CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 148: YOU CAN’T EVEN BEAT ME AT A GAME, YET YOU DARE MOCK ME?

"Oh, why did you find a man to protect you?" Caleb Crawford looked at Seraphina Redgrave with a mocking expression, "Aren’t you above people at the top of the pyramid like us? Why are you suddenly involved with the second son of the Lynch Family?"

"Please watch your words."

Leo Lynch’s expression turned sour for an instant.

Seraphina Redgrave stood behind Leo Lynch, completely unconcerned, twisting the jade bracelet on her wrist as if these people were not talking about her at all.

Truly putting on a show.

Caleb Crawford looked at Seraphina Redgrave with disdainful eyes.

The middle-aged man sitting on the couch gestured to Seraphina Redgrave, "Young girl, come here and talk."

Hearing this, Seraphina Redgrave’s eyes shifted.

The next moment, she stepped out from behind Leo Lynch, walking towards the man with an appropriate smile on her face.

Leo Lynch watched Seraphina Redgrave, feeling a bit worried.

The middle-aged man sat in the center, clearly the hub of power.

The man looked at Seraphina Redgrave walking over obediently, with a smug smile, "To be honest, I’ve seen many self-important young people like you, now let me tell you about the rules."

"Alright."

Seraphina Redgrave responded perfunctorily.

"I know you think the rules are unfair to you. Z country is controlled by conglomerates, their descendants will still hold power, and ordinary people, no matter how hard they try, can only be sacrificial victims of the rules."

The man took a sip of wine handed by a waiter, "But this is how the world is. Humans need to eat meat to survive, would you pity animals?"

Seraphina Redgrave’s smile did not reach her eyes, "You are comparing people to animals?"

"Isn’t it the same? To animals, humans have evolved over many years, have thoughts, so animals have to submit to humans. What’s wrong with that?"

The man’s face was full of self-assurance.

Seraphina Redgrave just smiled and said nothing.

The man thought Seraphina Redgrave was convinced, and continued, "It’s the same for civilians. The rulers at the top today have worked for generations to provide stable survival rules for this country, you only need to submit to live well. But if you are still unsatisfied with such a life and want to share power with us, then you are wrong; you are too greedy, it has nothing to do with us."

"Yeah, my ancestors spent their whole lives to reach this position, if I still have to work alongside ordinary people in the Elite Society, wouldn’t it be a waste of their efforts?" a boy chimed in.

"Yeah, what kind of education did I receive from childhood and what did you receive, and you want to work with me, do you deserve it?"

Everyone looked at Seraphina Redgrave with disdainful eyes.

They seemed to be living deities above reproach.

Leo Lynch sighed inwardly, though their words were sharp, they were indeed facts.

Seraphina Redgrave stood still, a pristine and pretty smile on her face nonetheless.

After a long time, Seraphina Redgrave finally spoke, "President Dawson is right, but do you really think the current system in Z country is for the civilians?"

"What do you mean?"

The man was taken aback that Seraphina Redgrave completely ignored his rhetoric, showing a moment’s blank expression.

"You make such rules merely because you want your family to be passed down from generation to generation, always standing at the top of the pyramid. To prevent others from replacing you, you don’t give civilians any chance to develop."

Seraphina Redgrave stood her ground, her gaze clear, her expression composed.

The middle-aged man’s expression finally turned sour.

"That may not be a major fault, but you are indeed selfish, wanting us civilians to stay at the bottom forever, and even speaking up for ourselves will be considered a luxury." Seraphina Redgrave paused for a moment before continuing, "Aren’t you a typical case of having and standing on both sides?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone’s expressions turned unpleasant.

Even Caleb Crawford, who was playing darts, missed the mark.

All eyes were on Seraphina Redgrave, faces darkened.

The meaning behind these words was simply too crude, and she dared to say such things in this setting!

Has she gone mad!

Leo Lynch stood beside Seraphina Redgrave, looking at her profile.

He never knew that Seraphina Redgrave had such deep-seated resentment against the system of Z country.

"You sure know how to talk, girl." The man’s attitude towards her also changed, his face turned somber, "But no matter how well you talk, it’s useless. Even if you get into the sss, you are destined not to enter the Elite Society, unable to become a person at the top of the pyramid in Z country."

This is a rule maintained by all of them together, how could it be broken by some brat who came from who-knows-where.

"Yeah," a boy nearby said with disdain, "no matter how capable a civilian is, in the end, they still work for us."

"Appearing as lofty as anything, yet you still attend the banquet wanting seniors to put in a good word for you."

"Who would speak a good word for such a lunatic?"

"Sylvia Shaw, you better face reality, like those other civilian girls, maybe finding a rich man to support you might let you into high society, but even if you enter, you’d still just be a street rat."

Someone ogled at Seraphina Redgrave and Leo Lynch, clearly suggesting improper relations.

"Civilians are just civilians, you’ll never climb up in this lifetime, aside from barking like a dog, what else can you do?"

Caleb Crawford looked at Seraphina Redgrave with a face full of mockery.

Seraphina Redgrave stood still, looking at those sharp and venomous faces.

After a long while, she curled her lips, and coldly spoke, "You’ll soon find out what I can do."

Find out?

What a joke.

"What could a mere girl do? Climb into a man’s bed?" Caleb Crawford, you better be careful, this woman might entangle you with some sordid means."

Caleb Crawford stood there looking at Seraphina Redgrave with contempt in his eyes.

Now they start attacking women.

Leo Lynch was about to speak when he saw Seraphina Redgrave walk towards Caleb Crawford.

Caleb Crawford remained motionless, speaking, "What? Want to get physical? Or tear something off?"

He just couldn’t stand Seraphina Redgrave’s indifferent demeanor.

Just a civilian, he wondered who gave her the courage.

Seraphina Redgrave glanced at him, took a dart from his hand, and without even looking at the target, she tossed the dart directly.

Not a moment of hesitation.

Smack.

The sound of the dart cutting through the air passed by her ear.

Everyone followed the dart’s path with their eyes and saw Seraphina Redgrave’s dart lodged firmly in the bullseye, while the dart Caleb Crawford had thrown first was split in half!

The dart, now in two pieces, lay alone on the ground.

Caleb Crawford’s expression turned ashen in an instant.

Before Seraphina Redgrave entered, many had been gathered around Caleb Crawford, singing his praises, claiming his dart skills were unmatched and such.

But compared to Seraphina Redgrave now, his darts seemed like child’s play.

Seraphina Redgrave stood her ground, arching a brow, looking at Caleb Crawford, "For all your wealth and status atop the pyramid, what you’ve honed is nothing more than a child’s trick. Can’t even best me with a toy, yet dare to mock me?"

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