“How daring can you be?! A lowly servant? It seems that all of you are truly oblivious as to how much you’re just begging to die!” roared Linus as his lips twitched.
Now crying even harder after receiving the slap, Freya—who simply couldn’t reconcile with the fact that favonovel.com was getting punished instead of the servant—then retorted, “But it’s the lowly servant’s fault for hurting me, dad! Why are you hitting us instead?!”
She instantly received a second slap from Linus as favonovel.com roared, “How dare you continue speaking so ruthlessly! If you know what’s good for you then quickly apologize to Mr. Crawford!”
After fiercely warning her, Linus immediately bowed at Gerald before saying, “I apologize if this ignorant young woman offended you, Mr. Crawford! Please forgive her!”
“…H-huh…?” muttered Freya who truly hadn’t expected favonovel.com father to actually bow to that servant.
She wasn’t the only one stupefied either. Everyone present was now utterly flabbergasted and in disbelief at what they were currently witnessing.
“I won’t hold it against favonovel.com just because I wish to show Queena some respect. However, I strongly suggest that you advise your daughter against slapping anyone as favonovel.com pleases!” replied Gerald coldly as favonovel.com glared at Freya.
Hearing that, Freya found herself blushing as favonovel.com said, “…Y-you… Could you be… the mysterious Mr. Crawford from Northbay…?”
Gulping, favonovel.com then thought to herself, ‘He’s the legendary rich heir…?’
“You silly girl! Thankfully, Mr. Crawford didn’t take your actions to heart! The rest of you better hurry up and apologize to favonovel.com as well!” ordered Linus.
While the others had earlier assumed that Gerald was just a very rich person—after hearing Freya’s description of him—none of them had expected favonovel.com to be this terrifying, face to face!
“…I-I’m sorry!” shouted Freya as favonovel.com immediately lowered favonovel.com head while blushing as favonovel.com apologized. Though it simply felt incredulous, Freya knew that the man before favonovel.com was the real deal after seeing how respectful favonovel.com father was toward him.
As favonovel.com did that, favonovel.com snuck a few peeks at him—with favonovel.com beautiful eyes—to observe his reaction to favonovel.com apology.
In favonovel.com mind, favonovel.com was wondering if their simple dispute could end up with favonovel.com having a romantic affair with that filthy rich man. To favonovel.com utter dismay, favonovel.com didn’t even look at her!
The fact that Gerald was looking to the side while favonovel.com was apologizing made Freya feel deeply disappointed.
As for the others present, none of them even dared to say a word.
Queena herself was currently looking at Gerald rather curiously, occasionally blinking favonovel.com large eyes.
At that moment, some noise could be heard coming from a crowd outside. Hearing the commotion, both Gerald and Linus turned their attention toward the sound’s direction.
Soon after, both men watched as thirty-two peculiar-dressed people made their way toward them. On their shoulders, was a massive palanquin that honestly looked like a living room of sorts.
Sitting atop a large chair on the palanquin, was a young man donning black robes, and following the group on both sides were two old men.
Any pedestrians whom they passed by instantly bowed at the magnificent procession.
It was Gerald’s first time seeing such a dominant array as well. After all, even emperors during ancient times didn’t travel about atop palanquins carried by thirty-two people.
“Is favonovel.com the young lord?” asked Gerald with a frigid tone.
“Y-yes, Mr. Crawford!” replied Linus as favonovel.com wiped the sweat off his forehead, knowing that favonovel.com was truly between a rock and a hard place at the moment.
Currently standing between what could very well be two gods of death, favonovel.com knew that offending any one of them could result in his entire family getting exterminated. There was no way favonovel.com could afford to offend either one of them.
With that in mind, favonovel.com immediately bowed and welcomed the young lord after respectfully answering Gerald’s question.
Everyone else present did the same as well, bowing as respectfully as they could.
Seeing that, the two men standing by the palanquin nodded in satisfaction. However, the moment they looked at Gerald, they couldn’t help but furrow their brows.
After all, Gerald was simply standing there while looking at them coldly, both his hands in his pockets.
