Chapter 19

Noelle looked back and saw Marcus. She asked coldly, “What are you doing here?”

“If I weren’t here, were you going to use that on him?”

Marcus’ heart pounded wildly. If he was half a second late, things would have gone terribly.

Aside from the fact that he could never arrange for his daughter to meet the Wolf King, torturing the Wolf King alone would put his daughter in a dangerous position as the million Lycantroops would certainly retaliate.

The thought fueled his nervousness. His forehead was glistening with sweat and his expensive

shirt was drenched.

“Why are you two standing there? Release him!” Marcus shouted at the other two officers in the

room.

“Release him?” Noelle glared at Marcus and grumbled. “He is a suspect in a gang fight. Eight men have been injured…”

“Nonsense!” Marcus stopped her right away. “He is someone with a special identity. He did not do whatever you claimed he did, so release him immediately!”

“Special identity?” Noelle scoffed. “Tell me, how special is his identity?”

“He’s the W-”

The words were stuck in his throat.

“Heh! What’s wrong? Can’t speak?” Noelle continued provoking Marcus. “Or did he bribe…”

Slap!

Before Noelle could finish, Marcus slapped her on the face.

the noisy

towards them

slapped me?” Noelle covered her swollen face and questioned him with

“I…”

stammering prevented him from speaking

thought you were just an unqualified husband and father, but now it seems that you are also unqualified as mayor!” Noelle shouted at him. “You have failed this city!”

of the interrogation

explained,” Sir, I am so sorry about this. I apologize on behalf of my foolish daughter. It

want to,”

to get along well with your daughter,” Andrius

serve the country at the Western Frontline. In the second year after I was in service, my wife passed away due to illness, and I didn’t get to send her away. Then, I sent Noelle

her, I was never a good husband or a good father. It’s difficult to handle family affairs despite being mayor

tapped on Marcus‘ shoulder. “I’ll let this

“Thank you, sir.”

Waterfront. When he arrived at the gate,

you

“Yeah.” Andrius nodded.

removing his shoes and said, “I already know what’s going on between you

do?” Andrius

you are a lucky

Marcus did not reveal his true identity to the Crestfalls.

Freely has helped us once, don’t

“Why?”

saved Mayor Freely once, and he introduced you in front of some of the most influential figures in the

bothered. “Marcus and I are

not like in the mountains,” Luna

world could think so

How naive!

whether you

a card from her purse and tossed

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