John Benson, the head of the family, was left embarrassed. But he didn’t dare show the slightest dissatisfaction; his expression was awkward, yet he refused to give up and continued, “Elder, if you don’t care for wine, then perhaps—”

“No need. I am swamped with mundane affairs at the academy and have little time.”

Elder Clark didn’t even let John Benson finish, brusquely waving his hand and directly cutting him off.

What a joke!

He had come to the The Benson Family solely to invite Edward Benson. Since the The Benson Family had already expelled Edward Benson, what right did the The Benson Family have to expect him to be all smiles?

John Benson was left at a loss, glancing at Edward Benson several times, hoping he would help smooth things over and give him a way out. But Edward Benson acted as if he hadn’t noticed.

Previously, the The Benson Family had treated him like a stray dog, expelling him at will.

And now they wanted him to speak up for the The Benson Family? To help John Benson out of his predicament?

They must really underestimate Edward Benson’s backbone!

Elder Clark chuckled and said to Edward Benson, “Young friend, there’s much to do at the academy, so I won’t linger. I left in a hurry and didn’t bring anything special. This bottle contains seven ‘Dragon Leaping Pills’, which I refined myself. We hit it off at first sight, so take this as a meeting gift from me, hahaha.”

With that, Elder Clark didn’t give Edward Benson a chance to refuse, practically forcing the pill bottle into Edward Benson’s hand with his left hand.

Then he smiled at Edward Benson, called for his attendant, and walked straight out. He completely ignored the entire The Benson Family and all the guests, treating them as if they were air.

At the doorway, Elder Clark suddenly paused, but didn’t turn around: “Head of the Benson Family, young friend Edward Benson is my honored guest. Before he reports to the academy, I do not wish for anything to happen to him.”

This was both a hint and a warning.

Elder Clark was shrewd and had already sensed the internal strife within the The Benson Family. These words were undoubtedly the sternest warning to the The Benson Family.

To harm Edward Benson would be to provoke Elder Clark himself—who knew, it might even bring disaster upon the entire family!

Silence. The scene was deathly quiet.

Edward Benson gazed thoughtfully at Elder Clark’s departing figure. From start to finish, Elder Clark’s right hand had remained hidden in his sleeve. Could there be some secret about his right hand?

Only after Elder Clark’s figure had disappeared outside the main gate for quite a while did the atmosphere seem to revive a little. Some of the bolder guests began to whisper among themselves.

And the way they looked at Edward Benson was no longer frivolous or mocking.

Instead, there was envy, guilt, even awe.

Especially Yvonne Taylor—her eyes no longer held the previous contempt, but were now filled with confusion and a sense of inexplicable loss.

With Elder Clark’s attitude toward Edward Benson, as long as Edward Benson said the word, anyone present could be made to suffer!

The The Benson Family clansmen were all dejected, their faces full of shame.

The head of the family, John Benson, had been humiliated by Elder Clark, and the supposed star of today’s celebration, Henry Benson, hadn’t even been glanced at by the elder from the Yin-Yang Academy.

Meanwhile, Edward Benson, whom they had previously mocked and suppressed, had suddenly become the honored guest of the academy’s elder, with a silver Yin-Yang badge in hand! And as Elder Clark left, he even gifted him the “Dragon Leaping Pills”!

This reversal left everyone feeling bitter.

With things having developed to this point, the celebration had become a complete farce. If it continued, it would surely become the biggest joke among the nobility of Qingluo Kingdom this year.

John Benson was clearly deeply shaken by Elder Clark’s attitude. He waved his hand dispiritedly, “That’s all for today. Everyone, please leave.”

Henry Benson’s facial muscles twitched, his heart seething with rage and hatred. What should have been a grand celebration had ended like this. Even if he wasn’t expelled from the Yin-Yang Academy, he would still become the laughingstock of everyone!

And all of this was caused by that bastard Edward Benson.

He hated him so much!

On Henry Benson’s mother’s side, an elder of the Shi family stood up and said in a deep voice, “Head of the Benson Family, the celebration is over, that’s fine. But surely you haven’t forgotten about the matter of establishing the heir?”

It would have been better not to mention it. As soon as it was brought up, John Benson flew into a rage: “Establish the heir, establish the heir! I, John Benson, am in my prime, far from my deathbed—why talk about establishing an heir?”

As the head of the The Benson Family, when John Benson was angry, he had an imposing presence. For a moment, everyone in the The Benson Family was nervous and silent.

The Shi family members also dared not speak.

After all, this was an internal matter for the The Benson Family. As Henry Benson’s mother’s family, the Shi family couldn’t openly interfere in the The Benson Family’s affairs.

Still, everyone knew why John Benson was so angry.

It wasn’t the matter of establishing an heir itself, but that it had put the The Benson Family in a passive position.

Especially after severing ties with a genius like Edward Benson—from now on, no matter how successful Edward Benson became at the Yin-Yang Academy, it would have nothing to do with the The Benson Family.

In fact, the more successful Edward Benson became, the more likely he would be to seek revenge for the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the The Benson Family!

Chapter 0013 The Lost The Benson Family

It was midnight.

Edward Benson’s door creaked open.

Grace Benson, dragging tired steps and with a handsome but grave face, walked out.

Edward Benson’s residence was extremely remote, a completely inconspicuous place within the The Benson Family.