Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 940:

“Stop acting conflicted and drawing this matter out longer than necessary. Uncle Brian won’t hold it against you if you refuse.”

“You brat! Is that how you talk to your elders?” Hannah scolded him, smacking his back lightly.

“You’re just a kid. What do you know? You’re too narrow-minded to understand the greater scheme of things. It’s perfectly natural, of course, but you should know better than to run your mouth off without thinking.”

Landen scoffed and turned away with a long face.

Hannah sighed and gave Marissa an apologetic look.

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“Marissa, please don’t misunderstand your uncle and your grandfather. They are unable to give you an answer right away—not because they fear the danger it would bring the family, but because they need to consider every angle and prepare for the possible consequences.”

Marissa just smiled without saying anything.

“Hannah is right,” Sergio finally said.

“I do not fear death. But as the head of the family, I am responsible for protecting not only the current members of our family, but the future ones as well. This is no small matter, as I’m sure you know. I need to think it through carefully.”

Marissa nodded.

“I do understand, Uncle Sergio.”

“Marissa, please have your father video call me,” Balthasar suddenly said.

“I have something to say to him.”

Marissa wasn’t sure what Balthasar’s intentions were, but she didn’t refuse his request.

“All right,” she said as she took out her phone.

She sent a message to Paul, explaining the situation with the Nash family and Balthasar’s wish to talk to him.

Paul agreed without hesitation. Regardless of whether he returned to the family or not, he was eager to see his father again.

And so, Marissa pressed the call button.

The video call connected, and both Balthasar and Sergio leaned in with anticipation, expecting to see Paul. Instead, they were greeted by merely a silhouette.

Paul was reluctant to reveal his face.

That was Paul’s face, after all. While it was handsome, it still paled in comparison to Brian’s striking features from years ago.

Back in those days, Brian was the epitome of charm and talent, celebrated as the most handsome man in Blebert. Caylee had picked him from a multitude of admirers, utterly enchanted by his stunning appearance.

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