The Prince Who Was Raised in Hell

“Thank you for everything, Uncle James.” Caspian cupped his hands and bowed.

Since he was allowed to stay with the Lawrence family, it meant that Caspian had achieved the first step of his plan

James rhythmically tapped on the chair, and he looked at Caspian, saying, “Casper, there are a few things that I must let you know. Before this, the Lawrence family prepared a sum of money and some gifts to welcome you. However, based on what happened today, I won't be able to make a good explanation to others if I don't punish you.”

Then, James continued, “Since that's the case, I'll remove some of your supposed gifts and leave you with two only. When you're finally settled in, you can find some time in the next two days to visit Lawrence Fort's martial art chamber. There, you can pick a skill and a weapon. You must remember that since you stepped into my gate today, the Lawrence family will have to be responsible for you. I don't want what happened today to happen again. As for your identity, we'll wait until my father comes out and announces it. After all, this is his long-cherished wish.”

“Understood, Uncle James. I'll remember it. Thank you for looking out for me.” Caspian cupped his hands.

Just as what Caspian expected, James only slapped him on the wrist.

Even though James said he would punish him, he only took away the gifts that Caspian never considered. Moreover, James did not take everything, and he even left Caspian a chance to learn a martial skill and choose a weapon.

For the sake of dealing with the assassins that Carson sent, Caspian lost his Meteorite Sword and Dragon-Exterminator Spear. He was worried about not having any weapons with him, but James gave him just what he needed. Since Caspian was free for the next two days, he decided to check on the place.

Caspian was feeling suspicious of the gifts that James took back. He bet that they did not even exist, and the martial skill and weapon were James's rewards for Caspian for helping the Lawrence family handle the Yates family. As for the real reasoning behind that, Caspian would naturally not ask anything more.

Soon, James arranged for a servant to lead Caspian to another courtyard in the manor.

The small courtyard was located at the corner of the Lawrence Manor, and it was no more than 12000 square meters. Thankfully, the place was quiet, and no one would bother him. Thus, the small courtyard was exactly just what Caspian needed now.

After entering the room, Caspian barely rested when he heard Lucas's voice from outside. “Caspian, it's us.”

Caspian guessed that they should be here by now, so he opened the door and invited Lucas and Fabian in. Both of them had strange expressions on their faces.

The news of James's so-called punishment for Caspian spread among the Lawrences. Before this, everyone thought Caspian would be heavily punished as he was arrogant and ruined the relationship between the two powerful families. After all, Caspian was marrying into the Lawrence family. Hence, even though his identity was not officially publicized, the Lawrence family seniors all knew about this matter.

As a son-in-law staying with his wife's family, he dared to interrupt the household's affairs. Furthermore, he even humiliated them. That was simply atrocious!

Surprisingly, Caspian was not even punished in the end. This was intriguing for many people.

It might be inconvenient for others to ask Caspian, but Lucas and Fabian could not wait any longer as they felt as if they had been through a roller-coaster ride the whole day. Hence, they were curious as to what happened.

As soon as they sat, Lucas immediately asked Caspian, and it could be seen that he was highly troubled.

“Caspian, there's no need to say more about our relationship. However, I'm really curious. What happened? Did you..."

After hesitating for a while, Lucas asked through gritted teeth, “Did you already guess that Chief James would act this way? Thus, you were confident?”

“That's right.” Caspian nodded.

After getting a definitive answer, Lucas’ eyes were glistening with bright lights.

Fabian exclaimed quietly, “How's that possible! The Yates family is an upper-class family in Evergreen Town. Before Old Master Lawrence ascended and Lady Jessica was detected to have a Pure Jade Physique, the Yates family’s status was about our Lawrence family’s! Why would Chief James..."

“Fabian, the matter is straightforward. Let me explain,” Caspian replied.

"Alright. Please go ahead, Caspian.” Lucas's eyes lit up, and he even used the word, please.

"When we just arrived at the Lawrence Manor's entrance, I knew the Lawrence family and Yates family’s marriage arrangement would fail. Well, at least according to Chief James's attitude, he would not allow it to happen,” Caspian explained.

"What do you mean?” Fabian asked anxiously.

Caspian chuckled. “Just as Fabian said just now, the Yates's status is initially above the Lawrences’. They came to propose a marriage alliance, and by then, the two families will join hands and become stronger. This is also a way to show the Lawrence family’s power. Such a thing is supposedly great news for the Lawrences, and logically, Chief James would've opened the entrance as he would want everyone in town to know about this, right? However, when we arrived, the door was tightly shut, and a few Lawrence family members were guarding the area so that no one could come close. This proved that the Lawrences didn't want anyone to know about the Yates coming over to propose. Why? Because they won't allow such a thing to happen.”

“Caspian, how did you know it's Chief James's conduct?” Lucas asked.

Caspian did not directly answer but questioned Lucas back, “Lucas, do you remember what Steward Lawrence said when he wanted to take me down?”

Lucas frowned, and he tried to recall as he said, “He said, the deputy head of the family ordered...” Before he could even finish his sentence, Lucas’ eyes instantly widened, and he finally understood. Since it was Keith's order, it was evident that he was more inclined to support the marriage alliance between the Lawrences and the Yates. As the Lawrences initially wanted to reject the marriage, but with a little derivation, one could tell that James was the one unwilling to connect with the Yates through marriage.

Once he knew Lucas understood, Caspian continued, "Hence, my actions helped Chief James to reject the Yates family's proposal rightfully. Moreover, he had a proper reason to do so too. The Yates family's little genius was no match for the son-in-law that the Lawrence family initially chose. Besides, the Lawrence family can't bear the infamy of their daughter having two husbands. Hence, this will all appear as if Chief James had no choice but to reject the Yates family. Since the Lawrence family can reject the Yates family and not need to bear the blame as I'll bear it instead, he's killing two birds with one stone. Hence, why would Chief James punish me for helping him?”

When Lucas and Fabian heard Caspian's analysis, they realized that many details were right in front of them. Nonetheless, they were too distracted back then and did not give it careful thought. However, Caspian was different. He was not only calm, but he could analyze the crucial points in a wink of an eye. Then, he boldly took a gamble to do all these. Furthermore, this showed that Caspian had absolute confidence in his capability.

He believed in his analysis and ability that he could solve all the problems that might happen!