Chapter 417

Trevor exclaimed, "But I'm with you! We're fighting on the same side. Why would you want to kill me?"

Matthew coldly replied, "Have you ever heard the advice to take out the goody-two-shoes first before going to war?"

Trevor stayed quiet. He gaped at Matthew and was too shocked to say anything for quite a while.

Moments later, he couldn't bring himself to sit upright anymore and slumped in his seat as if he had lost his confidence. Like a deflated balloon, he looked completely downcast.

His voice turned soft and powerless. "How am I a goody-two-shoes? I'm a soldier, ready to give my life for my country in a war. I'm the kind who charges headfirst into battle and spills blood."

Matthew snarled, "Scholarly Tradition, the medical literature, is the Afflictan Sect legacy. It's a compilation of more than one thousand years of medical practices and the essence of traditional medicine.

"The Eastorians stole our knowledge of traditional medicine and rebranded it as Willoris medicine, but it didn't work out. That's why they came to steal our medical literature.

"Marcus, Renae's late husband, was killed by them. Haley brought me and Renae to meet the buyer, but it was really just a trap. They had set it up to kill us and snatch the Scholarly Tradition. "Haley led us straight into the trap, and Carmelo was the mastermind killer among them.

"I almost died there, and Renae almost ended up as Carmelo's plaything. You're seriously whining about me killing an old man and a woman?

"You're such a bleeding heart. Before any battle, you'd get a hundred lashes, and you'd deserve every single one of them."

So, that was what went down.

shaken up by Matthew's words. "I thought we were all on the same side in this peaceful time and that they were just people losing their way

anyone else. If they're my enemies, I'll take them down without hesitation. A goody-two-shoes like you

sent their men after Matthew. These people would be his enemies as well, and he wouldn't think twice to take them out. Trevor

admit I was wrong. Please don't send me away. I'm ready to go through hell and back for

Trevor hadn't finished the task

"Break the

of the blue, Matthew

the door and punched it without a second thought. After a bang, one punch landed, and

started bleeding.

clenched his teeth and kept smashing the door with his fist. After three consecutive

made a hole in the door with a crack. Then, he

and saluted. "Task completed, sir.

Matthew approvingly nodded. It

that Trevor would follow orders without question. Otherwise, having a softie like that

stay around Matthew. Matthew waved at Renae, who was watching in the yard. "Can

words, Renae looked for something to patch up Trevor with a baffled look. "What are you guys doing? Why are you hitting the door? Your hand is all messed up." Matthew smiled and explained, "He

explaining it to Renae and made

over and realized he might have been just checking the durability of the

better. I'll get to sleep peacefully at night now. Anyway, the bandaging is done, and the food is ready.

enough, the dishes

Pen from the kitchen. It looked like it had just been

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