Standing to the side and having to watch and hear the disgusting words that Francis was saying to his girlfriend, Max wanted to rush over and punch the shit right out of his face. He wanted nothing more than to push this Francis bastard to the ground, straddle him, and then proceed to punch every single tooth right out of his mouth. He also wanted to pull out the arrogant bastard's tongue and cut it off in a very painful way, letting him and everyone in this room witness what becomes of them when they mess with his girlfriend.While ignoring Nicholas, April picked up on Max's emotions with her empathetic ability and quickly communicated with him through the telepathic link, isolating Olivia from the mind conversation with him.[Max, I get it. You have every right to want to shatter that bastard's teeth and cut out his tongue, but that's not possible, not right now, at least. So you need to engage with calmness and clear-headedness. Otherwise, you're only going to cause Olivia more pr

Nicholas's mother glared at Benjamin.“Are you talking back to me?! Hmph! It's clear that you're a tarnished spawn that was raised outside of the family's law! Otherwise, you would understand the strict demand to regard your elders with respect!”While April, Max, and Olivia were appalled by this woman's clear manipulation of the family's rule to bully their best friend, Benjamin himself wasn't shocked.Benjamin smirked and took a few steps forward, watching as Nicholas instinctively took a step back. He totally ignored the guy, though, instead focusing on his aunt.“Isn't that a violation? You're purposely manipulating the rule to oppress me.”Jennifer rushed over to point her index finger at Benjamin.“How dare you make such an accusation against your aunt?! This is your first time meeting all of us, and instead of being welcoming and polite, you're being senselessly rude to us all!”Benjamin didn't even spare Jennifer a glance as he kept talking to Nicholas's mother.“You claimed

The family members had immediately sought out those telepathic blockers to keep their minds safe from the ‘freak’ that the current number one contender for the position of Heir Apparent was bringing to the prime estate with him.It's why April currently can't read their minds. And it's not that she initially wanted to pull this kind of stunt. It was more so because she had already established a telepathic link between herself and her group members, and thus, she could feel the irritating pressure on her telepathic link the second she stepped into this living area. It's only the family members who have these telepathic blockers in them. The Whiteridge soldiers don't.Worried for his girlfriend, Benjamin gently reached out to hold her hand, caressing it slightly.[If it feels too much to bear, I think you should stop.]April smiled warmly at him.[Don't worry, I'm good. As long as I don't force my telepathy into their minds, I won't be affected.]Meanwhile, Veronica began her passive

In the past, many of the other families from all three tiers of sub-families have tried to retaliate against the tyranny of Veronica and her mother, but not only have they failed time and time again, but they've also ended up punished and losing way more than they bargained for.This is one of the tactical attacks, out of countless, that were deployed by Veronica and her parents to conquer and control the other families. Therefore, the audience listening to Benjamin felt their hearts lurch at his question.Does one have to bow to the ground before the rest of the family just to show sincerity? Or was that a lie that Veronica cooked up to humiliate him publicly?Obviously, the answer is no. Veronica was indeed lying to Benjamin, but no one dared to utter a word against this, as they were too scared to go against that 1st-tier family. Also, they weren't fond of Benjamin either, so they felt no incentive to help this newcomer.Benjamin waited a couple of seconds.“Should I take your si

Veronica knew that her mother was going to call her for help in that kind of situation, so she hid behind her father.Hannah stared at her hiding daughter in a daze hole where a shiver of disappointment washed down her back.Hannah Whiteridge couldn't help but wonder if her daughter knew that Benjamin could do something that she, and so many others, had believed was exclusive to the Whiteridge soldiers: manipulate their emotions to intimidate others.But the fact to Benjamin's display was the fact that his intent outburst was much…..scarier.It's like a group of lions who have always believed their roars to be the scariest, now hearing the fearsome rise of a tiger for the first time in their lives.People couldn't help but wonder how he had even come to possess the power he did. Many of these family members have heard about the fact that Benjamin was missing for months while grieving up in the slums with his foster grandmother. Then he just showed up out of nowhere, and that might h