Dauntless God Of War novel Chapter 362

Quintus could not be bothered by the secretary's shocked expression. After giving his orders, he hurriedly entered the Lincoln.

“Take me to the stylist to get my hair done first,” said Quintus to the driver the moment he entered the car.

Welcoming Harold was an incredibly important matter. Hence, Quintus had to look good for it.

His subordinates, too, got into the cars and drove off.

Only the onlookers remained at the scene.

Zaprington was not far from Hishwick Island. To be more specific, it took an hour to arrive by ship. Moreover, the Chanaean government built a bridge to connect those two locations.

Half an hour later, Harold and Marilyn arrived at the dock.

To Harold's surprise, no one came to pick Marilyn up when they arrived. Thus, he asked in puzzlement, “Why is no one here to pick you up? Did you not inform your family you're coming back today?”

Marilyn's father was Gambling King, Zyaire. His assets were worth more than two hundred billion, which was more impressive than Philip's. Moreover, Zyaire was well-known all over the world. In fact, the Schmidt family was the top family on Hishwick Island.

Their status was second only to Quintus.

“Don't tell me you came back with me just because of my identity as Gambling King's daughter. Tell you what, I have little status at home, and I won't get any assets.”

Marilyn's excitement dissipated the moment she heard Harold's words.

“Huh? Do you think I'm that kind of person?”

Harold was shocked.

“Of course, I know you're not. Come on. I'll explain my family's situation in the car,” said Marilyn with a sweet smile when she saw his shocked expression.

With that, she stretched her hand out and hailed a taxi.

Along the way, Harold learned about her family's situation.

What came as a greater shock was that her father had four wives.

He also had twelve children—three sons and nine daughters.

One could say he had a prosperous family.

Marilyn's mother, Jeslyn, was the second wife. She was not given the status of the first wife because she only bore two daughters. And since she was not as pretty as the third and fourth wives, Marilyn's mother did not get equal status as the other three wives in the Schmidt family.

Soon, both Harold and Marilyn arrived at the Schmidt residence on the mountain of Hishwick Island.

The residence was huge as it took up almost half of the mountain. One could spot a golden rooster statue on the highest point of the mansion from far. Its head was held high, its chest puffed up, and its mouth opened as if it was crowing.

Meanwhile, the guard at the gate noticed Marilyn had returned. Yet, he did not open the main gate.

Instead, he opened the side gate designated for servants to let Marilyn and Harold pass through.

“Open up the main gate!” Marilyn shouted furiously at the guard.

“I'm sorry, Ms. Marilyn. Mdm. Ruby has given the order that you can only use the side gate when you come back.”

Despite addressing Marilyn formally, the guard's tone and expression were arrogant.

“I'm a member of the Schmidt family, too. Why is she making me use the side entrance?” Marilyn's face purpled with fury.

“You'll know when you talk to Mdm. Ruby. We are only carrying her orders as servants.”

Though he claimed he did not know what was the reason behind the order, Marilyn could sense the disdain in his gaze.

When another guard saw how furious she looked, he murmured softly, “Hmph. She fooled around before her marriage and got rejected by the Jackson family on the wedding day itself. Yet, she dares to be so arrogant. How shameless!”

There was no telling if he purposely lowered his volume just enough to make Harold and Marilyn hear him.

Upon hearing that, Marilyn scowled, and she turned around awkwardly to glance at Harold.

It was her first time bringing him home, yet he had to enter the house using the servant's entrance. She felt terribly sorry, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Although Harold did not look mad, hostility surged through him as he watched the scene.