Chapter 233

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C233: The marks of fire (3) Chapter sponsored by Melekono and L. Thank you for your support. I also finally managed to clear the queue so from now we’ll go back to regular schedule(Mon-Tue-Thur-Sat) Seeing the cold gaze through the open eyes of the mask and feeling the burning pain in his cheek Albert thought that he was dreaming now. He was hit by a man whose face or identity is unknown, not his father or anyone else. That was not enough, but a guy who should never have been able to look into his eyes was looking down at him. “You son of a bitch!” When Albert was about to get up, Rudger’s hand moved and Albert’s head turned sideways. He felt a tingling pain on the other cheek, which was fine. Violetta, who was watching the scene nervously, felt like her heart was pounding. ‘Oh, lord!’ No matter how rude he is, Rudger shouldn’t have touched someone from the Pablo family. “That’s enough. If you do more than that, the problem will......!” “Violetta, you’re talking nonsense. Hasn’t the problem already occurred? This is a big problem, too.” “Ha, but if you end it here, you can cover it up. I don’t know what to do......!” “No. It’s not a problem that I hit this rascal.” That wasn’t the problem? So what’s the problem? Rudger turned his head and stared at Violetta while she was wondering because she didn’t understand his words. “This guy tried to insult you, the manager of the store, in front of everyone.” “That...!” Violetta was speechless because Rudger’s answer was completely unexpected and she felt grateful that he cared about her but even so... “......I’m fine. In the first place, I have nothing to say even if I hear such insults. I’m a dirty person born and raised in the slums.” She didn’t want Owner to bear a loss because of her but Rudger, who heard what she said, spoke in a calm tone. “Violetta, no one is clean or dirty from the beginning.” “At least I think I am.” “Even so, you are trying to live a better life but he laughed at such a person and tried to trample you.” Rudger curled Albert’s hair and pulled his head up. “I just can’t stand it.” Albert’s head was swung to the side. “Ugh.” His cheeks were slapped so hard that they swelled up. “So what I do to this guy is reasonable.” “Even so, the burden......!” “Why do you say that?” When Rudger’s gaze turned towards her, Violetta felt suffocated. “Violetta, I told you that this Royal Street will be our castle. No one would dare say anything to us.” An indescribable spirit flowed from Rudger. “Or did you not believe me? Do you think I’m a person who throws words in vain?” “That’s not true.” Violetta answered hastily. She knew that Rudger wasn’t a man who spoke recklessly. He is a man who has made even absurd remarks that others would not believe into reality. Wasn’t he the one who transformed the slums into the most fashionable street in the city? “If you know, don’t forget.” Rudger looked at Albert after ending Violetta’s anxiety. “Albert Pablo.” “Oh.” “Answer.”Điscover new chapters at novelhall.com Rudger flicked Albert’s head back and Albert finally came to his senses and looked up at Rudger. Albert’s deathly glare disappeared, and his eyes were filled with fear. “How can you pass out already? I haven’t finished what I want to tell you yet.” “Do you think you’ll be safe by touching me?” “That’s not something you have to care about.” Rudger shook Albert’s head back and forth. “The important thing is that you caused a disturbance in our store and made us suffer a significant financial loss. How are you going to take responsibility for that?” “Oh, just something like that.......” “I guess there was a lack of understanding between us.” As Rudger raised his hand, Albert closed his eyes tightly. “I got it! What do you want? Tell me!” Albert thought that Owner was a crazy madman, otherwise he wouldn’t have hit him, a member of the Pablo family so openly. Albert, who always hurt and bullied the others, never thought he would suffer and the actual situation was enough to frighten him. ‘I don’t want to get hit again.’ Was the only thought that came to Albert’s head. “Tell me what you want. I’ll listen.” “That’s a good answer.” Rudger lowered his raised hand and tapped Albert on the shoulder and Albert waited for Rudger’s next remark, feeling fortunate that he was right. There’s nothing easier than to pay with money. His family is rich so no matter how much the other party asked for, they could pay. The important thing is after the payment. “It must be hard to count correctly but I’m sure it’s over 10.” “Ah, ah, ah, no!” “So feel the same way.” Albert tried to resist, but his hands and feet were fixed with a mana chain. Rudger’s touch touched Albert’s face again. “Aaaaaaaahhhh!” Flames rose again with the scream. * * * “Oh, my head.” “What the hell happened.......” Albert’s fainted escorts came to their senses. They got up with their bumpy head in their hands, recalled Albert and hurriedly looked around finding Albert lying on the floor. “Master! Wake up!” The guards, who examined Albert’s condition, were at a loss when they saw him. There were no visible wounds, but his appearance of fainting with his eyes open made it clear that he went through something. “Are you up?” The guard’s gaze headed to the place where the sound was heard. A masked Rudger sat on the sofa prepared for the guests and next to him stood Pantos and Violetta, who were watching the situation. The guards broke out in a cold sweat as the momentum flowed from Rudger and felt an instinctive sense of crisis They had no choice but to wait for Rudger’s next words with a nervous heart. “Get that rascal and get out of here.” “......the lord will know this.” The escort surrounded Albert and warned Rudger. It was because the Pablo family’s pride did not allow them to leave recklessly. Rudger replied with a smirk as he stood up. “I wouldn’t have done this if I was afraid of such things.” “.......” “Get lost.” The guards glared at Rudger and left the store while he watched the scene silently. “Is it okay?” “What do you mean?” “Looks like they’re never going to let this go.” “I guess. They’ll probably put official pressure on us or if that doesn’t work, they’ll act behind the scenes.” “Is it still okay?” “Didn’t you want this?” Pantos did not deny Rudger’s words. “A chance to fight it’s always welcome.” “That’s what it is. Besides, I needed to show you once.” “Why are you showing me?” “To let everyone know that there’s no use trying to persecute us with power and prestige.” Above all, the Pablo family will not be able to take their anger out on them officially since there was not a single wound on Albert’s body. If the Pablo family had to choose, they’d probably secretly send someone to deal with them. Rather, the city of Leathervelk would warn them not to interfere in their affairs. “There will be a dog fight without a referee. Pantos, you can do it, right? At the word, the beast’s ears jolted. His expression still remained unchanged, but Rudger could fully see that he was very tempted now. “Following you was a great choice.” “I’ll take it as a compliment. Violetta?” “Yes, Owner.” “It’s been delayed a lot because of one loser. We still have a lot of time left, so let’s open the store and start operating again.” Rudger took off his mask while the employees who were keeping people outside came back inside. The House of Verdi began to become lively again with customers visiting and in the meantime, Rudger headed to the manager’s room on the second floor. “What brings you here?” “It’s been a long time since I had a holiday, so I want to get a new outfit.” Upon hearing that, Violetta opened her eyes wide and soon smiled. “What’s wrong?” “If you had just ordered it, I would have made it myself and sent it to you, but I was just amazed that you came to see me.” “I wanted to see how well it was going while I was here. So, can you make me clothes that look good on me?” “Of course. Actually, I’ve been thinking about clothes for Owner for a long time.” “......Since before?” Violetta said so and opened one of the closets. Inside, there were all kinds of luxurious-looking men’s clothes. “It’s all what I made. These are the things that would suit Owner.” “......There are a lot of clothes.” “I piled them up like this just in case I had a chance, but fortunately, that opportunity came.” Rudger realized that Violetta’s eyes had turned somewhat dangerous. “......I think you’re busy now, so I’ll come later.” “Where are you going? Do you want to try this on first?” Rudger’s attempt to escape was foiled.

Chapter 233

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