Se connecterJames shook his head, babbling, "No, no, no." He couldn't accept this. The gemstone was sold for an impossible price. Five times that was too much for his family to afford. To make matters worse, they'd spent most of what they'd gotten. Suffice it to say, they didn't have any money to pay."What did you just say?" The martial servants glared at James. James crumpled, and he had no choice but to stamp the contract. As the stamp fell on the paper, the contract was sealed. Gabriel curled his lips into a ruthless smile. "I'll stay in the city and keep an eye on you. You're not going anywhere, Norwood."This was just the start. The Norwoods' members began receiving calls after calls. And the results were horrifying. They were cancellations of projects, partnerships, and friendships. The Norwoods' network was ruined.James was crushed by the outcome. He became so agitated that blood splurted from his lips. Their punishment had begun. Everyone was watching in silence, including the hei
Cain hadn't come to Silverton. He had no idea Darius was the culprit, not Evan. Gabriel scrutinized Evan from head to toe before looking away. He took a deep breath."The truth might not be the thing you think, Dad. Evan didn't steal the gemstone. It was…" Gabriel proceeded to tell his father the truth, causing Cain to fall into contemplative silence.The tension in the air was turning taut. The heiresses held their breaths, their hearts racing. They thought that Evan would be spared now that Gabriel had come to a decision. Alas, Cain came calling. The same Cain who had assumed that Evan was the one who stole his gemstone for three whole years.They wondered how he'd react to the news of his mistake. A long while later, Cain finally said, "It wasn't him? So… I made a mistake?" There wasn't a trace of anger in his tone. Rather, he sounded light-hearted.The heiresses heaved a long sigh of relief. It seemed that Cain was a reasonable man. If that were the case, the Overlord was pro
There was no sympathy in Evan's eyes. Everything about this was ironic. Even though the Norwoods were on the edge of destruction, all they still had in their brains was their bloodline—the very thing that had cast them down.Evan could feel their remorse. Unlike the fake apology they'd deigned to give him when he was framed, the Norwoods were genuinely repenting now. They were more than willing to lay down their lives for Darius.Meanwhile, they were all more than happy to set Evan up, frame him, and kick him while he was down. All because he wasn't the real heir.How… amusing.Gabriel sneered. "The family in exchange for Darius? Sure, I can consider it if you can hand over the gemstone."That was the last straw. Darius had auctioned off the real gemstone years ago. And he had done it at a high-end, overseas auction. Establishments like those valued their clients' privacy. So, Darius had no idea who bought the gemstone, let alone hand it over. Suffice it to say, the gemstone was
The Norwood family had been playing the Solomons for fools the entire time.They had played Gabriel's father like a fiddle. And now, they had done the same thing to him! There was no way he was going to allow that to stand!Did they really think that Gabriel and Cain had raised all this ruckus just for a drakeblood gemstone?Although it indeed was a very precious stone with unique qualities, the theft of the drakeblood gemstone was not enough to make both father and son go through all that hassle.To put it simply, this was a matter of pride.To people as powerful as Gabriel, their pride and dignity were above all else.In fact, one could even say that their pride meant the world to them!Everyone present started to backtrack. Gabriel's fury was so tangible that it was as if they could literally see his murderous intent dyeing the world red. They were aware that he was going to mete out justice for the Solomons once the truth was revealed.It was likely that the Norwood famil
Evan would be much more powerful and higher in status than Hazel, Roxanne, and Anya.When Hazel voiced her concerns, Roxanne and Anya began to worry as well.They held their breaths as they anxiously observed Evan's reaction.Would he accept the Norwood family's apology?After all, the Norwood family had proven to be deceitful.They had set him up and abandoned him three years ago.That family didn't have one decent bone in their bodies!Indeed, the Norwood family wasn't the least bit sincere when they apologized. Right now, they were only doing so just to ensure that they would be able to drag Evan back into their fold. That way, he would be part of the family once more. How could he report them then?In their opinion, there was no way Evan would reject the invitation.After all, no one would turn their family away."Hahahaha!" To their surprise, Evan laughed in their faces.They stared at him in confusion.They had thought they sounded sincere enough. In fact, they were
Everyone in the Norwood family fell silent.Josephine, Alice, and the Norwood family branch members all hung their heads, barely hiding the scowl on their faces.Everyone understood just what they had to do to turn things around—as in, they now had to apologize to Evan.To them, that was a fate worse than death!That was because Evan would always be an illegitimate bastard in their eyes.He was just a powerless mutt!It was humiliating that they were brought so low by a nobody!What about their dignity? Their pride?Many of them felt that they were being humiliated.They felt so humiliated that they knew that this incident would stay with them till they rot in their graves. It'd haunt them till the end of time!Alas, things had gotten so far, and they now had no choice but to do so.The Norwood family's loud and heavy pants echoed through the Eisenberg Castle.Everyone was staring at Evan with bloodshot eyes, their chests heaving with fury and grievance.They were trying
What? Had Artemisia misheard him?She couldn't help but seriously wonder if something was wrong with her ears.Evan was the important guest her father had sent her to pick up? That man was also the mentor she was supposed to apprentice under?No way. Caleb had probably made a mistake. Yes, he def
"What? Dad, is that Ms. Stanton?"Anya's eyes flew wide the moment she heard the name.Graham and Anya never would have imagined that Ivana would take the initiative to call them herself.Graham answered the phone, clearly nervous as he stammered, "M-Ms. Stanton, it's quite late. Is there somethi
Caleb grovelled several times and even dragged Artemisia down with him."M-Mr. Norwood, it was all my fault! I'm sorry! Please just take your anger out on me, not my father!" Artemisia cried out.The two of them scrambled to take the blame, which took Evan by surprise. Ivana had been spot on by sa
Evan shifted under her gaze and finally asked, "Aren't you going to eat?""I'm not hungry." Ivana kept staring at him, her eyes bright.He gave an awkward chuckle and went back to his food. Alas, Ivana wasn't letting up."Ivana, could you not look at me like that?"She broke into a giggle. "What







