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.”

averted her gaze. Ezra looked embarrassed for a second but quickly covered

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

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

cornered. “Sir Crane is unmatched in his mastery of the

to be embarrassed that you can’t. We’ll leave Mr. Welch Senior’s strange sickness to Sir Crane,” Ezra said,

In the end, he said nothing since he knew he couldn’t afford to

We don’t know who’s making a

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

she rushed to greet him. “Why are you here?” “I heard from Dr. Busch that your grandfather is suffering from a strange sickness, so I came to have a look,”

“I wouldn’t call myself an expert, just someone who knows a

yet you’re showing off? Aren’t you afraid of making a fool of