As Silas and his cousin Lucian Hale stepped into the courtyard, all the guests swarmed over them in an instant, buzzing with excitement as they scrambled to hand over business cards and strike up conversations. Every single one of them wore looks of utter reverence in their eyes. Damn, Silas was way richer than I'd thought. Jaxsen froze solid on the spot, staring at me like he couldn't believe his own eyes. His voice came out tight and strained, "What did he just say? When the hell did you meet Silas?" I gave him a cool, deadpan reply. "None of your business." Seeing that Jaxsen was starting to waver, Luvy immediately sashayed up to Silas, her voice sickly sweet as she simpered, "Master! Why on earth would you bring a rude, vicious woman like Yeya to the banquet? She must have tricked

