Chapter 255

Although Jane wasn't in the living room at the time, she still heard the argument coming from there. Over half an hour earlier, Xavier and Percy had taken their seats, ready to eat. Everything had been peaceful at first until Percy suddenly asked, "Uncle Xavier, why is Alice grounded in Ryndor?" Xavier replied coldly, "That's none of your concern." Percy pressed on, "Why can't I know?" Edmund quickly interjected, "Mr. Percy, Mr. Xavier is only withholding it for your own good." All of a sudden, Percy snapped. He didn't even know where the courage came from, but he blurted out, "Everything's for my own good, huh? Bringing me here and not letting me get close to my parents, and that was for my good, too? "Alice just came to see me once, and now she's grounded in another country, also for my own good? I'm an adult! I'm not that clueless little kid anymore. "Everyone says Uncle Xavier brought me here to groom me as the heir to the Stroud family, but what has actually happened? If