Chapter 921: Lost Successors.h.i.+p
If Pamela hadn’t rushed out to s.h.i.+eld Lucas from the gun just now, making him feel touched, he would have killed Samuel for getting people to aim guns at him twice.
Lucas’s calmness and nonchalance toward the gunmen made Samuel hesitate.
Does this punk really not fear guns and bullets?
“Uncle Samuel, don’t be fooled by this punk’s pretentiousness!
“I believe that there are definitely experts who aren’t afraid of bullets, but they’re all legendary transformation-level experts. As for Lucas Gray… Hah! Even if he started practicing martial arts from his mother’s womb, it’s impossible for him to reach that level in just over twenty years!
“He deliberately toyed with Pamela’s feelings and got her pregnant out of wedlock, ruining her reputation. This alone is enough reason for him to die!
“Besides, who knows what kind of hatred he bears toward our family? If he’s out to take revenge, we can’t let him off!”
Ezra was desperately adding fuel to the fire, wis.h.i.+ng he could order the gunmen to shoot himself.
Lucas suddenly turned to look at Ezra and said indifferently, “If you can’t wait to die, I can fulfill your wish right now!”
His voice was extremely cold, and it immediately made Ezra feel a chill in his heart.
…
Ezra clenched his fists. It wasn’t that he didn’t know how terrifying Lucas was, but he had to fight for his future!
The thought of becoming the successor of the Howards today gave him the determination to keep going!
Ezra stared at Lucas and said with great certainty, “Hah, Lucas Gray, you’re already on the brink of death, yet you’re still being so stubborn!
“Do you think that the Howards’ gunmen are all incompetent? There are so many guns aimed at you. Even if they shoot randomly, you will definitely die!”
“Is that so? You can give it a try then.” Lucas laughed disdainfully, seemingly not taking the gunmen seriously at all.
His att.i.tude immediately made Samuel feel belittled, and he snapped furiously, “Okay, since you have a death wish, I’ll fulfill it right now!
“Kill him!” Samuel bellowed angrily through gritted teeth.
“Samuel, who gave you the right to order someone killed here?”
Just as the gunmen were about to fire at Lucas, an aged yet authoritative voice suddenly sounded in the banquet hall.
Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and an old yet energetic figure stepping into the hall with Florence’s help.
“It’s the Howards’ helmsman, Felix Howard!”
Someone recognized the man’s ident.i.ty immediately and called out to him respectfully.
The person who arrived was Felix Howard, the host of today’s birthday banquet, the helmsman of the Howards!
His arrival immediately sparked a commotion in the hall.
Lucas glanced at Felix.
He was in his seventies and dressed in a dark purple suit. His hair was snowy white and combed back neatly. There were wrinkles on his face, and his brows were furrowed deeply. Although his eyelids were drooping slightly because of his age, his eyes were still glistening. He seemed extremely energetic and full of vigor.
“Father!” Samuel was shocked, and he hurriedly greeted Felix respectfully.
“Grandpa!” Ezra didn’t dare to delay and immediately stepped forward to greet him respectfully.
Felix ignored the two of them and instead walked toward the main seat in the center of the hall with Florence’s a.s.sistance. He looked at Samuel and said expressionlessly, “Samuel, you’re not the helmsman yet. Why are you so eager to exercise the authority of the helmsman?”
Samuel was shocked and hurriedly dropped to his knees in front of Felix with a look of panic and fear. “Father, it’s nothing like that! You’re the helmsman of the Howards. How could I dare to overstep my boundaries? I can’t afford to bear this responsibility!”
“Hmph, you didn’t?” Felix sneered. “Tell me. What’s the first rule of the Howards’ family rules?”
Samuel was stunned and subconsciously recited the first rule, which he had been able to recite since he was a child. “All Howards shall never harm each other in any way. If someone has committed an unforgivable mistake, the helmsman is to decide how to punish them!”
Felix said coldly, “It seems like you still remember. What are you doing now then?”
Samuel suddenly understood why his father lost his temper.
Felix must have already found out about what had happened in the banquet hall. Moreover, Florence was by his side, so she must have informed him of Lucas’s true ident.i.ty.
Since Lucas was Florence’s son-in-law, it made him Felix’s grandson-in-law, so he could be considered one of the Howards.
Yet he had ordered the Howards’ gunmen to shoot Lucas, which was a violation of the first rule of the Howards’ family rules!
“Let me ask you. Is Lucas one of the Howards?” Felix asked.
Samuel gritted his teeth and said, “Since he’s your grandson-in-law, he’s naturally one of us.”
“Has he committed an unforgivable mistake against the family?” Felix asked.
Samuel clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and answered with his head hung low, “Although… he did do some… things harmful to the family, it’s not unforgivable.”
Although he did resent Lucas so much that he wished he could kill him immediately, he didn’t dare to exaggerate Lucas’s sins and could only tell the truth.
“Hmph! Since you know, how dare you try to kill him?!” Felix shouted menacingly. He picked up a teacup on the table and smashed it on the floor.
Bang!
Felix’s sudden outburst scared Samuel out of his wits. He shuddered and hurriedly said in a trembling voice, “Father, I… I know my mistake! Please calm down!”
“The Howards have always given rewards and punishment where it’s due. Since you’ve done something wrong, you should be punished!” Felix snorted coldly. “From today onward, I will remove your status as the Howards’ successor. Are you convinced?”
“What?!” Samuel felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He widened his eyes in shock and stared at his father in disbelief.
He had put in so much effort over so many years to become the helmsman!
His father had finally agreed to hand over the position to him on his 75th birthday today.
But he didn’t expect Felix to strip him of the position so soon!
He obviously couldn’t accept it.
“No, Father… you can’t do this!” Samuel pleaded loudly, hoping that Felix would change his mind.