Ewald had taken his tbefore joining the others in the reception hall, for he had been questioning his loyal butler and reviewing footage from his tin a coma. Now, he knew who exactly wanted him dead and who had fought to save him. His mind was clear.

"Father, letexplain, I—' "There's no need to explain," Ewald interrupted coldly. "You're to leave immediately. From today onward, Denis will be the patriarch of the Toma family. All my assets and shares will be transferred to him for management." The finality of Ewald's words hit Cezar like a hammer. He stood there, eyes filled with rage, but knew that any further protest would only make things worse. Glaring at Emmanuel, he gritted his teeth and stormed out, followed by his family and loyalists.

Ewald never imagined that half of the Toma family would walk out in defiance. If he hadn't cback from the brink of death, Cezar would have 1/5 08:19 Fri, Nov 8 5%0 Chapter 1963 A Shift in Power taken full control, likely leading the family into ruin with his submissive loyalty to Teddy Tanner and the Quill family.

"Sonia, I'll be working with Mr. Fletcher to help Mr. Lowe find his sister as quickly as possible. In the meantime, please take care of our guests." Denis was not only a man of his word but also keen on securing the Toma family's alliance with the Quillen family by offering his daughter's hand to Shane.

"Will do, Dad," Sonia replied, though her feelings were conflicted.

It wasn't that Sonia wanted to back out of the arrangement, but Shane just wasn't her type. She had always been drawn to men with charisma and commanding presence. Shane's senior, Emmanuel, was the perfect example of that-no wonder Rhea had spoken so highly of him. Now that she had met him in person, Sonia couldn't deny that he was every bit the hero Rhea had described.

Shane felt as Chapter

and Toma families and holding discussions with Mackenzie about their joint plans, he had no tto supervise Shane. But since Shane

the other hand, didn't want to play third wheel and preferred spending taround Emmanuel, so she left them

Shane's confidence began to grow. By the next morning, he decided to take

gathering his courage.

soon as he asked, he immediately covered his face with both hands, feeling embarrassed. This was his first tasking a girl out, and the memory of his failed attempts with Beatrix

like Shane, she didn't find him completely unbearable either.

with me?!" Shane's face lit up like a blossoming flower. He had just referred to

She wasn't as flustered as Shane, but there was still an awkwardness in the air. She had dated before, back in her school days. While things never went too far, she had experienced holding hands, kissing, and casual dates.

call us a cab!" Shane said, excited a bit Cheless th bat a ontent is on

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