James looked at the woman pushing the wheelchair but did not pay much attention to her remarks.He truly had no interest in being the family head and would normally not involve himself in the Cadens’ family affairs. He was only here out of respect for Bennett who had personally taught him in the past and even brought him back to heal his injuries.James remained silent and waited patiently for the disciples and other family members to look for Bennett.Lorenzo’s eyes lingered on James with a solemn expression on his old face.Soon, the disciples and family members gradually returned.“I couldn’t find the Grand Patriarch.”“I’ve also searched the entire backyard, but he was nowhere to be seen.”“I tried checking all the surveillance footage in our mansion but wasn’t able to find anything unusual.”James’ lips curved into a deep frown as he listened to the search reports.Everyone else unanimously agreed with Maxine’s speculation on what had happened to Bennett.They believed t
They turned back to the Cadens’ mansion to patiently wait for Thomas’ return.Thomas had left in a hurry earlier but he also happened to return just as quickly.In less than an hour, he was back at the Cadens’ mansion.Many people were gathered in the Cadens’ mansion living room.A few elders like Lorenzo and Karson, as well as some of the younger family members, were gathered together.They were all in a heated discussion about the person who was most suitable to step up as the family head and oversee their family affairs.As Thomas returned and walked into the living room, all eyes turned to him.Thomas immediately noticed Lorenzo in a wheelchair.Lorenzo also took notice of him.The two of them exchanged glances.After staring at each other for a few seconds, Thomas walked straight toward James and Thea and regarded them with a grave look on his face. “James, Thea, the test results are out.”James asked urgently, “What are the results?”Thomas shook his head slightly and
After Thomas exchanged a few words with Thea and James, he immediately left.James muttered perplexedly, “What happened 30 years ago? Who’s Xyla?”He looked at the wheelchair-bound Lorenzo and asked, “What happened in the Cadens’ household 30 years ago?”There was a solemn look on Lorenzo’s old, wrinkled face. He silently looked at the gates with a wistful expression.Since he was unwilling to explain, James did not further pursue the issue. However, James inferred that Thomas was forced into doing the things he did back then.James looked at Thea beside him and said, “Thea, we should head back to Cansington too. Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. We should return to celebrate the New Year.“Okay.” Thea nodded her head.“Are you leaving, James? You’re not going to stay with the Cadens to celebrate the New Year?” Maxine stood up and asked with a disappointed pout.James shook his head gently and said, “No. My grandfather was expelled from the Cadens thirty years ago. Thus, I’m no longe
“What’s wrong?” Lorenzo furrowed his brows and his lips curved into a frown.Maxine promptly replied with as much self-assurance as she could muster, “As long as the family is willing to cooperate with me, I have complete confidence we’ll be able to weather whatever storms the world throws at us.”“That would be best.”Lorenzo looked at the Cadens present and said calmly, “Come to me if there are people unwilling to cooperate with you.”After speaking, he made a gesture to signal his departure.The woman behind him pushed him out of the gates under the family’s watchful eyes.“Huff!”After Lorenzo left, Maxine took a deep breath.Family head?Never in her wildest dreams did she think of becoming the Cadens’ family head and the leader of the Ancient Four one day.She was adopted by Tobias and always held a low status in the Cadens.Now, things have finally come to this.She had complete confidence in governing and managing the Cadens because she had followed Tobias around si
James did not want to pay too much attention to the Cadens’ affairs.Although he was part of the Cadens, he had no affection for them.In the entire family, the only person he cared for was Bennett.However, Bennett’s whereabouts were unknown, so it would be useless for James to continue staying in the Cadens’ mansion.All he could do was secretly inquire and investigate.Callan followed James out of the Cadens' compound. Outside the mansion, Callan asked, “James, are you going back to Cansington?”James stopped, turned around, and looked at the wrinkled Callan behind him. Then, he said, “Yeah. Although there are plenty of things for me to tend to in the Capital, many martial art sects and families encountered severe casualties after the Mount Thunder Sect Conference. They’ll stay in hiding to heal and recover, hence things will be peaceful for the time being. I’m preparing to return to Cansington to recover from my injuries and make plans after the new year.”James knew that ma
James frowned slightly.He looked at Thea sitting on the sofa with a black sword and asked, “Thea, what happened in the Mount Thunder Sect when you left?”Thea was immersed in her thoughts when she was suddenly interrupted by James’ question. She recollected herself and said, “The martial artists buried underground were rescued. As for what happened after that, I don’t know.”Hearing this, James heaved a sigh of relief.He thought perhaps he could not get through to Henry’s phone because he was still around the Mount Thunder Sect without any signal.James decided not to linger in the Capital anymore and left on a private military plane.Meanwhile, Gloom returned to the Peace Mansion in the Capital.His phone had no signal while he was around the Mount Thunder Sect, hence he could only give brief reports about the general situation, missing out on the details.Now that he had returned, he explained the events that transpired in the Mount Thunder Sect.“What?”After hearing Glo
In the Capital, dozens of people were gathered in the meeting room in the Cadens’ mansion.Maxine sat in the lead. She wore a golden robe, and her long hair was tied up, revealing her facial features. She had pearl and flower accessories in her hair and was wearing light makeup that made her look incredibly charismatic.“Dear family members, the main purpose of gathering everyone here today is to discuss the follow-up matters of the Cadens. Bennett, our Grand Patriarch, has been attacked by our family head, Tobias, and their whereabouts are currently unknown. Next, we have two important things to do. First, find the Grand Patriarch, Bennett, as soon as possible. Second, find the family head, Tobias, to get to the truth of this matter as soon as possible.”Maxine’s voice resounded.Dozens of people were gathered in the meeting room, but no one responded to her.None of these people accepted Maxine as their family head.In their eyes, Maxine was of low status and considered a ser
Gloom was shocked by the news.Maxine as the family head?As the King’s personal bodyguard, Gloom had a strong intelligence network in the Capital. Although he did not have complete information on the affairs of the major families in the Capital, he practically knew almost everything. Thus, he knew that Maxine was not blood-related to the Cadens.He could not believe that Maxine was the family head.After a momentary shock, he looked at Maxine and asked, “Why are you telling me all these things? Could it be that the Cadens are refusing to acknowledge you as the family head? Do you want to use the King’s power to strengthen your position in the Cadens?”Maxine smiled.Dealing with intelligent people saved a lot of hassle.“It’ll be a mutually beneficial cooperation. As long as I remain the head of the Cadens, I’ll stand by the King’s side and become his most loyal partner.” Maxine thought for a while and asked, “By the way, does the King have a candidate in mind for the new King