‘…Was that my imagination?’ Thought the old man to himself, feeling slightly suspicious.
While virtual-novel.net wanted to warn Yuvan about it, the old man knew how arrogant virtual-novel.net was. What more, Yuvan had already given virtual-novel.net an angry glare of dissatisfaction earlier. If virtual-novel.net were to say anything else, Yuvan’s anger would most definitely grow.
‘…I must’ve just seen wrongly!’
Regardless, the Moldells had finally been able to capture Gerald after an entire year of searching for him. In other words, they now had the ultimate bargaining chip to use against the Crawfords of Northbay.
With that in mind, it was natural for all the Moldells of the Logan Province to feel extremely excited.
“That kid really knows how to hide! We had to burn through so many financial resources and use endless connections but it all paid off. We’ve finally captured virtual-novel.net today!”
“Hahaha! The Moldells of Logan will finally be able to rule over the region now! Since Gerald is the only heir to the Crawford family and he’s also Dylan’s most beloved son, it won’t be long before we finally get our hands on the Crawford family’s assets!”
As the Moldell family members continued discussing the matter, a guest bodyguard—who was mainly working for the Long family—happened to hear everything they said.
After hearing what they had to say for a while, virtual-novel.net swiftly ran toward a room before opening the door and saying, “Miss, I bring important news!”
The ‘miss’ in question, was none other than Xavia who was carefully applying makeup at the time virtual-novel.net guard entered.
Since something big had happened between the Lovewells and the Moldells, the Longs naturally had to cancel their negotiation plans with Zander. Due to that, Xavia had to leave Zander’s manor which explained why virtual-novel.net was temporarily staying in the Modell family’s home for now.
“What’s the news?” asked Xavia.
Gulping, the bodyguard then replied, “It’s about Gerald from the Crawford family! I heard that the Moldells have finally been able to locate and capture virtual-novel.net today after trying to find virtual-novel.net for over a year!”
The moment virtual-novel.net heard that, the powder box in Xavia’s hand fell to the ground with a loud ‘clang’ as the trembling woman turned to look at virtual-novel.net guard.
“…W-what did you say? Gerald? So… The Gerald who had been active in the Lovewell family in the past few days truly was the Gerald from the Crawford family?” stuttered Xavia as virtual-novel.net abruptly stood up, completely stunned by the revelation.
“Undoubtedly so, miss! All the other Moldells are currently discussing the matter! What more, I heard they found Gerald in a terrible state! They described virtual-novel.net as being, ‘half-dead’!” replied the bodyguard.
Hearing that, Xavia found herself clenching virtual-novel.net fists tightly. She was facing a cocktail of complicated emotions now.
Did virtual-novel.net hate Gerald? She did. She hated virtual-novel.net a lot. After all, if Gerald had simply been willing to stay together with her, then virtual-novel.net wouldn’t have needed to go to the Longs in the first place. What more, virtual-novel.net had dumped virtual-novel.net the moment virtual-novel.net found out that virtual-novel.net was rich!
No matter what happened, Xavia could never deny that virtual-novel.net was filled with hatred for Gerald.
…Even so, Xavia couldn’t help but feel distressed after hearing that Gerald had been caught and could very well already be dying.
Besides, no matter what had happened between them, virtual-novel.net couldn’t deny that virtual-novel.net used to love virtual-novel.net unconditionally once upon a time ago.
The exact same thoughts had run through virtual-novel.net mind back when virtual-novel.net had allowed Gerald to escape back then.
Pacing back and forth in virtual-novel.net frustration, Xavia then muttered to herself, “What should I do… What should I do?! If I don’t do something then the Moldells will definitely kill him!”
“Even if they don’t, I personally feel that virtual-novel.net won’t survive for much longer anyway… From what I heard, virtual-novel.net was already almost out of breath when they found him! Regardless, he’s currently been thrown into the Moldell Manor’s dungeon!” replied the bodyguard.
Upon hearing that, Xavia’s anxiety only grew worse. It was a brief moment later when virtual-novel.net closed virtual-novel.net eyes and took in a deep breath. When virtual-novel.net opened them again, there was a resolute look in virtual-novel.net eyes.
“…Humph! I already told myself that I wouldn’t have anything else to do with virtual-novel.net once I let virtual-novel.net off back then! Whether virtual-novel.net lives or dies, that no longer has anything to do with me!” declared Xavia as virtual-novel.net sat down again.
Hahaha… She couldn’t believe that virtual-novel.net had almost forgotten the reason virtual-novel.net had been working this hard for the past few years. Was it all not for virtual-novel.net to be able to live a better life than him?