"It's more like a business gathering than a banquet for Christmas celebration," Shane added his opinion as he sipped his drink.

Emily totally agreed with their opinions. There was nothing fun in the so-called banquet. She felt like she would fall asleep by the time it would end.

Even though it was a banquet for the Christmas celebration, there were barely any Christmas decorations.

It was more like a lavish supernatural banquet than a Christmas celebration banquet.

"Who was responsible for the decorations?" She could not help but finally ask out the question.

It was drilling holes in her consciousness that there was no Christmas tree standing in any corner of the huge hall.

Shane looked around the hall and let out a sigh, probably noticing how lame the decorations appeared for a Christmas celebration.

"I think it was a team of Witches. Since organizing this banquet was a last-minute call, they didn't have much time to prepare. I heard that the team of Witches who were responsible for the decorations ended up hexing the Christmas tree and then ended up ruining the rest of the decorations. Hence, this is what we are seeing."

It was Leo who answered her question as he too looked around the hall.

Emily once again took a look at the decorations. The decorations were not perfect for a Christmas banquet. However, it was still looked pretty good.

"If they ruined the decorations, then why the hall still looks so lavish and elegantly furnished?" She asked curiously.

This time, it was Rylan who decided to answer her question.

"It was your friend Bianca who ended up casting a last-minute spell to decorate this hall. If not for her, maybe won't be having this conversation right now."

Emily nodded her head as she recalled that Bianca was too a Witch. The young woman was just as nice and sweet as her mate.

She had come to like both Jackson and Bianca as her close friends. They both cared about her and treated her with sincerity.

"But why did not she used her spells to create a Christmas tree?" She asked as she looked at Rylan with raised eyebrows.

She was expecting him to reveal some hidden secrets about how Witches could not create trees or living brings, or something like that.

However, the boy just shrugged in response as he sipped his banana milk like he was enjoying a glass of rich flavored wine.

Emily could not understand his obsession with banana milk. Sure it tasted great but the way Rylan used to drink it all the time made her look at him with questioning eyes.

She scoffed when the others too refused to give her any answer.

She was about to throw another smooth and unique insult at them when someone disturbed her.

"Miss Alessandro!"

She turned her face towards a man who appeared to be in his late fifties. His bald head and dark crimson clothes made him stood up but definitely not in a good way like he probably wanted.

He was standing beside their table with a glass of champagne in his hand while he smiled warmly at her and the others.

It did not take her long to realize that he was there with a purpose.

"I'm Barren Bro...."

"That you are!"

Rylan did not even give the poor man a chance to finish his introduction before he ended up commenting on his name.

Both Shane and Rylan burst out into laughter and Leo also could not help but give in.

Even though Emily tried her best to suppress her smile, she knew that it was only a matter of time before she would too lose her control.

"Guys!"

She sharply called out the three boys who eventually stopped laughing as they noticed her sharp glares.

When she was sure that the three of them were not going to insult the man anymore, she turned her attention back to him with a small polite smile on her lips.

"Mr. Barren, I'm..."

She had hardly spoken his name and the three boys once again lost their control as they ended up bursting into laughter.

And even though she tried, unfortunately, this time she failed too. Even though she did not end up laughing like the other three, the huge smile that appeared on her lips as she bit on her lower lip to suppress it, made it clear that she too was laughing at his ironic name.

"You Masters and....."

Mr. Barren was clearly not happy with the way he was being mocked. However, looking at the fact that he could do nothing about it, only infuriated him.

"Are you having any problems, Mr. Browny?"

Kaiden's sharp cold voice interrupted the man as he turned to look at Young Powerful Prince who was approaching their table.

Mr. Barren's demeanor immediately changed as he smiled brightly, hurriedly thinking of plans to impress the almighty CEO of the Sullivan Empire.

However, before he could speak, he heard a familiar voice speaking, and her words made him bit down on his tongue as blood spilled in his mouth.

"Barren Browny?"

Emily could not stop herself from asking out loud. She could not believe that someone had such a funny name.

Though she felt bad for making fun of the man and was also sympathetic towards him, but it was still not easy for her to control her smile.

At least she did not end up laughing out loud like Leo and the others.

Mr. Browny immediately turned around to glare at her, making her smile disappear as she flinched a little, immediately finding her behavior unacceptable.

How could she make fun of an elder like that?

She reprimanded herself inside her mind as her eyes registered the defensive pose that Leo, Rylan, and Shane had taken towards Mr. Browny.

They probably noticed the change in her expressions and the way she flinched very slightly.

She was about to tell them to not be so harsh towards the old man when she felt a hand caressing the crown of her head.

She turned her head to look behind her and found Kaiden looking back at her with beautiful blue eyes.

"Are you alright?"

He asked her softly as he patted her head lightly, trying to not ruin her hair.

Emily nodded her head in reply, finding warmth and a sense of protection filling her heart and soul at his presence and soft caresses.

After making sure that she really was fine, Kaiden finally moved his eyes towards the man who was looking at them with surprise-filled eyes.

He was not the only one though. Almost everyone present in the hall was left surprised by the events that they saw unfolding in the past hour.

The Sullivans and Alessabdros were like two different worlds and for the first time ever in history, people were watching them interact like they were close friends.

If Rylan and Shane's presence at the Alessandros booked table was not enough to leave them shocked, then as soon as they watched the cold-blooded Silver Prince caressing the Alessandro Princess' head with warmth in his eyes, they felt like they were watching something illegal.

Domenic and Daniel too had appeared beside Emily but none of the brothers questioned Sullivan's presence in their area, especially their presence around their sister.

But no matter how surprised and curious everyone was, no one dared to voice it out. After all, none of them were looking forward to ending up as an enemy of either of the family.

They all just started making up their own theories. It was far better than standing there cluelessly and finding no answers no matter how long they waited.

Some went even as far as to conclude that the Alessandros had decided to cut off their alliance with the Evans and now they were teaming up with the Sullivans.

It was like they all needed to be in the good books of the Alessandros because whichever side would have the alliance of the Alessandro Empire, would surely be the more powerful one.

"Mr. Browny, I'll advise you to keep your eyes and mouth in check. Let me remind you, the girl sitting in front of you is not someone ordinary. You are looking at the Young Princess of the entire Alessandro Empire. I'm sure her brothers won't appreciate your lack of behavior towards their precious sister."

Kaiden's voice was sharp, cold, and loud enough to reach the ears of every single person who was present in the hall.

"And don't ever forget that Emilia Alessandro is just an as important person of Evans's family as the rest of her brothers. I don't like it when someone or something makes the smile on her face diminish even a little bit."

Sam's sharp and powerful voice followed Kaiden's as the handsome and successful ruler of the Vampire Clan entered the hall with Jackson and Bianca by his side.

His words clearly dismissed the theories that Evans and Alessandros were no longer together.

Also, even though no one voiced it but everyone understood another important thing......

'Even Sullivans would finish you off if you tried to hurt the Alessandro Princess.'