Chapter 45 How Could She Ever Care for This Charity of a Family Bond?

"Harold, shut up," Stephen scolded in a low, firm voice. Harold clenched his teeth and turned his head to the side. "Alright. All of you can leave now. Whether you owe me, or I owe you, let's consider it all cleared from this moment on. My grandma and brother are about to wake up, and I don't want them to see you," Demi said coldly. "Demi, I know you're angry and feel wrong right now. But I've already promised you, I'll talk to Annie when we go back. It won't be long before I officially recognize you as part of the Pitt family," Stephen said, his tone serious. "Please leave," Demi said curtly, flipping her hand toward the door in an unmistakable gesture of dismissal. If this had been the Demi of her past life, the Demi who had never ventured into the world of cultivation, she might have been ecstatic at hearing those words. But the Demi standing before them now was no longer that same girl. She was a proud cultivator, someone who had been cherished for 300 years by her mentor a