Chapter 1269: A Lavish Return Gift

Ezekiel Letherdale's weathered face flushed a deep, furious red. After a long moment, he finally ground his teeth and forced the words out. "Meeting is fate," he said hoarsely. "Since Mr. Thubron and I share this fate and have made each other's acquaintance today, I'll gift this sapling to you as a token of our first meeting." Watching him look like he was cutting off his own flesh, Zariah Vance wasn't the only one confused. Everyone else wore the same baffled expression. The trees around them...