Chapter 394 Collision Course

• Patrick might not come from a centuries-old military dynasty like Alexander, but in Lystra, the Patrick family’s influence was no weaker.
• If the Cross family represented the new nobility of the city, then the Patrick family belonged to its old guard—architects of Lystra’s economic foundation, their authority embedded deep within the veins of this international metropolis.
• So when Patrick mobilized people and resources just to frantically search for one woman, it was bound to cause a stir. His friends’ warnings weren’t unreasonable. It was a politically sensitive period—who would risk crossing invisible lines over a woman?