The Seven Sisters and Their Hidden King

Hugo's expression darkened.

Lucien, oblivious to the tension, remained smug after defeating John earlier. Still basking in his perceived victory, he tried to fan the flames further.

"Brother Lopez, are you familiar with the Long family?"

"We're just casual acquaintances," John replied calmly.

Lucien sneered. "Ha! Casual? If it's really that casual, why do you care so much about the Long family's daughter?"

Huh?

Interesting.

John, of course, understood exactly what this fool was trying to do—drive a wedge between him and Bertha. He was practically shouting, "Bertha, your boyfriend's been cheating on you this whole time. He's a liar, a playboy!"

This... this was what they call scheming!

This was sowing discord!

But Lucien just didn't have the brainpower to pull it off properly.