Chapter 72: The Governor's Here

With everyone watching, a group walked in. Leading them was a young man, swaggering with entitled pride. Chin up, his gait stiff and deliberate, he radiated aristocratic arrogance. He swept the room with a slow, dismissive glance, looking down his nose at everyone, as if this modest Looske household didn't have a single person worth meeting his eyes. Just showing up here was, in his mind, a gift beyond measure. A murmur rippled through the crowd. So this is what an old-money golden boy looks like. Behind...