“Cisco, say no more.” Jean advised Cisco, then turned to Valeria with an apologetic smile: “Valeria, my son isn’t feeling well. He needs to rest, so we’ll take our leave.” “Jean, no, we’ll teach this good-for-nothing a lesson. You can’t leave before we’ve even finished eating.” Valeria insisted. Jean shook her head, pulling the furious Cisco away as she muttered: “Let’s go before we embarrass ourselves even more.” Cisco shot a fierce glare at Alexander before storming out of the room with Jean. As soon as they left, Valeria’s face darkened. “Alexander! You worthless fool! Now you think you have some kind of backbone? Are you planning to cause trouble with everyone? Or maybe you’re ready to cause trouble with me next?” Valeria slammed her fist on the table, shouting. “No, Mother. You

