Chapter 274 Nobles (Part III)
"..." Mr. Cross had no words to say. With the maid as proof, she had admitted that his son would commit a crime.
While her words alone shouldn't carry this much weight, Mr. Cross's silence told me everything.
"What punishment do you think your son deserves? For someone with such a sign of courage, don't you think his punishment should be the weight of his actions?"
"Master, should I leave..?" Currie, who stood there, wanted to leave. She realized she must have done something wrong and felt it wouldn't be a wise choice to stay.
"Stay. It would be more enjoyable with you here." Her plans of leaving were put to a stop with my words.
"Mr. Cross, we could discuss the punishment once I meet your son. Let us start the tour." Since Mr. Cross wouldn't speak, there was no point in forcing him to do what he didn't want.
While I may be cruel, I wasn't here to purposely add a reason to destroy any household. After all, if I did that, most noble households would be destroyed.
"Currie, was it? Why don't you be my guide? I'm sure you're familiar with the place. You did work here." All she could do was accept my proposal and guide me to the place.
"Then let's start." With my orders, the three of us entered Mr. Cross's house.
The servants were already stationed at their work area, and with Mr. Cross's presence, everyone was working hard.
"While your teachings to your son may not be great, I can say you have cultivated great servants." I genuinely praised him, which was rare for someone I had just met.
"I do my best to get everyone in top shape." He proudly said that, feeling a little better.
"It's a shame you can't do so for your son." That low blow stopped him from being proud of what I had said earlier.
"..."
"Now, let's get into business. What business does the Cross family do?"
"I have seen the Cross family earn a living from gems." Currie replied, thinking that I had asked her instead of the head.
"Gems? I can see why the Cross could come ahead of the rest if they own businesses like these." Selling gems or jewelry made a lot of money, and with the price being overly high, those with status would buy.
I wouldn't be surprised if an overly spoiled rich lady would come to their store and buy everything she could.
"Mr. Cross, it seems like your son is coming toward us." While talking about Mr. Cross's business, Sheldon was around the house. I doubt he knew we were here and had coincidentally come here for whatever reason.
"You!!!" Once we met face-to-face, he pointed at me, shocked by my appearance.
"Ahem. City Lord, may I ask what you're doing here?" Once he calmed down, he did a one-eighty and glared at Currie.
As for his father, he sighed at his child's display. What made it worse was that Sheldon was clueless about what would happen.
"Well, this little maid spoke about what you were trying to do. And as the city lord, I can't stand such an insult. Also, the crimes you would commit against another noble are not permitted." Sheldon's face twitched, but he tried his best not to show it.
"Crimes? Do you have proof that the woman beside you has spoken the truth?" He looked at Currie, signaling her.
"Whether I have proof doesn't matter. I can easily find that myself." Everyone was confused by what I meant.
Searching for proof with words alone would generally be impossible. However, I had a way to get that proof since I was involved.
Appearing before him, I tapped his forehead and remembered his memories from the entire day.
Mr. Cross was perplexed by what happened and had almost lifted a finger when I got close to his son.
"What???" As for Sheldon, he was confused by what had happened. When I take a person's memory, not only will we get to view it, but the memories I steal will also be lost.
With Sheldon's memories taken, I started to show everyone what he had remembered. The memories started with him slamming a table in frustration. I didn't know the context from his earlier discussion, but I could see his father's expression knowing where this was left off.
He cursed me and said he would assault Eliz and make me watch. His father and I looked at each other, and I could sense he knew the punishment would be rough. Sheldon then called the maid and revealed his plan.
"Mr. Cross, I will give you two choices." After looking through Sheldon's memories, I presented him with two choices.
I was already being lenient by giving him an opinion. As for Sheldon, the pretense of being a nice person had dropped. His facade had cracked, and Mr. Cross was waiting for his choice.
"The first and most obvious choice is a public execution." Sheldon's face paled as he heard that I would execute him casually.
"Think about it. This execution would be a brand new start for this city. Not only will it display my powers over the nobles, but it would also get your sorry for an excuse child out." This was a powerful move by me. It benefited me and allowed me to step on anyone who opposed me.
"Citylord, onto the second option, please." He quickly wanted me to state the second option.
"That's easy. If you want your son to live without being exiled, you just have to give me 80% of your family business profit." I smiled cruelly, knowing that money didn't matter. This was to see what the older Cross would do. Would he pick his son or his business?
"It's your decision." I smiled playfully.
The older Cross had already made up his mind in a heartbeat and told me his choice with his cold eyes.
"Our business is too important for a stupid mistake. Take Sheldon away."
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