151: Hidden Scheme

Hidden Scheme

Everyone looked at each other in shock. They initially thought that Connor would immediately flare up at Lucas and hit him, but they didn't expect Connor to actually just walk away!1

They wondered what the white-haired old man had whispered into his ear to make him suppress his anger…

Many guests whispered and made guesses about the reason.

Although Lucas also felt quite surprised, he wasn't in a hurry to ask for an explanation from the Hales, as there was still plenty of time to do so.

The two people standing at the side, Dominic and Bryce, were instantly disappointed when they saw Connor walking away with the Hales.

They initially thought that Lucas would have faced the wrath of the Hales for being arrogant and having the audacity to press Connor's head directly into the bowl of soup. But they didn't expect Connor to actually just let Lucas off instead of pursuing the matter!

Both Dominic and Bryce were full of regret. But since the Hales didn't exact revenge on Lucas, they dared not urge them to do anything to him. They could only glare at him viciously with resentment.

At this moment, one of the Hales' security guards walked up to Dominic and Bryce and said politely but aloofly, "Sir, you have suffered a severe head injury. We'd better hurry and send you to the hospital. Since you got injured in the Hale residence, we will cover the medical expenses."

Dominic's face suddenly turned red and hot. The Hales were obviously chasing them away!

However, there was indeed a large cut on Bryce's head, and blood was flowing all over his face. If he continued to stay at the baby shower banquet, it would be a hideous and frightening sight. It was no wonder that the Hales wanted them to leave.

Dominic quickly stabilized his expression and said worriedly, "Indeed, the injury on my grandson's head is very serious, and he has to go to the hospital right away. In that case, we shall take our leave. I'm very sorry. Please give my regards to the patriarch on my behalf. However, we can pay for the medical expenses ourselves."

After saying this out of courtesy, Dominic hurriedly left the Hale residence with Bryce embarrassedly, ignoring the cold gazes being shot at them.

They had paid an enormous price to get two invitation cards to the Hales' baby shower, yet they didn't get any benefit but even left a bad impression on the Hales. Moreover, Bryce had suffered such a serious injury. It was simply a tremendous loss!

Dominic was chagrined and terrified of Lucas. But he could also figure out that if Bryce hadn't taken the initiative to provoke Lucas, Lucas wouldn't have paid any attention to them, and they wouldn't be in the situation that they were currently in.

However, when Dominic looked at Bryce, whose head was bleeding and was continuously lamenting about the pain, he couldn't bring himself to reprimand him.

"Ah, what a sin!" Dominic sighed.

Aston, who had been standing at the side in the banquet hall, also had cold sweat covering his forehead.

Lucas's behavior just now was simply an insult to the Hales. He had been sitting right beside Lucas then, and he reckoned that many had probably seen him chatting merrily with Lucas. He was worried that he might be wronged and falsely accused if the Hales mistakenly thought that he was in cahoots with Lucas and then put the blame on him.

Although the Brookes promised to pledge allegiance to Lucas on the surface, they didn't genuinely see themselves to be on the same side as him. Besides, in the past two days, they had already inquired some information and knew that although Lucas was indeed a descendant of the Huttons, he and his mother had been chased out by the Huttons nearly twenty years ago!

Lucas had even taken his mother's last name, and rumor had it that it was because the Huttons refused to let him take their family name. This just went to show that he had a deep feud with the Huttons.

Although it seemed that the Huttons were now trying to make it up to him and wanted him to reunite with them and then take over the family, the Brookes reckoned that it wouldn't happen.

First of all, Lucas bore a strong grudge against the Huttons and hated them too much to take the initiative and reunite with them. Besides, the massive and prestigious Hutton family might not necessarily want to let him go back.

To the Brookes, a Lucas who wasn't allowed to reunite with the Huttons would be of little value to them.

Thus, now that Lucas had gotten into a huge conflict with a top family in Orange County, Aston became a fence-sitter, as he was somewhat unable to decide which side he should stand on.

After pondering about it carefully, Aston went to Lucas and said, "Mr. Gray, I need to use the bathroom. Please excuse me."

Lucas looked at Aston with a smirk and nodded.

Aston felt a chill run down his spine. He felt as though Lucas had seen through his thoughts. But he couldn't care less about anything else. When he walked outside the banquet hall and found a secluded and quiet place with no one else around, he hurriedly took out his phone and reported what had happened here to his grandfather, Andrew Brooke.

Andrew thought about it for a long while before saying, "You don't have to do anything about this. Just watch from the side."

In fact, Aston had the same intentions. But he was worried that if he stood by and did nothing to help, he might end up offending both Lucas and the Hales.

In response to his grandson's concerns, Andrew answered, "Don't worry. Lucas Gray hasn't become fully-fledged, and he still needs our help for now. Even if you don't help him, he won't do anything to you. As for the Hales, as long as we strengthen our ties with them afterward and you find an opportunity to explain to them that you have nothing to do with Lucas Gray, I doubt the Hales will continue to pursue the matter. That way, we won't be implicated."

Aston thought about it and felt that his grandfather's words made sense. Feeling rather relieved, he returned to the banquet hall. But this time, he didn't sit next to Lucas like he had just now and instead sat at a table slightly far away from him.

Lucas sneered as he looked at Aston quietly.

Pangs of anxiety engulfed Aston, but when he thought of what his grandfather just said, he gradually calmed down again.

At this moment, a group of people slowly walked over from the main entrance of the banquet hall toward the guests.

The leader of the group was an old man in his seventies. He had white hair, was dressed in a navy blue suit, and held an ostentatious walking stick in hand.

Upon sight of him, all the guests in the hall stood up unanimously and respectfully greeted in unison, "Greetings, Old Mr. Hale!"

The old man was Bruce Hale, the patriarch and current helmsman of the Hale family, who was also Logan and Connor's grandfather.

There was a young woman of about 25 years old behind Bruce, and she was carrying a baby wrapped in a red cloth. The baby was probably the fourth-generation heir of the Hales, for whom the baby shower was held.

Connor was also standing at the side. He had gone to wash up and change into a fresh set of clothes just now. There were around 30 arrogant-looking members of the Hale family standing behind them.

This group of people was basically the core members of the Hale family!

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