Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 1052:

Aelfric was rendered speechless.

Everett was the head of the Brock family, and how he dealt with his sister was indeed out of Aelfric’s purview. He wasn’t even in a position to express his feelings for Chloe. He could only press his lips into a thin line and fume in silence.

Everett snorted when he saw this. “Whatever thoughts you have toward my sister, Mr. Warren, you’d better forget them right now. Our families will never be united by marriage, so you might as well abandon that idea while it’s not too late.”

Aelfric never expected Everett to see right through him so soon. “Why?” he demanded. “Do you find me unworthy of Chloe, Mr. Brock?”

Everett didn’t hold back. “Chloe is clumsy and foolish. I assure you, Mr. Warren, you are more than worthy of her. It is the Warren family that cannot match the Brock family. If she makes the mistake of getting together with you, she can forget about her roots. I will disown her and remove her from the family registry.”

“You—” Aelfric roared as all the color drained from his face. He never imagined Everett to be this merciless. He didn’t even bother to sugarcoat his words!

Aelfric had to take a while to temper his anger, but even then, he spoke through gritted teeth. “Have I offended you in some way, Mr. Brock?”

“Please, you don’t even have the ability to offend me,” Everett replied blandly. With that, he turned and walked away without a backward glance.

ｍ𝚘𝚛ｅ ｕ𝚙ｄ𝚊ｔｅｓ 𝚒ｎ ɢ𝚊ｌ𝚗𝚘ｖ𝚎ｌ𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

Aelfric’s hands closed around the armrests of his wheelchair, his eyes blazing with hatred. How could Everett dismiss him like that? Was it because he had lost his position as the deputy chief instructor at Doomsday Base?

Then, as if Everett had heard his thoughts, the man suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned on his heel, and walked back to Aelfric.

Before Aelfric knew it, Everett was standing before him, throwing more mocking words his way.

“Even if you were still the deputy chief instructor at Doomsday Base, the Warren family would still not hold a candle to the Brock family, Mr. Warren.”

With that sharp remark, Everett spun on his heel and strode toward Paul, leaving Aelfric fuming in silence. Aelfric’s grip on his wheelchair’s armrests was so tight they threatened to splinter under the pressure.noveldrama

For years, being the deputy chief instructor at Doomsday Base had been the feather in his cap. It symbolized his grit and determination, the very qualities that had propelled the Warren family to become one of Blebert’s top four households. It was his pride, his badge of honor. Yet, in Everett’s eyes, none of that seemed to matter. The man dismissed his achievements like dust on a mantelpiece.

Aelfric’s mind raced—where did Everett’s smug confidence come from?

Though Aelfric no longer held the prestigious title of deputy chief instructor, he couldn’t help but scoff at Everett’s supposed superiority. From where Aelfric stood, Everett’s status was hardly impressive. After spending years abroad, the man had returned as little more than a shadow—insignificant, unremarkable, and in Aelfric’s eyes, still a nobody.

The Brock family’s influence paled in comparison to the Warren family’s legacy, or so Aelfric firmly believed.

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