After leaving James White's office, William Carter took out his phone and tried calling his father Edward Carter. He kept thinking about it—there was simply no way he could have offended someone like Matthew Anderson.

The fact that Matthew Anderson actually knew about a high school student from his small city, and even singled him out for criticism, just didn’t make sense.

This time, the call actually went through, and Edward Carter's voice came through the phone: “Son, missing your old man already?”

William Carter was long used to Edward Carter's personality and wasn’t fazed at all. He went straight to the point: “Dad, do you know someone named Matthew Anderson?”

“You mean Matthew? Of course I know him.” At this, Edward Carter made a curious sound: “How did you know Matthew is your big brother? I don’t think I’ve introduced you two yet, have I?”

“My brother?” William Carter suddenly felt a bit dazed.

“Yeah, Matthew is Xiao Lan’s son. I married Xiao Lan, so naturally he’s your half-brother. Oh, and you also have a half-sister named Jane Anderson...”

Edward Carter kept talking, but William Carter didn’t catch the rest, because his mouth was hanging open in shock and he didn’t close it for a long time. The way things were developing was really beyond his imagination—Edward Carter had actually married a woman like that.

“Dad, what’s your relationship with Matthew Anderson like?” William Carter asked tentatively.

“Very good! Both Matthew and Xiao Jing respect me a lot, and we get along great.” Edward Carter answered without hesitation.

William Carter knew Edward Carter's character—he probably wasn’t lying. Still, he couldn’t help but wonder to himself: “If Matthew Anderson and Jane Anderson really do have a good relationship with Edward Carter, then why are they treating me like this? Could it be that they actually don’t approve of Dad marrying Ouyang Lan?”

William Carter could tell that Edward Carter was in a great mood and very happy about the marriage. He didn’t want his own issues to affect Edward Carter's wedding, and he definitely didn’t want to hold Edward Carter back.

If Matthew Anderson and Jane Anderson were really acting this way because they didn’t want Edward Carter to marry Ouyang Lan, then William Carter all the more couldn’t let this matter affect Edward Carter's marriage—otherwise, wouldn’t that be just what they wanted?

Even though he hadn’t met Matthew Anderson yet, and didn’t know what Matthew Anderson's real motives were, William Carter already had a very poor impression of him.

“No matter how powerful or influential the An family is, it has nothing to do with me. I never planned to take advantage of them, but they shouldn’t push me too far either.” Even though William Carter now understood the whole story, it didn’t help his situation at all.

He couldn’t exactly go around telling people that Matthew Anderson was upset because his dad slept with Matthew Anderson's mom, and that’s why Matthew Anderson didn’t like him, right?

Not only was that something he couldn’t say, even if he did, it wouldn’t improve his current situation.

“Jane Anderson was able to defeat me in a single move, and Matthew Anderson almost cost me my college entrance exam qualification with just a word. In the end, it’s because I’m too weak—without strength, I’ll always be bullied. If I were an epic-level powerhouse, how could they possibly mess with me like this?” William Carter wasn’t the type to complain about fate. He quickly put the matter aside, took out that mysterious phone, and focused on grinding monsters.

The old principal of Guide High School once commented on William Carter, saying he’d never seen anyone as focused as William Carter.

“Focus” might sound like a very ordinary compliment, but truly achieving it is as hard as reaching the sky.

No one is a saint—everyone has emotions and desires, and is susceptible to outside temptations and their own moods. Even immortals in heaven can be moved by mortal feelings, and even the Buddha was once tempted by demons—let alone ordinary people.

Many people say studying is hard, but that’s because they can’t fully devote themselves to it, can’t focus on learning, and can’t maintain that state of concentration at all times.

But William Carter was different. No matter what he did or what environment he was in, he could easily enter a state of focus, throw himself in wholeheartedly, and was rarely affected by outside factors. That’s why the old principal made such a remark to James White.

In the game, William Carter summoned his companion pet, the mutant mighty ant. Although it also had 9 points in physique, its carapace was tough and its defense was much stronger than William Carter's.

The blood-colored little figure rode the mutant mighty ant, charging through the ant nest without fear, even when surrounded by swarms of mighty ants.

The mutant mighty ant’s two front claws struck with great force, killing ordinary mighty ants with a single blow. With its tough carapace, it could rampage through the swarms, invincible.

“If only I had a spear,” William Carter thought, noticing that the blood-colored little figure had trouble attacking the surrounding mighty ants while riding the mutant mighty ant, due to the distance. He had no choice but to jump off the ant’s back and fight side by side with it.

Ever since he got the mysterious phone, William Carter had never enjoyed grinding monsters this much. Man and ant together were unstoppable, mowing down everything in their path. Even when they encountered a mutant mighty ant, they could team up to take it down quickly.