The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

Lothar finished, "Right now, the priority is to get help for Ciril. I've sent for Abel Loggins from the capital —he'll be here soon."

At those words, Yed released Ned's collar while growling, "You're lucky this time!"

Ned stumbled backward, his brows knitted in frustration.

"Oh, you have nothing to worry about," Lothar suddenly said, looking between everyone pointedly.

"Ciril is Ascendant rank—once he regains consciousness, who and how he was poisoned would be revealed. He'd know better than anyone. If any of you are present, I will not hold back. This is an attempt on my brother's life, and it entails a summary execution!"

Paula's fingers twitched at Lothar's threat, her expression unnatural as she sneaked a look at Yed.

Yed nodded at her in turn, assuring her to stay calm since they would never be exposed.

After all, they knew better than anyone that Ciril had been poisoned with the Taut Snow Tree.

a tree, but it was anything but—it was the one of most potent poisons that Hundred Bane Sect had in their disposal. It was meant for use

in a day, the ice-type poison would permeate their

die frozen stiff, like a tree in

cover themselves in the golden sands of the northwest

factors worked against that. The first was that the poison acted quickly and confounded

martial elites recognized the

Taut Snow Tree in time, and one could only

Loggins rushed to the scene, led inside by the men Lothar

white, and he stood

head

and asked, "What's the problem, Mr. Loggins? What has my

it's almost too late when it's finally discovered. It's ice-type, and only the golden sand of the

sighed again and started