Hi Ex, Your Uncle Is My Hubby Now - Chapter 102: Chapter 102

He was living it up in a presidential suite, dining on top-tier cuisine, and partying at exclusive venues.
Three days ago, Lucas splurged on booking out a luxury VIP suite, gathering a bunch of friends to throw a lavish birthday party for his crush—the campus queen.
To impress the campus queen, he splurged on a 15-thousand-dollar Chanel bag and a diamond watch of over 30 thousand dollars for her.
That night, the campus queen was absolutely thrilled. Amidst her friends' cheers, she blushed and planted a quick kiss on Lucas's cheek.
At just thirteen, Lucas had already won over the most popular girl in school—he was positively gloating with pride.
It wasn't until last night, when Lucas received a text alert showing his account balance had dwindled to just 3 thousand dollars, that panic finally set in.
'Damn, I'm broke,' Lucas thought, a wave of panic washing over him. 'Guess I'll go hit up Dad for some cash.'
The next day, true to form, Lucas skipped school and grabbed a cab to visit Henry at the hospital.
When Lucas came to visit him, Henry was so moved that tears streamed down his weathered face—especially when he thought of that ungrateful daughter of his, Irene.
Henry clasped Lucas's hand, his voice trembling as he poured out his grievances. "Lucas, you're the only one who cares about me—so dutiful and well-behaved, not at all like that ungrateful Irene.
"That heartless girl actually had her own mother put behind bars!"
Lucas nodded dismissively. "Irene's no good, Dad. She'll never take care of you in your old age. I'm your real support."
Henry kept nodding. "Lucas, you have to study hard and get into Viremont University, just like your sister did. Make something of yourself, bring honor to our family, and make your old man proud!"
Viremont University? Not a chance.
Viremont Cooking School—that was actually possible.
"Dad," Lucas turned his pockets inside out dramatically. "I'm broke. Give me some cash."
Henry was so stunned that he couldn't even bring himself to scold Irene.
"Where's all your money? Didn't your mom just wire you 60 thousand dollars on your grandma's birthday? And after Christmas, you still had over 150 thousand dollars in your account!"
Henry fumed inwardly, 'Lucas had over 270 thousand dollars in pocket money, and it was all gone already, huh?
'Where the hell did all that money go?'
Lucas curled his lip, unconcerned. "After Grandma publicly disowned you in the papers, how could I show my face there? I've been crashing at the hotel—five thousand a night, not that you'd know what that's like.
"My girlfriend just had her birthday, so I got her a designer bag and a luxury watch, you know..."
"Also..." Lucas scratched his head irritably and grumbled, "After that video of Mom cheating with that guy from her company got leaked, the dude went live, crying his eyes out and claiming Mom forced him into it.
"That streamer's got tons of fans. The moment he started bawling on his livestream, his die-hard fans got so worked up that they splurged over 1.5 million dollars on him overnight. Can you believe it? Guess what happened next?"
Lucas spat through gritted teeth, "That pretty boy absconded with all the money and fled overseas overnight!
"When his fans realized they'd been scammed and couldn't find that pretty boy, they turned their rage on the Jackson family. Somehow we got doxxed—now I don't even dare go home!"
All these matters had been quietly suppressed by Oliver, who made sure the hospital staff didn't tell Henry.
Only when Lucas finished venting about everything that had happened recently and looked up to see his father standing there like a statue did it finally dawn on him that something was wrong.
"Dad, what's your deal? Why are you just sitting there not saying anything?" Lucas demanded, his tone edged with impatience.
Henry's mind was reeling. The words Lucas was saying barely registered.
Henry's mind went completely blank, unable to process a single thought.
As the ringing in his ears subsided, Henry's thoughts gradually cleared. "Wait, what did you just say? Your mom had an affair? With whom?"
"Wait, you seriously didn't know?" Lucas asked in disbelief. "That whole scandal blew up a couple days ago—I thought you already knew.
"She's with that live-streaming influencer from her company—the guy who sells stuff online. What was his name again? Quinn or something?"
After his mom's affair with that live-streaming influencer, Lucas was too ashamed to show his face at school—that was why he'd been holed up in a hotel all week.
Henry bolted upright in bed, his neck veins bulging as he roared at Lucas, "Your mom had an affair with Quinn Roth?"
That damn pretty boy who did nothing but shout "dear" in his livestreams?
Lucas recoiled in shock.
He snapped back, "Why the hell are you yelling at me?"
Lucas's temper flared even hotter. He slammed his foot against the nightstand and snapped, "If you weren't such a useless loser, would Mom have cheated on you with that pretty boy?
"Mom just did what every guy does! Why are you making such a big deal out of it?
"Instead of blaming Mom for cheating, you should ask yourself why she had to do it in the first place!"
Hearing Lucas's twisted worldview, Henry stood there dumbfounded, completely stunned.