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.”

Eleanor responded dismissively with a huff and averted her gaze.

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

a while,

“Sir Crane is unmatched in his mastery of the

no need to be embarrassed that you can’t. We’ll leave Mr. Welch Senior’s strange sickness to Sir Crane,” Ezra said, implying

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

We don’t know who’s making a fool of themselves yet. A calm voice chimed

a casually dressed, handsome young man strolling over. It was none other

up with joy as she rushed to greet him. “Why are you here?” “I heard from Dr. Busch that your grandfather is suffering from a strange

Busch mentioned?” Eleanor quickly realized. “I wouldn’t call myself an expert, just someone who knows a bit

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