My Substitute CEO Bride
Chapter 652

Chapter 652

Theo casually sipped his drink, already seeing through the farce happening in this room. When Grant saw The Swordsman, he was

frightened that he dropped his wine glass. This pointed to some

unresolved resentment between the two.

He must be worried that The Swordsman might disrupt the birthday

banquet, which would explain his constant apprehension toward the

man.

However, Grant’s old classmate, Dylan, had arrived. Since he was

affiliated with the National Martial Bureau, The Swordsman might

replace it difficult to act against him.

Theo pondered whether to escalate the friction between the National

Martial Bureau and Black Wind Mountains.

Sherman had followed Theo for many years and was able to see

through his thoughts easily. “If it comes to a fight, I can only protect.

you alone with my strength,” he whispered. Theo glanced at Hera’s

family at the table and abandoned his initial consideration.

Duncan, on the other hand, was fiddling with the delicate wine glass in his hand. His gaze was fixed on Hera as a sly smile appeared on his lips. He was aware of Nash’s capture and the incident at Purple

Church.

The leader of the Green Bamboo Association was indeed a

formidable man. Not only had he taken Lindon away with him, but he had also managed to send Nash to the National Martial Bureau.

It seemed that Nash would not be getting out anytime soon, making this the opportune moment for him to deal with Hera.

Melody slowly turned her head to look at Duncan, a cold glint f

in her eyes. Duncan smiled and withdrew his gaze. With his two

Mystique Loyalty Realm godfathers present, Melody was no longer that much of an intimidating presence to him.

It would not be wise to make a move now since there was someone

from the National Martial Bureau at the Zell family’s birthday

banquet. The guests at the four tables dined in an orderly manner.

While things seemed peaceful on the surface, there was an underlying sense of danger in the air.

Hera’s table remained silent. Lauren and Harrison were also eating

cautiously. Hera was seated between Skadi and Melody. Skadi picked

up a piece of sturgeon and said, “Hera, eat more. Look at how

haggard you’ve become.”

Hera had informed her about Nash’s situation last night. Skadi

initially planned to accompany Hera early in the morning, but Biancal

had arranged a boxing match. She had no choice but to get that out

of the way first.

Theo poured himself a drink, smiling as he said, “Mr. Harrison, let us

drink!”

Harrison quickly picked up his wine glass and nervously responded, ”

Sure… Okay…” He was so nervous that he did not know what else to

say.

Theo chuckled. “There’s no need to be nervous, Mr. Harrison. Nash

and I are like brothers. Now that he’s your son-in-law, you cant

consider me as your son too!”

Harrison almost fell off his chair at that. How could he treat this

young man from the Skye family as if he were his son considering hist

status?

Theo smiled helplessly. “Allow me to make the first toast!”

With that, he emptied his glass in one gulp. Harrison quickly followed

suit, finishing his own drink.

The atmosphere at the table eased a bit, and people started chatting

and laughing.

Fred could not help but replace the man sitting next to Duncan familiar.

He whispered to Sydney, who had just taken a seat beside him, “Go to your grandfather’s study and check the left drawer for The

Swordsman’s photo.”

He recalled his father possessing a photo of The Swordsman in the

drawer of his study. The photo was quite blurry, so the image of The

Swordsman was not very clear in his memory.

Curious, Sydney followed her father’s gaze and looked toward The

Swordsman. She had no impression of The Swordsman, but she

could already guess something was up from her father’s expression.

Upon entering her grandfather’s study, she opened the left drawer and

found the photo mentioned. Despite its blurriness, she could still

recognize the facial features and beard.

She then realized that the person sitting next to Duncan outside was identical to the one in the photo.

Sydney instantly paled, and she returned to her father’s side at

moment later.

Fred could tell from her face that the person beside Duncan

indeed The Swordsman. He now understood why his father’s

had trembled when he picked up his wine glass earlier. A murdero intent flashed through Fred’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

The Swordsman was a Mystique Loyalty Realm expert. He was just

an ordinary person. How was he to avenge his mother?