After the worship ended, Ophelia solemnly promised Old Anderson that once Dark Moon Island and the Order God Church concluded their talks, they would send people to discuss cooperation with the Allen Family.
Old Anderson wept with joy. Kallen felt that this might not be a "genuine outpouring of emotion," but rather a "genuine" fit of laughter.
Kallen had informed Old Anderson of the general course of events through Alfred and given him instructions, so Old Anderson knew the true face of this "love for the ages"...
He certainly believed his own ancestor. After all, his ancestor had ridden past him on a dog not long ago.
Under these circumstances, even a veteran actor like Old Anderson struggled to keep his cheeks under control. But he was very good at covering for himself. In Ophelia's eyes, this old family head was genuinely happy that his Families had gained protection.
She could sense that the members of this family were generally very weak. Even those at level one and level two had been brought out to keep up appearances, something unthinkable on Dark Moon Island.
According to the itinerary, it was time for Ophelia to return to York City.
Old Anderson led his family in seeing them off. Watching the car drive out through the manor gates, he sighed. With Young Master Kallen's arrival, the Families' fortunes had visibly begun to improve.
He would not consider this merely the protection afforded by ancestral connections. Without Young Master Kallen, Allen Manor might have ceased to exist long ago. How could it possibly have lasted until today?
Everything would get better; everything was getting better, too.
Old Anderson suddenly felt his hand itch and instinctively touched the cane he held;
His gaze swept around, only to discover that his second son had somehow