Chapter 392


    Madeline was speechless when she heard Caitlin''s question. I mean, do you really want me to say that


    Ann is my love rival, Caitlin?


    The moment Caitlin saw that Madeline did not deny that there was bad blood between her and Ann,


    Caitlin immediately assumed that there was. Of course, that was easy for Caitlin, as she would insist on


    Ann apologizing to her.


    "Apologize to me. Now." Caitlin gazed at Ann coldly. "However, you can choose to fight me if you don''t


    want to apologize." She practiced martial arts with Lucian since she was a child, and even though she


    wasn''t exceptionally talented in martial arts, it was more than enough to beat this woman to the ground.


    "I don''t want to fight you," Ann raised her chin and said contemptuously. "Are you a barbarian who only


    knows how to fight?"


    "You have to apologize to my Mom!" Quincy looked at Ann with a stern face. "You are a bad person,


    and you framed my Mom!"


    "Yes, exactly!" Joel stood with arms akimbo, staring straight at Ann with his big eyes. "Apologize to


    Mom, or you will have a duel with her!" Joel was convinced that his mother would win because she was


    a great fighter. So far, she had only lost to his father and no one else. She would definitely knock the


    nasty woman''s teeth out!


    Madeline was again rendered speechless by her twin sons. A duel is a bit over the top, but it would be


    great if I could fight Ann. She was not a fool, and it was evident that Ann harbored feelings toward


    Sebastian. While she did not regard Sebastian as her ''property'', the fact that other women were


    coveting Sebastian made her feel ufortable. So, it would be nice if she could take this opportunity


    to knock Ann''s teeth out.


    As the thought shed across Madeline''s mind, her eyes started glowing with eagerness. Quinton, who


    followed Madeline, saw the gleam in her eyes and tried maintaining a straight face when speaking to


    Ann. "Miss Evans, since our young masters have invited you to a duel with Mrs. Hart, why don''t you


    pick what kind of duel you want topete in? The Young Master''s clubhouse has everything, from


    fencing room, boxing ring to martial arts arena."


    Mrs. Hart was a capable fighter who could even throw Quinton over his shoulder, so Quinton was not


    worried that Mrs. Hart would be fighting a weakling like Ann; she could take on ten men simultaneously!


    It would be great if Ann epted his Young Masters'' invitation. That way, Mrs. Hart would definitely be


    able to have a good time.


    As Ann listened to how Quinton addressed the brats and slut as "Young Master" and "Mrs. Hart", her


    heart ached as if countless knives were stabbing her, and she could not have felt more jealous. Why?


    Why does it have to turn out like this? I should be Mrs. Hart, not Madeline!


    Everything Madeline had should have been hers, and she definitely started out in a more favorable


    position than Madeline! She was Sebastian''s cousin; she grew up with the Harts; she and Sebastian


    had even lived under the same roof and were childhood sweethearts. She should have married


    Sebastian and given birth to his sons. Instead, everything that should have belonged to her was taken


    away by a bitch who appeared out of nowhere! She couldn''t help the shrill insults that bloomed within


    her mind. Slut! Bitch!


    The thought of Madeline being Mrs. Hart drove Ann mad, and she yelled, "Okay, I''ll fight you!" When


    she was a child, she and Sebastian practiced martial arts together, a tactic for her to get close to


    Sebastian. Even though she could not beat Sebastian, knocking a weak-looking woman should be


    within her capabilities. She resented Madeline so much that she would not miss out on an opportunity


    to beat Madeline to a pulp. She would definitely smash that face of hers!


    "Yay!" Joel jumped and pped his hands happily when Ann finally agreed to a duel. "Mom! Beat her!"


    Quinton, who knew how well Madeline could fight, had to forcefully suppress theughter that was


    about to bubble from within him. Still, his excellent upbringing prevented him from being gentle and


    elegant at all times. "Okay, since that''s the case, I''ll arrange the venue for the duel. May I know what


    you have in mind? Fencing? Freebat? Boxing? Or anything goes?"


    Ann replied, "Anything goes! Fight as we see fit!" Only with such a condition, could she have an excuse


    to scratch that slut''s face!


    "Okay then, I''ll have someone arrange the venue." He pressed the Bluetooth earphone on his ear


    lightly and instructed someone to prepare the venue and clothes for Ann and Madeline. After making


    arrangements, he made a gesture of invitation to both of them. "Mrs. Hart, Miss Evans, this way,


    please."


    Grayson was a man of few words, and in the span of a few minutes, things evolved in such a weird way


    that he was not sure how to react. Why would Ann and Madeline fight when they were family?


    "M-Madeline..." He felt awkward calling Madeline. "Madeline, Ann is outspoken and sometimes


    careless. But she didn''t mean to offend you, so please forgive her. There is no need for a duel since


    everyone here is family, and it won''t be good if anyone is hurt."


    "You''re wrong! Grayson!" Joel corrected Grayson. "She is hostile and malicious toward my Mom! She


    deliberately framed Mom and wanted to ruin the rtionship between you and Mom."


    Grayson was unsure how to react to that since Joel was only five-year-old and spoke so maturely. He


    even knew what malice and hostility were!


    Not giving up, Grayson tried to talk some sense into Joel by coaxing him softly, "Joel, you made a


    mistake. Although Ann can be a little proud sometimes, she is very kind and will not be malicious or


    hostile to your mother."


    Joel immediately became angry upon hearing that. "No! My brother can''t be wrong! My brother is so


    smart! He is always right!"


    Well, Grayson tried his best. He knew how brainless his little nephews could be when it came to


    brotherly love, just like Lucas! When Lucas was younger, he would agree with everything Sebastian


    said, regardless of the contents. Oh, wait, Lucas was still the same even after he grew up. It had


    always been this way, and Grayson thought this cult-like belief was terrifying. So, he could not afford to


    offend them, even if the opponent was a five-year-old boy.


    Furthermore, the two nephews were the apples of his elder brother''s eyes. So, if he provoked and


    made them cry, he could not bear to think how his elder brother would deal with him. So, the moment


    he thought of his elder brother, he decided to stop whatever he was trying to do and merely agreed with


    Joel.


    "Yes, you''re right, Joel. You and Quincy are both brilliant. I don''t mean that what Quincy said was


    wrong. Just that we are a family, so we should all live in harmony and not fight, right?"


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    "No!" Joel rejected his suggestion even without thinking. "She wronged my Mom. She is a bad person.


    So, we''re enemies, not family!"


    "My brother is right. We''re enemies." Quincy nodded in agreement.


    Joel was delighted to receive his brother''s approval, and he pointed his tender little finger at Ann''s nose


    and harrumphed. "Enemy!"


    The moment Ann saw Joel, who greatly resembled Sebastian and Madeline and was pointing his finger


    at her, she felt thest ounce of wit she had flown out of the window. Her mind went nk as her


    emotions went haywire. Unfortunately, she forgot to maintain her perfectdy persona in front of


    Grayson as she didn''t hesitate to smash her handbag right at Joel''s face and yelled, "Who do you think


    you are? How dare you treat me like this?"