365.Chapter 365


    Gabriel''s pnded with brutal force, causing Sophie''s cheek to swell up almost instantly. Staggering backward, she crashed to the ground in a tangle of limbs, vision swimming as her ears rang. For a long moment she was too dazed to react.


    At that precise moment, several shadowy figures suddenly appeared in Sophie''s courtyard. One of them stepped forward. blocking Gabriel''s path with a cold, piercing gaze.


    "Lord Mowbay, what are you doing?"


    "Move aside." Gabriel''s eyes narrowed as he fixed the intruders with a frosty re. I''m disciplining my daughter, and it''s none of your business."


    Lucas sneered. "Sophie may be your daughter, but she carries the Case bloodline. Lay another hand on her, and you''ll regret


    Lucas raised his hand, and several grotesque ck parasites crawled out, their twisted forms exuding an eerie, sinister


    aura


    Gabriel let out a coldugh.


    "How dare you threaten me in my e


    Almost as soon as Gabriel finished speaking, dozens of shadow guards came out of nowhere. Somended silently in the courtyard, while others perched on the walls. In unison, they drew their swords with a chilling hiss, and the air grew thick with tension, ready to explode at any moment.


    The gap between the two sides was obvious


    Lucas''s men were top tier fighters, but they were hopelessly outnumbered by Gabriel''s forces


    If a fight broke out, it was unclear who would win, but Lucas would lose more


    Hasen City was far from the western border, and the number of men he could bring was limited. If he lost too many here, I would be a logistical headache to gather reinforcements for next time


    In the end, Lucas had no choice but to swallow his pride and offer Gab a way to back down


    "Lord Mowbay, I believe there''s been a misunderstanding Since we''re allies now, there''s no need to let something trivial drive a wedge between us Sophie is the only child of Zoie, and of course, wed protect her. However furious you may be. violence shouldn''t be your first recourse Shall we discuss this rationally?"


    Lucas ordered his men to withdraw the parasites, his words carefully chosen as he deliberately brought up


    As expected, the mention of Zole stirred a pang of guilt in Gabriel


    He nced at Sophie, and the storm of anger within hirm quieted slightly Zaje


    Gabriel raised his hand, signaling the shadow guards to retreat. Once the courtyard was cleared, leaving only Sophie, Lucas, and himself, he turned to Sophie, his voice icy as he demanded, "Did you poison Benedict?"


    Sophie''s eyes widened in shock as she instinctively denied, "No, it wasn''t me Lucas let out a heavy sigh, closed his eyes, and turned his head away "What a fool


    She''d already been caught, yet she still thought she''d pulled off the perfect crime. Now that Gabriel hade to confront her, she was still trying to deny it. She is truly as clueless as a pig. Lucas thought


    Sophie heard Lucas''s sigh and finally seemed to realize the situation. She looked up at Gabriel in a panic, only to meet his deeply disappointed gaze.


    "No, Father! I misspoke earlier! Please don''t be angry. I was just too scared to tell the truth! Please calm down Sophie pleaded desperately.


    Calm down? How could he possibly calm down?


    His daughter had nearly killed the son he had painstakingly raised to be his


    sessor


    That was his future heirl


    Even when Sophie had poisoned Matthew bef Sessfully unlocked! lous


    This time, she had truly crossed the line