Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 1050:

Terrified, Neil turned to Aelfric, hoping he would step in to help Derek. But Aelfric looked away, clearly refusing to be involved in this mess.

To save Derek from Paul’s wrath, Neil forced a smile and turned to Marissa. “My dear sister-in-law, Derek is young and naive, easily misled by bad influences. Please cut him some slack.”

Marissa sneered. “You must be joking, Neil. Derek might be the youngest in the family, but he’s about my age. He can’t be naive. Clearly, he did this to get back at me because I scolded him for harassing me. This is more than enough reason to discipline him.” Her valid retort left Neil speechless.

With a condescending look on his face, Paul turned to Connor. “What are you going to do now, Mr. Daniels? Your nephew slandered and insulted my daughter.”

Connor pressed his lips together. He didn’t need to be told what to do, as he had no plans to spare Derek the punishment for his mistake.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Nash. I’ll handle this one and make sure he learns his lesson for running his mouth.” With that, Connor instructed Cade, the butler, “Take Derek. From now on, he’s grounded. Arrange etiquette classes for him so he’d learn to behave himself. He can’t leave unless I say so.”

“Yes, Mr. Daniels,” Cade said and did as he was told.

Seeing her son being taken away, Lorna panicked and shouted, “You can’t do this, Connor. Derek is your nephew!”

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Connor replied coldly, “Exactly the reason why I need to do this, Lorna. He’s my nephew, and as his uncle, I must discipline him so he wouldn’t go astray. Seeing you failed in that matter, I think you should join him and get some lessons yourself to be a better parent.”

With that, he signaled to Cade, who immediately ordered the bodyguards to escort both Derek and Lorna outside. Neil gritted his teeth, watching the humiliating scene.

“Connor, a lecture would suffice. Why are you being harsh on Derek?”

When Connor didn’t budge, Neil turned to Arabella for help. “Grandma, Derek’s punishment is too much. I know Connor has the right to educate those who err as the family head, but he’s being unreasonable with this. He even involved my wife!”

Neil expected Arabella to show some compassion for her great-grandson, but he was taken aback when she simply snorted and said, “Your son brought this upon himself.”

Neil felt humiliated again.

Arabella continued sharply, “Derek grew up outside of the family and didn’t learn proper decorum. Connor’s punishment is only right for him. As parents, you and Lorna failed to discipline him. Instead of teaching him our ways, you spoiled him, which is equally reprehensible.”

Connor looked at Neil sternly and said, echoing Arabella’s words, “Raising a child is a shared responsibility for both parents. Since Lorna is being held accountable, you shouldn’t escape the consequences either, Neil.”noveldrama

He then instructed Cade to take Neil along.

Cade nodded, immediately complying.

Neil tried to resist, but Cade didn’t hesitate to order more bodyguards to escort him out.

Watching the scene unfold, Chloe breathed a sigh of relief, grateful to be spared. But that relief was short-lived when Everett leaned in and whispered in her ear, “You should go home and reflect on your actions too. I’ll arrange some lessons for you, as well.”

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