Lord Protector Novel

His subordinate hadn’t found out about Wolf’s Greed visit to Octagon Row.

After all, Zeke had warned all its residents to keep this incident a secret. No one dared violate this order.

Xander gazed at his mother apologetically. “Sorry, Mom. We won’t be able to offer the Walters family’s heads as a tribute to Dad.”

“Forget it,” The woman responded. “It’s no urgent matter. They’ll have to die sooner or later anyway.”

She touched her own swollen face and sighed. “It’s just a shame I’ll be showing up at tomorrow’s celebration looking like this. What an embarrassment to the Moore family. Sigh... Seriously, of all women, you just had to marry that penniless wench and invite so much trouble.”

“Mom, did you think I chose to marry Sage Walters because I actually like her?”

“What? Is that not it?”

Xander shook his head. “Of course not! I just figured how lonely Dad must be, so I wanted to get him a companion.”

The older woman gasped. “You mean you thought of sending Sage to him?”

“That’s right,” Xander replied with a nod. “My initial plan was for Sage to suddenly die of a ‘heart attack’ on our wedding night. That way, she’d be able to join Dad on his death anniversary tomorrow. But who would’ve thought things would turn out this way...”

The woman nodded. “Hmm. That really wasn’t a bad idea. Your father’s been bothering me in my dreams these days. It’s as if he wants to take me so I can keep him company. Maybe if we get that woman to join him, he’ll stop bothering me. Speaking of which, I have a suitable candidate for your father in the netherworld.”

The woman nodded. “Hmm. That really wasn’t a bad idea. Your father’s been bothering me in my dreams these days. It’s as if he wants to take me so I can keep him company. Maybe if we get that woman to join him, he’ll stop bothering me. Speaking of which, I have a suitable candidate for your father in the netherworld.”

Xander was filled with curiosity. “Oh? Who is it that actually managed to meet your standards?”

“You know who Mia Young is, don’t you? She’s a foreign celebrity who’s been coming over to Atheville to film a commercial. Bring her here and offer her to your father. Remember, you have to take care of this quietly. Leave no trace behind, or we’ll be in trouble.”

Xander smiled. “Don’t worry, my dear mother. Many foreigners go missing in Atheville every year. Having one less celebrity around isn’t going to cause much of a stir.”

In truth, the man felt rather upset because he was rather fond of Mia Young.

However, for the sake of his father, he could only bear the pain.

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Further away in Atheville.

A lone gravestone stood amidst the howling wind and a field of wild grass. A rustling sound came from it as though its owner was unable to rest in peace.

The owner of this grave was Hunting Wolf.