Chapter 182: Hello, Ex-Prisoner

"Nancy, whether he meets our approval isn't what matters; it's about how you feel." Zayne Green had had plenty to drink, but his mind stayed clear. All evening at dinner, he'd been sizing up Pierce Jackson. The young man had a calm, solid presence-like someone meant for big things. When Caspian Harper and his family nitpicked and mocked him in every way they could, he didn't back down or lose his cool. Later, when the elder Kieran Moore, Tepvine's top Miracle Doctor, stepped in on his behalf, Pierce...