Chapter 1025

His face was a ghastly, twisted shade of white.

Once he finally managed to catch his breath, he ground his teeth and roared, “Which son of a bitch dared to hit me? Do you realize p>

He was in the middle of his tirade.

When suddenly, Darius spotted something that made his blood run cold. He

grabbed Adrian’s arm, his voice trembling violently. “Shh p>

“Adrian, don’t, don’t… That’s Mr. Blackwood, Mr. Blackwood p>

Infuriated, Adrian shoved him away, his face twisted in fury. “What the hell are you talking about? I don’t care who he is, I’ll p>

He turned his furious gaze in that direction.

And the moment he looked.

He locked onto a pair of deep, chilling, ink-black eyes.

Those eyes were like shattered frost and ice, entirely devoid of warmth.

Adrian’s voice snapped off abruptly.

It was as if an invisible hand had clamped down on his throat, cutting off every ounce of sound.

In that instant, his blood turned to ice.

“Mr… Mr. Blackwood p>

His lips trembled as a freezing chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his skull. His entire body began to shake uncontrollably.

Nicholas Blackwood.

The crown prince of the Blackwood family in Vaelion City.

The man who stood at the absolute zenith of power, capable of upending the entire city with a flick of his wrist.

The man the Cole family had exhausted endless resources to meet, yet they still didn’t possess the qualifications for even a brief audience.

Nicholas p>

Why was he here?

And why had Nicholas just kicked him?

In that moment, every shred of Adrian’s bravado evaporated, leaving him utterly terrified to utter a single curse word.

Instead, he trembled violently, forcing a sickeningly flattering smile onto his face as he bowed his head submissively toward Nicholas. “Mr. Blackwood, I… I don’t know what I did wrong. Why would you go to the trouble of… personally kicking me p>

His throat bobbed nervously as his fingers clenched into tight fists. “Didn’t that just dirty your shoe p>

If the Blackwood crown prince physically kicked him.

It meant he must have committed some unforgivable offense.

If… if the Cole family found out he had offended Nicholas Blackwood.

They would undoubtedly disown him on the spot!

Adrian completely abandoned his laughable pride in front of the impoverished students.

He stooped to absolute groveling before Nicholas.

Nicholas, however, didn’t spare Adrian so much as a passing glance.

He walked straight over to Serena, his movements entirely natural as his arm

slipped securely around her slender waist.

The very moment he pulled Serena close.

His terrifying, murderous aura

like ice in the sun, and

a mesmerizing light danced withi

his deep, expressive eyes.

He looked down at the girl’s stunningly radiant, cool face, his voice dropping to a soft murmur. “Did that piece of filth manage to touch you p>

Serena shook her head, a mocking glint in her eyes. “He doesn’t have the skills p>

“Trash like that isn’t worth you lifting

a finger,” Nicholas said softly, pulling her hand up and gently tracing her smooth fingers with his thumb was late. I missed your glorious moment on stage, and I let your eyes get tainted by this piece of garbage. That’s on me p>

The man delivered his apology with devastating smoothness.

He even brought her fingers to his lips, pressing a tender kiss against them.

Their effortless, entirely unguarded intimacy.

Caused Adrian’s pupils to dilate in pure, unadulterated shock.

Nicholas… and Serena?

When did they… become an item?

So, Nicholas had just kicked him… for Serena?

Serena was actually… involved with the crown prince of the Blackwood family? How

the hell did she pull that off?

That was Nicholas Blackwood!

The pinnacle of power in Vaelion City, the reigning prince of the Blackwood dynasty!

Adrian’s eyes practically bulged out of his skull.

His head was ringing uncontrollably.

He felt as though he had been struck by lightning, entirely incapable of processing the reality before him.