Chương 83: Old And New Conflicts

Lucas smiled at this cute scene, then began walking towards the kitchen with Hope in his arms. Just before entering the kitchen, Lucas glanced up at the wall, there was a picture of a family of three, with a little girl between the couple. He shook his head slightly, then entered the kitchen. His eyes froze when he saw John, he was wearing an apron with a pink bear on it. Looking at this sight, he couldn't help but speak: "Cute! Do you also have tea parties with dolls?"

"I do! I do!" Hope raised her little hand in the air in excitement.

"You're on time! Take a seat." John raised his spatula, and pointed towards the table. He paid no mind to Lucas' sarcasm, only smiling at the sight of his happy daughter. After finishing breakfast, Lucas and John went to talk in private. Closing the door, John looked at him.

"Did you bring the money?"

"Yeah, it's in my car. You can take it when I leave." John nodded solemnly.

"I will keep it safe." •••• While the two were discussing business, in the northern part of Mexico, deep within a club, a heavy silence spread across the room, as an old woman glanced coldly at her subordinates.

"So? No one can tell me what happened to my son?" Even though her voice was low, the people in the room were visibly uneasy. The person in the middle stepped forward.

"I think…he's likely dead…"

"Bang!" The old woman hammered the table, making her subordinates shake in fear.

"Who did it?!" Her voice echoed loudly in the room. The man that previously answered looked at the man on his right. Seeing that person nod, the man turned his head towards the old woman, and began telling what they had gathered. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.

"From what we heard from the hunters up there, the most likely suspect is Lucas Ashford. He even took back that location." Araya Calavera's pupils shrank at the mention of Lucas.

"Ashford!" She gripped her hands tightly, her hopes of her son being alive died when she heard that name. They took that location thinking that the Ashfords were done, but now that decision led to these consequences.

"Get out!" The men looked at each other, then left the room. Now the room became completely silent. Araya stared at the wall in a daze, and memories of her son emerged one by one. From his early childhood to his adulthood, now she would never see her baby boy ever again. A tear ran down her cheek, as her eyes reddened in fury.

"Lucas Ashford! I will find you! And kill everything precious to you!" Her voice was filled with bone-striking grief, in that moment she decided to use everything in her power to make Lucas suffer. •••• While Araya Calavera was planning her revenge, Lucas was playing with Hope.

"I got you!" Lucas grinned diabolically and grabbed Hope, while tickling her at the same time. This made Hope giggle uncontrollably, when a sudden cough from her made him stop.

"Are you okay?" Lucas then gently patted her back. Hope smiled brightly, not bothered by it, and responded positively: "I'm okay!" Lucas then played a few more minutes with her, then after giving John the gold, he headed towards school. After arriving, Lucas didn't wait for Allison, and hurried towards class. He had chemistry today, and he was already late. The moment he walked into the class, the teacher Adrian Harris looked over.

"Look who's here…thank you for gracing us with your presence Mr. Ashford." Lucas glanced at him, then at the back of the class, in the middle was Stiles. Bringing his attention back to Harris, Lucas responded with a straight face.

"You're welcome." This made the class giggle, and a certain someone from the back laugh in exaggeration. Harris' face turned cold at this sight, but Lucas was not interested in interacting with this petty teacher anymore, and went to his seat. The hour passed by quickly. Just as Lucas was preparing to leave, Mr. Harris put his hand in front of him.

"Mr. Ashford, and Mr. Stilinsky will stay."

"Why?!" Stiles was baffled, but he could only watch everyone else leaving.

"Why?" Mr. Harris asked mockingly.

"Because your father made my life a living hell, so now I will do the same to you!" Lucas was starting to get irritated by his face.

"Move away, I don't have time for your petty tricks!" Harris concentrated his attention on Lucas, he adjusted his glasses slightly, then smirked.

"You…" Before he could say something, Lucas pushed him straight into his desk. Then glanced at him weirdly.

"Tsk…who do you think you are? Aizen?"

"You!" Harris pointed his trembling finger at him. He never expected that a student would one day be so courageous. Lucas walked towards the door, ignoring his reaction, then as if remembering something, he turned back towards Harris.

"Oh right, if my grades are affected in any way by this, the whole town will know how you assisted in the murder of the Hales' family." Without giving him a chance to respond, Lucas walked out, and slammed the door loudly.