Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 17:

Hearing Derek’s words, Connor was momentarily stunned before realizing something. Before Derek could continue, Connor scolded him, saying, “Derek, Marissa has no reason to lie and slander you. Don’t even think about making excuses.”

“Uncle Connor, that’s not what I meant. This woman—”

“Shut up!” Connor cut him off sharply, causing Derek to tremble with fear. He didn’t dare to finish his sentence. After a brief pause, Connor scolded Derek once more. “Derek, she may be young, but she’s your aunt-in-law and married to the head of the Daniels family. Your disrespect is surprising. How could you call her ‘this woman’? You pretended to be drunk and harassed a woman you didn’t know. After she defended herself, you attempted to leverage our family’s influence against her. That’s disgraceful. You’ve brought shame to the Daniels family. As the leader of the family, I have to discipline you! Given that you were raised away from us and lacked a proper upbringing, I won’t punish you harshly today. Instead, I’ll arrange for you to attend a week-long etiquette course. Use this time to learn and reflect on your actions.” As soon as he finished, Connor gave Cade a wink

Cade approached Derek and said, “Mr. Derek Daniels, please come with me.”

Derek, unfamiliar with the rules of wealthy families and intimidated by Connor, wanted to expose Marissa’s true identity but held back, feeling downhearted. After hesitating, he looked towards his parents

Lorna, sympathetic to her son, pleaded with Connor, “Connor, Derek has only been with us for three days. We’re trying to bond with him properly. Isn’t it too harsh to separate him from us for a whole week?”

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Neil chimed in, “Connor, perhaps we could take our son home and handle his discipline ourselves. He doesn’t need those etiquette classes, does he?”

With his parents helping him, Derek looked expectantly at Connor. Yet Connor, who held authority in the family, was unyielding. “There’s no room for negotiation!” Connor said in a firm tone

“Don’t accuse me of being heartless, Neil and Lorna. Spoiling him isn’t helping. Just yesterday, he got drunk and harassed a maid, frightening her so much that she nearly jumped from a building. If we don’t correct his behavior now, he could cause serious problems in the future.”

Whether Derek molested Marissa today or not needed more than Marissa’s words to determine. However, everyone knew about Derek’s misconduct yesterday when he molested the maid while drunk. It had a significant negative impact. When Connor brought up the incident, Neil and Lorna were ashamed and fell silent

At the right moment, Cade said, “Mr. Derek Daniels, please come with me.”

Seeing his parents not daring to challenge Connor’s decision, Derek came to terms with the situation. Swallowing his words, he followed Cade out, feeling wronged. As he walked past Foley Daniels, his brother, he attempted to speak. But Foley only gave him a blank stare, as if looking at a fool. It dawned on Derek that Foley wasn’t the good brother he had appeared to be in front of the cameras

The previous day, Foley had been drinking with Derek and seemed genuinely friendly. While Derek was tipsy, Foley bragged about having sex with all the female servants. Derek was drunk and didn’t know much about rich families, so he believed it. That was why such an embarrassing thing happened later. Derek remembered his inability to control himself, suspecting now that Foley had drugged his drink. Suddenly, Derek was gripped by fear

Over the past three days, he had been living arrogantly, imagining a life of indulgence ahead. He could eat whatever he wanted and do whatever he liked forever. At that moment, he realized that being a wealthy heir was not without its challenges

The drama finally ended when Cade escorted Derek away. Marissa let out a sigh of relief. Understanding that Connor had just helped her, she gave him a look filled with gratitude. This family dinner was meant to welcome their long-lost member back home. Now that Derek had been taken away for discipline, there was no need to continue with the dinner. Arabella, cheerful as ever, took Marissa home and engaged her in joyful conversation. Domenic handed a document to Connor and said, “Mr. Daniels, we’ve found out that Marissa’s fiancé was Derek.”

Neil and Lorna, upset by the scandal, left with their elder son, Foley. The rest of the family members also made their exits

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