Unfortunately, nothing still happened.
"If you’ve got guts, don’t run! When my people arrive, you’ll see how long you can stay arrogant. I’ll show you whose place Farlim really is."
Just as Joanna was puzzled and confused, a familiar figure suddenly approached from behind her.
He was a tall and sturdy man, walking over with a grim expression.
Gauss exchanged a glance with him.
Then.
"Honey, you came..."
"Smack!"
A crisp sound of a slap echoed.
Of course, this slap was not on Gauss’s face but on Joanna’s cheek.
Joanna Xavier covered her face, a clear slap mark slowly emerging on her cheek. She looked at her husband in shock as if an earthquake was happening in the depths of her pupils.
The always gentle and protective husband suddenly slapping her seemed to have shattered her worldview, leaving her mind in temporary blankness.
Regaining consciousness, she screamed without regard for her image.
"You... you dare to hit me!"
"You bastard, you eat at my place, use my place, others bully our mother-daughter duo, yet you don’t help me and hit me?"
"I want a divorce!"
"Don’t disgrace yourself here!"
"Joanna, apologize to Mr. Gauss!" Joanna’s husband felt a darkness cover his eyes.
The resentment and stupidity in his heart were close to erupting. If not for wanting to climb up the Xavier family’s ladder, he would never bother with this utterly useless and foolish woman.
His daughter just mimics her, learning bad things from this foolish woman.
"I’ll go home and tell father everything you, coward, have done! Just you wait!" Joanna, hearing her incapable husband, who still demanded she apologize to a stranger, was filled with anger.
"Sorry, father-in-law asked me to come and take you back."
"Also, if you don’t apologize, father-in-law said he wouldn’t give you a penny anymore, and starting today, you shouldn’t go back home either." Joanna’s husband ignored his wife’s tearful appearance and continued coldly.
My god, didn’t she notice why there’s clearly not far from home, yet no one is willing to come and help?
Honestly, none of those distant family members want to offend this young man right here.
Running this errand was still a task from her father-in-law.
Moreover, he was strictly told to make Joanna apologize.
If Gauss gets too offended, then she shouldn’t go back home, to avoid implicating them.
Indeed.
He could tell that father-in-law’s words were not joking in any way.
After knowing Gauss’s identity, his good father-in-law decisively cut ties.
Although under the Xavier name, this branch had already fallen.
Fortunately, the regular dividends from the main family allowed them to lead a wealthy and decent life without doing anything.
But if facing this new Farlim elite here, this branch might struggle.
Don’t mention Gauss himself; even his Red Dragon Team isn’t easy to mess with.
As for letting the powerful main family stand up for them?
There’s no such good thing in this world; if bullying common people, they might resolve incidents afterward.
If the opponent is Gauss, plus they’re at fault themselves, maybe the main family would bundle this branch’s culprit and send them over to apologize.
"..."
Joanna was clearly shocked by her father’s ruthless decision.
Compared to reputation, she was more worried about losing the current affluent life.
After swallowing two mouthfuls of saliva, she shamefully looked at Gauss, taking a deep breath.
"I’m... I’m sorry!"
"Say it to my sister."
"I’m sorry, young lady."
Gauss looked at her aggrieved appearance, unsure if he should praise her for being adaptable or for being opportunistic.
He seemed to understand that this haughty woman likely had no status within the family.
These often domineering noble descendants usually have low status within their families, perhaps even invisible with no inheritance rights, often used as tools for marriages, thus acting more viciously towards commoners to vent their inner grievances.
Those direct descendants generally receive a good elite education, acting more modestly instead.
"I’m sorry, Mr. Gauss. My wife and daughter have caused you and your sister so much trouble."
"Here is an anonymous gold card, redeemable for a thousand gold coins at any merchant."
"For the child who was hurt by my daughter, we’ll also provide some compensation."
"Following this, my daughter will drop out of school and will no longer disturb you and your family’s lives."
Joanna’s husband quickly promised, his mouth spitting words like rapid-fire magic bullets, his survival instinct fully ignited.
Gauss saw him surrendering directly, unsure of what to say.
This perhaps was the meaning of reputation.
Subduing an enemy without a fight.
"Anyway, remember, if my sister gets hurt even a little, I will come find you, only you."
Gauss spoke in a deep voice.
Honestly, little sister Cicero never revealed his identity, partly because she inherently disliked bragging, partly due to his frequent reminders.
After all, even he wasn’t sure if anyone was targeting his family, so there was no need to be too flamboyant but rather make more friends.
Now, this scheme was ruined by Joanna.
"Alright." Joanna’s husband paused for a moment, then nodded bitterly, sensing Gauss’s emotional shift, understanding Gauss’s threatening tone.
"Mr. Gauss, I’ll take my wife and daughter away now."
Watching them leave in a hurry, Gauss looked at little sister Cicero.
"Then we’ll also head back."
"Okay."
Once Gauss and Cicero left, the other observing students and teachers showed satisfied expressions.
People naturally have a desire to watch drama, especially such a grand show.
The proud Xavier family bowed down to someone; it seems, in this academy, no one should provoke Cicero from now on.