Chapter 444

Douglas Bentley's smile widened faintly. By all logic, he should've been pissed off. After all, the kid he raised like his own had just been called a lunatic right to his face. What kind of elder could swallow that? But nope—his expression didn’t flicker with a trace of anger. In fact, the old man even nodded with a chuckle, like he agreed. “Hanson’s definitely way too impulsive. No rules can hold him down. If he were overseas, maybe that’d fly. But being raised by us? Yeah, he really does come off like a crazy person. Acting on a whim just doesn’t cut it.” His tone was calm and unhurried, which only made Nelson Cooper even more fed up. What was this old guy getting at? Nelson was about to speak up when Douglas’s next words made him freeze on the spot. He lifted his eyes and looked at Nelson, serious now. “I came to Jadewick this time to ask—will you come to Aeterna and take over the Bentley family?” Nelson didn’t respond right away. He didn’t quite get what that meant at first. His br