James found himself unable to sleep.

He had been repeatedly going through the events that had taken place.

He no longer had a handle on the situation. He had no idea what the King or the other forces that were backing the Emperor were plotting.

The God-King Palace only served to complicate things even further. What were they aiming for?

The night passed silently.

The next day…

The Caden residence bustled with its numerous visitors.

Mr. Lee and the King were the first to arrive.

They were here with a single objective in mind─to ascertain last night’s events and what the Cadens’ position was on the matter.

Opting to not waste any time with useless mental chess, Tobias simply told the truth of what had happened─James was left at the front door of the Cadens.

Mr. Lee wrinkled his nose at Tobias’ explanation.

He could not tell if Tobias was trying to deceive him or was actually speaking the truth.

Shortly after they departed, Mr. Gabriel arrived.

Next were the John