My Substitute CEO Bride
Chapter 1514

The Hill family's downfall caused considerable upheaval in Jonford overnight. A second-tier family had vanished from the scene while a new one rose rapidly. This demonstrated the formidable capabilities of Jonford's Lady Demon. Hera struck fear into the hearts of second and third-tier families like never before.

The situation with the Hill family was significant but not overly so. Meanwhile, another piece of news quickly spread through the social circles of Jonford. One person asked in a group chat: [Did you hear that two reclusive families from Antaria are about to hold a marriage? Have you received an invitation?] Another replied: [No, I haven't!]

Someone exclaimed in surprise: [Wow, you guys are second-tier elites, but you haven't received an invite?] Another added: [That's nothing. I just messaged Mr. Watson, and even he hasn't received an invitation!] Someone tagged him directly and asked: [@WalterWatson Mr. Watson, you didn't get an invite either?]

Walter responded truthfully: [Thanks for asking. Indeed, I didn't. The Cricton and the Thoran family are both reclusive families, rumored to have ancestral ties to ancient sects. They're nearly on par with the legendary Young family. I paid a million just to get this information from someone involved with the invitations. He said only five invitations were sent to Jonford]

Another queried: [Who has those five invitations, then?]

Someone speculated: [Is that question necessary? Two of them are surely with Ms. Lewis and Mr. Calcraft, and the other two must be with the governor and the chief of the Inspection Office!]

[And the last one?]

[It's probably with the Lee family, given that they have a retired major among them!]

At that moment, Walter replied: [That's correct, the last invitation is indeed with the Lee family.]

...

Antaria was a first-tier coastal city and a state under Drakonia's direct administration which had a GDP that rivaled Motadine and Capiton. It was home to three reclusive families the Cricton family, the Thoran family, and the Lazadar family.

These families all originated from an array cultivation sect, with ancestors who were once elders of this sect.

Antaria also boasted two rapidly rising top-tier families. The Varhess family had a martial arts lineage and controlled six martial halls. Their head was also the leader of the Divine Strategy Squadron.

The Schmidt family had a history in business and was virtually unknown domestically, but their overseas operations were incredibly formidable. The Schmidt family focused solely on philanthropy, avoiding all other business activities. These five families drove Antaria's

GDP.

...

Nash sat in his office at the base, reviewing Antaria's distribution of power as provided by Lumi. Moments later, he picked up his phone and dialed Theo's number.

Seeing the call from Nash, Theo's scalp tingled as he began sweating profusely. After hesitating, he nervously answered, "N-Nash, I was just in the bathroom!" "Prepare a private jet for me to fly to Antaria tomorrow."

"Huh?"

Startled, Theo quickly recovered, relieved it was not something more serious. Nash ended the call without saying anything further and then turned to discuss the acquisition of several private jets with Lumi.

"There's no need to buy private jets. We'll soon have our own aerial combat group, which will include a personal aircraft designated for your use," Lumi said.

As Nash was preparing for a retreat in the illusion array, he received a message from Fabian. [The Giraud family may have enlisted a deity to target you. Be extra cautious in the coming days.]

Nash replied succinctly before entering the array: [Okay.]

Deities were spirit entities from the Nihon culture, somewhat similar in function to the East's zoomorphic deities. Deities varied in strength, and Nash was actually quite interested to see just how formidable the Nihon's deities could be.