Why not divorce this lady and marry Clara instead? If you really girl, you can keep her nearby. Clara might be a bit spoiled from being raised, but she’s not someone who couldn’t tolerate others. What do you think?"
Elias Hawthorne rejected outright: "Not good at all."
Ragnar Raines said: "I know you’re currently bewitched by the woman next to you, with her being your sole focus, but Lord you should also consider Clara, she likes you so much and has sacrificed a lot for you, everyone in The Umbral Zone knows she is your fiancée. If you abandon her, aren’t you afraid others will criticize you, calling you ungrateful?"
His seemingly gentle words became increasingly aggressive as he continued.
Elias remained unaffected, casually replied: "I still won’t change my decision." Newest update provıded by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩
Ragnar’s expression finally turned grim, no longer hiding his disdain as he coldly said: "Since the Lord insists on his decision, Clara will have no choice but to host a press conference to annul the engagement."
Claire Lowell moved slightly but forced herself to remain silent, trusting Ragnar.
Ragnar was very satisfied; a girl being headstrong doesn’t matter, what’s crucial is obedience.
Elias’s expression turned cold: "Elder Ragnar Raines, are you threatening me?"
Ragnar quickly waved his hand: "How could that be? Would I threaten the Lord? I’m merely asking if the Lord really wants to sever ties with The Lowell Family, who helped you ascend as the Lord of the Dark Tower."
Elias was about to speak when he felt a warm little hand covering his hand back, turning to see Raina North give him an impish wink, signaling him to stop talking.
She could not let Elias continue his response; regardless, in everyone’s eyes, The Dark Tower has been kind to Elias. If Elias were too callous, he might be gossiped about for being ungrateful.
If she hadn’t seen it, that would be one thing, but now that she witnessed it, she couldn’t let them slander Elias like that.
Seeing Elias indeed didn’t speak again, Raina was pleased, yet when she spoke, her words were merciless: "Elder Ragnar, is your family’s young lady incapable of marrying? Sticking this much, insisting on clinging to Nameless!"
Claire exploded instantly: "What did you say? Dare you say that again!"
Ragnar’s gaze grew colder, his tone threatening: "Nameless, are you sure you want to let this woman speak recklessly?"
Elias responded without hesitation: "She is my wife. Her words reflect my will."
Upon hearing this, Raina couldn’t help but give Elias a radiant smile, her fingers playfully tickling his palm.
Neither Ragnar nor Claire missed Raina’s small actions, which deepened their grim expressions.
Raina quickly turned back, glanced at the crowd, and said: "I apologize, but due to Nameless’s permission, you must listen to my so-called nonsense now. Of course, this is merely your one-sided judgment, not the truth."
"Truth?" Ragnar angrily questioned: "What is the truth? The truth is Nameless used The Lowell Family to ascend as the Lord, now feathered full doesn’t want to fulfill the engagement! The truth is he let down a girl deeply in love with him, who guarded him! My Clara is pure and kind, will only endure, but as her uncle, I can’t just watch..."
Before Ragnar could finish, Raina burst out laughing, hurriedly waving in apology: "Sorry, sorry, it wasn’t intentional, Elder Redmond please believe me, I usually don’t interrupt with laughter. This, your niece can attest, unless it is absolutely irresistible."