Gilimani Country.
"Hah… To think that my grandfather would call me back to the house. He must be planning to reprimand me because I did something reckless." Hana let out a long sigh while taking off her robe.
"Miss. Your grandfather is waiting for you in the dining room." The butler extended his hand, urging him to go.
"Yeah." Hana nodded nonchalantly, completely missing the slight change in the butler’s tone.
Since her grandfather had been waiting for her, it would be bad if she let him wait for too long. She hurried to the dining room, which was guarded by another old butler. His strength was the same as her own personal butler.
"Mhmm? Raka, you’re here? Not inside?" Hana tilted her head in confusion. "You’re my grandfather’s personal butler, right? Aren’t you supposed to serve him inside?"
"Welcome back, Miss. Please enter." The old butler didn’t answer her not because he looked down on her but because there was no need to answer. After all, the moment he opened the door, Hana would get her answer.
Inside the dining room, the table seemed to have been changed from the usual long tables to a small table for only six people.
Her grandfather was sitting on one side, while another old man sat on the opposite side. To her surprise, her grandmother was the one pouring the tea for both when normally it was either the butler or the maid who would do it.
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The old man had a rather thin frame, but it was brimming with youthful energy. More importantly, she noticed that the old man seemed to be muscular. The muscles weren’t big but appeared very refined.
Seeing how her grandmother was the one serving them, it seemed that this old man was much more important than she thought.
Hence, Hana entered the room and walked gracefully to her grandfather. "Grandfather. I’m sorry for making you wait."
"Oh, Hana! You’re back." Her grandfather smiled and waved his hand as if asking her to come closer.
"So you’re Hana Skylark." The old man turned his head toward her, seizing her with just a single glance.
Hana felt an unpleasant gaze for an instant as though she were being stripped naked. Everything about her was revealed, not just her clothes or body, but also the inside like organs or strength.
"Let me introduce you, this is…" Her grandfather tried to introduce the old man, but the latter interjected him.
He stood up and walked to her.
Hana’s body shuddered. There were only a few reasons why such a thing could happen. The first thing that appeared in her mind was whether this old man was so powerful that her grandfather was planning to marry her to this old man.
It was something frowned upon in the past, but no one would think much about it in this period, especially if the other party was so strong. It was the same as spreading good genes after all.
However, Hana suddenly felt immeasurable pressure when she was looking at the old man’s eyes. Her body was trembling violently as she had a hard time breathing.
"Ha… Ha…" Hana panicked, wondering what was going on.
"Master… Michael… I know you’re displeased… by her actions… but if you’re… going to punish someone… please let us off with only my head… It’s my fault for… allowing her to be reckless…" Her grandfather tried to stop the old man. It looked like he was also short of breath, barely withstanding the pressure.
The pressure suddenly disappeared as if it never existed before.
"Ha…" Hana clutched her neck while gasping for air. Her body was shivering as if she were about to die earlier. At the same time, she noticed what her grandfather had said earlier. She couldn’t help but raise her head with a horrified expression. There was only one ’Michael’ in this world that could render her grandfather useless.
He was none other than Michael Hacfield, Clovis’s grandfather.
Michael stopped and sat back down before saying, "When you do something wrong, you should be punished. That’s how I have been teaching my son and grandson. And I have administered the punishment. With this, I won’t hold any grudges against you or blame you any further."
Hana obviously understood what he meant. She just never thought that Michael Hacfield would visit her family personally.
"Th-Thank you very much, Master Michael. I’d like to apologize for my reckless action." Hana’s voice was still shaking, but she seemed to have regained a bit of her composure. She acknowledged that she was wrong after all.
"Well, because of you, the situation will become much more volatile after this." Michael looked at Hana before extending his hand. "Please take a seat first."
"Y-yes." Hana hurried to her grandfather’s side and sat next to him.
"So, have you gotten anything from him?" Michael asked with a serious expression.
Hana’s body tensed up, wondering if she should tell the truth or not. After all, this was a top secret. Then again, Clovis and Michael’s relationship was extremely good, so she thought it would be alright.
"Yes." Hana nodded weakly.
Michael fell silent for a moment. "Is that so? Is it related to the Beast Soul?"
"!!!" Hana raised her eyebrows, surprised that Michael knew about it. Did he have the information already? Or was it his research?
"You don’t have to think much about it. The ones conducting that research were my daughter-in-law and her student, so of course, I know about it." Michael glanced at Hana’s grandfather. "Here is the deal, Jeremy Skylark."
He raised his head with a grim expression. "Yes?"
"Because of your granddaughter’s reckless action, those people have begun to move. Hence, I’ll distract them personally. In exchange, I want you to do two things for me." Michael raised two fingers. "It seems that my grandson has deemed your granddaughter to be worthy of an ally. I won’t say anything about it, but please don’t do anything reckless for the time being. And the second thing is…"