Chapter 646

In the quaint town of Elmsworth, autumn had painted the leaves with fiery hues and the crisp wind had begun to whisper of the coming winter.

Cassius had been absent from his home for three days straight, cloistered within the sanctity of the local church, praying and confessing before the Lord.

What sins weighed so heavily on his soul?

Was it his past, darkened by the time when he had been the voice of a notorious underground syndicate?

Or was he confessing a heart that had dared to love where it should not, his affections falling upon someone forbidden?

On the fourth day, Cassius found himself drawn as if by a spectral force, wandering as though in a trance to the decaying Bright family manor.

He knew that young Chasel had no other refuge, no other home, but this decaying symbol of a once great dynasty.

His concern had overwhelmed his resolve to stay away, and so he had come.

with his past, he could only stand watch, a silent guardian to

Thaddeus, who had once braved the tempest outside the gates of Silverlake Harbor, all for a mere

akin to one’s own bile churning within, rising up to choke the throat with a

in this moment of somber reflection that a procession of luxury cars glided up to the manor, stopping with a sense of entitlement that only

dressed in a suit. Cassius recognized him immediately as the current head of Bright Biopharmacy,

home. You must be weary from your journey,” Warner greeted, bowing with an air of

expression stoic, “Where is Chasel?”

this time. Not only did he disregard our family’s code, but he’s been fraternizing with the Ashbournes. If word got out, our family’s reputation would be a laughingstock. People would say we’re all talk–acting righteous in public while cozying up to our

shall see who panders to whom in the end,” he

to life. That’s why Aunt Suri was so desperate to seek our family’s aid. I doubt Emeric has much time left. Once he’s gone, the Ashbourne fortune will crumble, and we’ll see how

about the Ashbournes before. Did they

sweat forming on his brow, “Of course not! They wouldn’t dare touch a member

Warner felt a shiver down his spine and

it?”

or minister, staring this way. It’s quite unsettling

darkness, Warner hadn’t recognized Cassius‘

but the street was

Where did he go? He was

been working hard. Make sure to rest,” Zachary

left to

was released from his “cage” and

of the Bright estate had gathered,

at the center, Chasel faced his father, leisurely sipping tea on a fine chair, his elder brother standing at attention, and the audience” summoned to

in his stomach.

within the confines of

he had pitied his aunt for abandoning her luxurious life in the Bright household. But now, his heart yearned to follow in

with

the fall of empires. Even presidents aren’t greeted with kneeling anymore. Perhaps it’s time our family shed these outdated

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