Chapter 106 - Chapter 106: Chapter 102 Negligence (2/2)

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“You’ve passed!”

Mr. Lucius was indeed a cunning fellow, Theo had judged at the time.

Over the years, Theo had killed some people for the Fischer family, knowing that as the Guards Captain, he had to be loyal to them.

No matter what the Fischers asked him to do, he couldn’t refuse as he had been taking their money for many years.

Theo believed loyalty and responsibility were the most important qualities.

Training the family guards came naturally to him, after all, few people could be worse than the band of nearly pirates on board the ship.

However, Byrne, who had returned from the military academy two years earlier, shook his head, saying his method of taming those brats was pointless.

“I need to turn them into soldiers who can fight low-level Extraordinary Exponents face to face.”

“Not a bunch of fools who know how to wave weapons around.”

Mr. Byrne and Mr. Lucius were two completely different people.

He was originally a kind and timid smart kid, fond of learning and good at observing and summarizing.

In recent years, Mr. Byrne had grown rapidly, becoming increasingly composed and finally being able to do things for the family that he was reluctant to do before.

In the past two years, Byrne had taught him many things from the military academy, enlightening Theo who had never undergone systematic training.

His previously chaotic experiences unfolded in his mind, and many questions found answers and explanations.

Yet, his many years as the Guards Captain forced Theo to neglect his own family.

His home was in South City, Nasir Town, a house that was not very large.

When he got home, Theo saw his wife struggling with moving things and immediately took them from her hands.

His wife asked in surprise, “Theo, why have you come home today? Isn’t it not yet your day off?”

Theo managed a smile and nodded as he replied, “Mr. Byrne gave me a day off today, so I came back now to rest for a day.”

“Truly, traveling a long distance is draining. I want to take a bath right now.”

“Mm.”

His wife nodded and headed back to the room without saying much, silently preparing the bath for him.

After putting down the things, Theo suddenly felt that she was reluctant to deal with him; his daughter was at home preparing food and was also surprised to see him back.

“…”

He sat in the chair, and for a long while heard not even a single word from his wife; he knew she was really angry.

Theo didn’t think he had done anything wrong; although he could not come home often, he brought back most of the money.

It was normal for him not to be able to communicate with his family when his daily life revolved around life and death to support them.

If he hadn’t devoted himself wholeheartedly to serving the Fischer family, they would never have let him become a confidant!

Thinking this, he suddenly felt annoyed. He risked his life for his family, didn’t keep mistresses, and didn’t squander money; why was she still angry!

After all, when I first said I wanted to find a more lucrative job, you agreed!

“Where is my son?”

Theo asked loudly; where had his eldest son gone without being at home?

His wife took a deep breath and responded coldly,

“Do you even remember you have a son? A few days ago, he left Nasir with some friends, saying he wanted to find a job in Fein City rather than be idle at home.”

“What?”

Theo was dumbfounded, disbelieving his son could sneak away like that, and asked incredulously,

“You’re saying he went to Fein City? When did this happen, and how come I know nothing about it?”

“Of course, you don’t know; you don’t know anything. You were out with Master Byrne then, and by the time you came back, it was too late, and I couldn’t persuade him!”

His wife’s speech was urgent, and as she spoke, she began to cry, tears falling one after another.

“If he gets bullied out there, or something happens to him, I’ll hate you for the rest of my life!”

Theo had no reply and only after a while did he ask puzzled, “He wouldn’t do such a thing before, why would he be so bold all of a sudden… Could it be those friends led him astray? Who are his friends?”

Finally unable to hold back, his wife screamed,

“The number of times you’ve seen him in the past few years is less than the times you’ve seen those brothers. Do you really know what his character is like, what kind of person he is now?”

“And now you ask, don’t you think it’s too late?”

Theo was entirely at a loss for words and could not bring himself to apologize or offer comfort. After his wife cried in silence and said no more, the family spent the entire evening in silence.

He understood one thing very clearly. He already knew too much, and even if he wanted to leave the Fischer family, it was impossible.

The Fischer family could make a person who previously had no extraordinary power suddenly possess extraordinary power.

Theo lay in bed and took a deep breath.

The terrifying truth of the greatest secret had yet to be fully revealed to him, but Mr. Byrne and Madam Irene both suggested to him covertly the existence of some unimaginable great power.

It, indeed, existed.

Until the next morning, Theo, who hadn’t slept all night, learned from a message delivered by a guard from the Fischer family.

The person who had leaked his and Mr. Byrne’s whereabouts had been found.