The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 160: Troubling News

Victor went to the basement where he started to adjust the array scanning for intruders…

Wah… There were 9 spies around his mansion… Were those all from the Von Krone?! Probably not… Charlotte would have some… and the family would have some too… And maybe others…. This is a big problem.

Victor didnʼt like his moves being watched… What should he do about them?

The first option would be to use the array to eliminate them, but that would reveal his cards… Should he do it by himself?... No, he had a better idea… Why not just use them to eliminate each other?

He needed to find good timing for that…

After quickly making some adjustments, He went upstairs where he got dressed handsomely then headed to the mansionʼs door as his mother and sister arrived… It was already 8.10 PM

George stepped out of the car and then saluted Victor with a nod as he professionally opened the door for Elena, and Lara to go down, followed by a sneaky-eyed hand maid… Rose. This one was his first stepmother’s spy…

“Mom..” Victor quickly ran and hugged his mother and little sister just as they stepped down…

“Victor… Your father told me that you were a little sick... So he said that I should come here to stay with you….Is everything ok?” his mother asked with concern, making Victor curse silently at his perverted father.

“Ahm…. I had a little cold, but I am fine now… Please come in.” He said as he held his curious little sister’s hand… She was looking around the house…. This was her first time outside of the island.

“Esteemed brother…. Is this all yours?” She asked,

“Yup… If you perform well in the ceremony, you will get one too.” He said with a smile,

“.. I want to live with you…” She said in a low voice, that he acted as if he didn’t hear.

He quickly invited them inside, where his harem… Servants were waiting…

They were standing in two lines to salute the new guests… headed by Hilda. All according to the family protocol.

“Madam…Young lady…. I am Hilda… The head servant here.” Hilda introduced herself, “ Allow us to transport your luggage to your rooms as you relax in the living room… Your journey must have been tiring.” Hilda professionally said as she dragged the handmaid who was beginning to sniff around away. She got Victor’s signal.

Elena nodded and then began to examine her son’s harem… Servants.

She knew Lily, who smiled politely at her… Next were two crimson-haired maids…twins… They were pretty… Did her son spend time with both of them? Maybe... After that there was a red-haired girl, that gave her a familiar air… She was a Slut. She met a lot of those when she first met Theodore… Like father, like son!

The other maids were pretty too… But three of them caught her attention…

A one-eyed Blond girl that had a noble air around her, A butler that was dressed in a maid uniform… He was not fooling no one.

And a little girl…. Was she a maid here too?

Her son’s dirty fetishes were showing… Should she take Lara and go find a hotel?

Elena said nothing but a sigh… She just nodded to the girls as she was guided by her son to a lavish living room… She decided to stay. His son was obviously, like the rest of his family, a pervert. But he would not dare to do anything dirty while she was around… Probably.

Lara didnʼt have her mother’s insight…. She was just curious as she looked at the girls. They were pretty… “Were they really just servants or…… Bed warming maids as brother John said….” She wondered.

Victor smiled secretly as he could easily read his mother’s thoughts…

As they sat on a couch in the lavish living room, Mina and Mana quickly brought some refreshment, as the rest of the girls and Alex returned to their posts.

“How have you been doing? Lily kept telling me that you were busy for the last couple of weeks.” His mother asked as she looked at Lily who was standing politely behind her young master.

“Yes… You know that I have a lot of business... And school started a few days ago.” He nodded, they didn’t tell her about the coma.

“Good... But you must take care of your health…. Having too many girls around is not healthy.” His mother added, making him fake a blush… Should he tell her that he didn’t touch any of them yet? Absolutely not.

“I know, mother.” He said,

“Don’t be like your brother Luke…. What a shame.” She said, making Vector look at her.

“What happened to look?” He asked. No one told him anything… Well, he was in a coma and the family was a mess….

“Your father didn’t tell you?.... Well… about a week ago, he was caught with Rex’s fiance… he seemed to have made her drunk then …” She paused as she looked at her daughter Lara….

“I already know, mother… I am not a child anymore…” Lara complained…. “Brother Luke … He……F….f….” The well-mannered girl couldn’t say that dirty word after all.

“He slept with her….” His mother explained using a neutral word, as she slapped the back of her daughter’s head… Getting Rex to teach her was a bad choice… He was filling her head with some unnecessary knowledge…But she could not do anything about it, as this was Theodore’s decision.

Victor was surprised… He knew why this happened… It was probably his fault.

Lily should have applied the aphrodisiac to the swordʼs handles… It shouldn’t be that effective being applied through the palm… Unless his brother had some very perverted hobbies….

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“Mother… Why does my esteemed brother have a weird look on his face?” Lara asked waking Victor out of his stun.

“What happened to Luke?” Victor quickly asked as Lily behind him got nervous… realizing that this should have something to do with what she did back then. Was it really this effective? She had diluted it ten times…

“The family guards took him…. He broke the family rules after all. And until his ceremony next year, he would have to live in some punishment camp… I couldn’t learn more… But I heard that Rex broke his leg before they shipped him off…. What a disgraceful act for brother’s to fight over a woman… a hooker, that’s what the background report said…” She said with a sigh, as Victor nodded… He always knew that she was a prostitute… As she was destined to marry his big brother Mike…

As for the punishment…This was not about Luke sleeping with someone, as this would only lower his chance of becoming a player… The orb must be already broken anyway….

It was about the rules. The family would never tolerate any rule-breaking behavior, especially on their turf… His father must have been very angry.

So that poor Luke would probably be spending the rest of childhood in a dungeon mine… Those are dungeons that were already cleared and were left to be mined by the family for rare minerals and plants.

Those are not happy places to be in, as the dungeon air was usually not healthy for non-players. So most of the miners would usually be criminals, disobedient slaves, and unawakened family members who broke the rules… so the social situation there was not something a spoiled brat like Luke could adapt to… Who knows he might be able to survive by using his hobbies….

Anyway, after coming out, Luke would probably be given a healing pill before attending his ceremony…. That’s if he was able to get a ceremony. That would depend completely on Rita, who was getting better at the soul arts he taught her.

“Esteemed brother… Why do you keep getting distracted…?” Lara asked him again, bringing him back to the present.

“I was just thinking about some irrelevant things…. “He said… “How is your training in family art?” He asked her as he appraised.

; ; Lara Von Weise
STR 14

INT 20

LUCK 10

CHARM 28

FATE:

FATE’S POWER: E

FATE’S Direction: POSITIVE

FATE’S DESIGN: NEUTRAL

TOTAL: E+

Bloodline (ELDER DRAGON 27.3% Purity) (STABLE)(SEMI-EXHAUSTED)

“I have been doing as you told me to… And my neck no longer hurts… But…I still get very tired.” She said as Elena frowned… She didn’t know about any of this, as family art was a secret… She probably should not be here listening to them.

“I will go check my room… You can take your time” She said as she stood up,

“This way madam.” Mana, who was waiting by the door, quickly guided her.

Victor chuckled then returned to look at Lara… Her bloodline had stabilized… It was no longer decreasing, but the increase was minimal.

Other than that, her Fate seemed to have changed… That’s to be expected as he had destroyed the Orb which was the instrument for her demise.

“You are getting better… You did good,” He said as he patted her head. “In the next few days, I will be giving you some more exercises…. How long does mother intend to stay here?” He asked.

“Ah… Esteemed mother wanted to go see her family… She told me that it has been a while… So I don’t know.” Lara said, making Victor frown a little… He always knew that his mother was missing her parents…. But those guys were wolves in sheepʼs clothing… No… Now he has become the wolf… And those bastards were just pigs in sheep’s clothing.

He should inquire about this at the dinner table….

“Did you have dinner?” He asked Lara.

“No… Not yet.” She shook her pretty head.

“The dinner would be ready in 30 Minutes, Young master.” Mina who was standing nearby stated as Victor looked at her… good girl.

“Good… “ Victor said, then looked at the door… “El…. Come here.” Victor yelled….. A few seconds later, a little girl who was eavesdropping behind the door entered the room... Lara looked at her with curious eyes… She never had a girl younger than her around… She always wanted to play the big sister role… Like her, bossy, esteemed big sister Alice… And El, who looked a few years younger than her, seemed interesting…

“Does the young master need anything?” She asked politely… Endure El… Endure… Just one more day and you would be rich…

“Lara… this is El… She should be your maid while you are staying here.. Let her show you around the house.” Victor said to his sister as he shot El a threatening look.

“Ok…” Lara said as she jumped from the couch she quickly took reluctant El’s hand and then dragged her to explore her brother’s house….. She wanted to do so from the moment they arrived… She always liked detective dramas and was wondering what secrets her brother hid… brother John made some bets with her.

“Keep an I on them…” Victor told Lily who nodded and then disappeared.

Now, Should he go prepare some blood-enhancing potion... Or shall he wait for that item?...

If he used the blood-enhancing method on Lara too, wouldn’t its effect be better than just a normal blood replenishment?

Victor quickly called Kai.

“Did you find the item I asked you about?” Victor asked.

“Ah… The blueberry-eating slug?” Kai asked.

“No…….” Victor froze, then opened his eyes wild....” Isn’t it a blackberry-eating slug…” Victor asked…

“..No, it’s blue…… The libido-enhancing drug…. I found it, young master…. Two weeks later, there would be an auction in TetraQuad City where that Item would be presented ….But I thought that it would no longer be needed… as Mrs. Ann’s birthday party was canceled so you don’t have to go out of your way to buy a gift.” Kai said.

“TetraQuad…. Oh… Canceled? What happened?” Victor asked with a shock,

“Nothing…. The patriarch was angry about his wifeʼs spending, so he punished her… Those are the rumors anyway.” Kai said as he lowered his voice.

“Oh… Serve her right…. How is the situation on your side?” Victor asked.

“As usual… But the finances are a little tight….” Kai replied

“I see..” Victor said as he hung up with a very ugly frown… Kai was using codes…. Their conversation was being recorded, and his finances were being watched.

Something bad must have happened in the family… And his grandmother must be in trouble… How would the patriarch punish her for overspending? She was the one giving him his allowance! This must be a cover-up..... But who was moving the pieces?

He must question his father about this tomorrow, as maybe this might be the reason why Theodore asked Elena to come to stay here at this time.

As for the auction… He must go there no matter what…Maybe he can use the excuse of going to New Lure and getting Nova as an excuse…