"Harry, stay here and assist Michael and Edward."Duncan called out to Harry, and after finalizing the instructions, he departed on his own.Kate stood there in a daze. She no longer had a reason to hold him back. She didn't even know her own mind anymore.What if she did stop him? Would she call off the wedding with Lucius?"Miss Kate, let me take you home." Michael stepped forward."No... that’s not necessary...""If Mr. MacCoinnich finds out I let you go home alone, he’ll have my head." Michael’s eyes held a hint of a plea."Alright... fine," Kate said awkwardly.She ha

"Luca, why do you think I waited this long?" Duncan's tone turned dangerous."I..." Luca bowed his head, not daring to say he didn't know.Was he joking?Chairman Sparks was a fence-sitter who went wherever the wind blew, but he knew how to flatter the Cabinet and win over the public. Those roots weren't shallow; touching them could destabilize the entire foundation."Why did I put you in the Cabinet? Why did I build a faction for you?" Duncan shook his head slightly at him. "Is Chairman Sparks’ foundation deeper than the great families? The Jamieson family, the Templeton family, the Vaughn family, and the MacCoinnich family over there... everyone is looking at his position like hungry tigers.""Luca, do you kn

In the end, he couldn't even keep his wife, and his kindness had been trampled upon. Michael looked at Duncan, understanding exactly where his rage was coming from.Once, on the battlefield, the enemy had ruthlessly used children as soldiers, knowing the General would never kill a child. Though it had been difficult, they hadn't harmed a single one. When questioned, the innocent children simply said, "Because they gave us food... they said it was a game."Those people had exploited the innocence of children; they were worse than beasts. Seeing that innocent boy had touched a warm spot in Duncan’s heart, and the fact that the boy was an orphan, made Duncan empathize even more. Aunt Sophia had lived a hard life, mistreated by the MacCoinnich family and struggling with poverty before working as a maid. If it hadn't been for Duncan and Michael looking out for

Hubert trembled. Despite being a soldier, his duties had mostly involved protecting City Neon. In cities like that, one rarely encountered war or heavy explosives—certainly not heavy-duty weaponry like this. Based on his training, the destructive power of these bombs was immense. How had they managed to smuggle them into the village in such quantities?"What should we do? Should we head back to the base to plan?" Hubert asked, his anxiety rising."No time." Duncan shook his head. He knew that if the family was this prepared, they already knew his team was here. Retreating would only alert them further. They likely didn't realize he already knew about the bombs. This was his chance to find and neutralize them."Hubert, how many elite soldiers can we mobilize in the East?" Duncan asked. Every region had its elit

When Louis White saw Duncan leave, all his meticulously laid plans crumbled into nothingness in an instant."Bunny, move aside. Do you realize what you’ve done?" he roared in fury."Father. I truly love him. Please, for my sake, let him go," Bunny pleaded. "Besides, is what we’re doing even right?"She looked up at her father with tear-filled eyes, doubting him for the first time in years. Deeply doubting him.Years ago, when she thought her father had died, she had been heartbroken. But she had a younger brother, a grandfather, and a mother to think of. She told herself she had to strive forward; her father’s sacrifice would be in vain.Then, her father reached out to her. Knowing he was alive, she was over