"Everyone shut up!" Lloyd bellowed. The audience quieted down at once. Everyone who frequented the boxing gym knew that Lloyd was like a maniac when he was in the ring.At first, some had wanted to challenge him because of the reward, but every one of them had been scared half to death by Lloyd's manic behavior.Besides, even if someone had managed to defeat Lloyd, he had continued to challenge them to a fight until he had defeated them to the ground.After some time, Lloyd had gained a reputation, and no one dared to mess with him anymore.That was why all Lloyd needed to do was glare at them to make them shut up.However, just as everyone was eagerly waiting for Lloyd to accept Yvonne's challenge, he took off his gloves and pleaded, "Ms. Yvonne, don't joke with me. How would I dare to fight you?"Everyone was baffled by his words. Was this the maniac that they knew?"It's fine. Fight me." Yvonne's expression was icy. She took the boxing gloves and stuffed them back into Lloy
"I…" Lloyd looked at Stephen for help. "Mr. Anderson, w-why don't you help me explain this?"Yvonne turned to look at Lloyd. "This is your business. Don't drag others into it." She deliberately threatened him, "If you don't come clean, I'll break your other rib to make it even."Lloyd immediately raised both hands in surrender. "Alright, alright. I'll tell you."Then, he told her about the stellar achievements he'd made in that boxing gym in the past six months. He even smugly raised an eyebrow. "Ms. Yvonne, aren't I great?""Nonsense!" Yvonne reached her hand out and knocked Lloyd on the head. "What's so good about fighting? All you do is get hurt, yet you're proud of it? You're wasting your life away."Lloyd clutched his head and retreated backward. "I don't have any other skills, so I can only rely on my fighting skills. If not, what else can I use to go up against Mark? I'm not as smart as you two…" He trailed off as he spoke.Yvonne was stunned. "You really want to look
Meanwhile, the Carringtons were gathered in the living area at Carrington Mansion."Grandma left with a whole team of bodyguards this morning. Does anyone know what she's doing?""I asked her, and she said she was going to give us a surprise. She was beaming. I've never seen her that happy before.""How strange. She even called all of us to come home in advance. I'm guessing she has something important to announce.""She's already so old. What could be so important that she needs to go through so much trouble?"While everyone was talking amongst themselves, Heidi arrived. "Why is Grandma looking for us?"Seeing Heidi looking annoyed, Martha asked curiously, "What is it? Did you have plans?""I just bought flight tickets yesterday. I was planning to go to Northerna City to get my ungrateful daughter back. Luckily, the flight is in the afternoon, so I still managed to come here."Heidi scanned the room and said, "Where is Grandma? Is she not here?""She left with a team of bodyg
Heidi turned around and smiled sheepishly at Otto. "Otto, what I meant was that I hope Edith will return home sooner. After all, it's a tough world out there. Everyone knows what your mother is like. I'm just worried she will suffer."Heidi tried to smooth things out by adding, "Otto, I'm going to Northerna City this afternoon. If you want, I can also help you talk to Edith—""There's no need for that," Otto said in a deep voice. "My mother is doing well for herself. None of you have to worry. Besides, I'm happy for her. She managed to find her true purpose in life at this age. That's more precious than anything. "After all, not everyone can be like her. Not everyone has the courage to start from scratch again."Otto's tone was calm, yet his words sounded like a slap on everyone's face.Heidi was speechless. Her expression became quite ugly. At this moment, a housekeeper came running in. "Mrs. Carrington Senior is back!"Everyone's attention finally turned to the huge door
Seeing Agatha lose her temper, someone finally said feebly, "Grandma, Daniel's son has been missing for so many years, and we haven't received any news."Paige's husband, Louis Carrington, furrowed his brows and mustered up the courage to say, "I'm sure you know as well. When the child went missing, he was a baby. Even the police said that his chances of surviving were very low.""Yes, Grandma. We all know what happened back then was a huge blow to you. You always wanted to help Daniel find his child." Paige looked a little distressed. "But we have to face reality. The world is so huge. It's not strange to find someone who looks like Daniel, even if they're not related. You can't determine that he's Daniel's child just based on his looks, right?""That's right." The others chimed in as well.Agatha was so furious that she chuckled. "Do you think I'm old and senile? Do you think I'll just pick someone up from the streets randomly and bring them home?""You're misunderstanding us.
"Great-Grandma, you're being too hasty." Mark said slowly, "I've just returned home. There are a lot of things I still need to learn. I don't want to cross the line at such a moment.""You have my support. What's there to worry about? Besides, I won't let you take on such a huge responsibility alone."Agatha looked at Otto. "Otto, Mark is your elder cousin. Shouldn't you help him manage the family business?""No." Mark pretended to look nervous and stopped Agatha. "Great-Grandma. Mr. Carrington is doing a great job. I should be the one helping him instead.""This won't do! You're the son of my eldest grandchild! You should be the one inheriting the family business!" Agatha looked stern. "All these years, Otto has helped manage the business while you were missing. But now that you're back, it should be handed over to you! It was always yours!""Great-Grandma." Mark looked conflicted. "You're putting me in a tough spot. I don't want to have any issues with Mr. Carrington the momen
The phone rang for a while. Otto collected his thoughts before pressing the answer button on his steering wheel.Soon, Yvonne's voice rang out in the car. "Mr. Carrington, how's it going on your side?""Did Calbert tell you?" Otto asked."Yes." Yvonne replied swiftly, "Mrs. Carrington Senior went to the airport to pick him up. I guessed she was prepared to take Mark back to meet the Carrington family.""You're right." Otto's tone was calm, but Yvonne was stunned. "Y-You're saying that Mark has already returned to Carrington Mansion?""Hmm. Great-Grandma even gathered the entire family to welcome him." Otto looked ahead. His eyes were dark. "I never expected that she would be so anxious to make him the heir."Yvonne was shocked. "She took back your powers on the spot?""No. Mark stopped her." Otto paused for a while before adding, "I'm guessing he's trying to move forward by taking a step back. He knows that Great-Grandma wants him to become the heir, so he's in no hurry. B
Yvonne forced a polite smile. "Then, what good ideas can you share with me, Mr. Anderson?""None at the moment." Stephen answered so straightforwardly that Yvonne didn't realize that he was messing with her.By the time she came to her senses, he had already left. "Stephen Anderson!" she yelled.Stephen didn't look back. He smirked teasingly. Lloyd, who was standing far away and waiting, saw Stephen smirking. He couldn't help but be curious. "Mr. Anderson, what are you smirking about?""Something interesting," Stephen replied before patting Lloyd on the shoulder. "Let's go. I'll take you to the infirmary.""Okay," Lloyd said. He walked along with Stephen by his side. He could tell that Stephen seemed much more relaxed. He was smiling a little more, too."Mr. Anderson, you must be happy that Ms. Yvonne has returned to you, right?"Stephen looked at him. "Is it that obvious?"Lloyd nodded seriously. "When she wasn't around, you were as frosty as an ice sculpture. You didn't