During this time, Maxine had deliberately gotten closer to the other family heads.

The Cadens, Lee, and Sullivans out of the Ancient Four were the stronger families.

As for the Johnstons, their Grand Patriarch, Yaakov, was killed by James, and their family had taken a serious blow in terms of strength.

Moreover, one of their elders, Kennedy, was killed by Thea. The Johnstons were horrified and had been keeping a low profile.

Maxine also knew it would be impossible to recruit them, so she did not bother wasting her time.

The Lees and Sullivans were the two families she could try to win over.

Maxine spoke for a long time.

“I’ve already said enough. You two should think about it yourselves.”

Yasmine stood up first and said, “I’ll seriously consider it. I’ll take my leave for now.”

With that said, she turned and left.

Zaiden also stood up and said, “We’ll meet again.”

The two left together.

Zaiden asked, “What do you think, Mrs. Lee?”

Yasmine thought for a while and said, “Th