Chapter 42

As night fell and the city lights began to glow,Nocturne Royale—the most enigmatic club in City Q—came to life. It wasn’t famous just for its scale or luxury, but mostly because no one knew who truly owned it. Rumors swirled—some said it was an overseas billionaire, others whispered it was a shadowy figure with ties above and below the law. But one thing remained constant: no one had ever seen the owner. At that moment, in the top floor’s most exclusive VIP suite, three men had gathered. There was William Frost, Nocturne Royale’s general manager; Eric Vernon, hailed as City Q’s top lawyer; and Henry Cooper, the young master of the prestigious Cooper family from the capital. These three, along with Alexander Barron, were known as the city’s“Four Gentlemen.”Not only were they scions of the capital’s most powerful families, but each possessed looks sharp enough to grace magazine covers—cold, charismatic, the kind that made people catch their breath. What outsiders didn’t know was that the