Chapter 1851

Harper was initially filled to the brim with enthusiasm when he was assigned the task of driving a wedge between the families. Still, when he received their responses, he was dejected as he returned.

"Aurelius, the plan isn't working! People like Tyson and Victor are going all out! Before Victor left Stonedale, he fought with the members of his family. Now, the Albrights are in chaos, and several forces are vying for the position of the patriarch of the family. Victor doesn't want to return, nor will he budge from his choice, even when something like this happens. It's the same for all the other families."

Aurelius frowned in dismay; this situation wasn't within his calculations. He initially thought that he could pressure Victor and the others by creating chaos within their families. Nonetheless, much to his chagrin, these people had burned their bridges the moment they chose to support Matthew. Therefore, the plan failed miserably before it even started.

When Harper saw that he wasn't getting any response from Aurelius, he shrugged and asked, "Why don't we just fight them head-on?!"

"Can you stop thinking about fighting all day long?" Aurelius glared fiercely at him. "Have I not made myself clear?! We can't afford such a loss!"

Harper huffed, "What should we do now?"

Aurelius answered solemnly, "Since this doesn't work, let's try another one."

"Is there any other way to force those people to leave? I don't think so."

"We don't have to force them to leave." Aurelius rolled his eyes as he replied, "Many people are on Matthew's side, but there are only a handful of real martial artists. Since we can't win against them in a straight battle, we can sneak in and ambush them. Harper, call the family and request them to send a group of experts over. Then, we can sneak into Lakeside Garden and assassinate these people."

"W-What?" Harper was dumbstruck. "Are you sure this will work? There are thousands of people helping Matthew—"

Aurelius side-eyed him. "Do you think these people will surround Matthew 24/7?"

Harper blabbered, "N-No. Definitely not..."

"That's what I'm saying. Our target is Matthew, and the others are not important. We have a bigger fish to fry. This time, if we can sneak in and capture Matthew quietly, we don't have to worry about others.

Even if they find out about our scheme, those experts we send in can easily escape with their abilities.

Matthew is the leader of the pack, so we must cut off the head of the snake. Once we capture him, these people will be frantic without their leader. It will be a piece of cake for us to deal with them later.

Do you understand what I'm getting at?"

"Yes!" Harper nodded and grinned from ear to ear. "When we capture Matthew, can you let me deal with him first? This b*stard attacked me and hurt me. I want to kill him!"

Draмanovels.cоm "Alright!" Harper moved in his seat when he heard his brother's promise and nodded profusely.