Some words went unsaid, but their intimidating purpose had already been achieved.
Once the toasts were finished, the groomsmen returned to their seats. While guests at most tables were reveling, the few that had been on the receiving end of Silas Norwood and Kian Sterling's barbs were eerily quiet. They ate and drank in silence, and no one dared to speak. They even went to the restroom in groups, taking the longest possible route to get there.
They were like a pack of frightened mice.
Declan Norwood was the exception.
As the only one who had ever successfully seized power—and a very conspicuous one at that—he felt countless probing gazes on him even when he did nothing at all.
This continued until Silas Norwood, in full view of everyone, began handing out red envelopes to a large group of the family's younger generation.
But when it came to Declan Norwood's envelope, Silas Norwood gestured for Celia Sterling to give it to him.
