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Chapter 44

Chapter 44

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When playing games, if he faced opponents he couldn’t beat, Stanley had a habit of knocking on doors to convince Quinlym to help.

As he entered the house today, his eyes quickly caught sight of the scene in the living room, and he instantly felt the urge to

flee.

Yet, he had barely taken a step when Curtis’s deep voice echoed in the air. “Such a lack of manners. Don’t you know to greet your superiors? Stand at attention.”

Almost instinctively, Stanley obeyed. He straightened up, brought his legs together, and shot a perfect military salute, shouting, “Salute, Commander.”

Curtis studied him for a moment before saying, “At case.”

regret

Stanley relaxed. His expression looked like that of a man mourning–filled with regret for stepping foot in Anderson Manor again; had he known what awaited him, he wouldn’t have come.

Thoughts of staying overnight had completely vanished from his mind.

Quinlyn, who had been watching Stanley closely, turned to meet Curtis’s intense gaze for several seconds. She moved to Edward’s side, calmly saying, “Grandpa, I’m back.”

“Quinlyn,” Edward greeted her warmly, his tone all affection, as though the previous sternness belonged to another person entirely.

He rummaged through the table and pulled out a piece of candy, teasing her, “Were you good in school today? If so, I’ll reward you with some sweets.”

Quinlyn nodded. “I was good, but I shouldn’t eat too many sweets, Grandpa. They can cause cavities. You shouldn’t either.” As she spoke, she lifted Edward’s blanket and found all the candies hidden in the side pocket.

The candies were there intentionally, as Edward had a sweet tooth. However, his blood sugar was a bit high, and Archer had secretly asked Quinlyn to keep an eye on Edward.

front of his friends, Edward felt embarrassed but couldn’t bear to scold Quinlyn. Instead,

said, “I can’t believe I sent you to the science academy for advanced training, and you got

Their computer skills were terrible, but they reported me for

Edward remarked bluntly, though he

keep up, had

reality, and Edward brushed it off lightly, turning to introduce Quinlyn to the others. “This is my granddaughter, Quinlyn.”

me company out of boredom. Why don’t you show them

men in the room exchanged puzzled glances. Stanley thought to himself, ‘Edward

replied, “Grandpa, I don’t have

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there were teachers for different subjects, and even Harriet excelled in Mordorian, but Quinlyn felt she didn’t have any remarkable talents, especially since she was short

when he heard this, giving her a gentle pat on the head. “Just use

about what she had learned in the past few days and nodded. “Alright.”

was determined to give it her all. The others in the

say.

the weight of

important figure in their own right–a retired national chess champion, a distinguished physics professor from a top school, and a renowned drill sergeant who trains top soldiers. Each one of them is a powerhouse.

so badly by them that I barely managed to pass; you can’t

Quinlyn frowned at the

in Edward. He could only suggest, “If you find yourself outmatched, act cute; don’t charge recklessly into battle.”

to soften their hearts, so she silently took the advice

Danny said, the first to lift the chess cover, inviting her to take a seat while teasing, “I’ll give

in her mind. Although she sensed that five pieces were quite generous, she

her posture while handling the chess pieces. “You’ve just begun learning

his gaze with