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 the

tempest outside the gates

a feeling akin to one’s own bile churning within, rising up to choke the throat with a bitterness that could not be

luxury cars glided up to the manor, stopping with a sense of entitlement that only the

middle–aged man as he stepped out, impeccably dressed in a suit. Cassius recognized him immediately as the current head of Bright Biopharmacy,

You must be weary from your journey,”

replied curtly, his expression stoic,

been quiet in his room,” Warner–replied, seizing the 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 a laughingstock. People would say we’re all talk–acting righteous in public

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

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

the Ashbournes before.

“Of course not! They wouldn’t dare touch a

were about to enter the house, Warner felt a shiver down his spine and glanced

is it?” Zachary inquired.

the chill, “Dad, there’s a man dressed like a priest or minister, staring this way.

Warner hadn’t recognized Cassius‘ face.

back, but the

muttered, “Huh? Where did he

been working hard. Make sure to rest,” Zachary advised before stepping

to

released from his “cage” and brought into the grand

the Bright estate had

leisurely sipping tea on a fine

churned in

within the confines of this grand

for abandoning her luxurious life in the Bright household. But now, his heart yearned

Zachary with

his lips, “Father, it’s been years since the fall of empires. Even presidents

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