Chapter 404: Dividing the Spoils

For Ferris Lapham, the head of a noble family, being slapped in the face and publicly disciplined in front of so many heirs was a humiliation beyond words. It was the first time in his life he had ever suffered such disgrace. Yet he did not dare show even a hint of resentment. The man in front of him was temperamental, and far too strong. The bodies and the wounded sprawled across the ground were proof enough of what happened to anyone who acted up. Ferris did not dare to test him to his face. *A...