The ominous feeling in their hearts sent waves of unease through those lurking in the shadows with ill intent.
No!
The Wayne Family merely had an accidental fire!
That's right. That's all it was!
They all reassured themselves inwardly.
There was nothing strange about that.
People instinctively denied ominous premonitions.
Just as they resisted death.
They were afraid, but it did no good.
What was coming would come, and nothing could stop it.
No number of reasons or excuses would change that.
Because from beginning to end, they had never known just what sort of person they had provoked.
The new Count Wayne was no different.
Outside the manor, wind howled and rain poured. Inside the hall, it was warm as spring, and people danced beneath the lights to the music.
The new Count Wayne smiled and repeatedly raised his glass.
To the new count, this was more than an ordinary dinner party. It was the moment he formally proclaimed his ascension as head of the Wayne Family.
Thus, the extravagance carried an air of authority.
The fully armed guards stationed throughout the manor intimidated not only outsiders, but also the smiling relatives before him.
The new Count Wayne understood perfectly.
His relatives refused to accept him!
And that resentment would persist for a long time to come.
But what could they do?
After all, he was already the new Count Wayne, the new family head.
The entire Wayne Family would answer to him.
The moment he had seized control of the family guard ahead of everyone else, all of this had been settled.
A bunch of idiots!
Whenever he recalled how these former rivals had tried to win him over after the old count's death, contempt and disdain filled his heart.
He had had enough of being ordered