Josh nodded, "I see..."

She nodded subtly.

Cherry grabbed Susanna, her gaze very stern, and sent her a message via Smart Brain: [Do you not understand the meaning of ’speak with caution’? Saying things like that can easily provoke criticism.]

This time Susanna returned as if she were a different person, showing none of the former meekness and obedience she used to have, her temperament becoming unusually irritable.

Susanna came home just yesterday, and upon arriving, neither to the servants nor to her was she kind; instead, she was arrogant and more powerful than before.

She initially thought Susanna was traumatized by something, but upon careful questioning, she learned that it was because the previous time when Josh cut out her tongue, she didn’t reply to Susanna’s message in time, leading Susanna to not trust her anymore.

Cherry tirelessly apologized and coaxed her.

Her two sons are incompetent, and her biological daughter Josh had already turned against her, so naturally, she couldn’t be trusted.

Now the only one she could rely on was this adopted daughter, Susanna.

But she hadn’t expected that her apology would not bring back Susanna’s obedience but instead made her more insufferable, even reprimanding the housekeeper she had employed for many years in front of her during breakfast.

Cherry endured it too.

Yet now, seeing Josh, Susanna seemed to have completely lost her mind, brazenly provoking hatred regardless of the crowd around her.

If these words were passed to the Marquis Grant’s family, it would certainly lead to criticism of the Augustine family by the Marquis Family.

This fool, does she really think she’s something remarkable just because she joined a team?

Josh watched their scheming with ridicule and suddenly regretted taking on this job.

Let Susanna and the Augustine family fight internally, wouldn’t that be better?

If they’re occupied, they wouldn’t have time for her.

But since the job was accepted, there was no other choice now.

Seeing Josh not speaking, Susanna thought Josh was scared of her, so she boldly looked towards Yuze: "You’re the captain of the Mysterious Guild’s first team, actually, we are the perfect match. Once I personally eliminate Josh in the game, then you can come to me, I am willing to be your Master An."

"Sorry, I don’t take in trash," Yuze didn’t even lift his eyes, as if looking at her would sully his sight.

Susanna hated it the most when others looked down on her.

Josh laughed, "Want to eliminate me in the game? Rely on what? Your stupid brain? Or that backstabbing mouth of yours? You can only play the victim, pretend to be weak, and fawn over the strong to protect yourself, what else can you do? Oh, I get it, you think you can beat me by having a thicker skin? Then you’ve already won~"

"You!" Susanna was filled with rage, wishing to rush over and tear her mouth apart.

Josh’s mouth twitched slightly, "Do you have communication issues? Every time I tell you a couple of things, you go ’you, you, you’, truth is, sometimes I feel helpless arguing with someone whose brain lacks a vital part, afraid others will say I bullied someone like you, winning without honor."

Susanna stared at her fiercely, chest heaving with anger.

She suddenly sneered, "All you can do is spit words, I tell you, next time in the dungeon, I will definitely kill you!"

"Don’t wait until the dungeon." Josh looked at her mockingly, "Do you dare to compete with me now? Coward, little waste, useless fool!"

"You’re the useless fool!"

Susanna lost control of her emotions, clearly, this struck a nerve with her pride.

Josh only found it boring; she originally intended to justly kill Susanna and hang her head on the Augustine family’s wall.

But now she changed her mind.

Risking herself for such a waste didn’t seem worthwhile.

Josh looked towards the few people, "I’m looking for Glennan, where is he?"

Cherry’s face looked very unpleasant.

Dalton’s expression darkened even further, "Who allowed you to call your father by his name? Ill-mannered..."

With a "smack", Yuze interrupted him with a slap.

He lazily glanced around at the people present, "So sorry, please control your family’s dog, otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

Dalton, slapped, was so frightened when he saw it was Yuze, he didn’t dare to speak.

If it were Josh, fine, but this was Yuze, he wouldn’t dare offend him.

Across the interstellar, there weren’t many who dared provoke him. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Josh took a step forward, dominating, "I think you all understand the reason I came here today. Yuze and I are already paired, yet you secretly, behind my back, used my name to arrange an engagement with Xue Guo. This absurd act, I’m here to look for that idiot and confront you. Initially, I thought only you were foolish, but even he turned out to be a brainless moron, so I had to come here and sort things out with you."

Hearing this, Cherry’s eyes darted somewhat apprehensively towards Yuze.

Could it be Yuze isn’t just playing with Josh?

Susanna used to tell them that such things are common in guilds, binding CP pairings, showcasing affection in dungeons to boost popularity and gain more points.

She herself had engaged in similar CP bundling with Xue Guo before.

Marquis Grant suddenly came along with his son to propose marriage, and she’d discreetly asked Susanna about it.

Susanna told her that Josh and Yuze were only acting as a CP, that in reality, Yuze didn’t like her, and all the care in the dungeons was just an act.

Xue Guo had a crush on Josh, which is why they hurriedly agreed.

A noble like Yuze’s level was out of their reach, and indeed he didn’t show interest in Josh.

But unexpected luck favored Josh, and Marquis Grant’s family had their eyes on her. Regardless of the internal relations in the Augustine family, as long as Josh could climb up the Grant family, the Augustine family could benefit, possibly even moving from the asteroid to a bigger planet.

Cherry looked doubtfully at Yuze and Josh, her heart suddenly welled up with a bad premonition.

Their speculations about Josh and Yuze’s relationship came from Susanna’s one-sided words.

Earlier, she had seen Josh wearing a brand from Yuze’s line...

If their relationship wasn’t as poor as Susanna claimed...

Cherry’s heart sank, she quickly messaged Glennan, urging him to come back home.

Glennan was actually already on his way back.

After all, such a significant scene with Yuze coming to his house hadn’t been seen in Grenel City for decades; as mayor, naturally, he had to come handle it.

Not long after, Glennan hurried in, seeing everyone standing in the manor garden and Yuze and Josh surrounded, he knew the situation was serious.