Chapter 179 - A Bright And Better Future

"Attention Please..."

Emily stopped playing 'Rock, Paper, Scissor' with Leo and turned towards the council member who was standing on the platform with a mike in his hands.

Nearly in a few seconds, the hall became silent as everyone waited for the man to continue.

"First of all, a warm good evening to all the brilliant people who have joined us this evening to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the Supernatural Academy. We all need to thank Mr. Sullivan and his team who arranged this celebration party." The man spoke in a warm tone and gave a nod towards Kaiden's direction.

The hall erupted with the sound of clappings before once again becoming quiet so that the council member could continue.

"This is no longer a mystery that the three leading families of our city are now working together for a better and safe future. And keeping this in mind, the three families and the council has decided to take a big decision. Today, we are going to announce this new change to all our citizens using this opportunity. I would like to call Mr. Domenic Alessandro, Mr. Kaiden Sullivan, Mr. Samuel Evans, and the rest of the Council members, to come forward and sign the new treaty." The council member announced and waited for the council members to appear on the stage.

Emily caught Domenic looking at her as he passed by her side, giving her a small nod of his head before he walked away with Sam. 

"Do you know what is this new treaty?" She asked Leo who shook his head in denial as he kept his eyes trained on the stage.

"Today, on this special occasion, the Council has decided to sign a new treaty. According to this new agreement, the three Supreme families - Sullivans, Alessandros, and Evans, have agreed to no longer segregate the City in two different provisions." 

The man's words were followed by dead silence as everyone tried to wrap their brains around what they were hearing. Soon enough, whispers started making their way throughout the hall as no one seemed to believe what they were hearing.

"The two provisions will keep working as they used to. The three families will keep working as they used to. The only thing that will change from tonight is that the citizens of both the provinces are no longer confined to only their side of the city. After tonight, City A will work as one." 

At the time, the hall was filled with the thunderous sound of clapping as everyone cheered with joy. No one was prepared for such a surprise but this new change was accepted by everyone with equal happiness.

Emily found a smile making its way to her lips as she too felt happy for the citizens. She watched as one by one, Nick, Kaiden, and Sam signed on the agreement followed by an official stamp from the council.

"They sure took their time," Shadow commented as he shook his head before closing his eyes and relaxing in his seat. 

The man appeared to be bored to death even though there was such a happy event going on. But again, he had nothing to do with whatever went on in City A. 

"We should be happy that even though it took a lot of time but they finally decided to work together despite their differences. It's a new beginning...for a bright and better future." Emily responded as she looked at Nick, Kaiden, and Sam with proud eyes. 

"Maybe...." That's all he, Shadow, said before he became silent. 

The council members were giving speeches but Emily's attention was fixed on Shadow who, for some reason, wasn't looking like his usual self.

"Shadow, are you alright?" She asked as she put her palm against his forehead to check his temperature only to find that he had no fever.

"I'm alright, Princess. Just not really excited about joining this party," Shadow replied as he pulled her hand away from his forehead but kept holding it for a while in his lap.

Emily chewed on her lower lip as she could not pinpoint exactly what was wrong with him. In the five years that they had spent together, she had never seen him in a bad health. He never fell ill or got injured. That's why she was suddenly feeling overwhelmed after seeing his current state.

"Is something wrong?" Daniel asked when he finally noticed his sister's worried expression.

"It's Shadow. I think he's not feeling good. Just look at him, something's not right."

Daniel could hear the worry in her tone and as he moved to check up on Shadow, who appeared to be sleeping, he barely noticed anything unusual.

Still, he did not question Emily's judgment. After all, she's the only one who knew Shadow the best among all of them and they all knew how close the man was to their sister. If she really thought something was wrong then there's probably something wrong with the man.

"Don't worry too much. We will ask Sam to take a look once he's back after his speech," Daniel told her and found her relaxing as she nodded her head.

The speeches finally came to an end, following by another huge round of applause. 

As Emily waited for Sam to finally approach their seats, she failed to notice that one person had stayed on the stage while the rest returned to their seats.

She was about to speak to Sam when that person decided to speak too, pulling hers and everyone's attention towards him.

"Since today is such a happy occasion and we have received such good news, I would also like to try my luck. Can I have the privilege to call all the members of the Alessandro family here on stage?" 

"What's going on?" Leo asked as he stared at the man who had just asked him and his siblings to appear on the stage.

In reply to his question, he only received confused and questioning shrugs and nods from his siblings. They all turned their attention towards Domenic who slowly nodded his head and stood up to join Kaiden on the stage.

Just what was the Young Master of the Sullivan Empire planning to do?