The Stewarts were gobsmacked to find that Caspian was even more powerful than a senior general.
“H–How could this be? Caspian … really is a big shot!” Marilyn stammered.
“Everyone knows how useless he is. How could he hold an even higher position than General Anderson?” Alicia exclaimed nervously.
“I can’t believe it. I must be seeing things!” Kate cried out. Feeling thunderstruck, she couldn’t bring herself to accept what was happening.
Caspian, the son–in–law she had been disparaging all this while, turned out to be an important figure. His true identity had been kept a secret this whole time.
Kate shook her head, thinking that she had merely been mistaken.
However, the onlookers began to mock the Stewarts.
“You Stewarts are all fools! You mistreated such a powerful son–in–law and even decided to cut off all ties with him! What an idiotic thing to do!”
“Just moments ago, Madam Stewart kept stressing that Willow no longer had any to the Stewart family.”
connection
about nobodies like the Stewarts? Even if they got on their knees and begged for forgiveness now,
I’m sure they’re drowning in regret. Well, they chose to burn their
at the way things are now. Caspian’s even more
rumors were true, after all. Caspian is indeed no ordinary person. Here we were, thinking they
to the family. I distinctly remember the family having a much more prestigious standing when Madam
bunch of pandering clowns. It was their own short–sightedness that
had maintained a relationship with Willow and treated Caspian better, they could’ve used their connection to him to establish themselves
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the city! Alas, what a
never have happened if the late Mr. Stewart was still around!”
old woman be the head of the family.
worse just because Southlake Corporation was bombed. She even exposed Willow’s true
keeps
Willow.”
but what they said was true.
had found a chance to criticize and humiliate Willow, but instead, they were the ones
comments. The Stewarts were miserable enough as it was. It was
people. They thought it would be beneath them to kick
sheep. They had all been on the Stewarts‘ side when the family
she could barely stand straight. She had
yet. What if Caspian’s just putting on an act? Don’t
people who heard him were dumbfounded. What kind
it’s just an act. Caspian is dressed in a military uniform, and even General Anderson opened the door for him, so how can it be
the Diatoran army ever had a rank that’s higher than a senior general? Even if someone like that does exist, why don’t we know about him?
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