Chapter 484

As soon as I opened the door, a man I didn’t recognize was standing outside. He was dressed in a finely tailored suit and vest, tall and dignified, with a dark coat casually draped over one arm. He appeared to be in his early thirties, yet there was an air of deep, inscrutable authority about him… like an elder.

I didn’t recall ever meeting this man, so I was momentarily taken aback. “Hello, who are you looking for?”

“Hello.” He nodded slightly, “I’m looking for Ike Taylor.”

“Ike?” My brain froze for a moment, then it clicked, and I asked with a smile, “You mean Ike?”

“Yes.”

“And you are…?”

“I’m his father, Herbert Taylor.”

“…Alright.”

Herbert didn’t rudely peer past me into the house but maintained eye contact, “Today is the Taylor family’s dinner gathering. I’ve come to take him

one of the three most influential families in the area, alongside the Ford and Myers families. They were known for being both low–key and deeply connected.

you mind if I call Edith first, just to

stepped aside towards the elevator lobby to

to

“Edith, Ike’s dad is here. He says there’s a family dinner and he wants to take

showed up?” Edith

Feeling a blow–up brewing, I went over to Herbert. “Mr.

O

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even stepped away when I heard Edith start to go

was softer than when he’d spoken

called before I came over, but you

bad. I should’ve kept calling until you picked

not get

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