Zachary scoffed in response. “The royal forces? Do you really think that would scare me?”

He then pointed his gun at the ceiling and fired several successive shots.

Bang! Bang!

The bullets struck the chandelier on the ceiling, sending crystals raining down.

Just then, the door to the study room burst open, and dozens of armed soldiers rushed into the room. More soldiers stood outside the window of the study room, and all of them trained their guns at Zachary.

Sherlyn entered the room last, flanked by more armed men.

the gun if you want to live, Zachary.” She had a gun pointed at him

exclaimed, “Mom, what are you doing?” He had never imagined

Charlotte, his mother’s actions represented the Laurents’

unnecessary and

you think you could stop me

painfully ignorant of the danger ahead. “Such insolence! Even if you’re not scared of our soldiers, there’s still the Lindberg family, and we have Mr. Lindberg’s best men with us. There’s

stop it,” Louis pleaded

for far too long. I pity

window suddenly crumpled

Nacht

stuttered

he immediately apologized. “Zachary,

apology on behalf of my wife; she doesn’t know any better. Our families have been on good terms for many years, especially Mr. Nacht. It would be such a shame

he kept his piercing gaze on

equation.” Robert hastily changed tack and offered an olive branch. “Let’s sit down and have a talk over this, shall we? We shouldn’t exchange arms at all costs.

in his hand to Robert. “I wanted to have a peaceful talk, but Lady

wife right then and there, but the urgency of the situation demanded him to first bow to Zachary in

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