The Young Master in the Shadows

Although their destination was not very far, the car moved slowly because the roads were congested due to the summer gathering’s preparations,as a lot of important people were expected to attend and some roads were closed.

Abe wanted to have some private words with Victor, but that damn driver had his ears turned backward so he didn’t dare to speak. Eventually, they reached their destination after a few minutes of awkward silence.

“Wait for me here,” Victor told Leo as he stepped down. Abe quickly followed, this was his chance. After walking for two minutes he cleared his throat as he saw that Victor stopped to inspect his surroundings.

“Young master, we raised Maigret in our house, we fed her and bought her clothes. And my mother would be very sad if she left us, and she might call the police and accuse you of scamming her. I was wondering if you could pay us some kind of compensation….” Abe said in a low voice as he walked beside Victor, Most elites would choose to pay, as they would be afraid of scandals.

“Oh, you want to sell her to me?” Victor asked with a smirk.

“I will never use those words,” Abe said, but he really meant them.

“I will give you one million. But after that, you would have no relationship with her. And If I saw you near her or near my mansion in the future, I would order my guards to kill you then feed you to the dogs.” Victor said as he looked around, making Abe feel excited. He didn’t take Victor’s threats seriously. But he needs to bargain a little, maybe add another hundred grand.

But before they could continue their conversation a hooded man approached Victor and asked in a hoarse voice,

“Are you looking for something special?” The man said as he looked around,

Victor nodded and patted his pocket.

“Follow me.” The man said as he walked into a nearby narrow alley with Victor behind him.

Abe slowly sneaked behind them, standing behind a trash bin and using only his head to look at the transaction happening in the alley, to be shocked by what he saw.

The man was about to take out his merchandise when Victor shot him in the head with a silenced gun that neither Abe nor the man noticed.

Abe gasped, but quickly put his hand on his mouth and stepped away in horror. He saw it, that guy had a small lotus tattoo on the back of his hand, he was a part of the Lotus gang.

Victor slowly approached the man and took whatever was in his pockets then left the alley and looked around to see Abe who was standing casually with sweat all over his neck.

“Ok, so it’s a deal, I will send you the money tomorrow,” Victor said

“Ah, yes yes. I will be waiting, now I have something to do.” Abe said as he hurried away. He was planning to sell his sister too. But he didn’t dare linger with this madman anymore. If the guys behind the drug dealer, the Lotus gang discovered his identity, he would be sleeping together with Victor with the fishes tomorrow. His cousin would probably end up in their hands now that her boyfriend killed one of them. Too bad she can’t be sold anymore.

“It doesn’t matter, safety first.” He thought, he just hoped that Victor would send him the money before they reached him.

…

Victor didn’t care about that idiot. He just looked at the needle in his hand.

; MEER FLOWER THORN D (USABLE ONCE)

POISON EFFECT D ;

That man was an assassin that was sent to kill him. That woman with child earlier must have bugged the car or Leo, Victor can see that they had the slave mark of the Von Geldstadt family using his appraisal skill. That kid was a 70 years woman in disguise.

When they heard he was coming here they arranged a drug dealer to take him somewhere remote then finish him. That man was a player. But Victor used his disguise to hide the gun and shot the man when he was distracted.

He didn’t expect those guys to go after him, this must be an act of revenge for Titus's arrest, he didn’t believe that they figured out that he was the one who stole their auction merchandise.

“Shit” He cursed, now he had another bitch trying to kill him. But that woman was also on his list, so a conflict with her was just a matter of time, but he was still too weak to face her.

Victor quickly texted Lily and Hilda to be careful then continued to stroll through the side streets as he collected his thoughts.

He didn’t lie to Leo, he was really there to buy drugs, and he finally reached his destination. The store he was standing in front of right now was the same small traditional pharmacy he bought Tom’s “medicine” from before.

Victor slowly opened the sliding door and entered to be welcomed by the old Alchemist.

“Oh, it’s you again.” He said.

“Yeah, I need some ingredients,” Victor said as he took out a piece of paper filled with scribbles of herbs and materials names.

“Did your wife give birth to a healthy child?” The Alchemist asked as he took the paper.

Victor quickly understood what the old man meant, he was asking about the performance of the childbirth drug he sold him a few days ago.

“Ah, not my wife, but yes. It was a naughty boy. We named him Tom, the drug's effect was just as expected. ” Victor said with a smirk.

“Oh, that’s good to hear.” Said the old man as he flipped the paper to read the ingredients written on the backside.

“The materials on the front side have both a mind-calming effect and an irritating one. Very contradictory, Are you sure the recipe is correct?” The old man asked with a frown.

“Yes, they are meant for a naughty girl. Do you have them?” Victor asked.

“Yes, They are not expensive, but the ones on the back are troublesome.” He said.

“Do you have a way to get them?” Victor asked.

“If my guess is correct, those are meant for a formation. I have only half of them, and they would cost you a lot of COINs. As for the rest, I will introduce you to a friend of mine who probably has a few of them.” the old man said,

“Fine by me.” Said Victor, some of those materials were thrown in to mask the true formula.

The man gestured to his assistant to take care of the shop as he climbed a rusted side ladder into an attic in the shop.

He returned 15 Minutes later, carrying two paper bags.

“The first one would cost you $1500, While the second one would cost 80000 COINs. It contains the melody herb which is quite rare.” The man said.

Victor nodded then quickly paid him. He no longer cared about such little change since he got Alpha, his big piggy bank. This reminded him that he forgot to give Alex the new armor he bought for her in the dungeon. But he didn’t get a chance because of Sebastian’s sudden appearance.

“This card contains the address of my friend's shop. Tell him I sent you and he will give you a special price.” The Alchemist said as he gave Victor a fancy business card.

“Ah, Thank you!” Victor thanked the old man and left the store with the bags headed toward the car where Leo quickly helped him put them in the back trunk.

“All done?” Leo asked, as he looked strangely at the bag, Are those things drugs? That’s a lot. Is the young master getting into this business?

“I will drive alone. You go back to the company then return tonight to take me to the party. And take a shower you stink.” Victor said, as he entered the car then drove off leaving The stunned Leo standing in the middle of the road. Leo had a tracker symbol on him that would always send sound and coordinates around the target to its creator. Luckily those kinds of spells are short-lived, only a few hours.

Those guys would not dare to kill Victor in the open, but he didn’t want anyone to monitor his moves. So he got rid of Leo for now. And Victor was not sure about the car. He saw that 70 years old hag put her hand on it, so he decided to take the opportunity to find a car dealership and buy a few cars then get the rest of the ingredients.

…

Lily and the girls began their shopping quest, They not only needed to get a formal dress for Margret. But also to get some clothes and necessities for the Alpha and her sisters. The stuff here is not available online.

They kept bouncing from one store to another, buying whatever Lily or the Twins found suitable. Margret was unusually a little restrained. She was scared silly by the prices. She knew some things can be expensive. But Lily just bought two or three pieces of everything she liked.

Margaret had to reassess how much money she thought Victor had, and so was Lulu. Whose drool had already reached the marble floor, and was trailing behind her as she walked.

Alex said nothing, She was tasked with carrying the bags that Lily chose not to be sent directly to the mansion. But every now and then she would point out some interesting thing, and Lily would buy it immediately.

“Don’t worry, it’s normal to like cute stuff. I wouldn’t tell the young master.” Lily told her with a smirk. Alex wanted to correct Lily’s misconception but decided not to do that after she got a few pieces of clothes she really wanted but didn’t dare to buy by herself.

Soon they reached a very luxurious store that sold evening gowns, this was the most stylish one in the entire city.

Lily and the girls slowly entered and began to browse the dresses under the saleswoman scrutinizing gaze. She didn’t believe those little girls could afford the stuff here, She didn’t like the fact that Lily was hiding her face. And she also noticed Lulu who was fidgeting like a thief behind them. but she said nothing. But kept monitoring them.

Soon, Lily laid her eyes on one black halter dress that had a split skirt and an opening in the back. She looked at it then at Margret, who was interested in it.

“I think this would work,” Lily said,

“Isn’t it a little too revealing?” Asked Margret, it was not like she was shy, but after deciding to be Victor’s woman she thought that she must dress a little more modestly.

“The young master wants you to be the most eye-catching girl at the party,” Lily said as she gestured to the saleswoman, but before she could say anything, another girl shouted before her.

“I want this dress.” The girl said arrogantly. She was a short, pretty girl, with flowing blond hair and green emerald eyes.

“We were here first.” Said Lily coldly as she faced the girl.

“Oh yeah, can you even afford this thing?” She asked, making Lulu who was timidly standing in the back searching for an opportunity to shoplift something looked at the dress’s price tag, then yelped. “What the hell. This one costs more than her family's house.”

“I can pay for it.” Said Lily, as she gave the silent saleswoman her card.

The girl frowned but said nothing, she didn’t believe Lily could pay for it.

The saleswoman quickly charged the card and was surprised to see that the payment was a success.

“Congratulations, miss.” The saleswoman said respectfully, as the girl huffed then stomped out of the store. She didn't have time to quarrel here, she had to find a suitable gown for the party tonight. There were rumors that a very important young master would attend.

Lily quickly bought a few other things she liked then they left the store as the saleswoman bowed deeply to them. She shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Lulu, who was trailing behind, suddenly stopped as her phone rang. She quickly answered while silently cursing because she didn't find a chance to grab anything.

“Ah, Abe. Do you need anything?”

“What? speak louder.” She said.

"Really!" she gasped.

“Are you sure?” She whispered as she eyed Margret and the others who were window shopping.

“ok, I understand,” Lulu said, then hung up.

“Sorry, I have something urgent to do. So I will leave you now.” Lulu said as she approached the other girls. Then turned around to run away.

“Wait.” Said Margret, as she took a bag from Alex and threw it to Lulu.

“I noticed that you liked this, consider it a gift from me.”.Margret said,

Lulu hesitated a little, then grabbed the bag and ran away without a word. Just now Abe called here. He said that Victor has killed a drug dealer to steal his drugs. So she had to get as far as possible from Victor’s girls. If that gang connected her to them, she may also be sold to some brothel.

“You are nicer than you seem to be,” Lily said to Margaret,

“I bought that with my own money. So don’t tell the young master.” Margret said.

“I know, but that girl would probably be ungrateful,” Lily said.

“Yeah, But they did take care of me for a long time,” Margret replied as she hastened her steps to enter an accessories store, she was not comfortable talking about this subject.

Lily smiled and began to inspect some random trinkets too.

But when she tried to pay for a cute bracelet she found, the shopkeeper told her that the card in her hand was overdrawn.

“Oops.” Said Lily as she realized that she may have bought a little too much stuff, “Hope the young master won’t be angry.”