Chapter 68

Leshan swallowed nervously before calling out to her grandfather.

"...Grandfather."

"Leshan, what are you doing up at this hour?"

He tried to maintain his usual composure, but the betrayal that clouded his granddaughter’s eyes became more apparent in the light of the room.

'She overheard.'

A fear, like poison, spread through him—a fear that his granddaughter might leave him just as his daughter had. If that were to happen, he couldn’t imagine where or how he would survive.

Marquis Ephekl shouted in desperation.

"Everything I do is for you!"

Leshan shook her head.

"If you truly care for …