Chapter 512

Knowing Gerald’s personality, the servants knew they would die miserably if they ended up in his hands.

“Mr-Mr. Gerald, we’re wrong! We shouldn’t have gossiped about Mrs. Howard secretly. Please forgive us…”

“Mr. and Mrs. Howard, please be forgiving. We’ll slap ourselves!”

The constant sound of slaps resonated in the hall.

North cracked a crafty smile. “I’m a kind person, Gerald. I can’t bear the sight of blood. How about this? Let them tell us who the mastermind is. Then, we’ll let them off.”

Gerald looked down with composure. “Aren’t you afraid that they’ll lie?”

“Yes, I do.” North purposely sighed. “So, we need to get evidence because we can’t trust their words alone. They need to convince me. Plus, I’m easy to talk to. I won’t make things difficult for honest people.”

The servants looked at each other and were too afraid to speak.

Someone did bribe them, but that someone was… They could not expose them.

After waiting for a few minutes, nobody spoke up. North slowly sho