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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.

unnecessary and

think you could stop me

of our soldiers, there’s still the Lindberg family, and we have Mr. Lindberg’s best men with us. There’s

stop it,” Louis pleaded

Sherlyn, it seems like you’ve been sheltered for far too long.

soldiers outside the window suddenly crumpled over just as Zachary finished his

from the Nacht family stormed into the study

she stuttered in

arrived home just then, and he immediately apologized. “Zachary,

“Please accept my apology on behalf of 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 to ruin our relationship over such

issue?” Zachary asked, though he

it was, there’s no need to bring death into the equation.” Robert hastily changed tack and offered an olive branch. “Let’s sit down and have a talk over this, shall we? We shouldn’t exchange arms at all costs. Please accept my suggestion for my sake, all

his hand to Robert. “I wanted to have a peaceful talk,

first glance that the gun belonged to Sherlyn. He wanted desperately to tell off his wife right then and there,

our families’ good relationship and the sake of your grandfather,