THE FORMIDABLE SON-IN-LAW: THE CHARISMATIC LUCAS GRAY

Seeing Lena, Lucas raised his brows in surprise. “Are you also here for the Elite Business Exchange?”

Lena nodded with a smile. “Yes, the Elite Business Exchange is only held once every three years, so it’s a rare opportunity for me to come. During the last exchange, I was still abroad and couldn’t come back. This time, I decided I had to witness its splendor. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait another three years.”

While she spoke, another familiar figure appeared in front of Lucas and greeted him, “Mr. Gray, you’re here to attend the Elite Business Exchange too. That’s wonderful!”

This person was none other than Ethan Sawyer, who hadn’t shown up in front of Lucas for a long time.

Beside him was a young woman of about 23 years old who somewhat resembled Lena.

She was a few years younger than Lena and still had some baby fat on her face. But she was currently frowning petulantly, seemingly in a bad mood.

Lucas reckoned that she was Lena’s younger sister, whom he hadn’t met before.

Lucas glanced at Ethan but didn’t respond to his words. Instead, he nodded with an indifferent expression.

When Karen’s matter was getting out of hand, and the reputations of Lucas and the Stardust Corporation were thoroughly tarnished, Lucas had gone to the Kingstons in San Francisco to get Karen back. At the time, the Parkers, the Hales, and Joe of Little Atlantis City had all rushed to the Kingston residence unanimously and stood firmly on Lucas’s side despite the risk of becoming enemies with the Kingstons.

On the other hand, Ethan never once showed up or even gave Lucas a phone call.

Only after there was a twist in events in the matter between Karen and Lucas and a complete turnaround for Lucas and the Stardust Corporation did Ethan call him to show him concern, as if he had just learned about the matter.

This incident alone was enough to clearly show everyone’s true colors.

Lucas was already disappointed in Ethan. So now that they met again, although Lucas didn’t face him with a hostile attitude on Lena’s account, it was impossible for them to return to the way they used to be.

Noticing Lucas’s indifference toward him, Ethan knew what was going on and couldn’t help looking a little ashamed.

But as an experienced businessman who managed to become the wealthiest man in Orange County, he was naturally very thick-skinned. He turned around and said to the young lady beside him, “Yvette, this is Mr. Lucas Gray, whom I’ve mentioned to you many times. Hurry up and greet him.”

The young lady glanced at Lucas and said in a withdrawn manner that made it seem as if she was just completing a task, “Hello, Mr. Gray. I am Yvette Sawyer. Nice to meet you.”

Lucas was somewhat amused because she was clearly being forced by her father to introduce herself to a stranger.

“Hello.” He returned the greeting with a faint smile.

Lena laughed. “She’s my sister, and she just returned from abroad recently. She doesn’t know many people yet! By the way, Lucas, are you going to the Walton Hotel now?”

Lucas shook his head and looked across the wide road at the lively stalls in front of the stadium. “No, I’m planning to stroll around and browse the stalls outside for a while before going in later.”

Lena immediately smiled radiantly and said with surprise, “Wow, what a coincidence! I’m also planning to look at the stalls. We can go together!”

Before Lucas could say anything, Ethan said smilingly, “That’s really a coincidence. Lena, how about you stroll around with Mr. Gray. If you see anything you like, go ahead and buy it. I’ll take your sister inside. I happen to have some old friends I’d like to meet.”

After saying goodbye to Lucas, Ethan took Yvette into the Walton Hotel.

Now, only Lucas and Lena were standing here.

Lena looked behind Lucas and asked curiously, “Lucas, are you here alone today? Didn’t Cheyenne come with you?”

“Well, she’s busy and has to pick up Amelia from school in the evening, so she didn’t come,” Lucas answered.

“I see.” Lena wanted to pretend to find it a shame, but she couldn’t help sounding somewhat glad as she beamed with joy.

“Come on. Let’s go over there together. I heard that there’s some good stuff for sale in the markets every year!” Lena said happily while suddenly reaching out to hold Lucas’s arm.

Lucas was surprised and immediately wanted to retract his arm.

Cheyenne was the only woman he had ever had such intimate interactions with.

“Hey, Lucas, I’m not taking advantage of you. It’s just that I’m in heels today, and I can barely keep my balance while walking. Just do me a favor and lend me your arm for a while, okay?” Lena lifted her head and looked at Lucas with a playful expression on her face.

She was indeed walking shakily in a pair of stilettos with thin, ten-centimeter long heels.

Since Lena had already asked him to do her a favor, Lucas couldn’t just push her aside.

“Since your shoes are making walking inconvenient for you, I think you’d better go to the hotel to rest,” Lucas said somewhat helplessly.

“No, what’s the point of staying in the hotel? My dad will surely take me to meet his business partners again. In addition to socializing, I have to maintain a ladylike smile the whole time. My face is going to be stiff. I don’t want to go!” Lena pouted and complained coquettishly, then she suddenly smiled. “Come on. Let’s go over there and see what good things there are!”

She excitedly held onto Lucas’s arm tightly and took the lead to walk toward the stalls across the road.

Lucas naturally had to follow Lena, allowing her to rest a small part of her weight on him as she walked across the street toward the entrance of the stadium.

Just across the road, Lucas bumped into another familiar face.

It was none other than Alexis’s father, Clement Cole.

Yesterday at the Coles’, Lucas got into a conflict with Clement twice.

The first time, Clement had taken the initiative to call Lucas to his study and warned him to stay away from his daughter, Alexis, and his father, Edmund. He had even offered Lucas three million dollars to repay Lucas for his kindness to Edmund. But Lucas had left without paying attention to him.

The second time, Clement ran to Edmund’s garden and complained to Edmund about Lucas in an attempt to get Edmund to drive Lucas away from the Coles completely. But Clement ended up getting reprimanded by Edmund and left in exasperation.

Both times, Clement failed to get rid of Lucas and even suffered losses. So he was full of displeasure when he saw Lucas.

“Hey, I was wondering who you were. Aren’t you Lucas Gray, the man who stole the limelight at my daughter’s party yesterday? You’re really despicable. You seduced my daughter, and now, you’re behaving intimately with another woman.. You’re a scumbag indeed!” Clement lashed out hostilely without hiding his disgust and abhorrence for Lucas at all.