Chapter 602 - 462: The Eve of the Storm

Chapter 602: Chapter 462: The Eve of the Storm

"Stop!" Aaron Rook’s panicked voice rang out, but he could only watch helplessly as the scene unfolded before him.

Nina Rook’s white Divine Sense dissipated in less than a second under the pressure of the devouring power in Lex Cross’s hand.

"Lex Cross! Nina was your fiancée! How could you go this far?" Aaron Rook didn’t want to confront Lex Cross right now. He knew that if Levi Seymour was truly dead, then it was highly likely Lex had already broken through to the next level.

But even though he couldn’t sense Lex Cross’s level now, it was normal for the Cross family to have a few tricks up their sleeves for concealment.

What unsettled him the most wasn’t just Lex Cross, but the woman by his side. If what Jude Seymour had described was true, this woman currently had at least three Divine-level Space Fragments inside her. And right now, he could clearly sense that she had already reached the Cosmic Level.

’To possess a Divine-level internal space at the Cosmic Level...’

’She’s even more formidable than the prodigy from back then. How can anyone be at ease with her around?’

’If this woman cannot be used by my Rook family, she absolutely cannot be allowed to exist. She’s disrupting the balance of power among superpower users.’

"You old geezers are the ones who arranged this engagement. What does it have to do with me? This woman tried to harm me. That is unforgivable."

"She is still the heiress of the Rook family. She should be punished by the Rook family. You have overstepped your bounds."

"Listen, old man. Your Rook family heiress tries to murder someone, and you expect us to leave her alive so she can get revenge? Are you kidding me?"

"Little girl, the affairs between my Rook family and the Cross family are not for an outsider like you to interfere in!"

"Old geezer, the affairs of my Cross family are not for you to interfere in. Why are you here today?" Lex Cross was about to show him the door, but at that moment, Graham Cross walked over from a short distance away and also saw Aaron Rook.

Seeing Aaron Rook in a standoff with the Young Master and Flora Bloom, Graham Cross’s heart tightened, and he immediately hurried over.

"Great Elder Rook, I didn’t expect to see you here. Please forgive my poor hospitality!"

’The Rook family’s Great Elder surely didn’t come here just to find Nina Rook’s Divine Sense. But I can’t quite put my finger on what’s wrong.’

"Graham Cross, it seems your Cross family intends to make an enemy of my Rook family. My family’s heiress, Nina Rook, died at Lex Cross’s hands, and he wouldn’t even spare the last remnant of her Divine Sense. It seems that once we return to the Ancient Universe’s Star Nation, our two families will need to renegotiate the allocation of our ancestral domains."

’Graham Cross is the Family Head’s brother and Lex Cross’s uncle. His superpower level has already reached the peak of the Nebula Level. But the man is extremely preoccupied with family matters. If that weren’t the case, with his aptitude, he wouldn’t just be at the Nebula Level right now; he would have broken through to the Cosmic Level like me, or perhaps even earlier. This man places extreme importance on family honor. If I say this, he will definitely act in his family’s best interest and avoid making an enemy of the Rook family.’

If he had said this to Graham Cross a month ago, Graham would have absolutely taken it into consideration and tried to persuade Lex Cross. However, after experiencing life in the Morhaven base these past few days and getting to know Flora Bloom, he no longer saw the need to play nice with the Rook family.

"Great Elder Rook, we haven’t even settled the score for your Rook family heiress attempting to assassinate my Cross family’s Young Master, yet here you are, the guilty party filing the complaint first and demanding an explanation?

Fine! Once we’re back in the Ancient Universe’s Star Nation, we most certainly *will* have a good, long talk about the distribution of our ancestral domain territories! I will also report to the Family Head that my Cross family will absolutely not let the matter of your Rook family’s assassination attempt on our family’s prodigy rest."

Aaron Rook frowned. "You, Graham Cross, don’t you twist right and wrong! How could Nina possibly kill Lex Cross! She’s been in love with him since she was a child. Everyone knows that!"

Flora Bloom suddenly leaned against Lex Cross’s shoulder, a look of profound grief on her face as she said, "Alas. When you get right down to it, it was a case of love turning to hate. When she learned that Lex had fallen in love with me, she decided if she couldn’t have him, no one could, which led to this tragedy.

Elder Rook, is this really how your Rook family teaches the next generation?"

"Outrageous! Since our two families had a marriage agreement, how could the Young Master of the Cross family take up with another woman? Doesn’t that violate the pact between our families?!"

"This so-called marriage agreement was just a verbal promise made by your older generation. No formal contract was ever signed, so how could it possibly count?"

"But Nina has loved you since she was a child! How could you do this to her?!"

"Just because she likes me, does that mean I have to like her back? In that case, I, Lex Cross, have wronged many women, not just one from your Rook family."

"You, you, you!"

"So it was a case of trying to force a sale. No wonder she resorted to murder when she couldn’t get what she wanted. But don’t worry, the person is dead now. You’re safe! It’s my fault, really. If you hadn’t met me, that Nina Rook wouldn’t have wanted to kill you." Flora Bloom patted her chest, feigning relief. Her act enraged Aaron Rook so much that his face turned purple, then green. The words "You, you, you" kept sputtering from his lips, but he couldn’t form a complete sentence, and he nearly coughed up a mouthful of old blood.