Bab 690: Ruthless

A few seconds after they gathered, Ashton opened his eyes and swept his gaze across everyone before stopping on butler George, Gene, and old granny.

"You three can leave. I need to talk to my family."

"Hmm?" Gene raised her brows, not liking his commanding tone but found herself turning around before she knew it. The same happened with butler George. Only the old granny was unaffected, but one could see the shock in her eyes.

Then, without saying anything, she left with Gene. Butler George had already walked out after giving Ashton a bow.

Outside, Gene looked at her grandma and asked in shock and confusion, "What happened to me, Grandma? Did Uncle Ashton cast some spell on me?"

"No. He did not." She shook her head before saying, "Remember family head? Whenever he ordered us to do something, we would find ourselves agreeing to it even if we didn't want to. The same happened just now."

Gene scoffed, "How can he be compared to the family lord?"