The Return of the War Legate by Celestial Clouds

Chapter 3

After saying that, Adrian left Xander Manor with his mother and sister.

There was no reason for him to stay any longer.

***

Once they left, Cecelia said, “He thinks he’s so important after having been in the army for only seven years? He thinks he can tear down our family? What a joke.”

Everyone burst out laughing.

“Wilfred, can you find out when the legate will be arriving?” Harold put the matter aside and asked his son.

“Yes, Father.” Wilfred nodded, then quickly called the person who had contacted him earlier.

The Xanders started getting ready. The women put on makeup so they could present their best selves to the legate.

After some time, Wildred turned to his father awkwardly. “Father, they said that he was here and just left.”

“What?” Harold was worried.

He came and left? Why?

He turned to look at them and anxiously asked, “Did you see anyone come in?”

“No one else other than Adrian.” Everyone shrugged.

Harold took a deep breath. Did he miss his chance for a big break?

“Father, my guess is that the legate got here, saw Adrian and his family, then left because he was upset,” Leonard said, still holding his face.

“He must think that we’re a bunch of ruffians after seeing Adrian hit Leonard, so he left,” Cecelia and the others chimed in.

chest and howled, “Adrian, you’re a curse to this

***

and Adaline

big—just a two-bedroom house. Even though it

stayed here all this time?” Adrian

away Paraiso from us and tied it to the Xander Group. You know that I’m not good with business and don’t know much about culture, so

Adrian’s father, had left behind a mansion upon his death.

deep breath. He was unaware that his mother and sister

you been?”

the War Legate. He decided to bring up his real identity when he

was under siege, but I’m

son. There was finally a man in the house

Adaline said coldly,

“Adaline—”

said, “She hates me, so there’s no point

she as his mother would not hate

***

way, Mother, where’s Samantha?” Adrian suddenly asked.

was nineteen, but the day after their wedding, Adrian was sent away to war and they

Her grandpa, John Cowell,

the ones who had arranged Adrian and

wedding, her grandfather passed away. I told her to remarry, but she said that she will stay loyal to her husband. She said that she’s your wife and that she will

insisted that she remarry, but she rejected it. That made her family kick her out.”

sighed. Samantha was a silly woman that had been waiting for

well. Our lives got better, but something happened to her company recently, so she’s still at the

be delighted to see

past seven years. After their wedding, they spent only two short days together, so Adrian had not

have been hard for

***

night, at the

was co-founded by Samantha and her best friend,

building and looked up, feeling excited. After seven years,

night and all the employees had left. The entire building was dark. Only the lights in one of the offices were still

was Samantha’s office and that