I Love You, Miss Genius

Harold and the rest of the Shepard family exchanged bewildered looks, not understanding the situation.

Gresham was the first to react, stepping forward to question the guard. "The Knight family is hosting a grand banquet today, and nearly everyone of note in Pyralis is here. Our Shepard family is no different. Why are you stopping us but letting everyone else in?

"Even if we were to be turned away, we deserve to know the reason for this treatment. Are we being singled out?"

The guard responded, "We have orders from above: no one from the Shepard family is allowed to enter."

Gresham immediately asked, "Why?"

The guard replied, "We only follow orders. We don't know anything beyond that."

and didn't know what to say next. He returned to Harold and whispered, "Dad, what

members behind him.

Trina quickly

I haven't caused any trouble at all," Fernanda said, glancing at Trina. "As for some people,

turned pale

insinuation in Fernanda's

Harold with a

my time to

any contact with

to Trina's previous incident, so she quickly stepped in to support her: "That's right, Dad. Trina has been working so hard recently and focusing solely on her research. She's aiming to join Ms. Bonita's institute and hasn't had any time to interact with anyone from

explanations, Harold's expression softened a bit. "It's good that you haven't

family had offended the

Briggs standing nearby, thinking he might know something. He