Chapter 552

"Mr. Gulliver, Mr. Williams Senior, Mr. Grant Senior, and all the elders, what's going on here?" Hugo glanced at Ella before turning his attention to the elders in the room. His brow arched slightly. "It must be something serious to have alarmed all of you. But at your age, can you really afford to be put through all this trouble?" Then, his gaze landed back on Ella. "You must be the mysterious guest from the Kane family. Well, you live up to the mystery, all wrapped up like that. I can't even see your nose or eyes. Aren't you afraid of suffocating yourself? Or is it because you're too ugly to be seen?" He had quite a sharp tongue. His words were blunt and cutting. But his words made one thing clear—he didn't know Ella and had never met her before. "Enough with the nonsense. Look at the clothes that man is wearing. Are they yours?" Arthur interrupted, getting straight to the point. Hearing this, Hugo finally turned to look at the carpenter. His eyes narrowed slightly. "Why is my