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.

gun if you want to live, Zachary.” She had a gun

are you doing?” He had never imagined that his mother would cause such

his gun at Zachary to protect Charlotte, his mother’s actions represented the Laurents’ declaration of war against

unnecessary and out of

you

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 no way you’d be able

stop it,” Louis

too long. I pity your ignorance about the evils of

window suddenly crumpled

the Nacht family stormed into

stuttered in

home just then, and he immediately apologized.

on behalf of my wife; she doesn’t know any better. Our families have been on good terms for many years, especially Mr.

Zachary asked, though he kept his piercing gaze on

there’s no need to bring death into the 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

to have a peaceful talk, but

knew at first glance that the gun belonged to Sherlyn. He wanted desperately to tell off his wife

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