Living With My Lady Boss

The sword made a sharp whisper as it was unsheathed. Yumi and the rest turned to Syd in shock and horror.

"What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?" Yumi screamed.

Fern and Mist jumped to their feet at once, drawing their swords at Syd as well.

"Put down your sword right now! How dare you disrespect Master Penn like this? You're making yourself an enemy of the clan!" Mist roared.

Fern said in a deep voice, "Put the sword down, Syd, or I'll kill you before anyone else does."

Wilbur looked at Syd quietly, saying nothing.

Syd's expression was contorted into one of agony. "I know Master Penn has saved the clan and forged a path of glory for the Gardners that we have never had before."

"Then why are you still doing this?" Yumi shouted, enraged.

Syd held his sword with both hands, staring straight at Wilbur. "But I cannot let a non-Gardner control the family. I cannot let the man who murdered our previous clan leader, Yaron, and Cyrus, lead our family."

Yumi was stunned. Fern and Mist's expressions grew solemn as well.

The deaths mentioned had happened because of the family's internal conflict, and

it was unfair to say that Wilbur had murdered these men on purpose.

had killed them, but

was no reason for Syd to draw

undeniable. Master Penn was

for Master

blade of his sword lit ablaze with spiritual flames, and he brought the sword down onto Wilbur with one

cried out in shock, swinging

Yumi's grasp to intercept Syd's

swords hit Syd's body

Yumi flew to her feet to block the mist from touching

was practically chopped into three,

up, his expression

you see fit," Yumi said, falling to

Mist dropped their swords and fell onto their knees as well, fearing

Wilbur were to

would not be able to

"The guy was just loyal to

other three heaved a sigh of relief,

was able to see why he did what

to borrow Wilbur's help

what Syd could not take was seeing an outsider gain control of the family and turn