Chapter 242 - Precipitated Meeting (4) (2/2)

Leah bit her lower lip, trying to organize her thoughts and prioritize her questions.

“I have to meet with Count Weddleton,” she said. Count Weddleton was Cerdina’s father. He was not involved in politics, but thanks to her influence, he had amassed an enormous fortune. And surely Cerdina would not have ensorcelled her own father.

If she could get the count to reveal that Cerdina was a Tomari, that might shake up the people in the palace enough to wake them up.

“How do you plan to persuade him?” Ishakan asked, after she had explained her plan.

“First, I will summon him to my palace to open a conversation with him…” she began.

“No way he’s going to do it that easily.”

Of course, she wanted to find a way to intimidate Count Weddleton, but Leah knew nothing she came up with would compare to Ishakan’s ideas. And sure enough, Ishakan jerked his chin toward Byun Gyeongbaek.

“Fortunately, there is someone we can use as an example.”

All the Kurkans who had been watching with bated breath immediately surged toward Ishakan, surrounding him and clamoring a protest.

“…You have to think about the baby…”

“You shouldn’t cut off his head now!”

“You might scare her!”

Baby? Scare her?

Ishakan scowled at Leah’s confusion and the Kurkans scattered, even though he hadn’t said a word.

“You’ve been so angry lately,” some of them murmured. “So…”

Ishakan ignored them. Approaching Leah, he held out his hand.

“We’re going to visit Count Wedleton.”

“Now?”

Of course, an unannounced visit in the middle of the night would successfully intimidate him, but this was too sudden. Ishakan paused at her sudden silence.

“You don’t want to?”

“It’s not that.”

She grabbed his hand. A faint smile appeared on his face, which had been expressionless until that moment.

“I’ve thought it through,” she said. “It’s better that you’re by my side.”

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