Chapter 237
Chapter 237
“I’m sorry it slipped my mind. I took care of the first three in the morning.”
“And you think that makes it perfect?” He chuckled, pushing off the wall.
Good Moon. Watching him move was totally unnerving. It was getting harder to keep my mask on.
“I did not put you in this position to deliver incomplete jobs, Lyric. I want perfection.”
I didn’t ask to be in this position–I wanted to yell at him but knew better than to utter such to the monster.
I resisted the urge to retreat as he got closer to me. Before I knew it, the back of his hand was connecting to my face.
My head reeled to the side, my teeth clenching tightly against one another.
He grabbed my jaw roughly, forcing me to look at him. “What could possibly make you forget my order, huh? Have you been distracted?”
I fought back the tears as I stared dead into his eyes. My cheek hurt, but I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry. Not today.
“Fucking answer! Have you been distracted!?” He yelled into my face.
I slowly shook my head, swallowing down any retort I’d have given to him.
“So, why did you forget?”
Finally, I put up a small struggle, getting my jaw free from his grip.
“I’ve been trying, Caden!” My voice came out louder than I intended. “You send me on these side errands while I have work to do at the company. I didn’t finish with the third person until noon today, then I had to get to the company to get some work done over there. I’m stressed, Caden! So, would you blame me if I forget sometimes!?”
His hand came to my hair at once, pulling so hard I yelped.
With the hair, he pulled me closer to himself.
“Talking back at me now, I see.”
He tightened his grip in my hair. “I don’t care how stressed you are, Lyric. You’re to do what I want, when I want it. You live to serve me, remember? So, you fucking do it right!”
He accompanied his words with a punch to my belly.
1groaned painfully and tried bending in half, except he wouldn’t even let me as he forced me to stand straight with my hair.
“And the next time you talk back at me, you’ll get much worse.”
He shoved me roughly to hit the wall. My head hurt from the sudden impact.
I clutched my side and waited till he was gone before I ran into my room.
JARIS
“Please! Just one more chance. Please, my King! I’m begging you!”
His plea sounded boring now. I wondered how long it’d take for them to accept how worthless it was at this moment.
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“You broke the rule, Darwin. And according to the law, your properties must be seized from you until further notice. At the right time, I’ll release them back to you,” I replied without looking at him.
“B–But how will my family and I get to live? Please, My King; I beg you to reconsider.”
“You should’ve thought about your family before you stole from a business partner. Weren’t you aware you were bringing suffering to his own family?”
“I know. And I’m sorry for what happened. He’s even forgiven me already and-”
“Well, I don’t forgive. Now, get out before I truly reconsider my decision and have you banished instead.”
When he still wouldn’t leave on his own, I ordered my guards to drag him out. I found it funny when people expected mercy from me. Mercy was for the weak. I regret the times I didn’t take action and simply showed mercy.
When I finished from the courtroom for the day, I headed for the kids‘ room to check on them. I’d been so busy I hadn’t seen them since the previous day. I heard Maddy took them out earlier today and would love to see how they were doing.
“Don’t you think you should’ve gone a little easier on the man?” Kael asked beside me.
I’d handed a lot of men today, but I knew the one he was referring to.
“He broke the rule. What did you expect?”
“I know he broke the rule. But I’ve seen you let go of similar cases of recent.”
And I hate myself for showcasing that level of weakness.
“I am merely acting like a King. If anyone breaks the rule, they get punished for it. It’s as simple as that.”
He stopped talking when he reached the kids‘ room. Xyla was already asleep–unfortunately. But Xylon was still up, drawing something in his book.
“Hi, dad,” he stood up from the floor to give me a hug.
“How have you been? Heard you went out with Maddy today? Did you have fun?”
“Yes. Xyla slept off.” He glanced at her. She must’ve played so hard she got tired. Typical Xyla.
I imagined her saying much if she was awake. She’d have described how her day went in detail. The girl was a talkative–something I loved about her.
“And why are you still up?” My gaze fell on his drawing book. “Drawing something?”
He nodded and sat back on the floor. I took a closer look at the drawing. It was a weird one.
Xylon was definitely going to be a good artist when he grew up. But for now, his sketches were still amateurish.
Observing carefully, I could tell it was a rough sketch of a man. At least, that was what it looked like. The person had beards and a moustache with a hoodie over his head. The drawing looked poor and unclear, but this was what I could make out.
“Who’s this?” I asked out of curiosity.
Nothing prepared me for his reply.
“Aunt Lyric.”
A mental snap echoed within, sending a frosty wave coursing through me.
I knew he was wrong, but nobody had mentioned that name around me in six months. Getting to hear it now all of a sudden filled me with a bizzare
sentiment.
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“Why are you still thinking about her?” I tried as much as I could to mask the anger from my voice. “Besides, that isn’t Lyric. That’s a man.”
“It’s her!” He glanced up at me. “I smelt her at the park today. It’s her.”
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