Chapter 1055

Matthias was pleased with everyone's response. With a wave of his hand, his men hastily captured Peter.

A flash of terror instantly appeared on Peter's face. "Let me go! You bastards have no right to capture me. Save me, Mr. Cadwallader! Save me, Patrick! Devin, Jett, please help me!"

The bodyguards beside him wanted to take action, but Matthias' men instantly tackled them to the ground and pressed their solid weapons against their chests. They were so terrified that they didn't dare to move.

At this moment, Peter was aggressively struggling to break free. Matthias gave a knowing look, and one soldier attacked Peter's foot, handcuffed him, and took him away.

Peter shrieked at the top of his lungs, but no one dared to stand up for him.

Although they were prominent figures with influence, they didn't dare act recklessly before Matthias.

"lan, please enjoy yourselves. Myra, please tell your father I said hi!" Matthias said his goodbyes to lan and Myra before he left.

Then, he gave Jack a knowing look. After giving him a simple nod, he waved his hand and left with his men.

The moment Matthias and his men left, the suffocating air instantly dissipated.

Whispers and discussions finally erupted in the grand hall. All of them thought Matthias shouldn't have brought Peter away in such an aggressive manner. However, these thoughts were merely lip service. No one dared to pursue him.

The expressions on Patrick's, Gerard's, and their men's faces turned pale. Peter's arrest was the mark of failure for them.

Although Patrick was furious, he couldn't explain why.

Meanwhile, Gerard was embarrassed by the entire incident. Even if he rose to power in the near future, his pride had suffered a huge hit. At least, those present in upper-class society knew that Gerard's hands were tied now.

Patrick and Gerard were at a loss for words, and the lackeys who supported them— like Devin, Jett, Yolanda, and Winona-were dumbfounded. Their jaws dropped, completely terrified by what had happened, and they were at a loss for words too.

Jack was able to overturn what seemed to be a sure win for them in the most drastic way. No, it wasn't merely an overturn; it was a crushing defeat.

On the contrary, those on Jack's side were all smiles, especially Elias, who looked as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders. After countless twists and turns, for the first time, Elias felt a sense of reef, like when light broke through after a long, dark tunnel. The influence Jack displayed at this moment was terrifying.

Elias considered himself lucky for not going against Jack. Otherwise, he would have ended up like Peter.

After everything that happened, Elias finally had a clearer understanding of the Lycan family who had Jack's back. If even Jack was this powerful, just how terrifying must the Lycans behind him be?

Without a doubt, Jack was the center of everyone's attention at this moment.

Valery, who sat beside Jack, looked at him with utter gratitude. She felt vindicated and instantly burst into tears of joy.

"No way! I have to get to the bottom of this. What the hell is Jack up to?" Luca asked with a trace of irritation in his voice.

He had been holding it in for a while, standing quietly on the outskirts of the crowd. He couldn't help but realize that his old roommates had transformed so drastically since he had been away from school all these years. For people like Samuel, Jack, Isaac, Joshua, and even Ronnie, who had finally come to his senses in his senior year, something extraordinary must have happened to each of them during that time.

Feena and Bella appeared shocked and puzzled.

At this moment, Jack seemed familiar to them, but there was a tinge of strangeness hidden within that familiarity. They were curious to know what happened to Jack.

Several days had passed since the incident at the charity gala in Tarthy City, and life in Tarthy City had returned to normal.

Contrary to expectations, there were no sensational headlines from the media about the fierce confrontation between the four prestigious families or the showdown between

Matthias and Gerard Instead there was peace and harmony.

The charity gala that day was filled with media big shots, powerful families, and

even political elites. They were figures who held some level of influence over Tarthy

City.

Gerard couldn't control the media, but they could. None of them hoped that the drama during the charity gala would threaten the stability of Tarthy City.