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 to the legacy

braved the tempest outside the gates of Silverlake Harbor,

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

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

imposing middle–aged man as he stepped out, impeccably dressed in a suit. Cassius

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

his expression stoic, “Where is

only did he disregard our family’s code, but he’s

lips curled into a frosty smirk. “We shall see who panders to whom in the

barely clinging to life. That’s why Aunt Suri was so desperate to seek our family’s

eyed Warner with suspicion, “You never seemed this bitter about the Ashbournes before.

on his brow, “Of course not! They wouldn’t dare

the house, Warner felt a shiver down his spine and

is it?” Zachary

like a priest or minister, staring

Warner hadn’t recognized Cassius‘

glanced back, but the street was deserted.

bewildered, muttered, “Huh? Where did he go? He was just

to rest,” Zachary

left to

and brought into

entire household of the Bright estate had gathered, a sea

on a fine chair, his elder brother standing at attention, and the

discomfort churned in his

within the confines of this grand

life in the Bright household. But now, his heart yearned to

commanded Zachary with icy detachment.

smile at his lips, “Father, it’s been years since the fall of empires. Even presidents aren’t greeted with kneeling anymore. Perhaps it’s time our family shed

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