His reaction from the moment he stepped foot into this mansion until now seems too calm.
This makes Finlay feel at risk.
Before that, according to Finlay, Demetrius lived in such impoverished conditions, so he must be very self-deprecating and timid, which would not affect the inheritance position. In contrast, recently, Demetrius has shown his piano talent far surpassing him, though he doesn't want to admit it.
Mrs Gallagher patted Finlay's shoulder, "It's late. You should go to bed too."
Finlay immediately said, "Yes, good night, mom and dad."
He thought to himself, no matter what Demetrius may show, he will not give this position of inheritance to anyone and doesn't expect that he will give in to Demetrius even a little; he will soon find out how to get Demetrius out of this house.
Imagining that beautiful future, Finlay smiled proudly.
Demetrius lay on his bed, thinking about Finlay.
He had met Finlay about a month ago but had not been rushed home until today. He was convinced that there was no reason for Finlay to go to the poor town, even to show up at the gates of Demetrius' school, unless Finlay knew that Demetrius was there and that Demetrius was his adopted brother. Then it was understandable why Finlay would interfere in his love affairs.
From this, it can also be inferred that Finlay found him before Mr Hoffman and did not say anything about his location.
Demetrius felt that his previously dull life had taken a new turn, and he was not afraid of what would come. On the contrary, he was very excited.
Early this morning, Demetrius was awakened by a knock on the door.
It was Finlay who opened the door, and he said, "I've got the bedroom remodelled. You can move in tomorrow. Because it was too urgent, that's why dad and mom made you sleep here yesterday, don't overthink."
Demetrius said calmly, "I don't think much of it."
With that, he passed Finlay and went to the kitchen, where the food was already on the table.
Demetrius sat down and began to eat.
The maid saw Demetrius and complained, "Why did you eat it first? Aren't you waiting for young master Finlay?"
Demetrius had heard the housekeeper say that his parents were leaving the house early to catch their flight this morning, so there were no older adults in the place. Demetrius calmly said, "Why should I have to wait for him?"
"That's your older brother!"
Finlay was walking into the dining room, and he sat down with a smile and said, "It's okay, Aunt Matthews. Demetrius just got here. It's only natural that he's not used to it."
Hearing Finlay's sentence sounded like he wanted to help Demetrius, but in reality, everyone knew that he was emphasizing that Demetrius was a rude country boy.
Demetrius raised an eyebrow, "We're the same age. And if you compare who was born earlier, then obviously, I was born three months earlier than him."
Finlay's expression stiffened as if frozen.
Mrs Matthews snorted coldly while cleaning the house near Demetrius's place. She deliberately made a loud noise.
Demetrius raised an eyebrow, "Mrs Matthews, if you're not satisfied with your current job, I can help you resign."
Mrs Matthews was immediately angry, "On what basis do you say that I am not satisfied? Besides, do you think you have any qualifications to fire me?"
"I think the Hoffmans wouldn't be hard to find a maid with a more professional attitude if you wouldn't make amends. Do you think my mother would choose an unqualified maid instead of her son?"
Mrs Matthews's face was pale, even though Mrs Matthews had worked at the Hoffman family for almost ten years, but more than anyone else, she knew that Mrs Gallagher took her face very seriously. If Demetrius tells everyone about this, she is sure Mrs Gallagher wouldn't hesitate to fire her to keep the show.
So, no matter how disgruntled, Mrs Matthews could only continue her work more discreetly.
At this point, Finlay suddenly said, "Demetrius, you should respect her. She's been working for this family for many years."
"With the precondition that she respects me. Equal, Finlay." Demetrius replied.
At this moment, the driver walked up to the dining room and said, "Young master, it's time to go to school."
Therefore, Finlay has no time to say anything against Demetrius. No, even without the driver, Finlay couldn't do anything to him. Demetrius smiled secretly.
When Finlay got in the car, the driver had already started the engine and was about to go, completely forgetting about Demetrius' existence. Still, fortunately, Demetrius opened the door and sat down in time.
"Oh, I'm the sorry young master because I get used to one young master to be Finlay, so..." The driver saw Demetrius in the rearview mirror and hurriedly apologized.
Demetrius fastened his seat belt and replied, "It's okay."
The driver said nothing, but he was still a little worried because he had overheard the conversation between Demetrius and Mrs Matthews, so he thought Demetrius was very petty.
Finlay said, "You're in the same class as me. You can ask me if you encounter a lesson you don't understand. I hope you don't disappoint our parents."
"Finlay is very good at studying. He's always first in class, so if you need help, don't hesitate to ask Finlay." The driver also intervened on this topic.
Demetrius nodded, casually saying, "Got it. Thanks."
Finlay raised an eyebrow, silently cursing Demetrius for being so good at pretending. He hates this guy pretending to be calm. Maybe he got a plan in mind to compete with me, Finlay thought.
The car quickly moved to the school. The high school Finlay attended was called Berry Baxter. Berry Baxter is a very famous school only for rich students. There are only three types of people entering this school, one is a student from a very rich family, the other is a student who is both excellent and rich, and the third is a student who is poor but has excellent achievements and receives a full scholarship to study here. Obviously, the area of this school was three times larger than Demetrius' old high school, he quietly looked at the school's architecture outside the car window before the car stopped at the school gate. Demetrius then followed Finlay to the classroom. The homeroom teacher heard that Demetrius was going to school today, so he came to class a little earlier than usual. When he saw Demetrius, he motioned for him to come up to the platform. "Introduce everyone about yourself, Mr. Hoffman." Most of the people had already arrived, and dozens of eyes had been fixed
In all of his school days, there had never been a time when Demetrius had truly stood out like this, which in any sense was negative.Mrs. Gardner just said nonchalantly: “Didn't he have a student before he moved here? There are no exceptions.”As soon as her voice ended, the murmurs began again.“So pitiful.”“Morrow doesn't need to clean the classroom anymore! Congratulations on breaking your twenty-two-day record!”Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing, leading many other students to laugh as well."Stop it! Even without him, I wouldn't be sweeping today!" The boy with curly hair snorted coldly and said to the boy sitting at his desk.“How long do you think Finlay's brother will set the record?”“I bet at least six months. How can the boy in the countryside get a good education?"“Is that too pitiful?”"Why don't you think we won't have to worry about biology anymore?"“You’re right! Why didn't I think of that?"For rich students, the punishment they fear the most is cleanin
"Time for the test is over." Mrs. Gardner spoke up. “Everybody put down your pens. Finlay collects the exam papers.”Many groaned because they did not finish all the questions in time. Finlay had just finished his last sentence, he breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled smugly and turned his head to look at Demetrius.Demetrius drooped his eyes at the desk, looking like he just didn't do well on a test.Because all the questions are multiple-choice, the grading is also quite fast. As soon as the papers are collected, Mrs. Gardner starts grading the papers. When Finlay saw Mrs. Gardner about to take the top sheet of the papers, he said:"Mrs. Gardner, could you grade my and Demetrius' exam first?"It was obvious that Finlay wanted Demetrius to be humiliated as quickly as possible.Mrs. Gardner glanced at Finlay for a few seconds, then nodded as well and selected Finlay and Demetrius's papers from the stack of papers.Finlay's request was not unreasonable, and it was clear that the whol
A few minutes later, a car drove up to Demetrius. The driver carries Demetrius to a tall building designed to stand out.As soon as Demetrius entered the lobby, he was overwhelmed by the luxurious design; the massive scale destroyed Mr Kirk Hoffman's villa.A middle-aged man in a black suit saw Demetrius enter, quickly got up from the sofa, and walked over to Demetrius, speaking very politely: "Young master. Nice to meet you.""You were the one who gave me the call just now?"Demetrius asked."That's right, young master, I'm Maxwell Duncan!" Maxwell Duncan laughed and said.Maxwell Duncan then led Demetrius into the elevator and pressed on the 25th floor.Demetrius asked, "Can you explain to me about inheritance?""You just go into the meeting room; then you'll understand everything." Maxwell Duncan replied with a smile.When he stepped out of the elevator, Demetrius realized that this whole floor was for offices. The level of luxury and art has been pushed to the highest level.Demet
Demetrius had just finished taking a shower when someone knocked on his door. It was now 8 pm. After announcing the inheritance, Demetrius went home with Finlay in a car. It was rare that Finlay hadn't provoked Demetrius, nor was Demetrius in the mood to guess what he was thinking. When he saw that the knocker was Mrs Gallagher, Demetrius was slightly surprised, then asked, "Mom?" Mrs Gallagher entered the room and closed the door, saying, "Can I talk to you for a few minutes?" Demetrius paused in his act of wiping his hair, "Sure." The light in the room was not too bright, Demetrius was dressed in clean pyjamas, but they couldn't hide his thin body.Mrs Gallagher hesitated for a long time before opening her mouth, "Demetrius, I hope you don't misunderstand what Finlay means." She recalled that the night before Demetrius returned, Fabian had told her, "You must treat Demetrius well. Children who grow up in such difficult circumstances are prone to depression. If I had to go throu
Keagan Stephens stepped back up to the podium, slammed his hand on the board, and spoke sternly, "I'll give you one minute. If someone wants to confess, they can copy the test three times and receive a zero. Otherwise, I'll be checking the camera footage, and the consequences will be much worse."Everyone in the class remained silent, and Keagan Stephens asked, "Still no confessions?"Raina Roberson pointed to a few students sitting near her and said, "Mr Stephens, you should check the people sitting next to me."Keagan Stephens looked at the papers in his hand, scanned the faces of a few students, and then stopped at one table."Kai, why are you staring at that table? Got a headache or something?""Stephens, it was me," Kai Cunningham kept his head down, stammering. "I threw the paper."Keagan Stephens was taken aback by Kai's admission because he was a model student. His teachers were very sympathetic to him. Despite not having a wealthy family background, Kai had entered the school
The classroom was tense as the students awaited the results of Demetrius' test. Keagan Stephens held the papers in his hand with a sarcastic grin."You can ask a person to take my test paper to check with those two people to see if I asked them to help me cheat," Demetrius said, his voice confident.Keagan Stephens's grin faded, replaced by a skeptical look. "Because you're afraid of being caught cheating, you'll probably write it differently on purpose, so there's no match," he said. "Alexander, give me your test."Macey Perkins took on the task of matching the answers. "The last question on Kai Cunningham's test got it wrong. Demetrius got it right," she announced loudly. "Furthermore, in the first few questions of the Alexander Rosa test, five answers are not the same as Demetrius."Alexander Rosa fidgeted in his seat, clearly uncomfortable. "Write something else on purpose, or Keagan will know it by looking at it," he said, a hint of fear in his voice.But Macey still needed to be
It was a quiet night, and both Demetrius and Finlay had returned home from their daily routines. While Finlay was eager to talk to Demetrius about something important, Demetrius was feeling exhausted and just wanted to go to bed. "Demetrius, we need to talk," Finlay said in a serious tone, "It's about your education and future." "Can't it wait until tomorrow?" Demetrius asked, rubbing his tired eyes. "No, it can't," Finlay replied, "This is a critical matter that cannot be delayed." As they were speaking, their father, Kirk Hoffman, who was working in his work, overheard their conversation and stepped out to see what was going on. Finlay continued, "I've heard that you've been placed in the F class, the lowest class at school. This is not acceptable. Your mother and father worked hard to get you into Class A, and now you're in Class F. How will you be able to keep up with the college entrance exams?" Kirk Hoffman listened to Finlay's words with a mix of shock and anger. He couldn