The banquet to conclude this year’s Bloodline Continuation Ceremony was held that very night.

Gerhard wasn’t the only one who had been invited as a guest. While the results of this year’s Bloodline Continuation Ceremony could only be considered an embarrassment to the main family, as if he wasn’t at all ashamed of this outcome, Gilead had also invited the families of each of the children who had participated in the ceremony.

This was to give everyone the impression that this year’s Bloodline Continuation Ceremony wasn’t a disgrace of the direct line but instead an honor of the collateral lines.

Ancilla was pleased by her husband’s decision.

Although she didn’t believe that Eugene Lionheart’s victory was the optimal outcome, and she hadn’t truly hoped for it, in the end, Eugene had defeated the main family and earned his victory. If his victory was publicized through this banquet, Cyan’s defeat would seem even more insignificant in comparison.

“Stand up straight,” she ordered.

Ancilla was dressed in a fancy evening gown that framed her regal posture. Cyan had been standing beside her with his shoulders...