Of course, Canaan couldn't allow this to happen,

In comparison to his pale face, Mrs, Jenkins looked rather relaxed.

“Barbara, tell everyone what happened at the auction," she said dryly, leaning back in her chair,

“Yes, Grandma."

Of course, Barbara didn't tell them exactly what had happened the night before. Rather, she omitted some of the facts and exaggerated the rest of the story.

Canaan was also taken aback by what he heard.

What? Maria had written down the formula for the Peony Pill and sold it at a price of eight hundred million dollars?

And then she had even spent fifty million on buying an item from Jeff Cooper, a descendant of the Cooper family, just to do him a favor? What was the relationship between her and Jeff anyway?

While Canaan was pondering over these things, Mrs. Jenkins spoke again.

“To cultivate a pill alchemist for our family, I spent six hundred million on purchasing the formula of the Reverse Pills. Now I find out that all this time, Maria had the formula for the Peony Pill, which is very similar to the Reverse Pill, but kept it all to herself. Instead of contributing to the family, she hid it and auctioned it off to make money for herself.

What's more, she wasted fifty million on buying the Invincible Piano, It might have been a treasure a long time ago, but now there's no hope of repairing it. It's as good as garbage. Fifty million is not a small amount, That much money is enough for us to train a talented healer or weaponry refiner among the younger generation of our family."

Hrs. Jenkins deliberately paused here, letting her words sink in.

“Everyone, let's talk freely so that we can decide how to deal with Maria according to the family rules. I'm a little tired today, so I would like to hear your opinions first."

Canaan was sweating heavily at the moment.

What did Mrs. Jenkins mean by letting the other family members give their opinions on the matter? If they made a decision according to the family rules, Maria would be doomed!

This wicked woman was really going to let the fate of Maria's future rest in the hands of the senior members of the Jenkins family? What would they say? Would they tell her that Maria must be punished severely according to the family rules?

“Well... Mrs. Jenkins, may I know where Maria is now? Why is Barbara here alone?" Canaan asked hastily, trying to change the topic.

Mrs. Jenkins smiled gently and said, "Maria is still in the guest house. She likes to sleep late, so Barbara came ahead without her. Don't worry, Canaan, I've arranged another car to pick her up when she's ready."

Canaan glared at Barbara, wishing he could shoot lasers out of his eyes.

It was obvious that Barbara had only rushed ahead here because she couldn't wait to badmouth Maria to the whole family, especially when Maria wasn't around.

“Well... Do we really have to punish Maria?" Seeing that Canaan did not say anything, another senior member of the Jenkins family chimed in with a worried face.

In fact, all the senior members actually wanted to protect Maria since she was a young member of the family.

Besides, she had proven her talent in the family competition and also brought glory to the family by presenting an exceptional formula at the charity auction.

If, for whatever reason, Mrs. Jenkins wanted to destroy Maria, the senior members of the Jenkins family would try their best to stop that from happening.