Chris didn’t need to guess. The Gallatin family and the Bissbort family were destined to become the next Frost family and Sterling family-merely henchmen of the Noire family. Through their rise, the Noire family would once again secure its position as the leader of the top ten noble families.
It had to be said: the Noire family’s plan was cunning.
On the surface, the event appeared to be a fair voting process, but behind the scenes, it was all manipulation-every move calculated for the Noire family’s benefit.
Honor Noire scanned the room, his gaze sweeping across everyone. “Does anyone have any objections to the voting results? If not, I hereby declare-”
“Wait, I object!”
Suddenly, Chris stood up.
“Chris!”
The moment he appeared, Honor Noire’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected Chris, this perpetual troublemaker, to step forward at such a critical moment.
With a cold expression, Honor said, “Chris, what is your objection?”
Chris replied calmly, “I don’t think the Gallatin family and the Bissbort family are suitable to become part of the new top ten noble families.”
His words sent shockwaves through the crowd.
No one had anticipated that, at the last moment, Chris would rise to oppose the Gallatin and Bissbort families’ inclusion among the top ten noble families.
Hearing his objection, the heads of both the Gallatin and Bissbort families turned pale.
“Heh,” Honor Noire sneered. “Chris, the Gallatin family and Bissbort family were elected by vote. What gives you the right to oppose it?”
Chris smirked coldly. “What gives me the right? That’s a good question. Let me remind you-I personally removed the Frost family and the Sterling family from Middleton. If I could eliminate them, I wouldn’t mind doing the same to two more families.”
A blatant threat.
Chris’s words were a direct and undeniable warning.
Honor Noire’s face twisted with anger. But he knew better than anyone-Chris was a madman. If pushed too far, Chris wouldn’t hesitate to act.
Suppressing his fury, Honor asked, “Then, in your opinion, which families are qualified to take their place?”
Chris smiled faintly. “I think the Nance family and the Shelby family, two of the most prominent families, are more than qualified to join the top ten noble families.”
The room erupted in chaos.
“What? The Shelby family and the Nance family?”
“While they may be influential, they’re not exactly among the most powerful families in Middleton.”
“Moreover, neither the Shelby nor the Nance family holds any noble titles. What qualifies them to join the top ten noble families?”
The murmurs of disbelief swirled through the crowd.
Honor Noire’s face turned black as coal. He knew exactly why Chris had chosen these two families-both had close ties to him. Allowing them into the top ten noble families would be the equivalent of planting Chris’s influence right in the heart of their ranks.
If that happened, the Noire family’s position as the leader of the noble families would become precarious.
Honor Noire’s voice was icy as he said, “Chris, the Shelby family and the Nance family lack noble titles. They’re not qualified to join the top ten noble families.”
“Is that so?” Chris replied with a faint smile. “That’s easy to fix. Just now, I sent a message to Master William, requesting that he grant the Shelby family and the Nance family noble titles. He has already agreed.”
“You-”
Hearing this, Honor Noire was so furious he gritted his teeth.
He never expected Chris to pull such a move. It was shameless and underhanded.
“Chris, we strongly oppose the inclusion of the Shelby and Nance families in the top ten noble families.”
“The Gallatin and Bissbort families were chosen through a fair vote. What gives you the authority to strip us of our positions with just a word?”
At this point, the heads of the Gallatin and Bissbort families couldn’t remain seated any longer.
They had already been declared part of the top ten noble families. Now, Chris’s sudden intervention had overturned everything, replacing them with the Shelby and Nance families. How could they possibly accept such a thing?
Chris glanced at the two family heads and sneered. “Not satisfied? Then feel free to declare war on me. The fate of the Frost family will be yours tomorrow.”
“Chris, you’re too arrogant!”
“You have no respect for anyone!”
The heads of the Gallatin and Bissbort families were livid, but they were powerless.
Chris’s strength was overwhelming.
The Frost family had opposed him before-what had happened to them?
Lysander Frost, dead.
Hollow Frost, dead.
Plain Frost, dead.
Kevin Frost, dead.
Leonard Frost, dead.
Nearly the entire direct line of the Frost family had been wiped out by Chris.
Faced with such a harbinger of death, how could they dare provoke him?
The Gallatin and Bissbort families fell silent, their anger simmering but unspoken. The other families in the room also dared not speak up.
Honor Noire’s face was ashen. He hadn’t anticipated that Chris alone could cow so many families into submission.
It was important to note that the families present were all first-tier families in Middleton. Collectively, their influence was enough to shake all of Amerosia.
Yet, in Chris’s eyes, they were no more than paper tigers.
Chris declared coldly, “From today onward, the Shelby family and the Nance family will be part of the top ten noble families. Anyone who disagrees is welcome to come find me.”
Dominance.
Pure, unrestrained dominance.
At his words, the room fell into dead silence.
No one dared to object. No one dared to refute him.
Chris swept his gaze over the room, his voice sharp. “Let me warn you-if anyone dares to challenge my decision, don’t blame me for being merciless.”
The silence deepened, suffocating and absolute.
Under Chris’s threat, the families present were seething with rage but too frightened to speak.
Chris turned to Honor Noire. “Mr. Noire, what do you think of my proposal?”
All eyes turned to Honor Noire.
Chris’s arrogance was unmatched. He had trampled on the pride of the noble families and the entire Middleton aristocracy.
But Chris didn’t care. What did it matter if they were offended? What could they do to him?
Honor Noire stared at Chris, his eyes ablaze with fury. His fists clenched tightly, and for a moment, he seemed ready to risk everything to take Chris down.
But deep down, Honor knew the truth.
After their previous confrontations, it was clear-the Noire family couldn’t defeat Chris.
Killing Chris was an impossible task.
And if they pushed him too far, the Noire family wouldn’t be able to bear the cost of his wrath.
Grinding his teeth, Honor Noire finally spat out, “I have no objections. From today onward, the Nance family and the Shelby family will be part of the top ten noble families.”