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.”

that incurred the wrath of the Taylor family and made them the butt of a joke in the industry, Old Mr. Ford couldn’t bear to punish

did he make him kneel

It was indeed unbelievable.

difficult controlling someone’s heart. As long as you grasp a person’s needs, you’ll be able to figure out what makes him tick and how to make him do things the way you want them

very frightening. “Since you’re able to control another person’s

“Yes.”

without any hesitation, “You can

looked at Stella with a

Stella avoided his gaze.

knew, but she didn’t want to

In the ancestral hall.

 

had been kneeling for almost

Mr. Ford finally decided to relent. “Do you admit your

was undeniable that he had been anxious to

lowered his head and gritted his teeth. “I was wrong,

“How were you wrong?”

the export pressure on the company. The economy’s been looking bad, and I shouldn’t have

good. That’s a very fundamental

“What else is there?”

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