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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nOf course, Aston only looked sullen on the surface. But in fact, he didn’t want to state blatantly that he was scolding Bryce. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to let this fool Bryce Carter fight with Lucas Gray while I watch?

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nEven if Lucas wanted to pursue the matter, Aston could completely shirk the responsibility. Besides, the person he scolded in the first place was Bryce, not Lucas!

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nLucas’s sneer made Bryce feel Lucas was despising him, causing him to be even more infuriated. Pointing at Lucas, he barked, “The Hale residence isn’t a place for you to be in! By the way, you need an invitation to be here. How can a worthless person like you get an invitation from the Hales? You must have sneaked in or falsified an invitation card!”

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nLucas smiled composedly. “Based on what you said, the Hales must really be useless! If I sneaked in, that just goes to show that the Hales’ security guards are lax and have serious issues. If I made a fake invitation card, that just means that the people in charge of verification at the entrance are complete fools, right?”

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n“I… Since when did I criticize the Hales? Don’t spout nonsense!” Bryce panicked and frantically waved his hands while trying to explain, “I meant that a loser like you must have used some dishonorable means to sneak your way in. I never meant to criticize the Hales!”

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nLucas spread his palms open. “Hah, so you mean that the Hales’ subordinates are so incompetent that even a loser like me can sneak in easily?”

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nUnable to clear the air, Bryce panicked, and sweat covered his forehead. He was afraid that the Hales would get the wrong idea, so he could only holler at Lucas, “Shut up! Don’t try to sow discord here again!”

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nSeeing a conflict seemed to have started here, the Hales naturally wouldn’t want someone to make a scene on their own family’s big day in their place. Two family members who were in charge of butlering walked over with some security guards.

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n“Everyone, today is the Hales’ baby shower. Even if there is a dispute among you, please hold it back and do us a favor by restraining yourselves from creating a ruckus here,” a middle-aged man said sternly.

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nWhen Bryce saw the Hales, he immediately raised his hand and pointed at Lucas with righteous indignation. “Hello, Sir! I belong to the Carter Corporation, and this person in front of me is Lucas Gray, a useless live-in son-in-law whom we kicked out. I suspect that he does not have an invitation from the Hales and has sneaked in! Please check him carefully.”

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nThe middle-aged man furrowed his brows. The Hales had invited many elites of upper-class society to their baby shower today, so security was naturally very tight. He didn’t believe that someone had managed to sneak in.

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nLucas, dressed in simple and ordinary clothes, was a fresh face to him. But if he really was a useless live-in son-in-law whom the Carters kicked out like what Bryce said, he was indeed not fit to receive an invitation from the Hales.

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nIn that case, it seemed that the fact that Lucas had appeared here was indeed very suspicious!

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nThe middle-aged man looked at Lucas and said in a polite but harsh tone, “Excuse me, Sir, please show me the invitation card you’ve received.”

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nLucas narrowed his eyes. “Why? Do the Hales also doubt the competency of your staff and think that I sneaked in?”

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nThe middle-aged man looked at Lucas’s calm and composed appearance and felt that he didn’t seem to have sneaked in. He began speculating in his heart.

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nHowever, the baby shower today was very important to the Hales, and the guests were mostly from the elite families of high status in Orange County. If someone really sneaked in and caused trouble, he wouldn’t be able to account for it.

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nAt the thought of this, the middle-aged man made his tone mellower, but he still insisted. “We have a lot of guests here today, so for the sake of everyone’s safety, please cooperate with us. Afterward, the Hales will definitely give you an explanation.”

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nThis scene happening in the banquet hall quickly caught everyone’s attention.

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nHearing that someone might have sneaked in without an invitation, almost all the guests had their curiosity aroused as they looked over to see who was so bold as to dare to make such a scene at the Hales’ baby shower.

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nBryce was certain that Lucas definitely didn’t have an invitation. But when he saw how composed Lucas was in front of the Hales, so much that he even sipped some tea leisurely without any fear, he couldn’t help but be anxious again.

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nCould it be that this punk really has an invitation card? No, no, no, that’s impossible!

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nHow can his good-for-nothing get an invitation from the Hales, one of the four major families?!

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nBryce desperately tried to comfort himself while watching Lucas’s movements.

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nThe Hales around Lucas and countless guests craning their necks were all staring at Lucas and waiting to see if he could take out an invitation card or not.

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nFor a moment, Lucas became the focus of the entire banquet hall.

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nLucas suddenly smirked and chuckled before taking out a beautifully crafted and exquisite red invitation card with gold edges and slamming it onto the table. “Since you want to see it, take a good look.”

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nSeeing that he actually took out an invitation card, the people around him changed their expressions, and some even looked obviously disappointed.

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nOn the other hand, Bryce’s heart hammered violently. This good-for-nothing actually managed to take out an invitation card!

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nWhy?!

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nMost importantly, since Lucas managed to take out Hales’ invitation card, this not only meant that he was indeed an honored guest of the Hales but also that Bryce’s previous accusation was false. Since Bryce caused the Hales to offend a distinguished guest, the Hales would definitely put the blame on him!

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nWith his face as pale as a sheet, Bryce pointed at the invitation card and insisted vehemently, “His invitation card must be fake! You must check it carefully!”

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nThe middle-aged man picked up the gold-embossed invitation card and opened it. It was a habit of the Hales not to state the specific name of the invitee on the invitation card, so anyone who had an invitation could be granted entry.

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nHowever, it wasn’t that easy to replicate an invitation from the Hale family because in the middle of each real invitation, there was a small phoenix seal that was not easily discoverable, much less replicated.

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nIn the middle of the invitation card Lucas took out, there was indeed a small and exquisite phoenix seal!

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nThis meant that the invitation card was real!

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