All Chapters of Clandestine Empire: Return of the Lost: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

“Today is the day!” Kael said excitedly as he went out of the carriage. Dio followed after him and stretched out his hand to help his sister down. The image of a strikingly handsome and kind gentleman was impressed in the mind of the girls who saw them leave their carriage. Most commoner girls giggled and blushed at the sight of the Armani brothers and the boys could not take off their eyes to the Armani’s only daughter. “We didn’t have a grand entrance and yet we still caught the attention of the students,” Mika said with a sigh as she clung her arms to Dio. “We only caught the commoners’ eyes because we belong to the Armani Family. I bet the Aristobrats wouldn’t even spare us a glance,” Kael said with a sarcastic smile emphasizing the term aristobrats which he made up to say that aristocratic children were brats. The three of them parted ways as soon as they entered the gates because the Theoretical building was located on the east side of the acade

Their first day of class came right after that day. Princess Cassiel who became a part of the Elite Class woke up earlier compared to the other members and her maid immediately attended to her needs. She went down with the hopes that she could surprise the others with her cooking skills, but she was surprised instead when she saw Dio wearing an apron while cooking breakfast in the kitchen. “I didn’t know that you can cook.” Cassiel smiled as she stopped beside Dio to peek at what he was cooking. “I’m not that good of a cook but I can cook simple dishes.” Dio smiled back as he put the omelet on a plate. He fried the bacon while the rice was being cooked on the other burner. “Can I help you?” She said as she took the omelet and put it on the table. “No need, your highness.” Dio smiled as he put the cooked bacon on a new plate and put another set on the pan. “But I didn’t come here to be served.” Cassiel pouted as she rested her chin on her hand.

“Dio!” Cassandra held Dio’s shirt to stop him from walking further. It had been a week since the classes started and she noticed the difference in treatment towards Dio by the other students, especially the nobles. “Is everything okay?” Dio turned to face her and flashed a kind smile. “Of course!” “But I saw you being surrounded by the nobles from other classes last time.” She looked down and frowned. “Oh, that?” Dio scratched his nape. “It’s fine. Words alone wouldn’t bring me down. I have decided that I wouldn’t care about other’s opinions about me since they don’t matter.” He smiled but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. Cassandra knew that Dio was just faking it. It was hard to be judged and shunned by people with higher status and it was harder because even the members of the Elite Class wouldn’t stand up for him. It was as though he was all alone in whatever situation he was in. “Nothing is lonelier than fighting your battles alone,” Cassa

“You’ve been busy for the past days. Aren’t you, my dear cousin?” Arthur put his arm over Dio’s shoulder.“I’m not your cousin, Baron.” Dio shook his head subtly when he heard Arthur laughed.“I can’t believe that you are more popular than me.” Arthur grinned as he looked around. Though the nobles gave them looks of disapproval, the commoner girls look at them with admiration. “Being close like this, isn’t it obvious that we’re relatives?”Arthur looked at Dio’s hair which was a few shades lighter than his. It was proof that Dio came from a noble lineage and he was also stronger than him in terms of mana capability. If Dio didn’t refuse to be adopted in their family, he was sure that the Marquis would make him his heir and he wouldn’t be able to refute it because he knew that Dio was the rightful heir to the northwest territory.“People will j

“Hey, Dio!” Raymond ran towards Dio when their classes ended. Keila smiled when she noticed that the other elites started to befriend Dio and the man was also starting to open himself with the group.“What is it, young master?” Dio asked with a smile.“Let me guess?” Kael put his arm over Dio’s shoulder. “You’re going to ask my sweet little brother for a spar, right?”Raymond scratched his nape. “Was I too obvious?”“You’re not too obvious, young master. It’s just that every member of our elite class wanted a spar with Dio so we assumed that you would feel the same,” Mika explained as she clung to Dio’s arm.“So, can you spare some time for me?” Raymond asked.“Yes, young master.” Dio agreed. “Shall we proceed to the training grounds right now?”Raymond’s face lit up. “Sure!”