Chapter 222: Well, Here It Is.

It didn’t matter to Lucian who was behind the abduction or the spoiled ambush months ago. The ending would be the same: brutal.

But he was more curious: what would his wife want to do?

She had already surprised him by taking in her abductors, using the clever argument of acknowledging their skills. If it were up to Lucian, he would have cut them off completely. Not because he didn’t acknowledge their abilities, or because he felt humiliated by the small group’s modest success.

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