Secret Scion

After a while, Phoebe saw a movement in Asher's eyes. She quickly closed her eyes and pretended to still be asleep.

When Asher woke up, he immediately felt that something was wrong. There was something pressing on his arm and chest. It felt soft and quite bouncy.

He turned and looked, and then saw Phoebe's delicate face. In that instant, Asher quickly pushed Phoebe away and jumped off the bed.

Luckily, he was still wearing his clothes and pants, so they probably did not go through with it.

At this time, Phoebe opened her eyes. She looked at Asher sleepily and then said, "You drank too

much last night."

Asher frowned slightly. He could not remember anything about last night. It seemed like he had completely blacked out.

"I..." Asher wanted to say something but stopped.

Phoebe then said, "I wished that you did something to me after you got drunk. Unfortunately, you didn't."

When Asher heard what she said, he let out a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, as Phoebe was only wearing a bra on top of her which exposed her fleshy breasts, Asher instinctively looked away and said, "Thanks."

After that, Asher was about to leave.

"Last night, Candace gave you a call. I didn't wake you up, and I picked up her call. When I said that you're drunk in my place, she sounded very angry," Phoebe suddenly said. However, she didn't say anything about Noelle.

"Did she scold you?"

Phoebe shook her head and said, "No, but she did scold you."

Asher did not say another word and immediately left.

It was really lucky that nothing happened between them last night. Otherwise, this would be something that would be difficult to solve. Once he was out of the bar, Asher went to a breakfast shop nearby to get some fresh orange juice as his stomach was feeling terrible.

After he left the breakfast shop, he then received a call from Hunter. Today was the day Kendrick would be marrying his mother, and he hoped that Asher could come for the wedding reception. After giving it a thought, Asher refused.

Because of what Julian did to Hunter earlier, the Hoffmans were forced to accept Hunter's conditions. Hunter had clearly said that the wedding had to be grand.

With the Hoffman's position in Rollinsford, anything happening to them would quickly spread throughout the city like wildfire. Even if the Hoffmans wanted to stay under the radar, it would be something quite difficult.

The Yaegers, the Leonards and the Sullivans had all sent their own representatives to go for Kendrick's wedding early in the morning. All three households seemed to have made the same decision and arranged for the younger generation to represent them. None of the older generations were there.

The Yaegers had sent Castor and Dove whereas Freya represented the Sullivans.

"I hear that Hunter's a brutal man, and I can finally see it with my own eyes today. When it came to dealing with the Sullivans, he didn't even show any mercy. After today, Hunter will officially become one the Sullivans' scions. Julian's status in the family is being threatened." Freya looked at how lively the place was. It was as grand as the weddings held by the younger generation. It was actually quite difficult for someone Kendrick's age to accept something as lavish as this. Dove said with a smile, "The Hoffmans allied with the wrong side from the very beginning. If it wasn't because of that, the Hoffmans wouldn't have ended up being a puppet like this." Speaking of picking a side, Freya could not help but feel thankful that her grandmother persevered with her choice. If the Sullivans had also bowed to Garrett, they would not have ended up well. However, even though they remained neutral, the Sullivans had lost a chance to strengthen their influence. Currently, everyone could already see the conclusion. The Yaegers would ascend even further, and the other three households could only remain behind them. She wondered if there was still a chance if she were to look for Asher?

As per Hunter's request, the Sullivans' wedding convoy had to drive around Rollinsford's main street once. Because of that, the news about Kendrick wanting to get married was immediately spread all over the city.

Hunter was very happy about this. Meanwhile, everyone from the Hoffmans wanted to wear masks and hide their identity.

"Mother. It's my fault for causing all your suffering."

Julian was so regretful that he dared not look into his mother's eyes. What happened today happened because of him. If he did not listen to Quill's terrible idea, the Hoffmans would not be forced into such a situation.

At this time, sounds of fireworks and loud music could be heard from outside. The wedding convoy was back, and Julian began to lose his cool. He could not help himself as he clenched his fists and walked out furiously.

His mother quickly stopped him and said, "What are you doing, Julian? Hunter wants you to mess up the wedding, because that will make your standing in the household even worse. Listen to me, you must be patient. The more Hunter's trying to provoke you, the calmer you must become. You cannot make any rash decisions."

"Even though your father has married that wench, it's also against your grandfather's will. In other words, your status is still higher than Hunter's. I don't mind a little heartache. We can get rid of them both once you have become the patriarch of the household."

Julian gritted his teeth and could not help but curse under his breath, "Hunter Larson, this world is too small for the both of us!"

"Julian, I'll be returning to my family after this. You must take good care of yourself. Remember everything that I told you. Do not be rash, alright?" Julian's mother patted his head one last time as she began to sob suddenly.

At the wedding reception, Hunter, Peter, and his other supporters were sitting together. They were having fun by playing games with each other and exchanging lewd jokes. They were laughing loudly and were the loudest table at the reception.

Neptune was quiet the entire time, with his expression dark. After staying for a moment, he then returned to his room.

After the reception was over, the Yaegers and Freya were about to leave. Before they left, Castor even personally greeted Hunter.

"Congratulations, Hunter. You've finally gotten your wish granted after so many years." Castor was not someone like Julian, so Hunter dared not show him any disrespect. Not to mention that the Yaegers had joined Asher's side, so they were on the same side just based on that fact alone.

"I'm extremely thankful that you could come today. I can't personally take care of you, so please give me another chance to do that," Hunter said with a smile.

Castor waved his hand and said, "We're all friends here, so there's no need for so much courtesy. It's getting late, so my sister and I have to leave now."

With that, Castor left the Hoffmans'.

"Brother, today's a happy day for Hunter's mother, why didn't I see Asher?" Dove asked. The main reason that she came here was because she wanted to see Asher.

Castor smiled as he glanced at Dove. He got into the car and then put on his seat belt and asked, "Why? You still can't forget him?"

"It's not that easy to forget someone." Dove did not hide her feelings from her brother. Originally, Dove thought that her feelings for Asher were not romantic. At most, she was impressed by him. However, she only realized afterward that being impressed was the first step to falling for someone.

During this time, Dove intentionally stopped looking for Asher. She prayed that she could forget about that man. However, her feelings for him could not be destroyed.

"Rose has returned to the Capital City. The situation in Rollinsford has been settled. What's left is of no consequence. They would not affect the conclusion of this saga. If I'm correct, Asher will most likely return to the Capital City, so you have even fewer chances of seeing him. I hope that this is a good development for you," Castor said as he analyzed the situation. "Then what about you, brother? Are you going to the Capital City too?" Dove asked. Castor gave it a thought and then said, "I want to spread my wings on a bigger stage. That was also the reason why I went to the Capital City. Even though the development there is nothing out of the ordinary, there's still a lot of work that I need to complete. I'll need to get to the Capital City as soon as possible."

When Dove heard that, she said with a smile, "Brother, take me with you then. I'm so bored staying at home. I want to visit the Capital City too."

"You?" Castor frowned. "No. The Capital City has too many factions, and they are all quite complicated. Even I have no strength to stand on my own two feet over there. What if you encounter any problems over there?"

"There's still Asher, right? He won't leave me out to dry when I'm in trouble," Dove said with confidence as her lips curled up.

Due to what happened between Asher and Phoebe, Noelle was feeling extremely down. She could not focus even at work. Even before it was time to leave work, Noelle was already preparing to go home and get some shut-eye. She had just left the company when her mobile rang. It was from Candace.