Chapter 747

Stella was in disbelief. “How could Xavier be willing to kneel here obediently?”

“Because of someone that he cannot disobey, of course,” Weston said plainly.

“Are you referring to Old Mr. Ford?”

Weston pinched her cheeks. “Do you feel better now?”

Stella remained silent as she looked at the man in the hall.

Xavier knelt in the middle of the hall, looking utterly displeased. But, despite his clear reluctance, he didn’t dare to disobey and knelt with his torso stock straight.

Old Mr. Ford sat right opposite him, glancing at him once in a while as he sipped on his tea to check if he was kneeling properly.

Occasionally, he would put his teacup down and pick on Xavier’s posture in a nasty and incisive tone.

Elders like him were excellent at insulting others without the use of profanity.

It must feel pretty good to be able to do so, Stella thought.

She was curious, “How did you manage this? I remember that Old Mr. Ford dotes on Xavier very much.”

he broke off his engagement with Zeta, a major issue that incurred the wrath of the Taylor family and made them

did he make him kneel this

It was indeed unbelievable.

needs, you’ll be able to figure out what makes

found him very frightening. “Since you’re able to control another person’s heart... is there something you really want for

“Yes.”

without any hesitation, “You can guess my

Stella

Stella avoided his gaze.

didn’t want to

In the ancestral hall.

kneeling for almost

relent. “Do you

he had been anxious to seek success at

gritted his

“How were you wrong?”

shouldn’t have trusted that merchant and placed all the export pressure on the company. The economy’s been looking bad, and I shouldn’t have killed the goose that

a very

“What else is there?”

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