Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

"Over the top? Tomorrow, bring your parents here. I need to punish you."

Charley pretended not to hear and turned to Alvin, puzzled. "Mr. Scott, why were you down by the mountain road?"

He had driven down and spotted Alvin helping Lela up from the ground.

Annoyed, Alvin replied, "If you can be there, why can't I?"

Eleanor pouted, "Mr. Scott, you've changed. You used to be so gentle."

Alvin was speechless.

Just then, Lela, wrapped in Alvin's coat, came out of the doctor's office with an X-ray.

She waved at everyone, "See, I'm fine."

She was indeed fine, but everyone was worried, so she had to go to the hospital to ease their concerns.

Charley, holding the report, looked incredulous. "Lela, you fell from such a height. Are you really okay?"

Lela patted her chest. "I was very lucky."

Alvin pressed his lips together, saying nothing.

However, Charley still didn't get it.

It wasn't until later that he learned Lela was a Mutant, someone who had survived many hardships, that he finally understood today's confusion.

Charley, supporting Lela, whispered, "Lela, let's go back to Dragon Manor."

Lela shook her head. "No need."

If she went back to Dragon Manor in her condition, the servants would get suspicious.

Then Sylvester would find out and start worrying.

She just needed to rest due to exhaustion, nothing more serious.

Alvin remained oblivious to the exchange between Charley and Lela. Approaching them, he gently took the X-ray from Lela, reassured by the absence of any anomalies.

But he still looked at Lela with concern. "Lela, I'll ask the principal for a leave of absence for you. Go home and rest."

Lela shook her head. "I won't go back, but Uncle Alvin, please get me a few days off. I won't attend classes before the exams."

Charley was the first to understand. "Uncle Alvin? Lela, Mr. Scott is your uncle?"

Gilbert and Eleanor looked bewildered too. They thought, 'When does Mr. Scott become Lela's uncle?'

Lela smiled without explaining. "Yes, I just found out he's my uncle. So, you all better study hard and not embarrass my uncle." Thinking about having to study hard, everyone felt dejected.

Back at the dormitory, as soon as Lela crossed the threshold, her body slackened with relief.

Looking at her body, Lela frowned. Today, she had gone through an explosion, a high fall, and a fire, suffering serious injuries.

But fortunately, her Mutant abilities had fully awakened.

In the past, she wouldn't have recovered so quickly.

Thinking this, Lela supported herself against the wall and walked to the bathroom.

After washing up and changing out of her burnt clothes, Lela came out of the bathroom and saw the captain of the first squad of the Winds of Fury Team standing respectfully by the balcony window. Seeing Lela, the captain of the first squad respectfully said, "Winds of Fury Team, you called for me."

Lela, wiping the water from her hair, casually threw her dirty clothes to the captain. "Dispose of these."

The captain took them, her mouth twitching. This was the simplest task she had received in a long time.

"By the way, how's it going with Karen Martinez?" Lela, in pink pajamas, asked while sitting on the bed.

Hearing this, the captain shook her head. "According to Twilight Storm, it was going smoothly, but the Dragon Gang interfered, making that batch of goods a bit tricky."