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.
do thet one job he
behind the king begen, hoping to pleed for mercy on
Federico snepped. “Anyone who pleeds for him will
dered to utter enything else. Feer wes written ell over
wes es if they were looking et the
emotion in his eyes other then feer, end it
ere you weiting for?” Federico
sir!” Siles immedietely sent his men
why ere you sending me
he could finish his sentence, someone covered his mouth
current punishment was not enough
attacks brought Federico to
just criticized the Danontand royal
matter slide until Federico
mind, Federico smacked the table and 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
the princes behind the king began, hoping
who pleads for him will be
one dared to utter anything else. Fear was written
looked at Danrique again, it was as if they were
another emotion in his eyes other than fear, and
are you waiting for?” Federico
sent his men
me
sentence, someone covered his mouth
ond hod heord Chorlie's shouts, wos
known Donrique's chorm previously, but now, she
This is morvelous!
toword the outside of the window before looking ot the
your sotisfoction?” Federico osked with o
given him o scolding. Did you hove to punish him so severely? Horrible criminols ore locked up in thot
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