Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 1412

Her voice was pure, liquid ice, dripping with absolute contempt.

Her sheer arrogance was a slap to the face. Clarissa frowned in deep displeasure. The Harrison family was offering her a golden ladder in front of the entire city, and instead of weeping with gratitude, she dared to mock them?

Arthur Harrison squared his shoulders. "'Mentor' is perhaps too strong a word. In medicine, skill dictates hierarchy. However, the Harrison family holds a century of dominance in integrated medicine. If you are willing to humble yourself and seek our counsel, we will not withhold our expertise."

It was another thinly veiled insult, implying she was dangerously arrogant and selfishly hoarding data to artificially inflate her worth.

The Lancaster family's patience violently snapped.

Jasper Lancaster let out a vicious laugh. "Humble herself? Seek your counsel?"

His striking eyes blazed with pure, unadulterated hostility. "You people are highly entertaining. First, the Montgomerys want to 'pave the way' for my sister. Now, the Harrisons want to 'guide' her. Did the alcohol at our gala fry your pathetic little brains?"

The insult was a direct, brutal strike, shattering whatever illusion of civility remained.

Arthur's face flushed with anger, but he suppressed it. "Watch your tone, Jasper. I am merely discussing medical protocol with your sister."

"Medical protocol?" Jasper scoffed. "Which part of your little extortion speech sounded like medicine? All I heard was a coordinated attempt at moral kidnapping to rob my sister of her data!"

Arthur instinctually looked at Alaric Sinclair for backup. But Alaric remained infuriatingly neutral. Arthur ground his teeth. "You are crossing a line, Jasper. The Harrison family's century-old reputation speaks for itself. Everything Chairman Sinclair and I have proposed tonight is for the sake of scientific rigor. It is entirely for Miss Lancaster's own good."

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