Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1094: Chapter 1311: The Reason

Celebi feared neither heaven nor earth. The only things it feared were Slowking, and Julian whenever he threatened to deduct its allowance.

But now, there was one more person on that list: Jade.

Although Jade appeared obedient and adorable in Julian's eyes, to some of Julian's Pokémon, she was a genuine little devil.

Celebi and Jirachi certainly thought so.

Under Jade's forceful coercion, Celebi could only tearfully bet on Mienshao winning.

Meanwhile, Jirachi was trembling in the corner, continuously muttering under its breath, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."

Perhaps its muttering was a little too loud, or maybe Jade sensed something—she reached out and pulled Jirachi, who was hovering nearby, right over.

"Jirachi, you're betting on Mienshao too, right?"

Jirachi asked quietly, "Can I bet on Julian winning?"

It still wanted to struggle a little.

"What do you think?"

Jade lowered her head and stared at Jirachi.

"Then I'll bet ten bucks on Mienshao."

"Hmm?"

"Fifty."

"Jirachi, you're being very naughty."

"Wuwu, a hundred..."

"That's more like it."

Watching his granddaughter bully even a First-class Legendary like Jirachi, John let out a hearty laugh and scooped Jade into his arms.

"My dear granddaughter is definitely going to become the most outstanding trainer in the future!"

Jade immediately wrapped her arms around John's neck and said with a grin, "Grandpa's wrong. I'm going to be the second-best trainer in the world."

John was momentarily stunned and asked, "Why not the first?"

His granddaughter didn't seem like the humble type.

"Because the best in the world is big brother! Grandpa, you're so silly."

"Haha, then your brother should thank you for not snatching away his title as the world's number one."

Catching on, John gently tapped Jade's nose with his finger, his eyes brimming with deep affection.

His only wish for Jade was that she could live a healthy, happy, and carefree life.

As for how much she might achieve in the future, John honestly didn't care at all.

Because the Walker family already had Julian. As long as he was around, he could protect Jade for a lifetime. This wasn't a case of John favoring boys over girls—

It was simply that he understood the dangers one had to face as a trainer. Even with him and Julian as her support, that didn't mean Jade would never be in danger.

Just look at Julian. He literally had both Zekrom and Reshiram, and yet three years ago, he still nearly died.

There was no such thing as true invincibility in this world—what people called "invincible" was only relative.

You might be strong, but could you defeat the Creator? And even if you somehow beat the Creator, an even more formidable opponent might appear later.

So in this world, absolute invincibility simply didn't exist.

Jade was a child, and naturally, the burdens of the Walker family should not fall on her shoulders.

"Mm-mhm, that's right!"

Hearing her grandpa's words, Jade proudly puffed out her chest.

"Jade, come over here to Grandma."

Evelyn looked at John with a hint of envy. Compared to him, who could see Jade whenever he wanted, she, as the grandmother, hadn't seen Jade in quite some time.

Jade immediately stretched out her arms toward Evelyn, but John didn't seem willing to hand her over—he still held onto Jade and wouldn't let go.

Knowing the situation between her grandpa and grandma, Jade could only look at Evelyn pitifully.

"Grandma, why don't you come back and live with us? Then Jade can see Grandma every day."

Standing nearby, Henry secretly gave his daughter a thumbs-up.

Evelyn was genuinely tempted. She had divorced John a long time ago, so she hadn't been there to accompany Julian through his childhood—that had always been her regret.

And now she had a chance to make up for that regret. Although Jade wasn't Julian, she was still her granddaughter.

But looking at John, Evelyn said flatly, "Let this old man publicly announce that he has nothing to do with that vixen, and I'll come back."

The moment Henry heard this, his heart immediately sank.

Sure enough, John angrily said, "I've told you countless times, there is nothing between Catherine and me—it's purely a senior-junior relationship."

"If there's really nothing, then why won't you make a public statement?"

Evelyn retorted angrily.

"That's not making a public announcement. You're just venting your personal frustrations!" John thundered. By now, he had already set Jade down.

Hearing that, Evelyn grew even angrier.

"Venting my personal frustrations? Fine, John! Let's be blunt—you're still hung up on that vixen in your heart. If you weren't so worried about losing face, you'd have already given Henry, Jake, and Quinn a stepmother!"

The three named immediately broke into a cold sweat.

The conversation had escalated all the way to the topic of a stepmother, but none of them dared to say a word.

At a moment like this, they simply didn't have the nerve to intervene—whoever spoke up would get an earful.

So they all just lowered their eyes, noses practically touching their hearts, pretending not to exist.

Only Jade had her ears perked up high.

All she knew was that her grandpa and grandma had divorced, yet deep down they still had feelings for each other—but she had never understood why they divorced in the first place.

Now, it seemed she finally did.

"Grandpa, so you had an affair!"

Recalling the TV dramas she had watched before, Jade blurted it out almost instinctively, her expression turning a little indignant. She walked up to John and kicked him in the leg.

"Hmph! A man who cheats is unforgivable—but since you're my grandpa, I can only say I'm very angry."

Struck by Jade's sudden accusation of an affair, John was left speechless, his face flushing red.

After all, in his dear granddaughter's heart now, he was nothing but a scumbag who had cheated.

He didn't get angry at Jade though—instead, he kicked Henry.

"Who told you to let Jade watch that kind of things?!"

Henry rubbed his leg, looking completely innocent. Jade may be small, but she was wise beyond her years—what was he supposed to do?

Besides, the whole family spoiled Jade. If he alone played the bad guy, that was difficult too.

"Grandma, don't be angry. Grandpa was just impulsive for a moment."

Jade scurried over to Evelyn, who smiled and scooped her up. Jade's words just now had vented her anger quite effectively.

"Though, Catherine really is very pretty—even brother likes her a lot, you know."

The moment Evelyn heard that, her smile froze.

A possibility suddenly appeared in her mind.

Perhaps her precious grandson had remained unmarried all these years, without even a girlfriend, not because he had no interest in romance, nor because he hadn't met someone he liked.

But because the woman he liked was someone this family could never accept, and that was why her dear grandson still had no one.

The more Evelyn thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. She hurriedly asked, "Jade, did your brother say anything else?"

Jade put on a thoughtful expression, then slowly said, "Big brother also said—a woman like that is the dream of the vast majority of men."

"She has a mature temperament, a maiden's face, and an enchanting figure..."

Jade completely failed to notice that as she spoke, not only did Evelyn's expression grow uglier, but her father, mother, uncle, and the others also began wearing strange expressions.

"John, look what you've done!"

Evelyn put Jade down, grabbed a pastry from nearby, and was about to hurl it at John.

"Dee!"

Love: "Put it down!"

Evelyn: 'Oh.'

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