Ch. 2001..2010

Chapter 2001

Imperial Capital.

Late at night.

Jenson and Baby Robbie secretly left the rented house and sneaked back to Mammoth Courtyard.

When they were close to Madam Nephele's backyard, Jenson suddenly grabbed Baby Robbie's hand and solemnly said, "Baby Robbie, there's something off about Madam Nephele. You have to be careful." Baby Robbie smiled and placed his hand on Jenson's shoulder. "Jens, how can we catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? I'll break in to distract her, and you'll sneak into her room to find out more about her."

Jenson stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Baby Robbie's eyes.

Baby Robbie wondered out loud and said, "Why? What's wrong with my idea?"

Jenson replied, "It's a good idea, but our roles should be reversed. I'll deal with Madam Nephele while you inspect her room. If we're in danger, you should run."

Baby Robbie rolled his eyes at Jenson. "Do you think of me as a coward? You're my brother, how can I abandon you?"

Jenson said, "I'm not asking you to abandon me. What I mean is for you to go get help if anything happens. If something happens to us, what will Daddy and Mommy do?"

Baby Robbie's expression turned serious. Jens was the bravest person he knew but he could sense the awe he had for Madam Nephele. It was clear that Madam Nephele was someone difficult to deal with. "Okay, let's go with your plan."

Jens and Baby Robbie parted ways. Jenson walked straight to the front door while Baby Robbie sneaked into the backyard.

After half an hour...

Madam Nephele heard steady knocks on the door of her backyard.

"Who's there?"

Madam Nephele wore black pajamas where even the buttons and the stitching were black. She appeared to blend into the night.

She then heard Jenson's clear and sultry voice. "It's m e, Jenson."

Madam Nephele opened the wooden door for Jens. The courtyard had not been maintained for a long time, so even the wooden door was covered with moss.

Jenson thought that her place reminded him of the great outdoors.

"Young Master Jenson, why are you here?" Madam Nephele asked in surprise.

Jenson stood with his hands behind his back at the doorway. His cold expression and deep eyes gave Madam Nephele chills.

"I assume that you've already heard about Judy Moore's car accident, Madam Nephele?" Jenson phrased it as a question, but he sounded firm.

Madam Nephele smiled lightly as she said, "Everyone has heard about what happened to Judy Moore."

Her reply was so casual as if she was an outsider.

Jenson said, "Then, you must also know that the death of Judy Moore was the work of Faith, a maid serving the Ares family."

Madam Nephele acted surprised and then shook her head while laughing. "How is this possible? Faith is a maid and is not allowed to leave Tourmaline Estate on weekdays. However, Judy's car accident happened outside of Tourmaline Estate. What's the connection between the two?"

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Chapter 2002

Jens said, "Judy was the Ares family's prisoner. Faith must have done something to disturb Chloe's mental state and persuaded her into letting Judy go. Faith is related to Judy's death one way or another." Madam Nephele answered in a low voice, "Even if Faith killed Judy, why did you come looking for me, Young Master Jens?"

Jenson's profound and unfathomable pupils fell onto Madam Nephele as he said, "Madam Nephele, I heard that you were the one who recommended the underaged Faith to become the Ares family's maid." An obvious look of startlement flashed across Madam Nephele's eyes, but she managed to recover her calmness rather quickly. She smiled lightly and replied, "Yes, I did. I pitied the child for having no father and mother, so I pleaded with Second Old Master to take Faith in."

Jenson spoke rather slowly, yet his tone carried a strong and formidable power, "You're wrong, Madam Nephele. As long as one is human, then they'd have both a mom and a dad. Faith is no exception." Madam Nephele was secretly alarmed. She bewilderedly pondered to herself, 'Jenson doesn't seem that old, but his thoughts are too meticulous and

that aura of his is also imposing. It's almost too overwhelming." "Did you happen to find her parents, Young Master Jens?" Madam Nephele asked.

Jenson's sharp gaze fell on Madam Nephele's fingers that were currently clenched together due to tension. There was a sneer in Jenson's beautiful pupils when he said, "No. That's one of my intentions for coming to look for you today, Madam Nephele. Since you were the one who recommended Faith, perhaps you would have some knowledge regarding Faith's family background-"

"I don't," said Madam Nephele. She could not hide the panic in her eyes.

Jenson abruptly extended his hand and gently stroked Madam Nephele's satin-like dark hair. He plucked a few strands and they were immediately entangled between his fingers. There was a sudden change in Madam Nephele's expression as she asked, "What are you doing with my hair?"

Jenson saw her reaction and had already guessed the true relationship between Madam Nephele and Faith. Then, he let go of the strands of hair, letting them fall to the ground. He said, "My apologies. Madam Nephele, your dark hair is as beautiful as my mommy's. I've had a habit of stroking my mommy's hair since I was a child, but that was terribly rude of me."

Madam Nephele breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Jenson unexpectedly blurted out a sentence," Faith's your daughter, right?"

"No!" Madam Nephele roared in bewilderment.

Jenson closed in on her, stating, "The two of you look alike. You're 39 years old, and she's 19, so that means you gave birth to her when you were 20. And by pure luck, you met Jacob Ares when you were 20. But after knowing each other for only seven months, you gave birth to Jacob's daughter. Hence, everyone assumed that Faith was Jacob's illegitimate daughter. However, you're well aware that the child isn't Jacob's, so you didn't expect her to be sheltered by the Ares family. That's the reason why you kept her here as the Ares family's maid, which is also the best way for you to protect her true identity..." Madam Nephele immediately staggered backward while saying, "You're a terrifying kid."

Jenson said, "You made Faith live so humbly all these years so that you could keep her from arousing the suspicions of others. So I truly cannot fathom why you've changed your mind and allowed her to participate in the Ares family's war? Moreover, you even allowed her to be the first person to fire the shot? Faith's first attack was too eye-catching, which makes me think that your strategies are indeed too sly and unpredictable."

Madam Nephele stood still as if she was frustrated from having her plan thwarted. Her head was drooping, making her look immensely dispirited.

However, she very quickly recovered from her devastation and pulled herself together again. She looked at Jenson with a sneer and said, "You truly are intelligent, Young Master Jens. However, encountering me in this manner will be your doom."

Once Madam Nephele said this, she took out a black wooden flute from her sleeves and gently pressed it onto her lips.

The low sound coming out of it sounded deep and intense, akin to a weeping baby.

Not long after, Jenson felt dizzy listening to the tune and fell to the ground with a thud.

Madam Nephele looked at her work with satisfaction and placed the wooden flute back into her sleeve. Then, she said to Jenson again, "Get up, Jens. Go home. After a good night's sleep, you'll forget about everything that happened today."

Jenson crawled back up, the look in his eyes utterly dull. Then, he proceeded to walk out like a zombie.

When Baby Robbie witnessed Madam Nephele's deed with his own eyes, he was filled with astonishment. Madam Nephele's little tricks were indeed too treacherous.

Baby Robbie was worried about Jens, so he turned around and got out from the window, disappearing into the night.

 

Chapter 2003

Chapter 2003

Baby Robbie followed Jenson from behind, but he dared not disturb him so rashly. He was afraid that agitating the mentally confused Jenson would cause him harm.

Along the way, Baby Robbie wondered that if Jenson had gotten information on Madam Nephele that could be used against her, would she stop at merely erasing his memories? Or perhaps she would use other means to get rid of Jenson?

Suddenly, a gigantic shadow seemed to have fallen from the sky and landed in front of Jenson.

Baby Robbie stared at the thing, and it turned out to be a reticulated python. The python was slithering on the ground while flicking its tongue out, hovering beneath Jenson's foot.

Then, the python suddenly rose in one bound and opened its ferocious mouth, aiming for Jenson's neck. Upon seeing this, Baby Robbie hurriedly grabbed the seal in his hands and flung it at the python's eyes The seal seemed to project a curved line in the air. Once the line was projected to the ground by a ray of light, it expanded into a giant python.

The virtual python looked as if it was genuinely alive

and rammed itself onto the other python.

The python that was attacking Jenson suffered a fright and immediately turned its head away to quickly escape.

Baby Robbie ran over and hurriedly picked up the seal from the ground. He checked it and was glad everything was still intact. Then, he looked at the calm -mannered Jenson and immediately carried him off to the direction of their rental house.

Jenson slept for six hours straight before ultimately regaining consciousness.

"Baby Robbie." Seeing Robbie lying on his bed, Jenson hurriedly got up and sat still. He asked suspiciously," Why am I here? Weren't we at Madam Nephele's backyard?"

Baby Robbie asked, "Don't you remember what happened?"

Jenson glanced at the clock on the wall and muttered, "I seem to have lost certain parts of my memory."

Baby Robbie got up, poured a glass of water for Jenson, and handed it to him.

"Just drink this glass of water for now and slowly think about it. I'll tell you what happened if you can't recall last night's events."

Jenson took the glass of water, and his deep gaze scrutinized Baby Robbie. "Are you okay?"

Baby Robbie took out the seal he placed in his embrace and repeatedly turned it over before saying," I'm fine. But we'll have to thank this for saving us."

Jenson's gaze fell on the seal, and he racked his brains to search for any memories from last night.

Baby Robbie suddenly stood up and walked to the window. He closed the blackout curtains and went to the hallway to turn off all the lights in the room.

The whole place became extremely dark in an instant.

Jenson was bewildered at this and asked, "What are you doing?"

Baby Robbie replied, "Helping you to restore your memories from last night."

Baby Robbie reached out to take his phone and turned the phone's flashlight on. Then, he lifted the seal up into the air and placed the flashlight right at the python's eyes. Immediately, the python's design was projected onto the ground. A huge snake was zigzagging around the middle of the room.

"Do you remember anything when you see this python, Jens?"

Jenson carefully observed the winding and wriggling python before saying, "It looks like the python I saw on the ancient tree in Madam Nephele's yard the night before."

Baby Robbie said, "It's the same species, so of course, they're alike."

Jenson knocked on his muddled head with his fist, saying, "I really can't seem to remember what happened last night. What did Madam Nephele do to me?"

Baby Robbie replied in a stirred-up manner, "She played a tune on a flute in front of you, and somehow, you lost consciousness."

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Chapter 2004

"Flute?" Jenson spat out. Baby Robbie nodded.

Jenson exclaimed, "What a ferocious hypnotist! She made me sleep for six hours straight and lose a part of my memories. If she had hypnotized me into murder o r arson in those six hours, I'm afraid I wouldn' have been able to control myself."

Baby Robbie said, "You're quite right. Once you left the Mammoth Courtyard last night, you merely walked toward the direction of our rental place like a puppet. While we were halfway back, a python appeared out of nowhere and attacked you. I threw this seal out in a moment of desperation and that's how I managed to save your life."

Baby Robbie explained the full details of what had happened last night to Jenson again.

When Jenson heard this, he was utterly petrified.

"Madam Nephele is indeed sly."

Baby Robbie played with his seal admiringly and said, "Before this, I always thought that it was bulky and a hindrance. I didn't expect that it could save our lives last night. I'll have to remember to wrap it up and perhaps give it a nice bath."

Jenson added, "Give it a kiss for me as well."

After making some jokes, Baby Robbie placed the seal back into his pocket and sternly said, "What do we do next, Jens?"

Jenson pondered for a while and said, "Madam Nephele seems to be an expert in advanced hypnotism on humans, and she's even able to command a python. These skills seem to be a kind of witchcraft that has died out."

Baby Robbie said, "Is there a method to break through it?"

Jenson said, "Yes. But I don't know how."

Baby Robbie drooped his head and said listlessly, "If we can't crack her hypnotism, we'll merely end up too passive to fight against her."

Jenson looked at Baby Robbie and asked, "Didn't you break into her room last night? You didn't find anything?"

Baby Robbie said, "I didn't say that. I found out tons of things."

Baby Robbie picked up the bag next to him and poured out all of its contents. "These are all the treasures that I took from Madam Nephele's room. Can you look for any clues?"

Jenson saw the pile of novelty items and immediately chided Baby Robbie, "You're screwed. If you take all these things out of her room, Madam Nephele will know that I wasn't the only person who sneaked into her backyard that night. Plus, if any of Madam Nephele's treasures are in here, she'll definitely look for ways to get them back."

Baby Robbie said in disapproval, "Well, if she comes knocking on our door asking for them, I'll just say I didn't steal them. She has no evidence, so what can she do to me anyway?"

Jenson scoffed. "Do you think she'll come knocking in an exemplary manner through the front door? I'm letting you know that nothing is stopping her from sneaking in here with wicked tricks just to steal back what belongs to her."

Baby Robbie finally whiffed out hints of danger and asked, "So you're saying that we're in danger now?"

Jenson nodded and said, "Since she already tried to murder me last night and failed, what's stopping her from trying the second time?"

Baby Robbie stroked his chin and pondered. "I can ask our sisters to take turns in standing guard. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to rest well for the next few days."

Jenson said, "Didn't Daddy teach you that daughters are precious and should only be held and protected? You even have the guts to give them such a task? Aren't you afraid of suffering a few whips from Daddy if he finds out?"

Baby Robbie frantically laughed and said, "Hahaha!

There's no need to pay heed to the words Daddy said o r take them seriously. Because in Daddy's world, even though there are 6.5 billion people on earth, only Mommy is a woman in his eyes. Other women should be left to protect themselves."

Baby Robbie's conclusion was very insightful and precise.

Jenson remained perplexed despite giving it so much thought. He pondered aloud, "Why did this mysterious Madam Nephele even want to let Sandra and Judy go? Was she planning to save them or cut off Chloe's relationship with those in Chateau de Selene? What's her true purpose?"

Baby Robbie studied the treasures he had stolen from Madam Nephele and said absent-mindedly, "Aren't you well-versed in hypnotism? Just knock her out cold and drag her home for interrogation. Wouldn't we find out everything that way?"

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Chapter 2005

Jenson's eagle-like pupils burst into rays of light when they spoke of hypnotism. He looked toward Baby Robbie, high in spirits as he asked him, "Say, who's better in hypnotism, me or Madam Nephele?" Baby Robbie was still as absent-minded as always when answering. "You'll know once you compete with her."

Jenson nodded while saying, "Great idea."

He looked at Baby Robbie while harboring malicious intentions and called out to him gently, "Robbie?"

Baby Robbie looked up and saw a black shadow floating in front of him. It appeared to be a dragon-like creature at times, and occasionally, it shape-shifted into a wild goose... Baby Robbie asked in astonishment, "What are you?"

"Robbie..." A melodious female voice rang in Baby Robbie's ears.

"Who are you?" Baby Robbie narrowed his pupils, and his consciousness was gradually entering a psychedelic state.

"I'm a descendant of the Davis clan, and I'm here to ask you for something..." "Davis clan? Are you Madam Nephele?"

Jenson bewilderedly looked at Baby Robbie who seemed to have fallen into a dream space. Listening to his wild babbles, Jenson was confused.

He merely hypnotized Baby Robbie, yet he did not expect Baby Robbie to fall into Madam Nephele's dream space.

"What do you want?" Baby Robbie asked in a mumble while squinting his eyes.

"A book." At this moment, Madam Nephele walked out from a bright ray of light and stood tall in front of Baby Robbie.

"Book? What book?" Baby Robbie looked at Madam Nephele in astonishment. When he saw Madam Nephele's body covered by the moonlight, Baby Robbie felt like he had woken up from a dream. "This is not right. You're not real."

Baby Robbie looked around and found that he was in a virtual space. There were no flowers or trees, and his whole person was merely floating about in mid-air.

Baby Robbie thought hard and suddenly remembered something. "I was obviously with Jens earlier!"

Then, he cried out alarmingly all of a sudden, "That b* stard hypnotized me!" He immediately opened his dazzling and charming peach blossom eyes.

Jenson grabbed the jade pendant with his hand, and when Baby Robbie saw the jade pendant's peculiar shape, he exclaimed in surprise, "What is that?"

Jenson handed the pendant to Baby Robbie and sighed dejectedly. "Damn it. You woke up too quickly. It seems like my hypnotism is simply subpar compared to Madam Nephele's."

Baby Robbie had always admired Jens' talents.

Although he had no idea whether Jenson's hypnotism was superb or subpar, Baby Robbie still felt that it was very remarkable.

"Jens, your hypnotism threw me into dream space within seconds. Hear this, I dreamed about Madam Nephele earlier, and she's looking for a book..."

Jenson was even more frustrated and spat out the words, "You remember your dream? It seems like my hypnotism merely lasted for a short time. Plus, it didn't erase any of your memories. My power is simply child's play compared to Madam Nephele's."

Baby Robbie glanced at the currently dejected Jenson. Since he was a child, Jenson had been a student with exceptional academic performance, and he would be first in everything, which was why he could be arrogant with everyone else. It was normal for him to feel a sense of disparity over losing to a nobody like Madam Nephele when it came to hypnotism skills.

Baby Robbie patted his shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Oh, Jens, don't be so discouraged. You can't always be savoring the joys of victories. Sometimes, you have to appreciate the taste of failure to enrich your life."

Jenson nodded, but his face still appeared gloomy.

At this moment, it seemed like Baby Robbie had not fully expressed himself yet and continued, "Crap. It's a pity I woke up halfway through the dream. Should I have asked Madam Nephele what book she was looking for?"

Jenson abruptly thought of something, and his facial expression became more profound.

"What's the matter with you?" Baby Robbie noticed Jenson's abnormality.

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Chapter 2006

"I remember when Daddy taught me hypnotism, he once said that the space a hypnotized person enters is something related to the real space. Therefore, what the hypnotized person does and says inside of it

has a certain significance to its actual reference."

"So what you're trying to say is that Madam Nephele is also searching for a book in reality?"

Jenson knocked on his head and said, "But how did the information of Madam Nephele looking for a book get inside your head?"

"I didn't know that she was looking for a book before!" Baby Robbie shouted out loud.

Jenson rolled his eyes at him and explained, "No. You do know. Your brain cells have stored this information, and you were only able to say it out loud after getting hypnotized."

Baby Robbie placed his hands on his hips and said in bewilderment, "What you said has a certain scientific truth to it, but I've never been in contact with Madam Nephele before, so where did I get such a piece of information?"

Jenson's gaze suddenly shifted toward the treasures that Baby Robbie had stolen from Madam Nephele's

residence.

Baby Robbie had an epiphany, saying, "I did study them earlier, but I didn't find any abnormalities. Could it be that they've imprinted parts of the information into my brain?"

Suddenly, Jenson discovered an abnormality on one of the treasures. He kept rubbing on the grains of the treasure with his fingers.

Baby Robbie leaned over as if not thinking much of it and said, "It's just a tree bark with carvings on it. The craftsmanship isn't that great as well. I'm guessing Madam Nephele's friend must've given it to her as a souvenir."

Jenson replied, "If the craftsmanship isn't good, that means the other party isn't an engraver. If I'm not mistaken, the person is probably a doctor with a scalpel."

Baby Robbie's jaw dropped open in astonishment. "Ahh, how'd you guess that?"

Jenson moved his finger away from the spot he was pressing, and it turned out there was a Red Cross symbol underneath it.

Baby Robbie and Jens glanced at each other, and the two seemed to have understood each other's thoughts intuitively.

"I finally understand why the poison administered by Faith to Chloe is so similar with Yorks Stronghold's mind-control drugs," said Jenson while showing a charming smile.

Baby Robbie had a flash of realization and said," Because Madam Nephele is a medical practitioner?"

Jenson said, "Not only does she know hypnotism, but she's able to command pythons and blend herbs and medications. Such medical practitioners are by no means orthodox medical students who graduated from major educational institutions, but they belong to a genre of quack doctors."

"Do you mean like Boye?"

Jenson nodded.

Baby Robbie said, "If the medical practitioner's heart isn't in a righteous place, it will cause an infinite amount of harm."

Jenson's face grew solemn as he said, "We'll have to tell Daddy this news as soon as possible so that he's able to take advance precautions."

Baby Robbie glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's time to go to school. We'll sneak out and tell Daddy during lunch break at noon." "Okay."

Jenson turned over to look at the other few treasures, and his face was overwhelmed with shock when he spotted something.

"I think we have to quickly return this thing to Madam Nephele's residence as soon as possible, Robbie," said Jenson in a flurry.

Baby Robbie looked at the weirdly fragrant wood log 1n Jens' hand and asked, "How come?"

Jenson replied, "This log has an exceptional scent to it. It's the same scent I smelled when the python attacked me that night. I think this is probably used to summon the snake."

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Chapter 2007

Upon hearing this, Baby Robbie slapped the fragrant wood log to the ground and scoffed. "Then don't touch i t. Otherwise, you'll have its lingering fragrance all over your body and perhaps provoke another wild

animal."

Jenson said, "I'll go take a shower."

When Jenson was washing up, Baby Robbie scraped off some powder from the fragrant wood log and secretly placed it into his sachet bag. Then, he wrapped the fragrant wood log tightly, making sure that the smell no longer permeated the air before returning it to its original place.

Once Jenson was done, Baby Robbie hurriedly threw his clothes at him. They needed to hurry off to school after getting dressed.

"Hurry up. We're going to be late. If the teacher reports us to Mommy, we're screwed."

The school bell rang as soon as the two stepped foot into the classroom. Baby Robbie was still panicking while saying, "We're lucky we got here on time."

Jenson touched his sunken belly and asked Baby Robbie, "Did we forget to have breakfast?"

Baby Robbie nodded and replied, "There wasn't time."

Then, Jenson turned around and walked out of the

classroom.

Baby Robbie tugged at him, asking, "Where are you going?"

Jenson answered, "To eat."

Baby Robbie retorted, "You won't die if you skip a meal. The teacher will be here soon, and you'll definitely bump into her if you leave the classroom at this time. How are you planning to explain yourself?" Jenson said with a stern expression on his face, "I can foresee that we're about to face a fierce battle today, Robbie. We need to fill our stomachs."

Baby Robbie was stunned.

At this time, the teacher came over with a textbook and saw Jenson standing outside the classroom. She scolded him with a cold face, "It's time for class. Are the two of you planning to skip?" Baby Robbie smiled and said, "We're here to welcome you, teacher. Please come in, m'lady."

The teacher's hostility instantly dissipated due to Baby Robbie's bright smile. She softened her expression as she said gently, "Head on in."

Jenson said, "I'll be requesting a leave of absence, Miss."

"What for?" the teacher asked.

"Breakfast."

Teacher,

Baby Robbie, "Jenson Ares, I know that you have good grades and perhaps it wouldn't affect you if you're not here for the class. But your behavior of skipping classes will cause a bad influence," the teacher patiently persuaded.

Jenson glanced at the test papers in the teacher's hand and said, "If I don't have my breakfast, I'll do badly in my test. So if I get a zero, you'll end up having to give some explanations."

After Jenson said this, he turned around and walked back into the classroom.

The teacher was dumbfounded. 'Is he threatening me?'

There was finally a genius in her class who could get 100 marks for each paper. This was a matter that brought her so much pride. If a genius fell from grace under her care, what would the leaders in the school think of her?

"I'll give you 20 minutes, Jenson. Make it quick."

Jenson placed his hands in his trouser pockets and walked downstairs coolly.

"What about me?" Baby Robbie pointed at his nose and asked the teacher.

The teacher looked distressed as she said, "Robert Ares, your brother is already skipping. Imagine how bad it'll look if you skip as well. Go... Go and take the test first..."

"This is double standards, Miss." "Your brother threatened me that he'd flunk the test, so I was forced to agree with him."

Baby Robbie said, "Then I won't take it as well."

The teacher smiled craftily and said, "It doesn't matter whether or not you take the test. Your marks are low anyway, so it has minimal effect on the class average." Baby Robbie,"..."

"Will you believe me if I tell you that I can get full marks on this test, Miss?"

The teacher looked at Baby Robbie suspiciously. "Is that so?"

Baby Robbie said, "Let me eat my breakfast and I'll show you my capabilities."

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Chapter 2008

The teacher gave it a thought and waved her hand at him, saying, "Go, go, go. Make it quick as well."

He ran out of the teaching block and quickly caught up with Jenson.

The two had their meals in the cafeteria, and Jenson said nothing the entire time. There was a heavy look on his face, as if he was deep in thought about something.

Baby Robbie waved his hand in front of his eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Jenson abruptly grabbed his hand as if something had stirred him up. "Madam Nephele is very likely here for Boye."

Baby Robbie was stunned. "Are you saying that she's doing so many things to force Great-grandma to show herself?"

Jenson loosened Baby Robbie's hand while saying," But Great-grandma has left Imperial Capital. If she doesn't show up, will she continue doing more preposterous things?"

Baby Robbie reminded him, "Jens, Madam Nephele is Grandpa Jacob's woman. She might be stirring up havoc at this moment purely to fight for the Ares

family's benefits."

Jenson sighed and replied, "I hope you're right this time."

After eating their breakfast in a hurry, the two went back to class to take the test.

Before entering the classroom, Baby Robbie suddenly grabbed Jenson's hand and pleaded, "I promised the teacher that I'll get the same scores as you on all the tests. But you know as well that I enter dreamland as soon as my head hits the table, so it's impossible for me to get full marks. Please help me out here."

Jenson shook his hand off and refused him mercilessly. "Take the test yourself."

Baby Robbie said, "Just help me this time around, Jenson. Next time, I'll definitely..." Baby Robbie was suddenly exuding a gallant and valiant aura. It was as though he was going to put his old ways behind him and put painstaking efforts into his studies for once to turn over a new leaf.

Jenson was inwardly glad about Baby Robbie's sudden enlightenment. Who would have thought that Baby Robbie's following words were, "I'll never talk boastfully again!"

Jenson could see the beautiful bubble of his hopes completely bursting until nothing was left. Then, Jenson started acting like the big brother he was and severely reprimanded Baby Robbie, "With your IQ, it shouldn't be difficult for you to ace every single

subject. Why are you so reluctant to learn?"

Baby Robbie said, "Even if I study hard, I still can't beat you."

Jenson replied, "Why are you trying to compete with me?"

"If I don't, then won't it be too boring? It'll lack any meaning for me."

"Why do you say that?"

Baby Robbie said, "I'll soon head to Yorks Stronghold to manage a bunch of old masters. If I'm the only one who has mastered so much cultural knowledge, I'll ultimately end up like Cole Yorks who has met his miserable end."

"What miserable end?"

"Everyone is drunk whereas I'm sober, and everyone is corrupted whereas I'll stick out like a sore thumb. I'll be the unusual one in Yorks Stronghold. Do you want me to end up that way?" Jenson,"..."

Since Jenson was unable to change Baby Robbie's creative but twisted mind, he simply gave up.

The two returned to the classroom and picked up the test paper to start answering.

Jenson deliberately dropped his paper to the ground so that Baby Robbie could cheat in his test. After the morning class ended, Baby Robbie and

Jenson left in a hurry.

Sis Andy was incredibly suspicious and asked, "What the hell are those two up to recently?"

Sis Roxie replied, "Should we follow them secretly? Let's go and find out."

Andy said, "Not all of us have to go. Lil Thirteen's tracking techniques are the most advanced among us, so she can go on her own."

"Okay," said Lil Thirteen.

"Sis Thirteen, let us know immediately as soon as there's any danger."

"Mmm."

Jenson and Baby Robbie returned to their rental house, and when Baby Robbie was about to unlock the door, Jenson abruptly pulled him back. He said," Someone has touched our lock." Baby Robbie was bewildered. "How do you know?"

"I did a little something before leaving earlier."

When Baby Robbie heard this, his face became particularly dark and gloomy.

Then, he unlocked the door and kicked it open in a blink of an eye.

The person inside was immediately caught off guard and shuddered from shock.

Chapter 2009

Chapter 2009

When Baby Robbie and Jenson saw the woman standing in the middle of the room, both of them were stunned still.

"You actually entered our house without destroying our fingerprint lock. How peculiar, indeed. I'm getting more and more interested in you, Madam Nephele," said Baby Robbie with a casual look on his face. Madam Nephele slowly turned around and saw Jenson and Baby Robbie standing beside the door. Her cold face was shrouded by another layer of chill.

"Return my belongings to me," said Madam Nephele furiously.

Baby Robbie walked in and said, "You're already in here. Can't you look for them on your own?"

Madam Nephele retorted, "I've searched around but you brats hid them away, so I can't find them."

Baby Robbie smiled and said, "And here I thought that you possess remarkable abilities that could shoot yourself to the moon and back. I didn't expect you to be so bad at turning the room upside down. Wait here, I'll take your things out."

Then, Baby Robbie turned around and entered the bedroom.

Jenson was still leaning on the door panel. His deep and unfathomable eyes exuded a chilly air. He was not as warm and approachable as Baby Robbie, and his attitude toward the intruder was rather unfriendly.

"Who the hell are you?

"What exactly were you plotting when you sneaked into the Ares household?"

Madam Nephele smiled enchantingly and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Jenson straightened up his body and placed one hand into his trousers pocket. Then, he calmly walked toward Madam Nephele.

"Madam Nephele, you're extraordinarily beautiful, an expert in medicinal properties, able to command snakes, and a formidable hypnotist. You possess multiple identities, yet you're most willing to become a mistress for a rotten old man like Jacob Ares. Don't you feel sorry for yourself?" Jenson asked.

Madam Nephele's eye flashed with hints of shrewd light. Her hands quietly retracted into her sleeves, and she said with a calm expression, "It's rumored that the Ares family's Young Master Jens is a two-faced intelligent young man. Now that we've met, I'd like to say that it's a well-deserved reputation indeed.

However, Young Master Jens, there are such things as knowing too much and making it detrimental for yourself."

Jenson's gaze landed on her hands, and he abruptly took out his hand that he had put in his trousers pocket.

"Is this the thing you're looking for, Madam Nephele?"

Madam Nephele's hands froze inside her sleeves. She could not help but move her gaze to Jenson's hand. She saw a python's light and shadow wandering about before her very eyes. In a split second, Madam Nephele's consciousness was thrown into a state of muddled chaos.

Jenson waved his hand in front of Madam Nephele's eyes, making sure that she was hypnotized before interrogating her. "Why did you let Sandra and Judy g o, Nephele Davis?"

Madam Nephele's eyes appeared dull when she muttered, "To create some distance in Chloe and Angeline's relationship."

Jenson was utterly startled and continued, "Angeline Severe has no grievances or enmity against you, so why are you trying to harm her?"

"She's able to activate the python jade seal... so she has to die."

Jenson was appalled. "Python jade seal?"

However, Madam Nephele's pupils suddenly shifted and Jenson could feel that she was waking up. Hints of dark light flashed in his eyes. Madam Nephele took the wooden flute out of her sleeve and placed it on her lips before blowing into it i

n a flash.

Jenson's deep and unfathomable eagle-like eyes became particularly hollow. Like a puppet, he stood motionless in front of Madam Nephele. "Eat this, Jens." Then, Madam Nephele performed some conjuring tricks with her hand and a poisonous insect appeared on her palm. Jenson's stiff hand picked up the poisonous insect and he slowly brought it into his mouth.

It was something called a Witchbug. If Jenson swallowed it into his stomach, then he would permanently be controlled by Madam Nephele and would lose himself from then on. Madam Nephele was overwhelmed with joy thinking that she had achieved her goal. She was grinning from ear to ear from being able to gain such a powerful assistant. Suddenly, at lightning speed, Jenson suddenly lifted her chin and squeezed her mouth open. Then, he shoved the poisonous insect into her mouth and closed it back forcibly. Madam Nephele was forced to swallow the poisonous insect.

Chapter 2010

Chapter 2010

Madam Nephele looked at Jenson in disbelief. "Weren't you hypnotized by me?"

Jenson replied, "You used the same old trick. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well, you get the gist."

Madam Nephele grinned at him, saying, "You truly are extraordinarily wise. It's a pity that your time is up."

She suddenly took out the wooden flute again and began playing a tune. A couple of thin and black young snakes crawled out of her neckline and sleeves not long after.

Jenson, who was a neat freak, merely thought that these young snakes were gross, so he jumped a couple of steps back.

Baby Robbie came out of the bedroom while drooping his head. He muttered to himself listlessly, "Strange. I clearly placed it in the drawer, why is it gone?"

When he looked up, he saw a bunch of tiny snakes crawling out of Madam Nephele's clothes. Baby Robbie hurried over and pulled Jenson, who was filled with nothing but disgust, behind him.

"You have to be careful, Robbie," said Jenson in a concerned tone.

Baby Robbie replied, "Don't worry. I love fighting the most, and this is my first time battling wild beasts."

A pretty and flirtatious sneer appeared in Madam Nephele's eyes as she said, "I hope you like them." After saying this, Madam Nephele abruptly took out a sachet and squeezed it open. Then, she sprinkled the powder inside the tiny pouch onto Baby Robbie and Jens.

The two immediately smelled the scent of fragrant wood.

These tiny snakes seemed to be under someone's control. They slithered down Madam Nephele's body and onto the ground. Although they were little, their movements were extremely agile.

The snakes immediately started attacking Jenson and Baby Robbie.

However, an even weirder phenomenon occurred. Once the tiny snakes touched Baby Robbie, they abruptly fell to the ground and died.

Seeing that the situation was no longer in her favor, Madam Nephele ran away by jumping out of the window.

When Madam Nephele landed on the ground, Andy and the other sisters were already downstairs. Jenson stood by the window and said to Sis Andy, "Big Sis, she wants to hurt Mommy. Don't let her go!" Andy immediately urged the sisters, "Get her! Don't let

her escape!"

When Baby Robbie saw the little snakes' carcasses, he was filled with bewilderment. "What the hell is going on?"

Jenson gave it a thought and said, "It's your python jade seal, Baby Robbie."

Upon hearing this, Baby Robbie took the jade seal out. Now that it was out in the open without being covered with his clothes, the power of the jade seal on those tiny snakes became even more prominent. All of the snakes that tried to approach Baby Robbie died suddenly.

Jenson and Baby Robbie looked at each other in confusion. "How is this happening?"

Jenson said, "This family seal contains some sort of hidden secret. I think that Old Man Yorks had us fooled, Robbie. I'm afraid it isn't so easy to become the next young master of Yorks Stronghold." Baby Robbie placed the family seal back into his clothes and said nonchalantly, "I'm not worried about it."

At this moment, they heard the sound of the sisters fighting with Madam Nephele from outside the window. Jenson and Baby Robbie stood by the window and watched the exciting battle below. "Need any help?" Jenson asked.

Andy spat out, "No need."

Baby Robbie climbed onto the window sill and sat on it while crossing his legs. He cheered for the sisters, saying, "There are so many of you bullying a single person. Wouldn't it be disgraceful if you lost?" Sis Roxie scoffed. "Don't be such a lazy bum. Come here and have a taste of this woman's skills. You'll know just how special her fighting style is."

Baby Robbie continued to blabber, "You're all so young and beautiful, but why can't you defeat an old and faded woman like her? If you lose to her, we're through. I'll feel too embarrassed to admit that I know you people."

The sisters were enraged by Baby Robbie's snide comments, and all of them swarmed toward Madam Nephele at the same time.