Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 269

"Does the old man not prefer the ambitious, rather he favors the mediocre?"

But, that's generally the case in wealthy families. Reasons are often scarce. Now, all he hoped was that Lambert wouldn't let his anger impair the grandfather-grandson relationship between him and the old man.

After all, the current situation isn't too dire.

Perhaps the old man is simply upset with Lambert for marrying Ariana, his ill-favored daughter-in-law.

If matters get worse then Lambert would indeed lose his inheritance rights.

Fortunately, Lambert had no idea what Stefan was thinking, otherwise, he would definitely sneer. His right to succeed had already been taken away. Ever since he was diagnosed as not being of the Stone family lineage when he was eight, he had been out of the inheritance picture. Of course, he, Lambert didn't care too much about it.

As the saying goes, he will eventually establish a new Stone conglomerate with his own strength.

Seeing that Lambert was impervious to his persuasion, Stefan decided to refrain from further attempts.

He said helplessly, "Alright then, just make sure you measure your actions carefully. Don't let anything happen, after all, you and the old man are grandfather and grandson, don't fall out entirely."

Lambert nonchalantly responded, "Oh."

Stefan remained silent for a while, refraining from diving deeper into this disheartening topic, he changed the subject and said, "By the way, my wedding ceremony with Allison is in ten days. Make sure to handle all of your work in advance, I'd like to invite you to be my best man."

Lambert replied indifferently, "Best man? Not interested."

Stefan felt like he’d been sucker-punched, he glared at Lambert angrily, then scoffed, "Ariana will be Allison's maid of honor."

Lambert's head jerked up at that, his eyes sparkled for a moment then he said, "Really? Well, alright then, I'll attend on time. Is the best man's suit ready? When should I go to get it?"

Stefan gave Lambert a cold smile and said, "Heh. Sorry, I already thought of another best man just a while ago. You just stay with your company as long as the gratitude money comes, it's fine. Whether you come or not doesn't bother me!"

Lambert's eyes were deep.

He quietly watched Stefan for quite a while.

And, Stefan was staring at Lambert without servility or overbearing, his eyes filled with a heroic spirit.

Then, Lambert suddenly laughed. His laugh was very charming, with a hint of wickedness. He said with a sardonic smile, "Oh? So who is your next best man? Let me prepare a grave for him."

Stefan: "......"

Lambert sternly pressed, "Speak."

Stefan: "......Bloody hell, jerk. Having you as a damaging friend is the result of my sins from my previous life!"

Despite being cursed, Lambert's expression didn’t change at all. He 'oh'ed, then feigned surprise and asked, "So you just realized now that you had sinned in your past life?"

Stefan: "......"

Lambert patted Stefan's shoulder, who was so angry he couldn’t speak, and then comfortingly said, "It's okay, I won't rush you. You can pay me back slowly in this life."

Stefan was too speechless to respond.

Luckily they were living in a legal society, otherwise, Stefan was really planning to take a gun and execute Lambert on the spot!

...

After completing some important documents at the company, Lambert checked the time and it was already noon.

Ariana revealed a trace of a joyous smile upon seeing Lambert. She finally instructed the clerk a few words and then came up to Lambert, her eyes curved in amusement as she said, "Ah, what a pity you're one step late. I've already changed my bridesmaid gown. I guess I can show you next time."

Lambert's dark eyes sparkled enchantingly as he responded in a low voice, "Oh? That's my fault then. But I want to see it now, I can't wait for next time."

Ariana blinked helplessly, "The pregnant woman needs to eat, my CEO Stone."

Lambert's expression was indifferent, "That's someone else's pregnant woman, why should I care?"

Ariana was speechless, "..."

This... seemed to be logical... but it felt a bit off.

Stefan, who had been 'busy', had also noticed Lambert, who had arrived at some unknown time. He gracefully moved a tray of fruits aside and stood up with a laugh, "Ah, you came quite fast. Where should we eat later? Japanese cuisine, French restaurant, or something else?"

Lambert, however, didn't even bother to look at him, instead, he turned to his own wife, his eyes tender as he asked, "Where do you want to go to eat?"

Ariana replied, "...Anywhere is fine."

Stefan then suggested with a faint sparkle in his eyes, "I think it is not easy for a pregnant woman to digest Western food, why don't we go to a local restaurant?"

However, Lambert gave no face and glanced at Stefan casually, saying, "It's unfortunate. My wife loves Western food. We are not going."

Ariana, "..."

Stefan, "..."

Allison couldn't help but burst into laughter.