Alissa went back to her hotel room with a bad feeling. She hated everything related to the four families, ever since they forced her grandfather onto the battlefield, which caused his death.She also hated the Langford family, who were the main reason her grandfather died. She didn't understand why he insisted on defending a traitor.She reread the auction invitation that would start tonight."I hate the Langfords, but I admit their techniques are amazing. If I learn their healing techniques and become a great doctor like my grandfather, I'll have a chance to take revenge," she muttered with firm resolve.Since childhood, only her grandfather had been kind to her. The other family members shunned her because she was the child of her father's mistress. She was devastated when she received the news of his death.She got furious every time she remembered how her father, Jonas, refused to bury her grandfather in the Parker family cemetery.After all, the family's power was built by her gr

Lois quickly corrected her sitting posture and lowered her head deeply. Shame flooded her when she remembered she fainted out of fear."L-Lord, please forgive my improper behavior," she whispered nervously.Gavin's mouth fell open. He rubbed his eyes several times to make sure. "M-Miss? Why are you acting like that?" he whispered.Lois glared sharply at Gavin. "What are you doing? Hurry and show him your respect!"Gavin was stunned by her command. His eyes darted toward Callen in disbelief. Lois forcefully pushed his head down."How dare you lift your face in front of him!" Lois scolded angrily.She tensed when Callen sighed. She feared Callen wasn't satisfied with her apology, so she wanted to bow even deeper, but his voice stopped her."Stop with that respect thing. I already told you. Your father once gave me a small favor so that I won't be petty with a little girl like you."Lois finally let out a relieved breath. "Thank you for your kindness, Lord. I'll make sure to punish the p

Callen's expression didn't change. Eryk tried to speak again, "L-Listen, I don't plan to fight you anymore. So let's end this here!"His attempt to calm Callen got no answer. Eryk stepped back with shaking legs. His heel hit something, and he fell to the ground, sitting down.When he saw what blocked him, his face turned pale. One of his guards' arms was twisted unnaturally. He held his breath as his body trembled. The bone was clearly broken by Callen."I-I'll give you money. How much do you want?" Eryk stammered as he pulled out everything in his wallet to offer Callen."I'm not interested in your pocket change," Callen replied flatly.Realizing negotiation was impossible, Eryk tried to run. But he was too slow. Callen kicked his head, knocking him out instantly.Callen snorted at Eryk's limp body. "So tiring dealing with annoying insects. You wasted my time!" he said irritably.Lois let out an awkward laugh. Someone as powerful as Eryk was nothing but an insect to Callen. If anyone

A terrifying aura poured out from Callen's body. It wasn't his usual killing intent. This time, it was thicker and suffocating. The ground under his feet slowly cracked.The wind suddenly stopped blowing. Chunks of wall and stones shook, then shot up into the air. Dark clouds began to gather over the mansion.Landon's face turned deathly pale. He regretted saying that. He'd only wanted to shift Callen's anger from himself to Aeron.Lois, Gavin, and Micah were also terrified by what was happening. Seeing this made them realize Callen's earlier anger was nothing compared to this.Callen snapped out of it when he remembered Lily. Light returned to his eyes. The floating debris fell to the ground all at once.The dark clouds faded away, and sunlight shone down again. Callen roughly wiped his face. He'd almost let his anger control him and destroy this place.He didn't even want to imagine Lily getting hurt because of him. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly."Continue what you wer

Emma's admiration grew even more after Benjamin's words. "Aeron, I never knew you were so respected in the military," she said in disbelief.Aeron abandoned his original plan after hearing Emma's praise. At first, he'd wanted to confess to Benjamin that he wasn't the check's owner, because he was scared of what would happen if his lie were exposed.He rubbed the back of his neck with an awkward smile. "I didn't think I'd get found out so fast. I was planning to hide it till the end."He decided not to confess. He thought as long as Benjamin didn't know the truth, everything would go smoothly. He could show off to Emma and use Benjamin to increase his wealth."I'm sorry for exposing your identity," Benjamin said with an apologetic look. "But the title, The Unbroken Warlord, must make it hard for you to live a normal life."Aeron felt like he'd been struck by lightning in broad daylight. His body froze. Did he really hear that right?"W-Who did you say I am?" he asked to make sure."The