Chapter 429: Party Ends

"What do you think he meant by that last statement?" Sandro inquired, watching guests get to their feet, dusting off their clothes, some already preparing to leave the hall—only waiting out of courtesy to hear Old Mr. Thorne’s final words, so as not to come off as rude and lose the Thorne connection.

"I’m not sure," Ewan answered, his brows furrowed as he watched Athena approach him with a bland countenance.

He wondered if this would be the norm of their relationship, considering she had announced to the whole world that she was engaged to Antonio, and had even announced a party—private albeit—in that regard.

Was he invited to the party? He hoped not.

"What’s going on?" she asked when she got to him, her eyes narrowing in search of something deeper.

Feet away, Antonio was hurrying to catch up with the discussion.

But Ewan just wanted out of the space, so that he could sort out what was going on—what the gang had in stock for him, for his family. Even though he had called Kael’s bluff, he knew that the latter was a bull when triggered, when scorned.

To Athena’s question, meanwhile, he shrugged. "Your party was invaded."

Athena raised a brow, displeased with the simple reply. "I’m not blind, Ewan. Of course the party was invaded. But what is going on?"

Ewan, however, didn’t understand the question much. Hadn’t she seen what had gone on? "They used your party as a distraction to wreak another havoc elsewhere. Our job is to find out where..."

can start with how you and Kael seem like old buddies with a feud in between..."

urge to just squeeze the

stage, where Old Mr. Thorne had mounted to dismiss the gathering officially, before the in-house meeting that

for this mishap that had happened. I truly apologize..." His voice carried weight, his shoulders sagged as though the admission hurt. "I would say that you should understand the threat to my granddaughter’s life, but I should


pause, heavier than the rest, revealed the old man’s guilt, and curiosity at the same

have a nice night. I have taken adequate measures to make sure you all get

it was a lie. Police hadn’t been informed—for that wouldn’t

had the grace to look surprised

the platform, becoming the center of attention. "Not at all. I just want to make an important announcement, if

thought flickered through the many in Athena’s mind. Maybe he wanted to announce

came, she banished it to the uttermost part of the earth, partly because it was no use in this situation, secondly because it had unsettled her in the little time it had stayed

on the podium, he handed the mic in the same vein, stepping aside a little, as curious as

voice business-like yet smooth, his eyes scanning the entirety of the people in the hall boldly. "In addition to what Mr. Edward Thorne had said,

generated murmurs in the room instantly. People didn’t think

person’s mouth could be? However, she

many effects, first of which was how he was related to Kael, a notorious gang leader. The press wouldn’t make it easier

her children to consider


against this word will be sanctioned by me. Whatever press that bears the news would be put

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