The Union conference was in full swing. All those who needed to be there were in the same circle; the center was where everyone concentrated their attention.
People from all four families stood in the middle of the hall, discussing the utmost importance—or so the people believed.
But those who were part of the circle knew there was no critical information to be passed around here.
Instead, it was a futile competition of who could maintain a facade of calm and indifference for longer. And at that moment, Mark was clearly on the losing end.
He was the only person in the circle who could not hide his irritation and showed everything on his face.
Compared to him, everyone else was calm, and they were already the head of their family.
"Alpha Tweten, may I ask you an important question? How did you get Rika Goodwill to become your partner? We all know that she does not attend parties like these. Did you blackmail her or something?"
