these motions if you wish to lay blame
you need not seek justification the
atmosphere in the room suddenly became
tense AC's gaze bore down on gonon
scrutinizing each individual with a
piercing intensity regardless of their
inner thoughts Ling and the others m
contained faintly annoyed Expressions
only G Shang remained impassive his
slightly furrowed brow the sole
indicator of his current mood after a
moment of stalemate AC suddenly broke
into a smile very well I believe you
with that declaration the tense
atmosphere dissipated instantly I shall
take a drink as punishment without
further Ado AC drained his glass a
bitter smile on his lips Aisha's Escape
has cost me dearly and I momentarily
lost my composure I hope you will not
take offense janon remained silent her
expression somewhat displeased as if
still harboring resentment luing quickly
raised his glass Lord AC you are being
too hard on yourself if there is
anything we can assist with please do
not hesitate to ask upon mentioning the
significant losses Ling connected it to
their mission and offered AC an
opportunity there is indeed a matter
that requires your assistance AC
seamlessly continued abandoning
pleasantries and Diving straight into
the subject I wish for you to persuade
Eileen to marry me Eileen is that the
matriarch L Zing exclaimed in
astonishment indeed ay intended to marry
eileene the very person they least
wished to persuade yet for the sake of
their mission and survival they had no
choice but to engage in such despicable
acts perhaps provoked by L Zing's gaze a
fleeting Shadow crossed AC's eyes and he
leaned back against the chair muttering
a sof him this man was unpredictable L
Zing dared not speak further and instead
glanced at Ganan and jiong Ganan sighed
softly if Lady Eileen is unwilling why
must you force it you have always had a
way help me ac insisted in a tone that
Brook no refusal ugon remained unmoved
inquiring once more why must you marry
Lady Eileen why disregard her wishes
after a moment of contemplation AC
replied you must have heard that I was
raised under Eileen's tutelage since
childhood I matured early well aware of
matters between men and women and I have
admired her for a long time I can sense
that she feels the same however she
cannot affirm my love and is constrained
by the opinions of Arkin which is why
she refuses to marry me as he spoke his
tone and gaze softened and he poured
himself another glass of wine tilting
his head back to drink I have already
arranged for tomorrow's wedding yet she
still stubbornly refuses to agree I do
not have the luxury of time to wait when
he looked at gonon again a rare glimmer
of Supplication shown in his eyes
tontion I know you have a way please
help me AC was indeed a person of
unpredictable temperament capable of
both yielding and demanding I cannot
guarantee success in persuading her gu
tontion shook her head she could not
comprehend why AC was so convinced that
she could sway eileene considering that
apart from the initial favor of the
bracelet Eileen had given her their
interactions had only been polite nod
since AC however remained unperturbed a
assuring her regardless of the outcome I
will not hold you accountable after
pondering for a moment guon tion finally
relented very well I shall do my utmost
regardless of whether AC sought her help
she felt compelled to assist him in
marrying eileene testing AC in front of
him was merely a means of gauging his
intentions AC smiled thank you he then
turned to San Fe instructing San Fe take
them to the matriarch's residence
without delay yes San Fe obediently LED
them out of the private room and down
the stairs inside the private room a
voice emerged from behind the screen my
Lord it must be those two why not
capture them a ghostly figure stepped