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.

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

the tormented soul of Thaddeus, who had once braved the tempest outside

churning within, rising up to choke the throat with a bitterness that

was 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 the

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

journey,” Warner

Zachary replied curtly, his expression

chance to belittle his brother, “Dad, Chasel has truly crossed the line 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

see who panders to

has taken a turn for the worse, barely clinging 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 high and mighty

eyed Warner with suspicion, “You never seemed this bitter about the Ashbournes before. Did they slight you when you went to fetch

skipped, beads of sweat forming on his brow, “Of course not! They wouldn’t

to enter the house, Warner felt a shiver down his

it?”

like a priest or minister, staring this way. It’s quite

the darkness, Warner hadn’t recognized Cassius‘

glanced back, but the street

Where did he go? He

working hard. Make sure to rest,” Zachary advised

to

released from his “cage” and

estate had gathered, a sea of

Chasel faced his father, leisurely sipping tea on a fine chair, his

discomfort churned in

yet within the confines of this

had pitied his aunt for abandoning her luxurious life in the Bright household. But

Zachary with

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

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