Chapter 445 Arrogance
Donald didn’t say no to that. After all, he loved playing the field and would never turn down the beautiful women who threw themselves at him. Besides, why should he?
As a matter of fact, he had never known how to reject women. Some might say he was a passionate man who couldn’t say no to the ladies. Others might say it was because he hadn’t been in love for a while, which made him all the more desirable to the fairer sex.
Donald and Lana were still chatting when the elevator sounded again. The next second, a grim-faced Kyler and Hendrix marched out, only to become even angrier when they saw Lana holding Donald’s hand.
“Lana, what on earth are you doing?” Hendrix scolded. “How can you do something so inappropriate in public?” Kyler, on the other hand, stared daggers at Donald.
There was only a fleeting murderous intent in the former’s eyes, but Donald caught it anyway. Despite that, he merely glanced at Kyler and shrugged the matter off.
Why wouldn’t he, especially when he knew he was invincible now? Even if people were to attack Donald while wearing the Golden Alpha Armor, they still wouldn’t be his match, so why would he be afraid of someone like Kyler?
Lana sneered. “What’s wrong with holding hands with my man? Not only do I want to hold him, but I’m also going to sleep with him tonight!”
Most of the staff were so startled by that proclamation that they quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to have heard any of it. Kyler’s face instantly blanched.
Hendrix, too, was livid with rage as he stormed up to Donald and pointed angrily at him. “Oh, I’ve heard about you, Donald Campbell. I may not know where or how you found your cure, but I know you’re not good enough for Lana! You’re just an abandoned child of the Campbell clan!”
To his surprise, Donald remained unfazed. Ah, it’s been a while since anyone’s called me that. “The abandoned child of the Campbell clan, huh?” he said coldly. “Interesting, because I’ve come back to let them have a taste of their own medicine.”
Needless to say, Donald’s ego disgusted Kyler. Ha! Does he really think he can abandon the Campbell clan? His arrogance is repulsive!
“Oh, please, don’t make me laugh!” he scoffed. “Did you just say you want to abandon the Campbell clan?”
“That’s right. It doesn’t matter how strong I am. So long as I cut all ties with the Campbell clan, wouldn’t that mean I’ve abandoned them?”
Kyler felt sick to his stomach. He sure has a wild imagination and an impressive ability to self-soothe. What a fool! I despise him so much!
Still feeling indignant, Kyler threw a glance at Lana. Oh, I wouldn’t mind even if I only had ten minutes of fun with a beauty like her. Then again, fighting over a woman in public wouldn’t be appropriate for someone of my stature, would it?
“Let’s forget about this, Hendrix. We can talk about the oil fields and coal mines another time,” Kyler said before striding out of the building.
Hendrix was like a cat on hot bricks. After all, the entire matter affected how things would change in the Collins family. Furthermore, he was the one in charge of the plan, so if talks fell through, the consequences would be dire.
“Just you wait and see, Lana,” Hendrix warned after glaring at the couple. “I’m going to tell Dad and Mom about this, and by then, not even Grandpa would be able to protect you!”
With that, he took off and chased after Kyler. “Wait up, Kyler! Wait for me!”
Lana heaved a sigh and broke into a smile once again. “Come on, let’s get some food.”
Once they got to the restaurant, Donald only ordered a cup of coffee before looking up at the woman in front of him. “Has something happened to the Collins family?” he asked.
After taking a while to organize her thoughts, Lana replied, “Our family may be one of the Ten Prestigious Families, but our position is hanging by a thread. In short, we need to make some drastic changes fast. Otherwise, we’ll lose our coveted standing.”
“Hasn’t your family had that rank for five hundred years? Is it that easily replaceable?”
Lana shook her head. “Nothing lasts forever, and that includes the Ten Prestigious Families. Any one of those families is replaceable. Have you heard of the Jenkins family from Jipsdale? They’re in the chip-manufacturing business, and the superchips they design are some of the best in the world.
News is going around that they’re about to showcase their fifth-generation chip at the upcoming fair. If everything goes according to their plan, they’d easily earn a spot in the Ten Prestigious Families and displace us. Traditional businesses are no longer profitable.”
