119 – Cypress Mosaic

It was only when the sun had completely set and Orion rose clearly in the southeastern sky that Elian and Lorenz were finally able to get into the car. From the backseat as the car pulled away from the driveway, Elian looked back. The brightly lit mansion evoked the Jazz Age of the 1920s, where lavish parties seemed to take place every single day.

Despite its incomparably luxurious exterior, the mansion and the surrounding scenery looked somehow desolate. A faint smile escaped him at the thought that it felt similar to the contradictory emotions he experienced when dealing with Lorenz Lockhart.

Only after the car passed through the gate did Elian let out a small sigh of relief.