“How dare you, Maria!" Mrs. Jenkins spoke again, her authoritative voice booming across the hall.

Mrs. Jenkins had addressed Maria gently a moment earlier, but now, her voice was as cold as ice.

Mrs. Jenkins hadn't batted an eyelash when Barbara threw a fit just now. On the contrary, she even Looked a Little excited.

Thanks to Barbara's little outburst, she now had an excuse to punish Maria using the family rules.

“Everyone saw what happened. Maria just attacked Barbara. The Jenkins family rules stipulate that unless we have a formal competition internal strife is strictly prohibited. If the case isn't that serious, the violator's monthly allowance will be deducted and his or her access to ancient martial resources will be reduced. But if the case is serious, the violator will be expelled from the family.

Well, everyone, Maria slapped Barbara in the face and humiliated her in public. How should we judge the seriousness of her crime then?"

No one present was stupid.

Everyone knew that Mrs. Jenkins was just looking for an excuse to punish Maria!

“Wait a second," a strong voice protested.

Canaan stood up from his seat.

“What is it this time, Canaan?" Mrs. Jenkins cast a cold glance at Canaan, annoyance written all over her wrinkled face.

"am I wrong? Or does Maria enjoy some sort of privilege in the Jenkins family?"

Canaan laughed angrily.

“Mrs. Jenkins, you're not wrong about the family rules. It's true that members of the Jenkins family are strictly prohibited from any internal strife. And I agree; anyone who violates this rule should be severely punished."

After a slight pause, he suddenly pointed at Barbara and smiled.

“But she's not a member of the Jenkins family, is she?”

Hearing this, many of the people present nodded in agreement. Barbara's expression darkened. The fact that she wasn't really a

Jenkins was her biggest weakness.

Mrs. Jenkins spoke on her behalf.

“She is my granddaughter. Is the Jenkins family so heartless now that we would ignore a blood relation?”

“She might be related to the Jenkins family somehow..." Canaan answered slowly, bracing himself for the risk he was about to take.

“But the rules only apply to official members of the family, and their names must be recorded in the family book. The Jenkins family has been around for hundreds of years. When did we ever record the name of some distant relative?

Let me put it Like this. If you go to the home of a distant relative as a guest, would you force the Jenkins family rules on them?"

These words seemed to be rather logical and well-intentioned, which made the other members of the Jenkins family nod enthusiastically in agreement.