As Lucian's gaze drops to Mason, his face stretches into a deep frown. This is because this Mason of a guy has such an innocent face. He is positive that if a murder is committed by Mason and he and his dad are brought out for the public to vote on who the culprit is by physical appearance, his dad will be chosen at first glance!He appears so innocent that you'd think he wouldn't hurt a fly, yet surprisingly, he is the same man that ruthlessly snatched his father's position, injured Supreme Doctor Hong, and threatened to kill his dad if he dared to challenge him! He also went as far as ordering the maids not to serve him food!His ruthlessness is one his dad with his cold front can't even compare to! Guess the innocent-faced are the ones that do the most! Thinking about that, he is realizing he shouldn't even have been surprised because it appears to be their natural trait! It is something he has experienced beforehand–just a few days ago from someone he thought he would spend the re

Mason has deep cuts on the sides of his eyes, his lower lip, and several other parts of his body, which are all bleeding, causing the air to be filled with the harsh acidic fragrance of blood. His eyes are bright red, and every part of him aches, but surprisingly, all of that pales in comparison to how terrified he feels right now! He'd looked down on Lucian and dismissed him as nothing worth bothering about, but with just one step, Lucian abruptly darted to him, and this happened. And the worst part is that despite the fact that he was staring right at Lucian, he couldn't even see him move, which is why he couldn't defend himself! Everything happened so fast! Shivers are running down his spine in ripples that he is finding it hard to speak. The first time he is ever speechless!"I'm guessing your silence is a yes," since Mason won't speak, Lucian states matter of factly and grabs him by the collar."Get your hands off of me, punk!" Mason barks, struggling to break free from him and

Mason's face is extremely gloomy. Of all things Lucian had to ask for, it had to be the one thing he is so holding onto and doesn't think he can accept to give away. Now, he is finding himself in a tight spot, with no idea of what option to choose.On one hand, he would keep his life if he does as Lucian wants, and on the other hand, he would die if he doesn't. He is stuck between losing his position and keeping his life. Hah! What if he wants to keep the two?He'd only become the Patriarch last night, he hadn't even enjoyed the position that much, and now he is being asked to relinquish it. As he thought earlier, he doesn't think he can do that. This is because, he can't begin to think of himself going back to his former position, where Michael would be lording him around and he would be beneath him. No, that sounds so horrible.It is his lifetime dream to be above, to be Lord, and he has achieved it! How can he just give it up like that? Wouldn't that make him as much a coward as

For someone who has lived at the bottom of society for so many years and endured so many insults, berations, and humiliations, Lucian has not been opportune to make genuine friends, let alone love so many people. It is only on very rare occasions that he finds himself loving someone so unconditionally–something that happens once in a hundred or more days.The first time was with his orphanage sister, who had to leave him after being adopted by a certain middle-class family. The second was with his ex-girlfriend, Laura.It is no longer a secret that he loved her with all of his heart and was willing to die for her if the necessity arose. Unfortunately, she never valued his love because he had nothing and abandoned him for another–an incident that still haunts him even up to this day.The third occasion happens to be with Chad. When he first met Chad, he'd assumed his kind gestures were because he was his Young Master and that if not for that, the old man would have been amongst those w

"Such a brainless lady," Lucian hisses at her. "Don't you know I wouldn't have let him drop to the floor if I wasn't done with him for the time being? Anyways, since you think you can order me around, he'll have to suffer for it." He jerks Mason back to his feet and gazes around the room for another table. "There," he says, his face lighting up with a devilish grin as he finds yet another table. "Come on, we're not finished yet. Next time, you would teach your wife how to keep her tongue in her mouth as this is all on her."He begins sauntering to the second to last table in the courtroom. And surprisingly, at this point, Mason is awfully weak that he can't defend himself or refute. It is even a miracle to him that he is still hanging on as he feels like he is on the brink of death. On the very last bridge between life and death."No, no," Claudia says flatly and her expression sinks. She is an extension of her husband and as such can feel it within her that he might not make it thro