Chapter 367: Coveting
Nikki’s behavior made Cheyenne and Charlotte sulk.
Cheyenne had mentally prepared herself beforehand because she knew that Karen’s relatives disliked Lucas, and Lucas had also said that he wouldn’t care about their opinions of him. But she still felt that they were going overboard by saying such callous things in front of everyone and stopping Lucas from entering!
Next to them, Kenneth began smiling a little.
Cheyenne snapped furiously, “Nikki, Lucas is my husband, and you should show him some basic respect. We’re all here to attend Dylan’s wedding and give him our sincere blessings. Why won’t you let him in?”
Nikki glanced at Lucas disdainfully and retorted, “I don’t see him as family. He’s just a good-for-nothing who freeloads off of others. We don’t acknowledge him at all! When you two got married, Grandpa was infuriated. He didn’t agree to your marriage at all, and he didn’t even attend your wedding!
“Frankly speaking, if this person has some self-awareness, he should have just divorced you. Yet he’s clinging onto you stubbornly and refusing to let you go. How shameless of him!”
Nikki was extremely harsh with her words, and she didn’t spare Lucas from any humiliation at all.
In her opinion, Lucas was just a good-for-nothing shamelessly clinging onto Cheyenne. Whenever Karen returned to her maiden home, she would complain about Lucas to her family and criticize him harshly, wishing he would die sooner.
But the last time Karen had tried to set Cheyenne up with someone, Lucas suddenly came running over and destroyed their marriage.
Thus Nikki was displeased with Lucas.
Cheyenne was extremely upset.
She and Lucas had indeed gotten married rather hastily, and they didn’t have any feelings for each other at the time. It was all for the sake of covering up the scandal and stopping the rumors from spreading.
Besides, after learning that Lucas was just a penniless man, her grandfather was dead set against the marriage because he felt that it was very embarrassing.
But Cheyenne was a Carter after all, and Dominic Carter was the one who agreed to it. Even though Karen’s father objected to it, there was nothing he could do. In fact, Karen’s father didn’t even attend the wedding or acknowledge Lucas as Cheyenne’s husband.
Now that Cheyenne had already genuinely acknowledged Lucas as her husband, she naturally hoped that her family members could stop being prejudiced against him and sincerely accept him.
“Nikki, Lucas is my husband. Don’t say that about him,” Cheyenne said with a sullen expression.
Nikki was so exasperated that she stomped her feet and snapped, “Cheyenne, are you stupid? Or did this man bewitch you in some way? Why are you so biased toward him? You’re already the general manager of the Brilliance Corporation, but this man still has nothing to his name. He’s just a nobody!”
Nikki was furious, and she pointed at Kenneth beside her. “Look at Kenneth. He’s one of the Parkers, who are one of the most powerful families in LA. In the future, he will take over the entire family. Besides, he’s young, wealthy, and capable. Eligible bachelors like him are few and far between!
“I’ll tell you the truth. Grandpa has long agreed to letting you marry Kenneth, and his plan this time is for you two to spend time with each other. If possible, you two should settle on a date to get married. When the time comes, you’ll be the esteemed Mrs. Parker and get to live in the lap of luxury. What can this good-for-nothing give you?
“Lucas Gray, you’d better be more sensible and divorce my cousin as soon as possible. Don’t get in the way of her potential marriage and happiness!”
Nikki said everything that her grandfather had instructed her to.
Lucas sneered inwardly.
From the moment Nikki pulled Cheyenne over and introduced her to Kenneth, he had already sensed that Nikki was up to something, but he didn’t expect it really to be the case. Karen’s maiden family wanted to break Lucas and Cheyenne up so that they could arrange for her to marry a rich man.
Charlotte had been suppressing her anger, but she could no longer contain it now. “Nikki, shut up! Lucas is my brother-in-law. You are not allowed to insult him like that! Also, Cheyenne has already gotten married a long time ago, so you don’t have to try and matchmake her with another man! If you’re so eager, get married yourself!”
“You!” Nikki was so furious that her face flushed red, especially because Charlotte had struck a sour note within her!
She wasn’t as pretty as Cheyenne and Charlotte, so even though she had tried to attract and woo Kenneth, her efforts were all futile. Instead, she had to act as his wingman and matchmake him with another woman.
She had always wanted to marry a rich man, but she hadn’t been able to win the heart of one!
Charlotte’s words were like daggers to her heart.
Nikki subconsciously wanted to lose her temper and lash out at them. But when she thought of the fact that Charlotte was now the general manager of the famous Stardust Corporation in Orange County, which was far more powerful than the Brilliance Corporation, she changed her mind.
Charlotte had already become someone whom she couldn’t afford to provoke!
“Charlotte… H-how can you say that about me? I’m doing this for Cheyenne’s sake! Besides, you clearly hated him as much as I do. Why are you acknowledging him as your brother-in-law?” Nikki asked aggrievedly.
Her words immediately reminded Charlotte of her ‘disdainful past’, where she used to look down on Lucas. This was something that she was really ashamed of!
But at the time, she was young and ignorant. When she saw how everyone detested Lucas and discriminated against him, she decided to follow suit. After having experienced so many things, Lucas was already an indispensable family member to Charlotte.
She wouldn’t allow anyone to insult Lucas like that.
She would only ever acknowledge Lucas as her brother-in-law. In her opinion, Kenneth wasn’t even qualified to be compared to Lucas!
“Anyway, Nikki, listen carefully. Lucas Gray is my brother-in-law. If you dare to insult him again, you’ll get it from me! By the way, my brother-in-law isn’t to be trifled with either. If you end up provoking him, don’t blame me for not warning you beforehand!” Charlotte said coldly.
Cheyenne said with a cold and stern expression, “Nikki, I repeat. Lucas is my lawful husband, and I will never divorce him in this life! If you have any funny ideas in mind, you’d better drop them!”
With that, Cheyenne held Lucas’s arm tightly and pulled Amelia with her other hand. “Come on. Let’s go in and see Grandpa and Grandma. Don’t bother about what they say.”
Soon, the four of them entered.
Nikki, left outside the gate, looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief.
She thought that Cheyenne and Charlotte detested Lucas, but they actually rebuked her for his sake! Why?! There must be something wrong with them!
Nikki was indignant and disgruntled, while a gaze of determination appeared in Kenneth’s eyes. “Hah, I’ve never failed to win the heart of a woman I fancy!”