Chapter 253


    Having lost twice in a row, Baldy felt ashamed in front of Korbin.


    “Mr. Swann, the mission has failed!” Compared tost time, Korbin was not as angry this time. His


    expression was calm, and his gaze was slightly lowered. It seemed like he already knew how it was


    going to end. Even his voice sounded rtively calm.


    “Tell me, who did the Duncans send out this time?”


    Baldy’s already low head almost drooped to the ground when he heard this. He never expected that a


    group of students would defeat his elite subordinates.


    “Mr. Swann, it’s not the work of the Duncans!” As he heard this response, Korbin’s interest was piqued.


    “Not the members of the Duncans?”


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    “We checked and found out that those people were all students. There was one student named Bryan


    Duncan who had good fighting skills!”


    Korbin angrily picked up the ashtray on the table and smashed it toward Baldy’s head, cursing loudly,


    “Idiot, is that what I want to hear?”


    “What does it have to do with me whether he has good fighting skills or not?” thought he. He wanted to


    know what Branden meant to do with Catherine and whether or not he would lend her a helping hand.


    Baldy did not dodge the attack and face the consequences of his mistake, as he knew it was the only


    way to appease his boss’s anger. He endured such a hard blow that his head was smashed open, yet


    not a single cry escaped his lips.


    Fresh blood flowed slowly down his face as a nauseating odor filled the air. However, Korbin’s appeased


    a little. anger wasn’t His face turned pale, and he red at Baldy with cold eyes. “How dare you say it?


    Can’t you even handle a few students? You call yourself a top-level killer, but I think you better chop off


    your limbs and beg on the streets!”


    Baldy listened silently as Korbin scolded him and took out the list from his pocket.


    “Mr. Swann, I checked up on all the students who are helping out Catherine. You may take a look at the


    information.”


    Korbin took a deep breath and paced back and forth a few times before returning to his desk. He lowered


    his head and looked at the list and documents on his desk. Those students’ names were unfamiliar to


    him, but he was acquainted with almost all of their parents.


    All of them were important figures in Casier, which was quite normal. If they didn’t have power, how could


    they have possibly sent their children to the best ss at Loyalty Academy?


    “Are those students okay?” he asked.


    “They are okay. Our men have suffered minor injuries. Those students are probably all skilled in martial


    arts and often get into fights, plus they had the advantage of numbers, so they weren’t at a


    disadvantage!” replied Baldy.


    “Good thing no one got hurt. Apart from Bryan Duncan, all these studentse from families that are not


    as wealthy as the Swanns.


    “However, if they team up to deal with the Swanns, it would also be a disaster, thought Korbin. He did not


    expect that dealing with Catherine would involve so many families. “It seems that my second daughter is


    truly remarkable.


    “After studying in ss 8 for so long, Liana hasn’t made many friends. “But Catherine has only been in


    the ss for half a semester and already has so many people backing her up. That’s impressive!”


    thought he. Seeing Baldy’s hesitant expression, Korbin impatiently urged him to speak.


    “Is there anything that cannot be said even now?”


    Baldy hesitated and spoke in a low voice, with his head bowed down. “Mr. Swann, Catherine left you a


    message before she left.”


    “What did she say?” Korbin asked. Baldy reported the news from his subordinates to Korbin honestly.


    After hearing the message, Korbin mmed his hand on the table, creating a loud noise.


    On his darkened face, his eyes were wide open, as big as cowbells, and filled with bloodshot veins due


    to anger. It seemed like they were about to pop out of his eye sockets. He gritted his teeth and cursed


    angrily.


    “Very well, since she let me wait, I will just wait to see how much uproar she can cause! “Baldy, keep a


    close eye on her and report any news to me immediately.”


    Having failed twice in a row, Baldy had be more restrained. He humbly bowed and said, “Sure, I will


    definitelyplete the mission this time!”


    He and Korbin were well aware that if he failed again next time, he would bepletely abandoned by


    Korbin. Because Korbin didn’t tolerate useless people, those who made constant mistakes were destined


    to be disposed of.


    The discussion inside the study continued, but nobody noticed that a pair of ears outside the study had


    been listening to the conversation. As the discussion in the study came to an end, Liana tiptoed


    downstairs carefully and silently.


    “Liana…”


    A loud noise came from behind, causing Liana to freeze in fear. Her heart was pounding heavily at this


    moment, and she cautiously turned her head to look behind her. Rachael walked down slowly in


    exquisite pajamas and frowned upon seeing Liana still holding a food box.


    “Didn’t I ask you to bring veggie soup to your father? Why do you still have it in your hand? And why are


    you so pale and sweating on your forehead?”


    Hearing these words, Liana secretly breathed a sigh of relief and forced herself to stay calm, trying to


    maintain aposed look as she gazed steadily at Rachael.


    “Mommy, I noticed that the study room door was tightly shut, and I didn’t dare to go in and disturb Father,


    so I didn’t bring it in.”


    Korbin never liked being disturbed when handling official matters. Rachael understood this more than


    anyone else.


    Upon seeing Rachael’s gaze still evaluating her, Liana thought she had been suspected and quickly


    exined, I went up and down a few times just now, and I could always see that the study door was


    closed from afar. After a few trips back and forth, I got tired and broke a sweat.”


    “Exercise more when you have free time in the future. You have only walked a few more steps and are


    so tired. Being weak like this won’t do. It’s not trendy now to be a sickly beauty, so think carefully!”


    Rachael had always been very explicit about her demands for Liana. Johnathan had enabled her to


    establish a stable position in the Swanns. At the same time, Liana was her most outstanding


    achievement, destined to join the flourishing aristocratic family and be the family’s mistress in the


    future.


    She looked down upon those average families. Only the top-tier noble families could catch her attention.


    Therefore, she had been guiding Liana toward this path when Liana was young. Whatever requirements


    a mistress should possess, Liana needed to have them.


    Liana didn’t dare to argue with Rachael, as no one knew better than herself just how ruthless Rachael


    could be. She knew her mother best. Rachael was willing to do anything to achieve her goals, no matter


    the cost.


    Seeing Liana with her head down and not saying anything, Rachael felt slightly annoyed. She said with a


    hint of disdain, “If you have nothing to do, go back to your room. Put the veggie soup on the table. I’ll tell


    your father to have itter.”


    “Okay.”


    Liana responded with a grunt and silently went upstairs. As Rachel watched Liana’s departing figure, she


    couldn’t help but feel a bit unpleasant.


    “Since Catherine appeared, the once excellent Liana seems to have been outshined by her.


    “My side carefully raised Liana since she was young. How could she lose to Catherine, that jinx?


    “I don’t buy it, and there’s no way I will go along with it. “If I lend Liana a hand, she will definitely beat


    Catherine. No doubt about it!” she said inwardly.