The clan mbers noticed Nicolas’s disheveled appearance and were imdiately confused. However, none of them dared to question him about what had happened.
Even the clan elders turned their heads in different directions, pretending not to see anything.
They all knew how short-tempered the Clan Head was, and asking him about his condition would be akin to stepping on a tiger’s tail.
Once Nicolas was out of sight, the clan mbers began to whisper among themselves, as they were all very confused by the sight and wanted to know what had happened.
"What was that just now? How did the Clan Head end up in such a bloody state?"
"From the looks of it, he took a heavy beating from soone. But who would be capable of doing that in this clan?"
"Exactly. No one here is strong enough to go against the Clan Head and beat him like that."
"Lady Aisha returned from the Lionheart Empire... could she be the one responsible for this?" soone wondered aloud, raising his brows with a deeply pondering look.
"That’s very unlikely. Sure, Lady Aisha doesn’t like the Clan Head—but she doesn’t have the strength to put him in such a miserable state."
"Indeed. It must have been soone else."
Others agreed. There was no way Aisha would do this to her own father, even though her hatred for the Clan Head ran deep in her veins.
The following morning, Yuan and his wives had breakfast with Angela and Aisha and decided to spend the day with Angela.
Last night, Angela had the best sleep of her life. She woke up feeling energetic for so reason—it was as though all her weakness had vanished overnight.
Of course, Aisha and everyone else were overjoyed as Angela began taking her steps toward recovery. It was just a matter of ti before she fully healed.
And once she recovered, she would take command of the clan as the clan matriarch. However, she wasn’t sure if she was fit to handle such a massive clan alone. Just as they finished breakfast, soone entered the dining area.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that Aisha returned to the clan and brought a few people with her..." He paused mid-sentence as he saw who was sitting at the dining table.
Before him sat many incredibly beautiful won, each looking divine. There were also a few familiar faces—though he didn’t recognize them at first glance.
But when he took a closer look, realization hit him like a thunderclap, leaving him dumbfounded.
"A-Anna Grace! When did you return to the clan?!" Nolan Blank trembled at the sight of Anna and Grace, utterly shocked by their presence.
"Yesterday. How have you been, Uncle Nolan?" Anna smiled at her uncle—the only man in the clan known for his logical mindset.
"I’ve been doing well. But I’m honestly shocked to see you back here." Nolan replied with a small smile, glancing at Grace, Yuan, and Lily with a puzzled expression.
Then he turned back to Anna and asked, "By the way, who is this white-haired woman who looks exactly like you? And what about these two? They also resemble you."
"That’s Grace—can’t you tell? Oh, right, you wouldn’t know. We shared the sa body before. And as for those two, they’re our son and daughter—Yuan and Lily," Anna explained with a small smile on her face.
Upon hearing this, Nolan looked at Anna and Grace with a disbelieving expression. It felt as though he were hallucinating, seeing sothing unreal.
Anna smiled upon seeing her uncle’s shocked reaction; she had already anticipated such a response from him.
Once he cald down, Nolan released a long sigh and glanced toward Yuan and Lily, who were sitting relaxed in their chairs.
"I never imagined you’d have two amazing children... and they both carry the sa look, just like you two," Nolan said with a soft sigh before smiling.
"They are our happiness. We’re so proud of them, isn’t that right, Grace?" Anna looked at Grace with a proud grin.
"Indeed. They are our joy and happiness," Grace nodded, the sa cold expression still on her face.
Nolan then turned his eyes toward Aisha, and his expression imdiately grew serious as he spoke. "The Drake Clan will be arriving in a few hours. I don’t know what that idiot is planning with them, but I know it’s sothing dangerous."
"You must refuse this marriage, no matter what. I can’t watch you suffer the way Anna and Grace did," Nolan said, his voice firm and filled with anger toward his older brother—the current head of the clan.
"I think you should run away from here... before the Drake Clan arrives. That’s the best choice for now. Please take my advice seriously," Nolan said before turning away and leaving. His figure vanished from their sight.
Once Nolan left, the atmosphere in the room grew cold, and no one uttered a word for a few monts.
"Don’t worry, Aunt Aisha. We definitely won’t let that man do as he pleases with you. Besides, I want him to pay for what he’s done to my moms in the past," Yuan suddenly said with a reassuring smile as he looked at her.
Aisha’s face turned red upon hearing this, and she felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted from her heart.
Angela noticed the expression on her daughter’s face as she looked at Yuan and imdiately grew suspicious.
’There’s definitely sothing going on between my daughter and grandson... Anna and Grace also act differently around him, and they spoil him so much, too,’ Angela thought, narrowing her eyes slightly as she looked at her daughters’ faces.
’Do they have ’that’ kind of relationship with him? Even though they’re supposed to be mother and son, it isn’t impossible considering how close they are. It’s definitely plausible,’ she mused, the signs too obvious to ignore.
’Many families in this world practice such relationships to keep their bloodline pure—even ours. Considering that, this isn’t sothing unusual.’
’The only thing that matters is my daughters’ happiness. Everything else is aningless.’ Angela sighed softly before smiling.
Then her eyes landed on Vanessa and Valeria, and she couldn’t help but stare at them. ’And then there’s this pair of mother and daughter... they’re both my grandson’s won. This is hard to believe... a woman my age still looking that beautiful. She looks about Aisha’s age, just more mature.’
’Do they serve him together? Aren’t they embarrassed doing ’that’ in the sa room?’
Just thinking about it made Angela’s face flush red. Nurous naughty images popped into her mind, making her even more embarrassed by her own thoughts.
A couple of hours later, the Drake Clan’s carriages arrived at the Blank Clan’s territory, each bearing a flag with a fla-breathing dragon.
The carriages instantly caught the attention of all the clan mbers outside, who were busy carrying out various tasks assigned by the clan.
"Look! The Drake Clan has finally arrived!" soone shouted loudly, alerting the others of the guests’ arrival.
A middle-aged man looked at the crowd with a serious expression and shouted, "What are you all staring at? Go inform the Clan Head imdiately that our guests have arrived!"
"Understood!"
The clan mbers imdiately started running toward the Frozen Palace to inform Nicolas about the arrival of the guests from the Drake Clan.
A few monts later, the carriages ca to a halt before the Frozen Palace. The door creaked open, and Denise stepped out, glancing around at his surroundings.
"So this is the Blank Clan’s territory. Quite a unique environnt, I must say. Well, I suppose that’s to be expected from one of the Ten Great Families of the continent." A smile tugged at his lips as he looked excitedly at the grand palace before him.
He was especially eager to et his future wife—whose beauty was renowned across the continent as the Frozen Beauty of the Blank Clan, Aisha Blank.
Her beauty was said to be unmatched, and she possessed a legendary affinity for Ice Magic. Her magic was rumored to be powerful enough to freeze an entire lake within seconds.
Moreover, her personality was just as cold as her magic. Just thinking about having such a cold, aloof Ice Goddess serving him in bed sent chills down his spine.
"Denise, stop making that pathetic face. Don’t forget we have important business here," Enzo Drake said coldly, noticing the look on his son’s face. It was embarrassing.
"P-Please forgive , Father. I’m just... excited to et my future wife..." Denise lowered his head in sha and frustration. He disliked the way his father treated him.
"Lord Enzo, at last, you’ve arrived at my humble ho. Welco—please, co inside."
Suddenly, Nicolas erged from the palace with a few clan elders, greeting them with a huge smile on his face.
"Lord Nicolas, we’ll soon be family. There’s no need for such formalities," Enzo said with a smile as he extended his hand for a handshake.
Nicolas accepted it happily. He was thrilled after hearing those words.
"Lord Enzo, please, I insist. This is your first ti visiting my clan, and I must follow our tradition of treating our guests properly," Nicolas said before leading everyone from the Drake Clan into the palace.
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