Chapter 1041


    James finally had a brief understanding of Mr.Gabriel''s background.He was also made aware of the


    potential chain reaction and severe consequences of trying to get rid of Mr.Gabriel.


    This n was not something to be rushed into blindly.


    After leaving Peace Mansion, James headed to the Cadens.


    Maxine had already returned to the Cadens’ mansion.


    In the courtyard, she kneeled beside Tobias, who was in the midst of doing a martial art squat.


    Maxine kneeled for quite a while, but Tobias simply ignored her presence.


    20 minutester, Tobias finally stood up and took the towel handed to him by a servant.He walked


    toward Maxine while wiping off his sweat.


    "Get up," he addressed her coldly.


    Maxine stood up.


    Tobias sat down in the backyard gazebo, picked up a tea cup from the stone table, and took a sip of


    tea.


    Then, he asked lightly, "Tell me, what happened in Mount Littleroot?" He had already seen the footage


    and knew about the events on Mount Littleroot, but there were many things he could notprehend.


    Thus, when he learned about Maxine’s return, he immediately summoned her.


    Maxine stood at his side with her head lowered and started exining, "I-I went to Mount Littleroot at


    the Western Border.There was an imposter disguised as you..." She told Tobias the full details of what


    had transpired.


    Bang! Tobias mmed his palms angrily on the table.


    Surprisingly, the table did not break.


    However, when he raised his hands, a deep imprint from the impact had been left on the table.


    Maxine instinctively trembled with fear.


    "What''s wrong, Maxine? Is there perhaps something you''re hiding from me?" Maxine immediately


    kneeled on the ground and blurted out.


    "I would never hide anything from you!"


    "So, who was the imposter?" Tobias voice was razor sharp and his eyes burned like hot coals.


    "I-I don’t know."


    "Are you still unwilling to tell me the truth?" Tobias roared furiously at her.


    The deafening shout stunned Maxine to the point that she was unable toe up with a coherent


    response.


    After a few seconds, she took a deep, shaky breath and answered with her head hung low, "I-It was


    Thea."


    Tobias had already guessed as much.


    He had already obtained gotten word from the Cadens’ intelligenceworks that Maxine returned to


    Cansington with Thea.


    Additionally, the powerhouses at Mount Litteroot were traced to the God-King Pce.


    "My dear Maxine.So, you were the one who suggested that Thea impersonate me and bring along her


    men from the God-King Pce to Mount Littleroot.Did you not think that this would show the world that


    the God-King Pce was affiliated with the Cadens? Didn’t you think that doing so would only make us


    more enemies? Don’t you think we already have enough enemies?"


    "I-I was left with no other option, Grandpa."


    "And what a great option you’ve chosen."


    Tobias’ face was filled with anger as he spat sarcastically.


    "I’ve got another question.Who is the elderly man that injured Donovan? Was it Thomas in disguise?"


    "I don’t know, Grandpa." Maxine shook her head repeatedly as she answered quietly.


    Then, she continued, "However, I’m quite positive it was him." She thought for a moment and


    exined, "After James returned to Cansington, he imed that a mysterious man rescued him.I think


    this very same mysterious person must also be the one that fought against Donovan.Plus, the only


    person in this world who''d help James and Thea is Thomas.Hearing this, Tobias’ expression became


    grim.


    He muttered to himself doubtfully, "Could Thomas really be alive?"


    Tobias knit his brow as he thought.


    After pondering for a while, he asked, "If that person was indeed Thomas Caden, how could he have


    known about the Blithe Fist of Abomination? The ordeal at Mount Littleroot had gone viral.It was no


    longer a secret that an outsider had acquired the Blithes'' signature martial art skill.


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    Everyone was curious about the identity of the person that injured Donovan.


    However, no one would have suspected Thomas being the one behind it.


    However, Tobias knew a lot of secrets, including the fact that Thomas was the one that founded the


    God- King Pce and that Thea led elites from the God-King Pce to Mount Littleroot while


    impersonating Tobias.


    This gave him a strong suspicion that the mysterious elderly man was Thomas.


    "G-Grandpa, I truly don’t have the answer to your question." Maxine continued kneeling on the ground,


    not daring to look Tobias in the eye.


    She was afraid that Tobias would immediately see through her lies.