Earlier, seeing Adam Bennett suddenly step forward to intervene, Olivia Foster felt a bit displeased. Now, hearing his question, her delicate brows furrowed slightly. This person, who seemed decent at first, turned out to be just another annoying, persistent pest. Did he not understand the gap between them?

While she blamed Adam Bennett in her heart, she never considered how her public annulment had put Adam Bennett and his father in such an awkward and infuriating position.

Standing up, she gazed at the young man before her—who was supposed to become her husband—and spoke in a soft, calm tone: “Grandfather did not agree, but this is my own matter and has nothing to do with him.”

“Since the old master hasn’t spoken, then please understand, my father will not agree to your request either. The engagement was arranged by the elders of both families themselves. Now that they haven’t spoken to dissolve it, no one dares to break it off. Otherwise, that would be disrespecting the deceased elders! I believe that in our clan, no one would dare to do such a rebellious thing, right?” Adam Bennett tilted his head slightly, coldly staring at the three elders.

With such a heavy accusation from Adam Bennett, the three elders immediately fell silent. In a strict family like this, such a charge could easily cost them their positions as elders.

“You…” After being cut off by Adam Bennett, Olivia Foster was momentarily stunned, unable to find words to refute him. Her pretty face turned a bit ashen with anger, and she stomped her foot heavily, taking a deep breath. The temper she’d developed as a pampered young lady flared up, and she glared at the boy before her with some disgust. Annoyed, she spoke bluntly: “What exactly do you want in order to dissolve the engagement? Not satisfied with the compensation? Fine, I can have my teacher give you three more Qi Gathering Powder pills. Also, if you wish, I can let you enter the Yunlan Sect to study advanced Dou Qi techniques. Is that enough?”

Hearing the tempting conditions spill from the girl’s lips, the three elders immediately felt their breathing quicken. The young men in the hall gulped hard—enter the Yunlan Sect to train? My god, that’s something countless people dream of…

After listing these terms, Olivia Foster lifted her snow-white chin, waiting proudly like a princess for Adam Bennett’s answer. In her mind, such conditions would be enough to drive any young man mad with desire…

Main Text Chapter 7: Break!

What happened next was not what Olivia Foster expected. After she finished speaking, the boy before her began to tremble violently. Slowly raising his head, his once delicate and youthful face was now twisted and terrifying…

Although he had endured ridicule for three years, Adam Bennett still had his own bottom line. Olivia Foster’s lofty, almost charitable attitude had stomped hard on the last shred of dignity Adam Bennett kept hidden in his heart.

“Ah…” Startled by the boy’s twisted expression, the girl hurriedly stepped back. The handsome young man beside her suddenly drew his sword, his cold gaze fixed on Adam Bennett.

“I… really want to kill you!” Through clenched, trembling teeth, words filled with murderous intent slipped out. Adam Bennett’s fists were tightly clenched, his dark eyes burning with furious flames.

“Yan’er, don’t be rude!” At the head of the hall, William Bennett was also startled by Adam Bennett’s actions and quickly shouted. The current Xiao family could not afford to offend the Yunlan Sect.

Clenching his fists tightly, Adam Bennett lowered his head slightly. After a moment, he slowly raised it again, but the previous ferocity had already turned into calm…

Though he had suffered discrimination and ridicule for three years, it had also forged in Adam Bennett a patience far beyond ordinary people.

Standing before him was Olivia Foster, the darling of the Yunlan Sect. If he really did anything to her now, it would surely bring endless trouble to his father. So, he could only endure!

Watching the boy before them suddenly rein in his emotions, both Ethan Harris and Olivia Foster felt a sudden chill in their hearts…

“This kid—if he remains a good-for-nothing in the future, that’s fine. But if he ever gains power, he’ll definitely be dangerous…” Ethan Harris thought to himself, gravely.

“Adam Bennett, I don’t know why my actions made you so angry, but… you should still dissolve the engagement!” Letting out a soft breath, Olivia Foster calmed herself from the earlier fright, her face darkening slightly as she spoke.

“Please remember, I came to the Xiao family this time with the personal approval of my teacher, the Yunlan Sect Master!” Pressing her lips together, Olivia Foster tilted her head slightly, speaking with a hint of helplessness: “You can see this as coercion, but you should also understand that reality is like this—nothing is absolutely fair. I don’t mean to say anything more, but you know the gap between us. We…”

“There’s basically no hope…”

Listening to the girl’s godlike judgment, a cold smile appeared at the corner of Adam Bennett’s mouth: “Miss Nalan… you should know that on the Dou Qi Continent, when a woman annuls an engagement, it brings great humiliation to the other party. Heh, I have thick skin, so it doesn’t matter to me. But my father! He is the head of the clan. If he really agrees to your request today, how will he manage the Xiao family in the future? How will he stand in Wutan City?”