Nathan was still vexed. He stared at Zane and said, âBear this in mind; the next time you do this again, you are no
longer my son. I will break your leg and kick you out of the house. Got it?â
Nathan had always overlooked his sonâs wrongdoings.
However, the Emperor was there, so Nathan dared not take his sonâs side or allow his son to behave
unscrupulously.
âI understandâ¦â
Zane bowed his head as he replied feebly. He felt hurt. He thought his father was there to help him, but he had
suffered a brutal beating from his father instead. That was too embarrassing!
Zane still did not understand why his father, who had always been protective of him, had changed so suddenly.
âIs it because of that man?â Zane thought to himself as he stole a glance at Darryl to get some clues. However, he
failed to notice anything special about the man!
Zane saw a crowd around him, and suddenly he was reminded of something.
There were many refugees from the World Universe. Zane thought that maybe his father had taught him a lesson
in front of those refugees for the sake of his good name, but it seemed to have gone a bit overboard.
Zane believed that Nathan beat him because he wanted to set his reputation as a good official in front of those
refugees. It probably did not have anything to do with Darryl.
âMister Xanthos.â
Darryl turned to Nathan and said, âDonât get too occupied with teaching your son. He has taken two of my friends;
you should get them freed.â
He was not loud, but his tone was unwavering.
âYes! Sure!â Nathan wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and nodded repeatedly.
Next, Nathan glared at Zane and shouted, âWhere did you put those two people?â
Zane was stubborn, but he dared not behave presumptuously around his father. He whispered, âAt the mansion, in
the wing room at the back of the garden.â
Zane was reluctant to give that information. Miss Synder was a rare beauty, and he wanted to kiss her.
Unfortunately, it looked like his dream had crashed.
âF*ck, this man is a troublemaker.â
Zane threw Darryl a bitter look. âHad Darryl not find fault with me, I would have taken Tanya away a long time ago,
and my father would not have heard the news and come here.â
âSir!â
Nathan forced a smile as he said sincerely to Darryl, âIâll free your two friends now. Please come with me.â
Nathan quickly led the way.
Darryl nodded and went with Nathan.
âMister, are you okay?â
The surrounding soldiers walked up to Zane.
Zane was irritable. With the support from some of his people, he followed the group painstakingly from a distance;
he stared at Darrylâs back viciously.
âYouâd better watch out. My father might have hit me just now, but it was only for show in front of the refugees. Iâll
make sure to skin you alive after we get to the mansion later.â
Soon, they arrived at a large and exquisite courtyard. Darryl saw two words written on a plaque at the gateâ
Xanthosâs Mansion.
âWeâve arrived!â Nathan servilely invited Darryl to the back of the garden.
âFather!â
Zane, who was following closely, yelled, âAre you really letting them go?â
He thought that his father did not need to put up a show anymore after they were back in their mansion; there
were no strangers there.
âShut up!â Nathan rebuked angrily.
Zane noticed that his father was still angry and that Nathan did not seem to have faked his anger, so Zane
trembled and quickly kept quiet. However, he was still not convinced.
Suddenlyâ¦
Tanya and Jonas were kept in a wing room at the back of the garden, and they were tied to the chairs. They were
terrified and panicked, especially Tanya. Her delicate face looked flustered.
âDarren had messed with Zane. What would happen to him? Will Zane kill him?â
âCousin.â