Chapter 11

Carlisle did a simple sweep throughout the house and began his revision.

Gordon brought Gérard and his family home at around 7:00pm.

“Carl, your uncle is here. Come out and pour some glasses of water for them!” Gordon said with a smile. as he turned toward Carlisle’s room.

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“Gerard, Maria,” Hilda greeted them as she poked her head out of the kitchen.

They nodded impassively, whereas their two teenage children didn’t even spare Hilda a glance.

Gerard was wearing a white T–shirt. He held a Samsung flip phone in his right hand and wore a Vacheron Constantin’s watch of the latest model on his left hand.

“Gordon, you could afford a Santana worth 200 thousand dollars, but you couldn’t afford a better house?”

Maria Davidson, Gerard’s wife, asked.

There was a thick layer of foundation coating her 38–year–old face. She was a sharp–tongued woman who only cared about her interests.

“We bought this house so that it’ll be easier for Carl to go to school. I intend to sell this house once Carl

heads off to university!” Gordon explained.

“Wait a minute. Why hasn’t Carlisle come out yet?”

Maria waved her hands for some wind as she looked around the house. Then, she said in disgust, “Why didn’t you install an aircon? Aren’t you all being overly frugal?”

Gordon quickly brought out the standing fan from his bedroom. Meanwhile, Carlisle slowly made his way out of his room to pour them four glasses of water.

“Carl, do you not recognize me?” Gerard asked with a frown.

“I do!”

Oh. Then, who am I? Gerard asked impassively.

“You’re Uncle Gerard!”

“Then why didn’t you greet me and your aunt?” Gerard asked with a tinge of anger.

Maria also said mockingly, “Where did all those years of education go?”

Suddenly, Hilda slammed her knife on the cutting board, causing the sound to echo throughout the house.

glared at his wife,

turned to look at Gordon, who

his room.

educate their children. But it

son properly.”

chuckled dryly. Tll discipline

yo “Did

Xander greet my parents?” Carlisle asked

glasses

to talk

just stating a fact. Aren’t your children receiving special education the city? Why are they so rude then?” Carlisle did not

had not held back in humiliating him and

begged his uncle to lend them money when he fell sick in his past life. Not only did Gerard not lend them

them by claiming that Carlisle had lived

bonds were as

you joking with me? Do you believe you deserve to be compared to my children? My daughter is at the top of her class. It’s only a matter of

from your father, your results are trash. It might be hard for you to enter a Tier 3 university.

so angry that her voice

anger as he listened

in our house, so we’ll welcome you wholeheartedly. But if you come

belittling them. The

all.

accept them mocking

Hilda played with the knife in

waved his hands dismissively and said, “That’s enough. Everyone should just keep their words to themselves. Don’t

crossing the line if you continue to belittle my son,”

kitchen.

was so angry that her breath

you don’t know that they’re uncultured. What’s the point in

she sat on the sofa and enjoyed the wind from the fan.

in his room when he heard his mother’s warm words.

anything in his past life, so

to be so cruel with his words after he stood up

to protect

for dinner

quieter

atmosphere was also tense.

submitted your applications for Riverland University?”

smile.

do you mean by ‘also? Are you telling me Carlisle

for Riverland University?”

It was the only

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