Chapter 136: Chapter 136

"Dad, she did such a vicious thing, we absolutely can’t let her go easily!" Ivan Everett said solemnly, "She almost killed Jocelyn! If Serena hadn’t saved Jocelyn, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"But she’s not dead, is she?" Old Master Everett said impatiently, "I said this matter is over, and it is over. Do you dare to defy my words?"

"And Cassia is your brother’s only child. If you send her to jail, how could your brother rest in peace?"

Ivan Everett always knew Old Master Everett favored the second household, but he didn’t expect him to be so biased and blind to right and wrong. It shook him to his core, making him lose faith in the old man.

Meanwhile, Cassia Everett was extremely pleased, hiding behind Old Master Everett and looking at Serena with provocation.

So what if that bitch Serena exposed her? She couldn’t do anything about it anyway!

"This matter will be handled as I say! Cassia just made a small mistake because she’s young. She only needs to correct it afterward!" Old Master Everett spoke indifferently, "Besides, she’s alright now, she’s been saved. Being an elder, clutching onto minor matters with the younger generation is truly narrow-minded and petty. Why not be a bit more magnanimous?"

"Oh, be more magnanimous?" Serena’s exceptionally beautiful fox-like eyes turned ice-cold as she grabbed Old Master Everett by the collar, lifting him up. "Alright, then I’ll drug you too, save you afterward, and let’s see you be magnanimous about it."

As soon as the words fell, Serena opened a porcelain bottle, pinched his jaw, and forced the medicine down his mouth.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Old Master Everett choked and coughed violently, speaking angrily, "You damned wild girl, how dare you treat me !"

"Serena, Grandpa is your elder, how dare you treat Grandpa this way!" Cassia Everett quickly supported Old Master Everett, glaring fiercely at Serena, wishing she could tear her apart.

"Ah..." Old Master Everett suddenly felt his whole body in pain, unbearable pain. "What did you make me take?! Give me the antidote now!"

Serena lazily leaned against the wall, her long, straight legs casually bent, and her tone was completely nonchalant.

"Oh, I just gave you a bit of Bone-Eroding Powder. It only hurts for two or three hours, then it stops. You’re not gonna die anyway.

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Serena returned all his earlier words to him, and Old Master Everett was so angry he nearly passed out, pointing at her with trembling fingers.

"Grew up in the countryside and is unbearable. Ivan Everett, kick her out of the Everett Family right now, or I no longer have you as my son!"

"No way!" Ivan Everett refused flatly, "We finally found Serena. No one can drive her away from us!"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Everett grew even more enraged, "Unfilial son, you won’t even listen to me now?!"

"You must drive her out of the Everett Family today, or I will sever our father-son relationship!"

Facing Old Master Everett’s aggressive attitude, Ivan Everett felt utterly cold-hearted and spoke in a cold voice, "Fine, from now on, we sever our father-son relationship!"

No matter what, Serena was their precious daughter; they could never drive her away!

"Fine... very well! You would sever ties with me for a wild girl? I raised you for nothing!" Old Master Everett was so furious, the pain from the Bone-Eroding Powder almost took half of his life. Turning around, he pulled Cassia along shakily to leave, "Cassia, come back to the old mansion with Grandpa, and have nothing more to do with them!"

"Dad, are you just going to let her off ?" Elliot Everett’s expression was unfriendly, exuding a cold aura.

Ivan Everett sighed heavily, "Your grandfather always kept the second household in his heart, and Cassia is the only child left from the second household. If we really send her to jail, the old man’s health won’t hold... After all, I am his son, I can’t just watch as he gets angered to death..."

"Yes..." Jocelyn Sterling also nodded, "With the burden of filial piety on us, if we really anger the old man into illness, people will talk! From now on, let’s just pretend she doesn’t exist. Out of sight, out of mind!"

Celestia places heavy importance on filial piety, and once that burden is placed, it becomes suffocating.

Serena, casually standing to the side, said nothing. Her exquisite porcelain-white face expressionless, yet somehow terrifying.

Old Master Everett’s illness in his face was even heavier than the last time she saw him; it wouldn’t be long before his sickness acted up again.

Once it did, he’d have his share of suffering!

As for Cassia Everett, Serena had plenty of ways to deal with her.

"Mom, you’re weak now and need to rest well, we won’t disturb you anymore."

Having gone through all this, Jocelyn Sterling felt utterly exhausted, nodded softly, and spoke gently, "Okay, Serena, you should rest early too. You’ve had a hard day today."

Serena had just stepped out of the room when Elliot Everett caught up to her, gently patting her head, his tone filled with deep remorse.

"Serena, I’m sorry you had to be wronged today."

Feeling Elliot Everett’s caring, Serena felt a warm current flow through her heart, curving her red lips in a slight smile towards him.

"Big brother, I don’t feel wronged."

She was always someone who avenged every grievance. Anyone who dared to wrong her, she had ways to pay back. No one could truly wrong her!

Hearing this, Elliot Everett felt an even deeper sense of love and guilt for her. How could his sister be so well-behaved and understanding?

Clearly wronged, yet she still said she wasn’t, just to comfort him!

Elliot Everett’s eyes darkened, seriously promising her, "Serena, big brother won’t let you be wronged again!"

This matter couldn’t just be let go; no one could let his sister be wronged!

Serena had just returned to her room when she received a message from The Netherworld Syndicate.

The Netherworld Syndicate: [Alliance Hierarch, there’s a very amusing thing to tell you, hahaha...]

Serena’s curiosity was piqued, and with pale fingertips, she quickly typed, [What’s up?]

The Netherworld Syndicate: [Here’s the thing, Alliance Hierarch, some idiot placed a 20 million order for us to assassinate you! Hahaha, isn’t it hilarious, Alliance Hierarch?]

Seeing this message, Serena’s exquisite eyebrows raised lazily, [Have you found out who placed the order?]

The Netherworld Syndicate: [We found out, it’s Celestia’s wealthiest—Everett Family’s Seventh Miss—Cassia Everett.]

As expected, it was her!

Serena wasn’t the least bit surprised by this result; instead, the coldness in her exceedingly beautiful fox-like eyes deepened a few degrees.

[Reply to her, the order has been accepted by The Netherworld Syndicate.]