In other words, Great-Grandfather was deliberately trying to curry favor with Second Young Master Carter, which made Grace Grant feel a chill upon careful thought.

“Uncle Zhu, the eldest young master of the The Carter Family has arrived…”

Grace Grant personally led David Carter to the entrance of the inner hall and respectfully spoke to Jack Grant, who was standing by the door.

“Please, come in…”

Upon hearing this, Jack Grant didn’t dare be negligent, for this was the elder brother of their benefactor.

But David Carter was utterly terrified, wishing he could turn and run, yet he didn’t dare. He could only shuffle his trembling legs and walk inside.

As soon as the door was pushed open, he immediately saw Henry Carter sitting beside Master Grant. His eyes went wide with fright—after all, he had never seen so many important figures before, and his mind couldn’t process it all. He stood there in a daze for a long while, then actually started scolding Henry Carter: “You… you useless fool with no manners, how dare you disregard your status and sit there… Get… get out here right now…”

“Hm? Where did this madman come from, daring to be rude to my honored guest?”

Master Grant’s expression hardened at these words, his eyes flashing like swords.

Now that Henry Carter was in his residence, if anyone disrespected Henry Carter, wouldn’t that mean they didn’t respect him as the host either?

“Please calm your anger, Master Grant. This is my elder brother. He means well, just afraid I might offend you…”

Henry Carter frowned. Although a bit displeased, he still tried to calm Master Grant.

He was truly afraid this old man’s killing intent was too strong and might, without distinguishing right from wrong, cut down his own elder brother with a single sword.

“Oh? Since he is your brother, please invite him to sit!”

Upon hearing this, Master Grant immediately restrained his killing intent and invited David Carter in a calm tone.

“I… I…”

David Carter was completely stunned with fear. At this moment, he also realized how courteous Master Grant was to Henry Carter.

He simply couldn’t understand why his useless younger brother had so much face in front of Master Grant.

“If you’re not comfortable sitting here, you can sit outside. No need to be so restrained!”

Henry Carter said indifferently, not deliberately showing off in front of his elder brother.

“I’m comfortable, I’m comfortable…”

After a moment, David Carter finally came to his senses. Although he didn’t know why Henry Carter was held in such high regard by Master Grant, one thing was clear: since Henry Carter could sit at the same table and drink with Master Grant, his status was self-evident. After all, even the old man of his own family didn’t have the right to sit at this table, let alone himself.

However, just as David Carter barely sat down on the edge of the chair, he suddenly remembered something, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

“What’s wrong?”

Henry Carter was quick to notice the change in David Carter’s expression, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

“When I… when I… was coming here… Young Master Walker… he took people to Parker's Tofu Shop…”

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Chapter 9: First Showing of Fangs

“What?”

Henry Carter was instantly shocked, and then a surge of anger erupted within him. He slammed the table and rushed out the door.

He didn’t have time to ask for details. Considering that Charles Walker had suffered a loss at his hands yesterday, he would either not dare to come again, or if he did, he would seek wild revenge. In just this short time, Emily Parker had probably already suffered greatly. Saving someone was like fighting a fire—he couldn’t afford any delay, because in just a moment, Emily Parker’s innocence might be taken by that beast.

“Hey, Henry Carter, come over here. I have a few questions for you!”

Just as Henry Carter reached outside, a voice suddenly called out—it was Edward Bennett.

He was already positioned just outside the inner hall. Aside from the table in the inner hall, his table was the most distinguished.

However, since he hadn’t been invited into the inner hall to drink, he felt quite resentful and was looking for a chance to ask Henry Carter how he managed to curry favor with Master Grant. Just then, Henry Carter came out.

In his view, for Henry Carter to enter the inner hall, he must have given some especially valuable gift to catch Master Grant’s eye. Perhaps that gift was something brought out from the Immortal Sect. After all, back in the Immortal Sect, Henry Carter had been the sole inheritor of a peak, so it was possible he had secretly kept some precious magical treasure. As an inner disciple himself, he had to ask.

Originally, as an inner disciple of the Immortal Sect, he thought that if he called out to Henry Carter like this, Henry Carter would have to listen no matter what.

Unexpectedly, Henry Carter seemed to ignore him, his figure flickering as he leapt onto the roof of the The Grant Family, heading off in a certain direction. Left hanging, Edward Bennett’s face turned cold, and he slammed the table heavily, sneering, “This useless fool used to know some manners in the Immortal Sect, but now that he’s been expelled, he’s just given up completely and has no sense of propriety left!”

“Heh, Brother Bennett, that’s not quite right. After all, he was once part of the Immortal Sect. Even though he was expelled, sometimes he can still use the Immortal Sect’s name to bluff and deceive. Just yesterday, the young master of the The Walker Family was taught a lesson by him!”

Someone spoke up, clearly with ill intent, deliberately trying to provoke Edward Bennett’s anger.