"You’re truly living up to being Nina Quinn’s good little sister. Your acting is even more remarkable than an Oscar-winning actress. If you don’t get a nomination for the Oscar this year, I won’t accept it."
Under Joy Quinn’s stunned gaze, July Quinn suddenly dropped these words coldly.
"I’m not acting. I really know I was wrong." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
Joy Quinn seemed to realize that such defense was meaningless and continued on her own: "Forget it. If you don’t believe me, then that’s it. But you really should pay attention to Willow Young. I don’t want Shelly Cole to end up like me, with nothing left of a family."
She tried to retreat in order to advance, hoping to evoke July Quinn’s pity for her.
Unexpectedly, July Quinn just mocked, "If it weren’t for the night I discovered Willow Young and Franklin Yates were together, and you were also by her side, I might have believed you."
Exactly, at the first moment of discovering Franklin Yates’s affair, July Quinn had Susan Carter investigate how Franklin Yates and Willow Young got acquainted.
It turned out that Joy Quinn played a crucial role in it.
When her actions were exposed by July Quinn, Joy Quinn panicked a little.
However, her years of refined acting in front of July Quinn prevented her from showing any panic, and instead, she accused July Quinn:
"Just because I’m with her, does it mean I set them up? Is that kind of thing something I alone can decide? Is it so hard to trust me this once? After all, you watched me grow up!"
But July Quinn was unwilling to continue arguing with her, merely coldly informing: "Joy Quinn, take care of yourself."
Setting aside the investigation revealing Joy Quinn’s critical role in how Franklin Yates and Willow Young met.
July Quinn also knew that today Brandon White was brought by Joy Quinn.
Such a good sister, it’s better to just forget about it.
After saying this, July Quinn went straight into the office.
Joy Quinn was still calling out from behind, "We used to be so close. No matter what I said, you believed. Why has it become now?"
But July Quinn didn’t respond at all, using just a door to keep Joy Quinn out...
Elsewhere, at the Vanguard Corps Headquarters of The Keaton Family—
Today was another day of training for the International Vanguard Corps Skills Competition.
Vice Leader Walter Wright explained the shooting practice of the day to Patrick Sullivan and Bianca White, intending to let the two begin their individual training.
But just then, Bianca White asked, "Wright, why haven’t we seen our new team member today?"
"New member?" Patrick Sullivan has been participating in two competitions in total, the other being swimming.
In the past couple of days, he has been training for the swimming event, so he’s not very aware of the new member joining the team.
At this sudden mention, he was a bit surprised.
"Patrick, you don’t know yet? Our Vanguard Corps has a new war general, named July Quinn. And she’ll also be participating with us in this international competition."
With great enthusiasm, Bianca White introduced July Quinn to Patrick Sullivan.
But clearly, this introduction was not made with good intentions.
"Participate with us? Then why isn’t she joining the training?"
Compared to Bianca White, Patrick Sullivan placed more emphasis on team honor.
This is also why he has been intensively training for over a dozen hours every day since he signed up for the competition.
So, to him, since July Quinn signed up for the competition just like them, she should also train as hard as they do.
"I don’t know either, which is why I’m asking Wright."
Bianca White looked at Walter Wright, seemingly waiting for his explanation.
Patrick Sullivan also pressed on, "Wright, what’s going on? Isn’t the new member afraid of dragging us down by not joining the training?"