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The Bastard’s Blood
The rustle of parchment faded into breathless silence, and a soft click echoed across the room as a screen unfurled from behind the dais.The projector blinked to life.General Colton appeared on screen… looking old and frail, his once-imposing figure now leaner and drawn by sickness. But his voice, when he spoke, remained steel.“If this video is being played, it means I am gone, and the clause of thirteen years has expired. I made this delay for one reason, because truth takes time to outlive poison.”His gaze burned through the screen, heavy with judgment and the weight of unfinished business.“To the Colton bloodline: you failed my legacy once. I pray you listen now.”Aurelia stood motionless, face unreadable. Julius’s grip on Miley’s hand tightened.“Julius, my son. My only true heir. If you are alive and standing, then the legacy is yours. Every estate bearing my name, every title, every seal… it is transferred to you.”A murmur rippled through the hall.Laura’s lips parted. “
The Weight of Rumors
The estate’s main hall buzzed with rising voices as the clock neared the hour. A dozen Colton relatives, pressed into their finest silks and crests, lingered in clusters near the marble columns, sipping champagne with eyes glued to the gathering storm. Aurelia’s return had struck like thunder, and now the lightning was highly anticipated.At the far end of the hall, Kenneth Colton’s voice cracked out above the murmurs like a whip. “This is outrageous!” He stepped forward, shoulders squared as if the extra height would grant him authority. “She can’t be here. This woman, this ghost of the past… she can’t possibly be allowed to influence the reading of the General’s will!”The lawyer raised a brow. “Mr. Kenneth, that ‘ghost’ is the General’s lawfully wedded wife. Her return resets everything.”“I was his son!” Kenneth spat. “I am his son.”“And yet…” Aurelia said, stepping closer with quiet command, “Your blood isn’t his.”"What the hell is that supposed to mean!" “Don't worry, b
The Widow’s Lie
Silence fell like velvet over the grand boardroom, and Lucien’s departure had left a sombre atmosphere in the remaining gathering. Lady Savina turned toward the table, her voice crisp. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Without any formalities, let's move to our first order of business for the meeting, since a lot of time has already been wasted on people who didn't deserve it at all.”The guild members sat up straighter as pin drop silence spread through the room, and she continued. “I motion to instate Julius Colton as permanent Partner-Security Advisor to the Guild.”“I second…”Director Chen spoke up first, followed by two more hands raised in swift support: the Henders and the Smiths. With the three main leaders agreeing in favour, the remaining hands also quickly went up. The chairman nodded, tapping the seal once on the panel before him. “Motion passed. Effective immediately.”There was a beat of silence, and then, applause broke throughout the hall as Julius stood up f
Seat at the table?
The conference room in the Guild Hall was a private gathering hall for the elite. The space was filled with high- backed chairs carved from rare Mahogany, walls lined with kinetic maps of trade corridors, biotech patents, and surveillance nodes that shaped the world behind the scenes. A long crystal table stretched down the middle, and around it sat men and women whose last names held more power than most governments.Only, the focus of this evening was on Julius Colton.He was dressed in a sharply tailored black suit, shoulders squared, and posture straight.Seated silently at the far end of the table, his gaze was calm yet alert… watching, calculating. He knew eyes were on him, and the emotions hidden behind those gazes was more of curiosity and skepticism rather than respect and familiarity. “He’s the one married into the Heiress of Duke Morgan, isn’t he?” someone murmured near the espresso counter.“I heard he was the Nolan family's tool before this! Honestly, he looks like the
Grace?
The corridor outside Julius’s recovery room was quiet, save for the soft echo of approaching footsteps and the muted hum of hospital monitors. It had been a day since Clara had been escorted out, with everyone witnessing her dismissal.She might have left the hospital premises with downcast eyes, burning with disbelief and shame… but she wasn’t gone.Because the next day, she was standing outside the glass door of Room 4B, her hands shaking, cheeks blotchy red. Her badge had been removed, her white coat gone. All that remained was a plain navy cardigan, mussed hair, and eyes swollen from tears that hadn’t stopped since the night before.Miley stood beside Julius’s bed, her expression still unreadable, a polished tablet in her hand, checking on medication logs. She didn’t flinch when Clara stepped in, escorted by the hospital director once more.“I told her she could have three minutes, if that's okay with you ma'am.”The director said softly, then stepped back as Miley nodded. Jul
Whitewing Medical Center
The fluorescent lights of the Whitewing Medical Center buzzed faintly, humming over the polished marble that reflected nothing but cold efficiency. It smelled like bleach, iodine, and a quiet tension that clung to the walls.Julius sat in the private ward’s recliner, his frame still recovering from the mountain collapse and neural trauma. A faint IV line dripped sedatives into his bloodstream, dulling the fire that always simmered under his skin.The nurse entered briskly, scanning her tablet. “Colton, Julius. Room 4B. Huh.” She narrowed her eyes at him. “I thought they would at least keep you somewhere more… fitting.”He looked up, calm, unreadable. His vitals beeped steadily behind him.The nurse, Clara, as her tag read, smirked. ““You look familiar. Weren’t you the one always waiting in the Nolan estate’s back halls? You were their dog, right? The blood donor, who was forced to donate so much blood that his own body went into shock? Hmm, I've heard about you.”Julius didn’t resp
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