While the entire Xiao Clan was still bewildered, Rocky took the chance to calmly walk up to Raef.
At that moment, Raef had just come back to his senses. With a face full of dread, he shot a glance at Travis, and soon after, asked someone to help Travis get up from the ground. Bowing into Rocky's presence, he said, "I sincerely apologize for what my son has done to you. Please forgive me, Mr. Rookie. I am at fault, for I did not discipline him well. I will teach him a lesson after this."
"No, don't sweat it. I did not take any offense at what he did," Rocky said calmly as he avoided meeting Travis' eyes.
Rocky's cold and merciless words struck hard, like a hard slap on Raef's face. Not knowing how to respond to the situation, Raef just let out a bitter laugh and continued to suffer in silence.
Meanwhile, the members of the Xiao Clan could not help but look at Rocky in a bizarre manner. In fact, they were quite surprised at how the man in front of them was acting. Rocky did not look like a servant who had done odd jobs and errands for the Magical Beast House. Instead, what they saw in front of them was a man with valor and power, like someone who was in a high position.
"Father..." Juey walked up and called Raef, but her expression was still as cold as ice.
"Why didn't you tell me that you and Mr. Rookie went out together? I got so worried that I have even dispatched all the disciples of the Xiao Clan to look for you. I'm worried about you, my dear daughter. I don't know what to say to your dead mother if something happened to you," acting like a good father, Raef spoke earnestly and patiently as soon as Juey stepped in front of him.
Juey could not believe what she had just heard from her father's mouth. 'Is he concerned about me? Someone must have woken up on the good side of the bed!' Juey thought. From the day she was born, her father had always shown indifference to her. Seeing her father's concern, it seemed that this was way beyond what she was used to.
But Juey was not a fool. In fact, when she noticed that her father could not keep his eyes off Rocky, she knew that her father might have thought that she had a special relationship with him. Acting like a good father was only a trick that he wanted to show Rocky.
"Father, if you think that I can persuade Mr. Rookie into attending the Beast Master Contest on behalf of the Xiao Clan, then it's a complete misunderstanding. Mr. Rookie won't listen to me. Don't bother doing this father-cares-for-his-daughter kind of thing. I know it's just an act," Juey expressed her thoughts frankly and straightforwardly.
"Daughters and dead fish are no keeping wares. Look at you, speaking up for Mr. Rookie! You've only met him for a short time! How could I not know my own daughter? You're my girl, and I've never seen you let men get in your room except for Mr. Rookie. At this point, I sense that you have affection for him. Don't be shy. I know that you've grown up, and it's time for you to consider getting married." It seemed that Raef ignored Juey's words.
"Father..." Juey was a little embarrassed to see Raef's reaction about her thoughts. After all, she thought that she had already made herself clear about what she thought about Rookie.
Of course, Raef understood his daughter. But What Juey thought didn't matter to him. Instead, it appeared what mattered was Rocky's thought. If Rocky had a crush on Juey, then Raef would be happy to make use of the favorable situation without making extra effort.
"Chief Raef, get straight to the point. Don't beat around the bush." At that point, Rocky understood what Raef was trying to say and didn't want to waste time.
"Okay, then I will make it clear for you. From this point on, I will entrust Juey's life to you if you'd like. You have my blessing. Well, if you marry Juey, that will mean that you will be a member of the Xiao Clan. When that happens, it will be your sworn duty to contribute to the clan." At that moment, it appeared that Raef had already made a concrete plan to use his daughter to seduce Rocky into representing the Xiao Clan.
As it turned out, Raef was completely naive about the whole situation. He didn't know that Rocky was not the kind of guy who yearned for beautiful women. After all, Rocky had already seen more of life that he didn't find Juey very attractive. If Raef wanted to give Juey to Rocky, then he was just showing excessive passion to a cold person.
After hearing Raef's words, Rocky turned his gaze to Juey. With a dejected face, she felt nothing but sadness as she lowered her head. Seeing this, Rocky felt nothing but sympathy towards her. After all, everyone would sympathize with someone who had a father willing to sell his own daughter just for his own selfish gain. At that moment, Raef was nothing but a pathetic asshole.
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