Seeking quick wealth, he invested an extremely huge sum of money in a friend's business after winning a bit of money during his first two attempts.
Unfortunately, he lost the money he had invested, leaving the company in an extremely bad shape that had yet to recover, even in recent years.
Luke became desperate. He only wanted the company to progress, not to decline until it was almost on the verge of filing for bankruptcy.
If it wasn't because he urgently needed a business partner, Luke wouldn't have decided to let the Bright family know about this kid. He had thought of grooming him to be an heir, since all the women he had impregnated had only borne females.
But for the sake of the company, he decided to aim high, and the crucial chess piece was his boy.
He slowed down his footsteps when he was about to reach the door, his squinty eyes filled with confidence, and indeed, in the next moment, Richard's shaky voice called out:
