Chapter 1313


    ”Luca…”


    Upon seeing Luca return, many wore smiles on their faces.


    Luca looked at Maxine before ncing at the Cadens who were present.


    One of the four experts stepped forward and asked, “Sir, who was the one who took you away?”


    Luca waved his hand slightly and interrupted him. He remained silent while looking at Maxine. Then, he


    walked over to her and stopped in front of her.


    Sensing that something was not quite right with Luca, Maxine unconsciously stood up and staggered


    backward.


    “Wh-What are you trying to do?”


    “Haha!” Suddenly, Luca burst into a peal ofughter.


    This puzzled Maxine.


    “Maxine Caden, you’ll be the family head of the Cadens from today onwards,” Luca said.


    Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.


    “What do you mean, Grand Patriarch Luca?”


    “You can’t make apromise with her. How can a young girl like her be the family head?”


    “If youpromise, the Cadens will be doomed.”


    Many cried out.


    Luca turned and looked at them, saying, “Cadens of the Southern Ridge, return to the Southern Ridge


    with me at once.”


    Then, he turned to leave.


    “…”


    Everyone looked at one another, wearing shocked and puzzled expressions on their faces. They had


    no idea what was going on. Why did Luca seem like a different person all of a sudden after being taken


    away?


    The Cadens of the Southern Ridge were frustrated and had no desire to leave. However, since he was


    one of the highest-ranking members of the family, no one dared defy his orders. Thus, the Cadens of


    the Southern Ridge gradually left.


    Soon, only the Cadens of the Capital remained.


    As she watched the retreating figures of the Cadens of the Southern Ridge, she was perplexed by the


    entire situation. Intelligent as she was, she had no idea what was going on.


    Someone intruded upon the Cadens’ household and abducted Luca. Then, upon returning unscathed,


    he gave up on trying topete for the position of the family head with Maxine. Not only that, he even


    hurriedly returned to the Southern Ridge.


    This was bizarre.


    “Who’s helping me?”


    Maxine was puzzled. She knew someone must have been helping her out in secret, but who was it?


    From the Cadens’ words, she knew that Luca was taken away by an extremely powerful figure who


    was most likely an eighth-rank grandmaster.


    However, she was not acquainted with any eighth-rank grandmasters at all. Putting her thoughts aside,


    she waved slightly. “It’s gettingte, we should rest up. We can discuss more tomorrow morning.”


    Then, she turned to leave.


    However, neither of them would ever send an eighth-rank grandmaster to help her secure the position


    of the Cadens’ family head.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    At that moment, Thea’s words came to mind.


    ‘Then disappear…’


    Those words Thea uttered surfaced in her mind.


    “A ck sword?”


    Maxine was reminded of what the Cadens had told her.


    “Could it be… Thea?”


    The mere thought of this idea gave her a fright, and she instantly dismissed it.


    She found it ridiculous that she seriously contemted the idea.