Chapter 490 Neil
James lost his qualification as the heir to the family head.
This news spread throughout the entire City of Mysteries overnight.
For everyone, this was incredibly shocking news, bringing a level of shock no less than James's return.
James was the most outstanding genius of the Smith family, far superior to Usher and Wylie. In the entire City of Mysteries, only Maurice and Neil could compete with him.
Especially a few days ago, at the Silver Eagle Conference, James mercilessly strangled Lester to death and crippled a few rich kids in front of so many people. No one doubted his strength anymore. Even Eli, the Silver Eagle Leader of this generation, didn't dare to stop James, which fully demonstrated James's power.
Now that the Smith family was no longer as glorious as it once was and its influence was gradually declining, someone like James should lead the Smith family out of its predicament.
It could be said that if Alistair immediately handed over the position of family head to James, they wouldn't be surprised. It would be a very normal thing. After all, Alistair was already over eighty years old, while James was in his prime.
However, not only did Alistair not pass the position of family head to James, but he also announced in front of so many Smith family members that he was stripping James of his heir qualification. They couldn't understand this move.
Soon, they assumed a possibility.
Could it be that James offended the Percy family, and the Smith family was afraid of retaliation from the Percy family, so they chose to sacrifice James to protect the Smith family?
But that didn't make sense. Although the Percy family was also a in the City of Mysteries, compared to the Smith family, there was still a significant gap. No matter how downfallen the Smith family was, it couldn't be threatened by the Percy family.
So what was the reason?
Were they merely acting, deliberately mocking everyone?
They couldn't figure it out.
Meanwhile, on Lisa's side, when she heard the news, she was also extremely shocked. Heather beside her said in astonishment, "Ms. Savoy, could James losing his heir qualification be because of what happened yesterday? Alistair seemed to be strongly promoting your marriage with James."
Lisa naturally thought of this, too, but this made her even more uncomfortable. Who exactly was that woman, to make James give up his heir qualification for her?
"Have you found out the identity of that woman?" Lisa asked.
Heather said, "We're still investigating, but we're close."
At this moment, Lisa's phone rang. She took it out and saw it was a call from someone with the last name Stewart. Heather's eyes lit up and she said, "It's Mr. Stewart calling, Ms. Savoy. Aren't you going to answer?"
Lisa hesitated for a moment, then answered the call. Immediately, a man's voice came through, "Lisa, are you available? Let's have a meal together."
"I went on a blind date with James yesterday," Lisa said, seemingly unrelated.
The other side was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Lisa, you're still as smart as ever. I haven't even said anything, and you already know what I'm thinking."
Lisa didn't feel any pride from the compliment. She said flatly, "Neil, let's skip the meal. You just want to know if things worked out between me and him. I can tell you right now, he rejected me. In this regard, you're not as good as James."
Actually, the caller was Neil, currently the top expert among the younger generation in the City of Mysteries, with Maurice being the second.
He was also a loyal admirer of Lisa. Almost everyone in the industry knew that Neil liked Lisa, but Lisa had no feelings for him.
Neil was clearly surprised by Lisa's words. He had only found out today that Lisa and James went on a blind date yesterday, but he didn't know how it went.
When he heard this news, he was extremely anxious. The thought of Lisa marrying James and being under him made him feel unbearable, so he couldn't help but call Lisa to ask about it.
But he didn't expect that James had actually rejected Lisa.
His first reaction was to think Lisa was lying.
Neil knew better than anyone how attractive Lisa was, arguably the most perfect woman in the world. He didn't believe any man could resist Lisa's charm.
He had even thought that if James and Lisa's blind date was successful, he would personally challenge James to a duel and win Lisa back.
He knew James very well, who was once known as the strongest among the younger generation in the City of Mysteries. But he didn't take James seriously because when James was dominating the City of Mysteries, he was still abroad, living a hellish life.
Neil firmly assumed that as long as he returned, James would be no match for him, not worth mentioning at all.
Even James killing Lester a few days ago was, in his eyes, a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.
His vision had long surpassed the present, aiming for higher levels.
But when Neil heard that the Savoy family and the Smith family were secretly forming an alliance and that Lisa and James had already gone on a blind date, he couldn't stay calm.
"Lisa, do you think I'm that foolish? No man in the world could resist your charm," Neil said passionately.
For some reason, although Lisa had no feelings for Neil before, she had a good impression of him. But now, hearing Neil's words, she inexplicably felt that Neil was not as good as James and seemed a bit childish.
She said, "Really? Then you must be mistaken. James is different from you men."
With this, Lisas hung up the phone directly.
On Neil's side, he listened to the busy tone on the phone, frowned, and felt particularly uncomfortable.
"James, you pique my interest." Neil held his phone and gently squeezed it, crushing the latest model in his hands.
Meanwhile, at the Percy manor, they also received the news.
"Alistair is giving up on James to protect the family? Great!"
A middle-aged man sitting in the main seat said with a sinister smile.
He was Dominic Percy, the head of the Percy family and Lester's uncle.
"Could this be false information spread by Alistair to lure us into action?" a member of the Percy family said worriedly.
"Whether it's false information or not, James dared to kill Lester, so he must die! Now that Alistair has stripped James of his heir qualification! No matter what, we must avenge Lester. Otherwise, how can the Percy family stand in the City of Mysteries?"
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