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Chapter 160
Corey let out a hearty laugh. "Good lad you've got promise."
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He clapped Caleb on the shoulder, clearly pleased, and was just about to lead him through the Lysander estate
gates when a gentle, melodious voice suddenly called out behind them.
"Corey."
He turned slightly and saw Kyla, stepping gracefully out of a white plated luxury car, dressed to the nines. Just
that morning, she'd been rescued from the library vault by Raven. Now, she stood poised and immaculate, as
though none of it had ever happened.
The moment Corey saw her, his entire demeanor shifted-he straightened his spine and dipped into a small bow.
"Kyla."
Kyla quickly stepped forward and gently took his arm. "Corey, how many times have I told you not to bother with
such formalities?"
Caleb blinked, momentarily stunned. The fact that Corey-a grand general-was bowing to this woman said
everything. He didn't know her full identity, but it was obvious she held serious weight.
He immediately bowed his head with deference. "Ms. Macy."
Kyla gave him a faint, polite smile. "No need to be so formal."
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Then she tilted her head ever so slightly and turned her gaze toward someone standing quietly off to the side-
Raven.
Corey followed her line of sight, and when he saw Raven standing there completely still, not even attempting a
bow, his expression darkened. His tone snapped. "You See Ms. Macy and don't think to show respect?"
Raven didn't move. Her gaze remained steady on Kyla, her tone calm and detached. She didn't bow. She didn't
flinch. She didn't even blink.
She already had a good idea of Kyla's status based on how Corey addressed her. But so what? She was now a
general.
Even if she were still just a lieutenant general, she wouldn't bend the knee to snoblewoman whose entire
existence was propped up by a last name.
That went for Kyla-and it went for the father Raven barely acknowledged as well.
Corey's face grew colder by the second. He was one heartbeat away from lashing out.
But before he could explode, Kyla gently raised a delicate hand and spoke in a soft, composed voice. "Corey, this
isn't Valhalla. She's just a civilian. It's not surprising she doesn't know me. | don't take offense."
With that, she turned without so much as a glance back and walked gracefully through the Lysander gates.
Corey gave Raven one last look of frosty disapproval before following Kyla inside. In his heart, he was now even
more relieved that he hadn't wasted a
Hundred Man Unit slot on someone like Raven.
She had no tact. No decorum. No idea how the world worked. With emotional intelligence that low, how could
she ever rise to real power?
But just as he smugly cto this conclusion, Edric Lysander himself churrying over.
"Ms. Macy, Commander Corey," Edric said warmly, "forgivefor not greeting you sooner."
Kyla's lips curved into a polite, elegant smile. "Mr. Lysander."
Edric froze for a half second before quickly waving his hands. "No need to addresslike that, you'll ruin me.
I'm hardly worthy of such courtesy."
Kyla didn't press it. Instead, she got straight to the point. "Where's Cassian?"
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Edric blinked. "You know my son?"
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Kyla nodded gently. "I was trapped in the Regalhold library vault earlier. It was Cassian who rescued me. If not for
him, I might not be standing here now."
Edric's expression turned serious. "I see... Is that so?"
Then he laughed lightly. "Well then, fate must be bringing the two of you together. I'll be sure to tell him to seize
the opportunity."
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Of course, he was just being polite. After all, he'd seen with his own eyes how close Cassian had been with Raven
last night.
Between Kyla-whose title held little real power-and Raven, who was the trusted right hand of a newly appointed
general with command over
Hundred-Man Unit slots... it wasn't even a contest.
But just as that thought crossed his mind-Raven walked through the front gates.
Edric's eyes flicked toward her. She met his gaze, her lips curling into a faint, casual smile. "Mr. Lysander. We
meet again."
Kyla's brows furrowed slightly. She didn't like the familiarity in Raven's tone-not one bit.
Corey, standing beside her, let out a cold, almost mocking scoff. Meet again? In his mind, Raven was barely more
than a colonel.
Someone like Edric-Regalhold nobility through and through-wouldn't give her the tof day.
Originally, based on Raven's strength alone, Corey had thought she might have been worthy of a spot in the
Hundred-Man Unit. But now? Now that she couldn't even manage basic etiquette in front of a figure like Edric?
She was going to sabotage her own chances.
He was almost enjoying the moment, waiting to see her crash and burn.
But then, Edric, whose expression had visibly stiffened just moments ago from his own awkward slip, finally
spoke.
And the words that cout of his mouth made Corey's smug expression freeze on his face.
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