Chapter 883: Chapter 883

Chapter 883: Chapter 883: We’ll Do as You Say

Scarlett Jennings has always been calm and composed. Even when she initially discovered that Samuel Chalmers wasn’t the same as before, no matter how upset or aggrieved she felt, she never thought of hysterically questioning or venting.

Because she knew it was useless.

Getting angry couldn’t solve any problems.

But now, facing Samuel Chalmers’ actions, she couldn’t hold back and got angry.

She was mad at him, knowing full well that the Ghost Fog had conjured this filthy Demon Energy specifically targeting him, yet he remained silent, risking himself.

The time when he discovered the Fortune of Sea City was depleting, he didn’t say a word, resolutely returning to his body and using his entire Golden Light to replenish the lost Fortune of Sea City.

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Yet both times, she could only watch helplessly.

Scarlett’s sudden outburst startled everyone present, including Donovan Jennings.

Especially Lucas Jennings, who didn’t even know what was happening to him the entire time. He just saw Samuel Chalmers reach out towards him, and then… his sister burst into flames.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that his sister is only eighteen. Her emotions are usually as steady as someone at twenty-eight. Even if she’s angry, she’ll act before speaking.

To provoke her into shoving and directly acting up, it must be something extraordinary.

And the one at fault must be Samuel Chalmers.

Samuel clearly didn’t expect her reaction to be so intense, but in his eyes, since these things were aimed at him, he couldn’t let her put herself in harm’s way for him, or even…

bear the risk of possible contamination from the filth.

Perhaps, she wasn’t doing it for him.

After all, she had said from the start that the only person she wanted to protect was Samuel Chalmers.

but the Samuel Chalmers she knew.

Her anger probably stemmed from him bearing Samuel Chalmers’ name yet doing things that might harm him physically.

With dark eyes concealing a hint of loss he himself hadn’t noticed, Samuel Chalmers kept a calm facade, simply looking at her with a voice twined with composure,

“I’m not the Samuel Chalmers you knew in the past, absorbing some contamination won’t affect me at all.”

He was a Dragon Vein, his true form strong enough to fear no sinister contamination.

But the person before him seemed always unable to realize this.

This inexplicably made him a bit irritable,

“I’m not him, and I don’t need your constant protection, Scarlett Jennings, I hope you understand that.”

Scarlett Jennings’ eyes, already slightly red, suddenly trembled, her hands hanging by her side instinctively clenched.

This was his third time emphasizing to her that he wasn’t him.

It was also his third time reminding her of the chasm between them.

The clenched hand tightened and then loosened, wanting to clench again but found her fingertips weak.

Scarlett Jennings didn’t speak, but Donovan Jennings and the others on the side slightly furrowed their brows.

Lucas, especially, felt something incredible. Seeing his sister with reddened eyes, yet still hearing such words, he couldn’t hold back, rushing over towards Samuel Chalmers and saying,

“Do you really need to remind us?! Do you think anyone can make my sister protect them ? If you weren’t Samuel Chalmers, my sister wouldn’t even care… um!”

The rest of his words didn’t have a chance to come out, abruptly muffled by Donovan’s hand covering his mouth.

Donovan’s expression wasn’t pleasant either.

But he knew there were some things that shouldn’t be said.

In the heat of anger, naturally, you shoot out words to hurt.

You might feel good about it while saying them, but once calm again, those words would become thorns buried in the other’s heart, requiring immense effort to remove.

As family, they should be her support and aid, not the source of added conflict.

Adam Jennings, though unclear about the specific situation between these two, knew one thing.

Matters of the heart are best left to the parties involved to handle.

He stepped up to help pull Lucas away from Donovan’s grip.

Donovan took out a handkerchief, wiping the hand that had covered Lucas’s mouth, then looked at Samuel Chalmers with ambiguous eyes, simply saying,

“Hope you remember what you’ve said, don’t end up regretting and hitting yourself in the face later.”

As his former friend, he’d very much like to see that day.

The tense atmosphere was soon broken by Hannah Hearne’s return.

Unaware of what had just transpired, Hannah only reported her results from pursuing someone.

“The other side must have used a method to confuse Demon Energy. I followed the scent and caught someone who wasn’t the original person.”

This meant that the Demon Lucas had bumped into, who might have targeted him, probably had already left.

Trying to draw them out again through today’s internal selection seemed unlikely.

However, Scarlett Jennings had a different perspective on this.

“The other party already sensed that the academy’s grand commotion today was to screen for demons possibly tainted by filth. In such a case, instead of slipping away quietly, they chose to act.

The fact that their target was someone I brought along indicates they intended more to distract me.”

She had completely regained her composure as if nothing had happened just now, as if the person who lashed out at Samuel Chalmers wasn’t her.

“This approach resembles provocation. Since they’ve chosen to provoke, having noticed that the first move halted neither me nor the internal selection, they will likely choose to act again.”

And what they had to do was continue the internal selection, screening out the problematic demons, and wait for the opponent to be unable to hold back and strike again.

At this point, Scarlett looked at Donovan and Adam Jennings.

Their choice to target Lucas initially wasn’t coincidental.

Probably understanding Lucas’s relationship with her, they chose to do something to him.

According to this logic, the next potential targets might be Donovan or Adam Jennings.

When Donovan met her gaze, it was as if he guessed something, his eyes darkening slightly but his expression remaining unchanged. He warmly inquired,

“You want us to leave here, don’t you?”

It would be understandable for her to wish them away following the normal logic.

For by remaining, they might not only fail to aid her but potentially be deliberately targeted, used as means against Scarlett.

Donovan didn’t want to add to her troubles.

Yet he couldn’t entirely prevent his heart from being filled with loss and frustration.

Clearly, they were family, but he could do nothing to help with the troubles she faced.

The flash of disappointment in Donovan’s heart quickly faded, his expression not showing it, and he heard Scarlett’s voice suddenly break the silence,

“I hope you’ll stay.”

Scarlett looked at him, speaking earnestly,

“Assuming the other party aims to use you against me, having you leave makes it difficult for me to respond in time should anything happen. Keeping you here lets both myself and the Mystic Regulation Office protect you at all times.”

She paused, with a slight, distressed frown, continuing,

“But staying means you might get caught up in any chaos that arises.”

Sending people far away for safety’s sake wasn’t quite Scarlett’s style. Rather than sending people away, she preferred keeping them close, where she could watch over them.

The bit of concern she had at the end didn’t faze Donovan much.

More than being caught in chaos, Donovan was worried about the growing distance between her and them.

The faint trace of loss in his eyes vanished, replaced by a warm smile,

“Don’t worry about us getting caught up in anything, just do what you need to do.”

“We will all listen to you.”