Chapter 253 Overheard
Having lost twice in a row, Baldy felt ashamed in front of Korbin.
“Mr. Swann, the mission has failed!” Compared to last time, Korbin was not as angry this time. His expression was calm, and his gaze was slightly lowered. It seemed like he already knew how it was going to end. Even his voice sounded relatively calm.
“Tell me, who did the Duncans send out this time?”
Baldy’s already low head almost drooped to the ground when he heard this. He never expected that a group of students would defeat his elite subordinates.
“Mr. Swann, it’s not the work of the Duncans!” As he heard this response, Korbin’s interest was piqued. “Not the members of the Duncans?”
“We checked and found out that those people were all students. There was one student named Bryan Duncan who had good fighting skills!”
Korbin angrily picked up the ashtray on the table and smashed it toward Baldy’s head, cursing loudly, “Idiot, is that what I want to hear?”
“What does it have to do with me whether he has good fighting skills or not?” thought he. He wanted to know what Branden meant to do with Catherine and whether or not he would lend her a helping hand.
Baldy did not dodge the attack and face the consequences of his mistake, as he knew it was the only way to appease his boss’s anger. He endured such a hard blow that his head was smashed open, yet not a single cry escaped his lips.
Fresh blood flowed slowly down his face as a nauseating odor filled the air. However, Korbin’s appeased a little. anger wasn’t His face turned pale, and he glared at Baldy with cold eyes. “How dare you say it? Can’t you even handle a few students? You call yourself a top-level killer, but I think you better chop off your limbs and beg on the streets!”
Baldy listened silently as Korbin scolded him and took out the list from his pocket.
“Mr. Swann, I checked up on all the students who are helping out Catherine. You may take a look at the information.”
Korbin took a deep breath and paced back and forth a few times before returning to his desk. He lowered his head and looked at the list and documents on his desk. Those students’ names were unfamiliar to him, but he was acquainted with almost all of their parents.
All of them were important figures in Casier, which was quite normal. If they didn’t have power, how could they have possibly sent their children to the best class at Loyalty Academy?
“Are those students okay?” he asked.
“They are okay. Our men have suffered minor injuries. Those students are probably all skilled in martial arts and often get into fights, plus they had the advantage of numbers, so they weren’t at a disadvantage!” replied Baldy.
“Good thing no one got hurt. Apart from Bryan Duncan, all these students come from families that are not as wealthy as the Swanns.
“However, if they team up to deal with the Swanns, it would also be a disaster, thought Korbin. He did not expect that dealing with Catherine would involve so many families. “It seems that my second daughter is truly remarkable.
“After studying in Class 8 for so long, Liana hasn’t made many friends. “But Catherine has only been in the class for half a semester and already has so many people backing her up. That’s impressive!” thought he. Seeing Baldy’s hesitant expression, Korbin impatiently urged him to speak.
“Is there anything that cannot be said even now?”
Baldy hesitated and spoke in a low voice, with his head bowed down. “Mr. Swann, Catherine left you a message before she left.”
“What did she say?” Korbin asked. Baldy reported the news from his subordinates to Korbin honestly. After hearing the message, Korbin slammed his hand on the table, creating a loud noise.
On his darkened face, his eyes were wide open, as big as cowbells, and filled with bloodshot veins due to anger. It seemed like they were about to pop out of his eye sockets. He gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
“Very well, since she let me wait, I will just wait to see how much uproar she can cause! “Baldy, keep a close eye on her and report any news to me immediately.”
Having failed twice in a row, Baldy had become more restrained. He humbly bowed and said, “Sure, I will definitely complete the mission this time!”
He and Korbin were well aware that if he failed again next time, he would be completely abandoned by Korbin. Because Korbin didn’t tolerate useless people, those who made constant mistakes were destined to be disposed of.
The discussion inside the study continued, but nobody noticed that a pair of ears outside the study had been listening to the conversation. As the discussion in the study came to an end, Liana tiptoed downstairs carefully and silently.
“Liana…”
A loud noise came from behind, causing Liana to freeze in fear. Her heart was pounding heavily at this moment, and she cautiously turned her head to look behind her. Rachael walked down slowly in exquisite pajamas and frowned upon seeing Liana still holding a food box.
“Didn’t I ask you to bring veggie soup to your father? Why do you still have it in your hand? And why are you so pale and sweating on your forehead?”
Hearing these words, Liana secretly breathed a sigh of relief and forced herself to stay calm, trying to maintain a composed look as she gazed steadily at Rachael.
“Mommy, I noticed that the study room door was tightly shut, and I didn’t dare to go in and disturb Father, so I didn’t bring it in.”
Korbin never liked being disturbed when handling official matters. Rachael understood this more than anyone else.
Upon seeing Rachael’s gaze still evaluating her, Liana thought she had been suspected and quickly explained, I went up and down a few times just now, and I could always see that the study door was closed from afar. After a few trips back and forth, I got tired and broke a sweat.”
“Exercise more when you have free time in the future. You have only walked a few more steps and are so tired. Being weak like this won’t do. It’s not trendy now to be a sickly beauty, so think carefully!”
Rachael had always been very explicit about her demands for Liana. Johnathan had enabled her to establish a stable position in the Swanns. At the same time, Liana was her most outstanding achievement, destined to join the flourishing aristocratic family and become the family’s mistress in the future.
She looked down upon those average families. Only the top-tier noble families could catch her attention. Therefore, she had been guiding Liana toward this path when Liana was young. Whatever requirements a mistress should possess, Liana needed to have them.
Liana didn’t dare to argue with Rachael, as no one knew better than herself just how ruthless Rachael could be. She knew her mother best. Rachael was willing to do anything to achieve her goals, no matter the cost.
Seeing Liana with her head down and not saying anything, Rachael felt slightly annoyed. She said with a hint of disdain, “If you have nothing to do, go back to your room. Put the veggie soup on the table. I’ll tell your father to have it later.”
“Okay.”
Liana responded with a grunt and silently went upstairs. As Rachel watched Liana’s departing figure, she couldn’t help but feel a bit unpleasant.
“Since Catherine appeared, the once excellent Liana seems to have been outshined by her.
“My side carefully raised Liana since she was young. How could she lose to Catherine, that jinx?
“I don’t buy it, and there’s no way I will go along with it. “If I lend Liana a hand, she will definitely beat Catherine. No doubt about it!” she said inwardly.
