“Sir, it’s Mr. Aster!” The butler conveyed the report through the closed door.

“Aster?” Ambrose’s brow furrowed. ” What trouble has that boy stirred up now?”

Among his sons, Aster posed the greatest challenge when it came to keeping him in line.

“It’s not another trouble. Mr. Aster has been assaulted!” the butler hastily clarified.

“Assaulted?” Ambrose leaped out of bed upon hearing the alarming revelation. He swung open the door and demanded, “What happened? Who dared to assault my son?”

Ambrose could wrap his head around his son getting into trouble. But if his son was physically harmed, that was a line he couldn’t bear.

Mr. Aster at the doorstep, injured. The assailant had already

as he rushed out without even donning his coat.

on the sickbed, pale and bloodied. His bones were shattered, and his limbs contorted in

initially thinking it

there’s no immediate threat to his life. It appears

this to my son?” Ambrose’s eyes ablaze with fury as

investigators. We should have results soon.”

pay dearly! Assemble the household troops. Be ready to

The butler promptly set the arrangements

Get my son to the hospital!” Ambrose issued another order. While the Linden

to the hospital, Ambrose

the caller ID- Jaxon Steele, the captain of the

he conveyed held

it a governor, a general, or even a governor -general-everyone was obligated to show the utmost deference when in

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