Chapter 406: Negotiations Fell Apart!

"Juliana Yale isn't Ryder Yale's blood!" The ancient martial arts practitioner delivered the line with extreme caution, his eyes never leaving Selene Quinny's face as he watched for the slightest shift in her expression. After all, she and the City Lord were siblings by blood. He kept it to the shortest sentence possible, then clamped his mouth shut. The moment those words landed, the grand hall fell dead silent. A pin could have dropped and everyone would have heard it. Only Selene Quinny kept...