Chapter 321: Not Releasing A Single One
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Looking sullen and grief-stricken, Kyle said, āI think everyone knows about the auction we Kingstons held in Club Splendor tonight. During the auction, a young man named Lucas Gray got into a conflict with Liam over a beauty put up for auction as the finale item. I tried to mediate the conflict, but I didnāt expect Lucas Gray to suddenly get physical and kill Liam a second before he left the auction hall!
āI wanted to nab the culprit and bring him here to take revenge for Liam, but Lucas Gray is extremely good at fighting. Even the guards working for my family couldnāt hold him back, and even I almost got killed by him. If he hadnāt been deterred by the power of my family at the last moment, I would have died like Liam.ā
As Kyle spoke, he raised his head to reveal the purplish-green welts on his neck from being strangled by Lucas.
Pierre Wallace and the other Wallaces were initially somewhat doubtful about Kyleās words, but the fingerprint-shaped bruises on his neck were indeed real. Only then did they believe that even Kyle was almost killed by the person who murdered Liam. Clearly, the murderer was indeed brutal and menacing!
āLucas Gray? As far as I know, there isnāt a top family in Orange County that bears the family name Gray. Which city is his family from?ā Pierre asked with a frown.
The Wallaces began pondering over it, but none of them could figure out if there was a powerful family with the name Gray.
Kyle shook his head. āLucas Gray isnāt a member of a powerful family from another city. I heard that heās from Orange County, and heās actually quite well-known here too.ā
āWhat?! Heās from Orange County?ā The Wallaces were extremely surprised.
āCould it be that this Lucas Gray you mentioned is that infamous good-for-nothing son-in-law of the Carters, who married Cheyenne Carter, who was formerly known as the most beautiful girl in the county, due to a scandal?ā A few of the younger Wallaces blurted because they suddenly found the name āLucas Grayā extremely familiar.
Kyle nodded and said with a look of agony, āYes, itās him! I didnāt expect a lowly live-in son-in-law like him to actually have the audacity to attack Liam and me.ā
āDamn it! Lucas Gray is nothing but a piece of garbage that everyone despises. How dare he provoke and challenge the Wallaces?!ā After hearing about Lucasās past, several young men of the Wallace family began cursing and clamoring about immediately going to settle scores with Lucas.
āThereās also one more thing I think I should tell you guys. Lucas Gray seems to be very close to the Hales, which is also one of the four most powerful families of Orange County. At the auction venue earlier, Bruce Hale, the head of the Hale family, kept defending Lucas Gray. If Bruce Hale hadnāt tried to stop me, Lucas Gray would probably have been caught by my family guards!ā Kyle deliberately told the Wallaces about an incident he had fabricated.
After all, at the time, all the other guests in the auction venue had been made to leave, and Lucas, Kyle, Russell, Liam, and the Kingstonsā ten-odd experts were the only ones around.
Apart from them, no one saw what had happened, so even if Kyle made things up, no one could verify the claims he made nor expose his lies.
āThe Hales, Bruce Hale!ā There was anger written all over Pierreās old and wrinkled face. He gritted his teeth and bellowed, āI, Pierre Wallace, swear that the Wallaces will steer clear from the Hales from now on and never be on good terms with them again!ā
With a subtle glint in his eyes, Kyle asked concernedly again, āMr. Wallace, how do you guys plan to deal with that bastard Lucas Gray? My family can also give you some help.ā
Pierre glanced at Kyle and said coldly, āThis is a feud between the Wallaces and him, so we will naturally be the ones to take revenge! We wonāt bother you for now. Please take your leave, Mr. Kingston!ā
Seeing that Pierre was austere and upset, Kyle could only purse his lips and leave as he was told. āIn that case, Iāll get going now. I offer you my deepest condolences. Goodbye!ā
After Kyle left the Wallaces residence with both his personal bodyguards, Pierreās face turned sullen, and he snorted furiously. āHah, Kyle Kingston isnāt a decent person either! Trust him to think that Iād fall for his pretense and his tricks. Heās such a greenhorn!ā
Pierreās eldest son, Bryant Wallace, was standing right beside him. When he heard what Pierce said, he couldnāt help being stunned. āDad, are you saying that that brat was lying to us on purpose just now?ā
āHmph, he might not necessarily be lying about everything, but there must be some falsehoods! Why would Liam get into a conflict with that Lucas Gray out of nowhere, and how did things escalate to such an extent?
āFrom what youāve said, Lucas Gray should only be a lowly live-in son-in-law of the Carters. How could he have had the guts to do something like that? This matter must have something to do with that punk Kyle Kingston!
āBesides, the Kingstons used Club Splendor as the venue for their auction of some secretive items tonight, which they clearly stated are to be kept hidden from the public eye. So the Kingstons must have sent plenty of their guards and henchmen to guard the place both inside and outside!
āIn the end, the altercation broke out on our property, but none of our subordinates were allowed to stay at the venue. As a result, we donāt even know what exactly happened at the auction! The Kingstons canāt shirk responsibility for this!ā
The more Pierre thought about it, the angrier he got. He ordered Bryant coldly, āSend someone to investigate immediately. We must get to the bottom of the truth! I donāt care who Lucas Gray is. As long as heās related to Liamās death, we wonāt spare him!ā
After hearing what Pierre said, Bryant, Liamās biological father, exclaimed ruthlessly with reddened eyes, āYes! Weāll definitely avenge Liam and get ahold of every single person who caused his death!ā
Soon, the news of Liam Wallaceās murder spread like wildfire throughout Orange County.
After all, the Wallaces were one of the four most powerful families in Orange County, and the victim this time was the grandson of the Wallacesā helmsman. The news was especially shocking because it was said that Liam had been killed during a brawl.
Someone actually dared to lay their hand on a direct descendant of a top family in Orange County. How brazen!
Bruce received the news early the next morning, and his eyelids couldnāt help but twitch.
The first thing that came to his mind was the words that Lucas said to Grace outside Club Splendor yesterdayāāLiam Wallace will never pester you again.ā
Bruce was almost 100% certain that Liamās death was related to Lucas.
After hesitating for a long time, Bruce nevertheless called Lucas. āMr. Gray, the top families of Orange County have received a message this morning regarding Liam Wallaceās... demise.ā
At this moment, Lucas was on the way to the hospital to visit William after sending Cheyenne to work and dropping Amelia off at the kindergarten.
Upon receiving Bruceās call, he immediately understood what Bruce was worried about and thus said straightforwardly, āI killed Liam Wallace yesterday in front of Kyle Kingston.ā