Chapter 54: Willfully Blind

At a crossroads in Jenos. A fashionably dressed girl with knockout curves and a dangerously low neckline was hemmed in by a ring of beggars. After Aldo Sowden tossed the beggars a wad of cash, he laughed and strolled off. Before leaving, he made sure to tell them, "Whoever can carry this woman home gets to keep her as his wife." Greedy heat flared in their eyes. Even an old beggar leaning on a cane flung it aside and charged in, suddenly spry. "Don't come any closer!" "One more step and I'll...