?


    Saul carried an air of permanent superiority, but Frank did not flinch.


    In fact, he remained calm despite Saul''s re, even chuckling. "So you''re Grandfather''s eldest son, and everything you say goes here in Quill Manor?"


    "How dare you!" Alba snapped furiously, hearing the tone Frank was taking up against his eldest brother. "Watch yourself, brat! That''s my eldest brother Saul you''re talking to! He''s the acting head of the family, so if you speak rudely again, he will tear your mouth right off!


    "Just look at him, Saul! I told you that he''s a real prick, speaking with such impudence!"Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Cara York leapt forward, quickly adding fuel to the fire and pointing at her bruised cheek. "See?! He even hit me in our house! What are you waiting for?! Scum like him should be arrested and executed!"


    "Are you telling me what to do?" Saul suddenly asked icily.


    The whole room turned silent right then.


    Still, Cara was ready to speak again, but she flinched when she saw Saul''s impassive re fixed on hers, suddenly no wordsing out of her open mouth.


    As Alba tactfully kept quiet too, Saul turned his attention back to Frank, nodding calmly. "Indeed. I''m your eldest uncle, Saul Quill-and as you can see, I''m the head of family in my father''s absence."


    "Saul!" Alba cried, nervous that Saul acknowledged Frank as family.


    Saul held up a n to stop him, however, his eyes still fixed on Frank as he said, "Father has told us that you''re our younger sister Tiffany''s son, and he praised your stature while predicting that you''re set for greatness. He''s even ready to have you inherit his seat as the governor...


    "But that''s another matter entirely.


    Not only have you spoken rudely against your elders, but you''ve even hurt them physically. That''s


    ne


    unforgivable even if you''re family! Or, to be precise, it''s all the more reason you must be punished because you''re one of us. What do you have to say now?!"


    Saul''s sudden threatening tone jolted Alba to his senses.


    So that was why Saul acknowledged Frank as family!


    Beside him, Cara was beaming in realization and quickly snapped at Frank again, "You brat! You''re family, but our rules are unbending! You''ll pay forying a finger on me!"


    "Hmph."


    Alba quickly fawned over his eldest brother too. "The way I see it, we should beat him up and throw him out."


    "Pfft..."


    Frank snickered, shaking his head as whatever hopes he had for this family vaporized. "I really thought that the acting head of the family would actually show wisdom and integrity, but you''re just as dumb as the rest..."


    His eyes shing in disdain, he


    el


    looked around at all the quills as he snapped icily, "Don''t you worry! I have no intention to ride your coattails or take over as the governor. I''m just here because I promised Grandfather I won''t let the woman in that room die. That''s all there is to it."


    Holding his hands up, he finished, "And once I''m done treating her, I will leave Bralog without lingering another second."


    Frank had certainly seen through Saul''s concern.


    He was over fifty and had waited that long to finally see the prospect of inheriting his father''s office.