"Sabotaging the Jacobs Family?" Elias Hawthorne slowly repeated, with a slight smirk that carried a hint of sarcasm.
This smile wasn’t particularly harmful, but it was certainly insulting.
Elder Kane felt thoroughly insulted, and though he was driven to madness with anger, he felt helpless. He then immediately sought out the other five great families, thinking that if they were willing to take action, The Celestial Alliance would stand no chance.
However, the leaders of the other five families all made excuses to shirk responsibility.
The Celestial Alliance had already agreed to return the territory, so why would they still go to war with them?
If it was about interests before, now that The Dark Tower had made it clear they’re siding with The Celestial Alliance, what else was there to gain?
They might disregard The Celestial Alliance, but they couldn’t handle The Dark Tower. The Lord of the Dark Tower was a deep thinker and not an ordinary person. Who knew how many cards he was hiding? If they rushed forward, what would they do if they courted disaster?
After all, they neither needed to finance The Celestial Alliance, nor had they seized their territory.
It’s better to resolve feuds than to create them. A peaceful approach is preferable, don’t you think?
Elder Kane was nearly beside himself with rage upon hearing this. Peace lovers? That’s a load of nonsense even ghosts wouldn’t believe!
Elder Kane glared ferociously at the people from The Celestial Alliance, especially Raina North. Don’t think he hadn’t noticed—the changes in the Lord of the Dark Tower all started when he saw this little wench.
Their Family Head was expelled because of this woman, and now the Jacobs Family was burdened with this enormous debt because of her.
Damned woman! Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NoveI★Fire.net
This woman was utterly insufferable!
Quinn Thorne, who had been watching from the sidelines, also felt Elias Hawthorne had gone a bit too far. Even if he wanted to protect his wife, he shouldn’t bully people . Look, Elder Kane, who is so elderly, was about to be driven to tears.
But then again, it was the Jacobs Family’s fault for being so short-sighted. Who told their lustful Family Head to offend his boss’s cherished person?
If the boss didn’t crush them, who would he crush? No wonder people often say, ’You wouldn’t die if you didn’t court death.’
But those courting death weren’t limited to the Jacobs Family. There was also Claire Lowell and those high-level supporters of hers and the Lowell Family offspring.
Claire Lowell used to seem exceedingly intelligent. Who would’ve thought that after a few years she’d be so foolish from all the flattery? Doesn’t she realize that if a man truly liked a woman, there’s no way he wouldn’t marry her? How could he possibly go missing for years without a word?
Perhaps Claire wasn’t incapable of realizing this—she simply chose not to. From birth, she was a distinguished young lady of noble status, accustomed to being at the top and having others cater to her whims. She never considered the possibility that a man might refuse her.
Pip Finch, after a moment of excitement, suddenly felt something was amiss. He leaned toward Raina North, tugged at her sleeve, and lowered his voice, asking, "Big sis, be honest, do you have something going on with the Lord of the Dark Tower? Otherwise, why would his heart sway so much this time?"
"Is that really important?"
Pip Finch nodded seriously, a solemn look on his face, saying, "It’s very important. That way, I know how much I can mess around. If your connection isn’t solid enough, I’m worried I might get myself killed."
Raina couldn’t be bothered with Pip Finch and turned to look at the chief seat.
Elias Hawthorne happened to look over and said coolly, "Miss, do you have any objections to this outcome?"
"No objections, really. It’s just there’s one troublesome matter: what if the Jacobs Family refuses to finance us? Our Celestial Alliance can’t just go robbing again, can we? That wouldn’t be very honorable."