Ethan Valentine scoffed. "Who else could it be?"

He suddenly remembered Marcus's words last night.

Marcus had said he didn't need to apologize to his sister-in-law.

He just needed to beg forgiveness from Third Uncle.

Yesterday, he went to see Third Uncle.

He wasn't even allowed inside before being punished to kneel at the Family Shrine.

Could Grace really have a connection to Third Uncle?

Third Uncle had even expelled his adopted daughter for her.

Now he was saying she wasn't an outsider...

Ethan's eyes suddenly lit up.

He looked cautiously at Third Uncle. "Is she related to you?"

Third Uncle nodded.

Ethan instantly understood. "So that's it! Congratulations, Third Uncle!"

He was finally getting a Third Aunt!

Though Grace was young enough to be his daughter.

And she was divorced with a child.

But Third Uncle had been single his whole life.

It was good he had someone to keep him company in his later years.

Third Uncle thought he understood.

He personally helped Ethan up. "Be good to her from now on."

Ethan nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, Third Uncle. I'll be very courteous!"

Third Uncle: "No need for too much courtesy. Just be closer. After I'm gone, you brothers must take care of her."

Ethan felt a pang of sadness. "Third Uncle, you will live a long life! I will be filial to you and her!"

Third Uncle: ?

Being filial to him was enough.

What did filial piety to a cousin mean?

But he didn't say more.

Ethan had always been simple-minded.

He patted Ethan's shoulder. "Go on."

Ethan nodded and left.

Walking away, he glanced back.

He saw Third Uncle standing alone in the Family Shrine, murmuring.

"In six days, we'll hold a banquet to announce her identity."

"Mom, Dad, I'm bringing her back for you to see..."

Ethan's eyes reddened.

Grandmother had worried most about Third Uncle's lifelong bachelorhood on her deathbed.

So the banquet in six days was Third Uncle's wedding!

Third Uncle was being too low-key.

He needed to prepare a meeting gift for Third Aunt!

What should he give?

Ethan thought it over. "I'll ask my master!"

He was a disciple of the Cortez family, one of the Five Great Families.

The Cortez family didn't engage in business.

They specialized in martial arts.

The Cortez School encompassed the top martial artists of the Chinese martial world.

Many descendants of the Five Great Families studied martial arts here.

Ethan was a martial arts prodigy.

He had been favored by the Cortez direct line since childhood.

He was an outstanding disciple within the school.

His master was the younger brother of the Cortez School's leader, Second Uncle-Master.

He was a direct-line closed-door disciple of the Cortez School.

His status was revered.

...

Outside the Cortez School.

Evelyn Ross stood quietly.

The Cortez School accepted disciples from a young age.

Martial arts training required building a foundation.

She hadn't come to seek a master.

She had her own martial arts instructor.

But the mysterious "Nan Family" member demanded cooperation with the Five Great Families before revealing the next step of the plan.

Only the Cortez and Zhao families remained now.

She decided to approach the Cortez family first.

The Cortez School had many disciples.

They must have sources of income.

If all else failed, hiring people for protection could count as cooperation, right?

Evelyn stepped forward and knocked on the iron gate.

The Cortez family was located in a remote part of New York.

The ancient iron gate exuded a deep sense of history.

She knocked on a small side door.

A man in training clothes opened the door.

He was startled to see her. "Young lady, who are you looking for?"

Evelyn thought for a moment. "I'm looking for business affairs."

The man looked her over. "What business?"

Evelyn said sincerely, "I'd like to hire a few security personnel..."

The man asked, "Which family are you from?"

Evelyn paused. "The Nan family."

"I've never heard of that family! How many people? How big is your residence?"

Evelyn: "...A three-story small villa."

"Then why are you here?"

The man had spoken more because Evelyn looked乖巧 and pretty.

Hearing "small villa," he became annoyed.

"The Cortez School is not a security company!"

"To hire bodyguards from us, you need to be at the level of the British royal family or the Five Great Families!"

"Are you joking with me?"

Evelyn immediately said, "The price is negotiable..."

"We don't take odd jobs!"

The man snorted and pushed her.

"Get lost! Little girl, don't come here to waste our time..."

"We're busy training and meditating. No time for nonsense!"

He started to close the door.

The roar of a sports car came from afar.

The man craned his neck to look.

A blue Maserati sped towards them.

The man's eyes lit up. "Second Senior Brother is here! Move aside!"

He pushed Evelyn away.

The car hadn't even arrived yet, but he was already opening the large iron gate, excitedly waving.

The car didn't stop, driving straight in!

The man still grinned and waved. "Hello, Second Senior Brother!"

Evelyn: "..."

Too obsequious?

The man saw her expression and said proudly, "What do you know?"

"This is Second Senior Brother!"

"The most powerful of the younger generation!"

"Second Uncle-Master's closed-door disciple!"

"A young master of the Valentine family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sports car reversed and stopped at the gate.

Ethan Valentine jumped out of the car.

He walked respectfully up to Evelyn. "Third Aunt?!"