Chapter 237: Rinella’s Destiny is Her Own (30)
The middle-aged man's complexion held no sway over me.
With each deliberate step I took, he struggled, futilely attempting to drag his body backward.
But he couldn't outpace me.
Setting the hatchet down with a resounding thud, I crouched to meet his gaze eye to eye.
The fear in his eyes intensified, perhaps due to the realization that the stone floor beneath the hatchet could easily become a weapon.
“So, answer quickly while I'm still a pacifist... yeah? To whom did you sell these people?”
"Y-Young Master... You must be mistaken...."
Now, a polite tone flowed from the middle-aged man's mouth, a stark contrast to his previous demeanor. He had finally grasped the fragile thread of reason.
His pretense had melted away, and was now replaced by genuine sincerity.