Gabriel’s slap landed with brutal force, causing Sophie’s cheek to swell up almost instantly. Staggering backward, she crashed to the ground in a tangle of limbs, vision swimming as her ears rang. For a long moment she was too dazed to react.

At that precise moment, several shadowy figures suddenly appeared in Sophie’s courtyard. One of them stepped forward. blocking Gabriel’s path with a cold, piercing gaze.

“Lord Mowbay, what are you doing?”

“Move aside.” Gabriel’s eyes narrowed as he fixed the intruders with a frosty glare. I’m disciplining my daughter, and it’s none of your business.”

Lucas sneered. “Sophie may be your daughter, but she carries the Case bloodline. Lay another hand on her, and you’ll regret

Lucas raised his hand, and several grotesque black parasites crawled out, their twisted forms exuding an eerie, sinister

aura

Gabriel let out a cold laugh.

“How dare you threaten me in my e

speaking, dozens of shadow guards came out of nowhere. Some landed silently in the courtyard, while others perched on the walls. In

gap between the

men were top tier fighters, but they were hopelessly outnumbered by

unclear

was limited. If he lost too many here, I would be a logistical headache to gather reinforcements

had no choice but to swallow his pride and offer Gabinet a way to back

need to let something trivial drive a wedge between us Sophie is the only child of Zoie, and of course, wed protect her. However furious you

his words

Zole stirred a

at Sophie, and the storm

Zaje

his hand, signaling the shadow guards to retreat. Once the courtyard was cleared, leaving only Sophie, Lucas, and himself, he

widened in shock as she instinctively denied, “No,

let out a heavy sigh, closed his eyes, and turned his

“What a fool

already been caught, yet she still thought she’d pulled off the perfect crime. Now that Gabriel had come to confront her, she was still trying to deny it. She is truly as clueless as a pig. Lucas

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