Chapter 40

Mildred got up calmly and walked over to Julian, who felt even angrier when he saw the stubborn, cold look in her eyes. When they were in the study, he had told her repeatedly not to argue with her siblings over something that had already happened. Right after that, Mildred smashed Nox's hand! "Mildred, what did I tell you when we were in the study? Nox is your older brother, and yet you treated him so ruthlessly. If I punish you, are you going to beat me up tomorrow?" Tamara looked delighted. "Mildred, hurry and apologize to Nox and Dad. Dad is so fond of you that I'm sure he'll forgive you as long as you give in, even though you've made such a terrible mistake." Kieran could tell that Tamara was fueling the situation, so he chimed in. "Mildred, this was your fault. Hurry up and apologize!" Conversely, because Adrian had a blunt personality, he demanded sternly, "How can she just apologize after smashing Nox's hand like that? We've always been taught to keep the rules of our fami