Though Sheila did not love Kent and had rejected him, the two had known each other for many years and shared a senior-junior relationship.

She did not want Kent to disrespect Alex because he saw the latter as a love rival and ended up being suppressed by the York family.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Kent was very successful. To a powerful, wealthy family like the Yorks, however, Kent was just a small ant. If they wanted to crush his career or screw him over, it would be effortless for them.

Even though she knew the York family had good values and raised their children to be fair and not abuse their power, Sheila still pleaded for leniency on Kent’s behalf in advance.

Alex said, “Don’t worry, I won’t bully others with my power. I’m quite broad-minded. Kent is just jealous that you’re nice to me, which is why he sees me as a rival and is rude to me.”

Sheila smiled. “I do know that you’re a magnanimous person. I’m just overthinking it.”

“You still care quite a bit about Kent, don