Chapter 509 Wickedness Runs in the Family


    Knowing that he couldn''t change Caspian''s mind, John relented and said helplessly, "Alright. In that


    case, I''ll spend the night at the vi with you."


    "Why would you stay at the vi? Didn''t they arrange amodations for you?" Caspian asked with a


    frown.


    "You''re Lord Caspian and the chiefmander! I''m obligated to watch out for your safety!" John


    dered with conviction.


    "No need. I have Sylvia, Macy, and the armored battalion with me. You don''t have to worry about my


    safety. You should return to South Arinds to supervise the battle situation there," Caspian instructed.


    "Oh, alright. Make sure you keep yourself safe, sir!"


    Truth be told, John didn''t think it was all that appropriate for him to stay at Caspian''s vi either. What if


    Caspian wanted to spend some alone time with Willow?


    John certainly didn''t want to get in their way.


    Soon, John set off for South Arinds, and Caspian returned to Riverside Vi with over a thousand


    special forces soldiers in tow.


    …


    The Stewarts trudged back to Stewart Residence in despondence.


    "I never thought Caspian would turn out to be a big shot! Why didn''t we realize it sooner?" Marilyn


    eximed regretfully.


    Although Fabian had died at Caspian''s hands, Marilyn had to force herself to forget about that. After all,


    Caspian was the Diatoranian God of War. As long as they ingratiated themselves to him, they could


    soar to great heights!


    "Don''t be upset, Grandma," Alicia consoled her. "Caspian did too good of a job hiding his real identity.


    We can''t be med for not realizing it sooner."


    "How can I not be upset? If our family had a good rtionship with Caspian, who would dare to offend


    us? They''d be bowing at our feet instead! As long as we can mend our rtionship with Willow, we''ll be


    set for life!" Marilyn said.


    "Knowing what Caspian''s like, he''s never going to forgive us—not unless we win Willow over. But


    Willow is also disappointed in us, so we can''t do anything," Donald said.


    "Willow''s so heartless! We''re still her family. How can she not show us some respect?" Alicia ranted.


    "That''s right! Now that she knows her husband is a big shot, she''s turning her back on all of us! Even


    though I didn''t give birth to her myself, I did raise her!" Kate growled through gritted teeth.


    All the Stewarts resented Willow.


    "I told you guys to stop ridiculing Willow and Caspian, but you guys refused to heed my words," Carl


    reminded. "Well, look what that has led to. They refuse to forgive all of you! Things wouldn''t have


    turned out like this if you guys had only just treated them better in the past."


    "What''s the point of criticizing us now, huh, Carl? Are you so happy that we now have to fawn over


    them?" Marilyn snapped.


    "I''m just telling the truth, Mom. What you guys did was wrong, but even now, you still don''t realize your


    mistake. You''re trying to me Willow for this situation instead. Don''t you feel even an ounce of


    remorse?" Carl asked.


    "What mistake? We didn''t do anything wrong. It''s all Caspian''s fault. Why did he hide his identity? If he


    had just told us about his background sooner, we wouldn''t have made life difficult for him. He''s to


    me for hiding his identity for no good reason!" Marilyn retorted.


    Rendered speechless by the family''s attitude, Carl couldn''t be bothered to try and talk some sense into


    them anymore.


    "This is partly your fault too, Carl. Willow''s your daughter, and you''re also to me for the fact that she


    has turned her back on the family. Look at how she has turned out! How dare she defy her family?"


    Donald criticized.


    "That''s right! If you had raised Willow properly, she wouldn''t have turned out like this," Marilyn added in


    agreement.


    Carl was exasperated. The Stewarts had said such mean and cruel things to Willow, and they were


    now shoving all the me for the situation onto him.


    He didn''t feel like arguing with them, so he kept quiet.


    "It doesn''t seem like Willow''s going to forgive us, so we don''t need to hold back either," Kate piped up.


    "What do you mean by that, Kate? Willow doesn''t care about us anymore," Donald said.


    "She thinks she and Caspian can do whatever they want just because he''s an important figure, right?


    Well, I''ve thought of a way to make her suffer," Kate dered viciously.


    "What''s your idea?" Marilyn asked.


    "Well, I think it''s extremely likely that Caspian''s the chiefmander of South Arinds!" Kate said.


    Everyone was thunderstruck.


    Kate continued, "Right now, everyone in Soutke City resents the chiefmander. If we let all of


    Diatoran know that Caspian''s that cowardly chiefmander, I''m sure many people wille forward


    to rebuke him!


    "When the timees, Caspian''s reputation will be ruined, and Willow will also be the subject of


    everyone''s contempt!"


    After hearing what she said, everyone understood what she was suggesting.


    "It has to be Caspian! It''s not surprising that a loser like him made such a cowardly move. He must''ve


    called for the retreat of the maritime troops!"


    "That''s right. He holds an even higher rank than General Anderson, so it can''t be anyone else."


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    "I think you all have a point! It''s definitely Caspian!"


    "Exactly! Caspian has always been a good-for-nothing. I wonder how he even got promoted to his


    position!"


    "So what if he''s a big shot? Can he withstand the public outrage against him? The power of the people


    is not to be underestimated!"


    "We should make Caspian and Willow the target of the public''s outrage!"


    The Stewarts were thrilled. They had finally stumbled across a way to deal with Caspian and Willow.


    "You''re ying with fire here. Aren''t you going to even stop and consider the consequences of your


    actions?" Carl cried out anxiously.


    "What''s there for us to fear?" Marilyn snorted.


    "Considering who Caspian is, surely there''s a valid reason why he made such a decision. You guys


    need to watch out, or you might get arrested for stirring up rumors!" Carl advised.


    "What a joke! No matter how powerful Caspian is, he wouldn''t dare to get us arrested over something


    like this!" Kate said.


    "That''s right! Since they''re not going to forgive us anyway, we don''t need to bother ying nice with


    them either!" Alicia dered wickedly.


    …


    Over at Riverside Vi, Willow and Zoey were in the living room watching television when they heard a


    When they stepped out to take a look, they saw a long line of tanks and armored vehicles filling up the


    road.


    They were ecstatic. It had to be Caspian who hade!


    At the very next moment, a sea of soldiers got off the vehicles and formed two neat rows on the sides


    of the road.


    Then, Caspian stepped out of an SUV.


    Willow was taken aback. She didn''t expect Caspian toe home during such a critical time. She felt


    a stir in her heart.


    Sylvia, Macy, and the others saluted Caspian as he entered the vi''spound without saying


    anything.


    As he approached Willow, her breath got caught in her throat, and her body tensed up.


    They had only been apart for a few days, but for some reason, seeing him now made her emotional.