Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 1225

"And another thing," Catherine Vinton's tone shifted to a warning.

"You're a rough military man, Jerrick. All you know is fighting, and you carry this intimidating, lethal aura around with you."

"But when you go see your sister, you need to clean yourself up. Make yourself look presentable."

"Smile more when you see her. Don't look so fierce. Our Serena is timid, sweet, and fragile. If you scare our precious girl, I'll skin you alive when you get back!"

Jerrick sighed helplessly at her nagging, but his lips curved into an involuntary smile. "I know, Mom."

"I promise I'll dress sharp and smile a lot. I absolutely won't scare our little princess."

"That's more like it," Catherine said, finally satisfied. She added a few more reminders for him to stay safe and not neglect his health for the mission before hanging up.

Jerrick stared at the darkened screen, reaching up to rub his temples.

Unbidden, the image of a certain girl flashed in his mind.

He let out a low breath and shook his head with a quiet laugh.

It seemed the impression the lethal huntress left on him tonight was running far too deep.

...

Phelps Prescott was suffocating with rage.

Thanks to the airport fiasco, he had been thoroughly humiliated in front of competitors from around the globe.

It stung the most with the teams from the United Realmon States and Caldoria.

Originally, Phelps had planned to leverage his status in Severia and the Prescott family's immense wealth to win over these powerhouse nations. He wanted to use them to step on the Elyndorian team and elevate Severia's prestige.

But what happened instead?

He had spent the afternoon throwing his weight around, only to get slapped in the face by Chairman Moore of the Skyline Group. They had even publicly blacklisted him, essentially declaring that dogs and Prescotts were not allowed.

Skyline had dragged the Prescott family's pride through the mud right in front of every national team.

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