Chapter 137: 4-star (2)
Crash! Bang!
“Ugh!”
When the Grand Duke Beltus slapped the legal officer, the elderly high official fell backward, gasping for air.
It happened when Denise had gone to her father’s office to pay her respects.
At that time, Denise was just over ten years old.
The legal officer Alderek had reported on the horrors of the famine in a village on the outskirts of the Beltus domain and insisted that the residents’ taxes in that area should be reduced that year.
“My lord, our duty is to protect the people. If we continue like this, we’ll be no different from murderers.”
Murmuring such words while holding his head, the old servant was trampled by Grand Duke Beltus until he was covered in bruises and blood.
“How dare you call me a murderer?”