From Outcast to Overlord The Unyielding Heir (Leander Ashcroft) novel Chapter 632

Chapter 632 A Sovereign Ruling The Sky

Chapter 632 A Sovereign Ruling The Sky

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Only moments earlier, Victor had appeared composed, even faintly indifferent. The instant Jacklyn mentioned the name, everything changed. He shot up from his seat as if triggered.

“Who did you just mention? Repeat that.”

His eyes locked onto Jacklyn, something sharp and unsettling flashing within them. The intensity made her shrink instinctively.

Madeline stood nearby, equally stunned. In her memory, Victor had always carried himself with elegance and restraint. He rarely revealed emotion and maintained a cool distance from others. Now he looked like a man struck by sudden danger, his body rigid and his expression tight.

“Victor… what’s going on?” Jacklyn lowered her head slightly, anxiety creeping in. Fear flickered across her face.

Victor became aware of his loss of control. He inhaled slowly and forced his expression back into order. The chill in his eyes, however, remained unmistakable. “Answer me first.”

Jacklyn pressed her palm lightly to her forehead and managed a strained smile. “It’s Leander Ashcroft. He was in your class. You all remember him, don’t you?”

She had noticed earlier that Leander had not received an official invitation. No reserved seat awaited him. The oversight struck her as unfair. Mentioning him now had been her attempt to bridge that gap. He had once stood among Ravenridge’s brightest names. Being excluded from the anniversary felt wrong.

“Leander?” Victor’s gaze sharpened further. He turned toward Melanie. “You saw him on campus?”

He did not clarify which Leander he meant. At Ravenridge, only one person bore that name with weight.

“Yes.” Melanie nodded, confusion clouding her expression. “Jacklyn saw him herself. Is there an issue?”

All four former standouts wore unusually grim expressions. The reaction puzzled her.

Victor offered no reply. He lowered himself back into his seat slowly, as though drained of strength. His face darkened in a way none of them had seen before.

“It’s really him,” he murmured under his breath. “He’s back.”

Hendrix and Shiloh exchanged uneasy glances and remained silent.

Time and experience had expanded their understanding. As they progressed further in life, Leander’s true position became increasingly clear.

Victor possessed greater knowledge than most; he knew exactly who Leander had become the Chairman of Jeff Enterprises of The Legend of Mornwick.

Each title alone was towering, like a mountain. Achieving even a small fraction of that stature would require decades

He wondered, He has been gone for more than a year. Everyone said he left Ravenridge and Mornwick Se why is he back n

Jade felt a flicker of memory. She recalled the distant, cool boy she once underestimated. Their earlier conflicts resurfaces in her mind. For a long time, she had dismissed him. Six months earlier, however, she had learned the truth at thering. The revelation that he chaired Jeff Enterprises had shaken her completely.

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2:37 pm

Chapter 632 A Sovereign Ruling The Sky

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She was the first to break the silence.

“Maybe there’s a mistake.”

Keeping her tone steady, she looked toward Victor and the others.

“Leander left Mornwick over a year ago. There hasn’t been any sign of him operating here since. With his current status, the entire nation–perhaps even the world–is his arena. Why would he return for something like a school anniversary?”

She held her composure, though unease stirred within her. “Would someone like him care about such a small event?”

Shiloh nodded quickly. “She’s right. A campus celebration would not even register for someone at his level. Perhaps Jacklyn misunderstood. It could be another alumnus with the same name.”

Victor and Hendrix both frowned, uncertainty clouding their minds. The idea seemed unlikely, as Leander now matched the most powerful figures in Mornwick. Even influential leaders showed him respect. A mere school ceremony hardly justified the return of such a prominent person.

Jacklyn blinked, then gently gestured in the air as she described him, “He’s about six feet one, wears casual clothes, and is extremely good–looking. Is that the Leander you are referring to?”

The tension that had barely eased tightened once more.

Her description matched him perfectly.

“That can’t be… He really comes back?” Jade’s composure cracked, shock surfacing openly.

Victor’s expression shifted rapidly, light and shadow crossing his face. His fist tightened at his side, knuckles paling.

Silence stretched heavily across the space.

At last, Victor stood again and withdrew a cigarette from his pocket. “I’m stepping outside for a smoke. I’ll return before the ceremony begins.”

Hendrix and Shiloh rose without hesitation. “We’ll join you.”

The three moved in quiet unison and exited the auditorium, leaving Jade, Melanie, and Jacklyn behind.

Melanie, who had always been closest to Jade in the student council, leaned slightly toward her, her curiosity evident. “Why do they react like that? They look… afraid.”

Jacklyn edged nearer as well, eyes wide with interest.

Jade raised a glass of water, took a slow sip, and then exhaled softly. “Afraid? Yes. Because even combined, they can’t match hin They’re still miles behind.”

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