The Seven Sisters and Their Hidden King-Chapter 203: The Past of the Kelvin Sisters

Without waiting for a reply, Alfred dropped to his knees and gave John a deep, respectful kowtow.

John said nothing, merely shaking his head.

"You're so stubborn."

"Haha! Thank you for your praise, Senior Lopez!" Alfred beamed, clearly mistaking John's comment for a compliment.

He then asked, "By the way, Senior Lopez—you mentioned earlier that you came to help our Kelvin family at the request of my precious daughter Marcia. May I ask... what exactly is your relationship with my baby Marcia?"

Just moments ago, this same daughter had been an "unfilial child." Now she was his "precious baby." Shameful.

John glanced at him and said simply, "Ask Aunt Kelvin yourself."

"Yes, yes—I'll head to New York to see my baby daughter as soon as the family crisis is resolved! Also, as our great benefactor, I'll gather the entire younger generation of the family to formally express our gratitude to you!"

"No need," John said, waving his hand. "There's no rush. There'll be plenty of opportunities in the future. For now, let's just win the martial arts competition."

John secretly thought he was amazing.

He'd paved the road for the Kelvin family in silence. When Queenie returned to visit her relatives, he could proudly say:

"Look, Sister Beauty—everything you see, I built for you. Even your great-grandfather bows to greet you!"

Would she be moved to kiss his left cheek? His right cheek? Or maybe... something else?

The thought thrilled him.

While they chatted in the main hall, a woman suddenly entered, her face clouded with gloom.

"Dad," she said coldly. "Leon has gone too far. I want a divorce."

It was Lydia Kelvin—Alfred's youngest daughter. While not as stunning as Marcia, she'd been considered a beauty in her youth.

She had always harbored a grudge against Marcia.

Years ago, the Kelvin family had planned to marry Marcia to Leon of the Wodehouse family. But Marcia had already fallen for Nick Yeats and adamantly refused the engagement. In frustration, she left the family.

Lydia, meanwhile, had taken a liking to Leon at first sight.

When Marcia left, Lydia's wish came true. To preserve the alliance between the two families, the Kelvins allowed Lydia to replace Marcia and marry Leon. It was exactly what she had hoped for.

Thus, the alliance between the Kelvin and Wodehouse families was preserved.

But now, Lydia had returned and was suddenly demanding a divorce.

Alfred was instantly furious.

"This isn't the time for that!" he snapped. "The martial arts competition is right around the corner—you can't divorce now! Don't you understand what matters most?"

Lydia replied indignantly, "I didn't want to bring this up now, but Leon gave me an ultimatum: either I divorce him, or I cut all ties with you."

"What?!"

Alfred slammed the table in rage.

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"Are you telling me that's really what Leon said? Is the Wodehouse family trying to curry favor with the Welches?"

Saying something like this at such a critical moment—Alfred could read between the lines.

While wiping her tears, Lydia confirmed, "That's exactly what the Wodehouse family wants. I couldn't stay there any longer, so I came home to tell you."

"Leon, that bastard! He dares to say such things before the competition even begins? Do they really think our Kelvin family is easy to push around?!"

Alfred was so angry, even his beard trembled.

Lydia continued, "Dad, I don't know what's going on, but the Wodehouse family seems extremely confident. They really believe the Welch family will win. I've had a bad feeling ever since."

"Hmph! That may have been the case yesterday. But now?" Alfred's eyes lit up with fire. "Just wait and see—the Wodehouse family will regret this."

The suffocation he had endured for so long—he was finally letting it go!

Marcia had been right not to marry that bastard Leon.

Thinking of this, Alfred glanced at John and took a deep breath, his voice calmer but still simmering with emotion.

"Senior Lopez, please forgive the disgraceful affairs of my family. How embarrassing."

John just shook his head and remained silent.

But Lydia asked curiously, "Dad, who is he?"

She had noticed John when she first entered, but thought nothing of it. Why was her father sipping tea and chatting with a young man at such a serious moment?

Now, hearing her father call this stranger "senior," she was completely baffled.

Alfred replied respectfully, "This is Senior Lopez—the great benefactor of the Kelvin family."

Great benefactor?

Lydia's confusion deepened.

At that moment, a burst of excited laughter erupted from the backyard, shaking the entire Kelvin estate.

"Hahaha! God bless the Kelvin family! Those waiting to mock us will eat their words!"