Chapter 40: Swallowing Up Perfect Sky?

One sentence from Old Madam Norrell made everyone's eyes light up, only for that spark to die a heartbeat later. Even Ronald Norrell and Huxley Norrell, the two men who wanted the position of family head more than anyone, kept their heads bowed in silence. They coveted the seat, sure. They also knew this time they were truly powerless. The Shirvinton family was an old political dynasty with ironclad rules. Their younger generation all carried their noses in the air. On ordinary days, unless someone...