At the Lance residence in Brimmopolis, someone reported, "Mr. Artoria is here!”
After the doorman called out, the head of the Artoria family, a tall man just over sixty years old, walked into the house with a group of his men.
Pirk, the head of the Lance family, had already brought his more prominent family members to the living room to welcome the Artoria family.
When Pirk saw Max, he hurriedly went forward to greet him and respectfully said, "You're here, Mr. Artoria!"
Max nodded. "Something's happened, and I had to discuss it personally with you.”
Naturally, Pirk knew Max was here to discuss the matters concerning Sam and Alfie. He reached his arm out and suggested, "Mr. Artoria, please head in. We can talk about it there."
Soon, Pirk, Max and the rest walked into the grand living room and took a seat.
After the servant served them tea, Max dived straight into the matter. He said, "Mr. Lance, I shall be direct with you since our families have always been close. I'm here today because of my grandson, Sam. I just learnt that Sam and Alfie are held captive in Channing by a man named Nathan. That man was outrageous enough to send someone to my house and requested that I head down to Channing myself to pick Sam up. He even wanted me to apologize to him!"
A wry smile formed on Pirk's face, and he voiced out, "Nathan also just sent a man to my house to inform me that Alfie had offended him. He also wants me to apologize to him in person."
Fury flashed across Max's face. Nobody had ever dared to show him such disrespect or insult his family in this way.
His face darkened as he uttered, "What the hell is going on?"
The Lance and the Artoria families had always had a close relationship. In the past, after the emperor defeated the Lance family, they became his followers and were loyal to him ever since.
As the Artoria family were a part of the royal bloodline, the Lance family always respected them as they were the emperor's descendants. They often looked out for them and vice versa.
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