Her graceful shape froze.
“Ajax, don’t be impulsive!” she cried.
But no matter how she shouted, I ignored her.
I shut off the CCTV footage and had a servant hold Richard’s mouth so he couldn’t make noise.
“He’s too loud! Give him a few slaps to wake him up.”
Richard’s eyes were full of anger. After being slapped many times, he spat out the bloody rag.
“So what if they catch me? Larissa will come and save me!” he shouted back, sneering.
“Besides, Larissa already said it. Your mother will die of old age. Once that hag died, I’m the most important person to her,” he added, smiling through blood.
Richard then shamelessly went on, “Oh no! The child she’s carrying and I are Larissa’s true family. We matter a hundred times more than an impotent like you who can’t help a woman bear children!”
I forced my face to stay calm, then pulled out a dagger and lunged.
“Then I’ll make you a eunuch!” I shouted as I hissed.