Suddenly, Megan chuckled coolly. "Oh, I get it… You must've been trying to cop a feel, so Uncle Saul wanted to punish you!""I'm not interested in you."Frank looked up impassively as he coolly repeated himself before sighing quietly. "There are things you're better off not knowing."Megan frowned, muttering under her breath, "You don't have to keep saying you're not interested…"Frank looked up, staring at her in confusion, leaving her cringing guiltily just then."Done!"Five minutes later, Frank pulled out all the acupoint needles from Megan and started to turn and leave. "I've also left you with two Ichor Pills. And since your family wouldn't be short on supplements, just remember to take those as well. You'll be fine once you take your time to recover."Seeing that Frank was about to leave, Megan opened her mouth to speak but ultimately gave up.Covering her mouth under her blanket, she murmured softly, "Thank you…"Frank waved her off, gesturing that it was unnecessary.
Every member of the Quill family looked on in amusement.After all, they believed that whenever Governor Quill was furious, whoever stood out would be the first to get it.Frank, however, did not know that tradition.Not only was he standing out fearlessly, but he was even heading straight to the governor's helicopter, staring fixedly at the old man as he alighted with a furious glare."Frank?!"Governor Quill's breath seemed to have caught in his lungs.However, his rage did not subside—if anything, he appeared angrier as he bellowed, "I told you to leave this manor! Did you really just ignore my orders?!"Despite Governor Quill's parent-like lecturing, Frank remained fearless as he bowed his head in greeting. "Grandfather, I've merely come to stop you from doing something you might regret.""Something I might regret…"Governor Quill was actually left musing to himself, unable to argue.His fury subsided as well, and the tension in the air quickly eased.Some members of the
There was clear disappointment in Governor Quill's eyes as he watched his fiftyish son stammer, unable to finish a coherent sentence.Unbeknownst to him, Saul was merely afraid to face him because of his own misdeeds."Grandfather."Nonetheless, even as silence ensued, a voice that was clearly hiding panic spoke from behind Gero.It was none other than Rex himself.Cara was almost petrified at the sight of her son standing out at this delicate moment. "Are you crazy, Rex?! What are you doing?!"It was clear that the governor was very furious at the moment and basically interrogating Saul as if his crime was proven.Would her son not be presenting himself in the governor's crosshairs if he spoke up now?!And unsurprisingly, Cara saw Governor Quill glaring coldly at her son, his eyes judgmental and devoid of the warmth he afforded Frank. "Rex, was it? Gero's son? Do you understand what you're doing?"The pressure from Governor Quill's glare left Rex nervous, and he actually thou
While Rex's accusation of Frank was a little bizarre, Rex wheeled on him and smirked."Hah! You're still refusing to admit it?! It's obvious you're trying to drive a wedge between us, since Grandfather is asking about our soldiers!"Then turning toward Governor Quill and bowing his head politely, he said, "Grandfather, since Frank claims that we've been abusing the families of your fallen comrades, why don't you ask them? They are standing right there, and they wouldn't lie to you, would they?"At Rex's words, the rest of the Quill family realized with a start the reason why he had the audacity to stand out and accuse Frank for lying—he had a strong hand to play!After all, Eric Holt's resistance was short-lived, completely stifled by Rex's hand just earlier, and those soldiers would never dare come forward now to accuse the Quill family of abusing them.And with Rex holding their families hostages, things would simply carry on as usual, with those soldiers faking smiles and telli
Hence, in no time at all and without any words traded between them, the Quill family had come to a mutual understanding—Frank was their common enemy.And sensing that something strange was going on, Governor Quill frowned as he pointed at one of the soldiers and barked, "Tim Cox! Be honest—has my family been abusing you and your comrades?! I have said before that you are all equal in standing with them, so why are all of you serving as their security guards?!"Tim was ready to answer.Though the scene of his dear comrade Eric dying with his eyes wide on the floor kept appearing in his mind, he also remembered his sister.Hence, after musing irresolutely to himself for a long while, he eventually looked up with a smile. "That never happened, sir. Your family has been most gracious to us… As for serving as security guards, we have been doing so voluntarily."After receiving so much from your family, it really hurts our conscience not to give something back.""What…?" Even as Fran
"He's the one who poisoned Megan, so that he has an excuse to meddle in family matters!""Exactly! When we fought back, he poisoned and killed Megan! He's as strong as he's crazily ambitious, sir! You have to be careful of him!""That's right! We're facing a crisis now!"Meanwhile, Frank stood alone in the middle of the crowd as the Quill family slandered him in every way.He certainly noticed that even Governor Quill was looking at him coldly, even showing signs of distrust now. "Frank, what do you have to say against these accusations?"Before this, Governor Quill did not hide his favoritism for Frank, partly because of his mother, even suggesting out loud that Frank could succeed him as the governor.In fact, Frank's attitude and bearing was to his satisfaction—if not thrill—ever since they met in Bralog.However, with his entire family unanimously accusing Frank, Governor Quill could not simply look the other way, no matter how strongly he felt about Frank.Poisoning his co
Nearby, Rex was caught off guard, his cheek clenching tensely. "He actually cured Megan..?"His goon had been watching the fight between Saul and Frank.If Megan had somehow survived the devastation, then the accusation that Frank had poisoned Megan would be proven false.In fact, that would in turn lead to Governor Quill doubting the other accusations thrown against Frank.With that, he would not be leaping to conclusions and might even order a thorough investigation, which would eventually lead to the skeletons in the closet being revealed.And Governor Quill was not one so easily fooled at his age.His heart racing right then, Rex promptly shot one of his goons a look.The goon had been with him long enough to catch his cue.While Rex was being watched and could not leave, that was not the same for the goon.Seizing the moment when no one was watching, he quietly backed away and left, sneaking into Megan's half-collapsed mansion.-"Dad!" Meanwhile, Megan was sharing a
Alba was naturally considering his stance regarding Frank, just as he knew that slandering Frank would work in his family's favor.Moreover, they must never let the governor find out about all the dirty deeds committed within Quill Manor. Be it taking the soldiers' families hostages, forcing Eric Holt into suicide, or even how Alba himself refused to acknowledge Frank…If the governor ever confirmed that, there would be a drastic change of fortunes for the Quill family, not to mention that the governor's wrath was not something any of them could survive.As such, everyone in Quill Manor now had the same thought—they were the progenies of the governor, so what right did those filthy peasants have to enjoy the same privilege they had?None.Such was the prejudice that came with the privilege that intoxicated the Quill family. They thought themselves lofty, and that they had to prove their status through oppression.In fact, every member of the Quill family felt such a sense of supe