegiance at all!”

“You’re right. Mr. Gray is much stronger than him. He really doesn’t need the allegiance of someone weaker than him…”

…

Invincible Phantom Hands was still kneeling on the floor. Hearing the discussions around him, he gritted his teeth.

But he was only a little dejected but not too shocked.

After all, Lucas was a rare grandmaster-level powerhouse, so how could he let just anyone become his follower.

But Invincible Phantom Hands would never give up!

As Invincible Phantom Hands said himself, he was only an employee of the Smiths, and his contract was about to expire. Even if he had to compensate for the breach of contract, he was determined to sever all ties with the Smiths. It was impossible for him to comply with the Smiths and go against Lucas.

Reason being, he had a greater goal!

…

Meanwhile, Lucas had already left Peak Constructions with Charlie.

Sitting in Lucas’s car, Charlie clenched his fist, feeling extremely uneasy.

He didn’t know where Lucas was taking him nor what Lucas would do to him next.

The feeling of being completely under the control of someone made Charlie extremely uncomfortable.

But now that he was already at Lucas’s mercy, he didn’t have a choice.

The only fortunate thing was that Lucas said that he wouldn’t let him die for now.

As long as he could stay alive, it was the greatest fortune!

More than twenty minutes later, Lucas drove his Jaguar into a beautiful manor.

Connor, the current helmsman of the Hales, immediately walked out of the manor and greeted Lucas respectfully. “Mr. Gray, do you have any orders for me today?”

Lucas pointed at Charlie next to him and instructed Connor, “This is Charlie. He works for the Smiths in DC. He’ll be staying with the Hales during this period of time, and you will be responsible for watching over him. Nothing can go wrong. Do you understand?”

Shock immediately appeared on Connor’s face. He didn’t expect this ordinary-looking old man in front of him to be the butler of the Smiths, one of the eight top families in DC!

Lucas intended to keep him under strict supervision at the Hale residence!

Connor naturally didn’t have the guts to ask Lucas what had happened. He merely felt that Lucas trusted the Hales since he handed this task over to them!

Connor agreed respectfully, “Yes! I promise to keep a close eye on him and make sure that he doesn’t leave the Hale residence!”

Lucas continued, “He’s just a prisoner. If he behaves strangely, kill him right away!”

This sentence immediately made Charlie shudder in fear!

He originally thought that since he worked for one of the eight top families of DC, if he compelled him with power and status, he would definitely be able to make the young Connor release him.

But Lucas’s words made Charlie instantly dispel these thoughts.

Although the young helmsman of the Hale family might not really dare to kill him, Charlie didn’t dare to take the risk.

After settling Charlie’s affairs, Lucas didn’t stay at the Hales’ and drove away.

Soon after, a sensational piece of news suddenly began spreading in DC. “Charlie, the butler of the Smiths, one of the eight great families in DC, has died!”

This news shocked many powerful DC families.

Who was Charlie?

He was the Smiths’ chief butler, whose status was almost on par with that of Tyson!

Moreover, it could be said that Tyson was now the helmsman all thanks to Charlie’s schemes and plans. The Smiths’ current development was also related to Charlie!

Such an important person actually suddenly died elsewhere!

“With Charlie’s death, the Smiths will be in chaos!”

“That’s for sure! Tyson managed to secure his position as the helmsman because he relied on Charlie’s help and advice. With Charlie’s death, Tyson and his brothers definitely won’t sit back and do nothing. I reckon the Smiths are going to be caught in internal strife again!”

“Of those who competed with Tyson for the position of helmsman, there are still two who are alive and well! Both of them are far more talented than Tyson, but because Charlie had helped Tyson, Tyson eventually became the helmsman of the family. Now that Charlie is dead, the Smiths are going to be in trouble!”

…

Although Charlie was only a butler, he wasn’t an ordinary one. He was actually extremely important to the Smiths. As soon as the news of his death spread, it immediately sparked an uproar in DC.

Not only did the Smiths’ internal turmoil begin, but many other families who had feuds with the Smiths also began taking action. They were waiting for the Smiths to start their internal strife so that they could take the opportunity to kick them when they were down and crush them in one fell swoop.

All of DC was in turmoil because of this piece of news.

In the Smiths’ manor in DC…

In the most luxurious villa, Tyson, the head of the Smith family, was sitting in the master seat with several people around him.

“Tyson, what exactly is going on here? This is spreading like wildfire out there. Shouldn’t you give us a reasonable explanation?” An old man sitting next to Tyson, who looked a bit similar to him but was balding with barely any hair left on his head, questioned aggressively.

“Thomas, I just said that Charlie isn’t dead! It’s just fake news that some people are spreading to cause unrest within our family. What else do you want me to explain?” Tyson retorted angrily.

Thomas was Tyson’s second brother, and he had competed with him for the position of the helmsman of the family for most of their lives. As soon as he heard the news of Charlie’s death, he immediately came over to question him. How abominable!

Had he known that this would have happened, he would have tried every way to kill his two brothers!