The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 163: Mine

Chapter 163: Mine

Victor opened his eyes and watched as Tom followed Isabella out of the class. It has begun… Should he stop him? No, on the contrary, he should let him interact with Isabella more. This way, he would be able to get her to fight with Nova later to see if that would affect any of their fates. Fate was a strange subject, that despite living long and reading a lot, he barely knew anything about it… 

Now he has more pressing matters to attend to as the situation was progressing faster than he anticipated…. He didn’t expect that Yulian would appear and follow Lily to school. When he met him in his previous life, he was a decent gentleman… 

Plans needed to be changed again. He must find a way to marry Lily ASAP. …. But still, there were many problems.

First, his father would oppose her being the main wife… The solution for this would be to give her a concubine position first, then elevate her later… But that would still be difficult with his family's current situation. As they want him to marry Nova first… And maybe Lin.

The second problem would be the Von Krone. They would take her away immediately if they heard anything about marriage. And he was sure that their spies were already listening everywhere by now… The only reason they left her in his hands was that he displayed no interest in her. And this was good for her test. The harder the test, the better the rewards!

Anyway, he already had a good plan… But his moves must be as natural and hidden as possible. He must not arouse any suspicion… If he played his cards right, he might even be able to make Principal James be a witness to the marriage, and maybe Yulian too…that would make things interesting as the Von krone would not be able to back down after that.

Victor slowly stretched his arms as he sat up while the girls packed their and his unused notebooks.

“Lily, thanks for the massage…” He said with a smile as he used his phone to message his mother and ask about her location, “Tomorrow it will be Margret’s turn…. Now…Go wait for me in the car… I will be there in a moment.” He added, as he stood up and put the phone in his pocket then headed toward Zoe who was also packing her stuff.

“Cousin… Are you alright?” Victor asked her as the girls left the classroom after giving him a curious look.

“Ah…. Yeah.” She said absent-mindedly.

“ I am heading to meet my mother, and Iris is there too, do you want to come with me?” Victor asked.

“ No…. I am not feeling well. “ She replied as she stood up, she seemed broken-hearted.

“That won’t do,” Victor said as he suddenly appeared in front of her, and before she could do anything he bent down then grabbed her legs and carried her as a princess. “I will take you to the infirmary…” He said.

“Ah…. Let me go..” She said as she tried to get off him but to no avail… He was stronger than her.

“No, You looked pale and absent-minded all day… I have to make sure you are ok...” He said.

“Cousin… I am fine … Let me go…” She complained again with a blush as she looked around…. Thankfully her classmates had already left…

“Are you really ok?” He asked.

“Yes.” She replied, a little pouting… She had long realized that he was joking with her… He was cheering her up.

“Are you worried about Oliver?” He whispered in a low voice that surprised her… Did he know?

“You…” 

“Yes, I sent someone to tail him… He threatened Lily after all… And I read his file, he is your childhood friend… You really protect him a lot.” Victor whispered.

“Ummm.” She said with a blush… Her secret crush was discovered.

“Don't worry about him, I will no longer pursue him… And you should not too, he is a man after all…” Victor said with a smile, that nearly captivated her.

“Ah….. Yes…” She said…… just like a girl who forgot her wallet as if she was destined to, came back to class and ruined the romantic moment….. 

“AHH,” The girl gasped, then quickly took her wallet and ran… “I saw nothing… “She yelled.

“AHHHH…. Let me down…” Zoe quickly whispered in embarrassment as her ears turned red. She has never been carried like this in her entire life, as she always acted tough when she was a kid.

“Will you be a good girl if I put you down?” Victor asked jokingly.

“You….” She just glared at him angrily as she did not want to answer that. No matter what she replied with, it would carry a dirty meaning… She was not stupid, as she had to survive being a lonely girl in a gang of village boys.

Victor chuckled at her response and put her down…

“As I said, Oliver probably left because he didn’t like being helped by a girl… You should let him grow and then return to you when he is ready..” Victor said as he looked at her rearranging her messed-up skirt.

“I Know… “She said… Still pouting.

“Do you wanna come with me?” He asked again.

“No, I am fine… I have something to do….” She replied… She needed some time alone.

“Oh… Too bad… Maybe another day then.” He said, “See you.” He added as he walked leisurely out of class…

Zoe sighed…Why wouldn’t Oliver be like her cousin, smart and decisive… She really felt his strong muscles under his shirt when he was holding her…. He was very strong… If one day…….. NOOOOOOOOO ZOE WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

…

Victor whistled his way to the parking lot, where the girls and Leo, who was secretly inspecting them, were waiting for him. Alex had to drive his mother, and as a young master, he can’t possibly drive himself to school… So he called Leo this morning.

“Finished scamming little girls?” Margret asked him as she hugged his arm.

“No… I would never finish with that…. You were scammed by me too, you don’t seem to be very upset about it.” He said as he opened the car’s door.

“I never said I hated it… But I can’t speak for others…” She said cheekily as she entered the car.

“Young master… We also don’t hate the fact that you scammed us, ….” Mina said as she quickly dragged her blushing sister inside the car… He never asked. Victor sighed as he entered after Lily who was thinking naively that her young master had never scammed her… 

“Where to, young master?” Leo, who got into the driver's seat, asked.

“Go to the white Crane Mall,” Victor said as he relaxed his head on Margret's lap causing her to be a little surprised… That’s unusual… Did she say something that he liked?

Victor chuckled as he began to check his stats.

Not bad at all. His Health, Mana, and Stamina had all grown a little… The effect of his extensive training these days. 

Not only that, thanks to his upgraded system, he no longer needed to wait for a dungeon clear to update.

So his collection of skills has grown greatly too, especially after he added some skills from his ancestor’s stash and made the system recognize some of his skills… Even some he didn’t expect, like Creative writing… All he did was write/plagiarize some very successful movie scripts and songs from the future…Now, he needs to quickly upgrade his bloodline to get some of its skills and magic affinity.

Victor suddenly squinted his eyes …. He just noticed that Lily was a little uneasy… He knew what was wrong… She was a little curious about the way he is treating her… And she wanted to ask about that beggar… She must have felt something when she noticed him… Blood is thicker than water, especially SS Ranked blood.

“Don’t worry about it…It is what you think, It’s all because of them…. We will talk later at night.” Victor said vaguely, making Lily flinch and look at him then nodded with a sweet smile as she was happy that the young master was able to understand what she felt… He is the best… 

The rest of the girls frowned, not knowing what he was talking about.

“We have reached the mall, young master,” Leo said professionally from the front… That was a quick ride.

“You girls head back to the mansion… Including you Lily… We will speak later… I will let Alex drive me back home.” Victor said to the reluctant girls then signaled the elated Leo to drive them home.

“Young master… Be careful.” Lily told him as the car drove away.

Victor looked around the street then adjusted his jacket, and headed inside the mall.

He wanted to bring Lily too, but chose not to as to not let the Von Krone family realize that she had a special place in his heart… He had to treat her as an ordinary maid until he formally wed her… Yulian would probably commit suicide when he realized what happened right under his nose. But Victor didn’t care.

Long ago when they were drunk, Yulian promised that if his sister were alive he would have wedded her to Victor, his best friend…. 

First, when Victor met Lily, He wanted to use her to get close to her family and maybe get to know Yulian again through her … But he didn’t expect that he would fall for her this quickly. So…It would soon be the time for him to fulfill that promise. Everything would depend on his power of persuasion… and Lin’s tolerance.

Victor was lost in thoughts when he entered a double-story cafe on the third floor of the mall and accidentally crashed into a girl.

Of course, Victor didn’t flinch as the girl backed away and was about to fall, if not for Victor’s slender hand catching her.

“It seems like we are destined to be together.” He told Mira who was surprised to meet her young master here.

“LET GO OF MIRA. SHE IS MINE” A young man in an expensive suit shouted from the side making Victor frown and look at him….Just an insect… He looked back at Mira.

“Are you busy?” He asked. As many passersby and cafe attendants looked at him with horror… That young master whom he just ignored was the son of a big gang in the city… A super-rich and evil man.

“No…. I just came here for a promotion… I have already finished..” She said… She was being pestered by that second-generation rich young master…

“Good… Come with me, I want you to meet my mother.” He said as he helped her stand up, but kept holding her hand.

“YOU BASTARD… Do you know….” The young man who lost his mind began to yell but didn’t continue, his jaw was being clenched by Victor who lifted him from it, just Like a fish… 

“Insects should keep their silence… And should not keep talking nonsense… Look, your jaw is already broken” Victor said squeezing hard on the man’s mouth…, The young man screamed in pain as he tried to kick around, but failed as Victor knew how to hold him in a way that he was rendered Harmless. 

“Please let go of the young master….” A security guard suddenly said from behind as he put his hand on his gun holster…. Making Victor notice the team of five guards who surrounded him.

He didn’t care, He wanted to take the family badge… But his hands were occupied…

“Take the badge in my pocket and show it to them.” He told Mira.

“Ah….I……” She said with a blush as reached for his pants….

“Not that one idiot, the inner one in my jacket.” He said.

“Ahhhh…” Her face blushed as she quickly took her hand out and searched his jacket’s inner pocket for the badge… She quickly got it and flashed it in front of the tense security guards... 

“We have seen the young master….” They said as they bowed…. A new guard didn’t know what to do, but quickly followed suit,

“Kick this idiot out… And… then kick each others’ nuts once… Only I and other family heirs can be called young masters here!” Victor said as he kicked that young man's crotch then threw him to the ground then dragged the surprised Mira to a private room on the upper floor. Not caring what happened behind… 

“Remember this… You are only mine.” He said proudly making the astonished cafe attendants all hear… and Mira blush deeper…

…

Charlotte was sitting in a weird way… She really wanted to scratch her butt… But in front of the man in black sitting next to her… She didn’t dare to…… 

“Miss Charlotte… Isn't it time for you to accept our offer? Your position in your family is already rock bottom, and it’s a matter of time before they take away your privileges.” An old man wearing a mask said, 

“It’s not that…. I just need more resources..“ She asked as she wiggled her butt, making the man wonder if she was trying to seduce him.

“... Miss… Our young lord is already angry that you made us lose the while lotus gang for a minor feud…. He will not give you anything before you swear allegiance to him. '' He explained.

“I…. Can you give me some time to decide? “ She asked.

“Your brother’s auction will be in two weeks. And as long as nothing bad happens, he would be considered the winner… So you better give us an answer very soon, so that the dark council can help you.” The man said.

“I…. I know…. You can leave now…. I will call you in a few days with my answer….” She said, moving sideways in a strange way… He ignored her with some difficulty, he is a married man after all.

“I will….. ” The man said as he escaped the room, just as an old servant entered to see his young lady touching herself in a very dirty position...

“Ahhhh….” He froze.

“This better be good.” She said as she took her hand out of her skirt.

“... Oliver failed again…. He got help from Zoe Von Weise who discovered that we were scamming him…. has left the city, intending to join the army.” The servant said.

“Anything else?” She asked impatiently.

“Nooo… That’s it.” He said intending to leave… He didn’t get a chance as his head exploded…. No one must see the young lady in this position and stay alive…. Unless he was stronger than her.