Chapter 646

In the quaint town of Elmsworth, autumn had painted the leaves with fiery hues and the crisp wind had begun to whisper of the coming winter.

Cassius had been absent from his home for three days straight, cloistered within the sanctity of the local church, praying and confessing before the Lord.

What sins weighed so heavily on his soul?

Was it his past, darkened by the time when he had been the voice of a notorious underground syndicate?

Or was he confessing a heart that had dared to love where it should not, his affections falling upon someone forbidden?

On the fourth day, Cassius found himself drawn as if by a spectral force, wandering as though in a trance to the decaying Bright family manor.

He knew that young Chasel had no other refuge, no other home, but this decaying symbol of a once great dynasty.

His concern had overwhelmed his resolve to stay away, and so he had come.

Cassius understood that with his past, he could only stand watch, a silent guardian to the legacy of the Brights.

He could now empathize with the tormented soul of Thaddeus, who had once braved the tempest outside the gates of Silverlake Harbor, all for a mere glimpse of his beloved Evadne.

It was a feeling akin to one’s own bile churning within, rising up to choke the throat with a bitterness that could not be expelled.

It was in this moment of somber reflection that a procession of luxury cars glided up to the manor, stopping with a sense of entitlement that only the wealthy could command.

Servants and secretaries flanked a tall, imposing middle–aged man as he stepped out, impeccably dressed in a suit. Cassius recognized him immediately as the current head of Bright Biopharmacy, Suri’s older brother, Zachary.

“Dad! Welcome home. You must be weary from your journey,” Warner greeted, bowing with an air of formal respect.

“Indeed,” Zachary replied curtly, his expression stoic, “Where is Chasel?”

per your instructions. He’s been quiet in his room,” Warner–replied, seizing the chance to belittle his brother, “Dad, Chasel has truly crossed the line this time. Not only did he disregard our family’s code, but he’s been fraternizing with the Ashbournes. If word got out, our family’s reputation

curled into a frosty smirk. “We shall see who panders to whom in

seek our family’s aid. I doubt Emeric has much time left. Once he’s gone, the Ashbourne fortune will crumble, and we’ll see how high and mighty they can act then!”

the Ashbournes before. Did they slight you when you

forming on his brow, “Of course

about to enter the house, Warner felt a shiver down his spine and glanced back.

is it?” Zachary

a priest or minister, staring this way. It’s quite

of night.”

hadn’t

the street

he go? He was just there.”

sure to rest,” Zachary advised before stepping

was left to his

and brought into the

the Bright estate had gathered, a sea of expectant faces.

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fine chair, his elder brother standing at attention, and the audience” summoned to witness the night’s

in

the confines of this grand

in the Bright household. But now,

with icy

the fall of empires. Even presidents aren’t greeted with

tightened with displeasure.

“Chasel! It was you who erred, you who shamed our family!

apologized, said all there is to say. From now on, it ends.”

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