"Mom, I'm home!" Elara beamed when she saw the woman she had missed. Hannah hugged Elara tightly, her eyes teary. "I'm glad you're home safe and sound!" "Congratulations on returning to us," Samuel welcomed his daughter thankfully. However, the rest of the family did not like seeing her, especial
Before Elara could speak, her family attacked her with insults. "You left home for three years and gained nothing for the West family. Instead, you embarrassed us by not coming to the Grand Ceremony!" "I'm ashamed to claim you as part of the West family. Are you playing around on the battlefield?"
"Grandpa, I apologize for making a scene," Olivia spoke up immediately to maintain a good image in front of Scott. She sobbed, "I'm just sad that Elara ignored her cousin in favor of power." Elara wanted to defend herself, but Scott looked at her angrily. Whatever came out of her mouth would not ch
Scott's face tensed up in anger. He could not believe Cassian still dared to interfere after being threatened by him. "You seem to have grown bold just because you are a soldier," he scoffed at Cassian. "But this isn't a battlefield where you will be praised for your bravery. You will die young if
Elara chose not to reach out to Logan after finding out what Cassian wanted. Her attention returned to the West family who were still happy about the partnership with Bridge Point. Her parents stood awkwardly among the others because no one cared about them. The West family treated her parents like
Jesse, the waiter, noticed that Cassian and Liam's looks were as different as heaven and earth. Cassian was only wearing simple clothes that were not made of quality materials. One would even think Rivera Restaurant's napkins were more expensive than Cassian's attires. Meanwhile, Liam looked luxuri
Liam was surprised that Cassian knew about the termination of Bridge Point's partnership with Aveline's business. He only knew the short story from his sister and did not listen further because Ruby asked for a dinner date. 'How could this loser know about that?' he thought suspiciously. It seemed
The lobby was silent for a moment before it was filled with Liam's loud laughter. He was surprised to see Cassian pull out the card. He did not expect that Cassian would still dare to make trouble with him. "Private room? Now I'm sure you've completely lost your mind," Liam taunted, his stomach hur