Vito's eyes narrowed. As one of the heads of the Four Great Noble Families, of course, he had heard about that mysterious organization. A shadow organization with barely any information about its existence.He let out a disbelieving laugh. "So the rumors were true."Several seconds passed in silence before Vito spoke again, "What exactly is your goal?""You already know the answer."Vito's eyes turned sharp. "You really want to bring down the Emperor.""No," Callen answered coldly. "I only want to take back what was stolen from me."Vito remained silent for a long time.He realized that he was now standing at a point of no return. If Lucas had truly started suspecting him, then sooner or later, the Hawkins Family would end up just like the Hayes Family."Fine. I'll side with you. On the condition that the Hawkins Family receives full protection."Callen immediately answered, "Agreed."Vito continued, "In return, I'll become a spy inside The Noble Order."He smirked with anger."I know

The pink jeep stopped in front of the house, and Lily got out while holding the necklace given by Reginald. She ran toward Ivy, who was already waiting by the door with a warm smile."Mom!" Lily shouted cheerfully. "Look, Lily got a gift from Teacher May!"Ivy crouched down and looked at the necklace in surprise. "It's so beautiful." She looked at Callen, who had just stepped out of the car. "Elder Reginald gave it?"Callen nodded. "An artifact to help Lily control her energy," he answered.Ivy looked relieved after hearing that. "Thank goodness." She then looked at her husband again and frowned slightly. "You're leaving again?"Callen glanced at the time on his phone before letting out a short sigh. "There's a military call.""Dad just picked me up, and now you're leaving again!" Lily immediately puffed her cheeks."Dad will come back as soon as possible.""Then be careful." Lily hugged her father's neck for a moment. "Buy me lots of ice cream, okay?"Callen nodded before getting bac

Callen leaned back in his chair while looking at the busy streets outside the café window. Steam rose from the warm coffee in front of him."You think Ronan would hand all of that to an ordinary person?"Allison lifted her head and stared sharply at Callen. "Then who exactly are you?""Someone your grandfather once saved.""Saved?""Yes," Callen answered shortly. "And someone he trusted."Allison fell silent while lowering her gaze to the contents of the box again. There was a small medical tool shaped like a silver pen, engraved with the Parker family emblem.Several empty vials made from special crystals meant to store spiritual energy, and a medicine recipe book filled with Ronan's neat handwriting."Even this tool is still here…" Allison murmured. "Grandpa used to carry it everywhere. He said it helped him save thousands of people."Callen watched Allison's expression slowly soften. For the first time since the girl arrived, her tone was no longer filled with hostility."Ronan was

That night, the Sullivan family mansion looked warm than usual. A massive crystal chandelier hung majestically above the main dining hall. At the same time, servants moved back and forth carrying expensive dishes and rare bottles of wine for the private dinner Matthew had arranged.The gathering wasn't just an ordinary dinner. Matthew had invited Cedric Wellington to discuss after hearing that the Hawkins family was beginning to lose the Emperor's trust."I rarely see you hold private dinners like this," Cedric remarked while sitting in an expensive black leather chair. "Usually you're too busy handling politics and suppressing the media."Matthew chuckled softly before raising his wine glass. "When the guest is the Wellington family, of course, the treatment has to be different," he praised.The room was filled with the aroma of expensive food and soft classical music."I heard something about Hawkins," Cedric said while cutting the steak on his plate. "Is it true the Emperor no long

That morning, the area in front of Vanguard Academy was filled with parents dropping off their children. Several instructors in black robes inspected the arriving students with disciplined gazes.Amid the crowd, Ivy held Lily's hand while carrying her daughter's bag. That day, Callen could not come to drop her off because of a sudden matter he hadn't had time to explain properly."Your father has really been busy lately," Ivy muttered while fixing Lily's hair. "When he gets home later, we'll complain to him for leaving too often!"Lily giggled. "Daddy said he's working hard so Lily can eat lots of desserts!" she replied happily."That's actually a good reason," Ivy replied with a quiet laugh. "But I'm still going to be a little mad at him."Before they could walk farther, a little boy suddenly ran over from the academy garden with a bright face. His hair was messy, and he was breathing hard from running too fast."Lily!"Lily's eyes immediately lit up. "Haidan!"Haidan Sullivan stoppe