Chapter 1577

Now that they had achieved their goals, Torsten's guests did not linger and soon left, after giving him their thanks and last attempts to butter him up.

Torsten leaped to his feet and was just about to leave when all of a sudden, one of his students sprinted in. "Mr. Williams, there's another group here to see you. They claim they're the Stones, and they've brought gifts along to apologize to you!"

"The Stones?" Torsten froze momentarily, then a sinister smile crept across his face. He was not at all shocked to hear of the Stones' arrival, for he had known all along that the Stones would eventually come begging for forgiveness once the word had gotten out. He was merely surprised at how fast they had shown up.

He sat back down and said, sneering, "Send them in!"

Soon, Hayden and Samantha, along with two of their servants, emerged laden with gifts of all shapes and sizes. They hurried into the room, looking anxious. The sight of Torsten waiting for them at the head of the table see