Chapter 1440
Before the video played, everyone had only heard from others how Serena Lancaster had saved Severia and rescued those top-tier experts.
They had also seen how those top medical titans practically worshipped and respected Serena.
But none of that came close to the sheer impact of witnessing it with their own eyes.
This was a scene that would move anyone with Elyndorian blood flowing in their veins.
At this moment, everyone understood clearly.
The fact that Serena could stand here, that she could earn the respect of so many people, was not due to luck, packaging, or the halo provided by the Lancaster family.
It was because she herself was the light.
Watching her daughter on the screen, tears instantly fell from Catherine Vinton’s
eyes.
Her Serena p>
So, in places she hadn’t known about, she had braved so much danger and navigated so many storms all on her own.
Edward Lancaster’s eyes also grew red with emotion, his hands resting at his sides slowly clenching into fists.
Old Mr. Lancaster watched with a heaving chest, feeling both immense pride and a deep ache in his heart.
This was how the granddaughter of his Lancaster family should be.
But a child like this should have grown up sheltered in their palms, rather than walking through seas of fire and mountains of blades all by herself.
At this moment, the scenes on the screen continued to switch.
From those perilous trials, it slowly transitioned to footage of the girl returning to the Lancaster family, surrounded by her relatives.
Finally, the image froze on a Lancaster family portrait.
Serena stood in the center, her expression cool, yet softer than it had ever been.
Old Mr. Lancaster sat in his wheelchair right beside her.
Catherine Vinton and Edward Lancaster stood behind her on either side.
Further to the sides were the three Lancaster brothers.
In the picture, she was finally no longer alone.
Watching this scene, an inexplicable softness washed over everyone’s hearts.
And right at that moment, a tall, slender figure slowly materialized on the edge of the Lancaster family portrait.
It wasn’t an abrupt insertion, but rather someone walking step by step out of the light and shadows.
He seamlessly and naturally integrated into that family photo.
Then, Nicholas’s deep, magnetic voice slowly resonated: “Serena, welcome home p>
The voice was low, gentle, and
carried an unprecedented
And please allow me to onity:
Ston
to your side p>
The large screen gradually went dark.
A beam of light cascaded from the domed ceiling, like a river of stars descending upon the mortal realm.
At the end of the light, a tall, elegant figure stepped forward.
Nicholas wore a dark formal suit, his frame tall and straight, his features still carrying the aloof and indifferent aristocratic air that outsiders were familiar with.
This was the Crown Prince of the Blackwood family, the man feared by everyone in Vaelion City.
Noble, cold, and peerless.
As if nothing in this world could truly catch his eye.
Yet at this moment, as he walked step by step toward Serena, all of that distance shattered.
In those normally cool eyes, there was only tenderness, deep affection, and a kind of… submission.
The gazes of all the guests followed him.
The moment they saw Nicholas, everyone naturally understood.
This was the surprise prepared by the Crown Prince of the Blackwood family.
And as for what it represented… everyone knew that perfectly well too.
Catherine Vinton looked at her
daughter standing there, waiting for
Nicholas to approach, covered her
mouth, leaned into Edward’s
embrace, and let the tears stream down her face.
She hadn’t expected Nicholas to have prepared all of this.
He had actually taken the path Serena had walked and laid it out, piece by piece, in front of everyone.
Making sure everyone saw clearly that Serena’s return wasn’t an act of charity from the Lancaster family.
It was the pearl returning to its rightful place.
She was always meant to stand here.
He had truly put his heart into this.