Chapter 466 - DEMON KING (2/2)

The meal continued in silence. The steak was perfectly made, but Frank could not taste it. It might as well have been moist paper. And his current nervousness was not like his usual apprehension. He had an idea about the reason his Master called him. He had made a mistake, and he would probably pay.

A short while later, the old woman cleared the table after the meal was complete, leaving only a glass of fresh wine. However, Frank did not touch it. He was afraid that even one moment of inattentiveness would cost him his life.

After all, the nickname 'Demon King' was not an empty title.

”How do you like your new eye?” The regal man stared at Frank with those piercing eyes.

”It is great, Master. Thank you.” Frank replied with some genuine pŀėȧsurė.

His original and natural eye was pierced by Hu Lei using a letter opener on that ship, right before the International Health Alliance became a flaming mess. He thought he would be a one-eyed pirate for life, but his Master had organised for him to get a bionic eye.

Frank could not be more satisfied with the upgrade. He even felt a little thankful to Hu Lei. With the new advanced eye, he could zoom in on faraway objects, use night-vision features and even make records. It had made his work and life easier.

”I thought you were dissatisfied with your new eye. Else, why would you fail to follow simple orders and complete your tasks?” The tone changed from its casual elegance into a hypnotic one.

The enthralling voice was soft, but it seemed to pierce Frank's brain. He felt like his ears were ringing, or perhaps, his head was aching. He could not tell amid the confusion. He had never understood the methods and means of the man before him.

That was the other reason Frank dreaded coming to see his powerful Master. He could not fight back or defend himself when faced with things unexplained by the known rules. And even if he knew how to fight back, he did not have the right.

”I have never been disloyal to you. I have not disobeyed your orders.” Frank spoke up quickly, fighting for clarity.

”I made it clear that the International Health Alliance board members should not be allowed to cause problems.” The low voice was like a knife piercing his head. ”Not only is William Springer engaging in meaningless murder, their leader has all but led Zhong Feng to me.”

”I did not think-” Frank was shocked and tried to explain.

”You did not think. I value you, and I am even a little fond of you. But you are not indispensable to me.” The words were like an ice bath to Frank.

”Master, I will rectify my mistake. Please give me a chance.” He spoke up with a plea.

He did not want to die, but he was not willing to give up on his Master. To him, the inhuman Demon King was like a god. He feared him, but he was not willing to leave him, even at the cost of his life. It was more than loyalty. It was a surrender of the soul.

”Come.” The elegant man beckoned to Frank.

Like a sailor under the control of a siren, Frank stood and walked to the man without question. When he stood at the other end of the table, his Master took another sip of the wine and stood. He raised his beautiful hand to Frank's face.

His hand hovered over the bionic eye for a moment before shifting to the other natural one. Without hesitation, he gouged out Frank's eyeball and plucked it right out of the socket. In a second, he was holding Frank's remaining natural eye.

Frank was too shocked to feel pain. And when the pain came, he did not dare to scream in pain. He tried to remind himself to breathe and not groan out in pain. Any noise around his Master would probably lead to more than the loss of one eye.

The man looked at the eyeball for a moment as if it was a marble. Then, the old woman appeared with a tray with a white towel imbued with disinfectant. The man placed the eye on the tray and picked the cloth. He wiped his hand carefully.

”Take care of it.” He said without looking back at Frank.

Knowing what his Master meant, Frank left the castle.