1218 Waiting for Her to Calm Down
After hesitating for a long time, Amelia finally let go of Lucas’s calf and said reluctantly, “Daddy, I’m sorry. I promised Aunt Charlotte not to talk to you until Mommy is no longer angry! Daddy, quickly tell Mommy to stop being mad at you!”
While speaking, Amelia walked back to Charlotte reluctantly. She was obviously more tempted by going to the aquarium than to talk with Lucas.
After all, in Amelia’s view, Lucas had already come home. As long as he could appease Cheyenne, she would be able to speak to him immediately. But if she angered Charlotte, not only would she not get to go to the aquarium, but Charlotte might never buy her any delicious treats again. So she could only reluctantly leave Lucas’s arms and go back to Charlotte.
Lucas put a hand on his forehead speechlessly upon realizing that he was less appealing to his daughter than an aquarium.
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On the other hand, Charlotte showed the expression of a victor as she rolled her eyes at Lucas and harrumphed coldly.
Cheyenne was stunned when she first saw Lucas appear, but she soon turned away and cleaned the dishes on the table without speaking to him at all.
Seeing the strange behavior of his daughters and son-in-law, William asked, “What’s the matter? Did you two have a fight?”
Lucas said, “No, it’s just a little misunderstanding. We’ll be fine after talking things out. It’s not a fight.”
Charlotte glared at Lucas and harrumphed. “We’re not sure if it’s a misunderstanding yet!”
Then she looked at William and warned, “Dad, since you don’t know what’s going on, don’t ask about it. Don’t speak to Lucas either! Cheyenne and I are still mad at him!”
William didn’t know what was going on, but when he saw their expressions, he reckoned that it wasn’t a big deal and simply a.s.sumed that it was a misunderstanding between the young people.
He naturally wouldn’t get involved, so he simply shook his head and said helplessly, “Okay then, you kids can handle it yourselves. I won’t take sides. I’m going to work now. Don’t fight at home!”
To give the three young people time to resolve the conflict, William took Amelia with him and sent her to the kindergarten.
After the two left, only Lucas, Cheyenne, and Charlotte were left in the villa.
Lucas looked at Cheyenne and frantically explained, “Cheyenne, those photos aren’t like that at all. There’s nothing between me and Lena—”
“Stop!” Charlotte interrupted him and said angrily, “You can save those words for later when we’re willing to hear them! Cheyenne and I have already agreed to go out and have a good time today. We don’t want to ruin our mood if your explanation is disappointing. Please move aside.”
Then Charlotte took Cheyenne’s hand and moved to leave.
Cheyenne played along and left quietly with Charlotte without even looking at Lucas.
“…” Lucas opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only close it and shake his head with a bitter smile.
Cheyenne and Charlotte were still angry, so they definitely didn’t want to hear his explanation.
Moreover, he didn’t have any evidence to prove that the photos were fake or that he had been set up.
Before getting any concrete evidence, Lucas would probably have to continue letting it be.
But it was understandable. If Cheyenne really didn’t feel bothered, Lucas would be worried that she didn’t have any feelings for him.
The most important thing to do now was to wait for Flynn to find out who took the photos before searching along the clues to find out the culprit to prove his innocence.
Seeing that Cheyenne and Charlotte had already grabbed their purses and were about to leave, Lucas chased after them worriedly. “Where are you going? I’ll drive you!”
“Hmph, we don’t need you to drive us. We’ll drive on our own. Before Cheyenne calms down, you’d better not appear in front of us. Got it?” Charlotte said fiercely.
Cheyenne continued remaining silent and simply got into the driver’s seat of her car, letting her actions do the talking.
Since they were so resistant, Lucas could only smile bitterly and watch them leave the villa in the car.
But even though Lucas couldn’t go with them, he didn’t neglect their safety.
Lucas took out his phone and instructed Stanley, “Stanley, go protect my wife and sister-in-law. Contact me immediately if anything happens!”
Now, Lucas could only wait until Cheyenne came home to find a suitable opportunity to explain to her.
He knew that he had to avoid Charlotte during the explanation.
With the overly protective Charlotte by Cheyenne’s side, Lucas would be rebuffed for everything he said and be left with no chance to explain!
After the few of them left, Lucas was the only one left in the ma.s.sive fairytale castle-like villa.
But Lucas naturally wouldn’t stay at home alone.
He had been away from Orange County for some time, and now that he was back, he had many things to handle.
In particular, those families who had pledged allegiance to him, Lucas had been away for so long that he didn’t know how they were doing now.
After seeing that the Parkers had managed to delve into the DC market and develop rapidly, Lucas decided that he should pay more attention to the other families every now and then.
If possible, Lucas naturally wouldn’t want to give up on them.
Moreover, Lucas had already planned to take the Carters with him to DC to develop further, so he had to make arrangements for the other families.
Ten minutes later, Lucas had already left the Pearl Lake villa and arrived at the entrance of the Hale residence.
The Hales were one of the top four families of Orange County and also the first family that Lucas had subdued, so he chose them as his first stop.
“Lucas! You’ve returned from DC! If I had known you were back, I would have definitely brought everyone to receive you!” Bruce, the former helmsman of the Hales, had just received the news and hurried out from the garden to greet Lucas excitedly at the entrance.