Daisie rested her head on her hand. “I wonder where Nolly is now…”Waylon placed a snack on her plate and chuckled. “If I’m not mistaken, he’s with the Southerns right now, so you don’t have to worry about him.”She picked up the snack, and just when she was about to eat it, a commotion came from the hall downstairs.A group of muscular men was standing in the hall. They were wearing some sort of uniform, and it seemed like they came from East Winston. They looked furious and did not come with good intentions.A man smacked the table and pointed at the waiter and manager. “Our lady has booked this restaurant today! Ask all of them to get out of here!”Forcing a smile, the manager walked up to the man and said, “Mr. Estrada, for your information, you’ll need to make the reservation with our restaurant one day in advance. Our customers are still here, so—”Before he could finish speaking, the man called Mr. Estrada grabbed him by his wrist and snarled, “Cut the crap! This is the Ea
Manuel’s face scrunched up in a grim look. “You—”“Manuel, I’ve told you not to make a big deal out of it.”At that moment, a petite woman came forward and interrupted Manuel. Manuel and the rest of the people retreated to one side and lowered their heads. “My lady.” Florence raised her head and was stunned when she met Waylon’s glance. Other than Cameron, she had never seen such a handsome man in the East Islands before.In the East Islands, Cameron was considered a handsome man in his own right. He had an androgynous and foxy face, and he was even more beautiful than most of the women on the islands. However, there was one bad side to Cameron—he had an unpleasant personality and kept fighting against her. Otherwise, she would have wanted her father to talk to Sunny about their marriage.However, Cameron did not matter anymore. After all, the man in front of her was more attractive to women than Cameron.Caressing her lips, Florence chuckled. “Since you don’t want to go, I’ll
Waylon turned his head around to look at Daisie and smiled. “Don’t worry.”After that, he looked at the opposite man and realized that Cameron was also looking at him. He spoke to the people beside him and went back into the private room.Daisie wrapped her arms around Waylon’s and said, “Brother, I’m full. Let’s head back to our hotel.”Waylon nodded. Just when they were about to leave the restaurant, a woman dressed in black stopped them and said, “Hold on. Mr. Cameron wishes to see you.”Daisie panicked as she did not know what he wanted with them.Waylon patted her head to calm her down and said, “It’s okay.”Following that woman, Waylon and Daisie entered the private room. The woman walked up to Cameron and made a bow. “Sir.”Cameron was sitting next to a chess plate. As he played with a chess piece in his hand, he lifted his eyelids to study them and said, “You’re from the outside, aren’t you?”Just as Daisie wanted to say something, Waylon said, “Yes. We’re here to mak
Daisie was stunned. It was only now that she realized the young man in front of her was Cameron.‘But he’s so young!’She thought Sunny was old and his son should be around 30 to 40 years old, considering how they called them.Cameron lifted his eyelids and put down the cup. “You two are pretty gutsy. I’m sure you’re not just an ordinary businessman considering the fact that you have the nerves to go up against The Serpents as soon as you come to the East Islands.”Measuring Waylon up and down, he continued. “Those businessmen who came to the East Island would wear expensive clothes to signify their status. The richer the businessman, the more they were welcomed on this island. After all, no one would want to let go of a chance to slaughter a fat sheep that came to their door.“As for you, sir, although it seems like you’re wearing brandless clothes, if one looks closely, your clothes are specially-tailored outfits, and they're rare on the market. Either they're from a private com
Cameron glanced at her, and she shut up. The butler was giving instructions to the maids when Cameron stepped into the courtyard. The butler turned his head to look at him and greeted him with a smile, “You’re back, Mr. Southern.”“Where is my father?” he asked.“Mr. Southern Sr. is meeting his guest in the study room,” replied the butler.“Another guest?” Cameron lifted his eyebrows. “There seem to be a lot of guests recently.”The butler continued. “This guest comes from Metropolis. It seems like they want to make an alliance with Mr. Southern Sr.”Cameron had heard of Metropolis from Morwich before. They were a powerful organization in North Ancora, and their leader, Strix, had made quite a reputation for himself in the medical field. It was just that he had retired and had taken on the name Henry. Not only that, but he also kept a good relationship with the royal family.It seemed to him that the organization in Ora was going to do something. Otherwise, Metropolis wouldn’
Daisie cast her eyes low. “I know, I know. I’ll stay out of trouble for all of your sake.”Suddenly, something took shape in her mind, prompting her to ask, “Aunt Saydie, did you catch any news about Nollace?” Saydie shook her head. “I doubt he’s using his real name while active in the East Islands, especially since that’s also where Donald is. Nollace is a cautious guy, so he must have taken up some kind of pseudonym.”A pseudonym necessarily complicated their search.Daisie fell silent. She seemed to be mulling over something.…Far in the East Islands, the furor was brewing in The Commune. Joaqin Serrano grimaced as soon as he received the news. “What’s the meaning of this? That old bag appointed some outsider to take over The Commune!?”The Commune had always been The Serpents’ turf. Sunny Southern had been painfully reluctant to cede control over the territory to The Serpents for so many years, and yet the same Sunny Southern decided to hand control over to a man who was n
The next day, Daisie looked for Waylon in the room next to hers. She was about to knock when she realized the door was not exactly closed. She peered through the lean crack and saw Waylon talking to a man in front of his window.“You sure that was Neal Beck?”The man nodded. “Yes. I dug a little deeper, too. All they know it’s that he’s some sort of VIP Cameron Southern met while conducting business abroad. He was obviously very well-regarded, considering how Mr. Southern later made him the governor of The Commune—traditionally The Serpents’ territory.”Waylon narrowed his eyes. ‘Neal Beck… A stranger the Southern heir brought home.’ Had he not already known Nollace was rescued by Cameron, he would have never suspected ‘Neal Beck’ to be a pseudonym.This Neal had to be Nollace. “Please continue your work. See if you can gather more useful information.” The man gave a small nod. “Understood.”Daisie ducked behind the wall the moment the man turned. When the door was yanked op
The woman’s eyes glided over the curtain. She could see the silhouette flitting about behind the veil. “Joaqin expressed his wish to marry Ms. Serrano to you.”The silhouette inside froze, comb still locked in black, smooth hair. A peal of laughter suddenly erupted from beyond the curtains. “Oh, Joaqin has such a sick sense of humor. Imagine, asking me to marry a squawking chimpanzee!”The woman cast her eyes to the floor. “Mr. Southern has refused.”Cameron was done grooming. The silhouette emerged from behind the curtains, cutting a sleek, tidy figure made even more handsome by an aura of heroism. A melange of languidness, laid-back casualness, and unflappability hung over the figure’s face. “So, Dad’s decision to let Mr. Beck take care of The Commune really threw The Serpents off, didn’t it? And the only solution they could come up with was political marriage. Well, sucks to be them. I’m not… ‘husband’ material.”The woman sighed. “It’s a potential blow to your identity. That’s