“Pathetic junior. How are things going lately?”

“Well, just the usual difficulties.”

Luca was not particularly surprised by the sudden visit from Kal.

He had been expecting this, especially since Lucy had left earlier this morning with the remark that things weren’t fun anymore.

Luca guessed that Lady Lucy had probably figured out, at least roughly, what he was preparing.

So, when Luca had spoken with Lucy earlier, he had seriously considered whether he should start acting on his plans immediately, even if it disrupted things. After all, if Lucy was coming to make a declaration of war, Luca would …