Lord Protector Novel

The news was shocking, in a way.

When the Williamses finally heard about it, the rush of excitement they felt was almost too much for them to contain.

It was almost beyond the realm of possibility to think that John’s mysterious boss was the big shot behind the Lewis family.

It was a well-known fact by now that whoever was backing the Lewis family had eyes and ears throughout Atheville. The law bent itself backwards and sideways for this mysterious person. It was even rumored that if he so deSired, a flick of his fingers and a nudge of his considerable resources would see an instant promotion of some lucky soul to General.

And now, the Williamses had caught the attention of this mysterious big shot.

The day that the Williams family would rise again was coming soon. Very soon.

It went without saying that the Williamses started treating John with even more warmth and enthusiasm than they ever did before.

Lucille, the matriarch of the Williams family, asked carefully, “John, how are you going to confront Zeke?”

“To be honest,” John said somberly, “the mutual hatred between my boss and Zeke goes beyond normal human comprehension. I’m afraid that even Zeke’s death won’t be enough to satisfy my boss’ hatred of him.”

John exhaled a lingering sigh. “My boss is going to make his life a living hell.”

Lucille seemed almost too eager for details. “Pray, tell me more about it.”

“According to our information, Zeke’s only priority is his wife, Lacey Hinton. He cares for her deeply.”

The sudden smile on John’s face was unpleasant. “Suppose his wife is unfortunately involved in a fatal accident. I think we can both agree that Zeke would literally die of heartbreak, wouldn’t he?”

“That’s very true.” Lucille nodded her agreement immediately. “He’s besotted with that woman. He would do anything for her and if one of them must die, Zeke would sacrifice himself without a second thought.”

John nodded slowly. “In any case, I’ll still need the Williamses’ help if we’re going to handle Lacey.”

Lucille was quick to voice her opinion. “If killing Zeke can restore the Williams family’s freedom, we’ll gladly do anything, even if it means going through hell or high water.”

John snorted. “It’s nothing so complicated. I just need your family to invite Lacey over for dinner, alone. Leave the rest to me.”

Lucille smiled. “That won’t be a problem. I can handle it.”

At this moment, in the headquarters of Trust Media, Lacey was busy weathering a seemingly endless mountain of work.

Linton Group’s plans to move their company headquarters to Atheville were fast coming to fruition, and she had been actively engaged with the endeavor for the past two days straight.

The new head of the Williams family had generously donated one of their buildings to Linton Group for them to use as their new headquarters.

Lacey had to go to the new building for the handover process and settle all the relevant application documents.

Just as she arrived at the Williams family building, she saw Lucille leading the rest of the Williamses out of the building.

Her heart jumped into her throat.

She knew about the tangled and complicated mess between her husband and his own family. One thing was for sure, the Williams family wanted nothing to do with both Zeke and her.

Considering the company owned by her family had now occupied a Williams family building, she was certain that the Williamses hated her more than ever.

However, Lacey was not prepared for the Williamses’ warm reception when they approached her.

Even Lucille greeted her warmly without any prompting, “Lacey, dear, you’re here to oversee the handover process of this building, aren’t you?”

Lacey nodded mutely. Seeing her agreement, Lucille continued, “Great! I’ve prepared all the relevant documents and agreements relating to the process, so how about we go to a nearby hotel and discuss it over lunch?”



Still processing the sudden warmth shown by the Williamses, Lacey wondered if this was how it felt to have a normal grandmother-in-law. She was not too naive to just accept that her husband’s family would suddenly treat her like this without another motive.

In fact, the Williamses had been cold toward her whenever they met in the past two days.

It would be impolite for her to refuse their hospitality, even if their kind offer came at a price. That being said, she still had to settle the terms of agreement for Linton Group’s use of the Williams family building.

Warily, she accepted their offer of lunch.

The Williams family had already made arrangements for a meal at a nearby five-star hotel. As a lavish feast was laid out on the table, they discussed the terms of agreement for the handover, and Lacey braced herself for round after round of bargaining.

Much to her surprise, both parties signed the agreement after barely ten minutes.

Concluded with the negotiations, the atmosphere of the room quickly cooled to sub-zero. Lacey expected nothing less—there were no words between the Williamses and her outside of business, after all.

She decided to take her leave before the situation could get any more uncomfortable. Rising from her seat, she thanked the Williams family, “Thank you for the warm welcome and the splendid meal. I am very grateful we could agree on the terms as well. If there’s nothing else to attend to, I need to return to my company. Zeke and I will treat you all to dinner next time.”