48 Devouring the fireseed (1/2)

”Get some sleep, Lynne. There's no need to keep waiting. He won't be visiting us tonight.” Old man Dwight said.

”I...I wasn't waiting for anyone... I just don't feel like sleeping yet...” Lynne denied, but the blush on her face exposed her intentions.

”Hahaha... Alright... Don't stay up too late.” Dwight shook his head as he retired to his bedroom. His granddaughter just couldn't be honest with her feelings. No one understood his granddaughter better than he did.

Her parents were rarely home since they started working on property development projects in other cities away from the Capital and had she was neglected. Their time was fully occupied with managing their Cromwell's Real Estate empire. If one was to argue who was at fault for the distant feelings they shared, her grandfather would be the one to blame.

Dwight was obsessed with alchemy and had zero interest in taking over the family business. While his father, Lynne's great grandfather was disappointed, he still chose to respect his son's choice. Afterall succeeding the business can only guarantee their family's stability, but an alchemist would allow them to prosper to new heights.

Lynne's father was chosen to succeed the family business in Dwight's stead. Lynne's father did not fail his grandfather's expectation by proving to be a very talented in the real estate business and was able to expand their Cromwell's Real Estate outside, which was originally limited to within the Capital.

Seeing such a competent successor, Lynne's great grandfather was able to lay down the burdens in his heart and passed away peacefully from natural aging a few years later.

Sitting on the soft cushy sofa quietly in the dark, Lynne was seen exercising her control over water with an absent mind. She was disappointed that Leon did not pay them a visit, but she was not idle while she was waiting. She been pushing to breakthrough to the 3rd. She felt threatened by Rachel's presence and her competitive spirit was ignited. She didn't want to be inferior to Rachel, but she had to accept the current reality that whether it was status, strength, looks and even bearing, Rachel was superior to her in all aspects.

Status couldn't be changed, but looks could be improved with makeup, bearing could change with practice and strength could be improved with hard work. However, she wouldn't force herself to change in so many aspects as it would make her seem fake. Focusing on the improvement of her strength was enough for her. Each breakthrough not only improves her strength, but also her confidence. She did not need anything else to prove her worth. One should learn to be independent and mustn't rely on their family background.

The medicinal efficiency immediately flooded her body and a burning sensation started swelling up into her throat.

She instantly regretted her action as she tries her best to absorb the medicinal efficiency and suppress the sensation. She knew something went wrong the moment she started feeling pain in her body. Two pills proved to be too much for her body to handle.

Her body temperature started rising rapidly and sweat trickled down her forehead as she tried to endure. Her vision blurred and consciousness grew hazy as she started bleeding from her nose.

”This is really bad.” She wiped her blood and thought before passing out on the sofa.

...

”Boss, you're back.” Manager Doug greeted Leon as he walked in the nightclub.

”Erm... the 'package' is on the underground floor.”

Giving manager Doug a weird look. He was expecting the person to have been delivered. Leon thought manager Doug's choice of words to describe a person was interesting.

”Mm, the team stationed at Grand Serenity Hotel has been wiped out. Seen some people over to clean up the corpses and temporarily take charge of the business there.”

”Right away, Boss.” Manager Doug complied, leaving Leon to head underground alone.

When he laid eyes on the 'package', he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Package was quite the accurate description.

Alroy's bones were crushed, making his limbs very floppy and easy to bend in any directions. Leon assumed that the men delivering feared that Alroy would awaken during the short trip and decided to tie him up for their own sense of security.

The unconscious Alroy in front of him had been curled and roped up into a box-like shape.

The scene was quite grotesque. Definitely not good to be seen by children.