Chapter 564 - Taking His Mother-in-Law Home
After hearing Preston's ultimatum, Karen immediately panicked. There's only twenty seconds left. Why is that damn Lucas not saving me yet?
"Lucas! Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and save me! I'm your mother-in-law! If I die, how will you explain to Cheyenne and Charlotte? You're simply leaving me in the lurch! Even if I die, I won't spare you!
"Lucas, I… I may not have treated you very well before, but I'm your elder after all. So what if I chided you? Do you still hold a grudge against me? I promise I'll treat you well in the future as long as you save me. I won't force you to divorce Cheyenne again!
"And there's more! The things I said during the stream this morning must have impacted you greatly, huh? If you want to clarify things, I'm the only one who can help you! If I die, you won't be able to clear your name for the rest of your life!
"Also, if Cheyenne finds out that you chose to leave me to die, she'll definitely hate you for the rest of her life and never forgive you!
"Lucas, please just quickly save me!"
At this juncture, where she was on the brink of death, Karen vented all her emotions at Lucas hysterically. She would lash out at him for a while and then start threatening him before pleading in misery. It could be said that if not for the lack of time, she would have put her lifelong experience of scolding others to use and cursed her heart out at Lucas!
But Lucas turned a deaf ear to her and merely kept a close eye on Preston's actions.
"You have five seconds left!" Preston gritted his teeth and began the countdown.
"Five…
"Four…
"Three…
"Two…
"One!!
"Time's up!"
When he counted down to the last second, he looked at Frederick with a bizarre smile on his face. "It doesn't matter. If this woman dies, you won't live either! I'll see you in Hell soon, my dear father!"
Then he moved his dagger toward Karen's neck!
"Ah!" Karen was frightened out of her wits, and she started yelling at the top of her lungs with her eyes tightly shut.
Lucas moved his fingers, but he didn't end up flicking the coin in his hand.
At the same time…
Bang!
With the clear and loud sound of a gunshot, a tiny hole appeared in the middle of Preston's forehead!
A look of confusion appeared on his face. Regardless of how indignant he was, he couldn't say anything at this point.
Clang!
The dagger in his hand fell to the ground.
Then his body fell backward!
A pool of blood gushed out from the back of his head.
"Mr. Taylor, he's dead!" At this moment, a bodyguard walked up to Frederick and pinned the lever-release rifle in his hand to the ground.
It turned out that the person who had shot Preston at the very last second was Frederick's subordinate.
Frederick looked at Preston's corpse on the ground, and a look of grief and misery appeared on his face.
Only after a long time did he look away and say with incredible fatigue, "Bring his corpse back to the Taylor estate and let it rest in peace!"
Then he turned to Lucas and said with a bitter smile, "Mr. Gray, I'm relieved that you've finally retrieved your mother-in-law safely.
"As for the negative impact my son has caused to the reputation of you and your company, I'll hold a press conference to clarify this matter to the public.
"My family will also compensate for the losses your company incurred!
"Also, in order to avoid inconveniences, I'll make sure that no one knows about this. You didn't come to my home today, and Jude York vanished without a trace after leaving my place. Please rest assured that I will arrange for everyone to have the same testimony and ensure that no one breathes a word about this."
After taking a final glance at Lucas, he walked toward the door.
But his back seemed much more hunched than before.
Lucas felt rather emotional looking at Frederick.
But he was only an outsider, so he wasn't in any position to comment on it. In the end, he could only sigh silently.
Lucas took Karen, who was so frightened that she had passed out, to the hospital.
The wound on her neck wasn't that serious, as they were just two tiny cuts. She just had to get them disinfected and covered with band-aids.
But Karen had sustained much more severe injuries when she was held captive by Scott. The bruises, swelling, cuts, and welts on her body were meticulously taken care of by the nurse.
The moment Cheyenne saw that Karen was still alive, she burst into tears of joy.
But while watching the nurse take care of Karen's injuries from the side, she felt extremely worried too.
Over the course of one short day, Karen had ended up in such a sorry plight, making Cheyenne feel uneasy and ridden with guilt.
So when Karen woke up, Cheyenne immediately hugged her and cried loudly, "Mom, you've suffered! If I hadn't driven you out last night, you wouldn't have ended up in such a state! It's all my fault!"
Karen had escaped from the brink of death and finally left the terrifying Taylor brothers. In the ward, she hugged Cheyenne and cried uncontrollably. "Cheyenne! I almost couldn't see you again! I've been through so much misery today! You have no idea how much I suffered!"
Both Karen and Cheyenne wept incessantly while hugging each other.
Lucas watched from the side and couldn't help frowning slightly.
Karen was now using her miserable plight to successfully make Cheyenne forget about her attempt to kill William last night.
But Lucas knew that she just wouldn't change her ways. As long as there was still a possibility that William would come to one day, she definitely wouldn't let him go.
Reason being, as long as William woke up, the evil misdeeds she had done would be exposed!
If she wanted to stop this from happening, she would still try to harm him.
Lucas sighed in his heart. Then he called Charlotte, who was working at the office, to inform her that Karen had already returned safely.
As expected, Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief and felt extremely grateful to Lucas. She told him that she would immediately rush over to see Karen after getting off work.
No matter what, they had been living as mother and daughter for decades. There was no way Charlotte could forgo her feelings for Karen easily.
After hearing what Lucas said over the phone, Cheyenne finally recalled something extremely important.
"Mom, you said those things during the stream this morning because you were coerced into it, right? But this matter has sparked a huge uproar on the internet and affected Lucas and the Stardust Corporation very negatively. You'd better find an opportunity to clarify this matter immediately!" Cheyenne hurriedly said.
Due to the fact that what Karen had said on the stream was still a trending topic on all the major platforms, Lucas was still being insulted and berated by the public.
Moreover, the Stardust Corporation's image had already hit rock bottom, and the economic losses it had suffered were very severe too.
Karen wasn't glad at all. In her opinion, the worse Lucas's image was, the better she would feel. In that case, why would she bother clarifying things for Lucas?
She pursed her lips and stayed silent without saying yes or no.
Cheyenne immediately began to get anxious. "Mom, aren't you going to help clarify things for Lucas?"