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Chapter 1146 – Lucius and Augustus’s Terror
*****Augustus slowly raised his head after hearing the question, the movement deliberate and almost mechanical… as though the simple act of lifting his chin required effort he did not currently possess.Then his gaze shifted toward his son, who was already staring at him… his eyes wide and his pupils quavering, filled with questions he did not dare voice, horror he couldn’t conceal, overwhelming disbelief that it left him looking almost childless, and the crumbling remains of his arrogance.The young man who had strutted around with boundless confidence only yesterday, but now… he looked like someone who had just glimpsed the edge of a cliff in the dark.Lucius had asked the question, his voice breaking like fragile glass, but the truth was written plainly across both their faces… they were thinking the same thing, and neither of them liked the answer forming in their minds.“I would also like to know how,” Augustus admitted at last, swallowing hard, the sound painfully audible
Chapter 1146 – Lucius and Augustus’s Terror
*****Augustus slowly raised his head after hearing the question, the movement deliberate and almost mechanical… as though the simple act of lifting his chin required effort he did not currently possess.Then his gaze shifted toward his son, who was already staring at him… his eyes wide and his pupils quavering, filled with questions he did not dare voice, horror he couldn’t conceal, overwhelming disbelief that it left him looking almost childless, and the crumbling remains of his arrogance.The young man who had strutted around with boundless confidence only yesterday, but now… he looked like someone who had just glimpsed the edge of a cliff in the dark.Lucius had asked the question, his voice breaking like fragile glass, but the truth was written plainly across both their faces… they were thinking the same thing, and neither of them liked the answer forming in their minds.“I would also like to know how,” Augustus admitted at last, swallowing hard, the sound painfully audible
Chapter 1145 – Terminate The Mission!
*****As soon as they concluded their plans, the Scoans' father and son duo had dispatched their forces, sent out their scouts to confirm Grace’s and Xavier’s locations, and issued their orders with ruthless clarity.Since then, they had been waiting patiently… waiting for the moment their subordinates dragged Grace and Xavier into the estate like captured animals, forced them to kneel, and handed them over for punishment.Lucius, in particular, had even indulged in vicious fantasies.He had imagined countless cruel scenarios… things he had thought he wouldn’t be opportune to do again.He had planned to torment Grace slowly and methodically, making her regret every breath she had taken, and for daring to reject him for a common ex-convict.And Xavier?He had planned to force him to watch powerlessly, after he had personally crippled him and rendered him to an unbearable, devastating torture… a thought that had filled Lucius with such twisted anticipation that he had nearly sali
Chapter 1144 – The Scoan Estate II
*****Yes, the moods of the Scoan father-son duo had been completely shattered since the banquet, after Lyria, representing the Myron family, had publicly humiliated their family.The banquet had ended disastrously, with the Guests who had been laughing and toasting with them earlier suddenly fled as though the estate had caught fire, each departure faster and more awkward than the last.Some hadn’t even bothered hiding their panic.It had been the social equivalent of watching rats abandon a sinking ship… and the Scoans had been left standing on the deck, staring in disbelief as the water rushed in.Since then, their moods hadn’t been good, but… it hadn’t been like this either.With that, they had only been incensed… burning with rage, their egos bruised but still intact.They had ranted endlessly about the hypocrisy of their so-called allies, those upper-second-rank families who supported them when profit seemed guaranteed and immediately distanced themselves the moment risk
Chapter 1143 – The Scoan Estate
*****It wasn’t only the Greystone family who decided to curry Grace’s favor right now.In another grand estate across the city, the fifth first-rank family had also convened an urgent meeting; their elders, heirs, and patriarch gathered around a polished table.But here, voices overlapped each other, unlike the Greystone estate, speculation collided with theories, and more than one elder nearly argued themselves hoarse trying to deduce the Harrison and Blackwood families’ sudden action.But unfortunately for them, time was a luxury they didn’t possess, and opportunity, in their world, was like a startled deer… hesitate for even a moment, and it vanished forever.And so, likewise abandoning their pride, logic, and even basic investigative diligence, they ultimately reached the same conclusion as the Greystone’s patriarch: curry Grace’s favor first and figure out the reason later.To them, survival mattered more than pride, and preserving their name mattered more than understandi
Chapter 1142 – The Greystone Patriarch’s Decision
*****Of course, Dominic perfectly understood what his father was trying to do; after all, the intention was already too painfully obvious to ignore.Just like the Harrison and Blacwood families, the Greystone Patriarch also wanted to curry Grace’s favor and stand on the same side as them.Although he had no idea about the terrifying opportunity those two families had recognized or the danger that pushed them to do what they did, he didn’t want the Greystones to miss it.It was pure strategic submission, political survival, and calculated humility, all of which Dominic perfectly understood.But…Who was he?He was Dominic Greystone, one of the most feared underground figures in the region… a man whose name alone could silence streets.He was a man who had built his reputation through blood, ruthlessness, and dominance, and now…He was being ordered to not only offer a public apology, but also become someone else’s subordinate.Worse still...The subordinate of the very woma
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