Ex-husband’s Regret (Ryan and Charlotte)
Regret H 454

Chapter 454

The atmosphere was tense.

Anyone with a keen eye could see that Luke was grinding his teeth in frustration!

However, everyone present was aware that the father and son had long been at odds.

The younger generation showed no respect for the elder, and the elder showed no love for the younger. It was a family trait, perhaps a matter of genetic disposition.

As Madam Smith would put it, this was called "everyone had their own kryptonite."

Since Luke, as the only son of the Smith family, was careless with his private life, he shouldn't be surprised if Frank didn't take him seriously.

Madam Smith was actually pleased to see Frank suppressing his father.

Just as everyone thought Luke might erupt in anger, he approached Frank, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You rascal, fine, I'm asking you as a favor to clean up this mess for your brother." "Brother?" Frank sneered, his eyes cold, and glanced towards Mrs. Smith." Mom, when did you give birth to a brother for me?"

Mrs. Smith, a traditional and gentle lady, knew her son was standing up for her, but she didn't want the father and son to cause more chaos.

"Frank, let it go," she said.

She had long given up on Luke.

She knew that her marriage to the Smith family was more about the alliance than genuine affection.

She had stayed with the Smith family all these years out of obligation, due to her family's declining status and her own attachment to her children.

The only time she had a heated argument with Luke was after the laboratory

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explosion incident.

Lucas had just joined the Smith Group, and then her son had an accident

Now that her son was back, she had returned to her usual quiet demeanor and didn't want to say anything more to Luke.

Frank, understanding his mother's temperament, smiled and looked back at Luke. "My mom says to let it go, but you know I can't tolerate sand in my eyes."

Both were standing, but Frank's aura was significantly more imposing than Luke's.

The two years had made him even more formidab

Frank glanced up at the study upstairs and said calmly. "If you want me to clean up the Smith Group's mess, then the condition is that your flamboyant iffegitimate child has to go as far away as possible" He wouldn't do things that benefited others at his own expense.

Luke's eyes flickered. "Frank, he does have the Smith family's blood in him, after alll"

Frank's eyes turned cold as he tossed a document towards Luke. "Take a look

at this first."

"What is this?" Luke picked it up and his expression changed dramatically!

He became infuriated. "How did you replace out about this..."

"How I found out isn't important"

Frank, now sitting down, looked relaxed but had a fierce presence, "What's important is what happens if this is handed over to the police?"

The document contained evidence related to the explosion case from two

years ago.

Every piece of evidence pointed to Lucas.

Attempted murder was more than enough to get Lucas into serious trouble.

Madam Smith couldn't help but want to see the document. "Luke, let me have a

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look."

"Mom! It's not something important. You don't want to see it."

Luke gritted his teeth, looked at Frank, and became increasingly cordial. Without hesitation, he agreed, "Alright, I agree to your terms. If I had known you were still alive, I wouldn't have let him take over the Smith Group. Since you're back, it should naturally be handed over to you. Unrelated people should leave!"

Leaving was certainly better than ending up in prison.

And if something went wrong, he might be in trouble as well.

But his reaction also revealed that he was indeed aware of the explosion case from two years ago.

A trace of disappointment crossed Frank's eyes, but he wasn't surprised. He then said, "As expected of Mr. Smith, always so clear on what matters.