She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Everyone except Athena and Josie sat up straight, their expressions grim as if they'd just heard the enemy was invading.

"I'm going to CineCraft Studios tomorrow," Brandon said, abruptly shutting his laptop with a loud clap. He stood up, his eyes fierce. "I'll take care of those pests myself. Don't try to stop me. "Anyone who dares to stop me can take care of that family themselves, out of their own pockets. Don't drag our family down with you."

"No, we absolutely won't stop you." Alaric and Arthur huddled together and shook their heads vigorously. "We're not powerful enough to deal with them. Only you can handle them, Brandon." Maria stood up and hesitated before heading into the kitchen. "Mom, are you going to see the relatives from the Stevens family?"

Claire was busy frying fish and didn't look up. "I cut ties with them long ago. I'm not going to see them."

Maria sighed in relief and came back out, giving Brandon an "OK" sign.

Brandon nodded, clutching his laptop as he plopped down on the couch. "Just hearing about them annoys me. Let's watch TV to shake off this bad vibe."

At that point, he turned to Wesley. "Dad, Zayn won't just let the Stevens family run wild, will he?"

"Of course not." Wesley shook his head. "Zayn secretly contacted a friend to invite the Stevens family to a high-end restaurant under his name, then slipped away while they were dining, leaving them to pay the bill. If they don't pay, they'll end up in jail. "And while they're eating, his crew will be done for the day, with their phones off. The Stevens family won't be able to find

him.

"Zayn also said his crew is heading to a suburb in another city for filming tomorrow morning. With the whole Stevens family tagging along, they'll have to figure it out themselves if they want to come. If they can find him, it's their skill. "Even if they do find him, Zayn can deny he invited them for the meal. They got fooled."

"Wow. They are so scary." Josie clutched Dolli tightly, her face full of fear. "Are they going to bully Zayn?"

Arthur patted her head and said, "They don't just bully Zayn. They will bully all of us. So if you run into relatives on your mom's side, you need to stay far away."

Alaric chimed in to scare her, "Little kids like you are their favorite. Don't get near them or trust them. They'll suck you dry." Josie shrieked and dove into Maria's arms. "I don't want to meet them!"

Alaric a warning look.

pleased with Zayn's actions. "Zayn's doing well. He's learning to

laughed sinisterly, "Tomorrow, when Zayn retreats, I'll step in. If the Stevens family doesn't

a plate of chicken potpie, a plate of greens, and a

Lockwood's Detective Diary had finished its intro and

munching on snacks

over ten hours a day, dropped everything to deal with the Stevens family. She thought, 'It seems the Stevens family has really done a lot to wrong the Donovan family to

matter how firm the Donovan family was, the

as relatives on

Brandon wouldn't actually be able to harm the Stevens family. The Donovan

that would be thorough

the TV show, the three ladies headed back to the

Josie entered her room, Athena quietly asked Maria, "I want to help Brandon deal with the Stevens family.

eyes filled with disgust. "I refuse to call them grandpa or grandma or acknowledge them

giving a rough

sure the Stevens family doesn't

smiled confidently. "Don't worry. I know how

already come up

was nearly ten

person who brought them. They ended up being sent to the police station by

the restaurant owner gave them a 20% discount, but they

their meal.

corner, either squatting or sitting, the older