Chapter 131: AidanTess sat cross legged, awake in the middle of the prison room. She watched the guards as they went back and forth gathering the prisoners' plates. They glanced over at her a few times but scurried away in fear as their eyes met.“So it was a group work.” Tess thought, a smirk crawled up her face. She hated people that took advantage of others the most.Throughout the night, she was awake, staring at the hypocritical guards that paced back and forth, peering into her prison room to see if she was sleeping while enduring Gruff’s torturous cave man deep snores.She laughed inwardly at the guards. Even if she had eaten the food, the drugs would have no effect on her, similarly other poisons or aphrodisiacs.Time passed by in the blink of an eye and it was soon daylight.“Gather in the assembly room.” One of the guards hit a gong and walked past while others began to unlock the room of the prisoners, except the chained man of course.Tess stood up in an orderly fashion un

Chapter 133: "It seems we have to employ another method to deal with her."Tess complied. She stood to the side, her face lit up in curiosity as to the fighting abilities of her uncle popularly known as the human machine killer. Aiden didn’t disappoint. He lived up to his name. Within seconds, a reasonable number of men laid lifeless beneath his feet. He looked like a dashing knight in shining armor after his foreseen victory.He returned to Tess’s side and stroked her head. “You grew up well.” His rough voice touched the soft part of Tess’s heart. Her eyes became misty. As someone that craved motherly attention and love, the warmth that came with Aiden’s show of affection touched that part of her heart.“Uncle.” She said in a wobbly tone, hugging him.Aiden in turn was comforted by the presence of someone he could finally call family.Someone who is the seed of the person he adores the most in the world. Anna.He noticed Tess had gotten rid of the thick layer of makeover that hid he

Chapter 135: “If it isn’t the magistrate, welcome, are you here to admit to your crimes?” “Stay back, I’ll take care of this.” Aiden gazed tenderly at Tess, his rough voice had a contrasting softness like the morning spring.“Mmh.” Tess nodded, she had been in awe at Aiden’s strength but she expected nothing less from him.Troas scoffed. “Don’t underestimate me.” With a snap of his fingers, over thirty of his men flocked out from behind the back door with weapons in their hands.Tess chuckled coldly. She was allowed only two guards but the Towering stones could bring in over two dozens of men. The favoritism and their unkind intentions were obvious.She shook her head in pity, so many beautiful men were about to meet their demise. Sad.Troas mistook her expression for fear. He shot her a look of disdain, “I appear to have overestimated your strength.” He told her.“Oh really?” Tess laughed.Regal shook his head in pity, mourning Troas inwardly.“Regal, right?” Aiden turned to face Re

Chapter 137: “Father! That uncle looks like you.”“What’s wrong?” Aiden said in concern.“T-that man, do you know him?”“Who? Oh Don? He is the leader of the Urchins. He surfaced in the underworld a few years ago and do you know the first thing he did? He got rid of all of his relatives and thereafter claimed the urchins. It was a bloodbath.”“Do you know his history?”“Quite a bit. He originated from a small village in the underworld, ridiculed with sudden famine and drought due to change in weather, people died like chickens. This led to an increase in crime rates. The government saw this as an opportunity to buy children from the underworld at cheap rates for experimental purposes. Families resorted to selling their children. Birth rate increased and the rate of emigration increased. The balance was thrown off. I heard he was one of the unfortunate children sold off.”Aiden paused and continued in a quiet voice. “Midway through the journey, an accident of unknown causes happened, it

Chapter 139: “You make me the happiest man on earth.”Tess, Ruben, the twins, Aiden, Regal and her other entourages hit the road to the village of syzygy.The trip took two days as they had frequent stops to shop for souvenirs for Tess and the twins. The men complied easily, their hearts devoid of anger or impatience. The kids were showered with as much adoration and respect as Tess.Eventually, they arrived at the village of syzygy. It was late at night, the twins were fast asleep in Aiden and Regal’s arms. “We will put the kids to sleep, you should go to bed now. The trip must have been exhausting.” Aiden’s words were full of concern and adoration. He had Ruben questioning if he was doing enough.Tess smacked Ruben from behind. She could easily tell his thoughts as it was written on the frown that crawled up his regal visage.After they left, Ruben cleared his throat and pulled Tess impatiently into the room. Before the door clicked shut, he wrapped her in his wide embrace and envel