Rebecca stared blankly at Morpheus, shaking her head repeatedly.

"You should know that anyone who attempts to hurt Sephy will suffer," Morpheus warned in a deep voice.

"I—"

He conveniently grabbed an empty beer bottle and slammed it onto the ground. It crushed entirely, leaving glass shards scattered.

Shocked, she retreated, screaming.

Morpheus, however, didn't even blink at the shattered bottle.

"I don't know who you are, nor do I know what you're trying to do," he said coldly. "But if you dare touch Sephy, you'll end up worse than this bottle. Get it?"

Teary-eyed, she dared not make a sound, only shivering.

Morpheus got up and left, resembling a black-clad slayer walking through hell. -

The next day, Morpheus' assistant revealed the investigation details.

team. She majors in physiology,

"What?"

Ms. Hammerton's

online loan platforms. She

people from the Hamertons." The assistant chuckled. "She'd have to spend quite a

their medical team handsomely, while she's usually thrifty. I thought she had

The assistant continued after checking his reaction. "They might have been. making things

"Mm-hmm." Morpheus responded flatly.

looked chill, but

Nothing was

would make it happen sooner or

do we do

opportunity

nodded.

long as the butler was informed, the people involved would naturally be chased out

"She might lose her job after the butler finds out... My name should be useful

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