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,

no reason for Syd to

was undeniable. Master Penn was

for Master Penn's forgiveness.

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

cried out in shock, swinging their swords at

in Yumi's grasp to

and Mist's swords hit Syd's body at the

in the air, and Yumi flew to her feet to block the mist from touching

into three, keeling

barely looked up,

you see fit," Yumi said, falling to

dropped their swords and fell onto their

were to lose his temper, and all they

not be able to bear

just loyal to a fault. Give

a sigh of

Syd and was able to see

been willing to borrow Wilbur's help for

seeing an outsider gain control of the family and turn his family