Chapter 99
Chapter 99
“She tried to seduce you, a loser? You really think you’re worth it?” said Cassian.
The moment Cassian said that, the entire ballroom froze. Everyone just stood there, stunned, unable to wrap their heads around what he meant.
Merle was from the Yardley family, one of the Five Great Families of Regalhold. There were countless women in the city who would give anything to marry him.
But now, Cassian was saying Merle was not even good enough for a low–born, average–looking woman like her to bother seducing.
Was Cassian praising that woman too much, or was he just completely looking down on Merle?
“Cassian, I’ll admit, you’ve got some skills.” Merle said, forcing a cold smile, but you don’t have to insult me like this over some low–class girl. I-
Bang. Before he could finish, a brutal blow struck his stomach. In an instant, Merle was sent flying across the ballroom. The crowd was already stunned by what Cassian had said, but now, their jaws practically hit the floor.
Mr. Lysander just hit Mr. Yardley at a party hosted by General Drakon? For a woman? Has Cassian lost his mind they wondered.
Merle, lying there in a daze, stared up at Cassian, his face twisted in disbelief. “Y–You actually hit me?”
Cassian looked down at him, cold and calm. “Say one more word about her like that, and it won’t just be a kick next time.”
Dead silence fell over the ballroom.
And in that silence, something else started to spread, jealousy.
Almost every woman in the room began looking at Raven with something burning behind their eyes.
They knew Cassian. With his background, his status, and his looks, there was no way he would fall for some girl who snuck into a party just to fish for a rich husband.
So what did she do? What did she have that made Cassian take her side like this? they wondered
Merle climbed to his feet and gritted his teeth. “Cassian, last time I picked a fight with you, you beat me. Fine. That was on me. I admitted I was wrong.
“But this time, you’re the one attacking me, over this woman. Do you really want to go down that path? Do you want to get on General Drakon’s bad side? You know he’s about to be named Vyrdenia’s fourth general
Cassian frowned slightly. “That’s my business. Not yours.”
Merle let out a dry laugh. “Fine. Suit yourself. Just don’t come defending
crying when
you realize what kind of woman you’re
“I know her type. Once she latches onto you, you’re done for. Unless you kill her, you won’t get a single peaceful day
The crowd hesitated at those words,
Then, some women started laughing coldly, shaking their heads. Cling to Cassian? Unless she’s completely delusional. there’s no way she’d even dare dream of it, they wondered
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Chapter 99
But just as that thought crossed their minds, they froze. Raven had walked up to Cassian.
And without the slightest hesitation, she lifted her hand and intertwined her fingers with his. She held his hand. Ten finge locked.
In that moment, it was like the air itself cracked open. The minds of every woman watching blew apart in an instant.
At this moment, they only had one thought left. “Their top–tier crush was holding hands with an extremely unbearable woman? He has been desecrated, they wondered.
“Se dared?”
“Does she not know what shame is? Who does she think she is? She really thinks she deserves to stand next to him?”
“She snuck in here with a fake invitation just to seduce men. Who knows what else she’d do?”
“She should be hanged for shamelessness.”
Their voices grew sharper, their eyes more venomous, like they could skin Raven alive with a glance.
But no one made a move.
They did not need to. They had seen what Cassian did to Merle. He was no pushover.
They were convinced it was only a matter of time before Cassian threw Raven off, humiliated her, maybe even hurt her.
They could almost see it already, Raven lying in a heap, tossed aside by the very man she dared to touch
Getting crushed by the one you had a delusional crush on? How pathetic, they wondered.
But then time passed. And Cassian never let go.
In fact, it looked like his grip only tightened. The women who had looked so confident moments ago started to feel something icy crawling across their faces.
Even Merle, who had been watching from the floor with a mix of pain and satisfaction, was now blinking in disbelief.
What the hell is going on? Merle wondered. Last time I saw Cassian, one of my friends accidentally brushed his hand while harding hirn something. He immediately pulled out a wet wipe and scrubbed like he had touched something filthy
This woman was holding his hand. And Cassian tolerated it and held on.
Given his mysophobia, he should have shaken her off immediately and then chopped off her hand.
And then, under everyone’s stunned gazes, Raven smiled faintly. Her tone was cool, calm, and sharp. “I do want to seduce the kind of man you all think I don’t deserve.
“So what? Any of you got a problem with that?”
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