Richest Mogul

Chapter 2012

Manfred gently hummed in response. The emotions in his eyes betrayed his inner turmoil. Without hesitation, he pulled Vivian into his arms. "I was afraid I'd never see you again."

...

Inside the carriage on their way back to Everholm, Vivian recounted everything- how Sterling had taken her, how she had handled him, and how she had ultimately escaped Bowman Residence.

After finishing her story, she took a deep breath, still visibly shaken.

"He's a cunning and ruthless man. You'll have to be careful dealing with him," she warned.

Manfred chuckled. "The Bowmans are in chaos now. He won't have time to come after me. By the time he comes looking for trouble, he probably won't even be able to leave Bowman Residence."

Vivian blinked at his words. "So that's where you disappeared for two days? You went after him, didn't you?"

She knew Manfred well enough-he was never one to sit idly by when there was a target in sight.

Before, the original Manfred in this world had been oblivious to the schemes around him, drifting further down the wrong path. But since Manfred took over, he had seen through everyone's plans and started making calculated moves to fight back.

"Yes, I went to assassinate the head of the Bowman family." Manfred didn't bother hiding the truth from Vivian.

Vivian laughed. "I'm glad you came for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know where to hide next."

If he had been any later, Vivian might have been left

you fall into danger

in her heart. She hummed in

to mind. "By the way, how did you come to this world? After I left, what happened to you?"

had passed since she had disappeared. For her, it felt like an instant, but

the ten years after Vivian left—a time

about his final fate

to the battlefield and

general for the Holland troops, leading them to fend off the barbarian invasions. In the end, we won. Afterward,

the worry fade from

what he had

arrived at the Atkinson

prepared a wide-brimmed hat for her, one that could conceal her

with

some attention, but

the

Manfred

nif

back, others would

present women to

two of them entered