Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

341 Damien’s revenge

Even though half of the people were in support of Emilee and voicing their opinions, Damien’s smile didn’t falter. His squinted eyes swept through the room and they rested on the three oldest men sitting behind some people in the room. 1

Damien’s pupils shrank. What are these deities doing here? He thought while his heart took a dive. When he entered, he didn’t notice them…

Not just him, even Emilee didn’t notice them when she entered, that was the reason why she was so arrogant earlier.

Every powerful family in Country M has some old figures that the family treats as ancestors.

To become a living ancestor of a family, an infant is taken at birth from a family member and sent out of the family into seclusion, together with the living ancestor who would nurture the child and teach him/her what to believe.

Because the child is not open to the ways of the world, they grow up with one judgment and mission; which is, the betterment of the family.

If the family isn’t falling, or there’s a matter that would raise the family’s status, those living ancestors will never show up.

the level of an ancestor, one must be free of the desires of the world, have sound and unbiased judgment, and must not have direct offspring.

old men hadn’t gotten involved with the Yu family’s matters. Even when they were informed that Damien had forcefully taken over the head of the family,

come out.

that an outsider had gained the support of the Elders to rule over the Yu clan got to them, these three old men didn’t make a move until they heard of the Rainborite stone.

broke the silence and asked; “Damien, how is your health? Have you found a cure for the ATOM in you?” Emilee asked like she really cared. Meanwhile, it was another plan of hers to get those three old men who hadn’t said a thing since the meeting started to speak up.

men spotting a long white beard sat in the room like they weren’t involved in the meeting. Those three Elders were the most feared and respected men in the Yu family. Even Damien and Ruben wouldn’t dare to batter words with them, because a command from any of them cannot be questioned

they say, must be approved as

suddenly became the Yu family’s head, they didn’t voice their approval or disapproval. Emilee did all she could to get them to approve,

the Rainborite stone.

the meeting today means that they were interested in the Rainborite

him, plus the appearance of the living ancestors, his nonchalant smile disappeared before he replied; “Thanks to my good friend,

that, Damien’s eyes were fixed on the living

men heard the name, Lu Ren, they slowly raised their heads to look at Damien for a fleeting second before looking

the room know who

Caroline, no one else addresses Maverick by that name, which is why the majority doesn’t know him as

friends, those in Organization, and the old

help from the Lu family? An enemy of our Yu family? Damien, what is your intention towards the Yu clan?” Emilee asked. When she worded it like this,

obvious.