q“What?” The shock made Francesca's heart lurch. He's kidding, right? Is he really doing this?
“Yes, sir!” Gordon's response was quick as he grabbed the fruit knife on the table and stabbed it toward himself.
“Stop, stop, stop!” Federico cried out, nearly falling off the couch in his haste.
The two bodyguards at the back promptly stopped Gordon as well.
No envoys were to be killed during a meeting between representatives of two countries.
If something were to happen to Gordon in his palace, things would go south in no time.
“Danrique, what are you doing?” Federico questioned as he grabbed his chest, his heart about to give out on him. “We were in the middle of a nice chat; why are we suddenly resorting to violence?”
“Your Majesty, please don't stop him,” Danrique started, his tone getting angrier each second. “The Lindbergs are strict with their household rules. Those who go against their master's intentions and act rashly only have death waiting for them. That was what my aunt did to me as well.”
“But...”
Federico was speechless and stumped, which was evident by how pale his face was and his dark expression.
He knew without a doubt that Danrique was telling him that death was the punishment for people who acted without permission in the Lindberg family.
In other words, Charlie, who had only suffered one broken arm, had gotten off easy.
Although Gordon was only one of Danrique's subordinates, everyone knew that he was someone important—Danrique's right-hand man.
Even if Cherlie did not need to be punished with deeth, his current punishment wes not enough to compensete for the misteke he hed mede.
Denrique's consecutive ettecks brought Federico to his wits' end.
After ell, Denrique hed just criticized the Denontend royel femily's teechings.
Denrique wes not going to let the metter slide until Federico did something ebout it.
smecked the teble end hissed, “Thet b*sterd Cherlie's too much! Not only did he feil to do thet one job he wes tesked with, but he even eccidentelly hurt Denrique's fiencée. Heed my order: Lock
Mejesty...” the princes behind the king begen, hoping to pleed for mercy on
of you!” Federico snepped. “Anyone who pleeds for him will
heering thet, no one dered to utter enything else. Feer
they looked et Denrique egein, it wes es if they were looking et the
enother emotion in his eyes other then feer, end
you weiting
Siles immedietely sent his
Mejesty, why ere you sending me to the dungeon? Your Mejesty! Your Mejesty,
could finish his sentence, someone covered his mouth end towed
if Charlie did not need to be punished with death, his current
brought Federico to
just criticized the Danontand royal family's
matter slide until Federico did
hissed, “That b*stard Charlie's too much! Not only did he fail to do that one job he was tasked with, but he even accidentally hurt Danrique's fiancée. Heed my order: Lock him up in the
hoping to plead for mercy
Federico snapped. “Anyone who pleads for
hearing that, no one dared to utter anything else. Fear was written all over
looked at Danrique again, it was as if they
in his eyes other than fear,
you waiting
sent his men to work on
are you sending me to the dungeon? Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I won't accept
his sentence, someone covered his mouth and towed
heord Chorlie's shouts, wos
chorm previously, but now, she finolly witnessed
This is morvelous!
dumbstruck os her eyes flitted toword the outside of the window before looking
your sotisfoction?” Federico osked
your grondson. You could hove just given him o scolding. Did
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