With that, Ferlyn was so angry and humiliated, that she was almost in tears.
Sean and the others were also embarrassed, especially Chris. He had tried to stop Ferlyn from making unnecessary comments but she simply refused to listen.
Defiant, Ferlyn insisted, "I was just joking. What's wrong with that?"
Nathan replied with a grin, "Of all the things to joke about, why do you need to eat s***? It's simply disgusting. So, don't do it again next time.”
With that, Ferlyn started crying and ran off with her face buried in her hands.
Chris had no choice but to go after her.
When Sean and the other family members took turns to reprimand Nathan for going overboard, Nathan scoffed, "Haha, when Lenard stole one billion from your family, I taught him a lesson and got it returned to you. But yet, no one ever thanked me for it."
"Tonight, when my wife asked your family for help, not only did you refuse to offer any, rather, you'd gloated over her misfortune instead."
"Now, just because I criticized Ferlyn, you berate me for going overboard. Your family's double standard is simply sickening!"
Nathan's words embarrassed Sean and his family, as they had no words to counter him with.
Meanwhile, Nathan held onto Penny's hand and urged, "Honey, dragons don't live with snakes while tigers don't live with dogs. Next time, let's just avoid any contact with them."
Sean and his family were infuriated by Nathan's words but there was nothing they could do about it.
Cledondale, Northania.
In the study, Helen was chatting with Francis, the head butler.
Helen frowned slightly, "Did you say that Bachok, the warlord of Avalon not only didn't kill Nathan but was also defeated in the South?"
Francis replied with a wry smile, "That's the truth. It was a result even I didn't expect."
Helen asked in disbelief, "How can that be? When Nathan was chased out of the Cross Family. He had no one to rely on."
"Even if he had experienced some success outside, it wouldn't be enough to defeat a foreign warlord like Bachok!"
Francis replied, "To be honest, he was lucky, this incidence. When Bachok led his troops into our nation, he had a separate group of five thousand men infiltrate the South, disguised as mercenaries, ready to help him with his revenge.”
"However, his actions had caught the attention of the nation's army. I heard that the General of the North personally ordered the army to annihilate Bachok's men, who were hiding around the seas of the South. Bachok was then captured.
After being punished, he was repatriated back to Avalon."
As a cold glint flashed in Helen's eyes, she lamented, "That kid is really lucky to have escaped death like that."
Francis replied softly, "Ma'am, it seems that to kill Nathan, we have to do it ourselves!"
Helen suggested calmly, "Tomorrow is Zayn's sixtieth birthday. We'll discuss it after the celebrations. For now, Nathan gets to live a few more days."
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