The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

Naturally, it went without saying what would happen if Dahok lost to Maron.

Quinn strode up just then, exclaiming, "Master Ocean! Please, if you trust me, then you can trust Frank Lawrence too!"

Glancing at Frank, she assured Dahok confidently, "Frank is capable of stopping the coup, and he can do it alone!"

Dahok frown despite her assurance. He was slightly swayed, but he still could not trust Frank completely as he had never seen the man fight.

"I can vouch for him too, Master Ocean." One of the Sage Lake Sect apprentices nodded, suddenly speaking up. "That bast—I mean, Mr. Lawrence—was evenly matched against Lady Silverbell, chief of the Martian Alliance. No, scratch that... He defeated Lady Silverbell!"

Turning toward the other apprentices, he asked loudly, "You all saw that, right?"

The other Sage Lake Sect apprentices nodded repeatedly, speaking out in confirmation with their fellow apprentice.

They were never loyal to Maron anyway. And now that they had learned of his treachery, they quickly show their loyalty to Dahok, distancing themselves from Maron.

Dahok exclaimed in

no reason for the Sage Lake Sect apprentices to lie. but

a one in a billion when it comes to swordcraft, even achieving Birthright rank in her twenties—it would be

Frank Lawrence bested

mind, Dahok no longer

phone,

-

I thought you were

the call from the basement of Salazar House, where he kept Helen, Vicky, Kiki,

me! He was trying to kill me!"

expression stiffened, and he soon frown and growled,

a finger on your hostages or allow any harm to

but he soon frowned in hesitation.

"I can stop this coup on my own. Just make sure