Chapter 228: Chapter 228

"I’m sorry, Miss Crystal, Master Damian hasn’t returned yet. I can’t let you in."

The butler’s demeanor was neither servile nor overbearing, but there was no room for negotiation in his tone.

Crestholm was Damian Quinn’s private residence. Apart from Miss Serena, no one else had ever entered. Without Damian Quinn’s instructions and consent, he couldn’t let anyone in.

Standing behind Crystal Joyce, Silas’ face was grim, and his tone was even harsher.

"Are you going to make Miss Crystal stand at the door this entire time?"

"I’m very sorry, but there’s no other option right now." The butler’s tone remained neither servile nor overbearing, yet resolute.

This made Silas’ face even more unsightly; how dare a mere butler treat Miss Crystal with such disrespect!

"How dare you make Miss Crystal wait at the door? Who gave you the courage..."

Crystal Joyce gently tugged at him, "It’s OK, Silas. I can just wait here at the door for Damian to come back."

"Miss Crystal, this is just too much of an inconvenience for you!" Silas looked at her with undisguised pity, "Moreover, your health is weak; how can you keep standing at the door ?"

"It’s all right; I’m not as weak as you think!" Crystal Joyce smiled gently at him, "Don’t make things difficult for the butler!"

The butler couldn’t help but have a better opinion of Crystal Joyce, "Miss Crystal, it’s not that I’m deliberately making things hard for you; it’s just Master Damian’s rule."

"I understand." Crystal Joyce nodded politely, "I won’t be upset."

The butler’s fondness for her deepened, while his impression of Silas became increasingly unfavorable.

"Thank you for your understanding, Miss Crystal."

A black Maybach stopped slightly at the villa’s entrance, and Crystal Joyce recognized it as Damian Quinn’s car, her eyes lit up slightly, and she immediately walked over briskly.

"Damian, you’re back!"

Upon seeing Crystal Joyce here, Damian Quinn’s brows furrowed slightly, but he spoke calmly afterward.

"Hmm, is there something you need from me?"

Faced with the man’s cold attitude, Crystal Joyce was already accustomed to it and spoke softly, "Damian, I do have something to ask you."

The aristocratic man’s tone remained indifferent, clearly indicating no intention to invite Crystal Joyce inside for a chat.

Silas couldn’t help but speak up, "Master Damian, Miss Crystal has been waiting at the door for a long time, but the butler wouldn’t let her in. Her health is weak as it is..."

"If she’s weak, then she’d better not stay here any longer."

Damian Quinn’s face, as beautiful as a work of art, showed no emotion; his voice remained detached, yet it inexplicably made one’s heart feel heavy.

"Finish what you have to say and go back to rest early."

Silas was clearly taken aback by Damian Quinn’s response, momentarily stunned.

Crystal Joyce also bit her lip gently. Everyone said Damian treated her specially, yet she couldn’t even set foot inside his private residence...

"Hmm? Seems like you have some objections to my decision."

Damian Quinn cast a cold glance, and Silas felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, a powerful intimidation making his legs go weak.

Silas’ face immediately turned pale, lowering his head with a servile posture.

"Damian!" Crystal Joyce spoke up at just the right moment, "I came to see you today because I want to ask you to help the Linden Family. Their financial chain is broken, and without an investment, they’ll go bankrupt. So I hope you could invest in them."

The Linden Family had offended his little fiancée and still hoped he’d invest in them?

If it weren’t for Elliot Everett wanting to impress the young girl, forbidding his intervention, then the Linden Family wouldn’t simply be ostracized by the Everett Family!

Damian Quinn scoffed coldly, his handsome face icy, decisively refusing, "No."

He used to agree to her requests, but now...

Crystal Joyce felt a bit hurt, but remembering Eleanor Linden’s plea, she spoke again, "Damian..."

However, her words were interrupted by Damian Quinn’s indifferent voice, "Silas, take her home."

Silas dared not defy his order and immediately responded deferentially, "Yes, Master Damian."

"I don’t want to go!"

Crystal Joyce bit her lip hard.

"Master Damian, I’m begging you, this time just help on behalf of Eleanor. She’s my only good friend; I can’t not help her! Damian, just for my parents’ sake, please help this once..."

Upon hearing her mention her deceased parents, Damian Quinn’s expression hesitated for a moment before he eventually spoke in a deep voice.

"Fine, I promise you."

"Thank you, Damian!" Crystal Joyce finally smiled again, "Damian, I’ll invite you to dinner next time when you’re free, as a thank you..."

"No need." Damian Quinn’s voice was cold, not even looking at her, speaking coolly, "You should be heading back."

Crystal Joyce could hear the dismissal in his words, and her clear deer-like eyes dimmed slightly.

Silas immediately replied respectfully, "All right, Master Damian, I’ll take Miss Crystal home now."

Saying this, Damian Quinn didn’t pause further, striding into Crestholm with his long legs.

"Master Damian, if you help the Linden Family, what if Miss Serena gets upset?" Chase Sherman couldn’t help but ask anxiously while following him.

Damian Quinn’s lips curled slightly, a chilling aura pervading around him, "I only promised the Quinn Family would help the Linden Family, not that the Linden Family wouldn’t go bankrupt."

He didn’t need the Quinn Family’s influence to make the Linden Family bankrupt, disappearing from Imperia.

Serena Everett had just finished tidying up and went downstairs, only to hear the sound of Elliot Everett and Steven Everett arguing downstairs.

"Big brother, let me take Serena to school today! I haven’t been to Imperia University in a long time anyway, so I can visit my alma mater!"

Elliot Everett spoke leisurely, "Second brother, Serena doesn’t like to be around unfamiliar people. Let’s wait until she’s more familiar with you; then you can take her. Today, I’ll take Serena."

Steven Everett felt as if a knife had stabbed into his chest, glaring at Elliot Everett with clenched teeth. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

The eldest brother’s words were getting more hurtful!

"Precisely because we’re unfamiliar that I should spend more time with Serena so we can become closer faster!"

Seeing Elliot Everett and Steven Everett’s stubborn stances, Niall Everett and Ian Everett immediately seized the chance to jump in.

"Big brother, second brother, you two are wasting too much time arguing, so how about we take Serena? We’re heading to Imperia University, too..."

"Stop fighting with me!"

Their words were abruptly cut off by Steven Everett’s deep voice.

He had finally come back and naturally wanted to spend time with his precious little sister!

Moreover, the others had already spent so much time with Serena; logically, it was his turn to accompany her!