Rebirth of Shadows

CHAPTER 7 Gabriel Stone

Scarlett didn't even care that her sister Daisy had been slapped.

They had many daughters in the Rose Family, and even more illegitimate ones. Daisy was just one of those illegitimate daughters. Even if Daisy died today, Scarlett, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Rose Family, wouldn't shed a tear. Illegitimate daughters were nothing more than dogs under her feet, to be used as she pleased, to live or die at her whim.

A dog wasn't worth Scarlett's attention. What she truly cared about was why her tears suddenly had no effect, and why Aurora was suddenly out of her control.

This so-called "friendship" was the result of Scarlett's careful cultivation over many years. She had painstakingly turned the naturally kind Aurora into a meek little lamb. And yet today, that little lamb had suddenly broken free from her control?

No! It couldn't be like this! Aurora was a lamb waiting to be slaughtered by her hands, and Scarlett would not allow anything to happen that would jeopardize her control!

Noticing Scarlett's rapidly changing and increasingly twisted expression, Aurora's mood improved greatly. She rubbed her reddened hand, lifted her head, and stared at Scarlett with a smile that was not quite a smile. Her voice was cold, carrying the air of an ancient noble family's pride and arrogance, as she asked each word, "Scarlett, are you sure—you're talking to me?"

Scarlett's voice stiffened, she stared blankly at Aurora, involuntarily taking a step back, her face once again turning pale. No! This couldn't be! The Rose Family depended on its connection to the Luminance Family. No matter how angry she was, she could feign innocence, but she couldn't be disrespectful to this Luminance Family’s daughter!

With that in mind, Scarlett suppressed her anger, quickly putting on a delicate and charming smile, affectionately linking arms with Aurora, and nonchalantly saying, "How could that be possible? We have years of friendship, after all. How could a wild pig like Daisy compare to that? Aurora, ah... I just didn't want you to feel unlucky, after all, today is your wedding day."

"That's good then. A wedding should be lively, with a bit of blood. It'll make for a better life in the future." Aurora curved her lips into a smirk, giving Scarlett a sinister smile, then turned her head and kicked Daisy, who was sitting on the ground, with her foot. She smiled at the fiery beauty Elena beside her and said, "Babe, I'm giving you this illegitimate daughter. Aren't you still in need of a punching bag for your boxing practice?"

Elena's eyes lit up. "Aurora, you're my soulmate!"

Daisy, disoriented and trembling, fell to her knees in front of her sister Scarlett. She clutched Scarlett's leg and burst into tears, "Sis! Sis... Save me! Help me... If I fall into her hands, I'll be better off dead! Sis! I beg you, save me!"

Scarlett gritted her teeth, trying to say something, but when she met Aurora's smirk, she swallowed her words. She could only vent all her anger on her sister. She lifted her foot and kicked Daisy in the chest!

Damn it, it was all because this illegitimate child couldn't do things properly! She had been caught on the spot!

April Hotel, belonging to the October Group, was the only eight-star hotel in all of Metropia City. Even in the surrounding provinces, it was the most luxurious hotel. It was also the preferred venue for banquets and weddings in the upper echelons of society, especially the rooftop revolving restaurant, like the brightest gem on a crown, the highest point in the entire city, overlooking the entire Metropia City.

To book the famous rooftop restaurant, you needed to make a reservation with the October Group headquarters three months in advance, and the review process was extremely cumbersome. Even ordinary tycoons didn't have the qualifications to apply for a reservation, leaving many wealthy people feeling helpless.

And today, the entire April Hotel had been booked by someone.

The main traffic arteries leading to the April Hotel had been subject to traffic control, with ordinary vehicles rerouted. The usually bustling streets suddenly became empty, with only a few luxury cars parked near the April Hotel. The guests who emerged from them were either rich or noble. Any one of them would be enough to make headlines in the local newspapers.

The entrance of the grand April Hotel was already lined with hundreds of meters of red carpet, with various roses on both sides and several ceremonial cannons waiting on the side. Two rows of handsome male and beautiful female waiters stood neatly on both sides of the entrance, waiting quietly for the incoming guests.

Today was the wedding ceremony of Stonecrest Third Young Master, Gabriel, and Luminance Family's eldest daughter, Aurora. Not to mention the fame of the LF Family and the Stonecrest Dynasty, just the names Gabriel and Aurora made many entertainment magazine reporters eager to get the scoop, waiting early nearby, only waiting for the main characters to appear, and it would be the headline of the entertainment section.

By the floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby of the April Hotel, a figure of unparalleled beauty stood beside a palm tree. The fragmented golden sunlight fell gently on his golden hair, presenting an extremely warm and dazzling color. At the age of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with fair skin complementing his tall figure and delicate rosy lips, he wore a simple and elegant white tailcoat, approachable, giving no sense of oppression, but instead exuding a pleasant and relaxing feeling, making people involuntarily cast their eyes on him.

He was Gabriel, the exquisite, handsome, and warm Third Young Master of the Stonecrest family.