Sterling Norwood placed one hand on the balcony, exerting slight pressure.
The veins on his hand beca prominent.
The aura around him suddenly turned forceful and heavy.
Through the phone, Saul Norwood could even sense Sterling Norwood’s breathing becoming heavy, with an overwhelmingly oppressive aura attacking him.
Saul Norwood was startled, "Sterling, you... you’ve already started to awaken?!"
Saul was imnsely shocked; during his absence from the Norwood Family, Sterling had begun to accept the awakening.
What caused Sterling to no longer resist the bloodline within him and instead comply with it?
The Norwood Family had a legacy spanning millennia, but few had traversed the ancient and lengthy family path, dreaming into the land of heritage.
Sterling was the only one in a century.
At that ti, high expectations were placed upon him.
However, he began to reject his bloodline, even at great expense to suppress and seal it.
But just now, the aura emitted by Sterling was evidently sothing only achievable after awakening!
"Yes."
Sterling did not hide from Saul. He lifted his hand slightly, feeling the power surging through his arm, "Awakened a quarter."
Saul sighed lightly, and refrained from stopping him from investigating the events of ten years ago, "Back then, that group should’ve been completely cleared out."
"But there were still so who slipped through the cracks. They fled abroad and hid, so we didn’t notice imdiately."
Sterling’s eyes narrowed slightly, "So, what made them risk it all to co back and assassinate the Kensington couple?"
Surely, they wouldn’t want to return to a place where they nearly faced total annihilation.
So, what is it about Connor Kensington that they want to obtain or destroy?
"...Connor’s parents seed to have ties with that organization."
Saul voiced this sentence, and then added, "Don’t get too many people involved in this. You didn’t witness that scene back then, it was truly hell on earth..."
Saul recalled the painful past, his lips tinged with bitterness.
All because of an empty promise, a delusional dream.
Many geniuses, prodigies, and even prominent families were involved.
But in the end, they nearly created an earthly hell.
"They will destroy us, won’t they."
Sterling suddenly uttered such a statent.
His tone was inexplicable.
Saul’s eyes flashed with astonishnt, "You... how do you know?"
These past stories, Saul had always kept hidden within, intending to take them to the grave.
He never expected Sterling to know.
Sterling’s lips curled into a mocking smile, "Grandfather, you forgot, I dread into the land of heritage."
So, he received those ancient, grand, and magnificent mories.
Of course, he also knew what those dirty rats, who had lived furtively in secret for millennia, were plotting behind the scenes.
Do they even deserve?!
Upon hearing Sterling’s words, Saul suddenly understood.
"With their capabilities today, they can only scrape by in secret, and should not have the power to stage a coback soon."
"However, those hiding in the shadows, attempting to profane our illustrious bloodline, indeed need to be thoroughly eradicated."
When Saul said this, his eyes were filled with ferocity.
To beco the Family Head of the Norwood Family, Saul naturally possessed the Chira bloodline.
There’s no way he would tolerate those making secret moves behind the scenes.
"I will return in a while; you take care of Selie first."
"Alright."
After hanging up the phone, Sterling did not rush to go inside.
He stood on the balcony, letting the cold wind blow around him.
The chill on his body increased inch by inch, growing denser.
His aura was shrouded with a sense of impending doom.
*
The next day, when Selena Kensington woke up, she saw Sterling Norwood was still beside her.
She leapt onto Sterling’s body, waking him up.
Seeing his still sleepy eyes, she mischievously pecked him on the lips.
"Good morning, husband."
Sterling curved his lips, gazing at her.
"Good morning."
Seeing Selena back to her usual self, Sterling felt a sense of relief.
After kissing him, Selena suddenly rembered the question from yesterday on which Sterling had deflected.
"Hey, you still haven’t answered what I asked you yesterday."
"..."
For a mont, Sterling was speechless.
Why is his wife so fixated on this?
Not satisfied until she gets a clear answer.
Sterling sighed.
"Since you were born."
Selena was stunned hearing Sterling’s words, then smiled, "Liar."
But the smile was sowhat forced, even her tone lacked confidence.
Since she was born?
That would be twenty years...
How is that possible, could Sterling have seen her since birth...
Selena found it absurd, but she also knew Sterling wouldn’t lie to her.
So... it’s true...
No wonder, in her previous life, she saw him at her grave...
"Why didn’t I know..."
Selena spoke with a slight tremor in her voice.
How co she hadn’t realized that Sterling had always been watching over her?!
Even since her birth...
"I didn’t interfere with your growth, just had people occasionally bring news about you."
Reading news about Selena was Sterling’s only joy during an otherwise oppressive and dark life.
He didn’t even want to share news about her with anyone else, always going to the cliff edge in the backyard.
Sitting alone on a tree, reviewing information about her.
He knew she was pampered and loved beauty.
He knew she attended various celebrity events with her mother, appearing on different fashion show stages with her.
He also knew she was always adored by her family, never having suffered.
"...Is that so."
Selena’s voice was hoarse, her eyes becoming red and warm.
Twenty years ago, Sterling was only eight.
Did an eight-year-old already understand so much...
With the slightest provocation, tears in her eyes would flow uncontrollably.
"Why did you notice ."
Selena asked again.
This ti, Sterling didn’t respond to her.
"The Jennings family will tell you themselves."
It wasn’t ti yet; he didn’t want Selena to bear the ancestral debts of the Clan of Celestial Masters.
"Is it because of my Heavenly Master Bloodline, right?"
Selena spoke to herself.
Recalling previous affairs, coupled with the letter from Connor, Selena could roughly guess so things.
"Yes, but not entirely."
His concerns weren’t solely about their repelling bloodline, but also the unbroken curse shackles stretching over millennia.
He had already altered the trajectory of her fate.
Allowing soone destined to be a sacrifice to live until now and beco his wife.
What ramifications this might have in the future, Sterling couldn’t imagine.
But regardless, Sterling would never give her up.
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