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Chapter 1270
“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
Chapter 1271
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
Chapter 1272
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
Chapter 1273
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
Chapter 1274
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
Chapter 1275
Maxine had never thought of becoming the family head.Now that she was appointed, she had to start thinking about her way forward.No matter what Lorenzo’s purpose was in making her the family head, she had to do something to strengthen her position.She headed to meet Yaroslav.Meanwhile, James had already boarded a private military plane back to Cansington.On the plane, Thea kept holding on to a black sword.James frowned and asked, “Is this the Malevolent Sword that Grandpa mentioned?”“Yeah.” Thea nodded.James continued, “Grandpa said that this was a wretched sword that would enchant a person’s heart. It would control its wielder.”“No.” Thea shook her head firmly.Thomas said holding the sword would cause one to develop the desire to kill.However, she did not have that desire.Thea looked at James and explained, “Honey, it’s not a wretched sword. Swords aren’t alive, so how can they be wretched? What’s wretched is the human heart. I’m holding the sword, but I don’t
Chapter 1276
Before they knew it, they had arrived in the Cansington Military Region.When James boarded the plane, the Capital Military Region had already contacted and notified them of James’ arrival.Before the plane landed, the Blithe King was already ready, waiting with a group of people.The plane landed, the cabin door opened, and James’ party walked out.The Blithe King and his subordinates walked over. “James…”James heard the Blithe King’s voice upon alighting the plane.The Blithe King approached James and said with a bright smile, “Welcome back to Cansington, James!”The Blithe King had also heard about the situation at the Mount Thunder Conference.The situation was dire, and he thought James was in danger, but here he was, returning in one piece.“Yadiel, come quickly and meet Mr. Caden,” the Blithe King called a young man behind him.Behind him, a young man in his early twenties stepped forward and greeted respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Caden.”The young man, who was dressed
Chapter 1277
Thea was slightly disappointed.She could not understand James. These people were merely friends. Yet, instead of returning to the Callahans first, he would rather see them before anything else.Although she was upset, she remained silent.A military vehicle drove up to her, and a soldier got out. He saluted and shouted, “Dragon King, please get into the vehicle. I’ll send you back.”“Mhm.” James did not refuse and got into the car.The military vehicle sent James to the villa district where Cynthia’s villa was located.Soon, they appeared at the door of Cynthia’s villa.James rang the doorbell.Soon, the door opened, and several women rushed out the door toward the gate.The iron gate swung open.“James!”“James…”Quincy, Tiara, and Cynthia looked at James with joy.They thought James would not make it back for New Year’s and were worried about his safety.Surprisingly, James returned before New Year’s.“James, quick, come in.” Cynthia invited James into the villa.Jam
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