Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 893: Chapter 517: The Ruins from 5 Epochs Ago_3

Maya Leaf, who heard the noise from Dwayne Johnson’s room, somehow found herself standing at his door.

Were it not for the family clan’s rule today that all collateral relatives must meet and go through the motions, a mere formality, she would not wish to come at all.

Listening to the harrowing apologies and the sound of various things being smashed, Maya Leaf pushed open the door, wanting to see what was going on.

She soon stood beside them, silently listening to the conversation between Dwayne Johnson and the elderly servant.

At first, Maya Leaf thought it was an unforgivable offense and felt Dwayne Johnson was going too far, especially since the tea had not spilled on him but to the side.

But he insisted on making a mountain out of a molehill, determined to punish the other party.

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“Well, if you really don’t want to be beaten with sticks, that can be arranged.”

Realizing Maya Leaf had come over, Dwayne Johnson softened the punishment slightly.

After all, Maya Leaf was not someone he could afford to offend; it would be quite embarrassing if things turned awkward.

“Tomorrow you’ll hold this basin of water up high with both hands and kneel under the sun. If you don’t spend four hours there today, don’t even think about getting up…”

At these words, the old servant was completely stunned.

She thought that if she had to hold such a large basin of water and kneel under the sun for four hours, her legs would indeed fail her.

And the more Maya Leaf listened from the sidelines, the angrier she became.

The servant was already of advanced age; four hours of kneeling would likely ruin her knees, perhaps leaving her unable to walk.

Moreover, doing it under the sun, if she were to suffer heatstroke, it could be life-threatening.

For just serving tea and water, becoming clumsy and causing a spill, was it necessary to cripple someone’s legs?

The elderly servant was nearly in tears.

“I beg you, Young Master Johnson, please let me off this time. If I kneel there for four hours, I really will be done for.”

Dwayne Johnson simply couldn’t care less about her words; he never considered the lives of servants as equal to his own.

“If you don’t accept this punishment, then get lost, and don’t ever come back.”

The old servant was really in a dilemma; if she left, she’d have nowhere to live and nothing to eat.

At least by staying here, she could do some work and earn a little money. If she left, she dared not even think about the consequences.

Maya Leaf, who had been silently listening by the side, finally couldn’t bear it anymore.

“Is this really necessary?”

“It was just a minor trip, and the tea didn’t even spill on you. Why must you be so aggressive?”

After saying this, Maya Leaf frowned at Dwayne Johnson.

She had never liked this cousin.

If it weren’t for their slight blood relation, she wouldn’t even want to set foot in this place.

Dwayne Johnson belonged to a branch of the Johnson Family Clan, whereas she, Maya Leaf, took her mother’s surname.

Her connection with the large family clan was neither close nor distant.

Maya Leaf was indifferent about her interactions with the Johnson Family. She knew it was all superficial courtesy and obligation. Her heart was never truly integrated, and she never intended to become closely associated with these people. A touch of indifference lingered in her gaze, as though this social charade was but a fleeting cloud to her, unworthy of her emotional or energetic investment.

Her visit today was just another formality, but seeing what was happening, she could no longer stay silent.

This was truly making a fuss over nothing.

“This is none of your business; just take care of yourself, that would be best.”

Upon hearing this, Maya Leaf scoffed.

She quietly deliberated how Dwayne Johnson had the audacity, the confidence to utter such words. Where did he find the self-assurance and entitlement to make such reckless statements?

He was nothing but a useless individual, barely holding his ground thanks to the family’s support.

Beyond that, he was incapable of anything except abusing his power to control others.

“How is it not my business? Although I bear the Leaf surname, and this is only a branch of the family, I’m still part of the Johnson clan, aren’t I?”