Chapter 757

Sir Clark chuckled lightly, "Ah, the naivety of youth. You say that now, but one day, you might just regret it."

"Who can predict the future? Let's just focus on the present," I replied, my voice tinged with a hint of melancholy. "Alright then. If that's what you want, you can take him home when he returns," Sir Clark agreed readily.

I couldn't help but smile. "Thank you, Mr. Clark."

"We're simply making a fair exchange," Sir Clark reminded me.

I laughed softly, "An exchange, you say?"

My words seemed to deepen the color in Sir Clark's eyes, but as someone who had seen it all, he quickly smiled. "My dear, just hand over what you have, and feel free to ask for anything in return." He was being generous, but what I wanted was something he couldn't provide.

Yet, I still voiced my impossible wish, "What if I want my parents to come back to life?"

Even though it was a hope beyond realization, something he couldn't grant, I had to remind him of the debt he owed my parents.

tangible, like money, shares, or anything else." "Do you

perhaps, but isn't more always better?" That was typical

of desolation and sorrow, "But no amount of money can give me

Sir Clark understood my stance; I wouldn't give

you're not

want a person, let's use a person as

knew exactly how to

had brought him up, ready to use him as leverage

told me about Phipps' real identity, so even this impostor, Sir Clark, wouldn't dare touch him. His current stance was merely to intimidate

him safe for me? How come he's now become your bargaining

his hand, "My dear, let's not play

and asked with a smile, "Or else, Mr. Clark, you plan

laughed again,

very well whose favor m doing this for. Since you're aware I'm a man of violence, don't make me

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