Chapter 192 - Punishment for Katia (1) (1/2)

”I have given Aleksis the antidote. You can rest now. We will know tomorrow morning whether or not my medicine worked, ”Lauriel said, placing Aleksis back on her bed. He took the small bowl and stood up. ”Petra and Esso will take care of Katia.”

”Are you really going to leave Katia like that?” Finland asked in a choked voice. She could still hear Katia's scream and it was very disturbing.

”As I said, I will wait and see if Aleksis recovers. If she recovers completely, I will think about whether Katia has already got her punishment or not,” Lauriel answered firmly. ”We'll talk again tomorrow morning.”

After saying that, Lauriel left the room and closed the door behind him. Finland could not say anything more. Lauriel was still using his charisma to make people do what he wanted, and Finland couldn't object to him.

She could only stare at the stunned Caspar.

”Are you not going to do anything?” Finland asked quietly. ”Don't you have any justice system or what? I know Katia committed a crime against Aleksis, but if Aleksis can be cured... do you think torturing her like that is justified? I'm scared to see Lauriel angry like that...”

”You forgot that Lauriel was once a pirate. He is used to such harsh punishments,” Caspar replied, ”He tortured Katia with poison because she was a woman. Among pirates, they were accustomed to more horrible tortures, men could beheaded, skinned alive and even thrown from a plank into the open sea...”

Finland held her breath at Caspar's explanation. As a woman, her gentle feelings couldn't imagine the torture of fellow human beings, especially since she knew Katia personally.

”Let's leave it for tonight. Tomorrow I will decide for an appropriate punishment for Katia,” Caspar finally said. ”You should rest, I'll go down and control the situation for now.”

Caspar could not bear to see his wife tormented by Katia's wailings. He then signaled for Finland to rest and he left the room for the kitchen.

”Katia...” Caspar suddenly realized that Katia could no longer hear him. So, he took Katia's right palm and wrote letters on her palm using his index finger.

T. H. I. S

I. S

C. A. S. P. A. R.

C.A.L.M

D.O.W.N

I.

W. I. L. L.

H. E. L. P.

Y. O. U.

T. O. M. O. R. R. O. W

N. O. W.

S. L. E. E. P.

Katia went silent. She understood that Caspar had asked her to stop screaming. Although she could not hear her own scream, surely everyone in the penthouse could hear it and were annoyed. Finally, because she was tired, Katia stopped wailing and bit her lip hard, holding back her own tears.

She had no choice but to trust Caspar.

G. O. O. D.

Caspar nodded at Petra, who immediately lifted Katia's body and placed her on the sofa in the living room. The penthouse was finally calm. Jean, who was tired and stressed, excused himself to rest in the hotel room. Jadeith and Lauriel had disappeared a long time ago.

Everyone agreed to come together the next morning and have breakfast together. Only Petra and Esso stayed in the living room to watch over Katia. Kara prepared the things they needed to spend a night there. Caspar then went into his room and accompanied Finland who was waiting on Aleksis.

”She stopped screaming... What did you do to her?” Finland asked when she saw Caspar enter.

”I said that I will help her tomorrow, as long as she is quiet.”

”Oh...” Finland nodded slowly, ”I understand.”

The couple then tried to sleep and hoped that morning would come soon so they could find out whether Lauriel's treatment was successful.

Caspar hugged Finland tightly on the bed and comforted her with soft words so that the girl calmed down and she could close her eyes.

Finland finally fell asleep after midnight, but Caspar could not close his eyes until morning.

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