Gray family estate
Early in the morning, all the relatives of the Gray family began gathering at the central hall. More than 50 nucleus families were gathered around the large table, while the head of the family, Luis Gray, father of Lucy, occupied the head position.
The right side of Luis’s limbs was crippled, and Lucy, who stood behind her father, supporting him to sit properly on the chair.
An old man in neat office clothes sat across Liam with a thick bundle of papers. The old man is Gus, the family property manager.
All the family members were silently staring at Liam with an anticipated gaze. No one knows why Liam called for an urgent family meeting.
“Patriarch, why did you all come to this urgent meeting? Is there anything important?” Liam’s brother, the second in command, asked with a curious gaze.
Instead of replying to him, Liam stared at each and every family member for a long time before opening his mouth. “Gus, I don’t want to argue with them. Read the announcement. If they all agree with it, we will proceed to the next step.” Liam said, turning his gaze towards the old man, the loyal servant of the Gray family.
With a nod, Gus stood up. After adjusting his throat, he picked up the large property file and began speaking. “If everything works well, the patriarch wants to sell the family business. Even though you all requested to sell and divide the family business, the patriarch wants to hear your opinion before considering the option of selling.
I prepared a list of all Gray family businesses, and the total value is 10,313 spirit stones.
According to family rules, I divided the family share by that total amount. This file contains the details of every property and how much wealth each member of this family gets. Please check the details, and if you are okay with it, add your consent.
But the patriarch asked if any of you didn’t like selling the family business. He will call off this deal.” Gus explained everything in detail and passed the property share documents to the family members.
The relatives, whose faces were already glowing with the announcement, rushed to check their share of the big pie. Liam sighed in disappointment. Not even a single member is worried about losing family business and the hundreds of years of lineage.
Lucy placed her hand on Liam’s shoulder in a supporting gesture. Without even asking for any more details, the patriarch brother picked up the ink brush and added his consent. Soon, everyone followed, delighted with their share of aura stones.
Even though, as a patriarch, Liam could take a maximum share of 25%, he reserved the minimum of 10%. Gus, who has been working for the Gray family since a young age, detests the behavior of family members.
“My lady, it seems like no one is going to object to this deal. Contact me if that person is ready with aura stones. I will take care of the transfer process.” Gus said while bowing to Lucy.
Lucy nodded her head, thinking about Kent.
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Inside the Hanging Pearl Palace, Kent sat with an angry face. He just came after saying good-bye to Thea and Mia Snow, who left with Elder Sinara. At present, his fingers are caressing the golden box given by Thea.
With a determined resolve, he attempted to pry it open, but to no avail. The box seemed to be sealed shut, its mechanism shrouded in mystery.
After what felt like an eternity of struggle, Kent’s persistence paid off. With a sudden click, the mechanism yielded to his efforts, and the lid of the box slowly creaked open.
Inside, nestled on a bed of velvet, lay a locket in the shape of a lion’s head. Its black chain, made of an unknown material, held it securely in place. Kent’s eyes widened with wonder as he beheld the exquisite craftsmanship before him.
Curiously, he lifted the locket, turning it over in his hands. The lion’s head, with its open mouth and proud stance, seemed to exude strength and courage. Etched into the metal, in bold letters, was the name “Lion Heart.”. Kent’s heart raced as he caressed the bold letters.
Without hesitation, Kent fastened the chain around his neck, feeling its weight against his chest like a symbol of power and valor. As he examined the black chain, he couldn’t help but marvel at its intricate details and the aura of mystique surrounding it.
But it was the crystal orb resting beside the locket that truly intrigued him. Plain and unassuming on the surface, it held within it a mesmerizing sight—a tree-like structure integrated inside with ancient spell engravings. As Kent peered closer, trying to decipher the mystical markings, the orb seemed to cloud over, obscuring the engravings from his view.
Kent did not understand the use of these two items. At first, he thought they were just decorative ornaments. But the spell engravings and mysterious material of the two items made him believe that they were not normal.
But whatever he did or tried, they didn’t react or respond to him. Several thoughts ran inside Kent’s brain as he tried all sorts of things with those two items.
“What are these two items? Did Thea know how to use them? She said these are my items. But I never saw these two items inside the house. Is this related to my family?” Kent muttered several questions while trying all sorts of things, like inserting Qi, reading spell names, meditating while holding those items, etc.
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“If these are really valuable treasures, my aunt would definitely know about these two items. It is better to show these items to her.” Kent muttered while taking out his sky orb.
Soon the call connected, and the smiling face of his aunt glowed inside the sky orb.
“Aunt, do you know anything about this item?” Before she could say anything, Kent posed the lion head locket towards the orb and asked with an anticipated look.
The smile on Kent’s aunt’s face faded as her eyes went wide in utter shock. Her lips trembled as she tried to say something.
“Kent, I will call you back soon.” She replied in a stuttering tone and disconnected the call in the next instance.
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