Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 593:

Although Burnet hadn’t anticipated Xander’s sudden attack, his reflexes were astonishingly quick.

When Xander hurled his fist towards him, Burnet captured it midair and effortlessly twisted to dislocate Xander’s arm.

At that instant, Xander’s arm became limp, and he began to perspire from the excruciating pain. Enduring the torment, he looked at his flailing arm and expressed a mournful face. “Burnet, your actions are harsh. You’ve injured me. Don’t you wish to be my brother anymore?”

Burnet stared at him as if he were looking at someone foolish. “Did you not initiate this?”

With a hurt tone, Xander responded, “My intent was merely to knock you out because you obstructed my attempt to aid White Mallow. The thought of killing you never crossed my mind.”

“I merely dislocated your arm. Have I taken your life?” Burnet retorted with a derisive laugh.

Left without words, Xander fell silent. Burnet sighed and ordered, “Remain here. Once we return home, I will reset your arm.”

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However, Xander was not ready to drop the issue. He persisted in confronting Burnet. “Burnet, this action of yours is a direct challenge to the entire Doomsday Base. The chief instructor will unleash her wrath on the Hoffman family because of your actions. How do you plan to manage that?”

“Were you not recently expelled by Black Mallow?” Burnet countered disdainfully. “You no longer belong to the base. Why concern yourself with her?”

“The chief instructor pretended to expel me so that you would feel sympathy for me and refrain from punishing me!” Xander exclaimed impulsively.

After his outburst, he suddenly realized his mistake. He clamped his lips shut and looked uneasily at Burnet’s face. By mistake, he had revealed the truth. Now he feared his brother was going to discipline him harshly.

However, he did not see anger on his brother’s face; instead, he was met with Burnet’s mocking stare. “Have you at last decided to speak the truth?” Burnet inquired.

With his lips tightly pursed, Xander no longer dared meet Burnet’s stern gaze. Unable to hold back, Burnet tapped him on the head, admonishing, “You little scoundrel, I am your elder brother. You conspired with outsiders to steal my private plane and orchestrate this entire farce. Did you really think I was oblivious to your machinations?”

As his anger escalated, he smacked Xander’s head once more and declared, “You will face your punishment when we reach home.”

Feeling the sting, Xander inhaled deeply several times. Rubbing the sore spot on his head, he addressed Burnet again. “Burnet, I admit my wrongdoing in deceiving you. But it’s essential for you to understand that our Doomsday Base stands for justice.

That villainess stole from us first and sought to harm our chief instructor. How could we possibly let her escape unpunished? By aligning yourself with that thief, Clarissa, you are opposing our Doomsday Base. Such an act is a betrayal of justice, and it is fundamentally wrong!”

Burnet did not respond to Xander’s accusation. It seemed reasonable. He did feel as though he was protecting a wrongdoer by trying to shield Clarissa.

Seeing his brother’s silence, Xander lifted his chin with pride and pressed on. “Burnet, even if Clarissa saved your life, repaying her once should be enough. Why must you always protect her? She truly doesn’t deserve it.”

Burnet pursed his lips once more and remained silent. In truth, he also regretted his vow. Had he not promised to protect Clarissa for the rest of his life, he wouldn’t be bound by that promise now.

But he was a man of his word. Having made the promise, he was determined to honor it.

At the time, he hadn’t known Clarissa was the leader of the Peridot Consortium, nor had he been aware of her intricate background.

When she told him she was an orphan, he had made the promise out of compassion.

Observing Burnet’s conflicted expression, Xander added, “Burnet, don’t tell me you’ve fallen for her. If she becomes the mistress of our house, even our ancestors would turn in their graves.”

With that, he pointed at White Mallow and argued, “You’d be better off liking White Mallow. She’s far superior to Clarissa!”

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