Chapter 203: Self-Exposure Over the Phone
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Aston wasn’t a stupid person. On the contrary, he could be considered astute most of the time.
Now, Bruce had personally transferred all the businesses of the Hales to Lucas and even took the initiative to sentence his second grandson, Logan, to death, all for the sake of pleasing Lucas.
In that case, how terrifyingly powerful must Lucas be?
In this instant, Aston recalled the night where tragedy struck the Hales.
On that night, he was frightened out of his wits by Lucas and ran back home to the Brookes overnight to hatch a plan with Andrew and discuss the countermeasures they should take.
But after some a.n.a.lysis, Andrew eventually felt that it wasn’t within Lucas’s means to do that and thought that it must have been a coincidence.
Thus, he stopped feeling scared of Lucas and merely thought that he was using the military’s presence to pretend to be powerful so as to frighten others.
But after seeing Bruce, the patriarch of the Hales who had been taken away earlier on, Aston immediately understood what was going on!
A ma.s.sive sense of fear and horror engulfed Aston’s heart, and at the same time, he was overwhelmed with regret. He had just been extremely hostile when mocking Lucas. If Lucas decided to take revenge on them…
Bang!
The more Aston thought about it, the more terrified he became. His legs went limp as he dropped onto his knees in front of Lucas with a dull thud.
“Mr. Gray, I spouted that nonsense because I was all muddled up just now… All those terrible things I said are my personal statements, and they have nothing to do with my grandfather and the rest of my family. Please spare the Brookes. I’ll make up for it in any way you want me to!”
Aston was not stupid, and he knew that the hostile and snide remarks he made just now would definitely bring death upon him. He knew that it was impossible for Lucas to let him off, so he thought that he might as well carry all the burden so that Lucas would let the Brookes off the hook.
Lucas had effortlessly annihilated the prestigious and powerful Hales. The Brookes were far from being comparable to the Hales, so if he wanted to exact revenge on them, their resulting fate would definitely be worse off than that of the Hales!
After all, the Hales had only offended Lucas, while the Brookes had not only offended him but also betrayed him!
At the thought of this, Aston broke out in cold sweat in regret and frustration.
Lucas glanced at Aston with a smirk, but he didn’t say anything.
Aston was about to continue pleading, but his phone suddenly started ringing.
He took out his phone. As soon as he saw his grandfather’s info on the screen, he felt his vision turning black as he frantically tried to dismiss the call.
“Answer it and put it on speaker,” Lucas ordered indifferently while sitting calmly on the couch.
His voice wasn’t loud, but it was domineering and overwhelming, so much so that Aston didn’t dare to disobey.
His fingers were trembling, but he had no choice except to obey Lucas, answer the phone, and put it on speaker.
Soon, Andrew’s voice came clearly from the phone. “Aston, how’s the matter I asked you to do going? How many of the businesses and properties of the Hales have you seized? What did Lucas Gray say?”
“Grandpa… Grandpa…” Aston wanted to stop Andrew from continuing, but when Lucas shot him a warning glance, he shuddered in fear as his throat tightened. He couldn’t even say a complete sentence.
On the other end, Andrew didn’t notice Aston’s abnormal behavior and merely thought that he hadn’t completed the task yet. So he questioned in displeasure, “What? Did Lucas Gray disobey? Hmph, if he doesn’t know how to behave, I’ll send Stanley to get rid of him!”
Hearing Andrew’s words, Aston was on the verge of peeing his pants. He bit the tip of his tongue hard and really wanted to tell his grandfather something, but Lucas s.n.a.t.c.hed his phone away.
“Mr. Brooke, what does it mean to behave? Also, who did you say you wanted to get rid of?” Lucas slowly asked as he held the phone.
Andrew was obviously stunned, and he finally figured out that Lucas heard the conversation he had with his grandson.
Although he didn’t know what the situation was on Aston’s side, Andrew was full of confidence as he threatened Lucas, “Lucas Gray, don’t feign ignorance! Aston should have already told you the two options that the Brookes are kind enough to give you. Have you chosen?”
Kneeling on the ground, Aston instantly collapsed to the ground with a trace of despair in his eyes.
As soon as Andrew said this, all the things he just said on behalf of the Brookes and their ignorance of the situation all went down the drain!
Lucas glanced at Aston indifferently. “Yes, your grandson has already told me. But neither of the options appeal to me. What do you think I should do?”
Andrew’s gloomy voice came from the other end as he barked, “Hmph, kid, you’ve chosen death then! Once you’re dead, don’t blame me for not warning you beforehand!”
“Haha, okay, I’ll wait for you then.” Then Lucas ended the call and tossed the phone back to Aston.
But Aston’s face was already as pale as a sheet, and his limbs had also turned into jelly. s.h.i.+vering, he didn’t have the energy to grab his phone.
Besides, even if he picked it up now, there would be no point.
Bruce had been quietly watching from the side, and through this phone call, he roughly understood some facts of the situation. Seeing that Andrew actually had the guts to offend Lucas, he immediately stepped forward and volunteered, “Mr. Gray, I’ll help you kill this kid before returning him to the Brookes!”
Aston suddenly shuddered and peed his pants.
Lucas said indifferently, “Don’t kill him yet, just cripple him.”
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Bruce immediately gladly accepted the order. “Yes, Mr. Gray!”
He had been worried that he wouldn’t be able to get close to Lucas. But now that he received Lucas’s order, he became really proactive and soon called someone to drag Aston away.
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Meanwhile, in the Brookes’ villa in LA, Andrew was infuriated after Lucas hung up on him.
He wanted to call Aston again to ask what was going on and why Lucas could hear them from the side and even take the phone away to talk to him.
But after calling several times, Aston still didn’t answer.
“Someone!” the enraged Andrew roared.
His personal butler immediately ran to him and respectfully asked, “Mr. Brooke, may I know what orders you have?”
“Get Stanley here immediately. I need him to kill someone in Orange County!”