Even though it seemed that Lambert was now completely detached from the Stone family, Khloe still worried that one day Old Mr. Stone might change his mind.
Wouldn't it all be futile, like drawing water with a basket?
After all, Lambert was currently the most promising one among the younger generation.
However, her impatient and pushy husband was somewhat irked by this predicament. It was not that he didn't care, but that he needn't care at all. Because regardless of whether Lambert returned to the Stone family or not, he would never be able to obtain the right of inheritance.
How could Old Mr. Stone possibly hand over the Stone family to someone who had no blood relation to the Stone family?
Yes, that's right.
The uncle knew very well about Lambert's origins.
To be precise, both he and his second younger brother knew. However, Old Mr. Stone had strictly ordered them not to tell anyone about this, not even their wives.
After all, should this matter go public, it would taint the family's reputation, especially the third brother's.
Just think, if outsiders found out that the third brother was infertile and hence secretly adopted a son, he perhaps would never be able to show his face in public again. Although there wasn't much affinity among the brothers, he didn't want to kick someone when they were down. Considering the situation, the third brother's family was definitely off the list for the family inheritance.
His real competition was his second brother.
Unfortunately, his silly wife could not see through this.
Seeing her husband remain nonchalant, Khloe couldn't help but anxiously say, "Husband, think about it, if Old Mr. Stone had no intention of bringing Lambert back to the Stone family, why would he go out of the way to assist the White family in the press conference today? We can't let our guard down just because Lambert's side plummeted to the bottom for the time being."
Uncle frowned slightly.
Indeed, he doesn't know what is Old Mr. Stone's intention this time.
But it is definitely not what his wife is thinking.
Could the old man want Lambert, the young man, to return and further sharpen the relationship between Arnold and Finely? To see who can bear the great responsibility?
Khloe saw her husband in deep thought and knew she'd been heard.
She immediately felt delighted and pressed on, "We must do something so Lambert won't rise again."
Her husband's expression suddenly darkened, and he coldly looked at his wife, saying, "What are you planning now? Are you stupid? Why bother interfering with him when you have nothing to do? We should be more wary of Finely. Do you even have a brain?"
Scolded by her husband, Khloe's face turns slightly red.
She looked at her husband, and the edge of her momentum took a dip. Nonetheless, she stammered, "There shouldn't be any problems with him... After all, because of the incident with Ariana last time, even if Dad dismissed Ariana, Finely has probably left a bad impression in Dad's heart."
She felt a bit wronged and puzzled.
Can't her husband see that Lambert is a potential threat?
Even though Lambert is causing an uproar, it's clear that his threat to their son is greater right now...
The uncle was too lazy to look at his wife anymore, and said, "Enough, no matter what happens in the future, stop confronting the members of Hugh's family. Instead, be kinder to Hugh and his wife. When Arnold fights for the inheritance later, his chances of winning will increase if Hugh is willing to back him up."
Since marrying Jolene, Hugh has fallen out of Old Mr. Stone's favor. In addition, he can't have children. The Stone family's inheritance will definitely not be passed to him.
However, persuading Old Mr. Stone was an even tougher challenge.
Sighing again, Hugh lamented that he must have done many wrong things in his past life, for now, he had to deal with a troublesome son and an emotionless father. Whatever the case, he was at a loss.
Seeing her husband in silence, Jolene gently walked over and took his hand to console him, telling him not to worry.
Hugh couldn't help but shake his head, saying, "Never mind, we will just take one step at a time. If it comes to worst, I can secretly give some money to Lambert to go overseas. Given Lambert's intelligence and Ariana's brightness, they will be fine." Even if the Stone family is powerful, their reach is not unlimited.
This is a relatively prudent method.
But, it is impossible for now.
After all, if the two of them run away, the anger of the Lawrence and the Stone family will be directed at the White family. Since Ariana is the only daughter of the White family, she probably wouldn't abandon her parents.
He can only wait for the right time, and use this method if it becomes absolutely necessary.
Jolene had no other ideas, so upon hearing these words she nodded, saying, "Alright, I have some savings over the years, which you can give to Lambert and Ariana later. They both haven't suffered much since childhood, I just don't want them to be disadvantaged where we can't see them."
Hugh couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, but he didn't refute it, he humorously said, "Okay, I will properly admonish them at the time."
Jolene continued with her anxious instructions: "Also, bring some of Lambert's old clothes."
Hugh: "......"
Seeing her husband's silence, Jolene suddenly realized what she had just said, and her face turned red. She coughed and said, "Eh, ignore what I said just now..." She forgot, now Lambert has grown up and is married, it's not like when he was a child going to boarding school.
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