"Didn't we buy too much there?" Livia asked Amelia as they munched on snacks in the living room of their estate.
"Oh, it's not much. We might need to do more shopping when winter comes, anyway," Amelia replied. Lucas, who was listening to their conversation, was frightened. He was mentally exhausted from the countless trial runs he had gone through before Amelia decided on his clothing. He wanted to ask for help from Asher, but he saw Asher's indifferent gaze and decided not to.
Amelia could never have fun with Asher so she was super excited for sibling time with the twins. She had already decided to complete her bucket list which could not be completed with Asher. It seems there were some tough times ahead for Lucas. As for Livia she was completely fine with Amelia. The three of them kept chatting as Asher was not there.
Outside the mansion, Asher could be seen discussing something with Emmy and Stephen, the head butler of the Greville family.
"Stephen, send invites to the family heads on this list," Asher said, handing him the list of people he wanted invited to the party. His parents had given him the authority to manage the guest list as they did not want someone Asher found annoying at his own birthday party.
"As you wish, Young Master," Stephen replied, taking the list and adding it to the original list.
"Tell Dad and Mom that I want this party to have a separate section for adults and younger people," Asher said. Stephen nodded and went back. Stephen would usually follow Arthur, but due to the party, he was staying in the estate to manage everything.
The party was in four days, and the invitations were going to be sent out. The announcement of the party had already been made, and every wealthy family was looking forward to receiving an invitation. Even the other elite families who wanted to get in good terms with the Greville family were looking forward to receiving an invitation.
But this party was particularly important because it was Asher's 14th birthday, and he was the oldest and most likely heir candidate for the Greville family. His last big celebration was when he turned five, and this was his 14th birthday. Asher would be busy at the academy when he turned 15, so his family decided to give the party on his 14th birthday.
Usually, this party was to announce Asher as the heir of the family, like in his past life. Although he was not an awakened person, his family believed in his capabilities, so they decided to make him the heir, nevertheless. This made Amelia angry because she thought that despite being a lazy person, Asher was more favored than her. Although their parents decided Asher as the heir because he was capable of making mature decisions and had a strong business acumen despite his young age.
But as the world only favored the strong, Amelia thought the same. She was a talented person, which was the reason she was joining the World Academy at the same time as Asher. But Arthur knew that Asher was more talented than her. Asher learned his basic sword training just by watching him move. He knew his son was highly talented, but his lack of interest was the reason he was behind Amelia. But Amelia, who was clouded by her emotions at the time, could not acknowledge this fact.
This time, however, it was different. Amelia was surprised when she heard that Asher had started his mana training after she arrived.
"What? Brother decided to awaken himself!!?" She sprang from the couch as this news baffled her. She subconsciously knew of Asher's terrifying talent, which was the reason she wanted a head start from him. Despite knowing about his talents, she never wanted to admit she was less talented than Asher.
"Seeing this much shocked her, if you tell her about his monstrous feat she might die from the shock," Nathan laughed.
"What feat?" Amelia questioned Arthur. Seeing his daughter, Arthur sighed and decided to tell her the truth.
"He broke the old man's record for awakening, his time was 5 hours and 12 minutes," Arthur told her everything, thinking 'He would not mind her knowing the truth'.
"WHAT?" Amelia was shocked to her core. Although her own time was around 3 hours 27 minutes, which showcased her great talents. She was already known as one of the top talents of this generation. But because she had gone through Awakening herself, she knew what kind of perseverance was needed on top of pure talent.
She slumped back on the couch and had a grim expression. As it was early in the morning, the twins were still sleeping, only Arthur, Sylvie, and Nathan were present there.
"Don't get sad now, you are also talented. Remember when I told you, your hard work will never betray you?" Sylvie tried to comfort her daughter. She knew that her reaction would not be good. Learning that a person who neglected hard work, unlike you, will become more powerful just because his talent was unheard of.
"Yeah, you silly girl. That brat is so lazy he would not even pick up a sword if the world was peaceful," Nathan also tried to cheer her up.
Asher was not lazy; he was just uninterested in everything. In his eyes, from the moment he was born, everything seemed more irritating to him for some reason as he grew up. To calm his thoughts down, he became indifferent and cold to everyone as his defense mechanism. Due to his unusually high intelligence from a young age, he understood that he was different from other people. And only by masking his inner self, he could live among his family.
"Yeah, what if he is more talented. I will work harder than him. And don't I also know that brother was always more talented than me and honestly I expected him to be better than me at awakening. But seeing that he even broke Grandpa's record proves his worth," Amelia was not dumb to not know why her parents decided to tell her about Asher's awakening. She knew that Asher was the best candidate for the heir position of Greville family. And they continued chatting about Amelia's life at her Academy to lighten the atmosphere.
Asher was already done with all of his duties. It was around midnight and he was about to sleep, but he got a text, so he decided to check it out. He opened his Picstagram account and saw his DMs.
<pink.nature> Your painting is ready. How do you want me to deliver it?
<iambored20> Hmmm... Just send it to your nearest Package Delivery Service. I will get it from there.
<pink.nature> Okay, I will send you the details of the Delivery Service near me.
<pink.nature> [Contact.jpg]
<pink.nature> If you don't like the painting, I can refund you anytime.
<iambored20> I am sure I will like it.
<pink.nature> If you like it and want some more paintings drawn. Please contact me.
<pink.nature> Bye!!
Asher chuckled at the responses. And seeing that the account has gone offline he decided to sleep for now. This night his inner mind was a bit calmer than other days.
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Meanwhile, in a lavish-looking room, a blond man with a beard could be seen talking to someone on his phone. His room was full of expensive antiques, and on his desk, some documents could be seen.
"Father, I know that you want to have a good relationship with the Greville's, but I will not go to such a rude person's party," a voice of a girl could be heard.
"Elena, I don't know why you consider that boy rude. I am already not forcing you for an engagement, but not even attending the party is something I cannot accept. I don't care about how you feel, just attend this party and socialize a bit, then you can come back from there," the middle-aged man spoke. He was the family head of the Rothschild family, James Rothschild.
"Okay, Dad, but I will take Kevin with me, and you cannot say no to me," Elena clearly told her father about her intentions.
"Do whatever you want, just make sure that Whiteheart's boy doesn't do something embarrassing at the party," James sighed and gave in to Elena's demand. He cut the phone call and called his younger brother.
"Louis, go to Soran and attend the party of the Greville's with Elena, and make sure she doesn't come under any harm," he said to his younger brother, Louis Rothschild.
"What? You want me to go on a bodyguard mission? I am an S-Rank hunter, for god's sake," Louis spoke, showing his annoyed expression. Listening to him, James, who was an SS-Rank hunter, released his pressure and said,
"So, should I take your answer as a NO?" he asked.
"Argh, I will go, no need to get mad at me," Louis hurriedly left his room.
"I hope the rumors about that Asher Greville are not true, and if they are, investing in the Whiteheart family might not be as great an idea as before," he sighed and continued doing his work.
