Chapter 826: 826
The ones who bore malicious intent and hid in the shadows felt their hearts tighten all of a sudden .
"No way!"
"It must be just a fire at Wayne's manor!"
"That's right, it must be just a common fire!"
They were comforting themselves with wishful thoughts .
It was not something odd or strange though, humans would naturally reject any ominous feelings out of instinct, just like the reluctance to face death .
They run from it, fear it, and dread it as much as they can . But in the end, it's all useless .
What was bound to happen would eventually come and nothing would be able to stop it .
No matter how many reasons or excuses they made up, it would end the same because from the beginning to the end, they had no idea whose tail they stepped on .
So did the newly ascended Duke Wayne .
…
Outside the manor, the winds were roaring, the rains were downpouring but inside the grand hall, it was as warm as spring and under the beautiful lighting and music, the people were dancing happily .
The new Duke Wayne had smiles on his face, raising his glass up occasionally .
For the new Duke Wayne, the scene before his eyes wasn't just any dinner but it was the crucial moment where would pronounce himself as the newly ascended leader of the family .
So, the scene was extravagant, luxurious yet dignified and stern .
The fully armed guards stationed around the manor weren't just for show or scaring the outsiders but they were also there to suppress the other family members who showed 'smiles' on their face .
The new Duke Wayne knew the other family members weren't convinced of him and the emotions would stay for quite some time in the future but what else could they do?
After all, he has taken the position of the new duke and the new leader of the family, the entire Wayne family now viewed him as the leader .
The moment he had beaten the other members in his family to seize command of the family guards, everything had been decided .
"Bunch of morons!"
When the new duke recalled how the once competitors tried to rope him in after the old duke's death, his heart was filled with contempt and disdain .
He had had enough of the days of being pushed around here and there, so how could he let the chance before him slip away?
The contempt and disdain in his heart didn't stop the new Duke Wayne from raising his glass, toasting at the competitors and losers before him .
Though his smile became extremely prideful, the losers in the eyes of the new duke were no different than disowned dogs . All the valuable properties of his competitors were collected and all they could own now was a single penthouse in the city .
"Thank me and my merciful soul that I didn't drive all of you away and eliminate every one of you!"
The thought that bloomed in the new duke's heart made him more and more arrogant and it also made the other Wayne family members more and more nervous and panicked .
They didn't forget about the fact that the new duke before them wasn't a merciful person, those other members who didn't comply with his commands were buried in the family graveyard long ago .
The family members that were present at the dinner were the ones who pledged their loyalty to him .
Looking at the other members who weren't convinced of him yet afraid, the new duke really wanted to laugh out loud, he was very satisfied with the scene before his eyes .
Wasn't the situation the exact thing that he so sought after?
However, soon enough the new duke's delightful mood went away .
After a certain attendant whispered in the duke's ear, the new duke left the hall with an ugly look .
Looking at the new duke's back, the Wayne family members were relieved but when they thought about the ugly look on the new duke's face, they became nervous again .
The ones who were alive and able to stand at the dining hall, each of them was frightened to death by the new duke without a doubt and even their own emotions were affected by the new duke's mood .
Such people would not have any foreseeable future to speak off .
As for the new duke?
His roaring came out from the study room .
"Damn it! Didn't I tell you to find some skilled man to kill the old nun? How could it fail?"
The enraged new duke smashed the glass on his personal attendant's head .
Pak!
The glass was shattered and the attendant's head was bleeding .
"My lord, I've searched for the two best killers in the city but who would've known they would die silently in an alley! Fret not my lord, I…"
Before the attendant could finish, he passed out on the ground and revealed the figure behind him .
"Who are you!"
The new duke shouted at the figure and reached out to his drawer, trying to pull out the flintlock pistol .
Kieran looked at the new duke's action and he couldn't hold back his slightly shaking head .
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