Derek stammered, telling how Glenn had bought him while wiping the sweat from his brow.
Adrian looked at him with contempt.
Derek begged for mercy with a bitter face, "Adrian, I was stupid. Please forgive me for the family's sake. Please don't tell Dudley!"
Dudley acted bold, broadly, and soon. If he discovered someone disloyal to the family, he would turn Derek into a cautionary tale!
Derek didn't want to be his target!
Maverick laughed out loud and said, "Derek, look at you now. That's awful."
Derek was afraid of Adrian, the direct heir of the Olson family, and had always looked down on Maverick, the illegitimate child.
Derek said bitterly, "You don't have a voice here! You are brave under Adrian's protection, right?"
"Adrian," Derek looked at Adrian and said flatteringly, "You m
