Located in one of the most elite residential complex and the highest area in Sierra city, Rose Mansion has a total area of 5 hectares with a huge building design which resembles a castle in the Renaissance era. This mansion is widely known as the most magnificent and luxurious mansion ever built and often came up in magazines and local TV stations as one of the most fabulous houses of the year. Even though, the owner of this mansion was known to be very mysterious and eccentric. One thing that most people love about this place is….
Its hall. All visitors can watch and enjoy the view of the city lights at night with a 360-degree viewpoint. Incredibly amazing!
Rose Mansion is also known as one of the most prestigious venues for wedding venues, birthday celebrations, or private gatherings for celebrities, government officials, or famous businessmen. Ever since it has been built and established, Rose Mansion has always been a symbol of pride and prestige for "the haves" if they can have an event in this place.
Shortly, the four of them finally arrived in front of the Rose Mansion. The gate soon opened automatically with its sensors and the car entered the building. Arissa's eyes widened as big as saucers when she looked at the beauty of the magnificent building before her. Several rose carvings on top of the giant pillars also adding the elegance of this classical building.
However, the black Maybach did not stop in front of the hall building but took around way back through a park area and a large human-made lake. Behind the lake, a luxurious house stands. The design looks quite simpler than the main building but the graceful and majestic looks remain the same.
"We're here ..." Cristan said quietly as he stepped out of the car. Arissa and Jojo who were still amazed by the beauty of the hall before were utterly speechless and followed Cristan's steps entered the house.
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While he walked in, Cristan's memory flashed to the past. Nothing had changed inside the house. Everything is exactly the same as when he left it. The arrangement of the table and chairs, the color of the walls, and their old family photos. Nothing was changed at all. Cristan remembers the time when he was a kid. When he started to walk, when he played hide and seek with his grandfather and mother or when he ran away because he didn't want to take a bath because of his hydrophobia due to an accident. He was once drowned in a swimming pool. His heart tightened from the memory of the past. There is a complexion of homesickness there. But there is a deep sadness because the one that he had been waiting so much would never come home. His mentor, his friend, the first love in his life. Her mother. Arina Levy.
"Finally you come home, young master ..."
An elderly woman is standing in the spacious living room with her shady and understated gaze even though her facial expression was flat. Her straight featured her hands clasped in front. It was as if she had waited long before finally, she saw her beloved master again.
"I'm home, Chara ..." Cristan replied softly. There is a slight complication in her eyes and face.
"Great Granpa has been waiting for you in the backyard." Chara reciprocated again while she leading the way to his guests.
Cristan nodded and they immediately come inside.
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The backyard was beautifully decorated with a variety of plants and trees so it looks wonderfully shady. Meanwhile, right in the center, there is a gazebo in European-style and painted in ivory white. There is some rose carving on its pillars. The gazebo was quite large and it can accommodate up to 10 people but now, an old man was sitting inside with a disheveled and lonely face. Only a cup of hot coffee accompanied him at that moment. If you take a look at his face now, it's hard to believe that the old man is celebrating his 70th birthday.
"Happy birthday, Grandpa ..." Cristan greeted the old man and hugged him gently in his arms. His gaze became warm and shady as he looked at this old figure thoroughly. Ahh… he looks much better and happier now…
"My stupid grandson finally came home ..." The old man sighed in relief as he hugged Cristan tightly in his embrace. How long he has been waiting for him?
2 years?
Ahh.. it seems like ages.
Two years without his grandson at the Rose Mansion felt like 20 years for him.
While Cristan and Grandpa were chatting, Chara took Arissa and Jojo for a house tour. They both really admire the layout of the room and the arrangement of the classic furniture inside the house. It's simple, elegant without losing a classy touch. But one thing that really impressed them was…
The enormous collection of personal books in the library.
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"Did something happen?" Cristan asked carefully after they both finished talking about trivial matters about Cristan's study and other things that he is currently doing, including his new activity at Fashion Blast.
"This is about Senate Council of the clan…" Grandpa whispered carefully with a very serious look. Cristan narrowed his eyes while he is trying to recall something.
"Your father intends to invite Wanda Sonata to become a core member of the clan as soon as possible and we both well aware how sly she is….." Great Grandpa complained anxiously. He knows well if Wanda Sonata is appointed as one of them, the clan would fall into great chaos. Obviously, after Arina's death, she finally shows her fangs and claws directly and puts Leo Levy under her wicked spell. Through Leo's hands, she can manage to make many absurd decisions that threaten and tearing the clan apart slowly from inside. Many senior members feel treated unfairly and discriminated against with the new rules that Leo made under Wanda's instructions. Even though Great Grandpa still stands firmly in between, Leo's position as the main candidate for the next successor for the clan cannot be ignored. This created a dilemma and more or less the clan members' voices began to split terribly.
"I know, Grandpa ..."
Cristan himself only met Wanda about 5 years ago when he had just returned from study abroad and finished his bachelor's degree. At that time, Wanda came into the main house in a wretched condition because of domestic abuse had done by her husband. The bruises and scars were clearly visible all over her body. Even so, when they look at this pitiful woman, for some reason, a danger alarm immediately rang inside Cristan and Great Grandpa's head. Just right when Arina told Wanda to help Leo with the administrative duties in his laboratory at home while she recuperating and recovering her physical wounds. At that time, Cristan and Great Grandpa against this idea greatly. But Arina and her stubbornness won the fight in the end. She let Wanda stay temporarily inside their house and completely ignored Cristan and Great Grandpa. She thought that they both were a little bit too much at that time.
Arina considers that Wanda is her best friend and her husband, Leo Levy, who is Cristan's biological father, will never do anything weird behind her. Leo himself is very shy and aloof. His only friend was piles of research and experiments that he is currently working on at Levy Pharmaceutical Corp.
Right after Arina's death, there was great chaos within the clan. It was only with the help of the Senate and Great Grandpa's intervention that the internal battle within the clan gradually subsided. For a while, Levy Inc. management was handled by Jericho and Samantha Levy, two senior members of the Senate and Arina Levy's wingman when she was alive. Leo was only assigned to take full control of Levy Pharmaceutical Corp. where he found himself as a subsidiary of Levy Inc. while Jade Levy served as the COO and monitor Cristan until he is ready and declared by the Senate as the successor of the Levy Clan after Great Grandpa.
The problem now is that Leo is starting to play dominant inside the clan and slowly, he tries to get supports as many as possible from the strongest and senior clan members and get rid of Cristan who has been "prepared" as a successor. Oppositely in the past, when Grandpa wanted to appoint Leo as his successor and hold the throne of the supreme power in the clan, Leo refused it and ordered Arina to take his place. Now, after she's gone, Leo volunteered himself to claim the position!
Great Grandpa only sneers the disgust deep within his heart. He knows very well who told Leo to do all these things.
Wanda Sonata….
That sly lady….of course!
The mastermind behind all this chaos!!
"I would never expect that the situation will get worse like this. Leo, with the help of that fox lady, has managed to persuade a third of the Senate members to make Wanda one of the core members of the Levy Clan. If this thing keeps continues, half the votes of the Senate members would be transferred to your father's side. " Great Grandpa explained it with a gloomy face. Shortly, he looked much older than his real age.
"I'm getting old, Cristan. This body will no longer able to withstand the big waves that will hit our clan… " Great Grandpa complained about a soft voice. More like talking with himself while sipping his coffee slowly. It was clear that this issue had been on his mind for a few months.
Cristan nodded firmly. "I know, Gramps. Please wait for the next 2 months and I will aim what is rightfully mine… "
Great Grandpa raised his eyebrows and was about to protest when Cristan continued,
"By the way, I have a lead that Aunt Wanda killed mom. But we are still searching for the executor. Without him and his testimony, we won't be able to stop her… "
Great Grandpa's eyes immediately widened in surprise and he smiled broadly.
"Is that so?"
The confidence for making Cristan as a clan leader grew stronger. Cristan Levy turned out to inherit pure blood as a descendant of the clan. He is an avenger and never allows his enemies to get away with it. Cristan also shared how he could infiltrate Fashion Blast under his nose and monitor each move that Robert made as Wanda's partner intensively.
"I'll be a troubling grandfather for a while then," said Cristan with a sly smile. He had sent some of his traps with great care, if all his plans work smoothly according to his expectations, he can destroy Wanda Sonata and Robert Ferra in one snap.
Great Grandpa just nodded when he heard about his grandson's plan. His face beams with pride when he looked at Cristan who is sitting beside him. Slowly, the old man rose from his seat and he asked with curiosity in his voice.
"I heard you brought some special guests today?"
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