Chapter 239: Press Conference (3)
ƒreewebɳovel.com Felicia got down to comfort her while people struggled not to laugh at their faces. Even John looked like he was holding back his breath, afraid that even breathing would make him laugh at Lucas’s misfortune.
However, even in his distress, Lucas’s eyes were burning with anger, shooting deathly glares at Adrian and cursing him in his mind. His mouth, however, was quite busy, so he couldn’t say anything. But what stoked his fury even more was that this was all happening in front of his idol.
"What happened here... oh my gosh," the event planner came rushing in only to pinch her nose.
"I think he had some... bad shrimp," Adrian said with a sympathetic smile. "I mean, even A-rank hunters are human, after all. Things like this might happen at any time."
Lucas couldn’t do anything but grit his teeth as Adrian’s backhanded comment made the public burst out laughing. The people who didn’t even dare to look him in the eye were now laughing at him.
Lucas couldn’t comprehend the new feeling of humiliation and got angry. Despite his state, he got up and rushed towards Adrian with his fist clenched. Felicia tried to stop him, but she wasn’t quick enough.
However, before the overgrown manchild could even do anything, Adrian performed a leg sweep to knock Lucas off his feet and lightly kicked him in the chest to let him slide into the pool of vomit.
The reporters not only recorded the scene but also telecasted it on their respective networks. Just like that, Lucas’s reputation took a significant hit as unreliable and with many anger issues.
"Lucas!" Felicia exclaimed and ran up to check on her brother.