After a brief conversation, Frank found out that the brocade mites incubating inside Megan Quill hatched soon after he left.Naturally, that was all thanks to Dr. Georg, Professor Robert's own inexperienced student.The kid had really refused to listen to Frank and injected Megan with the anti-allergy serum. It accelerated the hatching, and as there had been many eggs inside Megan, Frank counted that it would just take twelve hours for her innards to be devoured clean.Meanwhile, Professor Roberts pleaded, "Mr. Lawrence, I'm seriously begging you here—please, save my fool of a student. He's a fool, but he does have some talent… I can't bear to see the Quills kill him off just like that."His pleading left Frank in a dilemma, and he sighed. "Professor Roberts, you probably won't understand the details, so all you have to know is that the Quills refused to let me treat their daughter.""What?!" Professor Roberts shrieked on top of his lungs, and Frank somehow imagined him hopping
Alba then slowly and clearly read the foreign words on the syringe label and soon realized what Dr. Georg was suggesting."Poison…" He breathed a single word stiffly in despair.There was no doubt about it—Dr. Georg could not do anything now, aside from giving Megan a quick death.At least she would die silently without pain with this…"No!!!"Suddenly, Isla Wells, Alba's wife, leapt forward, knocking the syringe out of his hands while bawling at him, "Don't do this… There must be other ways to save Megan!"That much was true, but did Alba have any? Certainly not.When Frank refused to return to save Megan, he was immediately reminded of how Frank had laughed tauntingly before he left. "Megan is so lucky to have you as her father. Hahaha…""Argh!!!"Alba screamed as he tore at his own hair, feeling utter regret right then.In his mind, he was cursing Cara York and his eldest brother endlessly!Frank would not have been driven away if not for them!And his daughter would
However, as soon as Alba opened his eyes, he clearly saw from where he lay that Saul was raising a syringe and thrusting it down at Megan.As his senses returned to him and he slowly realized what his eldest brother was doing, his eyes widened as he bellowed, "Stop!!!"Scrambling to his feet, he lunged wildly at Saul, but the syringe in Saul's hand was already empty.As Alba seized Saul by the collar, he turned in disbelief toward Megan—the brocade mites were still covering her body, but she was no longer struggling or crying in pain.Instead, there was a smile of relief."Saul!!!"Alba punched out like a raging bull at his brother's face, but it was pointless as Saul nonchalantly raised his hand and caught it."Know your place, Alba," Saul said with a snort. "I did it because I don't want my niece to suffer anymore.""No! You just want to be the governor!" Alba screamed. "You did it because you're scared Frank Lawrence would usurp you, and you killed your niece—my daughter—for
Instead, Governor Quill cared most about the families his fallen comrades had left behind, and Alba's wife, Isla.She was the daughter of Governor Quill's best friend, and he had entrusted her to Governor Quill before he died.If she really died, Governor Quill would be incensed.And if he was, not even Saul could do as much as his eldest son, which was why he could not do much there."So? You're afraid, aren't you?'Isla snorted coolly and pointed at her daughter on her deathbed as she yelled, "I'll tell the governor what had happened as it is—that you stopped my husband from getting help for our daughter before personally killing her!""What…"Saul's face fell—Isla would really accuse him!And if Governor Quill were to really find out, all his hard work over the years would go up in smoke, and he certainly would not be the governor!His humiliation turning to rage right then, he strode up and seized Isla by the neck. "You bitch!""Let go of her!"Seeing that Saul had reall
Frank did not feel much sympathy even as he watched Alba sob and beg at his feet.If anything, he thought Alba deserved it—even Alba's quarrel with Saul now was just a matter of two cutthroats going for each other's necks.Naturally, the reason he came back at this critical juncture was none other than Governor Quill, his maternal grandfather.He had been ready to leave Quill Manor when Governor Quill called again and asked him about Megan.Frank thought about it but ultimately spoke the truth.Governor Quill flew into a rage right then, even cursing out loud—being a military man of such an important position, he was certainly not a soft man.Still, despite his rage and being fully ready to return and wring Alba and Saul's necks, Governor Quill was left stunned again as Frank told him, "They're all arrogant and spoiled. There's no saving them now, not when they treat the families of your fallen comrades like slaves while only respecting them when you're home."I refuse to have a
Frank eventually shook his head in exasperation, telling Winter and Jean to leave for the moment.He told them that he would come for them once he was done with his business in Quill Manor, as he did not want to see his grandfather terrify Winter.And that was why Frank was now standing outside Megan's room.He first glanced at Alba as he begged at his feet, and then at the hostile Saul.Then, he said quietly, "I have no intention to suck up to you or to take over the governor's office. I only returned for the sake of your safety."Saul, you will leave now, cuff yourself at the front gates, and await your sentencing there. Everyone else must also clear out—I'll check on the patient before I make a decision."Everyone in the room was left taken aback, what with the way Frank ordered everyone around like a judge handing out sentences impassively."Hahaha!"Saul did not hesitate to laugh right then, as he was the real authority here in Quill Manor. "You brat! You keep saying that
Frank turned to glance at Megan.To no surprises, her vigor had completely diminished, and the brocade mites covering her body were exceedingly gruesome.Taken aback, he wheeled on Saul with an angry glare. "I-Isn't she your niece?""So what if she is?"Saul reared his chin and laughed sinisterly. "Forget my niece—I'd kill my brother too if he gets in my way… No, I will remove every obstacle in my way right now!"And you, brat… You just had to come back now, so I'll have to kill you along with Alba's family! Don't blame me for being determined when you're in hell!""Hmph. It's actually rare to see real trash like you. Let me straighten you out in Grandfather's stead!"Frank did not hold back himself, seeing that Saul's pure vigor was churning and clearly ready to attack, unleashing his Five-Peat Archaeus in response."Hmph!" Saul snorted coldly. "Straighten me out? It's me who will be doing any straightening out! A brat like you will never accomplish anything at your age!"He
However, neither Alba nor Isla expected Frank to be a match against Saul—the kid was not even thirty!And if he was so accomplished in his twenties, then in the future…Alba's heart skipped a beat, his insides twisting into a knot as he remembered how he had behaved around Frank.It was no surprise why Alba's own father thought so highly of Frank.And in retrospect, it was not Frank's fault that Megan had ended up in this state for challenging Frank so recklessly. She was basically being suicidal, and if Frank was not considerate enough toward Governor Quill, she would not have returned alive at all!Frank felt immensely pressured as Saul went all out, noting to himself that the Ascendant-ranked elite was above the rest.Breathing out a turbid gust of air, he bellowed as the silhouette of a beast with a scarlet glare appeared behind him.It was a lion with two horns on its head, and yet, it had wings on its waist and a viper as its tail.A chimera, a mythological beast of olden