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.
past, he could only stand watch, a silent
the tempest outside the gates of
rising up to choke the throat with a bitterness that could not be
reflection that a procession of luxury cars glided up to the manor,
man as he stepped out, impeccably dressed in a suit. Cassius recognized
You must be weary from your journey,” Warner greeted, bowing with an air
his expression stoic,
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
who panders to whom in
Aunt Suri was so desperate to seek our family’s aid. I doubt Emeric has
“You never seemed this bitter about the Ashbournes before. Did they slight you
forming on his brow, “Of course not! They
they were about to enter the house, Warner felt a shiver
it?” Zachary
like a priest or minister, staring this way. It’s
the darkness, Warner hadn’t recognized Cassius‘ face.
the street
muttered, “Huh? Where did he go?
to rest,”
was left to his
and brought
estate had gathered, a sea of
a fine chair, his elder
churned in
world, yet within the confines of this grand estate,
aunt for abandoning her luxurious life in the Bright
commanded Zachary with
the hint of a smile at his lips, “Father, it’s been years since the fall of empires. Even presidents aren’t greeted with kneeling
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