Chapter 118

Mercilessly, Hermann exposed him. “I’d just filled my tub up, Granddad. I wasn’t avoiding you. Besides, would I need to resort to that?” Emmanuel’s expression darkened. It was not often that Mackenzie saw him like that, so she was curious as to what had made him so upset. “You’d better not! Emerson has been detained in South Manchernius, and his ransom is a hundred and sixty thousand. How much do you have on hand? Give it to me. Your uncle’s life is at stake.” Hermann spoke...