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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

you to the science academy for advanced training, and you got sent back within six months.”

nose, feeling quite wronged. “They bullied me first. Their computer skills were terrible, but they reported me for messing up the campus

remarked bluntly, though he knew Stanley had been a star

had resorted to dirty tricks that led to his expulsion.

brushed it off lightly, turning to

these are friends from my younger days who have come to keep me company out of boredom.

three men in the room exchanged puzzled glances. Stanley

but replied, “Grandpa, I

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

pat on the head.

she had learned in the past

all. The others in the living room exchanged looks, unsure of what to

say.

weight of responsibility to protect Quinlyn.

retired national chess champion, a distinguished physics professor from a top school, and a renowned drill sergeant

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

wouldn’t do that.” Quinlyn frowned at the implication.

unwavering faith in Edward. He could only suggest, “If you find yourself outmatched, act cute; don’t

silently took the advice to heart and nodded, heading

said, the first to lift the chess cover, inviting her to take a

the game she practiced just days prior, and the rules were in her mind. Although she sensed that five pieces were quite generous, she held her

eyebrow when he noticed her posture while handling the chess pieces. “You’ve just begun learning

gaze with sincerity.