Secret Scion

This gentle-looking young man was named Jose Gardner. He was a sophomore at Alexandrius University, and also the vice president of the student council. Juliette Laurier's high school was affiliated with the university. She had been recognized as the campus belle back then. It was love at first sight when Jose laid eyes on her at a gala. He could not resist his inner impulse and wrote a love letter to Juliette when she successfully entered the university.

Jose had no idea that Juliette already had a boyfriend. That was how the love letter ended up in Jeremiah's hands which was what brought this situation on.

"What fucking year do you think we live in? You're still writing love letters? Why don't I give you Juliette's contact information?" Jeremiah found this hilarious. He did not think that anyone would still be writing love letters in this day and age.

Jose was scared out of his wits. He had grown up to be the top student of his school and was well-protected by his teachers. The student council president was also his cousin when he got to university. He had a relatively comfortable school life with his connections, not to mention that he was also vice president. He may not have the ability to rally multitudes with a single call, but at least no one tried to mess with him.

What happened today was something that was out of Jose's expectations. Who exactly was Jeremiah for someone like Jordan to be at his beck and call?

"You know that I'm the vice president and my cousin is the president, and yet you're messing with me? Just let me go, and I'll pretend this never happened." At this point, Jose could only use his role as vice president to overwhelm Jeremiah.

"Hahaha! What's he talking about? I don't think I heard him right." Jeremiah turned to look at Jordan.

Jordan could not help but say, "It seems that he's looking down on you, Master Jeremiah." "You don't say?" The look on Jeremiah's face was cold. He roughly poked Jordon's stomach with the cue in his hand.

Jordan endured the pain with a grin on his face. "I misspoke, Sir. Please calm down."

"Jordan, even though I didn't attend Alexandrius University before this, I don't care about what's going on in your life. Now that I'm here, you're my mutt. If I ever find out that you intend to betray me, I will kill you!" Jeremiah snorted coldly.

"I'm the one at fault, Master Jeremiah."

Seeing that Jordan had lowered his head, Jeremiah turned his attention back to Jose. He took out a cigarette with Jordan hurriedly stepping forward to light it before taking a drag. "I couldn't hear you just now, Jose."

"I..." Jose did not have the guts to repeat himself. Even a powerful figure like Jordan was deemed a dog. He did not dare to provoke his ire further. "I didn't know Juliette had a boyfriend back when I wrote that love letter to her."

"Are you saying that ignorance can be forgiven?" Jeremiah smirked. "I'm sorry. There is no such thing in my book. Of course, I won't deprive you of the right to pursue a woman. We can settle this between us at a later time. Juliette, since he wrote you a love letter, you can express your stance. You can give him your ultimatum whether you accept or reject it."

Juliette gave Jose a once-over. He was not a bad looking guy. He was good at his studies and was the vice president of the student council. He would not have a problem with finding himself a decent job once he graduated. When compared to Jeremiah, however, there was nothing particularly impressive about him. What use was there in being a fine man? He would never reach up to Jeremiah's standing even if he struggled for a lifetime.

Bang!

Juliette walked up to him and backhanded him. She said with great indifference, "What qualifications do you have to ask for my hand?"

Jose was dumbfounded. As far as he knew, Juliette had a good relationship with her fellow students and was well-known to be good-natured, but that image of her quickly vanished after he received the slap.

"I'm the one who doesn't deserve you. I'm the one who's shameless," Jose said through gritted teeth.

"I hope you'll give up on me, Jose. I'm Jeremiah's girlfriend!" Juliette said sternly.

Juliette had not wanted to hurt anyone. She had never done something like this before, but if this matter was not handled ruthlessly, Jeremiah would not be satisfied.

Jose felt that his self-esteem built up over the years had been completely shattered in that moment.

"Mr. MacQuoid, Ms. Laurier, you've done everything you had to do and have taken your frustrations out on me. Can I leave now?"

"No, no, no. I did not beat you up. Everyone present can testify for my innocence," Jeremiah sneered before pointing at a corner of the table with his cue and continued, "You're free to leave if you like as long as you sit there. I'll let you go once I get ten balls into the goal. Either that, or you can allow Jordan to beat you up and then strip you naked so we can spread your nudes in school. You have two choices. Take your pick."

Jose was so angry that he gritted his teeth. "You've gone too far, Jeremiah!" "That was exactly my intention."

"Fuck you!" Fury had completely flooded Jose's senses that he was no longer thinking straight. Upon cursing his adversary aloud, he clenched his fists and charged at Jeremiah.

Jeremiah's gaze was insidiously grim. This guy must be tired of living if his final decision was to attack him.

Just as Jose was about to reach him, Jordan sent him flying with one kick in his chest. Jordan was not only the leader of the school, but also the president of the Taekwondo club. His kick had sent Jose slamming right into a wall. What followed was Jose rolling on the ground in pain. "Continue!" Jeremiah said through clenched teeth.

Jordan turned into something akin to a mad dog as soon as Jeremiah's words fell, and pounced onto Jose. Punches and kicks rained down on the latter. It did not take long for him to end up beaten black and blue. He resembled a puddle of mud, lying motionless on the ground. "Master Jeremiah?" Jordan stopped and turned to look at Jeremiah questioningly. "Did you forget what I just said?" Jeremiah gave him a look void of amusement.

"No, I haven't." Jordan may have been the one ruling over the school, but he still had some semblance of courtesy. He had never done something as vile as removing a man's clothes and taking nudes of him. The scion of the MacQuoids, however, had no such boundaries, which made him fear Jeremiah.

He, however, did not dare to disobey Jeremiah and braced himself to strip the man and took a dozen pictures before he uploaded them onto the university's forum.

It was only then that Jeremiah smiled with great satisfaction. "This is what happens when you mess with me! Toss him out, Jordan!"

Juliette's brows were furrowed by this point with her heart beating a thousand miles per hour. She did think that Jeremiah was going too far, but she found herself unable to speak her mind. Just then, a student-like youth walked in and said, "Master Jeremiah, there's a beautiful woman outside who wants to see you. She claims to be Savannah Anderson." Savannah Anderson?

Jeremiah could not help but frown. What was that woman doing here?

It took him seconds to speak. "Let her in."

Savannah walked in just as the naked Jose was being carried out. She was, after all, still a woman, so the sight embarrassed her.

"Did you need me for something?" Jeremiah squinted at Savannah. There was no relationship between them. They were but acquaintances, which was why he was taken aback as to why she was here for him.

"You like playing billiards, Master Jeremiah?" Savannah smiled and glanced at the crowd around, implying to Jeremiah that there were too many to speak.

"I like it, but I'm not very good at it." He waved his hand. "Everyone, out. Ms. Anderson and I have something to discuss."

Soon, only Jeremiah, Juliette, and Savannah were left in the room. Savannah was quick to guess that Juliette, who did not leave, was Jeremiah's girlfriend.

"This is, my girlfriend, Juliette Laurier. And this is the precious daughter of the Andersons, Savannah. She's quite the amazing woman." Jeremiah set down his cue and went to wash his hands before making himself comfortable on the couch.

"It's nice to meet you, Ms. Anderson," Juliette greeted cheerfully. "It's rare for Jeremiah to compliment anyone."

"Likewise, Ms. Laurier. It is Master Jeremiah who is generous," Savannah smiled. "He's a scion of the MacQuoid household, so he's considered one of the best in the Capital City. I'm just a nobody in my family. How could I dare to be arrogant before him? Moreover, I've always wanted to serve Master Jeremiah. It's just that I just never found a chance to do so. However, recently I heard that there has been some friction between Master Jeremiah and Griffin Quinn. If you'd like to teach Griffin a lesson, I have a good idea."

"I've never given a damn about Griffin." Jeremiah's expression was grim.

Savannah nodded. "I'm aware of your might, Master Jeremiah. It won't be a problem for you to deal with him. However, Griffin's grandfather is none other than Harlow Quinn. You'll get into trouble if you were to mess with Griffin."

Jeremiah took a rough drag from his cigarette. If it was not for that, Griffin would have long been sent off to a hospital that day in the club.

Harlow Quinn was a difficult man, that was for sure.