The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon!-Chapter 1140: The In-Laws Meet?

On the other side of Sea City.

At the Sea City Taoist Academy, Ashton Todd was intently staring at the four arrays before him.

Previously, because Scarlett Jennings was unconscious, Ashton Todd couldn’t help and had to return to the Taoist Academy to continue his research.

Then, as the spiritual power within the Ten-tailed Realm spilled out following Scarlett Jennings’ returning consciousness, the arrays in front of Ashton Todd suddenly reacted.

Ashton Todd almost immediately made a move, quickly connecting his spirit and spiritual power to the four arrays, and focused on their situation.

After a while, Ashton Todd once again captured a trace of the Boundary Breaking anomaly, without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed the center of one of the arrays.

In the next second, he held an object in his hand.

Upon seeing what was on the object, Ashton Todd became excited once again.

"I knew it! I knew this was feasible!"

He paced back and forth with the object in hand, his expression showing apparent eagerness,

"It’s been over a day, Scarlett should be waking up by now, right?"

He was already impatient to share this matter with Scarlett.

Ashton Todd continued to pace around, when suddenly a pine cone hit him on the head.

Turning his head, he saw it was Stella Gibson.

She was sitting on a tree branch of an ancient tree outside, precisely at the position of the window, while Greta stood behind her, standing on the branch as if it were solid ground.

Stella Gibson asked him,

"Why are you pacing around in the academy?"

Upon seeing Stella Gibson, Ashton Todd’s eyes lit up, and he immediately moved to the window,

"My research on magic has succeeded! Now that you’re here, accompany me down the mountain tomorrow to see Scarlett. I have to share my major discovery with her!"

Stella Gibson looked at him,

"Do you want to share your major discovery with Scarlett, or are you trying to redeem the new dormitory block at the welfare center that she promised you before?"

"Of course I’m here to share!"

Ashton Todd said confidently, clearing his throat as a cover, then continued, "And while I’m at it, I’ll ask about the dormitory block."

Stella Gibson jumped from outside into the room and grabbed Ashton Todd, ready to hit him.

"Scarlett just developed the ten tails and solved the Shu’e problem. She’s still recovering; don’t bother her!"

"I didn’t plan to bother her! What I discovered is really important!"

"Anyway, you’re not allowed to go, and if you dare, I’ll tell the dean and have you move out of the academy dormitory!"

Stella Gibson didn’t forget to complain as she spoke,

"You’ve already graduated early and are still occupying the academy dormitory! How shameless! Don’t say Brother White also has a dormitory; Brother White grew up in the academy by birth!"

When Ashton Todd heard her say she’d find the dean, he immediately stopped running,

"Do you, do you know how expensive it is to rent a normal place in Sea City? You can rent an academy room for a year for five hundred bucks; you’d be a fool not to stay!"

"You’re the fool, a big fool!"

They suddenly started arguing.

Outside, Greta seemed accustomed to this situation. She bent her knees slightly, then sat down on the branch where Stella Gibson had been sitting.

Then, she took out a phone from her pocket and sat upright, seriously scrolling through it.

...

That night, Scarlett Jennings and several others hurried back to the Jennings Family from the Hearne Tribe’s territory.

Originally, they had come to check on Hannah Hearne’s situation, but now that they had confirmed she was okay, they naturally needed to return to the Jennings Family to prevent them from worrying.

Though the Capital Metropolitan and Sea City were far apart, traversing the distance with the Ten-tailed Realm took only an instant.

Old Sir Jiang and the other members of the Jennings Family had already heard from Donovan Jennings and the others about Scarlett Jennings’ recovery.

Knowing they had returned, despite the late hour, they changed clothes and went downstairs.

Their gaze swept over Scarlett and those standing beside her, Magnolia Hearne and Samuel Chalmers, and then looked towards the emptiness behind them, with a strange hint of light in their eyes.

Magnolia Hearne, a bit puzzled, heard Grandma Jiang speak up from the side,

"Ahua said your mother came with you. It’s so late; why didn’t you bring her back home?"

Grandma Jiang didn’t know where Scarlett Jennings and the others had been, only assuming they had been out and come back, naturally thinking Magnolia Hearne’s mother was still in Sea City, only staying elsewhere due to the late hour.

Upon hearing mention of Emily Hearne, there was evident surprise among them.

After all, they had hardly met, and given Emily Hearne’s special status, no one linked her to the Jennings Family.

Magnolia Hearne paused for half a second before straightforwardly explaining,

"My mother returned to the Capital Metropolitan."

"She went back?!"

Grandma Jiang was visibly taken aback, her voice full of surprise,

"Didn’t she just arrive in Sea City tonight? Why would she return so soon?"

She had come all the way, and yet left without even a proper greeting with their in-laws. This was...

Old Sir Jiang, noticing the hint of dissatisfaction between Grandma Jiang’s brows, interrupted,

"The in-law came because of Scarlett, now that Scarlett is fine, it’s normal to return."

Old Sir Jiang remained quite composed, saying,

"There will always be opportunities to meet."

As Old Sir Jiang referred to them as in-laws, both Magnolia Hearne and Scarlett Jennings understood why he and Grandma Jiang had dressed up so late for a guest.

They exchanged glances, somewhat at a loss.

Previously, due to the tense relationship between Magnolia and Emily Hearne, and Aaron Hearne already having come as "family", no one at the Jennings expected to meet Magnolia’s true family elder.

If it hadn’t been for Donovan Jennings’ mention tonight, Old Sir Jiang and the others might not have thought of it at all.

But since the subject had been brought up, the Jennings naturally would want to show some hospitality.

They didn’t want anyone thinking Magnolia Hearne wasn’t valued at their household.

While they might have expected not to meet tonight due to the late hour, they hadn’t counted on one choosing to leave overnight...

Noticing Old Sir Jiang’s underlying desire to meet, Magnolia Hearne was about to explain when Luca Jennings stepped forward, speaking,

"Magnolia’s maternal family recently had some issues; if it weren’t for Scarlett, they wouldn’t have come. Now that Scarlett is fine, dealing with family matters takes precedence. There’s no urgency to meet; I’ll arrange an opportunity after consulting with my mother-in-law."

Some things could sound dismissive coming from Magnolia Hearne, but Luca Jennings had a different effect.

He didn’t want Magnolia to feel troubled.

He also saw no rush in arranging a meeting between their elders.

After all, he had already met his mother-in-law.

Since Luca Jennings reassured them, Old Sir Jiang and the others had no further objections.

However, as they were departing, Grandma Jiang couldn’t help but mutter softly,

"This in-law is very elusive. The marriage has been quite some time, yet if Ahua hadn’t mentioned it this time, I would’ve thought she only had a brother at home..."

Grandma Jiang’s voice was low, but the half-demon’s hearing was acute.

Magnolia Hearne listened to Grandma Jiang’s words, feeling an unspeakable complexity, contemplating whether to ask her mother about the elders’ formal meeting...

What Magnolia Hearne didn’t anticipate was that she was still hesitating over whether to bring it up.

The next morning, Emily Hearne, who had returned to the Capital Metropolitan the previous night, surprisingly donned a new outfit and formally visited.