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William froze for a moment when he saw that woman, and memories flooded his head. This wornan shared the same desk as him during their freshman year and his first crush. She came from a Moran clan. and this attire was what she usually wore. She stood out among the crowd.
William didn’t have the chance to get to know her, however, for she dropped out after a month of studying. This woman’s name was Rayna Talavera. She also had a Moran name, but no one knew what it
was.
Rayna’s beauty was the talk of the whole campus. Students of every year would wait around after class ended just to catch a glimpse of her. Even some of the younger lecturers tried to approach her. However, Rayna never got close to anyone. Eventually, the handsome and rich men gave up. Everyone kept their love hidden deep within their hearts.
It was surprising to see Rayna joining the dinner.
A lot of people recognized William the moment he showed up. Some said hi, while some averted their gaze. He was an ex–convict, so some students refused to talk to him. William took his seat and said calmly, “It’s been a while.”
Rayna smiled at him. “You haven’t changed.
“And you’re as beautiful as ever.”
A sweet smile curled Rayna’s lip. Everyone else changed a lot.”
William noticed that Rayna was shining. It was a colorful light, and she radiated a nice scent. It smelled like flowers, but it wasn’t. He wondered what was going on, so he turned on his third eye and saw something shining residing in Rayna’s belly. That thing was about the size of a pinky and looked like a bug. The bug was the source of the light. Embedment? A hint of fury flared in his eyes.
In the memories he inherited, there were records of entomancy, and there was one particular skill that was used to make powerful insects called embedment.
Embedment was an evil skill. It required the user to embed an insect into the body of a female, and then the user would provide the female with a lot of powerful herbs and food. The insect would then absorb its host’s nutrients, and once it grew to maturity, the host would lose all her blood and die a grisly death.
Noticing the shift in the air around William, Rayna smiled. “On second thought, there is something. different about you.”
“Is that so?” William closed his third eye. “I was jailed for a couple of years, so maybe it’s that.”
“I see.” Rayna was surprised. “That’s unfortunate, but you’re a great man. You’ll get over it.”
Just then, a young man showed up, and he frowned when he saw William sitting beside Rayna. Imperiously, he said, “You, change your seat.”
William looked at him. This young man was called Hutch Conker. He was short and tan–skinned, but he thought he looked good. His father was the deputy mayor of Goldriver and his family was well off, hence his arrogance. William said coolly, “Piss off”
Hutch froze. He thought William would do as he was told, but he didn’t think William would be unfazed
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who have bright futures. You should be lamenting your fate. And you have no right sitting beside Rayna,” “Sounds like you’re saying you have a bright future. I don’t think so.
Hutch chortled, “Fine, I’ll tell you. My father has gotten me a job at the county’s National Land Agency. I the head of that agency in three years. As for you, I bet you can’t even find a job, considering that you didn’t even graduate and are an ex–convict.”
William looked at him. I am something of a fortune teller myself, and judging from your face, you’ll bring misfortune to your whole family. Because of you, your father will lose his job today.”
Hutch sneered. “That’s crackpot theory.” Hutch didn’t believe William at all. That’s preposterous.
“I wonder…” William made a call to Sheldon. Once it went through, he said, “Sheldon, I have something to tell you. It’s about Goldriver’s deputy mayor.”
Sheldon paused for a moment. “What is it?”
“He abused his power to get his son a job in the county’s National Land Agency, and he’s going to promote his son to head of the agency in three years. His son has a car worth seventy–five thousand, and he spends about tens of thousands a year. The deputy mayors don’t make that kind of money. I suspect that he’s taking bribes.”
Sheldon was a righteous officer. In his twenty years of working as a politician, not once did he ever take any bribe. Money was not his pursuit, and hearing someone working for him taking bribes filled him with fury. Thank you for the tip. I’ll look into this
The call ended, and Hutch was frozen in shock. He stared at William, asking, “Who was that?”
“Oh, you know, Justford’s mayor.
Hutch sneered. “Yeah, and my dad’s the governor.” He didn’t believe it at all. Justford’s mayor was a top dog, and an ex–convict like William could never know him.
“It’s fine if you don’t believe me. Your father will call you soon, I believe.”
Hutch’s heart sank. Could it be true?
Just then, Sophie and Zach took their seats behind William. It was where they actually sat in their freshman year. Sophie knew that Kane treated William as his guest of honor, so she said nothing.
Zach, however, had no idea about it. He was annoyed seeing William sitting with Rayna, and he hissed, “You actually came? Damian was just being polite. Man, how low can you go?”
William frowned. He’s asking for it. William picked up the bottle of water on his table and hurled it at
Aidan.
The smack hurt Aidan, and he turned around in fury only to be met with William’s icy gaze.
“Get over here,” said William curtly. He would show no mercy to a traitor like Aidan.
Aidan’s face fell, but he approached William and glared at him. “What do you want?”
William chuckled. “Nothing. Honestly, after what you did to me, I ought to destroy your family and make sure you never rise back up again.”
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Aidan’s heart was filled with fear, and he clenched his fists. “I’m sorry for what I did, but I was punished for it, wasn’t I?”
Aidan didn’t think William was bluffing. He was friends with Brandon, Tia, and Kane. If he wanted to, he could use his connections to destroy Aidan’s family. William pointed at Zach. “This moron annoys me. You have three minites. I want him exiled from this city for good.”
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