Chapter 693: Chapter 693: The Other Man Outside (1)
Meanwhile, outside The Hades Clan, under a large banyan tree, a black Bentley was quietly parked.
Inside the Bentley.
Elias Hawthorne raised his wrist and checked his watch for the umpteenth time, his handsome brows furrowed tightly.
Quinn Thorne was also very anxious: "What’s going on? Why hasn’t sis-in-law come out after all this time?"
It’s just a visit to The Hades Clan, how long could it take? He didn’t believe that Emperor Hades had much to chat about with his brother’s wife.
More importantly, if this drags on, their boss might explode.
Elias Hawthorne was feeling extremely agitated. He took out a cigarette and lit it, but then remembered that Raina North disliked the smell of smoke and put it out again.
Quinn Thorne couldn’t help but suggest, "How about we go in and visit as well? Surely Emperor Hades wouldn’t shut us out."
"You go."
"Me?" Quinn immediately realized: "Right, if I go, it can be seen as a normal visit. If you go, it might be taken as provocation. Corvus Hades is unpredictable, like a madman; once provoked, he could do anything. If sis-in-law got hurt, boss, you’d be heartbroken."
Elias’s gaze turned slightly cold. He wasn’t worried that Corvus would harm Raina. To Corvus, Raina was a very special existence.
It was precisely because of this that he couldn’t be completely at ease. No man could be completely at ease in such a situation.
Moreover, what Elias couldn’t come to terms with was that Corvus had obviously met Raina even before he did. Corvus was also unique to Raina.
Seeing Elias’s grim expression, Quinn quickly said, "Boss, I’ll head over right away, and as soon as I have news, I’ll inform you immediately."
After he finished speaking, he swiftly ran inside.
Elias raised his hand and loosened his tie a bit, his brows hiding the strain.
He thought to himself that a lot of things couldn’t be delayed any longer; only when Raina completely belonged to him and willingly stayed by his side could he truly feel at ease.
Once inside The Hades Clan’s residence, Quinn quickly sensed something was off. Upon inquiry, he found out that it was the anniversary of Corvus Hades’s parents’ passing, and he immediately stated he was there to pay tribute.
As a servant led him towards the side hall, he seized an opportunity to slip away and head towards The Hades Clan’s ancestral hall.
At this moment, inside the ancestral hall.
Raina took the incense Corvus handed over without refusing, lit it, and earnestly paid her respects.
Corvus also took some incense and paid respects alongside Raina, then they both placed the incense into the burner.
He looked up quietly at his parents’ memorial tablets, exuding an aura of solitude and loneliness.
Feeling the sorrow emanating from Corvus, Raina couldn’t help but sigh.
There is a kind of sadness in this world from never having, and what’s more painful than never having is having and then losing.
Just like her once upon a time, feeling the same agony after discovering her true parentage.
If she could choose, she would rather have grown up struggling than have been switched at birth and spent eighteen years with the North Family.
The splendor and wealth of such a life felt more torturous than any form of punishment on earth to her.
Sadly, many things are never within one’s control.
The same logic applied to Corvus. If he had never received his parents’ love, he wouldn’t have been so heartbroken upon their sudden departure.
Raina thought, after all, they did know each other, she ought to offer some comfort.
Just as she was about to speak, Corvus suddenly spoke up.
Corvus said, "Since we’ve already paid respects to the ancestors, why not proceed with the matrimonial rites and bridal chamber rituals as well?"