The Young Master in the Shadows

When Victor and his two companions reached the mansion it was already sunset. They were delayed as Victor took a roundabout road to avoid detection. He had to "borrow" two cars.

The first thing Victor noticed was the lack of a guard on the gate. He was planning on letting Alpha kill him. But looking at the broken gate Victor frowned as he hurried inside without speaking.

Alpha and Alex looked at each other then followed.

When he reached the front door, he was welcomed by a pretty girl jumping into his arms.

“Young master, I missed you,” Lily said as she buried her head into his warm chest, listening to his familiar heartbeats.

“What happened? Is everyone alright?” He asked with concern as he slowly patted her silky hair.

“Yes. Only that stupid guard got decapitated.” She said without letting go, not caring about how muddy his clothes were.

“Let’s go inside to talk then,” He said then looked at Hilda who was bowing respectfully at the door. “Hilda, This is Alpha, my new assistant. Guide her to Beta and the other’s, then prepare some dinner.” He said pointing at Alpha while ignoring Lily who was pinching his arm. This girl is a little jealous. “Bad young master, every time you go somewhere, you bring a new girl home.” she cursed silently.

Hilda nodded after hearing Victor’s command, then looked at Alpha, “Miss Alpha, please follow me please.” She said while wondering if this was the same Alpha the girls talked about.,

Alpha quickly followed after Hilda while shooting Victor, then Lily a curious look. That girl's features were somehow familiar. She must have seen her somewhere, but she could not remember when.

Victor shook his head then looked at Lily who was still hugging him tightly, he slowly brushed her hair to the side then kissed her forehead. Making her relax her hug in shock.

“Come on, This young master is tired. Let’s go inside. Alex, you go get some rest too, you did great today.” He said to Alex who was a little jealous as he grasped Lily’s hand and dragged her inside, where the twins who were peeking from the window quickly saluted with blushed faces.

“I am pleased that the two of you are fine. Now go prepare some coffee for me, I will be in the study.” He said, while dragging Lily to the mansion’s study room which he didn’t use before, he remembers seeing a really comfortable armchair there though.

And indeed that chair was there waiting for him, surrounded by long bookshelves filled with nothing except erotic magazines. This must have been designed by Nick. What a vulgar taste. But this is good, next time he has guests, he would bring them here to "enhance" his image.

He slowly sat down and guided the embarrassed Lily to sit on his lap then pulled her over so her body would rest on his.

“I can relax at last.” He said with a sigh, “Now, what happened.” He asked Lily whose face was resting on his chest.

“It was an elder from the thunder sect with two of his disciples. They came for Alex.” She explained, then proceeded to tell him in detail about the battle that ensued in the morning.

“Not bad. It’s my fault, I should have hired some guards. But I didn’t want any eyes from the family to come near.” He said with a sigh after hearing the full story. “Did you inform my father or George? They promised to take care of any intruders.” He asked.

“No, neither of them was available, the assistant told me that they are in the misty mountain’s cleared dungeon,” Lily said.

“Ah, So that’s it. Well, no need to inform them anymore, I already arranged someone to fix the thunder sect.” He said. Eradicating a sect is not something that he can do casually, even if it was a tiny sect. But Sebastian was different as he can do it more silently. Even if he didn’t completely destroy them. They would be weakened enough by the time he goes to collect their treasures. As far as he knows, Every sect has a secret legacy treasury, and Alex was the main heir, so he must know how to unlock it.

After a little knock on the mahogany door, Mana slowly entered while holding a tray with a steaming cup of coffee on top of it.

“Ah, Thanks, Mana.” Said Victor with a smile as he carefully took the cup while taking care not to spill any on Lily.

Mana nodded with a blush then escaped the room. “Miss Lily is getting bolder. We should do the same too.” she thought,

Victor smiled and began to sip in his coffee peacefully, enjoying such a moment of rest was a rare occasion.

“This young master thought that after finishing the ceremony I would be able to enjoy some peaceful time.” He thought, “but until now I have been hopping from one place to another, not a moment of rest. I should build my own power quickly, to free my schedule.” He swore silently. As he slowly brushed Lily’s hair.

The peace didn’t last long as it was interrupted by a phone call. Victor gestured to Lily, who quickly took the phone from his pocket then activated the speaker. It was Aria.

“Brother, I am calling you to ask if you want to attend a socializing party organized by the city's top investors. It will happen tomorrow at the White hotel.” Aria got straight to the point.

“Not interested,” Said Victor without opening his eyes.

“Are you sure? Your fiancee would be there.” She asked. Making Lily jerk a little.

“Still not interested. Is there anything else?” He asked.

“Did you take a look at the family’s monthly report? They put your photo on the cover.” She teased.

“What? Not yet. Now go do your job.” He said as he hung up the phone.

“Did the report arrive?” He asked Lily,

“Yes, this morning. I didn’t have a chance to inform you. I will go get it.” She said wanting to stand up, but Victor's arm that was around her stopped her.

“It’s ok.” He said as he rang a bell beside his chair. After a few seconds Mina entered the room,

“Do you need anything young master?” She asked, while secretly looking at Lily’s sitting posture, Mana already told her, but she didn’t think it would be this intimate.

“Get me the Family’s report that arrived this morning.” He said, so she quickly saluted and went to fetch it. It didn’t take her long to get it, then escape the room.

Victor took the report and looked at its cover with a frown. He didn’t remember when this photo was taken, probably a few days before his return.

He quickly found the ceremony’s results and looked at his highlighted name. There was a full article about him on the next page. It contained all sorts of facts, how tall he was, how smart he was, his favorite color,...etc. Yes, he did do an interview like that before, Long long ago.

“I should have known better. But that was not unexpected” Victor said as he threw the magazine on the coffee table by his side, with a cold smirk.

“Are you not satisfied, young master?” Lily asked.

“Dear Lily, you must understand that an aristocratic family never shows its true fangs. The fact that grandmother made me an elite then published it like that means that she was only using me to attract attention. I would never be granted the true benefits of Elite disciples. Access to the family's secrets.” He said, with a smirk. He already knew most of those.

“Ah, so she wants you to be a target for the other families while hiding the true elites!” She said.

“Exactly. It’s not like I didn’t consider such a possibility.” He said, “What should I do now?” He asked.

“Prove yourself?” Lily answered timidly, she knew that this question was not meant for her.

“That’s a possibility, but I don’t like it.” He said as he hugged Lily tighter with his arm. If he really decided to prove himself, he will be expected to sacrifice himself and devotedly serve the family.

But this young master didn’t take all the trouble and risks of time travel to sacrifice himself or serve others. He will do things his way.

“I will do what they expect me to do. I will be the most degenerate elite they ever had.” He said with an evil smile as he took the phone and called Aria.

“What?” She answered with a yell, she was really upset he hung up on her earlier.

“I changed my mind, I will go to the party. Send a driver to get me tomorrow.” He said.

“I already told them you would not go.” She said, sounding annoyed.

“Then tell them that I would. And this young master would bring an escort.” He said as hung up on her again, then dialed another number. Making Lily who saw it pinch his thigh hard.

“Pervert.” She thought with jealousy.

“Ah, Hi Margaret. Are you free tomorrow night?”

“No, I need you to accompany me to the white hotel.”

“No, not that, there will be a party and I need you to accompany me.”

“Yes, that party, are you interested?”

“Yes, Meet me at the mansion tomorrow then.” He said then hung up.

“Why not take me?” Ask Lily in a faint voice.

“That won't work. You are too pretty and elegant for my plan, I don't want any of those other young masters to look at you in a formal dress and I would need my partner to seduce others too. I can't tolerate other's touching you or even thinking about you. My plan requires a slut to make me look like a pervert.” he said appeasing the pouting Lily.

“That's rude, young master. Miss. Margaret has her own difficulties.” She said with a little blush, the twins have already told her some things about Margaret. They have known her since they were kids.

“I know, but she is a slut. I will need you to find a suitable dress for her, just ask the twins for her measurements. I want her to look as hot as possible.” Said Victor as he took the now cold coffee cup and sipped at it.

His grandmother is going to use him as a smokescreen, so he will act as one, an obvious and lascivious smoke screen.

…

In an old apartment, Margret was sitting on her bed in a daze when her cousin Lulu entered the room.

“Ah, Margret what are you doing resting at this hour. Didn’t mom order you to prepare dinner?” Lulu said.

“Ah, sorry I got distracted,” Margret said as she sat up.

“I heard you on the phone. Are you going on a date? It’s been a while. I heard that uncle made you go on all kinds of dates back in the day.” Lulu said with a smirk, making Margret bite her lip. She really wanted to forget her past. But this bitch would never allow her to do that.

She really wanted to break the jaw of this cousin of hers, but she lives in her aunt’s house after all. And although they treated her like a maid, they were not that bad.

“Lulu, don’t be harsh on Margret” a male voice came from the door, it was Abe, Lulu’s big brother.

“Is it true Margaret? Are you going on a date tomorrow?” He asked Margret with concern, making her want to puke.

This guy was worse than her uncle. He tried to set her up multiple times but she refused him. He had a dream to be a pimp. And he considered Margret to be his first prostitute.

“Yes, I have a new rich boyfriend.” She lied, at best, Victor would consider her a maid or a plaything. But that guy was too powerful, and he gave her a choice, and he said that if she became his he would never let go of her. And that is exactly what she needed. A place to call home.

Abe frowned a little, as Lulu knotted her brows with envy.

“That would not work. As your cousin, I have to go with you. What if that guy is some kind of a perverted young master.” He said righteously, probably planning on selling her.

Margret thought for a moment then nodded. “Fine by me, but my boyfriend has a really short temper. You have to be careful,” she said.

This was her last test for Victor. If he fixed Abe for her, she would surrender to him.