On the day Stacy had that meeting with Edward, Jamie ordered one of Stella's lieutenants to report the situation to him in real time. Though he kept his ears out of the conversation between the siblings, making sure to only take notice of everything from a respectable distance.Jamie sat in the private study at the penthouse, listening to the lieutenant's live reports while he was typing away on his laptop, dealing with assignments from his classes for the week.“Report to Young Master, Miss Stacy is starting to look less tense.”“Report to Young Master, Miss Stacy has begun to eat properly with her brother.”“Report to Young Master, Miss Stacy cracked her first smile at something her brother said.”“Report to Young Master, Miss Stacy just clinked her glass of wine with her older brother.”“Report to Young Master,......”The reports came in with the steady voice of that lieutenant. Jamie wasn't the only one in his private study. Stella was there with him.Stella shrugged her shoulde

Despite how powerful the supreme lords are, their loyalty remains scrutinized through their interactions with members of the Ashford clan, especially the blood-born members.Thus, Julius could only bite back his words and anger as he settled into one of the SUVs, scaring the shit out of the soldiers of the Bridge Crow, as he didn't care enough to keep his murderous intent in check.He mumbled to himself. “Damn it, I should have kept Tom locked up at AONAB for a couple of months longer. Now I'm back to sharing him with that annoying kid. What a bum!”He glared at one of the soldiers sitting tensely beside him. “What are you looking at, huh? You've never seen a petty supreme lord before, huh? How would you feel if your partner is being hugged too affectionately by someone you can't smack upside the head whenever you feel like it, huh?”Supreme Lord Julius Bolt was being shamelessly childish, something incredibly unbefitting of someone of his status. Yet, Julius didn't give a shit. When

Tom tapped a finger on the table. “The secret society that has managed to remain hidden sows seeds of trouble for the organization, huh? That makes sense. The AS99 Organization would be glad to get any new data on them.”General Stella sneered, glaring off into the space of nothingness. “Too bad we can't just burst into Crook Studio and search them without due procedure. I would love to have a proper showdown with that Higher Sacral Succubus now.”Jamie took a deep breath before giving his assistant a firm thumbs up. “Well done, Tom. You really came through for me this time.”Meanwhile, in a gorgeous estate within LA, the maids and housekeepers rush around the entire place in panic, making sure everything is in perfect shape for the guests they were expecting.The butler was yelling at the employees. “I want everywhere to be as I have commanded! If anything is found to be out of order, your bonus will be docked! If your inefficiency causes a complaint from the esteemed guest, you wil

Stacy had no idea what had happened. One minute, she was inside the unsuspecting SUV driven by her eldest brother's personal assistant, occupying the rear seats together. The next minute, she had lost consciousness without a second notice that anything bad was going on.Unknown to Stacy, she had fallen into her brother's well-laid trap. The second age got into the SUV, there was soft music playing, and Stacy couldn't tell if there was anything wrong with it. It was a somewhat distorted version of classical music that she assumed her eldest brother must have developed a liking for. She didn't know Edward for that long after all, but she didn't bother asking.What Stacy didn't know was that this wasn't a normal distorted version of a classical music, but it was audibly laced with a mind calmer that entrances the mind, lulling the body into a sleep.And that was exactly what happened. Stacy hadn't shown up at the place with her car. Otherwise, she wouldn't be waiting for her boyfriend

Wenlock went quiet after this. He had been so eager to vent his anger by killing Billy that he didn't even consider whether it was safe for him to do such a thing.Edward sneered at the creature pretending to be human and violently kicked the backseat. “Are all dark entities like you such fucking dummies! What a piece of shit!”Wenlock could only bow his head. “Apologies for my stupidity, Boss.” Billy had to take Stacy straight to the hospital. As soon as he got back in the car, he spoke to the AI assistant in the car.“Hey, Kuru, is there a function in this car that allows you to run a thorough body scan? I need to know if my girlfriend is truly okay.”A masculine mechanical voice replied. “Yes, Sir Billy. I do have the available program to run a quick scan over a human body. I can detect a range of medical issues as fast as within a minute.”Billy was stunned. He truly wasn't expecting much when he had asked that question. He was desperate to verify if nothing weird had happened t