"What happened to your mood?" Arthur asked as he came back from the Gathering,
"Nothing, just some leeches asking to marry my son to their daughters," Sylvie replied.
Arthur got a bit nervous because Sylvie would always become like this whenever someone would think of exploiting their kids.
"Well, he doesn't need to think about it right now," Arthur replied,
"He can choose his partner for himself," Arthur replied, but he felt a bit odd saying this.
"Even if it means he will become the Heir of the Raven Family?" Sylvie asked as she raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah, I don't think the old man will follow the promise, especially now that we know of Lucas and Livia's existence," Arthur replied.
"That's why he is hellbent on getting the SSS Rank Mana Gem," Arthur said as he took the glass of wine from the table.
"Sigh, let's not think about it, but he can't join the Formal Dance without a partner," Sylvie said,
"Well, it is his choice," Arthur said, as they didn't want to push their ideas on Asher.
"But aren't you glad? No one would approach him," Arthur replied as Sylvie frowned, looking at him.
"What do you mean by that?" Sylvie asked, making Arthur look the other way.
And just in time, the twins arrived with Nate.
"Did you enjoy the First Floor?" Arthur asked Lucas, who nodded back at him.
Arthur quickly changed the topic before he made Sylvie even more angry.
"Nate, Verina, and your father will be coming here, so you can stay here," Sylvie told Nate as many guests sat together as the Formal Dance began.
Not all of them would, but some Families that were allied with each other would sit together to watch over the Formal Dance and the ceremony that would be hosted after, where one pair would be picked among all the people that entered the Formal Dance.
After all, there was a reason this Formal Dance was broadcasted to the world, with the winning lighting the Mana Torch near the Center Stairway, marking the start of the Kalvas Gala.
And that pair would then take out the Mana Torch on Day 4 to mark the end of the Gala as well.
As it had no value, instead of fueling the pride of the Elite Families, Arthur, and Sylvie didn't tell Asher to bring a partner for him or arrange one for him like many others.
"I heard about what happened with Casie Hargrave," Sylvie said as she touched Livia's cheeks.
"There might be some people that would like to drag you down, but you must learn to ignore them and move forward with your life," Sylvie told Livia.
"Okay," Livia nodded her head as Lucas took his seat.
Meanwhile, the Formal Dance was about to begin in 20 more minutes, and it was at this time when Reece and Raelyn entered together on the First Floor.
"Oh my god, is that Raelyn Whiteheart?" One of the girls talking with their group stopped as she looked at a certain pair entering the First Floor.
"And even Reece Williams has come with her," One of the boys noticed Reece.
As Raelyn was the Student Council President, she was quite famous among the young people.
And the same went for Reece Williams, who was the Rank 2 Fourth Year, just slightly below Jayden, who was Raelyn's Fiance.
Most of the young men here didn't like Reece for the same reason, but they couldn't undermine his talents and, most importantly, his status.
"So he is coming back to the Academy," One of the boys sitting near Tyrone Martell spoke, but they failed to notice Tyrone's expression changed when he saw Reece.
But Tyrone controlled himself as he changed his expressions quickly.
Leonard saw Reece enter, and he smiled as he stood up from his seat and went towards him.
"Took you long enough," Leonard said.
"Yeah, I needed to make up for the time I was not in World Academy after all," Reece replied.
"But I heard you are making trouble for my Fiance," Reece said with a smile.
"Well, I told you that we will not bring our friendship in matters pertaining to the World Academy," Leonard shrugged his shoulders.
"Fair. I will be coming back to the Academy anyway, so you might need to up your game," Reece said.
"I will go meet my Sister first," Reece replied as he looked around.
'Is he not here yet?' Reece thought as he only saw a single person with Crimson Red eyes, and that was Amelia.
"Let's go," Reece told Raelyn, who didn't intervene with Reece when he was talking with Leonard.
Reece had already told her about his deal with Leonard, more importantly, the Tarvian Family, and it was because of that he needed to be on friendly terms with Leonard.
"You are not happy to see me?" Reece said as he walked towards Eva and the rest of the group.
"Not really," Eva replied, and Reece shook his head.
"And you have grown stronger since I saw you," Reece looked at Kevin as he stood up to shake hands with him.
"Also, thanks for keeping company to my dear Sister," Reece said as he looked at Elena, who smiled.
They knew each other well, as their families were from Desmar, and they would meet a lot whenever Eva came to their Mansion.
And Kevin knew Reece well enough because he was Raelyn's fiance.
Although the family did the engagement, they were told to spend some time together to see if they really liked each other.
"By the way did you see the view from outside," Elena asked.
"We did. It was truly beautiful," Raelyn said as she sat down.
Elena and Eva looked at Raelyn with a bit of a surprised ,as this was the first time they had seen her in a dress after such a long time.
And right now, Raelyn was wearing a pink dress with a soft sapphire necklace wrapped around her neck.
Even though Elena and Eva were both quite beautiful, they were still amazed by Raelyn's appearance.
"By the way, is Asher Greville not attending the Gala?" Reece asked Kevin, but Asher's name made everyone's mood go down.
Reece looked around, and he could guess that all of them were not on good terms with Asher seeing that mentioning his name was enough to get this sort of reaction.
"I don't know, honestly. Nobody has seen him, so he might not attend," Kevin replied as he broke the silence.
"Oh, and here I was hoping to meet him," Reece said,
"After I wanted to see why everyone is talking so much about him," Reece said with a smile.
"Enough about him. What were you doing all this time away from the World Academy," Elena asked.
"Even Eva didn't know, as your family refused to tell anyone about it," Elena said.
"It was just a small injury, and it wouldn't have looked good on our reputation, so they hid it from everyone," Reece replied.
But as Elena and Eva squinted their eyes, Reece just shrugged his shoulders as he couldn't tell them much about it.
After all, his stay at his Family's Mansion was simply not because he was injured or sick.
But it was the reason why Williams was collaborating with the Tarvian family.
Usually, Reece wouldn't have comereturned to the World Academy until the End Year exam, but the 'schedule' got pushed, and his father suggested going back.
'Well, I will go back once we gain all the Mana Crystals required,' Reece thought, but he didn't tell them about it,
"Well, looks like many people want to meet you guys," Ria said as she looked around, and many people were looking at Reece.
"Do you want to stay here?" Reece asked Raelyn,
"No, I will go with you," Raelyn replied as she stood up.
Reece and Raelyn went to chat with others as the Formal Dance was about to begin.
Both of them were famous inside and outside of World Academy, as they were present in a lot of Social Events because they were the oldest sibling.
At this time, the reporters outside the Portal were standing still.
"Let's wrap this up. Nobody will come now," One of them said as they looked at the time.
Formal Dance was about to begin, and the Broadcast would start.
"Hey, the Portal is glowing," One of them pointed it out as they pulled out their cameras.
They were curious about who entered this late, but their expectations were not low as the last pair were Reece Williams and Raelyn Whiteheart,.
At the next moment, they saw a young man with Crimson Red Eyes, and they instantly recognized him.
But what surprised them was in fact his partner, as they had never seen such a person in the High Society.
"Do you know her?" One of them spoke out, but he got no answers.
But they didn't miss a chance to take all the photos, and the young man didn't care.
Because, after all, his entry in the Gala would be the last thing to be mentioned everywhere.
"Can you tell me now why I am here," Alyssa asked as she kept looking forward.
"Don't worry, you will know when we get there," Asher replied as his indifferent eyes looked at the White Castle.
Every person who had entered Mzelm Island was surprised by the White Castle's beauty, but both didn't seem to care about it.
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