As they stood at the hall entrance, Jacob turned and smiled at Moira. "I think she has something to tell you."

She glared at him. Taking Heidi's hand, she trudged ahead.

Jacob shook his head as he saw his daughter almost being dragged.

"Hold on a minute."

Jonah yelled out for attention. He had been ignored all this while.

Jacob was about to take a step when he heard him call out. He turned and looked at him.

The man was good looking and quite tall with wide shoulders. He was well dressed in a tailored suit. No doubt from an expensive brand. He was the archetypal tall, rich, and handsome.

"How can I help you?" Jacob raised an eyebrow at him.

He remembered that this man from the restaurant earlier. He almost made him out to be a kidnapper who was trying to kidnap his own daughter.


Jonah nodded solemnly, "Do you know what you just did?"

Scaremonger.

Jacob frowned.

"You better believe it!" Jonah took a step towards them and said softly. "Yuna Fest is of Paramount's Fests. Offending her is equivalent to your demise!"

The Fests? Our demise? Jacob frowned, but his eyes remained cold.

His expression changed all of a sudden. "Sure. Come at me." He said nonchalantly. He promptly turned and left.

"Hey! You…"

Jonah watched as Jacob slowly disappeared from sight. He was completely befuddled. This was not the reaction I expected!

At half past eight in the evening, the largest event hall in The Pavilion was lit up. The chandeliers were sparkling, and the tables were covered with either white velvet or fabric made out of feather gauze. The tables sat politicians and businessmen with their families from Paramount's upper class.

On one of these unremarkable tables sat Jacob. He was wearing a black, tailor made suit.

On his right, Jerry sat dressed in a custom-made, lightweight, snow white suit. Opposite Jacob was Heidi. She was wearing a poofy white princess dress. She giggled occasionally at something funny Jacob had said.

Next to her was Moira. Jerry, apart from glancing at her at the beginning, treated her as if she were part of the backdrop.

As leader of the Shadow Rangers, Jerry was aware of how Moira treated his boss on the daily. Besides her good looks, he did not have a good impression of her.

Their table was empty except for the four of them.

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