The old butler hesitated to speak, when a bold and carefree voice echoed from the staircase.
"This morning, Jocelyn Yeager brought representatives from other aristocratic families to the Hundred Ancestral Shrine for a ceremonial offering, demanding the Squire Family be removed from the ranking of the Southeast Asian elite families. Didn't my elder brother tell you?"
Nathan Leclair, wearing slippers and sporting slightly curled short hair, descended the stairs with a dazzling smile. The man's tall and muscular figure, honed by years of fitness and exercise, exuded an aura as intense as the blazing sun, full of vitality.
Delphine was slightly startled; Jocelyn Yeager hadn't mentioned a word about this when they met last night.
