6:00 PM.Jack stood in the main courtyard of the palace once owned by the late Marquis Julien de Montclair. He was right in front of the building dominated by its white color. Currently, everyone was given an hour to wander around and see what the palace held."Look at that painting! It's Heinrich's famous work! For years, no one has been allowed to see this painting except for today!""Wow! Is that chandelier in this room made of gold? Why does it look so beautiful to my eyes? It fits perfectly with the overall color scheme of this room!""Is this a sculpture by Reinhorf? Oh my, it's truly meticulously carved! If I didn't see it firsthand, I wouldn't believe people saying that this sculpture is so lifelike!"These were the voices Jack heard every time he focused his gaze on each part of the palace. Not only could he hear them, but Jack could also clearly see the shapes and colors of each room's interior.Heinrich's painting in the art gallery room was treated differently from other p

Jack felt that the voice wasn't unfamiliar to him. He knew whose voice it was.As he turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, a beautiful girl in a knee-length red dress stood before him.Jack didn't need much time to realize that the girl was the same one he had seen at the opera house.Maartje Dujardin, the daughter of Governor Crystalbrook."Musician? Singer? A Warrior?" The girl spoke those words without shifting her gaze from Jack. "I wonder how someone with extraordinary talent like yours hasn't stood out much until now?""What are you trying to say exactly?""At first, I thought you were just a simple figure, a highly talented piano expert or a singer with a golden voice! But, it seems your identity isn't that simple!"Jack still didn't understand what the girl was trying to say. "Please, can you be more to the point? I'm having a bit of trouble understanding your speech!" Maartje narrowed her eyes. Jack's disrespectful demeanor slightly offended her. She took

A few minutes earlier.Jack and Maartje had agreed to divide the tasks."You will attend the auction event, then take Jeremy out, while I will take Rebecca away!" That's what Maartje said before the auction event started."If you have a good enough opportunity, you might ask Jeremy to cancel the engagement event and ask him to attack Irvin together!" the girl continued.Both Maartje and Jack had decided that they would also attack Irvin and all his people tonight."Lady, may I ask one thing?""Of course! Just say it!""If you agree with me to attack Irvin tonight, you surely won't come alone, right?"Maartje looked at Jack, seeming to admire his way of thinking. "You don't need to worry! I've brought enough troops to crush them all!"Back to the present."Lady, have you managed to get into Rebecca's place?" Jack spoke through the device in his ear."Be patient, Jack! It's tougher than I imagined!" Maartje's voice came from the other end."The auction event will start shortly, I'm worr

Those words certainly furrowed the brows of the people even more. "He dares to defy Mr. Wigram's orders? Is he tired of living?" they thought.The same thoughts were mirrored by the host, who stared at this mysterious man with a furrowed brow. "How insolent! Who is this man, really? What is he thinking? Does he want to challenge Mr. Wigram's orders?""Sir, I must apologize for this inconvenience!" The host said, trying to put on the friendliest expression he could muster. "I don't mean to disregard your offer, but Mr. Calder has already agreed to purchase it beforehand! So there's nothing I can do except to hand over this palace to him!""Hand over this palace to him?" The mysterious man asked. "Sir, were you planning to sell it to Mr. Calder from the beginning?"That question immediately caused the atmosphere to grow more tense. "How dare he speak like that? Does he want Mr. Wigram to cut his throat for leaking this big secret to Jeremy?" they pondered."Sir, please refrain from caus

"Do they know of my arrival?" Maartje thought to herself. "That's impossible, isn't it?"Jack could see that the girl was pondering deeply. "Lady, it's pointless to dwell on that! We need to find Rebecca right away!""Yeah!" That was all Maartje said as Jack led her away from the spot.But only about ten steps later, a hoarse and deep voice sounded in their ears. "Lady Maartje Dujardin!"Maartje was startled. "Who is that?" she thought. The girl then looked around, unable to discern where the voice was coming from."Do you think by putting on a human mask on your face, you can fool me?" The same voice echoed, reverberating throughout the northern corner of the vast and grand palace."Who are you? Don't speak in the dark! Show yourself if you dare!" Maartje didn't expect someone to recognize her disguise.There was no more sound from the man.But this time, it was Jack who was slightly surprised. "Lady, what does he mean? Is what he said about you true?""I had to do it!" Maartje said,