Chapter 851
Chapter 851
Panic shed across Hans Grey’s eyes.
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He bumped into Lucas Johnson when he was chased out of Johnson Corporation.
Lucas warned him rudely that if he dared to appear before Rachel Grey again, the Grey family would
suffer the fate of bankruptcy.
His warning was like a nightmare that would not go away and kept haunting Hans at all times.
True to human nature, no one learned their lesson, especially when they did not have to pay the price.
Hans was confident the Johnson family would not dare to hurt him because he was Rache’s father.
Otherwise, Rachel would have to bear the me of a heartless daughter who did not care about her
father’s wellbeing.
He was equally confident that today’s n was foolproof. Rachel would no doubt cave in and submit to
him obediently.
However, he underestimated his daughter’s heartless indifference and overestimated his own ability.
In the past ten years or more, Rachel had grown up o be an independent woman; she was no longer
the child Hans could scold and abuse at will. Moreover, she did not care about their father-daughter
rtionship or give a damn about him.
Han had always thought everything was under his control, but he did not realize it ended when Rachel
left the family.
“Hans Grey, do you think the Johnson family won’t dare to do anything to you just because you are
Rae-Rae’s father?” Lucas asked nonchntly, not knowing that it was Hans’s assumption.
A fleeting panic shed across Hans’s eyes.
Lucas took a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled a grayish-white smoke. The corners of his mouth
curled into an arc with a hint of wickedness. “Get it straight! The Grey family has secured a sound
foothold in Pollister all these years because of my aunt and not because the Johnson family fears you.”
He held the cigarette between his fingers indifferently and looked at Hans in disdain. The Johnson
family is not afraid of beingbeled heartless.”
Lucas’s casualment was thest straw that crushed Hans’s back.
He was fearless before Lucas and Rachel because he believed the Johnson family, the wealthiest
family in Seaxas, cared about its reputation. Therefore, falling out with Hans Grey would risk being
labeled heartless and unjust.
But Lucas’s remark had proved him wrong; it was not what he thought.
“The despicable things that you did to my aunt back then, the Grey family would have vanished from
Pollister if she did not plead for my grandfather for leniency. Lucas walked toward Hans with one hand
in his pocket and the other holding a cigarette. Then he pressed it against Hans’s chest to extinguish
the cigarette bit by bit.
The hot cigarette butt pierced through Hans’s shirt and against his flesh.
Hans’s brows knotted slightly because of the burning pain. He gritted his teeth in silence and endured it
nheless.
Lucas fixed his icy gaze on Hans’s face as he narrowed his eyes. His voice was low and deep with a
hint of hostility. “Hans Grey, don’t take my warning lightly. You’ll be chased out of Pollister if it happens
again.”
Then he turned around and left.
Lucas’s family did not bid Sophia Johnson farewell before she passed away. They merely received a
letter from her out of the blue one day.
Sophia begged her grandfather for forgiveness for her stubbornness and hoped he could take Rachel
back as part of the family. Her soul would then rest in peace. She also requested as herst wish that
no harm be done to the Grey family.
After reading her letter, Sophia’s grandfather was so furious that he could not eat for a few days. He
tore the letter into pieces out of anger.
Sophia’s father, Tom Johnson, investigated the Grey family and learned Hans had brought his mistress
into the family shortly after Sophia’s demise. Hans betrayed histe wife and made his mistress
pregnant as well. Moreover, he even tried to ask for forgiveness with a letter before Sophia passed
away. His act infuriated the Johnson family.
Even if Hans had fallen for a third party, he could not be so muddle-headed to the point beyond
redemption.
However, the Johnson family honored Sophia’s request and did noty a finger on Hans all these
years.
But Hans’s actions today had undoubtedly crossed the Johnson family’s bottom line.
Lucas vowed to uproot the Grey family from Pollister if the same thing happened again; he would
disregard histe aunt’s plea altogether.
Hans stood rooted to the spot and covered the wound on his chest. He stared at Lucas sinisterly as the
latter walked away. “Aren’t you curious why your aunt had insisted on protecting the Grey family?” he
muttered.
Lucas paused when he heard what thetter said. He slowly turned to look at Hans expressionlessly.
“That’s because your aunt let me down first!” Hans took a deep breath and said, with an arrogant smile.
“Your aunt made a deal with me before she died. Why don’t we make a deal too? I’m not greedy; I just
want to keep what I have. Naturally, Rachel is part of the equation”
Honestly, he did not expect the Johnson family to value Rachel so much.
However, the more the Johnson family protected Rachel, the faster Hans could achieve his goal.
Lucas’s lips curled up slightly, and his eyes were filled with hostility. “Are you threatening me?”
“No, no, no!” Hans took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. He took a quick drag and slowly
exhaled the grayish-white smoke. I just want to see how much the Johnson family is willing to sacrifice
for Rachel Grey,” he said knowingly.
More than that, he wanted to find out the Johnson family’s bottom line.
He spected that Rachel must be hiding a big secret. Otherwise, Sophia would not have been so
compromising back then.
Lucas stared at Hans briefly before lifting his chin and said, “Follow me.”
“What are you doing?!” Hans asked vigntly as if he had sensed that Lucas was plotting against him.
Lucas raised his eyebrows slightly: his gaze remained chilly. “Didn’t you want to make a deal with the
Johnson family?” Then he started walking away.
Hans hesitated for a moment as he watched Lucas leave. Then he put out the cigarette and threw the
butt on the ground before catching up with him.
Meanwhile, Rachel leaned against her seat without a word after she got into the car with David Jones.
She turned to look at the scenery outside the window as it retreated rapidly. She kept to herself along
the way.
David sat beside her and looked out the window expressionlessly, he had no desire to speak either.
The gleaming car window reflected his edgy and fierce look.
Inside, the car was shrouded by an air of oppressive silence, like a rock weighing down on one’s chest
for no reason; it was suffocating.
Billy Jones and Eddie Brook, who sat in the front of the car, exchanged silent nces.
The seemingly tranquil atmosphere in the car was unnerving, it was the calm before the storm.
The car arrived at the Hilton Hotel after a while.
Jimmy Shain and the others were already waiting in the private room.
Landon Walker had noticed that Rachel’s car was unusual earlier, so he decided to call David to check
it out. They went to the hotel on a hunch.
They talked about Rachel’s car losing control on the road.
Jimmy described the incident vividly. In the end, he sighed appreciatively. “Fortunately, nothing fatal
happened. Otherwise, it would be another sleepless night.”