Chapter 254: Sinister Faye Sterling (3)

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Sinister Faye Sterling (3)

The Grant Family got its start with a security company. The staff at their firm were almost all veterans and demobilized soldiers. It was safe to say the Grant Family had inextricable ties to the military.

The Quinn Family began with an energy enterprise, dabbling in businesses like coal mining and petroleum. Such a high-profit sector was entirely dependent on the Quinns having a grandfather in a high-ranking position.

The other two major families are irrelevant to this matter, so we won’t get into them for now.

The moment Faye Sterling saw she had hit the car of the Quinn family’s only son, she panicked. Her mind went blank, and she slammed the accelerator to the floor, speeding away from the scene and heading toward the party.

’I’m wearing glasses, and I didn’t roll down the window. Dad just bought this car for me; it’s my first time driving it. Martin Quinn shouldn’t be able to track me down this quickly, right?’ Faye Sterling was panicking—truly panicking. Terrence Grant was merely the Grant Family’s Demon King of Chaos, but Martin Quinn... he was genuinely vicious and bloodthirsty.

Every single scion of Aethelgard’s elite families had been repeatedly warned by their elders: if you see those two, give them a wide berth. Never cross their paths. Although all the major families dreamed of forging ties with these two unparalleled clans, the old foxes knew their own children’s limitations. For them, simply not offending the two was an achievement in itself; they couldn’t possibly dream of actually getting close to them.

For safety’s sake, if you could stay far away, you absolutely did not approach. It was better to fail to build a connection than to offend either of them. Otherwise, no matter how wealthy a family was, they were nothing in front of these two. They would be utterly crushed to dust.

If an encounter was truly unavoidable, you had to tread carefully and appease them. At the end of the day, when facing these unparalleled families, there was only one rule: you absolutely could not offend them.

Recalling her grandfather’s and father’s warnings, a cold sweat broke out on Faye Sterling’s palms. ’What have I just done? I actually scraped Martin Quinn’s car! I can’t even imagine what will happen if Martin Quinn finds out I did this. If the Quinn Family takes action against the Sterling Family, Grandpa and Dad will kill me! Even if they don’t punish me, they’ll definitely kick me out of the family. Without the Sterling Family’s protection, without this life of wealth and luxury, I’ll die! I won’t be able to survive!’

This terror made her drive faster and faster. ’If I’m kicked out of the Sterling Family, I can still rely on my own abilities to build the life I want. There’d still be a sliver of hope for my future. But if Martin Quinn demands the Sterling Family hand me over to appease his anger... with his vicious nature, I’d be a dead woman!’

Faye Sterling was engulfed by fear, her body trembling uncontrollably. Seeing Seraphina Sterling’s calm and composed demeanor only made her feel a greater sense of injustice. ’It’s all Seraphina’s fault! If she hadn’t come back, I wouldn’t have wanted to teach her a lesson. And if I wasn’t trying to teach her a lesson, I never would have provoked someone as dangerous as Martin Quinn!’

Faye Sterling glared at the road ahead with a ferocious gaze, like an enraged beast. It wasn’t until they reached the party’s location that her fierce, animalistic expression finally softened.

Although Seraphina Sterling’s face was a mask of calm, her mind was racing, analyzing Martin Quinn. ’The future head of the Quinn Family. He acts with ruthless decisiveness and has a gangster-like aura. He holds an extraordinary position within his family and is followed by a coterie of fiercely loyal scions. In the circles of Aethelgard’s high society, no one dares to provoke him.’

’While it’s true no one dares to provoke Terrence Grant either, he’s just a troublemaker, arrogant and wild. He rarely causes irreparable harm. Martin Quinn, however, is truly ruthless. More than one or two families have gone bankrupt because of him. He has blood on his hands.’