Chapter 51: Savage Face-Slapping (Part One)

As soon as Richard Duffus spoke, the hall went dead still. Everyone stared at Carlos Yale, disbelief, shock, and confusion tangled in their eyes. He was a penniless nobody from the slum. A few days ago, the name Carlos Yale meant nothing-an ant you wouldn't spare a glance for on the street. And now, in mere days, he had become the King of Hertzon's brother? Was this a slave throwing off his chains and rocketing to the top? In an instant, many of the upper-crust families began looking at Carlos...