Chapter 595 Fame in the City of Mysteries
The news of James's marriage swiftly spread throughout the entire City of Mysteries.
And it turned out that James's disappearance five years ago wasn't due to any incident; he had married into an ordinary family in a small town in Serenity State.
As James returned home with Jennifer, Dennis, and Kaitlyn, the news couldn't be contained, and soon many individuals in the City of Mysteries knew about it.
Hearing this news was as shocking to them as hearing about James's return.
They could hardly believe that someone like James would choose to marry into another family. In their eyes, this fact was truly astounding.
Moreover, Alistair even agreed to let James bring Jennifer, a woman from an ordinary family, back to the Smith Manor, breaking a century-old rule of the Smith family. As outsiders, they didn't know the secrets behind it; they just felt that James was becoming more and more mysterious.
What shocked them the most was the rumor that had started circulating at some point: there had been a battle between Neil and James, and Neil had been utterly defeated, completely no match for James!
This news spread even faster than the previous one, like a tornado, quickly sweeping through the City of Mysteries.
Neil was taken as the number one young person in the City of Mysteries before.
At a young age, he had already reached the fourth stage of martial arts! For the past five years, he had always been the number one in the City of Mysteries, and there were even hints that he was the number one among the younger generation in Sunlandia.
The so-called younger generation referred to those under thirty years old.
After thirty, it was another stage.
But even so, he was an absolute peak existence.
And James seemed to be two years younger than Neil, yet he had defeated Neil. It was simply unbelievable. Therefore, when many people heard this news, their first reaction was to think it was a rumor; it was impossible!
James was the top expert five years ago, but back then, there weren't as many talents in the City of Mysteries. At that time, James was only at the second stage of martial arts.
However, as a day passed, Neil offered no explanation and did not make an appearance. Even Neil's close friend, Maurice, remained silent, which gradually led them to believe that Neil had indeed been defeated by James! If this were the case, then the power dynamics within the City of Mysteries would undoubtedly shift. The status of the Smith family would surely undergo a transformation as well.
The most anxious ones were Mason and Yosef, who were James's arch-enemies. If James had really defeated Neil, it meant that James's strength was absolutely terrifying, and their hopes for revenge would become even more remote!
Moreover, now that James had returned to the Smith family, it would be even more difficult for them to cause trouble for Jennifer.
In light of this situation, they began to fan the flames, urging the Lawson family to swiftly have their prodigy, Sidney, deal with James. This was a cunning strategy to get rid of James through someone else's hand.
As for James, he didn't care about any of this. Now, he could be said to be more and more scheming, with an increasingly strong psychological quality. In Alistair's view, James was fully capable of taking over the position of family head.
Thus, he confirmed that this year's family banquet would be held earlier, specifically on the third of next month.
The members of the Smith family could see the significance of this news; Alistair intended to officially pass the position of family head to James.
This news didn't affect most of the Smith family members. Those who had no grudges with James were actually very happy because they knew that James's abilities were definitely stronger than Wylie and Usher's!
Under James's leadership, the Smith family would certainly become stronger and stronger, possibly even surpassing the Stewart family and the Ward family, and reclaiming the position of the number one family in the City of Mysteries was not out of the question.
Especially after hearing the rumors that James had defeated Neil, they were even more filled with anticipation for James.
But for Usher and Wylie, it was very uncomfortable. James's sudden rise made them put aside their competitive and adversarial relationship and start to unite.
Night.
This was the third night James brought Jennifer back to the Smith Manor, and it was also the last night Dennis and Kaitlyn would stay at the Smith Manor.
Tomorrow, they would return to Serenity State.
For them, the City of Mysteries was nice, but it was never their home. They had been away from Lindwood City for two weeks now, and they missed Lindwood City very much.
Moreover, staying in a wealthy family like the Smith family made them feel very uncomfortable. Everywhere they went, there were strict family rules, even down to walking and eating. Although these rules didn't constrain them, they still felt very uneasy. So after staying for three days, they decided to go back.
Jennifer would stay at the Smith Manor to continue accompanying James.
Now that Jennifer was the daughter-in-law of the Smith family, her status was different. She had to stay, not only to accompany James but also to take care of her mother-in-law Erin and Saxon.
For her, these were challenges but also happy things.
"James, why didn't you tell me your true identity earlier?" asked Jennifer in curiosity.
Jennifer lay in James's arms, her face still flushed, breathing lightly. She felt very comfortable and safe in James's embrace.
James laughed, "If I had told you my true identity back then, you wouldn't have believed me. With the impression you had of me at the time, you would have thought I was crazy."
Jennifer recalled and then laughed, "That's true. You were so timid back then. I've never seen a man as timid as you."
"And what about now?" James chuckled mischievously, implying something, which made Jennifer blush and pinch his arm, saying, "You're so annoying!"
After that, the room was filled with romance.
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