Chapter 115

"What's there to be afraid of? You're my brother-in-law. Out of respect for your sister, I'll make sure to treat you with all the courtesy you deserve."

Lysander's eyes narrowed into sly slits, but he didn't ease up.

Hugo shook his head frantically, too scared to admit anything. "I... I'm not... I'm not..."

"Oh, I think you are," Lysander said with a mocking lilt.

Hugo hurriedly blurted out, "It wasn't me, it was Charlotte... No, no, it was me, I was out of my mind. Brother-in-law, please, have mercy on me! I swear we'll leave Kingsford and never come back!"

He used his free hand to slap himself repeatedly, clinging to Lysander's pant leg with tears streaming down his face.

Lysander kicked him away with a dismissive snort. "At least you've got a bit of backbone, Leonard."

Leonard responded promptly, pinning Hugo to the ground and swiftly unwinding the bandage from his head. He pulled out a camera and took detailed photos of the freshly exposed wound.

Hugo lay on the ground, clutching his head, feeling the cold air on the wound and hardly daring to breathe.

Lysander took a moment to admire the photos, then nudged Hugo's face with his foot, speaking with deliberate slowness.

the trouble of coming to Kingsford, it's only fitting I give

didn't know what Lysander intended but nodded vigorously, still clutching

room door swung open, and Charlotte-who had fainted from blood loss-was wheeled in on

You two lovebirds can recover here together. I'll cover

left with Leonard, clearly

the hospital room, Hugo lay curled up on the floor for a long time before he managed to crawl to

sorry, I'm so

fainted. The arriving doctors re-bandaged his wound and lifted

...

Late at night.

Kingsford, stood a secluded

from the military, he

But tonight was different.

a black car to drive through. Not long after, Adrian was

to his fate, he didn't put up a fight. He walked obediently through the corridor to the study door

door was shut, but the deep, steady voice of an elder could

"Kneel!"

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