An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Wow! That’s amazing! He could make the paper crane fly?”

“Is this the occult expert they were talking about? This is truly impressive!”

The display by Theodore left the Welch family in awe. They’d only heard about such things in stories but had never seen them in real life. “What do you think? Now, do you believe in Sir Crane’s abilities?” Ezra said proudly.

“Wow, that’s what you call a true master!” Alistair exclaimed with a newfound respect. He thought, “If Dad is truly under some sort of spell, then only someone with extraordinary abilities could cure him.”

“But it’s just a simple trick, really, nothing much,” Theodore remarked casually, appearing humble.

“The crane trick we just saw is just a small part of his skills. Sir Crane has more in store for us. Let’s eagerly await the next performance,” Ezra added.

“That’s great.” Alistair nodded with a smile. “Eleanor, you don’t need to worry. With Sir Crane here, Grandpa will be fine.”

dismissively with a huff and averted her gaze. Ezra looked embarrassed for a

looked at Brooke and said nonchalantly, “Dr. Busch, I heard you mention that you know another occult expert. Is this

for a while, but Brooke’s resistance was a thorn in

“Sir Crane is unmatched in his mastery of

task, there’s no need to be embarrassed that you can’t. We’ll leave

his composure. In the end, he said nothing since he knew he couldn’t afford to provoke

conclusions so fast. We don’t know who’s making a fool of themselves

to the source of the voice and saw a casually dressed, handsome young man strolling over. It was

are you here?” “I heard from Dr. Busch that your grandfather is suffering from a

that Dr. Busch mentioned?” Eleanor quickly realized. “I wouldn’t call myself

just a little, and yet you’re showing off? Aren’t you afraid of making a fool of