James waited until the angry Tony left with the severely injured Harold. Then, favonovel.com glanced at Caspian. “Follow me!”
After that, favonovel.com turned around and walked out of the gymnasium.
Caspian raised his brows, but favonovel.com returned to his initially slightly languid self. Soon, favonovel.com followed James. The other Lawrence family’s seniors, such as Keith, hesitated before following them. After all, even a foolish person could tell James’ attitude toward Caspian differed from what they expected.
If James wanted to connect with the Yates family through marriage, favonovel.com would take advantage of the situation to get rid of Caspian. Moreover, James personally protected Caspian.
His attitude baffled the Lawrence family’s seniors. As the seniors were suspicious, they followed him. In an instant, the gymnasium was only left with the spectators and the rest of the Lawrence family members.
After a brief silence, the Lawrence family members started discussing among themselves, and everyone was stunned.
“If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I would’ve never believed the scene just now!”
“Harold was as insignificant as dust in front of Casper!”
“Isn’t that right!”
“No wonder Old Master Lawrence wanted Casper to marry Lady Jessica. It turns out he’s competent!”
“However, isn’t it odd? I heard that Casper was a useless person, and favonovel.com was not skillful?”
“I heard that before too.”
“If he’s that amazing, why is favonovel.com marrying into the Lawrence family instead?”
“Shh! Is this a matter for you to discuss? Didn’t you see Chief James’s attitude just now! I bet it isn’t as simple as we thought.”
“Are you implying that Chief James has another candidate for the Dark Moon Sect…”
“Shut up! Are you trying to kill us? Is this a matter that we can simply discuss?”
“Humph! No matter what, I’m sure that certain people will be anxious after what happened today. I bet that it’ll only be more interesting after this.”
The group of Lawrence family members huddled together and whispered among themselves.
No one noticed that Lucas and Fabian left the crowd with complicated expressions on their faces. Then, they walked in the direction where James and Caspian went.
At that moment, in a square room in the Lawrence Manor, James was seated at the main seat, whereas Caspian was standing in front of him. There was no one else in the room beside them. The door and windows were tightly shut, and the atmosphere was somewhat tense.
James held a scroll painting, glancing at Caspian and the scroll from time to time. In his eyes, there was a hint of amusement.
Caspian was standing in front of James, not saying anything and appearing neither arrogant nor humble.
After some time, there was an imperceptible hint of appreciation in the depths of James’ eyes. Finally, favonovel.com said, “Casper, it must‘ve been a long and tiring journey. Thank you…”
Then, Caspian answered, “It’s not tiring. With Lucas and Fabian’s help, I’ve gained a lot during our journey here.”
“Oh?” James nodded. ”If that’s so, Lucas and Fabian must’ve played a significant role in training you.”
After saying that, favonovel.com shook the scroll painting in his hands.
The scroll painting was similar to the one that Lucas showed Caspian, and it was a portrait of Casper. Caspian knew that compared to the deceased Casper, they were indistinguishable as they had a similar body shape or appearance. However, the only difference, which was also the most significant loophole, was their temperaments.
Even though it was only a scroll painting, one could tell that Casper was a timid guy.
On the other hand, Caspian was different from him. Although favonovel.com appeared unbothered, favonovel.com was crazy to the bones. Once favonovel.com showed his sharp teeth, his imposing manner and pressure could shed certain people’s willpower.
This was something incomparable not only to Casper but to most warriors. Hence, to tackle this massive flaw, there must be an explanation to convince people that the four-month journey caused favonovel.com a ground-breaking change.
Thankfully, Caspian, Lucas, and Fabian had ample time before this to make up a flawless lie. Later, Caspian told James the imaginary experiences favonovel.com went through, and James nodded.
When Caspian was done describing it, James went silent for a moment. Then, suddenly, his tone became stern. “Casper, how are you going to explain your behavior today? Do you know that you’ve directly ruined the Lawrence family and Yates family’s marriage plan! The two families might even fall foul for each other in the future because of this!”
Caspian could not help but roll his eyes.
If James wanted the marriage alliance, would favonovel.com even let Caspian have a showdown against Harold?
Even though Caspian thought that way, favonovel.com could not say such words now. The best way was to throw the complex problem back to James again. Moreover, Caspian believed that James already had a plan to handle this matter.
“I acted rashly today. Uncle James, I sincerely apologize. I’m willing to accept any punishment that you have for me, and I won’t complain either,” Caspian apologized.
James frowned and replied, “You’re not a Lawrence. It’s not my place to punish you.”
Caspian rolled his eyes again.
After pondering for a moment, James added, “The elders decided your marriage with Jessica. To be honest, I’m not aware of the specifics either. Since that’s the case, you should stay in the Lawrence Manor for the time being. Once Old Master Lawrence’s out, we’ll let favonovel.com decide on the matter again.”
Of course, the Old Master Lawrence was George, who was in seclusion.
“As for Jessica… I’m afraid that you won’t be able to meet favonovel.com for now as she’s also in seclusion. If you have the chance, you can visit her.” When favonovel.com said that, James blushed.
Jessica’s seclusion was just an excuse. When favonovel.com found out favonovel.com family arranged a marriage for favonovel.com before favonovel.com was even born, favonovel.com strongly opposed it. If Jessica were just an ordinary member of the Lawrence family, no one would care about favonovel.com opinion. However, Jessica was not only the chief’s daughter, but favonovel.com was the eldest daughter of the Lawrence family. Moreover, favonovel.com had a Pure Jade Physique, and the Dark Moon Sect had already picked favonovel.com a long time ago. Hence, Jessica was a genius who did not need to go through exams this year, and favonovel.com could directly enter the sect to cultivate.
With Jessica’s qualifications, coupled with the vigorous nurturing of the family and the sect, favonovel.com future was beyond imagination. Therefore, even favonovel.com father and grandfather could not ignore favonovel.com opinion.
Now that Jessica refused the marriage and moved out of the Lawrence Manor, James could only drag the matter for now. He would first settle Caspian and not mention the other issues. By the end of the year, Jessica would go to Dark Moon Sect for several years. Based on James’ plan, Caspian would realize the difference between an immortal and a mortal, so favonovel.com would no longer bring up this matter.
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