I’m Someone Else

Over at Prescott Hospital.

In the hospital director’s office, Quincy filled Thomas in on the situation, and Thomas simply nodded in silence. Then, he stood up, walked over to the window, and opened it, feeling the cool breeze against his skin as he lit a cigarette and took a drag. It looked like he was considering how to deal with this.

His reaction did not surprise Quincy. Ever since the day he met Thomas, he had never seen the young man being flustered by anything. He keeps calm even in the face of calamity. That’s the kind of man he is.

Quincy remained quiet as well. He didn’t want to distract Thomas, so he sat on the couch and waited.

Soon, a new cigarette was lit up to replace the last. There was only a single table lamp turned on in the entire office, and the light it cast made it seem as if Thomas was shrouded in a cloud of smoke. It added a sense of mystery to him.

Thomas had long since prepared himself for the day he went against the Six Greatest Families. He thought it would only happen on the day Olivia was supposed to be sacrificed, so he didn’t expect the day to come so quickly.

Nevertheless, it was bound to happen someday, and it couldn’t be avoided. Since it arrived ahead of time, Thomas was perfectly capable of dealing with it in advance too.

He wasn’t worried about his safety. Even if he had to go up against the combined forces of the Six Greatest Families, he didn’t think it was anything worth fearing. After all, throughout the eight years he spent in the army, he experienced situations far more perilous than this and survived them all.

However, he was worried about Olivia and his godsister Chloe.

No matter how strong he was, he was only one man. He had nothing to fear if the Six Greatest Families targeted him and him alone, but what if they went after Olivia or Chloe? What am I supposed to do if that happens? I can’t stay by their sides at all times!

With that in mind, Thomas turned around and said respectfully to Quincy, “I need to ask you for a favor, Dr. Hofstead.”

Asking me for a favor only makes our relationship seem more distant than it is. Just go ahead and tell me what you need

powerful man of great social standing in Irieson. I would

your family? What about

going to have fun with the so-called Six

here! If they combine forces, they’ll be even

the Six Greatest Families before, but in that instance, it had only been one of the six. Nevertheless, even just one family alone was enough to make that person come to a devastating end. Yet, Thomas was trying to stand

He wanted to convince Thomas to change his mind. He figured that at a time like this, the best course of action

he saw the look in Thomas’ eyes, he couldn’t bring himself to say the words he

panic in the young man’s eyes—only the steely resolve to

Six Greatest Families were nothing to him. In fact, at this very moment, Thomas looked like the king of the world, looking down

Six Greatest Families? What of their alarming power? That was all nonsense

by Thomas’

wish to do. I will send people to protect the Hahns,”

prestige in Irieson, even the

bowed deeply to

the army, and from the looks of it now,

him a hand in such a dangerous

The rumors that you and Olivia are dating have spread. With how powerful the Six Greatest Families are, they should undoubtedly hear about it by now. Perhaps they’ve already begun

Six

of the Six Greatest Families besides the Pearsons