"OMG!" Almost everyone, especially the ladies, is shocked to their bones by that slap. Their jaws have dropped to a drastic point where a cup could fit inside and they are gaping at the woman who fearlessly raised her fist against the Lady of the family.Their hearts are almost whacking out of their panting chests, as well as their pupils from their sockets, and goosebumps are all over them with their rigid hairs standing on end so strongly as if steel sculptures and their tongues dry of any saliva.And just like them, Claudia's jaw is dropped in horror and her eyes are wide in shock. "No, that just didn't happen," she says breathlessly, shaking her head in denial and clutching her aching cheek.She really can't believe anyone would dare lay her hand on her, the Lady of the family despite that it has already happened. No, she just can't. But isn't that a clear lie? She is gripping her sore cheek, which bears the imprint of the lady's hand. Will it not be delusory if she pretends it di
"Such a brainless lady," Lucian hisses at her. "Don't you know I wouldn't have let him drop to the floor if I wasn't done with him for the time being? Anyways, since you think you can order me around, he'll have to suffer for it." He jerks Mason back to his feet and gazes around the room for another table. "There," he says, his face lighting up with a devilish grin as he finds yet another table. "Come on, we're not finished yet. Next time, you would teach your wife how to keep her tongue in her mouth as this is all on her."He begins sauntering to the second to last table in the courtroom. And surprisingly, at this point, Mason is awfully weak that he can't defend himself or refute. It is even a miracle to him that he is still hanging on as he feels like he is on the brink of death. On the very last bridge between life and death."No, no," Claudia says flatly and her expression sinks. She is an extension of her husband and as such can feel it within her that he might not make it thro
"You are guards of the Hutton family, under the governance of My Lord, Mr. Michael, and the young man you want to attack is his son and heir to this prestigious family; will you not show them any loyalty and go ahead to attack?" Chad doesn't waste a second after getting a grip on himself and his surging emotions as he reprimands the guards viciously, jaws and fists clenched."We know our jobs, so keep your fucking tongue inside that pothole you call mouth!" The leader of the guards snaps, glaring at him. "And who says we want to attack him?""If you hold no such intentions, why then do you block his path?" Chad doesn't back down as he yet snarls back at the leader. "And mind you the words you spit at my face! We are not on the same level!""I believe our business is between the lad and us, so I owe you no response to that ridiculous question! "Now, if you'll excuse me, my comrades and I have more important and better things to attend to than exchange banters with an old swine like y
"And what could that be?" Claudia raises a skeptical brow at him, standing at akimbo with her hands on her waist and her shoulders raised."You don't answer my question with a question!" Lucian hisses, his cute chiseled face stretching into a deep frown. "Appears you are not serious, I'll just go ahead and smash him against that table now." He turns and elevates his hand gripping Mason, really about to smash him against the table."Nooo! Please wait!" Claudia yells breathlessly, her chest pounding laboriously and her breath raspy. "Please don't. Please.""Now you know to beg," he scoffs without turning or dropping his hand. "Why should I listen to you?"Claudia gulps, breaking out in a cold sweat. "Be... Because I'll do whatever it is you want as long as you say the word," she stutters and bites down on her lower lip, looking so flustered.For a lady of her status, she's never been one to beg anyone. Her ego is so high that it is almost reaching the heavens. But now she has been put in
Mason's face turns gloomy as the little color on his face fades, almost turning as brown as brownies. "Ah, I thought we were already over that," he indignantly sucks his teeth, pats his head, and sighs exasperatedly. He'd waited more than nineteen years to get this golden once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the Patriarch and now that he finally did, he hasn't even held and enjoyed the position for up to twenty hours and he is already being asked to renounce it. He feels so disgruntled and pained. And this is not only because he would be giving up a lifetime dream, but also because once he does, he doubts he would remain the same person in the eyes of his family members.He sure has ruined his reputation in the family by doing what he did and now, once he loses his position, no one would look at him with respect as they did before anymore. He will precisely become the laughingstock of the family and one any Tom, Dick, or Harry can jeer at."Why did you have to rise back to life
Lucian has always been the emotional type, a trait he inherited from Michael, and right now, his emotions are at their zenith. And as he stares at the Huttons, he can't help but realize just how fortunate he is to have them as his family. This is because it is one thing to learn he hails from a family like theirs, and quite another for them to accept him wholeheartedly. Like, their blatant love for him which is all over them, and how welcoming they are is so overwhelming.He hadn't felt this kinda affection in all nineteen years of his life. He is so emotionally messed up right now and still can't help his tears, which are now streaming down his cheeks in ripples like a fountain. And when the Huttons see this, they can't help but flock around him like sheep to their shepherd, to console him.They undoubtedly understand how he feels and truly sympathize with him as nineteen years is not nineteen days. As a matter of fact, they can't even bear the thought of spending a single day away
Everyone's gaze is drawn to Lucian as he imperturbably prowls to the lady, his hands in his pockets and his head held high, exuding elegance and sovereignty. And although they aren't the ones he's moving to, they can't help their racing hearts. This is simply because everything he does is so unsettling and eerie that they elicit so much panic from them without him even intending to. And as they fix their gazes on him, they can't stop wondering what the lady did and what he means by "traitors" But not to infuriate him by asking questions or pestering him, they can only wait to see how things go down and what he meant by that.Meanwhile, as the brunette lady sees and confirms that Lucian is truly approaching her, and not with good intentions, she can't help but unconsciously begin taking backward steps with each step he takes toward her, her conscience pricking her.She sure knows what she did, and doesn't need a seer to tell her it is undeniably the reason Lucian referred to her as a
"So now you know you are done for?" Lucian sneers and purses his lips. "But I'm quite curious as to why you would be done for when you claimed you were saying the truth, or could it be you are hiding something and know it would be exposed once I speak? "You see, you are family, and I don't like hurting family, you can take Mason and Claudia for example; if I was ruthless to family, they would have been long dead, so I'll give you one last chance to confess the reason you did what you did because if you don't, and I do to my dad, you might not live to see another day. Just one last chance."Big beads of sweat emerge all over her, and her heart sinks into her belly. Of course, she's been lying all along, and she tried to keep Lucian from speaking to Michael so he wouldn't end up saying the truth, but she has just realized that nothing could stop him and that as long as he puts his mind to something, he would surely do it.She flushes beet red, looking so flustered, and scratches her ha