Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 1996

“Are you Gwain?”

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Emmanuel’s piercing gaze bore into Gwain, sharp and unwavering.

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Gwain stiffened slightly but quickly masked his unease with an air of casual

indifference. He lifted his chin ever so slightly, his hands clasped behind his

back, and offered a small smile. “That would be me, just a humble fellow.”

“I have long heard of your reputation. It is a pleasure to finally meet you.”

Emmanuel made a polite gesture, though the civility of it barely concealed

his true intentions. “I wonder, Mr. Lannister, what made you capture my sister?

There’s no reason for any bad blood between us.”

“Indeed, there are no grievances between us,” Gwain replied, his voice

steady, though there was a defiant edge to his words. “However, your sister

secretly studied my family’s Dragon Tome. By our family’s rules, anyone who

dares to steal our techniques must face execution.”

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“I had no desire to harm her,” he continued, his expression cool. “I was willing

to let her go if only she recited the technique back to me. But she refused to

cooperate, leaving me with no other choice.”

A murmur rippled through the crowd, their whispers showing favor toward

Gwain’s side of the story.

After all, anyone with even a passing knowledge of the Lannister family knew

the Dragon Tome was one of their three sacred texts. Stealing from it meant

certain death.

“Stealing?” Emmanuel remained unflinching in the face of the crowd’s

growing sympathy. A cold, humorless smile curled on his lips. “Mr. Lannister, I

have three questions for you.”

“Ask away.” Gwain’s expression grew tensé, his eyes hardening.

Emmanuel raised three fingers, his gaze unwavering.

“First, is there a patent for the Dragon Tome? Second, do you have any

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evidence that it was written by your family? Third, how can you prove my

sister even knows it by heart?”

Each question hit Gwain with the force of a sudden storm, rendering him

speechless for a moment.

observing quietly, let out

proving to be more

defend Gwain, couldn’t keep

martial arts technique! What nonsense is this about patents? Everyone knows it belongs to our family. No amount of

change that!”

his voice filled with mockery. “Ha! What century are you living in? This is an era governed by law. Do

opinions clashing, but the idea of

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to govern modern matters was

his focus

as he said, “Mr.

composure faltered, his hands shifting uneasily

After a brief pause, he responded

I must

stand in my way.”

I must recover my sister, and you will not

at Gwain, his voice firm and

and wide as

you lose, you will release my sister at once.

blame me for what

the last of his kin, the only family he had left.

for negotiation, no

Wolf Wamor Meets the

the tension in

and Yuna exchanged glances, their

Emmanuel’s true identity,

excitement through them.

Warrior and the Southern Lannister were

be the day their true

to

Gwain, a

secretly hoped for a fair duel, a decisive battle

of supremacy once

a cold shiver crawl down his spine, but he quickly masked his unease with a facade of arrogance. With a low,

challenge me? This dispute is between you and the Quill family. What concern is it of mine as a guest? You

there was

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Gwain’s cowardice, veiled in pride, was all evident to

who looked closely.

him intently, noticed the shift.

anyone–his aloofness was just a mask

more cowardly than

showing no

patience worn thin.

no further warning, he

Northern Region. The strike tore through

massive, roaring dragon

shake the very ground beneath

chill ran through Wyatt as he watched stunned. Emmanuel’s strength

they had met. So,

true power all

had

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he might falter under Emmanuel’s

vulnerable in the process.

entire crowd, Gwain

energy into the Big Dipper technique,

Emmanuel’s powerful palm strike away from himself and

rear of

Boom!

load–bearing wall with an earth–shattering force, causing the wall

the hall groaned and swayed

collapse.

“Ah! Run!”

is about to come

in panic, rushing for the exits as chaos

them.