The room went still for a long moment after Sebastien’s announcement.
“One hundred million…” Harold whispered, almost breathless. His aged hands trembled slightly on the armrest of his chair. That amount… it was nearly everything the Lancaster family in Lisle City once possessed before their fall.
For Reginald to offer such a figure — it could only mean one thing: the Lancaster family in England had grown far beyond what he could ever imagine.
Gerald’s face lit up with excitement. His eyes shone like a man who’d just seen salvation.
“Really? That’s fantastic!” he exclaimed. “Father, did you hear that? With that kind of money, we can rise again! We can rebuild everything we lost!”
Ethan and Marisa exchanged hopeful glances, their hearts racing. For a moment, it felt like the nightm
