The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Charismatic Lucas Gray Chapter 5: Meeting Again

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“You!” Seth instantly erupted in fury. Never before had anyone dared to act so brazenly in his presence!

The Carter family was equally incensed, storming ahead to encircle Lucas, appearing ready to strike him down.

Right as the tension boiled over, the door swung open and a person stepped inside.

“W-what’s going on?”

Lucas’s heart raced wildly, his body going rigid.

That voice, so familiar, was forever carved into his memory—he could never erase it.

He remained frozen on the spot, refusing to turn.

Countless times, he had pictured and practiced this reunion with Cheyenne in his mind. He had come here today just to meet her. Yet upon hearing her soft voice, Lucas abruptly found himself at a loss for how to confront her.

What words should I utter to her?

Cheyenne barely registered Lucas, whose back was turned to the entrance.

The moment she walked in, her eyes caught a crowd of relatives clustered around Seth Miller.

Cheyenne’s brows knitted together. Recently, Seth kept proclaiming his affection and pestering her endlessly, driving her mad. Moments ago, she had spotted his garish sports car parked right by her house’s front.

“Why are you here again? I’ve already said that I won’t consider it,” Cheyenne snapped, her face clouded with irritation.

“Watch your tone with Seth!” Karen scolded sharply, then quickly added, “Perfect timing that you’re here. The courts are still operating, so rush and divorce this useless bum!”

“What?” Cheyenne felt baffled when the young girl next to her dashed to Lucas, eyes sparkling. “Daddy! Daddy, did you come to visit me?”

Daddy? Stunned, Cheyenne turned her eyes to the figure she had overlooked, his back to her. That height and outline felt so known... Realization hit her like lightning, and she staggered back a step. It’s... him?

Lucas dropped to a crouch, extended his arms, and hugged the excited little girl clinging to his leg once more. He examined her closely.

Thin brows, radiant sparkling eyes, and petite lips shaped like diamonds. Even with her childish features, her beauty shone through clearly.

So this child belongs to the Carters.

No wonder she seemed oddly familiar—her looks resembled Cheyenne’s.

Could she possibly be... The thought of one possibility made his heart thump fiercely.

Cradling the little girl, a sudden wave of warmth and fondness washed over him toward her.

Drawing in a deep breath, he pivoted around to face the woman he had longed for endlessly.

Cheyenne’s hair flowed over her shoulders, her light gray custom business attire hugging her form, her face etched with astonishment and confusion.

Her stunning eyes locked onto the man before her.

Gone was the youthful college grad from six years back. Though his face held the same traits, he looked no longer boyish. Chiseled lines sharpened his features, lending him a mature, dependable air.

Shock faded swiftly from her face into calm. Yet under that calm, fury simmered. Her bosom rose and fell rapidly, nails biting into her palms.

“Cheyenne, I...”

“Why did you come back?” Cheyenne cut in sharply. Her voice rasped with agitation, “After what happened, you vanished without a word. We believed you dead all these years. What do you want now?!”

Her gaze bored into Lucas, filled with loathing.

Years ago, both drugged in a hotel room, their mishap exploded into a massive scandal. To hush it up, the Carters rushed them into marriage.

Though no love existed then, Cheyenne resolved to stay with him, accepting the irreversible deed.

But she never foresaw him pilfering fifty thousand dollars from her father and disappearing right after their wedding.

He’s nothing but a complete deceiver!

Soon after, she learned of her pregnancy. After much inner conflict, she chose to keep the child. Yet during her hardest pregnancy months, her firm faced one disaster after another. Rage triggered early labor as opportunists seized and devoured the Brilliance Corporation.

Every time those agonies and injustices flooded Cheyenne’s thoughts, her heart ached terribly, hatred boiling for the callous brute who abandoned her without farewell!

“Are you back to wreck my life once more? What wrong did I commit for you to despise me this much, destroying me over and over?” Hatred fueled her, her eyes blazing red with rage.

Even without shedding tears, the sight of her in such distress broke Lucas's heart.

His sudden departure without a farewell had wounded Cheyenne deeply in the past, a hurt he could never fully atone for no matter his efforts.

“I’m very sorry.” Overwhelmed by profound guilt, these were the only words he managed, knowing full well they held little value.

Noticing the heavy atmosphere at home, the little girl clung tightly to Lucas’s neck and cried out, “Mommy...”

Cheyenne shut her eyes, striving to steady her emotions so as not to frighten her beloved daughter. “Why did you leave back then?”

“I left because... I want to become deserving enough to be your husband.” These words came straight from Lucas's heart. Despite his noble intentions, his method of handling it had been sorely misguided.

Cheyenne scoffed in disbelief, refusing to accept his explanation. “So, why did you steal my father’s money before you left?”

“What money?” Lucas stood there, utterly shocked and perplexed.