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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.

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

said, “I can’t believe I sent you to the science academy for advanced training, and you got sent back within six months.”

quite wronged. “They bullied me first. Their computer skills were terrible, but they reported

just plain silly,” Edward remarked bluntly, though he knew Stanley had been a

had resorted to dirty

to introduce Quinlyn to the

younger days who have come to keep me company out

three men in the room exchanged puzzled glances. Stanley thought to

bothering others was impolite but replied, “Grandpa, I don’t have any special

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the truth. At school, 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

pat on the head. “Just use what I taught you; that will be enough.”

she had learned in

all. The others in the living room exchanged looks,

say.

felt the weight of responsibility

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

by them that I barely managed to pass; you can’t possibly meet their expectations, so don’t let

wouldn’t do that.” Quinlyn frowned

never fool you.” Stanley felt overwhelmed by her unwavering faith in Edward. He could only suggest, “If you find yourself outmatched, act cute; don’t charge recklessly into battle.”

so she silently took the advice to heart and nodded, heading back into the living room.

cover, inviting her to take a seat while teasing, “I’ll give you a five–piece head start; if you manage

and the rules were in her mind. Although she sensed that five pieces were quite generous, she held her tongue, honoring the

when he noticed her posture while handling the chess pieces.

met his gaze with