Chapter 772

Whenever Samantha spoke about Quintis and his family in front of Knox and Maverick, the remarks were always laced with hostility. By contrast, Samantha showed nothing but affection for Knox, Tristan, and Maverick. After all, they were seen as the most promising of the younger generation—the ones destined to uphold and expand the Lycan family legacy. The family's future rested on their shoulders. Maverick was caught off guard by Knox's dismissive comment and was momentarily speechless. In the end, he turned to Jack with an apologetic look and said, "I'm really sorry. They are just being disrespectful." He looked genuinely remorseful. Though Maverick was the eldest among them, there was little he could do. Since the younger ones hadn't outright insulted Jack, but had merely chosen to keep their distance, he couldn't force them to act otherwise. It was, after all, their choice. Jack didn't hold it against Maverick. He had more or less figured out why Knox and Greta treated him with su