Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 986:

Melinda’s face turned a deep shade of red from embarrassment. She felt deeply ashamed and utterly humiliated.

Neil gave a mocking laugh before turning away, leaving Melinda on the verge of tears.

She was baffled by the drastic shift in Neil’s attitude toward her.

He seemed like a completely different person.

Meanwhile, at the Nash family’s home, Sergio, who was unwell, had delegated the task of organizing Brian’s welcome-back banquet to Hannah. Marissa, being Brian’s daughter, helped Hannah with the preparations.

awaiting Brian upon his return, Marissa was joyful about

starts at

to the machinations of Aelfric and his cohorts. The banquet was put together in haste. Many details still

trickled in, greeted by Marissa

illustrious past drew a large turnout from the city’s elite. Their curiosity mirrored Aelfric’s—everyone was eager to understand Brian’s current

pushed by Dennis, immediately catching the attention of many attendees. There

about his sudden injury

he was still the deputy chief instructor of Doomsday Base, everyone had feared him and tried to curry favor with him. Now that he had been stripped of this

unfazed. He knew the dynamics of this social circle well—power commanded respect, and weakness did not. To reclaim his former glory, he knew he must rise above his past role at