Remorse After Breaking Up

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Clara pouted, clearly not believing it.

"I know you don't believe me, but I can tell you very responsibly that his strength is on par with mine," Cleef said seriously.

"Dad, I don't get it. What kind of spell has that lackey put on you? It's bad enough that you keep protecting him, but now you want to give me to him? Am I adopted? Or perhaps he's your long-lost illegitimate son?" Clara speculated boldly.

"Don't talk nonsense," Cleef scolded sternly. "I'm not joking. Seamus is truly a super genius. When we sparred earlier, I didn't gain the upper hand at all. So, I deduced that he must be a divine grandmaster."

"Forget about his strength for now. He's just a housekeeper with no status or position and doesn't even know who he is. If you wanted me to marry Hugo or Theo, I could understand, but marrying that lackey is absolutely impossible," Clara said firmly.

She deeply despised Sebastian, thinking that her parents were just exaggerating his abilities to trick her into agreeing. Well, she wasn't falling for it.

Cleef and Yasmin continued to persuade her, but the more they pushed, the more she resisted.

Finally, Cleef lost his temper. "Marriage is decided by the parents. This is settled, and you must agree."

"Dad, no!" Clara knelt on the ground, begging. As the eldest daughter of the Strauss family, she considered herself peerless in beauty and talent. How could she marry a lowly lackey?

However, Cleef was determined to make Sebastian his son-in-law. No matter how much she pleaded, he wouldn't change his mind.

The next day, Cleef announced the engagement to the entire Phoenix Island. And in less than half a day, everyone knew.

People were shocked, wondering what had gotten into Cleef to marry his daughter to a housekeeper.

Every thought that he must have gone mad to make such a foolish decision.

"Seamus, congratulations! We're soon to be cousins-in-law now," Artemis was the first and only one to congratulate Sebastian.

Others merely felt he was incredibly lucky while filled with immense envy and jealousy.

Sebastian shook his head with a wry smile.

"What's wrong? Aren't you happy?" Artemis asked.

"What's there to be happy about? I don't like that spoiled princess and don't want to marry her," Sebastian replied.

"Even if you don't like her, she is still the eldest daughter of the Strauss family. Marrying her would greatly elevate your status and position, something many men dream of," Artemis said.

"If it were you, would you marry a man you hated just to gain status and position?" Sebastian asked.

Artemis shook her head without hesitation. "I wouldn't. I would work hard to achieve those things."

Sebastian didn't say anything else, but Artemis understood his feelings.

"Seamus, my uncle wanted to take you as a disciple, and you refused. Now, if you refuse to be his son-in-law, you might not only disappoint him but also make him resent you. It would be hard for you to stay here," Artemis warned.

Sebastian understood this too, which was why he was so troubled. He was unsure of what to do. "Seamus, get out here!" a furious roar suddenly echoed outside the cave, loud as thunder.