The change in Lucas’s expression was very obvious.

Florence naturally noticed it, and she hesitated.

When she was in Orange County, she already knew that Lucas cared a lot about Cheyenne. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed to work temporarily with the Howards in order not to make Cheyenne upset.

Thus, Cheyenne was Lucas’s greatest weakness. He even refused to let her reunite with Florence, her mother, so how could he be willing to let Cheyenne return to the Howards?

Besides, Florence hadn’t even reunited with Cheyenne officially, so she was in no place to bring her back.

Seeing the hesitant look on Florence’s face, Felix immediately frowned and asked sternly, “You don’t want to?”

Lucas said lightly, “Mr. Howard, I’ve already told you that my wife is Cheyenne Carter, not Cheyenne Howard. Moreover, she has no intention of returning to the Howards and reuniting with you now, so you should stop thinking about it.”

As soon as he said this, the guests were surprised.

The Howards were one of the eight top families of DC, and they held a pivotal economic position in the United States!

Many people wished they could have some ties with the Howards, and no one dared to offend even the bodyguards and doormen. This was the prestige of a top wealthy family.

But now, the helmsman of the Howards had asked for Florence’s illegitimate daughter to be brought home, which probably meant he wanted to reunite with her. This was akin to reaching the top in one go. Many people were envious, yet Lucas refused him without giving it any thought.

Besides, according to what he said, he seemed to be against the idea of Cheyenne returning to the Howards to acknowledge her roots.

He was simply turning down a blessing! Everyone felt that Lucas was a fool.

Lucas rejected Felix’s request unceremoniously in front of everyone. Felix became angry, and he immediately exuded a terrifying pressure.

He had been in control of the Howards for many years, so his aura was terrifying when he was furious.

Some people close to Felix began trembling as fear surged in their hearts.

Florence, Samuel, Ezra, and other Howards lowered their heads, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on their faces.

Only Lucas and Jordan could maintain normal expressions under Felix’s pressure.

“Punk, no matter what you really think, she’s still a Howard by blood! Regardless of who her father is, anyone from the Howard family must take the family name! This is the rule of my family!

“Furthermore, we can’t let someone of the Howard blood stay estranged from us. So regardless of whether you’re willing or not, she must return to the Howards!”

Felix spoke domineeringly, his tone adamant.

It was the first time Lucas had heard of a family rule where female descendants had to take her maternal family’s last name.

Lucas sneered and asked sarcastically, “Based on what you said, everyone from your family must take the Howard last name. And you even said that I’m your grandson-in-law and a Howard. Does that mean that I have to change my last name to Howard too?”

His original intention was to be sarcastic and use the rhetorical question to criticize the Howards’ rule for being absurd and ridiculous. But Felix replied, “Yes, that’s right!

“Be it women or men who marry into the Howard family, or even those who work for us, including the bodyguards, they must all take our family name!

“I heard that you’re the live-in husband of my granddaughter. In that case, you have to take our last name too!”

Felix’s words immediately left Lucas speechless.

It was the first time he had seen such a rule.

It was no wonder that Felix had presumptuously decided to change Cheyenne’s last name to Howard after learning her name. He kept calling her Cheyenne Howard because of this ridiculous rule of the Howards.

A person’s last name represented their bloodline and their roots in this wor;d. Changing your last name was not as simple as changing the word.

Even when Lucas was kicked out by the Huttons back then, he wasn’t allowed to use their last name because the Huttons felt that it was an insult to him and would remind him of the shame of being abandoned.

Later, Lucas took his mother’s last name, which meant that from then on, his mother would be his only kin, and he would no longer have any paternal relatives.

But Felix wanted to take away his last name and force him to change it to Howard. It was so ridiculous that it was amusing!

Jordan couldn’t stand it anymore. He immediately stepped forward and said sneeringly, “Hmph, who do you think you are? How dare you make Lucas change his last name?!”

Felix narrowed his eyes, and a menacing murderous intent suddenly emerged in his eyes. “How dare a servant question my decision? You have no rules or discipline at all! Go teach him a hard lesson!”

With this order, a cold and stern-looking middle-aged expert immediately walked out from behind Felix and reached out toward Jordan without saying a word!

The moment he was about to approach Jordan, this expert extended one hand to grab Jordan’s collar while raising his other hand to slap his face!

With his speed and the strength contained in this slap, Lucas was certain that this slap could definitely crush the skull of the average person!

This person was really ruthless!

Fortunately, Jordan wasn’t an average person. Although the expert’s attack was unexpected, Jordan had been by Lucas’s side for a long time and was once part of the Falcon Regiment. At the critical moment, he reacted quickly and perfectly dodged the slap and the hand about to grab his collar.

“Huh? He managed to dodge?” The middle-aged expert was shocked.

As a bodyguard of the Howards’ helmsman, he was naturally skilled in martial arts, and he was best at being quick! Be it his speed of attacking or dodging, very few people in DC could defeat him!

Moreover, he had attacked by surprise and even restricted Jordan’s moving range with both hands. People who could dodge his attack were few and far between even in DC!

But the young man in front of him actually managed to dodge his attack perfectly!