Adrian Hawthorne understood what Madman meant and said, "Worrying about it won't help. Mrs. Hawthorne can only be my mother, and the Hawthorne family's fortune can only be mine."
Madman poured the first brew into the cups to rinse them and started to prepare the second. Only then did he glance at Adrian Hawthorne across from him. "Don't be so overconfident."
It's normal for a young man to be full of himself. He had been one, too. That fiery spirit gives you drive, but you'll inevitably hit some walls. One wrong move and you could end up battered and broken. He'd learned that the hard way—it had nearly cost him his life, and the experience had finally worn down his own hot-headedness.
'Adrian Hawthorne is a sharp and capable kid, but he's a kid nonetheless. That woman with Ethan Hawthorne is no simple character, and her ambition is even greater. I'm afraid Adrian won't come out on top.'
"I have faith in my father," Adrian Hawthorne explained.
