Chapter 197: The Worthless Viscount
Inside a private room at the Gray Wolf Tavern, Leon and Father Auden sat side by side on a leather sofa, sizing up the man seated opposite them—Viscount Arend.
Leon frowned slightly.
The Viscount reeked of alcohol and tobacco. Even with a tea table separating them, the smell was unmistakable.
Having met Viscount Arend in person, Leon finally understood where Adele's beauty had come from.
The Viscount was already over forty years old. Years of indulgence in alcohol, tobacco, late nights, and debauchery had left his face haggard, his complexion pale and dry, with heavy dark circles beneath his eyes.
Even so...
His naturally handsome features remained impossible to conceal.
With no servants left to attend to him, and being both lazy and undisciplined himself, he paid little attention to his appearance. His shoulder-length hair was messy and unkempt, while a thin, untrimmed beard covered his chin.
His clothes had once been expensive garments from better days, but they were now old and worn. Even his collar had been left untidy.