Chapter 238: Buying the Bathhouse
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In Lucas’s opinion, Perry did that not because he really knew that they had made a mistake but because he could tell from Joe’s att.i.tude toward Lucas that Lucas might really be a big shot whom he couldn’t afford to offend. So he began to be deferential and bowed to Lucas.
But if Lucas was just an ordinary person, they would definitely have suffered a huge loss!
If he was just an ordinary person who didn’t have any combat skills, he would have definitely ended up having his limbs broken and thrown out of the bathhouse, thereby becoming a cripple for the rest of his life.
Moreover, the beauties Cheyenne and Charlotte would also have been stripped naked, humiliated, and thrown out of the bathhouse. That would have resulted in a huge uproar, and perhaps they would have become the subjects of public criticism and never be able to raise their heads high again.
How could the matter be resolved with just an apology and a members.h.i.+p card?
“Get your boss to come out. I’m going to buy this bathhouse.” Lucas’s tone was indifferent but full of determination, leaving no room for negotiation at all.
Cold sweat immediately emerged on Perry’s forehead.
“What’s going on? What’s all the commotion about?”
At this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties with a slicked-back hairstyle slowly walked down from upstairs.
He frowned while looking at the commotion in the lobby below with a look of displeasure.
Perry’s forehead twitched, and his heart was full of dismay.
He had received a report from his subordinates and specially went downstairs to deal with the ruckus. But he didn’t expect it to spiral out of control, and now, things had escalated to the extent of Lucas wanting to buy the bathhouse.
Now, the owner of the bathhouse, Calvin Pearce, had also come downstairs. He found it hard to explain himself.
But things had already escalated to this point, so there was no way he could continue to cover it up.
Perry walked toward Calvin and reported softly, “Mr. Pearce, our staff accidentally offended these people just now, but I’ve also apologized to them and offered them compensation. However, they refuse to let it go and insist on buying the Ocean Bathhouse. What should we do?”
Anger immediately appeared on Calvin’s face.
Although he was not the true owner of the Ocean Bathhouse, he was the legally appointed person in charge of the bathhouse. He had also relied on the illegal business run on the top floor of the bathhouse to build connections with upper-cla.s.s figures of the county.
He thought that Lucas, whom he had never seen before, probably shouldn’t be a descendant of a prestigious family in the county. Besides, his last name ‘Gray’ didn’t ring a bell either because there was no prominent family with the last name Gray.
But the young man in front of him actually had the guts to claim that he wanted to buy the Ocean Bathhouse. In his opinion, Lucas was delusional and ignorant!
Calvin narrowed his eyes and said with a gloomy expression, “Punk, you want to buy the Ocean Bathhouse? You’d better ask around and find out who the owner of this bathhouse is before saying that. Who are you to buy this place?”
Calvin’s eyes were full of obvious contempt.
Upon hearing his words, Joe immediately stepped forward and glared at Calvin before hollering, “Calvin Pearce, mind your tone! How dare you talk to Mr. Gray with such a rude tone? Are you tired of living?”
Although Joe didn’t want Lucas to confront the Taylors, one of the four top families in Orange County, he naturally couldn’t stand by and quietly watch a Taylor lackey insult Lucas.
After all, he had pledged allegiance to Lucas, so he was Lucas’s subordinate. He had to intervene now that Lucas was insulted. Although he didn’t want to go against the Taylors, Calvin was only the person in charge of the bathhouse. And when it came to authority and power, Joe wasn’t afraid of Calvin at all.
Calvin frowned.
Just a short while ago, Joe came to the Ocean Bathhouse to negotiate a business deal with some distinguished guests, and Calvin had also tasked his subordinates to serve him well in a bid to get closer to him. But he never thought that Joe would have an extraordinary relations.h.i.+p with the young man in front of him and even stand up for him. Joe didn’t even mind offending Calvin and the Taylors for him.
The thought of it made anger surge in Calvin’s heart.
Although he was usually kind and polite to Joe because he didn’t want to offend him, Joe’s power and authority were actually inferior to the Taylors’, even though he controlled almost the entire underground businesses of Orange County!
If Joe dared to offend him and the Taylors because of Lucas, he would suggest to the Taylors to have Joe killed!
“Joe, you’re just an outsider. I suggest you don’t interfere in our affairs!” Calvin warned indifferently.
Joe was about to lose his temper when Lucas shot him a glance that made him stop moving immediately.
“Yes, I’ve taken a liking to this bathhouse. Name your price. I’ll buy it now,” Lucas said composedly.
“Hmph, you’re very generous, huh?!” Calvin snorted. “Which family do you belong to?”
Lucas glanced at him. But before he could say anything, the receptionist beside Calvin said, “Mr. Pearce, I know who this person is! Look, the woman standing there used to be known as the most beautiful woman in Orange County, Cheyenne Carter! That man is her good-for-nothing husband!
“He isn’t the son of a prestigious family but a poor chauffeur!”
Hearing the receptionist’s words, Calvin turned to look at the two beautiful women in the bathhouse.
When he came downstairs just now, he had already noticed how stunningly gorgeous they were, but he didn’t recognize Cheyenne, the former greatest beauty of the county.
After he heard the receptionist’s words, it finally dawned on him that the people in front of him were the same ones who had been disowned by the third-tier Carter family!
Calvin burst into laughter. “Hahaha, this is such a hilarious joke! A good-for-nothing who got kicked out by his wife’s family has the cheek to shamelessly want to buy the Ocean Bathhouse. Should I say that you are ignorant and fearless? You are really brazen!”
Lucas shook his head regretfully and sighed. “I was quite hesitant about buying your bathhouse at first because I felt that it wouldn’t be worth it, but I’ve decided that I’m going to buy it!”
Calvin immediately stopped smiling!
He looked at Lucas in disdain and sneered, “You? Sure, stop blowing your horn! As long as you can take out eight million dollars in cash now, I’ll immediately sell the Ocean Bathhouse to you!”