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Emmanuel’s gaze was locked onto Gautier, his tone cold and cutting. “Are you

serious?

“As serious as it gets!” Gautier suddenly pulled out a gun, pointing it directly

at William.

Shock rippled through the crowd, their disbelief palpable as Gautier, the son,

stood ready to defy his father.

“Father, you’re wrong!” Gautier’s voice softened as he spoke. “Loyalty and

honor are the cornerstones of our family. The Quillen family helped us in our

darkest hour. How can we repay their generosity with betrayal?”

For a moment, William stared at his son, stunned, before a twisted grin crept

across his disfigured face, turning his expression into something grotesque,

like a bloodied specter.

“Gautier, stop!” Winona, who had been missing all night, suddenly appeared,

crying out desperately. “That’s your father!”

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Behind her, Hubert, whose face was still disfigured from the Ferris Wheel

Happiness incident, stood silently. Released early from prison due to the

Verkade family’s newfound power, he now observed the scene–a father

broken and a brother aiming a gun at him. Where most would be horrified,

Hubert found himself smiling.

knew his brother was daring, shrewd, and unafraid, but

imagine Gautier would contemplate

Gautier, his internal shock concealed

exterior.

crossing her

to kill his father?”

William’s grin twisted

“Hehe, Gautier, the land belongs to whoever can

add. But a

end. My dream

to the top in

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the top–not just in Yeringham, but all of

if it was just for a moment, we achieved

nothing! But you… you’ve let me down,

The Verkade

Bang!

manic grin in

as he stared at his son, then slowly crumpled

ground.

an icy silence, as if

the gun, still smoking in Gautier’s hand, indicated that the

been fired.

“W–William!!”

husband’s side, desperately shaking

on Gautier, hitting and scratching

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fury.

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ungrateful monster! How could you be so heartless?

and nurtured you, and you repay him with

I would’ve let him destroy you

and curses, Gautier stood firm, his voice steady

“I told you, as humans, we must never stoop to

humanity. Father was wrong! I’m suffering

him

up in his eyes, though whether they were

tears was

Angela felt a deep unease, realizing just how dangerous