In the end, it was Saul who spoke up and stopped Emir from continuing. "Emir, that's enough."

Mikayla's eyes flickered as she noticed Isabelle secretly giving Emir a thumbs-up.

Emir, despite his aloof and proud demeanor, widened his eyes slightly in response to Isabelle.

'Emir is really annoying… He's just like Andrew!'

The thought came out of nowhere and made her chest tighten in frustration. To her, Emir and Andrew were exactly the same, both sharp-tongued, clever in all the wrong ways, and always taking advantage whenever they could.

Mikayla really wished she already had martial emperor strength. That way, she could use her strength to beat the crap out of both those insufferable men.

"Mr. Orben, please don't take offense at what my son said," Saul said with a faint smile. "But the truth is, his opinion represents the Robertson family's stance."

He did not bother sugarcoating it and added, "To be frank, a collaboration with Sovereign's Apothecary probably won't happen