Zachary scoffed in response. “The royal forces? Do you really think that would scare me?”

He then pointed his gun at the ceiling and fired several successive shots.

Bang! Bang!

The bullets struck the chandelier on the ceiling, sending crystals raining down.

Just then, the door to the study room burst open, and dozens of armed soldiers rushed into the room. More soldiers stood outside the window of the study room, and all of them trained their guns at Zachary.

Sherlyn entered the room last, flanked by more armed men.

 

“Put down the gun if you want to live, Zachary.” She had a gun pointed at him as well.

Louis exclaimed, “Mom, what are you doing?” He had never imagined that his mother would cause such a scene.

 

While he pointed his gun at Zachary to protect Charlotte, his mother’s actions represented the Laurents’ declaration of war against the Nacht family.

wholly unnecessary and

into laughter. “Did you think you could stop me with dozens

painfully ignorant of the danger ahead. “Such insolence! Even if you’re not scared of our soldiers, there’s still the Lindberg family, and we have Mr. Lindberg’s

it,” Louis pleaded

far too long. I pity your ignorance about the evils of

soldiers outside the window suddenly crumpled over just as Zachary

Sherlyn could only watch as bodyguards from the Nacht family stormed into

she stuttered in

and he immediately apologized. “Zachary, please have

my wife; she doesn’t know any better. Our families have been on good terms for many years, especially Mr. Nacht. It would be such a shame

issue?” Zachary asked, though he

offered an olive branch. “Let’s sit down and have a talk over this, shall we? We shouldn’t exchange arms at all

to have a peaceful talk,

desperately to tell off his wife right then and there, but the urgency of the situation demanded him to first bow to

families’ good relationship and the sake of your grandfather, I hope you can be

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