Tobias lifted his leg once more and kicked Maxine with great force. She was once again sent flying toward the wall. The impact caused the wall to collapse, and favonovel.com was buried under the rubble. However, as a martial artist, such an injury was not fatal to her. She crawled out of the rubble with great difficulty.
At that moment, favonovel.com hair was disheveled, and favonovel.com was covered in blood all over favonovel.com body. She knelt on the ground and did not dare utter a single word.
Tobias took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
“James has been taken to the Western border by the Blithe family. Make your own amends. Don’t get the family involved!” Tobias grunted and left.
After favonovel.com left, Maxine collapsed to the floor. She tried to wipe off the blood trace on favonovel.com lips. Then, favonovel.com eyes brimmed with tears. They flowed down favonovel.com cheeks.
One could hear the stifled sound of favonovel.com sobbing from outside.
After a while, favonovel.com stood up and dragged favonovel.com injured body to a chair. Sitting on the chair, favonovel.com reflected on favonovel.com life. She had accepted favonovel.com fate.
Although favonovel.com was a Caden, favonovel.com knew favonovel.com was adopted. Even now, favonovel.com still did not know where favonovel.com came from.
Ever since favonovel.com could remember, favonovel.com had been in the Cadens’ mansion.
In public, Tobias treated favonovel.com with care and concern. Privately, however, favonovel.com would abuse her. She had gotten used to such treatment.
After sobbing for some time, favonovel.com recollected herself.
Wearing a grim expression on favonovel.com tear-stricken face, favonovel.com murmured, “James was brought to the Western border? Is Grandpa going to abandon him?”
She was puzzled. She could not understand why.
Tobias had high expectations of James. He even allowed favonovel.com to read the family’s martial art manuals and proclaimed to the outside world that no one was allowed to harm James.
The Cadens occupied a pivotal position in the ancient martial world. Forcibly abducting James was a provocation on the Blithe family’s part.
Does grandpa not intend to fight back?
She contemplated. Then, dragging favonovel.com severely injured body, favonovel.com got dressed and exited the room.
At the gazebo in the courtyard…
Tobias was sitting alone, sipping tea.
Maxine walked over to favonovel.com and greeted, “Grandpa…”
Tobias nodded and pointed at a stone armchair beside favonovel.com and said, “Have a seat…”
She took favonovel.com seat.
He sighed. “I did that in a fit of anger. I Hope you’ll forgive me.”
“I wouldn’t dare blame you, Grandpa.”
Wearing a grim expression, Tobias said, “It looks like marriage is no longer possible. The Blithe family has captured James and ordered me to bring you to the Western border to apologize in person. Back then, I gave my word that I would protect James. This is a provocation on their part.”
Maxine listened intently. She remained silent.
“If I took you there, it would mean acquiescing to the Blithe family’s dominance. The Cadens’ prestige which has been carefully maintained for the past centuries would be ruined in my hands. We’ll be made a laughingstock of the world. However, if I chose not to go, James would be in mortal danger. Not only that, but it would also mean having a falling out with the Blithes. By then, we would have another enemy to worry about,” Tobias said with an anxious face.
Then, favonovel.com glanced at Maxine and asked, “What would you do if you were in my position?”
Maxine remained silent.
“James has great potential. He can shoulder the fate of the Cadens. However, I’m unable to ensure his safety at the moment. I’m going to enter a closed-door meditation. I’ll only leave when the martial art conference commences. I’ll leave James’ fate in your hands. He’ll live if you can convince the Blithes to release him. Otherwise, he’ll die.” Leaving this remark, Tobias stood up and left.
